Funding for Poverello Center's Housing Montana Heroes Program

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The comment period for this project has closed.

Missoula County and the City of Missoula will incorporate comments received into the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes Program Environmental Assessment and send the final version to the Montana Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Along with the final environmental assessment, the county and city will issue a Request for Release of Funds to MDOC and HUD, respectively, by Feb. 28, 2023. MDOC and HUD will publish the environmental assessment and engage in a 15-day comment period, whereupon the Community Development Block Grant funding for this project will be released for the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes program to be located at the Clark Fork Inn at 1010 W. Broadway.

The comment period for this project has closed.

Missoula County and the City of Missoula will incorporate comments received into the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes Program Environmental Assessment and send the final version to the Montana Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Along with the final environmental assessment, the county and city will issue a Request for Release of Funds to MDOC and HUD, respectively, by Feb. 28, 2023. MDOC and HUD will publish the environmental assessment and engage in a 15-day comment period, whereupon the Community Development Block Grant funding for this project will be released for the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes program to be located at the Clark Fork Inn at 1010 W. Broadway.

The County and City have determined the project will have no significant impact on the human environment and have completed an Environmental Review Record (also referred to as Environmental Assessment, or EA), as opposed to an Environmental Impact Statement for this project.

PLEASE NOTE: The project to move the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes program to the Clark Fork Inn is a Poverello Center project. Local governments are one of the only eligible recipients of CDGB funding. Since the Poverello cannot apply for the funds themselves, the County and City are helping them secure it. No taxpayer funds will be used for this project, and staffing, day-to-day operations, and other funding for this project are supplied and overseen by the Poverello Center.

From Feb. 3-22, community members reviewed the EA and sent in comments to inform the County and City before they requested a release of CDBG funds to move the Housing Montana Heroes program to the Clark Fork Inn.

The County and City have also completed a Section 104(d) Replacement Plan. Section 104(d) applies to this project and requires existing affordable housing units that will be converted or demolished to be replaced one-for-one with nearby, lower-income housing. All the units currently located at Clark Fork Inn will be replaced with affordable units through the Trinity development, as described in the joint County/City Section 104(d) One-for-One Replacement plan. The City of Missoula will submit the final plan with comments received to HUD for their review and approval.


The comment period for this project has closed.

Missoula County and the City of Missoula will incorporate comments received into the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes Program Environmental Assessment and send the final version to the Montana Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Along with the final environmental assessment, the county and city will issue a Request for Release of Funds to MDOC and HUD, respectively, by Feb. 28, 2023. MDOC and HUD will publish the environmental assessment and engage in a 15-day comment period, whereupon the Community Development Block Grant funding for this project will be released for the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes program to be located at the Clark Fork Inn at 1010 W. Broadway.

The County and City have determined the project will have no significant impact on the human environment and have completed an Environmental Review Record (also referred to as Environmental Assessment, or EA), as opposed to an Environmental Impact Statement for this project.

PLEASE NOTE: The project to move the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes program to the Clark Fork Inn is a Poverello Center project. Local governments are one of the only eligible recipients of CDGB funding. Since the Poverello cannot apply for the funds themselves, the County and City are helping them secure it. No taxpayer funds will be used for this project, and staffing, day-to-day operations, and other funding for this project are supplied and overseen by the Poverello Center.

From Feb. 3-22, community members reviewed the EA and sent in comments to inform the County and City before they requested a release of CDBG funds to move the Housing Montana Heroes program to the Clark Fork Inn.

The County and City have also completed a Section 104(d) Replacement Plan. Section 104(d) applies to this project and requires existing affordable housing units that will be converted or demolished to be replaced one-for-one with nearby, lower-income housing. All the units currently located at Clark Fork Inn will be replaced with affordable units through the Trinity development, as described in the joint County/City Section 104(d) One-for-One Replacement plan. The City of Missoula will submit the final plan with comments received to HUD for their review and approval.


The comment period for this project has closed.

Missoula County and the City of Missoula will incorporate comments received into the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes Program Environmental Assessment and send the final version to the Montana Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Along with the final environmental assessment, the county and city will issue a Request for Release of Funds to MDOC and HUD, respectively, by Feb. 28, 2023. MDOC and HUD will publish the environmental assessment and engage in a 15-day comment period, whereupon the Community Development Block Grant funding for this project will be released for the Poverello Center’s Housing Montana Heroes program to be located at the Clark Fork Inn at 1010 W. Broadway.

  • Section 104(d) Replacement Plan

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    The County and City have also completed a Section 104(d) Replacement Plan. Section 104(d) applies to this project and requires existing affordable housing units that will be converted or demolished to be replaced one-for-one with nearby, lower-income housing. All the units currently located at Clark Fork Inn will be replaced with affordable units through the Trinity development, as described in the joint County/City Section 104(d) One-for-One Replacement plan. Review the Section 104(d) Replacement Plan and let us know if you have questions.


  • History and Background

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    In December 2021, the Poverello Center purchased the Clark Fork Inn property with capital grant commitments from the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs and other funding agencies. This[AF3] facility will be repurposed as transitional housing under the Housing Montana Heroes program. This program is currently located on the second floor of the Poverello Center and serves approximately 38 veterans each year.

    Renovation of the Clark Fork Inn, at 1010 West Broadway, will increase capacity for both housing and support services specifically dedicated to veterans and will increase the Poverello Center’s capacity to serve more clients needing shelter assistance. Support services at the facility will include case management to assist veterans in obtaining permanent and stable housing.

    The project aims to make improvements to the current aging facility for safe temporary housing, improved access to support programs and promote a smooth transition to permanent housing. This property currently provides 13 units and an office in Building 1 and four units in Building 2. Building 2 will not undergo any rehabilitation or other construction activities. The north wing of Building 1 will be demolished and reconstructed. Upon completion, the north wing will offer three one-bedroom apartments and a community space. The west wing of Building 1 will be rehabilitated and will offer nine one-bedroom apartments, an office and shared laundry facilities. Rehabilitation will include renovating the building to meet current building code, improving the overall efficiency of the building, and adding features, such as a group meeting space, that promote community-building among program participants.

    $600,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds awarded by the Montana Department of Commerce and $650,000 in CDBG funds awarded by the City of Missoula would support the project. The estimated total cost of the project is about $4.1 million. Learn more in the EA and Section 104(d) Replacement Plan.