Neighborhood Stabilization ProgramDescription of ProgramThe Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered from foreclosures and abandonment. Duluth must use at least 25 percent of the funds appropriated for the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned or foreclosed homes or residential properties that will be used to house individuals or families whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the area median income. In addition, all activities funded by NSP must benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Some of the allowable uses include; establishing financing mechanisms for the purchase and redevelopment of foreclosed homes and residential properties, purchasing and rehabilitating homes and residential properties abandoned or foreclosed, establishing land banks for foreclosed homes, demolishing blighted structures, and redeveloping demolished or vacant properties.
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