February 23, 2009

Charlotte, NC -- The City of Charlotte is now accepting proposals for affordable housing
development. Funding is available through the City's Housing Trust Fund to provide loan and grant funds in the following affordable housing areas:

• Homeownership
• Special Needs Housing

For details, including pre-submission conference and proposal due dates, please visit: http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Neighborhood+Dev/Provide+Affordable+Housing/
Housing+Development/Request+for+Proposals.htm.

Submitted projects will provide affordable, safe and decent housing for low and moderate income families, reaffirming the three basic goals of the City's Housing Policy: preserve the existing housing stock, expand the supply of affordable housing and support family self-sufficiency initiatives.

For further information, please contact Zelleka Biermann at 704.336.2482 or email her at zbiermann@ci.charlotte.nc.us .