The Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund provides funding for acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of the highest quality housing possible at a reasonable cost to insure that low and moderate income residents of the state have access to affordable, safe, decent, and sanitary housing. Loans and other financial assistance are made for multiple family rental properties, single family rehabilitation and home ownership assistance and for special needs housing for the homeless. These and other activities assist in improving the availability and quality of housing for low income persons statewide.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $21,134,300 from all sources for Housing Development. This is a 0.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $309,200 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
For the most recent completed fiscal year, the following information represents the purposes for which the money was used:
Statutory Authority for the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund is found in UCA 35A-8-503 to 508. The statute sets up the requirements for distribution of state and federal funds. Funding is utilized for loans, grants, and education as provided in statute.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.