WV HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
Programs:
- Affordable Housing Fund
- Home4Good
- The HOME Program
- LAMP
- Multifamily Loan Program
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
- National Housing Trust Fund Program
- Residential Septic Loan Program
- Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Multifamily Rental Housing Program
WV DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Dilapidated Properties Program (DLAP)
Dilapidated properties can have far-reaching consequences, encompassing environmental hazards, crime, and economic decline. Moreover, they significantly impact property values and tend to disproportionately burden low-income communities and communities of color. DLAP funds can pay invoices for activities such as title work, asbestos testing, asbestos abatement, demolition, and solid waste disposal.
Additional ideas to acquire funding for demolition or deconstruction
Establish a self-financed revolving fund that is a line item on the budget. A fund of $50,000 could demolish approximately five houses.
Put a lien on the property (local government) to recover costs and a judgment may also be filed against the property owner personally.
Establish a side yard program: After a structure is demolished, the ordinance allows the lot to be offered first to the owners who live adjacent to the property.
Develop inter-governmental agreements with Housing Authorities or other entities that can use the property as part of a redevelopment project.
Research federal programs such as the National Stabilization Program and others at GRANTS.GOV.
The US EPA offers additional suggestions for how to fund demolition projects.