VISION URBANA, INC.

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2026-05-29

www2.visionurbana.org

2025-06-02

2007-04-05

2024-08-20

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

1500000.00

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2023-09-28

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Department of Health and Human Services

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 60 MADISON ST NEW YORK NY 10038 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ERIC DIAZ CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (646) 897-0968 EMAIL: ERIC@VISIONURBANA.ORG WEBSITE: WWW2.VISIONURBANA.ORG LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: VISION URBANA, INC. WAS ABLE TO CONCURRENTLY APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE TWO SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS IMPORTANT HEALTH CENTER PROJECT: 1. A $1MILLION NYS ALLOCATION THROUGH ITS DRI (DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE) PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH ITS HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION (HTFC) AND USED TOWARDS THE RENOVATION OF THE 60 MADISON STREET VU HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER INCLUDING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, HEATING VENTILATION SYSTEMS, AND INTERIOR FIT-OUT. AND 2. A $1MILLION COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/ CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT (CPF/CDS) AWARD, THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF CONGRESSMAN JERROLD NADLER, THEN REPRESENTING THE 10TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. VISION URBANA, INC. (VU) IS A NONPROFIT 501C3 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION BASED IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN FOR OVER 30 YEARS. VU SUCCESSFULLY PROPOSED THE RE-USE OF A COMMERCIAL SPACE AT 60 MADISON STREET (CORNER OF CATHERINE STREET), LOCATED WITHIN THE ALFRED E. SMITH PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, VACANT FOR OVER SEVEN YEARS. WITH GREAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT, VU WAS ABLE TO EXECUTE A LEASE WITH THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE 3000 SQ. FT SPACE. THIS SITE WAS A FORMER MEDICAL CENTER CLOSED IN 2016…AN ACTION NOT WELL-RECEIVED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AS THEY WERE LEFT WITHOUT A CRITICAL HEALTH CENTER, WHICH GIVEN DEMOGRAPHICS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES PARTICULARLY AMONG LOW-INCOME, WORKING POOR BIPOC FAMILIES, WAS A GREAT BLOW. LOCAL RESIDENT LEADERS ENGAGED VU, A TRUSTED COMMUNITY GROUP THAT HAD SERVED THEM WELL BEFORE AND ALL THROUGH THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, TO HELP THEM RESTORE THE CLINIC. THIS CREATED THE MOMENTUM BEHIND WHAT IS NOW THE VU HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER CAPITAL PROJECT. THIS PROJEC T WILL REACTIVATE AN ABANDONED HEALTH CENTER FACILITY ON NYCHA PROPERTY AND RESTORE CRITICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE ON-SITE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND CLINICIANS, PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY TRILINGUAL HEALTH FORUMS LED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO EDUCATE AND PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASES, AND A MYRIAD OF HEALTH RESOURCES INCLUDING CULTURALLY CARING NAVIGATION SERVICES THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN AT LEAST THREE OF THE MAJOR LANGUAGES IN THIS DISTRICT. SMITH HOUSES, AS IT IS LOCALLY CALLED, IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY, CONSISTING OF 12 RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; 1,935 HOUSING UNITS; WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 4,072 REPORTED RESIDENTS, BORDERED BY THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO THE SOUTH, THE EAST RIVER TO THE EAST, CHATHAM SQUARE TO THE WEST, AND SEVERAL SHORT BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE TO THE NORTH, IS WITHIN THE 9/11-GROUND ZERO CATCHMENT AND STILL SUFFERS ITS IMPACT AS WELL AS THAT OF HURRICANE SANDY. VISION URBANA WAS ABLE TO CONCURRENTLY APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE TWO SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS IMPORTANT HEALTH CENTER PROJECT: 1. A $1MILLION NYS ALLOCATION THROUGH ITS DRI (DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE) PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH ITS HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION (HTFC) AND USED TOWARDS THE RENOVATION OF THE 60 MADISON STREET VU HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER INCLUDING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, HEATING VENTILATION SYSTEMS, AND INTERIOR FIT-OUT AND, 2. A $1MILLION COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/ CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT (CPF/CDS) AWARD, THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF CONGRESSMAN JERRY NADLER, THEN REPRESENTING THE 10 TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. AND WELLNESS CENTER PROJECT. BOTH AWARDS ($2 MILLION – STATE AND FEDERAL) ARE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CAPITAL PROJECT.

1000000.00

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0.00

2023-08-04

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

300000.00

0.00

0.00

2020-04-30

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Small Business Administration

TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES IN MAINTAINING WORK FORCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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39529.00

39529.00

13-3848575

% ELIZABETH D RIOS

Government Instrumentality, Title-Holding Corporation, Charitable Organization, Agricultural Organization, Board of Trade, Pleasure, Recreational, or Social Club, Fraternal Beneficiary Society, Order or Association, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Non-Govt. Emps.), Domestic Fraternal Societies and Associations, Teachers Retirement Fund Assoc., Benevolent Life Insurance Assoc., Burial Association, Credit Union, Mutual Insurance Company or Assoc. Other Than Life or Marine, Corp. Financing Crop Operations, Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Trust or Plan, Employee Funded Pension Trust (Created Before 6/25/59), Post or Organization of War Veterans, Legal Service Organization, Black Lung Trust, Multiemployer Pension Plan, Veterans Assoc. Formed Prior to 1880, Trust Described in Sect. 4049 of ERISA, Title Holding Co. for Pensions, etc., State-Sponsored High Risk Health Insurance Organizations, State-Sponsored Workers' Compensation Reinsurance, ACA 1322 Qualified Nonprofit Health Insurance Issuers, Apostolic and Religious Org. (501(d)), Cooperative Hospital Service Organization (501(e)), Cooperative Service Organization of Operating Educational Organization (501(f)), Child Care Organization (501(k)), Charitable Risk Pool, Qualified State-Sponsored Tuition Program, 4947(a)(1) - Private Foundation (Form 990PF Filer)

1996-04

Community Improvement, Capacity Building: Community Service Clubs

Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

3

$39,529

2020-04-30

Paid in Full

100

$39,529

Unanswered

Unknown/NotStated

Unanswered

Unanswered

$40,002.27

Customers Bank

Payroll: $39,529

Intrastate Non-Hazmat

(646) 897-0968

ERIC@VISIONURBANA.ORG

2023-08-29

Private(Property)

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