Indianapolis, Indiana – Working with the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA), Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch has made a major announcement on a new round of financial support through the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation grants, therefore supporting housing stability for lower-income households. This program distributes $1.65 million overall across 4 eligible areas to help low-to- moderate income homeowners with vital home repairs and improvements.
The newest recipients are Montgomery and Switzerland Counties as well as Lawrenceburg and Rushville; Montgomery County gets $450,000 and Switzerland County a somewhat higher $500,000. Lawrenceburg and Rushville have gotten $350,000 each. The funds are set aside to enable residents to make required renovations to their homes, therefore improving living conditions and safety.
Targeting a spectrum of vital house repairs, the grant program covers roof repairs or replacements, ADA accessibility modifications, heating and cooling system replacements, and electrical and lighting enhancements. Under the program, water heater replacements are also covered so that homeowners may keep basic amenities in their houses.
“All Hoosiers deserve to live in safe and affordable housing across Indiana,” said Lt. Gov. Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “These grants will help individual homeowners maintain and improve their homes, allowing the entire community to thrive.”
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The grant program calls for the beneficiary towns to create local projects wherein the funds will be directly given to house owners. This strategy guarantees that the help goes to people most in need and that the developments help the general vitality of the society.
Applicants for the program must be non-entitlement local units of government including incorporated towns, cities, or counties. They must also keep current with all grant reporting and closeout documentation, have a clean record with past Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, and show no unresolved monitoring or audit results.
Specifically for individuals without past knowledge of Owner Occupied Rehabilitation-related projects, the process entails an obligatory notification to community liaisons by candidates. The state promotes cooperation with community liaisons to improve application materials, therefore guaranteeing that the programs are efficient and reach people most in need of housing renovations.
This program gives Indiana citizens living in these specified locations a lifeline to handle home maintenance problems that might otherwise be financially out of reach. This program helps not only individual homeowners but also advances the general objective of raising living conditions and building standards all over the state.
Interested parties can find more details and application guidelines at the official OCRA website under the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program section.
