Housing Fund for Linn County announces $300,000 available for initiatives

The Housing Fund for Linn County (HFfLC) board of directors are making up to $300,000 available for housing initiatives that benefit households with income below 80 percent of the area median income. Governmental entities and for- or nonprofit developers and businesses are eligible to receive these funds. Projects must demonstrate an ability to make loan repayments to HFfLC.

Eligible activities include:

• Development

• Reconstruction or rehabilitation of rental and owner-occupied housing

• Homeownership assistance

• Financing for the preservation or development of transitional housing or homeless shelters

Applications are available at www.ecicog.org/hfflc or to request an application, call (319) 289-0072 or email Tracey Achenbach, Executive Director, at housingfundlc@ecicog.org. Applications are due at the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) office no later than 3 p.m. Jan. 14.