JoDavid Harris: Affordable Housing

ID

237

OrgName

JoDavid Harris

PhysicalAddress

3656 Bedford Ave Omaha, NE 68111

MailingAddress

4622 N. 154th Street Omaha, NE 68116

Website

SocialMediaAccounts

Name

JoDavid Harris

Title

Owner

EmailAddress

groundup@hotmail.com

Phone

+1 (402) 850-9126

Team

No

TeamExplanation

OrganizationalChart

OtherCompletedProjects

This proposal will give me access to funds to provide affordable housing in a low income area of North Omaha.

ProposalTitle

Affordable Housing

TotalBudget

250000.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

200000.0

ProposalType

Capital project

BriefProposalSummary

I am hoping to gain funds to provide affordable housing in a low income area of North Omaha within the next three years.

Timeline

Between July 2023 and July 2026.

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

1.0

FundingGoals

Fundamental Change (i.e., a proposal that will continue to elevate North or South Omaha's presence and perception within the region, significantly improving the lives of area residents through physical development) Long-Lasting Economic Growth (i.e., a proposal that will foster gainful employment opportunities and financial investment in the area, leading to the creation of generational wealth and widespread economic vitality in North and South Omaha) Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Quality of Life (i.e., create or enhance natural spaces, mixed uses, parks, safety, etc.) Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

By building new, quality, affordable housing, the community will be enhanced by improving the living conditions of North Omaha residents.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

The Visioning Workshop Summary shows that affordable housing is needed in areas of North Omaha. By providing these funds, I will be able to create new, high quality, affordable housing for residents.

PrioritiesAlignment

This proposal aligns with LB1024's strategic priority by allocating funds to build more affordable housing in North Omaha.

EconomicImpact

With these funds, I will be hiring local contractors to build the affordable housing.

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

At least 20

EconomicImpactWageLevels

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

By contracting the work to local construction companies within the Qualified Census Tract, we will be providing immediate opportunities for business.

CommunityBenefit

By building high quality affordable housing in North Omaha, the community will benefit by residents putting money back into the local grocery stores and other small businesses close by.

CommunityBenefitSustainability

The local economy of North Omaha will benefit by having residents who are able to afford to put money back into the community.

BestPracticesInnovation

A minority business owner will be providing affordable housing within the North Omaha community.

OutcomeMeasurement

Residents who are able to afford living in North Omaha while still being able to pay for other necessities.

OutcomeMeasurementHow

These outcomes will be measured by residents who are satisfied with their high quality housing.

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

No

Partnerships

No

PartnershipsOrgs

PartnershipsMOU

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

3656 Bedford Ave KENWOOD ADD LOT 90 BLOCK 0 E 1/2 LTS 88 AND 89 It is a corner lot on 36th and Bedford Ave cleared and ready for development

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

PropertyZoning

Yes

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

Yes

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

Yes

DesignEstimatingBidding

No

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

Yes

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

GeneralContractor

No

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

With these funds, I will build a single family house that will serve a low income family within the areas of the Qualified Census Tracts.

GrantFundsUsage

The LB1024 grant funds will be used to build quality housing in the North Omaha/Qualified Census Tracts area.

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

The fiscal operations of this proposal will be determined based on the amount of grant money awarded. Once awarded, I will be able to give detailed data on how the money will be used.

FundingSources

No other funding sources are being provided.

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

No

Scalability

No

ScalabilityComponents

FinancialCommitment

The land at 3656 Bedford Ave has already been purchased. This makes up for 5% of the LB1024 grant funding request amount.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

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