| Projects | Project Description | Adopted Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Census Coordinator | Hire a census coordinator to prepare for 2020 Census and help gain an accurate count. Census data determines federal affordable housing and community development funding to the City. | $80,000 |
| Shared Housing Opportunities | The Shared Housing Program looks to match up homeless roommates and provide case management and housing services to those who are at or below 40% AMI. Individuals served are currently homeless, including those who are couch surfing or doubling up. | $100,000 |
| Community Development Grant Coordination | 1 full-time position | $99,408 |
| Land Discounts & Financing | Housing Trust Fund | $2,590,000 |
| New House 20 | Expand pilot program to place the 20 highest users of emergency services into stable housing | $250,000 |
| Incentivized Rent Assistance Program | Fund an assistance program to stabilize low-income renters using best practices and an outcome-based approach, to help prevent homelessness | $400,000 |
| Service Model Program for Most Vulnerable Populations | Support and enhance pilot housing programs for individuals with mental illness and children experiencing homelessness | $200,000 |
| Community Land Trust | Expand the number of homes placed in Community Land Trust, a pilot program which permanently secures land to make single-family homes more affordable | $500,000 |
| Down Payment Assistance | Increase funding and marketing for home ownership programs | $300,000 |
| Additional Planner | Hire one new planning position | $107,332 |
| Landlord Insurance Pilot | This program is still being developed. The program will strive to provide assurances and incentives to landlords to encourage renting units to all income levels. | $350,000 |
| Build a More Equitable City | This program is still being developed. The program will strive to reduce housing discrimination, provide low income households facing eviction with connections to legal resources to maintain housing. | $300,000 |
| Community Development Grant Administrator | Fund administrative costs for Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) staff to create and manage Funding Our Future Housing programs. | $99,408 |
| Total: | $4,226,161 |
Funding Our Future revenue will help Salt Lake City residents with long term and short-term housing assistance. The City’s housing, Growing SLC plan lays out several solutions and policies to help establish Salt Lake City as a place for a growing diverse population to find housing opportunities that are safe, secure, and enrich lives and communities.
Salt Lake City’s Housing & Neighborhood Development Division (HAND) has begun implementing the following housing programs.
Updated August 2019
