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Buncombe County awarded Just Home grant to plan housing for justice‑involved residents
Summary
Buncombe County staff said the county received a Just Home grant that funds a July–December planning phase and offers up to $5 million in program‑related investment (PRI) loans at 2% for qualifying housing projects serving justice‑involved people.
Assistant County Manager Miss Tate announced that Buncombe County has received a Just Home grant intended to support housing solutions for justice‑involved individuals. The award includes planning funds and a capital financing option the county may use to develop housing targeted to populations identified during the planning process.
Why it matters: the grant could support new or rehabilitated affordable housing and related services for people leaving prison, people involved with juvenile justice, or other justice‑involved groups — populations county leaders identified as having acute housing needs that intersect with other systems.
Tate said the grant provides several…
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