SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) Illinois’ vulnerable residents will have new options for supportive housing soon, thanks to a $40 million grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to fund the development of new permanent supportive residences.
A subset of affordable housing, the Permanent Supportive Housing Development Program provides a place to live as independently as possible for individuals, including those transitioning from institutions, at risk of homelessness or with substance-abuse issues, a news release from IHDA said.
Bob Palmer, policy director at Illinois Housing Action, said supportive housing is critical to helping those who need services attached to their accommodations to be a successful tenant.
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For Immediate Release – January 21, 2021
Illinois Housing Development Authority Releases Application for $8 Million to Strengthen Neighborhoods
CHICAGO – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced $8 million in funding is available to help spur community redevelopment through the elimination of blighted and abandoned residential properties. Municipalities, counties and land banks may apply for grants through the fifth funding round of the state’s Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program (APP), an ongoing program that assists local government agencies with the maintenance and demolition of abandoned residential properties in their communities. The application will remain open until Feb. 16, 2021 at 3 p.m. CST and is available online at: www.ihda.org/my-community/revitalization-programs.
Kane County will receive about $15 million to help its residents with overdue rent payments, but that money is expected to go fast and address only a small portion of the need.
Council approves grant for rent assistance program
January 12, 2021
City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a $500,000 grant to Connections for the Homeless for a rent assistance program.
The program is expected to help between 40 and 70 households across the city for up to six consecutive months. Connections for the Homeless will process and approve applications prioritized mainly by census tract, income level and the amount of rent owed.
When the current federal rent moratorium is set to expire at the end of January, over 3,000 renter households in Evanston may be at risk of eviction, according to the November Week 20 US Census Household Pulse Survey for the Chicago metro area and the 2019 American Community Survey data.