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St. Lawrence County receives grant money for housing rehab projects

Posted 1/21/22

CANTON — St. Lawrence County has been awarded a $615,000 community development block grant from the state for housing rehabilitation projects. The award was part of $25 million in state and federal …

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St. Lawrence County receives grant money for housing rehab projects

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CANTON — St. Lawrence County has been awarded a $615,000 community development block grant from the state for housing rehabilitation projects.

The award was part of $25 million in state and federal awards announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul that have been made to nonprofit organizations and municipalities around New York State to support safe and affordable homeownership.

The grants will help low- and moderate-income homeowners make repairs or safety upgrades to their homes and provide down payment assistance for first-time buyers, the state said.

A total of 66 grants were awarded through state and federal programs including: Access to Home, Access to Home for Heroes, Access to Home for Medicaid, Mobile and Manufactured Home Replacement, RESTORE, the NYS Community Development Block Grant Program, and the NYS HOME Local Program.

Administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal’s Office of Community Renewal, awards go directly to nonprofit organizations and municipalities to be administered locally and to help create and preserve affordable housing, serve veterans and older New Yorkers, improve and revitalize neighborhoods, and strengthen local economies, the state said.

CDBG housing grants, like the $615,000 award to St. Lawrence County, can be used for housing rehabilitation of owner-occupied or renter-occupied homes, down payment assistance for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers, and private water/wastewater system assistance for low- and moderate-income homeowners.

HCR awarded 22 CDBG housing grants statewide totaling $11.8 million that will benefit nearly 270 households.