HAF Modular and Manufactured Grant Program
$20,000
Grant
Description:
The City of Fredericton’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Modular and Manufactured Housing Grant program provides grants to facilitate the use of modular or manufactured construction for new rental or home ownership units. It is intended to further reduce the cost of construction for new
housing units and provide an opportunity to further grow the missing middle housing option. Both nonprofit and private sector developers as defined below are eligible for funding under the Program subject to Program guidelines.
Comments on Funding:
Available Grant Amount
The maximum grant per unit is $20,000 for projects receiving funding under other HAF initiatives.
The maximum grant per unit is $10,000 for projects not receiving funding under other HAF initiatives.
The maximum grant per unit is $5,000 for projects receiving funding under the Housing Accelerator Fund
Missing Middle Intensification (Infill and ADU) grant program.
Funding for a maximum of 10 units per application is available.
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. those who have been approved under other HAF programs as well as non-profit or private sector developers creating new rental or home ownership units who have not received funding
under other HAF initiatives.
2. For projects that have not received funding under other HAF programs, the following eligibility criteria apply:
a. Projects must be located in the City of Fredericton but projects within the Urban Core (City Centre,
North and South Core) and the New Neighbourhoods will be prioritized.
b. Projects must be connected to municipal water and sanitary sewer services.
c. This Program prioritizes projects that are shovel ready but acknowledges that applicants must
often seek funding commitments early in the project development process.
d. Projects must create net new rental units or home ownership units; renovations of existing rental
units are not eligible.
e. Projects must be a minimum of three (3) units.
f. Rental projects must offer long term tenancies – more than six (6) months.
g. Student apartment-style housing will be considered – units must be self-contained with kitchen,
living space and private bathrooms.
h. Applicants must be the owner of the land; have an agreement of purchase and sale or have
entered into a long-term land lease agreement (greater than twenty (20) years).
i. The proposed project must comply By-law No. Z-6, A By-law to Adopt a Municipal Plan for the City
of Fredericton, as amended, and By-law No. Z-5, A Zoning By-law for the City of Fredericton, as
amended.
j. Only developments that have applied for a building permit after the December 12, 2023 signing
of the Housing Accelerator Fund Contribution Agreement between CMHC and the City of
Fredericton are eligible for grants.
k. If a building permit is not submitted with the application, the applicant must participate in a preapplication meeting with the City of Fredericton and obtain a building permit within nine (9)
months.
3. Manufactured/Modular housing used for these projects must be new. Previously owned or used units are
not eligible.
Application Steps:
Applicants must fill out the grant application and submit it with all required supporting documentation to housing@fredericton.ca prior to developing an affordable housing project.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. application form (Appendix A)
2. attach a copy of the approval letter.
3. Cover letter
4. Details on the number of units and the unit mix.
5. Description of the proposed development.
6. Project schedule.
7. Target market – e.g., singles, families, seniors
8. Name and address of the modular/manufactured home provider
9. Confirmation that all units are new and meet CSA Standard Z-240 and Z-240-16
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