HOMEOWNER OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM:
HURRICANES IKE & DOLLY
TEXAS GENERAL LAND USE OFFICE (GLO)
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
MCL served as the Program Manager for GLO’s pilot
“Homeowner Opportunity Program” (HOP), which entailed
creating policy and procedures, providing direct mobility
counseling services to homeowners who voluntarily
relocated to promote housing choice and affirmatively
further fair housing, and vendor management for provision
of real estate and title clearance services in the wake of
Hurricanes Ike and Dolly (round 2 CDBG-DR program}, HOP
involved relocation of low-income applicants in FEMA-
designated high-risk areas or areas of high minority or
poverty concentration to higher opportunity areas. The MCL
Team drafted and implemented policies and procedures
involving the provision of real estate services, housing
counseling, protection of housing choice, affirmatively
furthering fair housing, URA regulations concerning real
property acquisition and rights of displaced persons.
We were tasked with determining program eligibility,
conducting counseling to determine housing preferences
and requisite amenities for relocated households, grant
execution, real estate closing, and applicant management
through closeout. To achieve the goals of
the program, MCL was tasked with coordination and
collaboration with multiple vendors contracted to deliver
specific aspects of the program. We spearheaded
orchestration of legal services for title clearance, provision
of real estate services, environmental reviews, and
construction, allowing the program to serve hundreds of
applicants who were successfully relocated to safe,
sanitary homes.
@) Resilience + Recovery
KEY PROJECT FEATURES
¢ CDBG-DR Housing Program Design,
Management & Closeout
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Texas General Land Use Office
CONTACT
Jorge Ramirez
Deputy Director; Coastal Resiliency
and Recovery Program
(512) 463.5001
Jorge.ramirez@glo.tx.gov
PROJECT DATES
2012-2017
CONTRACT VALUE
$5,920,457
PROJECT PERSONNEL
INCLUDED IN THIS
PROPOSAL
Jenna Abbey
Justin Cauley
www. femarecoveryteam.com|
1821 Commerciat Drive, Suite S, Harvey, LA 70058
