HOPE VI
The HOPE VI Program was developed as a result of recommendations by the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing, which was charged with proposing a National Action Plan to eradicate severely distressed public housing. The Commission recommended revitalization in three general areas: physical improvements, management improvements, and social and community services to address resident needs.
HOPE VI grant funding is provided by the federal government through the Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Duluth (Duluth HRA).
Typically, the HOPE VI program demolishes severely distressed public housing units and replaces them with new housing units in a revitalized neighborhood. The newly built neighborhood includes public housing rental units, private rental units for low, moderate and market rate renters and homeownership units that are affordable to low-income families, as well as moderate-income and market-rate homeowners.
In March, 2003, the Duluth HRA was awarded a $20 million grant to revitalize the public housing units built in the 1950s at Harbor View. Phase I included a partnership among the Duluth HRA, The Communities Group, Duluth LISC, and others for the construction of 44 units.
Learn more about the Harbor View Hillside Revitalization.