Opportunities

RFP Notice: The Housing Authority of Prince George’s County

February 7, 2020

The Housing Authority of Prince George’s County (HAPGC) is soliciting proposals (RFP 2020-01) from experienced law firms and solo practitioners to provide legal services for the Housing Authority of Prince George’s County, Maryland.

The Request for Proposals, including scope of work, instructions for submission and evaluation criteria are available at: Housing Authority of Prince George’s County, 9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774 or by contacting Josephine Clay, Special Assistant to the Executive Director via email at: jbclay@co.pg.md.us .

The Request for Proposal is also available on HAPGC’s website https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/bids.aspx?bidID=73 beginning January 23, 2020. The deadline for submission is February 24, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

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Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Opens Window for Affordable Housing Program Competitive Grants

February 5, 2020

Our partners at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLB) are opening the window for their Affordable Housing Program Competitive Grants.

Applications will be available on February 6, 2020. The AHP provides grants of up to $500,000 for rental and for-sale housing projects that are affordable to families earning up to 80 percent of area median income. A number of helpful resources are available to you:

Webinars: Learn what’s new for 2020 – project eligibility, application process, scoring and more. View a recording
Find a Member: If you have not identified a financial institution partner to approve your application, Find a Member on the website
New Sponsor Registration: If you are new to the AHP, you must complete a one-time sponsor registration

You can refer to the AHP Implementation Plan for additional program information or reach out to one of their staff to answer your questions and assist you in becoming an AHP sponsor.

Joel Brockmann, Production and Portfolio Manager
404.888.8156 jbrockmann@fhlbatl.com

James Monaghan, Production and Portfolio Analyst
404.888.8429 jmonaghan@fhlbatl.com

John Florio, Production and Portfolio Analyst
404.888.8341 jflorio@fhlbatl.com

Andrea Rattray, Production and Portfolio Team Leader
404.888.8443 arattray@fhlbatl.com

Richard Mauney, Production and Portfolio Analyst
404.888.5642 rmauney@fhlbatl.com

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PODCAST: Grant Funding for Affordable Housing via the Federal Home Loan Bank

January 3, 2020

Photo by William Iven on Unsplash

Listen to this Areaprobe podcast which details financing affordable housing using grant funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

You can also listen to it in segments here:

About the Speaker
Megan Krider started working at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh in 2013 in the Community Investment Department and now serves as Manager, Affordable Housing and Community Development. In this position, Megan has the responsibility of managing the Affordable Housing Program which has supplied more than $263 million in efforts to support affordable housing development. Additionally, by managing the Bank’s Blueprint Communities® initiative, Megan has been able to support community development and the capacity building for communities. Megan received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications from John Carroll University as well as a Master of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

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DC Solar For All Subscriber Sign-Up

December 9, 2019

The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) is currently signing up qualified District residents (those who meet the income qualifications listed below) for its Solar For All program. It aims to sign up around 2,000 District residents in the next few months. Qualified residents that sign-up receive credits on their Pepco bill of around $500 per year, which is about 50% of the average Pepco bill for District residents, allowing them to share in the benefits of clean solar power. For more information, please contact DOEE at solarforall@dc.gov or (202) 299-5271.

Washington DC residents can participate in Solar for All single family solar or community solar options if the household income is below 80% of the area median income (AMI) threshold.

Persons in household	Income threshold
1	$67,950
2	$77,650
3	$87,350
4	$97,050
5	$104,850
6	$112,600
7	$120,350
8	$128,150

^{Household income amounts listed in the eligibility table are effective as of 06/28/19, but may change.}

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DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) Request for Proposals for Solar For All Program

December 9, 2019

Photo by Justin Lim on Unsplash

The DCSEU currently has a request for proposals (RFP) out for review by solar installers and developers, with responses due by December 20, 2019. By late January, installers and developers will be notified whether or not their proposal has been selected, and they can begin working with potential site hosts to construct community renewable energy facilities (CREF) that will supply energy to the Solar For All program administered by the DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). Any building or land owner interested in hosting a CREF site, can contact DOEE at (202) 535-2600 for a list of the selected installers and developers in late January, 2020. An interested site host can then work with the selected installers and developers to come to an agreement on how solar would be installed on their site, including an agreement on the benefits that they could receive from hosting the CREF site.