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Rural Development | USDA Rural Development - Illinois
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals 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 may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals 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 may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
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Housing Services | USDA Rural Development - Iowa
Offers programs to assist families and individuals in rural America with financing, mortgage payment assistance, and opportunities to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes.
Additionally, the service provides access to information about privately owned rental housing options available at below-market rates, including government-subsidized housing and low-income/subsidized private rental housing. These housing options may include units developed or improved with public funds, income-based rental housing, and fixed below-market rate rental housing, benefiting low-income households, older adults, people with disabilities, and other special populations.
Offers programs to assist families and individuals in rural America with financing, mortgage payment assistance, and opportunities to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes.
Additionally, the service provides access to information about privately owned rental housing options available at below-market rates, including government-subsidized housing and low-income/subsidized private rental housing. These housing options may include units developed or improved with public funds, income-based rental housing, and fixed below-market rate rental housing, benefiting low-income households, older adults, people with disabilities, and other special populations.
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Home Rehabilitation Program | USDA Rural Development - Iowa
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Home Rehabilitation | Rebuilding Together - Greater Des Moines
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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Housing Fund | Region XII Council of Governments
- Housing Fund (Rehab) - Loans are available to income-qualified homeowners in Region XII COG communities for home repairs to eliminate health and safety hazards, including windows, doors, roofs, furnaces, etc.
- Housing Fund (down-payment) - Loans are available to income-qualified homeowners in Region XII COG communities for down-payments required for the client to qualify for a commercial loan.
- Housing Fund (Rehab) - Loans are available to income-qualified homeowners in Region XII COG communities for home repairs to eliminate health and safety hazards, including windows, doors, roofs, furnaces, etc.
- Housing Fund (down-payment) - Loans are available to income-qualified homeowners in Region XII COG communities for down-payments required for the client to qualify for a commercial loan.
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Older Adult Home Modification Program | Omaha City Offices
Provides home modifications to help remove barriers in the homes of seniors to help them remain in their homes longer. Improvements are meant to reduce the risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve the functional abilities of the home.
This is a grant program (up to $5,000) for single-family homeowners within the Omaha city limits. No repayment is necessary.
Provides home modifications to help remove barriers in the homes of seniors to help them remain in their homes longer. Improvements are meant to reduce the risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve the functional abilities of the home.
This is a grant program (up to $5,000) for single-family homeowners within the Omaha city limits. No repayment is necessary.
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Critical Home Repair | Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County
Addresses critical repair needs of low-income homeowners. The program focuses on making necessary repairs, modifications and improvements to ensure homes are safe, energy-efficient and accessible. Funding programs may require a forgivable loan, an affordable repayment plan or sweat equity hours through volunteer work or advocacy.
Kinds of repairs the program assists with:
- Roof repairs and replacements.
- Plumbing and electrical repairs.
- Heating and cooling system repairs.
- Foundation and structural repairs.
- Window and door replacements.
- Installation of wheelchair ramps.
- Widening doorways for accessibility.
- Installation of grab bars and handrails.
- Bathroom modifications for easier use.
- Chair lifts for multilevel accessibility.
Addresses critical repair needs of low-income homeowners. The program focuses on making necessary repairs, modifications and improvements to ensure homes are safe, energy-efficient and accessible. Funding programs may require a forgivable loan, an affordable repayment plan or sweat equity hours through volunteer work or advocacy.
Kinds of repairs the program assists with:
- Roof repairs and replacements.
- Plumbing and electrical repairs.
- Heating and cooling system repairs.
- Foundation and structural repairs.
- Window and door replacements.
- Installation of wheelchair ramps.
- Widening doorways for accessibility.
- Installation of grab bars and handrails.
- Bathroom modifications for easier use.
- Chair lifts for multilevel accessibility.
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Home Maintenance and Repair Services | MCS Community Services
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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Rental Rehabilitation Program | Omaha City Offices
Helps owner-investors with single family properties (1-4 units) east of 72nd Street make necessary repairs to their homes and ultimately aid in the revitalization of neighborhoods and communities. Rehabilitated properties are to be rented to low to moderate income persons.
If determined eligible, a construction specialist will schedule an initial property visit and determine the types of modifications and improvements that can be performed at the property.
Eligible property rehabilitation activities are limited to those necessary to correct substandard conditions, to make essential improvements, and to repair major systems in danger of failure. Major systems include such items as roofs, ceilings, walls, floors, foundations, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and electrical systems.
Helps owner-investors with single family properties (1-4 units) east of 72nd Street make necessary repairs to their homes and ultimately aid in the revitalization of neighborhoods and communities. Rehabilitated properties are to be rented to low to moderate income persons.
If determined eligible, a construction specialist will schedule an initial property visit and determine the types of modifications and improvements that can be performed at the property.
Eligible property rehabilitation activities are limited to those necessary to correct substandard conditions, to make essential improvements, and to repair major systems in danger of failure. Major systems include such items as roofs, ceilings, walls, floors, foundations, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and electrical systems.
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Senior Home Repair | Community Action of Southeast Iowa
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Rural Development | USDA Rural Development - Illinois
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals 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 may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals 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 may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
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Housing Services | Warren County Habitat for Humanity
**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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Housing Rehabilitation and Lead Based Paint Reduction Programs | Moline City Offices
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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Home Modification and Repair Loans | Able Up Iowa
Offers affordable loans to individuals with disabilities and seniors to help acquisition of assistive technology, home repairs relating to health and safety (not home improvements to increase the value of the home), service animals, and employment tools. Also offers if qualified a forgivable loan for assistive technology. Offer a sliding scale interest rate ranging from 9-0% based on eligibility.
Most loans have flexible terms, up to 5 years. Most loans are capped at $2,500. Assistive technology loans may go up to $10,000, but there may be a waitlist for loans over $2,500.
Offers affordable loans to individuals with disabilities and seniors to help acquisition of assistive technology, home repairs relating to health and safety (not home improvements to increase the value of the home), service animals, and employment tools. Also offers if qualified a forgivable loan for assistive technology. Offer a sliding scale interest rate ranging from 9-0% based on eligibility.
Most loans have flexible terms, up to 5 years. Most loans are capped at $2,500. Assistive technology loans may go up to $10,000, but there may be a waitlist for loans over $2,500.
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Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program | Town of Normal
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Housing Preservation | Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska
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Housing Services | Neighborhood Finance Corporation
Provides sustainable homeownership, home renovations, and revitalizes neighborhoods through collaborating partnerships.
Provides sustainable homeownership, home renovations, and revitalizes neighborhoods through collaborating partnerships.
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Housing Services | Neighborhood Finance Corporation
Provides sustainable homeownership, home renovations, and revitalizes neighborhoods through collaborating partnerships.
Provides sustainable homeownership, home renovations, and revitalizes neighborhoods through collaborating partnerships.
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Homeownership Assistance | NeighborWorks Northeast Nebraska
Assistance with home purchase down payments, closing cost payment, purchase, rehabilitation and resell of homes, and new construction.
NeighborWorks is also a packager for USDA-D home loans.
Assistance with home purchase down payments, closing cost payment, purchase, rehabilitation and resell of homes, and new construction.
NeighborWorks is also a packager for USDA-D home loans.
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Home Preservation Program | Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Offers affordable home repair services for low-income homeowners, allowing them to get work done now and pay for it later – sometimes years down the line. Homeowners are invited to apply for the program and are accepted based on their household income and assessed home value. Services may include exterior repairs (such as roofs and siding), critical home repair (such as furnaces and water heaters), weatherization (such as windows and insulation), and accessibility (such as ramps, grab bars, and bath modifications).
Offers affordable home repair services for low-income homeowners, allowing them to get work done now and pay for it later – sometimes years down the line. Homeowners are invited to apply for the program and are accepted based on their household income and assessed home value. Services may include exterior repairs (such as roofs and siding), critical home repair (such as furnaces and water heaters), weatherization (such as windows and insulation), and accessibility (such as ramps, grab bars, and bath modifications).
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Home Rehabilitation | Cedar Rapids City Offices
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Home Repairs and Handicap Ramps | Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
Repairs and rehabilitates owner-occupied homes of low-income elderly, disabled, and families with children on a sliding fee scale to the homeowner. Handicap ramps may be built as part of this program as well. Work is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material, and money. All able-bodied residents of the home are expected to assist in making repairs.
*Note that the following services are not provided: roofs, foundations, siding, furnaces, lead remediation, chimneys, or work on mobile homes (other than wheelchair ramps, which may be built for mobile homes).
Repairs and rehabilitates owner-occupied homes of low-income elderly, disabled, and families with children on a sliding fee scale to the homeowner. Handicap ramps may be built as part of this program as well. Work is supported entirely by contributions of time, labor, material, and money. All able-bodied residents of the home are expected to assist in making repairs.
*Note that the following services are not provided: roofs, foundations, siding, furnaces, lead remediation, chimneys, or work on mobile homes (other than wheelchair ramps, which may be built for mobile homes).
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Critical Home Repair Programs | Rebuilding Together Aurora
Community Block Build - House-by-house approach to improving focused areas of high need. Includes:
- Handicap accessibility modifications.
- Plumbing/electrical work.
- Energy efficiency upgrades.
- Landscaping.
- Painting.
Safe at Home - Improves access and reduces risk for seniors and people with disabilities. Some repairs include:
- Hand railings/grab bars.
- Ramps.
- Broken/weak steps.
- Walk-in shower.
- ADA-accessible doorways.
- Lever door knobs.
- Additional lighting.
- Deadbolts and locks.
Community Block Build - House-by-house approach to improving focused areas of high need. Includes:
- Handicap accessibility modifications.
- Plumbing/electrical work.
- Energy efficiency upgrades.
- Landscaping.
- Painting.
Safe at Home - Improves access and reduces risk for seniors and people with disabilities. Some repairs include:
- Hand railings/grab bars.
- Ramps.
- Broken/weak steps.
- Walk-in shower.
- ADA-accessible doorways.
- Lever door knobs.
- Additional lighting.
- Deadbolts and locks.
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Rural Development | USDA Rural Development - Nebraska
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.
Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.
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.
Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants are available for water and sewer systems, solid waste and storm drainage in rural areas.
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Governmental Services | Lincoln City Offices
City government offices.
City government offices.
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