The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (the “Department” or “DCEO”) is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity to solicit applications for the 2022 Housing Rehabilitation Grant opportunity funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
State: Illinois
County: Cook County (IL), DuPage County (IL), Kane County (IL), Lake County (IL), Madison County (IL), McHenry County (IL), Saint Clair County (IL), Will County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/18/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of grants relative to the Housing Rehabilitation (HR) Notice of Funding Opportunity is to provide units of general local government with funds to address housing needs of eligible low to-moderate income (LMI) households. The program targets projects which preserve single family, owner-occupied housing needing rehabilitation and encourage neighborhood revitalization.
Funding Information
HUD determined the State’s allocation to be $29,798,562. Total amount of funding expected to be awarded through this NOFO is $7,000,000. Awards will range from $300,000 to $650,000.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include:
- Labor and materials,
- Replacement of principal fixtures and components of existing structures;
- Water and sewer connections (if needed for code compliance):
- Initial homeowner warranty premium;
- Hazard insurance premium;
- Flood insurance premium;
- Conservation costs for water and energy efficiency;
- Garages where health & safety issues have been identified;
- Evaluating and treating lead-based paint; and
- Removal of architectural barriers that restrict the mobility and accessibility of elderly or severely disabled persons.
- Rehabilitation to a single-family, owner-occupied residential property that is also used as a place of business and is required to operate the business may be considered homeowner rehabilitation (as opposed to commercial rehabilitation) if the improvements provide general benefit to the residential occupants of the building.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only units of general local government (i.e., cities, villages, townships, and counties) may apply for funding. County and township applicants should not include areas that are incorporated within a city or village. Incorporated areas must apply on their own behalf, regardless of whether a water district or sanitary district is involved. Only units of local government recognized by the Illinois Constitution and able to support economic development activities on a sufficient scale are eligible to apply for Economic Development grant funding. This includes cities, villages, and counties.
- This includes the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair and Will; and the Cities or Villages of Arlington Heights, Aurora, Berwyn, Bloomington, Champaign, Chicago, Cicero, Danville, Decatur, DeKalb, DesPlaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Joliet, Kankakee, Moline, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Normal, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Palatine, Pekin, Peoria, Rantoul, Rockford, Rock Island, Schaumburg, Skokie, Springfield, Urbana, Waukegan
For more information, visit DCEO.
