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13 communities receive housing rehabilitation grants in Illinois

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By Mandy Robertson

(WSIL) -- The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced the recipients of the 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Housing Rehabilitation.  Through the program, DCEO will award $6.8 million in assistance for communities to invest in over 135 housing improvement projects. 

Housing rehabilitation grants are designed to assist low-to-moderate income homeowners with improvements to ensure safe and sanitary living conditions. 

Eligible uses of funds range from structural work to electrical, plumbing, new appliances, flooring, ADA, and accessibility accommodations, and more. Homeowners work through the local unit of government to apply for the grant. Up to $50,000 may be spent on each home.

2020 Housing Grant Recipients: 

•�City of Carterville - $500,000

• City of Casey - $498,279

• City of Hamilton - $550,000

•�City of Herrin - $542,000

• City of Litchfield - $542,000

•�City of Marion - $542,000

• City of Neoga - $550,000

• City of Orient - $500,000

•�City of Sesser - $500,000

• City of West Frankfort - $500,000

• Village of Bradley - $550,000

• Village of Prairie City - $464,000

•�Village of Valier - $542,000

Local governments will have two years to complete the projects and are responsible for coordinating contractors to perform the work. For low- to moderate-income families eligible for the projects, this ensures the homeowner does not incur debt.

For communities that are still interested in applying, DCEO has issued another round of funding for the 2021 program which makes $7 million in project funds available to make additional homes healthy and safe to live in.