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Provides ramps and other modifications to increase accessibility for disabled homeowners and renters. For minor home repairs services include repairing condemned furnaces, faulty wiring, or actively leaking roofs. Major home repairs provide funds in the form of forgivable deferred loans to correct health and safety code violations, including lead-based paint hazards for single-family dwelling units located in low-income census tracts. Get the Lead Out program and Health Home Production awards housing funds to qualified applicants to help cover the cost of lead hazard remediation. This program is available to owner-occupied homes and privately-owned rental properties.
Provides ramps and other modifications to increase accessibility for disabled homeowners and renters. For minor home repairs services include repairing condemned furnaces, faulty wiring, or actively leaking roofs. Major home repairs provide funds in the form of forgivable deferred loans to correct health and safety code violations, including lead-based paint hazards for single-family dwelling units located in low-income census tracts. Get the Lead Out program and Health Home Production awards housing funds to qualified applicants to help cover the cost of lead hazard remediation. This program is available to owner-occupied homes and privately-owned rental properties.
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Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate.
Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc.
Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas.
Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households.
Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers.
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training.
Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects. Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal. Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc.
Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households.
Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas.
Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations.
Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues.
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc.
Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes.
Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing.
Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas.
Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal.
Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets.
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Business and Industry Loan Guarantees are available for business and industrial development in rural areas to create and maintain employment, expand and to improve economic climate.
Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loans and Grants are available for community service facilities in rural areas such as libraries, clinics, fire and rescue buildings and equipment, etc.
Cooperative Services helps rural residents form new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improve operations of existing cooperatives in rural areas.
Direct and Guaranteed Home Ownership provides loans to purchase or construct single family homes in rural areas for very low/low/moderate income households.
Direct Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants provide housing and related facilities in rural areas for domestic farm laborers.
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants provide for technology equipment and facilities for linking rural schools within regions, linking schools to other educational institutions, utilizing rural libraries as distance learning centers, linking rural hospitals and medical clinics to major medical centers, interactive video, and distance rural health training.
Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Systems provide grant assistance in development of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvement projects. Renewable systems include wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal. Energy efficiency improvements include energy improvements to business facility including insulation, windows, doors, HVAC, refrigeration, lighting, pumping/air/motor systems, etc.
Housing Preservation Grants offers funding to selected recipient organization to develop program to help repair individual housing, rental properties or coops in rural areas owned and/or occupied by very low and low-income households.
Intermediary Re-Lending Program provides loans to ultimate recipients for community development projects, establishment and expansion of businesses, and creating and/or saving jobs in rural areas.
Rural Cooperative Development Grants establish and operate cooperative development centers in rural areas primarily to improve economic conditions of rural areas via development of new cooperatives and multiple owner businesses and improving existing co-ops' operations.
Rural Business Development Grants are competitive grants designed to support targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas that have fewer than 50 employees and less than $1 million in gross revenues.
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants provide for a wide range of rural economic development projects in rural areas such as business expansion and start-up, community development, etc.
Rural Home Repair Loans and Grants assist homeowners, occupying dwellings in rural areas, to complete necessary repairs to their homes.
Rural Housing Site Loans provide loans in rural areas to purchase land and develop sites for very low/low/moderate-income housing.
Solid Waste Management Grants are used to reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources in rural areas and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas.
Technical Assistance and Training Grants are used to identify and evaluate solutions to water and wastewater problems of associations in rural areas relating to water source, storage, treatment and distribution; and waste collection, treatment and disposal.
Value-Added Producer Grants help eligible producers of agricultural commodities in rural areas to develop business plans for viable marketing opportunities and develop strategies to create marketing opportunities in emerging markets.
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**Does not offer emergency housing, financial assistance with rent, mortgage or rental housing options.
**Does not offer emergency housing, financial assistance with rent, mortgage or rental housing options.
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Provides zero interest loans for replacements or repairs to roofs, gutters, windows, sidewalks and other concrete, furnaces, hot water heaters, and air conditioners. Some electrical and plumbing work can be provided. Work is completed by licensed contractors.
Program does NOT provide landscaping or tree removal.
Provides zero interest loans for replacements or repairs to roofs, gutters, windows, sidewalks and other concrete, furnaces, hot water heaters, and air conditioners. Some electrical and plumbing work can be provided. Work is completed by licensed contractors.
Program does NOT provide landscaping or tree removal.
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Provides seniors and/or disabled individuals minor home improvements to help remove barriers that may affect their health and safety in their home (such as repair of non-working heating system, mobility ramp, etc.). Applicant must be the homeowner and live in the home.
Provides seniors and/or disabled individuals minor home improvements to help remove barriers that may affect their health and safety in their home (such as repair of non-working heating system, mobility ramp, etc.). Applicant must be the homeowner and live in the home.
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Lead Based Paint Reduction Program tests homes for lead based paint. Can scrape, prime, and paint surfaces and/or replace windows if needed.
Lead Based Paint Reduction Program tests homes for lead based paint. Can scrape, prime, and paint surfaces and/or replace windows if needed.
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Rehabilitates the houses of low-income homeowners (particularly the elderly, disabled, and families with children) so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety and independence. All work is provided free of charge to the homeowner. Referrals come from health and human service agencies, community and faith-based organizations, service groups, case managers, and individuals. The homeowners, if physically able, work with the volunteers in the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor. Home assessments determine a home's eligibility based on national and local criteria.
Repairs vary from painting and trash removal to minor repairs such as electrical or plumbing work. Smoke detectors and new locks may be installed. Home modifications and accessibility needs given priority. The repairs must be able to be completed in one day; no major structural repairs and no tree removal.
Rehabilitates the houses of low-income homeowners (particularly the elderly, disabled, and families with children) so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety and independence. All work is provided free of charge to the homeowner. Referrals come from health and human service agencies, community and faith-based organizations, service groups, case managers, and individuals. The homeowners, if physically able, work with the volunteers in the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor. Home assessments determine a home's eligibility based on national and local criteria.
Repairs vary from painting and trash removal to minor repairs such as electrical or plumbing work. Smoke detectors and new locks may be installed. Home modifications and accessibility needs given priority. The repairs must be able to be completed in one day; no major structural repairs and no tree removal.
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Offers exterior home repairs to homeowners that meet income guidelines, who are unable to make the repairs on their own. Homeowners pay for materials and Habitat volunteers assist with minor improvements like painting, landscaping, exterior door replacements, and accessibility improvements.
Offers exterior home repairs to homeowners that meet income guidelines, who are unable to make the repairs on their own. Homeowners pay for materials and Habitat volunteers assist with minor improvements like painting, landscaping, exterior door replacements, and accessibility improvements.
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Offers home repairs and improvements necessary for restoring and maintaining safe living conditions and home values. This program is applicable for low-income families, seniors, and those with a disability. Services include interior or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations. This includes a change to or repair of materials or components, a reconfiguration of space, a modification for accessibility and interior modifications, installation or extension of plumbing, and mechanical or electrical systems on an existing structure.
Offers home repairs and improvements necessary for restoring and maintaining safe living conditions and home values. This program is applicable for low-income families, seniors, and those with a disability. Services include interior or exterior work performed to alleviate critical health, life and safety issues or code violations. This includes a change to or repair of materials or components, a reconfiguration of space, a modification for accessibility and interior modifications, installation or extension of plumbing, and mechanical or electrical systems on an existing structure.
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Offers housing rehabilitation programs that provide zero-interest loans and/or grants to homeowners to aid in making repairs to their homes. Neighborhood Services staff assists homeowners with home inspections, specifying work plans and repairs and obtaining bids from contractors.
Offers housing rehabilitation programs that provide zero-interest loans and/or grants to homeowners to aid in making repairs to their homes. Neighborhood Services staff assists homeowners with home inspections, specifying work plans and repairs and obtaining bids from contractors.
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Offers single family housing program provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. The program also makes funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.
Offers single family housing program provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. The program also makes funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.
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Provides programs to build or improve housing and essential community facilities in rural areas.
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- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally provides grants for health and safety repairs for those over 62.
- Multi-Family Housing Programs: Loans for affordable rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income residents, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Funds also may be used to buy/improve land and to provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas. Priority to health care, education and public safety projects.
Provides programs to build or improve housing and essential community facilities in rural areas.
Programs available
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally provides grants for health and safety repairs for those over 62.
- Multi-Family Housing Programs: Loans for affordable rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income residents, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Funds also may be used to buy/improve land and to provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas. Priority to health care, education and public safety projects.
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Offers three types of housing rehabilitation loans, designed to help homeowners who are struggling to get repairs done on their own. The assistance is provided in the form of a forgivable loan to income qualifying applicants and is only available to City residents who own their own house.
- Emergency Assistance Program is open to property owners in any part of the City but is limited to a small number of eligible activities. The program can help with inoperable furnaces/boilers, water heaters, broken water lines or sewer laterals, non-compliant electrical weather heads, severely damaged roofs, and exterior accessibility issues for elderly and disabled persons. This program aims to provide help quickly.
- General Assistance Program exists to help property owners who live in any part of the City. Activities can include a wide range of things including repairs or replacement of principle fixtures and components, water and energy efficient improvements, repair or replacement of water lines or sewer laterals, and improvements to remedy barriers that restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly or disabled persons. Common exterior items that qualify under this program are roofs, entryways, stairs, and porch repairs. Common interior items that qualify under this program include stairways, plumbing, electrical panels, and mechanical equipment.
- The Home Repair and Accessibility Program (HRAP) is designed to provide financial assistance to homeowners with housing rehabilitation needs. The assistance is provided in the form of a grant to qualified low-to-moderate income homeowners residing within the corporate limits of the City of Rock Island. This program assists income-eligible households with needed home repairs and/or accessibility modifications. Priority will be given to rehabilitation items addressing health and safety hazards and local code violations.
* Full Rehabilitation Projects:
- Income eligible households may utilize up to $50,000 of funds to repair their homes and remove health and safety hazards by replacing costly maintenance items.
* Accessibility Projects:
- Income eligible owner-occupied households with at least one senior or disabled resident, may utilize up to $50,000 of funds for accessibility modifications and removal of health and safety hazards by replacing costly maintenance items.
* Roof Only Projects:
- Income eligible households may utilize up to $25,000 to cover new/repairs for roofs, soffits, gutters, and downspouts. These homes must not have other major health and safety issues.
Offers three types of housing rehabilitation loans, designed to help homeowners who are struggling to get repairs done on their own. The assistance is provided in the form of a forgivable loan to income qualifying applicants and is only available to City residents who own their own house.
- Emergency Assistance Program is open to property owners in any part of the City but is limited to a small number of eligible activities. The program can help with inoperable furnaces/boilers, water heaters, broken water lines or sewer laterals, non-compliant electrical weather heads, severely damaged roofs, and exterior accessibility issues for elderly and disabled persons. This program aims to provide help quickly.
- General Assistance Program exists to help property owners who live in any part of the City. Activities can include a wide range of things including repairs or replacement of principle fixtures and components, water and energy efficient improvements, repair or replacement of water lines or sewer laterals, and improvements to remedy barriers that restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly or disabled persons. Common exterior items that qualify under this program are roofs, entryways, stairs, and porch repairs. Common interior items that qualify under this program include stairways, plumbing, electrical panels, and mechanical equipment.
- The Home Repair and Accessibility Program (HRAP) is designed to provide financial assistance to homeowners with housing rehabilitation needs. The assistance is provided in the form of a grant to qualified low-to-moderate income homeowners residing within the corporate limits of the City of Rock Island. This program assists income-eligible households with needed home repairs and/or accessibility modifications. Priority will be given to rehabilitation items addressing health and safety hazards and local code violations.
* Full Rehabilitation Projects:
- Income eligible households may utilize up to $50,000 of funds to repair their homes and remove health and safety hazards by replacing costly maintenance items.
* Accessibility Projects:
- Income eligible owner-occupied households with at least one senior or disabled resident, may utilize up to $50,000 of funds for accessibility modifications and removal of health and safety hazards by replacing costly maintenance items.
* Roof Only Projects:
- Income eligible households may utilize up to $25,000 to cover new/repairs for roofs, soffits, gutters, and downspouts. These homes must not have other major health and safety issues.
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The ION team works with homeowners to make external repairs, connect to resources, and navigate the home repair system. Will also collaborate with partner organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, Polk County Emergency Repair, and Neighborhood Finance Corporation to get repairs done.
The ION team works with homeowners to make external repairs, connect to resources, and navigate the home repair system. Will also collaborate with partner organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together, Polk County Emergency Repair, and Neighborhood Finance Corporation to get repairs done.
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Low interest loans for low and moderate income homeowners to rehabilitate health and safety needs of their older homes. Provides home buyer education to persons of any income level.
Low interest loans for low and moderate income homeowners to rehabilitate health and safety needs of their older homes. Provides home buyer education to persons of any income level.
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Repairs vary from painting and trash removal to minor repairs such as electrical or plumbing work. Smoke detectors and new locks may be installed. Home modifications and accessibility needs given priority. The repairs must be able to be completed in one day; no major structural repairs and no tree removal.
Yard cleanup is offered by a group of volunteers, a couple of times throughout the summer months (will NOT help with tree removals, tree limbs/branches removals from dead or dying trees, mowing yards or snow removal).
Volunteer Opportunities are available as Rebuilding Together relies on donations of time, money, material and volunteers both skilled and unskilled to help with repairs.
Repairs vary from painting and trash removal to minor repairs such as electrical or plumbing work. Smoke detectors and new locks may be installed. Home modifications and accessibility needs given priority. The repairs must be able to be completed in one day; no major structural repairs and no tree removal.
Yard cleanup is offered by a group of volunteers, a couple of times throughout the summer months (will NOT help with tree removals, tree limbs/branches removals from dead or dying trees, mowing yards or snow removal).
Volunteer Opportunities are available as Rebuilding Together relies on donations of time, money, material and volunteers both skilled and unskilled to help with repairs.
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