Notice of THDA Board of Directors Meeting

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency Board of Directors will meet in regular session on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 1:00 P.M., CDT, Tennessee Tower, The Nashville Room, 3rd Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243. Meetings may be conducted permitting participation by electronic or other means of communication. If members participate by electronic or other means of communication, the requirements of T.C.A. Section 8 44 108 shall apply. Prospective attendees who need special accommodations should call 615 815 2269 no less than two business days in advance. Board materials will be posted at http://thda.org/about-thda/board approximately one week prior to the meeting.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELEASE OF THE 2020-2024 STATE OF TENNESSEE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND 2020-2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Due to new protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, THDA and partners have decided to reschedule the in-person Consolidated Plan Public Hearings as virtual public hearings on April 7, 8, and 9, 2020. These three new public hearings will be available to all Tennesseans via webinar and telephone. Each two-hour meeting will start with a presentation on the Consolidated Plan, and then the line will be open for public comments. Hearings will be held in the Central Time Zone.

The Public Hearings will be offered via WebEx and telephone on the dates and times below. Call in details will be posted here before the meetings.

The public comment period is currently underway through April 20. Please see the notice below for details.

Please send any questions and translation requests to Research@THDA.org.

Para preguntas y ayuda con el idioma, envíe un correo electrónico a Research@THDA.org.

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) has completed a draft of the State of Tennessee 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan for housing and community development in Tennessee. The 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan include the planning, application, and reporting for five U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant programs:

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG, administered by TN Department of Economic and Community Development)

• HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME, administered by THDA)

• Housing Trust Fund (HTF, administered by THDA)

• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG, administered by THDA)

• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program (HOPWA, administered by TN Department of Health)

These programs support a variety of housing and community development efforts throughout Tennessee for the benefit of low- and moderate-income households. The State is required to prepare and submit a Consolidated Plan to HUD every five years. This new Plan will be submitted to HUD in May 2020.

Citizens are encouraged to review and make comments on information contained in the report available beginning March 4, 2020. A draft summary in English and Spanish will also be available. Written comments via electronic submission on the THDA website will be accepted from March 4-April 20, 2020.

Special accommodations (e.g. persons needing assistance due to hearing or vision impairments or limited English language proficiency) must be made 15 days in advance of a public hearing in writing to Megan Webb at research@thda.org.

La Agencia de Desarrollo de Vivienda de Tennessee (THDA) ha completado un borrador del Plan Consolidado del Estado de Tennessee 2020-2024 y el Plan de Acción Anual 2020-2021 para viviendas y desarrollo comunitario en Tennessee. El Plan Consolidado 2020-2024 y el Plan de Acción Anual 2020-2021 incluyen la planificación, aplicación, y notificación para cinco programas de subvenciones del Departamento de Viviendas y Desarrollo Urbano de los EE. UU. (HUD):

• Bloque de Subvenciones para Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG), suministrado por el Departamento del Desarrollo Económico y Comunitario de Tennessee)

• Programa de Asociaciones de Inversión (HOME, suministrado por la THDA)

• Fondo de Subvenciones para Vivienda (HTF, suministrado por la THDA)

• Subvención de Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG, suministrada por la THDA)

• Programa de Oportunidades de Vivienda para Personas con SIDA (HOPWA), suministrado por el Departamento de Salud de Tennessee)

Estos programas apoyan una variedad de esfuerzos de viviendas y desarrollo comunitario a lo largo de Tennessee para beneficiar a unidades familiares de bajo a moderado ingreso. Se requiere que el Estado prepare y presente un Plan Consolidado al HUD cada cinco años. Este nuevo Plan será presentado al HUD en mayo de 2020.

Se anima a que los ciudadanos revisen y hagan comentarios sobre la información contenida en el informe, disponible a partir del 4 de marzo de 2020. Un borrador del resumen estará disponible en inglés y español. Comentarios escritos vía presentación electrónica en el sitio web THDA serán aceptadas del 4 de marzo al 20 de abril de 2020.

Acomodaciones especiales (e.g. personas que necesitan asistencia debido a discapacidades de audición o visión, o competencia limitada del inglés) tienen que pedirse con 15 días de anticipación antes de una audiencia pública, de manera escrita a Megan Webb, al research@thda.org.

Additional Languages:

Arabic

Kurmanji/Badini

Sorani

Chinese

Korean

Laotian

Vietnamese

Somali

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency Board of Directors will meet in regular session on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at 1:00 P.M., CDT, Tennessee Tower, The Nashville Room, 3^rd Floor, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243.Meetings may be conducted permitting participation by electronic or other means of communication. If members participate by electronic or other means of communication, the requirements of T.C.A. Section 8‑44‑108 shall apply. Prospective attendees who need special accommodations should call 615‑815‑2269 no less than two business days in advance. Board materials will be posted at http://thda.org/about-thda/board approximately one week prior to the meeting.

Notice of Public Hearing for THDA's Proposed Issuance of Bonds

Notice is hereby given of the intent of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (“THDA”) to hold a public hearing on THDA’s proposed issuance of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds or notes, in one or more series, on one or more dates, including a plan of finance therefor, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200 million to make monies available to finance single family homes located in the State of Tennessee for qualified families and to refund certain previously issued bonds of THDA. The hearing will be held at 11:00 AM CDT, December 9, 2019, at THDA’s offices. THDA is located on the Third Floor of the Andrew Jackson Building, 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN. Persons wishing to make oral comments should notify THDA in writing no later than 4:30 PM CDT, November 29, 2019, of their intention. Oral comments are limited to seven minutes; however, written comments will be accepted through 4:30 PM CDT, November 29, 2019, and included in the record of the public hearing. Any individual who needs special assistance in order to attend or speak at this public hearing should notify THDA by 4:30 PM CDT, December 4, 2019. Notice posted on November 22, 2019.

Housing Locator Software RFP

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency is seeking proposals from contractors who can provide an existing software as a service (SaaS) housing locator, including ongoing service and maintenance. Visit our THDA Procurement page for more information.