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Asheville, NC 28803
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We believe that health and wellbeing begin when people are safely and affordably housed, and that everyone deserves a stable home. We work with local, state and federal partners to support creation of safe shelter and affordable home rental or ownership for all.
Housing Grant Activity 2023
Cycle 1
1/3/23 – 7/5/23
Dogwood is interested in investing in supportive housing projects that benefit persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, persons returning from incarceration, children in and youth aging out of foster care, persons escaping domestic violence, persons experiencing homelessness and persons dealing with substance use disorder. Projects could include, but are not limited to, emergency, transitional, or permanent supportive housing. Projects should bring together multiple partners and leverage available local, state and federal funding resources. In partnership with our Substance Use Disorder focus, we will prioritize projects that are hoping to incorporate opioid settlement funding dollars and/or leverage North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s Supportive Housing Development Program 0% interest loans. We are looking for projects that focus on equity for historically marginalized residents, and that prioritize the needs, choice and agency of residents. Successful proposals will include a sustainability plan for programming and services and, where applicable, demonstrate the use of trauma-informed design and harm reduction.
We will prioritize projects that focus on equity for historically marginalized residents. We are particularly interested in requests for which our funds will be well leveraged by multiple other sources, such as projects that take advantage of USDA or HUD affordable housing funds and HOME funds. We will also support pre-development costs for partners vetting land purchases for affordable housing development.
Cycle 2
4/3/23 – 10/20/23
Dogwood will fund partnerships among multiple entities to create community-led revitalization efforts that prevent gentrification and/or displacement of current residents. We will give priority to projects that center equity for historically marginalized residents and have plans and methods in place to secure the long-term ownership within families in threatened neighborhoods. Successful applications will include partnerships among a number of nonprofits, funders, and public agencies, and will leverage multiple forms of state and federal funding, such as HUD’s Thriving Communities Program, federal home repair/housing rehabilitation funds or CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) or CDBG-I for infrastructure grants or CDBG-DR for disaster recovery.
Dogwood will look for multi-partner approaches for preparing individuals to find fulfilling jobs in Western North Carolina’s housing construction workforce. Partnerships might include – but are not limited to – high school and/or community college construction trades programs and may incorporate apprenticeships or internships requiring basic to higher-skilled trades (e.g. electrical, HVAC, masonry, project management, etc.). We will consider support for both existing and new programs, and are particularly interested in those serving rural WNC counties.
Cycle 1
1/3/23 – 7/5/23
Funds to leverage for URP, ESFR, USDA home preservation grants are available to a limited number of partners via invitation. Grants will support work to repair/rehabilitate existing homes to help residents remain in place.
Cycle 2
4/3/23 – 10/20/23
This opportunity is specifically for nonprofit developers based in Western North Carolina and is by invitation only. Dogwood will support pre-development costs to help elevate the quality of developers’ 9% tax credit applications from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. Pre-development costs include, but are not limited to, standard due diligence costs and NCHFA application fees.
2021
Regional Housing
Needs Assessment
Affordable housing needs in Western North Carolina are well-documented in the Regional Housing Needs Assessment commissioned by Dogwood and in other sources. This shortage is particularly acute for those who require permanent supportive housing and for seniors. In addition to working with partners to leverage multiple sources of expertise and funding to create new affordable housing, we are also helping groups of partners preserve and rebuild existing housing as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization.
Housing Goals & Objectives
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Partner Highlights
Graham County Rural Development Association
PODER Emma
Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity Almost Home
Rutherford Housing Partnership and Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity, Spindale
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Homeward Bound
