How to use low-income Conservation Improvement Program dollars for a manufactured home park project

You can count 50% of a manufactured home park project as low income CIP without any income verification. Here are ways to potentially count 100% of a manufactured home park project as low income CIP without any income verification.

Email Anthony Fryer and/or Laura Silver and request the work be allowed as all low-income. They will ultimately be the ones to approve/not approve.

- Joel Haskard, co-director of CERTs

OPPORTUNITY ZONES

Designated Census Tracts for Opportunity Zones

A park will qualify for 100% low income CIP if located in an Opportunity Zone.

Map of Opportunity Zones

SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index

This factor has been used as a basis for claiming 100% low-income for multifamily utility programs with higher SVI. We believe it can be used as a basis for manufactured home parks, too. Below are the categories. Again, email Anthony Fryer and/or Laura Silver and request the work be allowed as all low-income.
Very High (0.81-1)
High (0.61-0.8)
Moderate (0.41-0.6)
Low (0.21-0.4)
Very Low (0-0.2)

WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Wx Assistance Program Map

Qualified Census Tracts and Difficult Development Areas

QCTs + DDAs

This factor has been used as a basis for claiming 100% low-income for multifamily utility programs located within QCTs and DDAs. We believe it can be used as a basis for manufactured home parks, too. Again, email Anthony Fryer and/or Laura Silver and request the work be allowed as all low-income.