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City Awarded $4.2 Million To Stabilize Neighborhoods And Economy

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $4.2 million to the City of Tucson in Recovery Act funding under HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2).

The City's Housing and Community Development Department will use the money to purchase about 70 single-family foreclosed homes for rehabilitation, resale and rental with the NSP2 funds. Homes in high foreclosure targeted areas within the city limits will be rehabilitated and made as environmentally-friendly as possible.

"Arizona has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation. With NSP1 & 2, we will be able to purchase over 100 homes that would have otherwise probably gone unoccupied. This helps Tucson and its neighborhoods,” said Ron Whitman, a Project Supervisor who worked on the application process.

Since 2009, the City has purchased between 45 and 50 homes with the NSP1 grant . About 75 percent of these homes will be purchased by low-income families and 25 percent will be rental homes for very low-income families. “All buyers are required to participate in pre-purchasing counseling and debt management,” said Whitman.

Pima County was awarded $22.1 million in grant money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This sum includes the $4.2 million awarded to the City. To date, the City has received $56.3 million in ARRA funds.

The NSP2 grants announced late last week are part of $2 billion awarded nationwide to combat the effects of vacant and abandoned homes while creating jobs.

For additional information, contact Ron Whitman or Mike Czechowski with the Housing and Community Development Department at 791-4171.