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Anacostia Investment Plan Office of Planning June 2008 Council Approval June 20, 2006 Resolution Number R16-0685 DC Office of Planning 2008 Mayor Adrian Fenty Anacostia Investment Plan Office of Planning June 2008 Council Approval June 20, 2006 Resolution Number R16-0685 DC Office of Planning 2008 I Introduction II Target Area Background III Creating the Plan IV Investment Goals & Strategies V Appendices VI Acknowledgements DC Office of Planning 2008 page 3 introduction DC Office of Planning 2008 All photos in this document were taken by the Office of Creating the Fund Planning unless otherwise noted. The District’s economic boom, which began in A Vision for Targeted Community Investment earnest in 2000, brought significant public and private investment to Downtown Washington. According to The Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF) is an the Washington DC Economic Partnership, over $13 annual non-lapsing, revolving fund to finance billion dollars has been invested in projects completed economic development and neighborhood since 2001 in Wards 2 & 6 (primary Downtown DC revitalization in 12 target neighborhoods. Created area) with another $29 billion invested in projects by the District of Columbia Council in 2004, the under construction, planned or proposed. This Fund was designed to provide a pool of resources to investment has spurred a renaissance in the physical support investment and revitalization in emerging development of the city and also a transformation and distressed neighborhoods. Moreover, the Council of the District’s reputation in the region, across the envisioned NIF as contributing to a broader economic country, and throughout the world. development tool kit to achieve a critical mass of investment needed to make a significant and visible Despite rapid changes downtown and in the adjacent impact in its target neighborhoods. neighborhoods of Penn Quarter, Gallery Place, and Logan Circle, the majority of the District’s To that end, the District of Columbia Office of neighborhoods, especially those East of the River, Planning in partnership with the NIF Program’s have been largely untouched by this growth. This implementing agency, the Office of the Deputy well documented period of uneven growth created Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, a multitude of consequences from rapid escalation worked with community stakeholders in each target of housing costs, loss of affordable housing stock, area to develop an investment plan. The target area and further concentration of poverty in distressed investment plan is designed to identify community neighborhoods of the District. The Neighborhood priorities for NIF investments and to set an investment Investment Act was created in this context of raising agenda for NIF resources over a five year period. the profile and importance of investing in District neighborhoods - its people, places, and assets. The following Anacostia Target Area Investment Plan presents an overview of the NIF program, a The Neighborhood Investment Act of 2004 (NIA), background of the target area, description of the which established the NIF program, was created out planning process, and the resulting investment goals of several pieces of similar legislation proposed in and strategies. Significant community engagement 2003 to provide resources for targeted neighborhood through grass roots community organizing lead by the investment. The initial thrust for creating a targeted Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) was integral investment program grew from community organizing to the development of the plan and ensuring broad around making neighborhoods a top city priority stakeholder support for its recommendations. These and paralleled similar efforts such as the Strategic partnerships, fostered through the planning process, Neighborhood Investment Program developed are integral to the implementation of the investment by the Williams administration. The Washington plan, as many strategies can only be realized through Interfaith Network was integral in advocating that community driven projects. the Council and the Williams administration placing “Neighborhoods First.” The NIA legislation created a non-lapsing, revolving fund outside of the General Fund, called the Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF). The NIF is funded through an annual appropriation of 15% of a personal property tax, not to exceed $10 million. The NIA mandates that the Mayor prepare and submit to DC Office of Planning 2008 page 5 the Council an annual spending plan for how the NIF and development. NIF also facilitates creative will be utilized in the 12 neighborhood target areas partnerships among District agencies, the non-profit designated in the NIA. The District of Columbia’s sector and the private sector. Currently, there are Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and five funding programs supported by the NIF. They Economic Development is charged with implementing include: the Neighborhood Investment Fund program and the requirements of the NIA. Neighborhood Grants Program The target areas defined in the NIA legislation were The goal of the NGP is to build stronger, healthier, selected by the Council because of their status as and safer communities by nurturing community emerging or distressed neighborhoods where targeted relationships through civic action and participation. investment would have maximum impact. There are This grant is not for program capacity building but, for NIF target areas in every Ward, except Ward 3. They nonprofit organizations wanting to work with residents include: Anacostia, Bellevue, Congress Heights, to improve their community. Two categories of grants and Washington Highlands in Ward 8, Deanwood/ are available: Deanwood Heights in Ward 7, H Street in Ward 6, Brookland/Edgewood and Bloomingdale/Eckington in Small & Simple: applicants may request up to $15,000 Ward 5, Brightwood/Upper Georgia Avenue in Ward in NGP funds and must complete the proposed project 4, Logan Circle and Shaw in Ward 2, and Columbia within 6 months of executing a grant agreement with Heights in Ward 1. Subsequent amendements to the the District. NIA in 2007 have expanded the Columbia Heights and Deanwood Heights target areas. A map of the NIF Major Projects: applicants may request up to $75,000 target areas can be found in the Appendix of this plan. in NGP funds and must complete the proposed project within 12 months of executing a grant agreement with One of the requirements of the NIA legislation is the District. for the Mayor to develop NIF Investment Plans for each of the target area using input from community Project Categories for both categories include: stakeholders including the Advisory Neighborhood Cultural, Historic, Social, Recreational Initiatives; Commissioners, residents, business owners, faith Education & Skill Building; Public Safety; Physical community, not for profit organizations, among other Improvements or Beautification groups. The purpose of the Investment Plan is to set community priorities for how the NIF funds should be Target Area Project Grant utilized in the target area over a five year period. The Investment Plan, which is the subject of this report, The goal of the TAPG is to fund initiatives that will fulfills the legislative requirement for the Anacostia revitalize target areas by strengthening economic target area. development opportunities and improving quality of life. Grants are available for up to $200,000 of TAPG Operating the Fund funds and applicants must complete proposed project within 12 months of executing a grant agreement with Each year the Mayor submits a spending plan to the District. Project categories include: Affordable Council outlining how the annual appropriation of Housing; Education, Job Training and Job Placement; NIF funds will be utilized in the 12 target areas. The Commercial District Revitalization & Small Business funds are intended to be used on projects that realize Assistance; Senior and Youth Oriented Programming. the goals of economic development and revitalization in the target areas. The spending plan can feature a Predevelopment Grant Fund (PDG) diverse range of projects that will make significant investments in the areas of economic development, The purpose of the PDG Fund is to provide grants for community facilities, housing, education, job training predevelopment activities to qualified 501 c(3) page 6 DC Office of Planning 2008 nonprofit entities to determine feasibility for Defining an Investment Agenda affordable housing, mixed-use, and community facilities in 12 Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF) Clearly not all of the goals identified in this investment target areas. The Fund Manager for the PDG is Local plan can be or should be addressed solely by the Initiative Support Corporation (LISC). Neighborhood Investment Fund. Many of the issues raised through the planning process are long standing Land Acquisition Predevelopment Loan Fund structural issues that have impacted this target area for many years. The Fenty Administration is dedicated The purpose of the LAPD Fund is to provide low to using the broadest range of District resources to interest loans for land acquisition or predevelopment address the problems of affordable housing, local retail activities to non-profit 501 c(3) and CBE development, public safety, education, among other organizations for the development of affordable issues. Therefore, the investment plan also includes housing, mixed-use, and community facilities in recommendations where other District resources, such twelve Neighborhood Investment Fund (NIF) target as the District’s capital budget, Housing Production areas. The Fund Manager for the LAPD
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