ATLANTA, Nov. 25, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) announced today that it has awarded more than $2.6 million to assist in the funding of nine affordable housing initiatives in Florida as part of its 2015 Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The awarded initiatives, which are located in Avon Park, Fort Myers, Citrus County, Immokalee, Miami, St. Augustine, Arcadia, Jacksonville, and Port St. Joe, support the construction and rehabilitation of housing for veterans and very low- to moderate-income individuals.
Since AHP’s inception in 1990, the Bank has awarded funding to support 375 projects in Florida that created or rehabilitated 20,011 units of quality affordable rental and homeownership housing and consisting of more than $1.8 billion in total development.
“We are proud to celebrate 25 years of the Affordable Housing Program,” said Robert Dozier, FHLBank Atlanta Chief Business Officer. “In partnership with our shareholder financial institutions, the AHP has made a difference in the lives of thousands of families across the Southeast.”
FHLBank Atlanta awards AHP funds annually through a competitive application process. Applications for the 2016 AHP funding round will be accepted beginning March 1, 2016. Potential applicants must work with an FHLBank Atlanta member financial institution to complete the AHP Competitive program application. A list of member financial institutions is available on the FHLBank Atlanta website at www.fhlbatl.com.
For the complete list of winners, click here.
Florida 2015 AHP Winners
| City | Project Name | Member | Sponsor | Award | Total Units | ||
| Avon Park | Cornell Colony | Heartland National Bank | Avon Park Housing Development Corporation | $ | 500,000 | 44 rental units | |
| Fort Myers | The Homes of Renaissance Preserve III | Bank of America | Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers and Norstar Development USA, LP | $ | 177,361 | 72 rental units | |
| Citrus County | Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County #2 | Capital City Bank | Habitat for Humanity of Citrus County, Inc. | $ | 204,000 | 24 ownership units | |
| Immokalee | Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines Reserve | Community Housing Capital, Inc. | Rural Neighborhoods, Inc. and Everglades Community Association, Inc. | $ | 440,000 | 74 rental units | |
| Miami | Miami Habitat's Affordable Homeownership | EverBank | Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami | $ | 105,000 | 15 ownership units | |
| St. Augustine | Saint Augustine & Canopy Oaks | Branch Banking and Trust Company | Habitat for Humanity of St. Augustine/St. Johns County Inc. | $ | 100,000 | 10 ownership units | |
| Arcadia | Casa San Juan Bosco II | SunTrust Bank | Catholic Charities Housing, Diocese of Venice, Inc. | $ | 341,645 | 44 rental units | |
| Jacksonville | C.B. Dailey Villas | EverBank | Wealth Watchers Inc. | $ | 240,000 | 24 rental units | |
| Port St. Joe | Gateway Townhomes of St. Joe | Hamilton State Bank | The Paces Foundation, Inc. | $ | 500,000 | 50 rental units | |
FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank's members—its shareholders and customers—-are commercial banks, credit unions, savings institutions, community development financial institutions, and insurance companies headquartered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. FHLBank Atlanta is one of 11 district banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Since 1990, the FHLBanks have awarded approximately $4.8 billion in AHP funds, assisting more than 758,000 households.
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