The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) receives annual allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Public Service funds and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds to address community needs in Greenville County, including the cities of Mauldin, Simpsonville, Fountain Inn, Travelers Rest, and Greer. The
The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) announces the availability of funding applications for FY 2021 Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Affordable Housing Fund from Greenville County Administration. The GCRA is interested in financing
According to the Greenville Area Housing Coalition (GAHC), “In October 2020, Greenville Housing Fund (GHF) and Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) released a communitywide affordable housing strategic work plan. In partnership with Thomas P. Miller and Associates, LLC (TPMA), they collected important data around the
On Friday, October 2, 2020, a ceremony was held on West Curtis Street in Simpsonville to break ground on what will be a community of 13 new affordable single-family homes. Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County has partnered with the City of Simpsonville and the
GCRA would like to announce the Fiscal Year 2020 subrecipients for HOME and Affordable Housing Funds (AHF), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), the Home Repair Program, and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for Public Services for each of the municipalities and the CDBG Public Services unincorporated
Greenville County is in the process of developing a five-year Consolidated Plan. This outlines the strategies to meet community needs and investment priorities: affordable housing, homelessness, services, and community development. The public is invited to a kickoff meeting to start the consolidated plan process. Learn
The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority (GCRA) is updating its Programmatic Agreement in consultation with the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-related projects in Greenville County and participating cities. The
On Monday, December 9, 2019, a groundbreaking was held on Stratford Street in Greenville to kick off construction of three new affordable single-family homes. The Greenville County Redevelopment Authority partnered with the Neighborhood Housing Corporation of Greenville, members of Greenville County Council, and the Greenville
On November 13, the Upstate Business Journal published an article about the new 46-unit affordable housing development coming soon to Butler Road in Mauldin: Groundbreaking is expected for early second quarter 2020 and construction is expected to take 12-15 months. Championed by Bon Secours St.
2/10/2020 UPDATE: The final version of the Analysis to Impediments can be viewed or downloaded by clicking here. 11/25/19 UPDATE: After months of data collection, the final results of Greenville’s FY 2020 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) will be presented on December
