CHDO Green NOFA Grants
Columbus, OH

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The City of Columbus will use its grant award to fund Community Development for All People (CD4AP), a local Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), to construct 24 new homeownership units of ENERGY STAR certified housing. ENERGY STAR housing units must meet guidelines for energy efficiency established by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, and are at least 15 percent more energy efficient. The project, Southside Housing Cooperative, will be developed on vacant City-owned Land Bank property in an existing South Side neighborhood that is close to transportation and services.

Twenty of the housing units will be directly assisted with the grant award. All units will be certified by an independent HOME Energy Rater (HER) as meeting the ENERGY STAR criteria. The project will use photovoltaic panels to provide at least 10 percent of the project's electricity demand and solar thermal technology to provide at least 50 percent of the project's domestic hot water needs and 10 percent of the project's space heating needs. Columbus will ensure that its CHDO also uses sustainable site designs; installs water conserving fixtures, energy-efficient appliances and lighting; uses materials from renewable sources or with recycled content; uses low VOC paints and sealants and formaldehyde-free composite wood; uses mold prevention techniques; and gives residents an instruction manual that provides information on how to maintain the Green features of their homes. All units assisted with the grant award will be affordable to low-income families.


For More Information Contact:
Department of Development
50 West Gay Street
Columbus, OH
43215
TEL: 614-645-7571