Wisconsin § 16.305 - Grants to local housing organizations.

§ 16.305. Grants to local housing organizations.

16.305(1) (1) The department may make grants to a community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority to improve the ability of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority to provide housing opportunities, including housing-related counseling services, for persons or families of low or moderate income. The grants may be used to partially defray any of the following: 16.305(1)(a) (a) Salaries, fringe benefits and other expenses associated with personnel of the housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization. 16.305(1)(b) (b) Administrative or operating costs, not described in par. (a) . 16.305(2) (2) The department may not make a grant under sub. (1) unless all of the following apply: 16.305(2)(a) (a) The housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization submitted an application for a grant. 16.305(2)(b) (b) The housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization equally matches the grant, by cash or by other assets in kind. 16.305(2)(c) (c) The department determines that the grant to the particular community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority is appropriate because of any of the following: 16.305(2)(c)1. 1. The quality of the management of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority. 16.305(2)(c)2. 2. The amount of other resources for providing housing opportunities that are available to the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority. 16.305(2)(c)3. 3. The potential impact of the planned activities of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority on housing opportunities for persons of low and moderate income in the area. 16.305(2)(c)4. 4. The financial need of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority. 16.305(3) (3) A community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority may receive grants under both sub. (1) (a) and (b) . 16.305(4) (4) To ensure the development of housing opportunities, the department shall coordinate the use of grants provided under this section with projects undertaken by housing authorities, organizations operated for profit, and community-based organizations. 16.305 History History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 39 s. 124 ; Stats. 1991 s. 16.336; 1997 a. 27 ; 2003 a. 33 s. 155 ; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9805; 2011 a. 32 s. 3454m ; Stats. 2011 s. 16.305. 16.305 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. Adm 88 , Wis. adm. code.