The City of Dauphin us waiting to hear if its application to the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) has been accepted.

The HAF, a partnership between the federal government and the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC), provides incentive funding to local governments encouraging initiatives aimed at increasing the housing supply and promoting the development of affordable, inclusive, and diverse communities that are low-carbon and climate resilient.

Working with consultants from Urban Systems the City submitted a grant application seeking a total of $2.2 million to support several projects.

The application included:
• community housing strategy sessions;
•infill and mixed-use area planning supported by resilient storm water infrastructure;
• zoning bylaw update;
• climate action plan;
• infrastructure incentive support; and
• active transportation network planning and design.

As required under the program criteria, the projects are anticipated to increase the city’s projected average annual housing supply growth rate by at least 1.1 per cent and its annual growth rate percentage of change by at least 10 per cent over what would be expected without the projects.

The calculations were made through a formula provided by CMHC.

As part of its regular meeting Sept. 25 city council passed a resolution authorizing the initiatives and the application as required by the program.