MACOMB, IL – The Western Illinois Regional Council has announced it has received a $1.4 million award from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) that will be allow them to be able to grant up to $60,000 for area homeowners the opportunity to make necessary repairs to their homes.
The Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Home Repair Program is available to eligible homeowners in Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren Counties, plus the cities of Havana and Joy, who cannot afford to make the needed repairs to make their home safer to live in. The grants can amount up to $60,000, depending on the repair needs and family’s eligibility. Eligible households will not be required to repay assistance received for repairs of their home.
Homeowners interested in applying can call Darrin Taflinger at the WIRC-Macomb office at (309) 837-2997 or contact him by email at [email protected].
Taflinger estimates the amount of WIRC’s award will be enough to help rehabilitate 20 houses in the agency’s service area. Types of homes that can be repaired include single-family homes, manufactured homes on permanent foundations, condominiums, or cooperative units. Applicants also must have experienced some type of financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples of hardship include, but are not limited to, the loss of a job, reduced work hours, loss of income due to a COVID-19 diagnosis, and other similar situations.
To learn more about the HAF Home Repair Program or other free programs the WIRC offers, visit wirpc.org or call their Macomb office at (309) 837-2997 or Galesburg office at (309) 837-5115.
WIRC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
