Virginia Code 15.2-2417: Grants and loans
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, money in the Fund shall be used to make grants or loans to local governments to finance the assembling, planning, clearing, and remediation of sites for the purpose of promoting such sites to private developers for redevelopment.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-2417
- Board: means the Board of Housing and Community Development. See Virginia Code 15.2-2414
- Department: means the Department of Housing and Community Development. See Virginia Code 15.2-2414
- Fund: means the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund created by this chapter. See Virginia Code 15.2-2414
- local government: shall be construed to mean a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
No grant shall exceed $500,000. Each grant shall be conditioned upon a 100 percent match of funds by the local government. The Board shall develop guidelines for the administration of the grant program established by this chapter.
The Board shall determine the terms and conditions of any loan from the Fund; however, it is the intent of this chapter that the Board make long-term no-interest loans to localities to encourage utilization of any available funds. All loans from the Fund shall be evidenced by appropriate notes of the loan recipient payable to the Fund. The Director of the Department is authorized to require in connection with any loan from the Fund any documents, instruments, certificates, legal opinions or other information he deems necessary or convenient.
2000, c. 757.