Two projects—one in the International Marketplace and another on the north side of Indianapolis—have been approved for financing by the City-County Council’s Metropolitan and Economic Development Committee.
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The cooperative endeavor agreement signed by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Richard Monocchio sets off a multi-year process of evaluation and reorganization of the agency.
The purchase consists of three parcels and was made in partnership with Indianapolis-based not-for-profit Rdoor Housing Corp. (formerly Merchants Affordable Housing Corp.), an affordable housing developer.
The local low-income housing authority has faced recent financial troubles, understaffing, and litigation from the Indiana attorney general and tenants. In late October 2022, the agency was hit by a ransomware attack.
While the homeless population across the city has decreased from its pandemic high of nearly 2,000 people, it has yet to return to the lower levels recorded before the pandemic hit.
Almost 1,000 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas on Thursday as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places considered urban based on revised criteria.
Executive Director Marcia Lewis said an investigation by information technology security experts, law enforcement, and the agency’s IT service providers is underway, and the attack was still ongoing as of Wednesday.
Indianapolis will get the funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its “housing first” homelessness efforts, officials announced Wednesday. The strategy prioritizes stable housing, followed by supportive services.
The City-County Council on Monday evening approved rezoning for a mixed-use, affordable housing project set for Fall Creek Place, overturning a Metropolitan Development Commission denial and ending months of pushback from some residents.
Housing advocates, including pro bono attorneys and law students, will provide legal advice and mediation and negotiation services during an expected surge in evictions.
Lutheran Child and Family Services spearheaded the project, which is part of a “housing first” approach that prioritizes a place to live as the first step to stability.
An almost 30-page policy agenda and a nearly 20-page action plan tackles the city’s diminishing stock of quality affordable rental housing.
The local community development not-for-profit also plans to tap into the national group’s technical and training resources.
Indiana is using $15 million in Emergency Solutions Grant CARES Act funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to offer up to six months of rent to Hoosiers who are at high risk of facing homelessness.
Indiana received more than $30 million in the latest round of federal funding, on top of $23.8 million it was allocated in January.
New Indianapolis Housing Agency Executive Director John Hall is charged with sorting out the agency’s finances and improving the city’s federally funded voucher program.
