Morris Westfall, Missouri State Director for Rural Development, announced that the agency is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) Program.
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Rural Development will receive pre-applications until April 21. Eligible entities for these competitively awarded grants include state and local governments or non-profit corporations.
Westfall designated the six area offices located in St. Joseph, Kirksville, Clinton, Farmington, Springfield, and Dexter as the processing offices for the HPG program. Those entities wishing to apply for assistance should contact their respective area office.
Interested persons or applicants from the following counties should contact the area office at St. Joseph, 3915 Oakland Avenue, St Joseph MO 64085, 816 364 3767 extension 5, to receive further information and copies of the application package: Davies, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth, Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Ray, Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Platte.
Housing Preservation Grant funds are issued as grants to state and local governments or non-profit organizations to be used to repair or rehabilitate individual housing, rental properties, or co-ops owned and/or occupied by very-low and low-income rural persons. Grantees will provide eligible homeowners, owners of rental properties and owners of cooperatives with financial assistance through loans, grants, interest reduction payments or other comparable financial assistance for necessary repairs and rehabilitation.
For further details about eligibility rules and application procedures for the Housing Preservation Grants for FY 2008, see the Feb. 20, 2008, Federal Register (page 9273-9277). Additional information is available by calling the Missouri state office at 573-876-0990 or contacting a USDA Rural Development Area or Sub Area Office.
In 2007, Missouri was able to provide assistance in an amount of $234,647.70 to four applicants, which provided assistance to approximately 41 households. Recipients last year included: Green Hills Community Action Agency receiving $25,000; East Missouri Action Agency receiving $100,000; West Central Missouri Community Action Agency receiving $75,000; and North East Community Action Corporation receiving $34,647.70.