Housing and Community Renewal, Division of

Agency Web Site: https://hcr.ny.gov/division-housing-and-community-renewal

Mission

The Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is responsible for the supervision, maintenance, and development of affordable low- and moderate-income housing in New York State. DHCR performs a number of activities, including oversight and regulation of the State’s public and publicly assisted rental housing; administration of the State’s rent regulations and protection of rent regulated tenants; and administration of housing development and community preservation programs, including State and Federal grants and loans to housing developers to finance construction and renovation of affordable housing.

Organization and Staffing

DHCR maintains three main offices and two regional offices in Buffalo and Syracuse. Main offices in Albany and Manhattan are responsible for agency-wide administrative functions and the development and execution of DHCR's policies for its Community Development and Housing programs. DHCR's Rent Administration program is administered through the main office in Queens and local offices in rent regulated communities.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2020 Executive Budget recommends $459 million in appropriations, as well as $2.5 billion in reappropriations targeted for the Affordable and Homelessness Housing Plan.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 776 FTEs, an increase of 94 from the FY 2019 Budget. The additional FTEs will support the administration of rent regulation protections for tenants.

Major budget actions include:

The Executive Budget continues funding to support full implementation of the five-year investment for the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Plan, which continues to create new housing opportunities for individuals in need of supportive services and provide resources to support vulnerable populations in securing stable housing.
The Executive Budget utilizes $12 million in excess reserves from the Mortgage Insurance Fund to support the Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Programs.
$21 million in General Fund local assistance is proposed to support the Rural Rental Assistance Program for rental assistance to low-income rural tenants.
$5 million in capital funding is proposed to support the Manufactured Home Advantage Program for the acquisition, demolition, replacement and/or repair of mobile or manufactured homes.
The Executive Budget proposes $72 million in capital funding to support ongoing Superstorm Sandy reconstruction efforts through the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR).

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Human Services (PDF)

Program Highlights

Finance and Development

Funds the development and preservation of affordable housing, including the Low Income Housing Tax Credit programs, tax exempt and taxable bond finance programs, single family loan and capital awards programs.

Housing Preservation

Oversees programs that maintain and enhance the State’s portfolio of existing affordable housing, including DHCR’s Public Housing portfolio, the Office of Rent Administration, the Section 8 Program, Asset Management, and the Weatherization Assistance Program.

Community Renewal

Supports programs targeting community and economic development, job creation and downtown revitalization, including the NYS Community Development Block Grant program, New York’s Main Street Program, the Affordable Housing Corporation, the Neighborhood Stabilization program and the Neighborhood and Rural Preservation Programs.

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available FY 2019	Appropriations Recommended FY 2020	Change From FY 2019	Reappropriations Recommended FY 2020
State Operations	92,915,000	180,230,000	87,315,000	110,787,000
Aid To Localities	90,134,000	104,789,000	14,655,000	274,878,000
Capital Projects	479,200,000	174,200,000	(305,000,000)	2,914,780,000
Total	662,249,000	459,219,000	(203,030,000)	3,300,445,000

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program	FY 2019 Estimated FTEs 03/31/19	FY 2020 Estimated FTEs 03/31/20	FTE Change
F&D - Community Development
General Fund	14	14	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	36	36	0
Capital Projects Funds - Federal	20	20	0
OHP - Low Income Weatherization
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	33	33	0
OHP - Rent Administration
General Fund	14	14	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	346	440	94
OHP - Housing
General Fund	16	16	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	68	68	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	87	87	0
OPS - Administration
General Fund	10	10	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	38	38	0
Total	682	776	94

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2019	Recommended FY 2020	Change
General Fund	12,474,000	12,474,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	16,272,000	16,308,000	36,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other	64,169,000	151,448,000	87,279,000
Total	92,915,000	180,230,000	87,315,000

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2019	Recommended FY 2020	Change
F&D - Community Development
General Fund	689,000	689,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	8,277,000	8,277,000	0
OCR - Community Renewal
General Fund	327,000	327,000	0
OHP - Housing
General Fund	864,000	864,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	11,548,000	11,584,000	36,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other	9,491,000	9,503,000	12,000
OHP - Low Income Weatherization
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	4,724,000	4,724,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration
General Fund	1,825,000	1,825,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	41,691,000	128,958,000	87,267,000
OPS - Administration
General Fund	8,769,000	8,769,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	4,710,000	4,710,000	0
Total	92,915,000	180,230,000	87,315,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Personal Service Regular (Annual Salaried)
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	684,000	0	674,000	0
OCR - Community Renewal	322,000	0	315,000	0
OHP - Housing	859,000	0	855,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	1,787,000	0	1,784,000	0
OPS - Administration	2,037,000	0	2,022,000	0
Total	5,689,000	0	5,650,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Temporary Service (Nonannual Salaried)		Holiday/Overtime Pay
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	0	0	10,000	0
OCR - Community Renewal	0	0	7,000	0
OHP - Housing	0	0	4,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	0	0	3,000	0
OPS - Administration	0	0	15,000	0
Total	0	0	39,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Supplies and Materials
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	5,000	0	1,000	0
OCR - Community Renewal	5,000	0	1,000	0
OHP - Housing	5,000	0	1,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	38,000	0	1,000	0
OPS - Administration	6,732,000	0	311,000	0
Total	6,785,000	0	315,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Travel		Contractual Services
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	2,000	0	1,000	0
OCR - Community Renewal	2,000	0	1,000	0
OHP - Housing	2,000	0	1,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	35,000	0	1,000	0
OPS - Administration	157,000	0	6,002,000	0
Total	198,000	0	6,006,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Equipment
Program	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	1,000	0
OCR - Community Renewal	1,000	0
OHP - Housing	1,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	1,000	0
OPS - Administration	262,000	0
Total	266,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Personal Service
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	8,277,000	0	4,250,000	0
OHP - Housing	21,087,000	48,000	11,631,000	0
OHP - Low Income Weatherization	4,724,000	0	2,543,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	128,958,000	87,267,000	63,223,000	40,352,000
OPS - Administration	4,710,000	0	2,717,000	0
Total	167,756,000	87,315,000	84,364,000	40,352,000

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2020 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Nonpersonal Service
Program	Amount	Change
F&D - Community Development	4,027,000	0
OHP - Housing	9,456,000	48,000
OHP - Low Income Weatherization	2,181,000	0
OHP - Rent Administration	65,735,000	46,915,000
OPS - Administration	1,993,000	0
Total	83,392,000	46,963,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2019	Recommended FY 2020	Change
General Fund	9,407,000	24,062,000	14,655,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	72,500,000	72,500,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	8,227,000	8,227,000	0
Total	90,134,000	104,789,000	14,655,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2019	Recommended FY 2020	Change
F&D - Housing Development Fund Program
Special Revenue Funds - Other	8,227,000	8,227,000	0
Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens, CDC, Inc
General Fund	75,000	0	(75,000)
North Brooklyn Development Corporation
General Fund	20,000	0	(20,000)
OCR - Neighborhood Preservation
General Fund	4,351,000	0	(4,351,000)
OCR - Rural Preservation
General Fund	1,821,000	0	(1,821,000)
OCR - Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	40,000,000	40,000,000	0
OHP - Low Income Weatherization
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	32,500,000	32,500,000	0
OHP - Periodic Subsidies - Local Areas
General Fund	3,140,000	3,062,000	(78,000)
OHP - Rural Rental Assistance
General Fund	0	21,000,000	21,000,000
Total	90,134,000	104,789,000	14,655,000

CAPITAL PROJECTS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Comprehensive Construction Program	Available FY 2019	Recommended FY 2020	Change	Reappropriations FY 2020
Access to Home
Housing Program Fund	1,000,000	1,000,000	0	1,297,000
Affordable Housing Corporation
Housing Program Fund	26,000,000	26,000,000	0	107,676,000
Governor's Office of Storm Recovery
Housing Program Fund	0	72,000,000	72,000,000	0
Homes for Working Families Program
Housing Program Fund	14,000,000	14,000,000	0	40,177,000
Housing Opportunity Program For Elderly
Housing Program Fund	1,400,000	1,400,000	0	2,680,000
Housing Program
Housing Program Fund	132,000,000	0	(132,000,000)	1,927,421,000
Infrastructure Investment – Settlement Funds	0	0	0	348,034,000
Housing Program Capital Improvement
Capital Projects Fund	0	0	0	19,720,000
Low Income Housing Trust Fund
Housing Program Fund	44,200,000	44,200,000	0	158,328,000
Main Street Program
Housing Program Fund	4,200,000	4,200,000	0	4,675,000
Manufactured Home Advantage Program
Housing Program Fund	0	5,000,000	5,000,000	0
Mitchell Lama Rehabilitation and Preservation Program and All Affordable Program
Housing Assistance Fund	0	0	0	4,000,000
New Facilities
Federal Capital Projects Fund	0	0	0	10,027,000
New York City Housing Authority Program
Housing Program Fund	250,000,000	0	(250,000,000)	250,000,000
Public Housing Modernization Program
Housing Program Fund	6,400,000	6,400,000	0	33,401,000
State Housing Bond Fund
State Housing Bond Fund	0	0	0	7,344,000
Total	479,200,000	174,200,000	(305,000,000)	2,914,780,000

Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/15/2019

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