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protecting property owners through our underwriting State Energy Conservation Office to help simplify PACE,
process based on "PACE in a Box" best practices. We facil- particularly for smaller and underserved communities. The
itate the PACE financing process to help property owners project will create and manage an inclusive collaboration
obtain low-risk loans for clean energy upgrades on their of stakeholders to study and design a simplified process
properties. Check out TPA’s Quick Start Guide to learn to eliminate current barriers so that TX-PACE financing
more and get started. of energy and water saving, and onsite power generation
improvements is available for affordable multifamily housing,
TX-PACE is HUD-Approved commercial, and industrial properties to meet Justice 40
Late last year, the Department of Housing and (USDOT) goals throughout Texas. The simpler process path
Urban Development (HUD) authorized Texas PACE for approval of TX-PACE would apply to projects at or below
Authority's 94 PACE programs to include TX-PACE $1 million to increase access to PACE financing for small
energy and water-saving investment in HUD and Federal projects by reducing barriers to and increasing participation
Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily properties. of local lenders and small contractors in underserved urban,
Adding PACE to HUD and FHA multifamily properties rural, and border communities. N
can dramatically increase investment in sustainable
multifamily properties and help get these critical projects Autumn Radle is TPA’s Program Manager. Autumn joined
fully funded. With additional 179(d) and other federal the TPA after a 15-year career in land use planning and sus-
incentives also on the table, the addition of PACE for HUD tainability. She has worked primarily with local governments
and FHA multifamily properties will be a game changer. including the County of Santa Barbara, Oklahoma City, and
the Centre Region Council of Governments in Pennsylvania.
The PACE of 2024 – Looking Ahead She holds a Master of Science in Environmental Studies and
a Master of Community and Regional Planning in Environ-
A Faster, Simpler TX-PACE mental Planning from the University of Oregon. For more
In partnership with the Rio Grande Council of information go to www.TexasPACEAuthority.org or by email
Governments, TPA has been awarded a grant from the at admin@texapaceauthority.org.

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