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Nebraska Rural Housing Program

 
Program
web site		 http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/ags/ruralhouse.htm
Sponsor Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Purpose Loans and grants are available to low-income applicants to remove health or safety hazards and/or improve or modernize their home.

Examples of covered items include; repair or replace water supply and sewer systems, heating systems, electrical wiring, foundations, deteriorating roof, insulation, etc.

The program targets homeowners who are unable to pay for, or arrange for credit to cover, necessary repairs.

These grants require no repayment. However, available funds are limited. The funds are committed to individuals within a short period of the beginning of the program’s fiscal year in October. Those whose repairs do not require immediate action should ask to have their project placed on the program’s waiting list.

Loans may be used to remove health or safety hazards and/or to improve the owner’s home. Maximum loan availability is $20,000. The interest rate charged is 1% with a maximum term of 20 years to repay the loan.
Eligibility This program is available only in communities of 20,000 or less; however, Norfolk, and the area of Scottsbluff, Gering and Terrytown are eligible areas.

Grants are available to those over 62 years of age who are unable to repay a loan covering health and safety repairs.

Geographic
coverage		 Nebraska
Amount of
funding		 Maximum grants are for $7,500.
Application
process		 Contact the local USDA, Rural Development Field Office or their state office in Lincoln at (402) 437-5557 for application details.
 

For more information contact:
For further information regarding this program, contact the local USDA, Rural Development Field Office or their state office in Lincoln at (402) 437-5557 for office locations.

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.