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DC Department of Housing and Community Development
Strategic Area Developments and Investments:
Proposed DHCD Funding in Fiscal Year 1998

East of the River Task Force Area New York Avenue Task Force Area U Street/Columbia Heights Task Force Area Georgia Avenue Task Force Area
H Street Task Force Area South Capitol Street Task Force Area Citywide Activities

East of the River Task Force Area

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITY BUILDERS COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Hillsdale Heights Townhomes
Stanton and Douglas Roads, S.E.
East of the River Community Development Corporation; NationsBank Community Development Corporation; Manna, Inc.; Washington View Tenant Organization Total: $6,251,000
DHCD: $700,000 from CDBG
56 new townhomes for affordable homeownership
Washington View Condominiums
2629 Douglas Road, S.E.
East of the River Community Development Corporation; NationsBank Community Development Corporation; Manna, Inc.; Washington View Tenant Organization Total: $5,313,000
DHCD: $350,000 from HOME
70 new condominiums for affordable homeownership in three existing buildings currently housing rental apartments
The ARC Town Hall Education, Arts, and Recreation Center
Mississippi Avenue between Stanton Road and Southern Avenue, SE
Building Bridges Across the River Total: $7,000,000
DHCD: $1,000,000 from CDBG
A new 51,000 square foot facility housing educational, performing arts, and recreation facilities as well as community meeting spaces
South Capitol Street Shopping Center
4001-4035 South Capitol Street, S.W.
The Jenco Group Total: 1,342,000
DHCD: $350,000 from CDBG
Former CVS/pharmacy converted to 23,540 square feet of office space; along with renovated retail facade, including new paint, signage, canopies, lighting, landscaping, and sidewalk repair
Chaplin Woods Townhomes
East Capitol Street and Texas Avenue, S.E.
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization; Manna, Inc. Total: $2,873,013
DHCD: $275,000 from CDBG
22 new townhomes for affordable homeownership
Marshall Heights Street Improvements
A Street, S.E. (from 49th Street to 53rd Street)
Astor Place, S.E. (from 50th Street to 51st Street)
D Street, S.E. (from 53rd Street to Southern Ave.)
Drake Place, S.E. (from 51st Street to 54th Street)
F Street, S.E. (from 51st Street to 53rd Street)
54th Street, S.E. (from C Street to E Street)
Marshall Heights Community Development Organizations; District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) Total: $2,000,000
DHCD: $1,000,000 from CDBG
Physical improvements, including roadway upgrading and resurfacing and installation of curbs and sidewalks as a continuation of the Marshall Heights Neighborhood Improvement Program.
Good Hope Homes
Good Hope Road between 19th Place and 24th Street, S.E.
CIH Homes, L.C.; Melvin Mitchell & Associates; Anacostia Economic Development Corporation Total: $16,853,000
DHCD: $175,000 from CDBG
100 new single-family detached homes for affordable homeownership in a new 16 acre subdivision
Anacostia Community Services Center
1649 Good Hope Road, S.E.
United Planning Organization; DBW Development Group, Inc. Total: $1,175,000
DHCD: $175,000 from CDBG
A new 7,000 square foot facility providing a variety of social and educational services
Knox Hill Village
Alabama Avenue at 15th Street, S.E.
Anacostia Economic Development Corporation Total: $15,000,000
DHCD: $700,000 from CDBG
40 new single-family homes for affordable homeownership
Early Childhood Development Center
3240 Stanton Road, S.E.
Early Childhood Collaborative Total: $1,700,000
DHCD: $215,000 from CDBG
A new 10,300 square foot child and family development center to serve about 100 Head Start-eligible children
Southeast Veterans Service Center
818-822 Chesapeake St., S.E.
CEMI/Access Housing, Inc. Total: $1,270,000
DHCD: $700,000 from CDBG
Renovation of 20 single room occupancy and 30 group living units for homeless veterans
Dupont Park/Banneker Place Apartments
410-411 Banneker Place, S.E.
Dupont Park Apartments Joint Venture, Subsidiary of CIH Ventures Total: $875,000
DHCD: $875,000 from CDBG
Renovation of a 348-unit apartment complex for affordable rental housing
Rockburne Estates
Jasper Street and Alabama Avenue, S.E.
Rockburne Estates Limited Partnership Total: $8,565,000
DHCD: $547,000 from CDBG
Renovation of a 224-unit apartment complex for affordable rental housing
209 Atlantic Street, S.E. Right, Inc. Total: $814,000
DHCD: $675,000 from CDBG
Renovation of an 11-unit apartment building for use as a group home for female headed households living with AIDS, some with histories of substance abuse and domestic violence
1535 Galen Street, S.E. EFEC Total: $398,000
DHCD: $50,000 from CDBG
Renovation of a vacant, detached, three-story, 5,000 square foot house to provide a group residential facility for six female ex-offenders, and provide job readiness counseling and computer skills training
Safe Haven
2125 18th Street, S.E.
Safe Haven Outreach Ministries Total: $989,000
DHCD: $400,000 from CDBG
Renovation of a 28-unit apartment building for mentally disabled individuals
East of the River Planning Study D.C. Office of Planning Total: $400,000
DHCD: $400,000 from CDBG
Comprehensive study of Wards 6, 7, and 8
Woodcrest Terrace
4th Street and Mississippi Avenue, S.E.
Woodcrest, Inc. Total: $1,000,000
DHCD: $800,000 from capital budget
New roads and utilities for 60 new single-family homes for homeownership
Kenilworth-Parkside
4427 Hayes Street, N.E.
Kenilworth Parkside Resident Management Council Total: $2,190,000
DHCD: $247,000 from HOME
Renovation of 32 affordable family rental apartments
various Anacostia Economic Development Corporation
2019 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E.
Total: $646,000
DHCD: $454,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various East of the River Community Development Corporation
3101 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E.
Total: $446,000
DHCD: $356,000 from CDBG
Capital building support
various Marshall heights Community Development Corporation
3917 Minnesota Avenue, N.E.
Total: $1,219,000
DHCD: $711,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various University Legal Services
3101 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E.
Total: $707,000
DHCD: $310,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support

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New York Avenue Task Force Area

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITY BUILDERS COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Jammin' Java Coffee House
1533 9th Street, N.W.
Shiloh Baptist Church; Sunrise Assisted Living Foundation Total: $621,000
DHCD: $340,000 from CDBG
Renovation of a blighted building into a coffee house for music education and activities for 300 local low- and moderate-income youth and young adults, plus creation of 20 jobs
North Capitol Street Revitalization
North Capitol Street between New York and Florida Avenues, N.W.
North Capitol Neighborhood Development, Inc. Total: $100,000
DHCD: $100,000 from CDBG
27 renovated commercial building facades and storefronts
New York Avenue Playground
Bounded by New York Avenue and Kirby, N, and 1st Streets, N.W.
North Capital Neighborhood Development, Inc.; Recreation and Education Council; D.C. Department of Recreation and Parks Total: $261,000
DHCD: $160,000 from CDBG
Renovated and improved community park and recreation facility
Woodridge Place Homes Phase II
18th and Bryant Streets, N.E.
IDS/Turner Limited Partnership Total: $3,235,000
DHCD: $465,000 from CDBG
17 new single-family detached homes for affordable homeownership
Montana Avenue Streetscape
Montana Avenue and 18th Street between Douglass Street and New York Avenue, N.E.
IDS Group, Inc.; Allied Communications Total: $500,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
Improved streetscape, along with wiring of 300 homes and apartments in Montana Terrace, Bryant Place, and Woodridge Place for high-speed telecommunications access
Brookland Manor Apartments/Rhode Island Plaza
Rhode Island Avenue and Brentwood Road, N.E./Rhode Island avenue and 13th Street, N.E.
IDS Group, Inc.; Mid-City Financial Corporation; Community Preservation and Development Corporation; ASR Group, Inc. Total: $390,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
Study the feasibility of redeveloping the 19-building, 16-acre Brookland Manor Apartment complex into a mixed-income community, and of turning the Rhode Island Plaza, formerly the home of an apartment building, into either 120,000 square feet of commercial development or 210,000 square feet of residential space or some combination of the two
Montana Terrace Community and Public Safety Center
2200 block of 15th Street, N.E.
D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) Total: $2,500,000
DHCD: $1,250,000 from CDBG
A new, 25,000 square foot community center providing recreation and tutoring services to neighborhood youth with a 24-hour DCHA police presence
Tyler House Tournament
North Capitol and M Streets, N.W.
Tyler House Tenant Association; North Capitol Neighborhood Development, Inc. Total: $20,000
DHCD: $20,000 from CDBG
A summer basketball tournament involving hundreds of children, youth, and young adults in the Tyler House public housing development
New York Avenue Metro Station Study
New York and Florida Avenues, N.E.
Save New York Avenue, Inc. Total: $350,000
DHCD: $350,000 from CDBG
Study the feasibility of building a new Metro stop of other improved mass transit access along the Red Line at New York avenue and Florida Avenue, N.E.
The Matisse Apartments
426 M Street, N.W.
426 M Street Partners (Furioso Development Corporation; MIRO Development, Inc.) Total: $5,233,000
DHCD: $800,000 loan from CDBG
A new eight-story, 32-unit apartment building, including 20% moderate income and 9 parking spaces near Mount Vernon Square in the Shaw community downtown
Wesley House Apartments
Fort Lincoln New Town
Commodore Joshua Barney Drive, N.E.
Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation; Union Wesley Housing Development Corporation Total: $9,346,000
DHCD: $650,000 HOME loan
A new four-story, 125-unit affordable rental apartment building for senior citizens
Mather Building
916-918 G Street, N.W.
Pennsylvania Quarter Neighborhood Association; The John Akridge Companies Total: $200,000
DHCD: $200,000 from CDBG
A study of the feasibility of renovating this long-vacant building for residential and/or arts-oriented uses
Chinatown Park
Bordered by 5th, 6th, and I Streets, and Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Total: $470,000
DHCD: $100,000 from CDBG
Landscaping and beautification of a highly visible half-acre park located near Chinatown, Mount Vernon Square, and the new MCI Center
Comprehensive Child and Family Development Center
4401 8th Street, N.E.
National Child Day Care Association Total: $3,000,000
DHCD: $1,000,000 from CDBG
A new 38,000 square foot center for child care serving 100 preschool children, health care, job training, and special education
Prince Hall Apartments
Fort Lincoln New Town
Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation Total: $9,600,000
DHCD: $850,000 from Low Income Housing Tax Credit
127 new affordable rental apartments for senior citizens
Hearts and Hammers Program
various locations
RPF Housing Development Corporation
22nd and Varnum Streets, N.E.
Total: $100,000
DHCD: $100,000 from CDBG
Provide critically needed repairs to 25 low income homeowners
70 Pierce Street, N.E. D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development Total: $800,000
DHCD: $800,000 from CDBG
Demolition of an abandoned and blighted warehouse to make way for commercial redevelopment and job creation activities
Corcoran Gallery of Art
17th Street and New York Avenue, N.W.
Corcoran Gallery of Art Total: $100,000
DHCD: $100,000 from CDBG
Improvements to ensure handicapped accessibility and bring the Gallery into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Police Boys and Girls Club
128 M Street, N.W.
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Boys and Girls Club Total: $175,000
DHCD: $50,000 from CDBG
12,980 square foot youth development services facility
Perry School Community Center
120 New York avenue, N.W.
North Capitol Neighborhood Development, Inc.; Perry School Community Services Center, Inc. Total: $3,500,000
DHCD: $1,580,000
44,000 square foot facility providing social and health services and office space to non-profit organizations
Golden Rule Senior Housing
New Jersey Avenue between New York Avenue and K Street, N.W.
Golden Rule Plaza, Inc. Total: $8,300,000
DHCD: $250,000 loan from CDBG
135 affordable rental apartments for senior citizens
various North Capitol Neighborhood Development, Inc.
1330 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Total: $714,000
DHCD: $302,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various H Street Community Development Corporation
611 H Street, N.E.
Total: $395,000
DHCD: $243,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support

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U Street/Columbia Heights Task Force Area

"Remembering U Street" Historic Signage
U Street between 9th and 14th Streets, N.W.
Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Total: $150,000
DHCD: $100,000 from CDBG
Signage marking 15 historic sites to attract visits to the U Street entertainment and tourism district
U Street Commercial Facade Improvements
U Street between 9th and 15th Streets, N.W., and 14th Street from Florida Avenue to P Street, N.W.
D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Total: $500,000
DHCD: $500,000 from CDBG
Facade improvements to over 150 dilapidated commercial properties
True Reformer Building
1200 U Street, N.W.
JJ Development Company Total: $4,115,000
DHCD: $500,000 loan from CDBG
Renovation of a 35,000 square foot historic building for a variety of uses, including retail, restaurant, and office space
Scattered Site Homeownership
Various sites in the Columbia Heights and upper Shaw neighborhoods
Development Corporation of Columbia Heights; Manna, Inc.; Washington Inner City Self Help (WISH); Hope Housing, Inc., Mi Casa, Inc.; Benjamin Banneker Development Corporation; 13th Street Joint Venture; North Capitol Development Corporation Total: $9,750,000
DHCD: $2,000,000 from HOME
Renovation of 78 vacant DCHA-owned single-family properties for affordable homeownership
Latin American Youth Center
1419 Columbia Road, N.W.
Latin American Youth Center Total: $2,500,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
A new facility housing youth development services, programs, and activities in a formerly vacant 28,000 square foot building
La Clinica del Pueblo
2831 15th Street, N.W.
La Clinica del Pueblo Total: $1,400,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
A new community clinic in a currently vacant 13,000 square foot building
Columbia Heights Youthbuild
1419 Columbia Road, N.W.
Latin American Youth Center; Development Corporation of Columbia Heights Total: $694,000
DHCD: $250,000 from CDBG
25 entry-level jobs for young people providing on-the-job training in the construction trades
Haven House
1477 Newton Street, N.W.
Haven House Cooperative Association; Safe Haven Outreach Ministry Total: $2,300,000
DHCD: $350,000 from HOME
Redevelopment and renovation of a currently vacant, 30,000 square foot building into a 26-unit housing cooperative providing affordable homeownership for low-income families
Source Theater
1835 14th Street, N.W.
Source Theatre Company Total: $1,321,000
DHCD: $500,00 from CDBG
A newly redeveloped theater facility with renovated exterior facade
Uptown Arts Festival Streetscape
U Street between 9th and 15th Streets, N.W.
D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Total: $2,500,000
DHCD: $250,000 from CDBG
Attractive new street lights, landscaping, sidewalks, banners, murals, kiosks, and street furniture
Prince Hall Masonic Lodge
1000 U Street, N.W.
Prince Hall Freemason and Eastern Star Charitable Foundation Total: $2,500,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
Facade restoration of a historic building near the new Civil War Memorial
Adams Morgan/Mt. Pleasant Streetscape
18th Street from Florida Avenue to Lanier Place, N.W.; Columbia Road from Kalorama to 16th Street, N.W.; and Mt. Pleasant Street from Harvard Street to Park Road, N.W.
Latino Economic Development Corporation; D.C. Department of Public Works Total: $2,665,000
DHCD: $350,000 from CDBG
Facade improvements, signage, new garbage cans and lamp posts for the Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant commercial corridors
Children's Studio School
13th and V Street, N.W.
Children's Studio School Total: $6,700,000
DHCD: $180,000 from CDBG
A new urban arts complex in a renovated former school building, with 49,000 square feet of children's teaching studios, studios for artists, writers, and architects, and exhibit and performance space
Old Children's Hospital Site Parking Garage
12th and V Streets, N.W.
D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Total: $3,000,000
DHCD: $3,000,000 from CDBG
A new four-level, 184-space public parking garage supporting the revitalization of the U Street corridor
U Street Theatre Foundation
1215 U Street, N.W.
U Street Theatre Foundation Total: $50,000
DHCD: $50,000 from CDBG
Planning grant for the future use of the historic Lincoln Theater
Columbia Heights Planning Workshop Development Corporation of Columbia Heights Total: $50,000
DHCD: $50,000 from CDBG
Planning workshop for the future of Columbia Heights
1429 Girard Street, N.W. Development Corporation of Columbia Heights Total: $1,700,000
DHCD: $994,000 from CDBG
Renovation of 19 affordable rental apartments
Calvary Learning Center
1420 Columbia Road, N.W.
Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center Total: $6,356,000
DHCD: $1,756,000 from CDBG
50,000 square foot child development center serving 200 children and creating 45 jobs
Playground
11th and Monroe Streets, N.W.
D.C. Department of Recreation and Learning Center Total: $6,356,000
DHCD: $1,756,000 from CDBG
Improvements to an 11,900 square foot playground
Westminster Playground
Westminster and 9th Street, N.W.
Westminster neighborhood Association Total: $178,000
DHCD: $178,000 from CDBG
Improvements to a 16,500 square foot playground
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA
901 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Phyllis Wheatley YWCA Total: $4,300,000
DHCD: $466,000 from HOME
Creation of 117 single room occupancy apartments providing affordable rental housing for single adults
1200 Irving Street, N.W. Development Corporation of Columbia Heights Total: $959,000
DHCD: $959,000 from HOME
Renovation of a vacant building into nine affordable rental apartments
various Development Corporation of Columbia Heights Total: $973,000
DHCD: $512,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various Latino Economic Development Corporation
2316 18th Street, N.W.
Total: $610,000
DHCD: $515,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various Housing Counseling Services
2430 Ontario Road, N.W.
Total: $896,000
DHCD: $330,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support

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Georgia Avenue Task Force Area

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITY BUILDERS COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Bread for the City
1525 7th Street, N.W.
Bread for the City and Zacchaeus Free Clinic Total: $1,130,000
DHCD: $200,000 from CDBG
Redevelopment of a vacant lot for 11,170 square feet of office space for expanded social, health care, and/or other services provided by Bread for the City and Zacchaeus Free Clinic
Chapman Day Care Center
1807 8th Street, N.W.
Peoples Involvement Corporation Total: $667,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
Renovation of an abandoned two-story, 4,200 square foot Oddfellows Building into a youth and community development center, including a child care center, a high school for 100 at-risk students, three youth-run businesses creating 100 new part-time entry-level jobs, a technology center, a boarding school for 20 students, a theater, and a gymnasium
Banneker Ballfields
Georgia Avenue between Barry Place and Euclid Street, N.W.
D.C. Department of Recreation and Parks Total: $500,000
DHCD: $500,000 from CDBG
Renovated ballfields, track, bleachers, fencing, driveway, and parking lot
Georgia Avenue Streetscape D.C. Department of Public Works Total: $3,258,000
DHCD: $1,250,000 from CDBG
New lights, banner bars, and trash cans and painting of street lights and telephone poles
DC Partnership of Hope
701 Lamont Street, N.W.
Ayuda, Inc.; Carlos Rosario International Career Center, Latino Economic Development Corporation; National Council of La Raza Total: $7,605,000
DHCD: $150,000 from CDBG
A 66,000 square foot renovated community center with an adult education charter school and a legal services clinic
Georgia Avenue Gateway "Main Street Manager"
Georgia Avenue between Fern Street and Eastern Avenue, N.W.
Gateway-Georgia Avenue Revitalization Corporation Total: $125,000
DHCD: $25,000 from CDBG
Provides staff services for Georgia Avenue businesses, including marketing, business development, clean and safe streets, and beautification
Hamilton/Ingraham Streets, N.W.
Curbside Parking east of Georgia Avenue
D.C. Department of Public Works Total: $170,000
DHCD: $170,000 from CDBG
Creates 24 new metered angle-in curbside parking spaces to serve Georgia Avenue business district shoppers
Shaw Economic Development Plan
1331 9th Street, N.W.
Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Council and Greater Shaw Consensus Group Total: $25,000
DHCD: $25,000 from CDBG
Generates plan for business, jobs, and workforce development in the Shaw neighborhood and surrounding area
Parcel 34
1401-11 Florida Avenue, N.W.
Development Corporation of Columbia Heights Total: $3,000,000
DHCD: $1,100,000 from CDBG
14 new cooperative townhomes for affordable homeownership and 5,000 square feet of retail space
801 P Street, N.W. Manna, Inc. Total: $1,200,000
DHCD: $460,000 from CDBG
Renovation of 16 cooperative apartments for affordable homeownership
The Piney Branch House
6411 Piney Branch Road, N.W.
Green Door, Incorporated Total: $288,000
DHCD: $145,000 from CDBG
Acquisition and rehabilitation of a single-family house for residential use by six disabled individuals
People's Health Care Center
7th and T Streets, N.W.
Peoples Involvement Corporation Total: $150,000
DHCD: $50,000 from CDBG
Provides the People's Health Care Center with access to an adjacent 8,900 square foot lot for recreational purposes
various Peoples Involvement Corporation
2146 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Total: $1,186,000
DHCD: $837,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various Manna, Inc.
604 S Street, N.W.
Total: $613,000
DHCD: $142,000
Capacity building support

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H Street Task Force Area

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITY BUILDERS COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY BENEFITS
H Street Gateway
H Street  between 3rd and 4th Streets, N.E.
H Street Community Development Corporation, D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development Total: $11,000,000
DHCD: $900,000 from CDBG
25,000 square feet of retail space, 35,000 square feet of office space, 55 parking spaces, 200 jobs
Capital Children's Museum
800 3rd Street, N.E.
Capital Children's Museum; Options Public Charter School; SEED Foundation Total: $3,000,000
DHCD: $1,000,000 from CDBG
Renovates vacant building for residential charter school with 200 students, renovates museum space for charter school classrooms, develops community oriented restaurant creating 25 jobs
Edgewood Terrace Garden Apartments
4th and Edgewood Streets, N.E.
Community Preservation and Development Corporation Total: $4,300,000
DHCD: $1,300,000 from HOME, $245,000 from Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Renovates 42 affordable rental apartments in garden-style setting
Kingsman Center
1375 E Street, N.E.
The Hospital for Sick Children Total: $10,300,000
DHCD: $150,000 from CDBG
A new 73,000 square foot building for a residential learning center for medically fragile special needs children, creating 100 new permanent jobs (250 during construction)
H Street Business Improvement Project
H Street from 3rd to 15th Streets, N.E.
H Street merchants and Professional Association; Pilgrim Baptist Church; H Street Community Development Corporation Total: $3,000,000
DHCD: $500,000 from CDBG
Business storefront facade improvements, public safety and clean-up activities
D.C. Developing Families Center
801 17th Street, N.E.
National Child Day Care Association; D.C. Birth Center; Healthy Babies Project, Inc. Total: $1,134,000
DHCD: $785,000 from CDBG
A new mother, infant, and child comprehensive care facility serving 350 pregnant women a year in a renovated 15,400 square foot former Safeway supermarket that is currently vacant
Bossard Manor
2900 7th Street, N.E.
H Street Community Development Corporation Total: $978,000
DHCD: $98,000 from CDBG
6 new townhouses for affordable homeownership
636 12th Street, N.E. 636 Cooperative Association, Inc. Total: $964,000
DHCD: $248,000 from CDBG
Renovation of 16 cooperative apartments for affordable homeownership
The Fishing School
1238-42 Wylie Street, N.W.
The Fishing School Total: $319,000
DHCD: $233,000 from CDBG
3,000 square foot youth recreation and community services and education center
Douglas Townhouses
10th Street between H and I Streets, N.E.
H Street Community Development Corporation Total: $1,400,000
DHCD: $137,000 from CDBG
10 new townhomes for affordable homeownership
Carver Terrace Health and Child Development Center
Maryland Avenue and Benning Road, N.E.
National Child Day Care Association Total: $300,000
DHCD: $300,000 from CDBG
Renovation of a four-story building into a 7,500 square foot day care center for 75 children, a medical clinic, and four two-bedroom apartments for single mothers
various H Street Community Development Corporation
611 H Street, N.E.
Total: $859,000
DHCD: $528,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support
various University Legal Services
300 I Street, N.E.
Total: $707,000
DHCD: $290,000 from CDBG
Capacity building support

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South Capitol Street Task Force Area

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY BUILDERS COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY BENEFITS
M Street Streetscape and Public and Tourist Information Signage
Main Avenue and M Street between 14th Street, S.W., and 11th Street, S.E.
National Capitol Planning Commission; Design Research, Inc.; D.C. Department of Public Works Total: $4,325,000
DHCD: $700,000 from CDBG
Streetscape improvements: lighting, landscaping, trees, street furniture, and directional signs and visitor orientation panels
Syphax Village Homes
1360 Half Street, S.W.
Manna, Inc. Total: $5,100,000
DHCD: $985,000 from HOME
28 new townhomes and 12 condominiums for affordable homeownership; preservation of historic original school building
Cesar Chavez Public Policy Charter High School
401 M Street, S.W.
Latino Economic Development Corporation; Cesar Chavez Public Policy Charter High School Founding Group; AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation Total: $790,000
DHCD: $180,000 from CDBG
7,150 square foot charter high school for 75 students
Washington Math Science Technology Charter High School
401 M Street, S.W.
AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation; Washington Math Science Technology Charter High School; Ballou Math Science Technology Academy; D.C. Potential National Merit Scholarship Program Total: $2,190,000
DHCD: $500,000 from CDBG
20,000 square foot charter high school for 225 students
DC Workforce Readiness Institute
401 M Street, S.W.
Foundation for Educational Innovation Total: $3,079,000
DHCD: $775,000
A workforce development training and support center preparing 120 low-skilled workers for industry specific certification in information technology fields during the first year
Southwest Family Technology Center
401 M Street, S.W.
Foundation for Educational Innovation; D.C. Workforce Readiness Institute; Southeastern University; D.C. Housing Authority; Challenger Center Total: $3,820,000
DHCD: $950,000 from CDBG
A 5,000 square foot technology education and job training center for low- and moderate-income youth and young adults, including after-school and weekend programs, child care, and a micro-enterprise incubator
Washington Regional Jobs Initiative
401 M Street, S.W.
D.C. Agenda; The Potomac KnowledgeWay Project; Foundation for Educational Innovation; GREATER Washington Total: $250,000
DHCD: $125,000
A workforce development program combining support services, life skills training, and computer training to prepare 1,000 low-skilled workers for information technology jobs and place them with employers located throughout the metropolitan region
Shakespeare Theatre Education and Community Center
516 8th Street, S.E.
Shakespeare Theatre Total: $3,000,000
DHCD: $370,000
A renovated historic four-story, 17,000 square foot vacant building for rehearsal space and theater offices, and a 3,200 square foot education and community outreach program
Southwest Waterfront Study Urban Land Institute Total: $100,000
DHCD: $50,000 from CDBG
Study of the redevelopment of the Waterside Mall after the departure of 4,500 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees; includes revitalization plan for the entire Southwest Waterfront area

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Citywide Activities

COMMUNITY BUILDERS AND DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Community First Bank equity investment Total: $12,000,000
DHCD: $1,000,000 from CDBG
Capitalization of a new community development bank for the District of Columbia
Community First Bank Economic Development Loan Program $1,000,000 from CDBG Targeted loans and technical assistance for small businesses and job creation activities
Single Family Rehabilitation $490,000 from CDBG Renovation of 23 single family homes
Home Purchase Assistance Program $4,384,000 from CDBG Affordable Homeownership: 273 subsidized second mortgage subsidies averaging $20,000 to qualified low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers
Homestead Properties $4,190,000 from CDBG and appropriated funds Affordable Homeownership: 440 first-time homebuyers receive assistance to purchase and renovate dilapidated and abandoned properties
Merchant Associations $150,000 from CDBG Capacity building for neighborhood business district associations
Business Improvements $100,000 from CDBG Clean up, job training, and entrepreneurship programs for neighborhood commercial areas
Community Development Organizations $100,000 from CDBG Capacity building for new community development corporations and community-based organizations
Tenant Assistance Program $4,012,000 from HOME Affordable rental housing assistance for 900 low-income families

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