Guide
What are the elements of a well-written project description for an environmental review?
Multi-family Project Description
A good project description clearly answers these five questions for the public.
Who Who is undertaking the project
What What specific activities are proposed
When Timeframe for the project
Where Location of project
Why Reasons / justifications for project
What specific details to include
All of the following information should be included in the project description. Action to be performed:
- Providing insurance, grant, loan
- Amount/Type of HUD Funds requested
e.g., $100,000 in CDBG funding; 45 Housing Choice Vouchers; etc. - Location
Describe so the public can locate (e.g. street address or map coordinates) - Purpose and Need
Describe what is being done and why it is necessary (Key need for EA Factors) - Project Beneficiaries
(i.e. affordable housing project, mixed use housing project, market rate housing project) - Activity Description
Provide complete details about what will be done.- Type of project (e.g. new construction of multifamily housing )
- Details of aggregated project (e.g., this is a multiphase project that will result in …)
- Timeframe for implementation
- Size of the project (area coverage, disturbance footprint, number of units, population served)
- Area Setting
- Character
- Features
- Resources
- Trends likely in the absence of the project
- All other funding sources
- All development partners
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