Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) was awarded $13.75 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Main grant. This grant will fund two existing OHCS programs to help manufactured housing residents stay in their homes at an affordable cost, make repairs, or replace the homes. These programs are the Manufactured Home Replacement Program (MHRP) and Manufactured Dwelling Park Preservation (MDPP).
The MHRP will provide HUD PRICE funds to residents to help make critical life-saving repairs, boost climate resiliency, or replace their pre-1976 manufactured home. This program fully expended its $2.5 million allocation within the first six weeks of launch in 2023 showing the great need for this type of resource.
MDPP helps current manufactured parks stay affordable to residents by providing funding for resident co-ops and nonprofits to obtain park ownership when it goes up for sale and keep land rents affordable. CASA of Oregon, a leader in cooperative park ownership transitions, has identified at least eight parks in Oregon that currently meet program requirements and eligibility. This program helps residents who would be displaced due to large increases in housing costs from a market rate sale to stay in their homes at an affordable cost.
Manufactured housing serves as a key part of the solution to Oregon's affordable housing crisis. At a fraction of the average cost per square foot compared to site-built homes, manufactured housing is one of the largest sources of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country.
Stay tuned to this webpage for information as it develops.
Public engagement
As part of HUD PRICE Main grant requirements, OHCS conducted two public hearings in June 2024 where the public was invited to provide public comment on the applications materials. The public comment period has ended, but you can access the public hearing recordings and slides below.
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Thursday, June 20, 2024
OHCS PRICE Grant application materials