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NEWS RELEASE 1303
SW First American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-4040 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 25, 2005
Contact - Harold Alford (785) 271-2701
Housing Preservation Grant Applications Invited By USDA Rural Development
Topeka , KS – USDA Rural Development State Director Chuck Banks announced today the request for applications under the Agency’s Housing Preservation Grant Program. USDA’s Rural Development Housing Preservation Grant Program provides financial assistance to sponsoring organizations to assist in the repair and/or rehabilitation of single-family and rental residences located in rural communities.
In today’s announcement, State Director Banks commented, “The
availability of affordable housing in our rural areas continues to be a major
factor which contributes to economic development. Many times, with certain
repairs, existing rural homes can continue to be a valuable asset to Kansas
families and their communities. USDA Rural Development’s Housing
Preservation Grant Program can ultimately provide financial assistance
to eligible owners to make necessary repairs to these homes.”
Eligible sponsors who would administer
the grant funds can include state agencies, units of local government,
Native American tribes, and nonprofit organizations. The Agency’s Housing Preservation Grant Program can
also provide assistance to rental property owners to repair and/or rehabilitate
their units providing the owners agree to make such units available to very-low
and low-income families. USDA Rural Development’s Housing Preservation
Grant Program provides assistance to residential projects located in
communities with a maximum population of 20,000.
USDA Rural Development’s Housing Preservation Grant Program has provided nearly $3 million in grant funding to Kansas to enhance the quality of life by increasing accessibility and usefulness or rural homes.
Requests for the Housing Preservation Grant Program pre-application
package should be sent to USDA Rural Development, 1303 SW First American
Place, Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas 66604-4040, attention Housing Preservation
Grant Coordinator. The completed pre-application must be received in the
USDA Rural Development office by 5:00 p.m. on May 13, 2005. This period will
be the only time during Fiscal Year 2005 the Agency will be accepting pre-applications
for this program.
For additional information regarding USDA Rural Development programs, interested parties may call the Agency’s state headquarters at 785-271-2702 or log onto the state’s USDA Rural Development website at: www.rurdev.usda.gov/ks
USDA Rural Development – Committed to the future of rural communities.
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