We are a limited income family. My husband works full time and I am a stay at home mom (4 children). I've heard from several people that there are government grants out there to help you fix up your home. I have called everywhere I know to find help and have had no success. We own our home. It's a large victorian home with alot of fixing up needed. (The roof is in bad need.) Anyone know of any such grants?
2007-02-02 02:37:21 · 5 answers · asked by sunshine07 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I live in Pennsylvania. Thank you for any advice.
2007-02-02 03:19:17 · update #1
I'm sorry i do not know where you live. In U.S.A.try the links below or try to Google--"Government Grants"
Good luck.
"The Complete Guide to State and Federal Grants(tm) provides you with the best grant programs
available to the public along with detailed instructions on how you can apply for the government grants
you want. Below are just a few of the grants available:"
http://www.georgewashingtoninstitute.com/governmentgrants
http://www.bestgrantsandloans.com/free-b.htm
2007-02-02 03:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check with the town or city building or zoning officer. there are programs that will help keep up the housing stock of a community. often they are in the form of a no interest loan that won't have to be paid back until the house is sold. the down side is that they may upgrade the whole house to make it more energy efficient, and meet current code requirements. an elderly neighbor of mine went through with a program a few years ago. the house had a new roof, windows, doors, siding and gutters, new furnace, toilet and faucets, rewired kitchen and bath, and upgraded electrical service. i'm not sure what was done as far as insulation in the attic, the hot water heater, lead paint, etc., but the house was completely overhauled. she has since passed away and the house has been cleaned and emptied, but hasn't gone up for sale yet. with the market being down as it is right now, i have to wonder if it would sell for enough to recover the monies to repay the loan amount. sorry that i can't tell you more than that. good luck, hope this helps.
2007-02-02 06:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by car dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the major problem with applying for 'grants' is that it often takes a long time to qualify, and then receive them... let alone knowing how to write a grant application. (Ive done several, and I know first hand.. that the process can drag out)
I would suggest that you contact your local Community Action Agency. These agencies, across the US, actually administer over 90% of all Community Block Grants.... they are already experienced at writing the grants, and probably have the funds in house, thru one program or another, to help you.
Check your local phone book, or look for your agency on the web... simply enter in the search bar: Pennsylvania Community Action Agency , and the county in which you live. It should lead you directly to the agency that oversees your area.
They will want you to come into their office, most likely, and you'll need to take proof of income, etc... phone first, hehehe, and ask what all you will need to bring. While you are there - ask what other services they have available, or are connected to, that you can avail yourself of. It never hurts to ask!
Our local agency covers many things, from home weatherization, to help with heating/utility bills, HeadStart, free tax assistance, seminars on how to manage a budget, even the local food pantry. All kinds of services are available, and they already have the grants to provide for them... you just have to ask. (And what they cannot provide themselves, they will often know who else you can ask for help from)
Good Luck!
2007-02-02 08:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two FREE sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.
Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.
This is the list of all government grants on the construction/rehabilitation of housing http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FUNCTIONAL_PROGRAM_TXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=func_cat_cd&p_arg_values=MS
Most of the available grants are for very low income people. See if you qualify
2007-02-02 05:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well to bad your not in new jersey ide fix it for next to nothing you can call your local builing inspector dept thery might kknow of who is in control of that
2007-02-02 05:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by tom c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋