Acting assistant to the secretary for rural development joel baxley has announced that usda is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low and very low income rural residents.
Rural development grant for roof for mobile home.
The maximum usda rural development grant amount is 7 500 and is a lifetime maximum.
The rural repair and rehabilitation loan and grant program also known as the section 504 loan and grant fund is a usda program that can help with mobile home repairs and upgrades if the following restrictions are met verbatim from this form.
The award ceiling is 50 000.
Form rd 3550 1 request for information.
The maximum lifetime grant amount is 7 500.
Program eligibility is based on household income that cannot exceed 50 of the area median income and the property must be located in a rural community.
All application items listed in attachment 12 e checklist.
What governs this program.
Form rd 3550 4 employment and asset certification.
For example the two person household income limit in portage county is 27 950.
Form rd 410 4 uniform residential loan application.
Helping people stay in their own home and keep it in good repair helps families and their communities.
In most cases a family of four with an adjusted annual income of up.
The usda also has a direct home loan program where we serve as the lender and provide 100 percent financing on home loans to eligible rural residents.
The grants are being provided through usda s housing preservation grant program.
You must occupy the mobile home so that you can be eligible for the grants program.
There is a requirement that states the grant must only be used for repairs and improvements for the health and safety of the occupants.
Applicants interested in applying for a repair loan or grant can contact their local rural development office and provide the following documentation.
The first step in applying for the mobile home repair grants is proving that you are the actual owner of the mobile home.
Having identified the most suitable repair grants program you should demonstrate that you are the legal owner of the mobile home.
For both programs eligible homes must be located in a community of 20 000 persons or less.
The housing act of 1949 as amended 7 cfr part 3550.