Housing Fund for Linn County announces up to $160,000 available for Linn housing initiatives

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Housing Fund for Linn County board of directors has announced they are making up to $160,000 available to for-profit or nonprofit developers and businesses, and governmental entities, for housing initiatives that benefit households with income below 80 percent of the area median income.

Eligible activities include development; reconstruction or rehabilitation of rental and owner-occupied housing; homeownership and rental assistance; and financing for the preservation or development of transitional housing or homeless shelters.

To request an application, contact Executive Director Tracey Achenbach at (319) 289-0072 or housingfundlc@ecicog.org. Applications also are available at www.ecicog.org/hfflc. Applications are due at the ECICOG office no later than 4 p.m. on April 20