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Commissioners authorize owner‑occupied rehab application using opioid settlement funds; program to target low‑income households
Summary
A resolution authorizing an application and local match for an owner‑occupied rehabilitation program using opioid settlement (abatement) funds was approved. The county and grant administrator plan income-based eligibility, home inspections and a scoring matrix for applications.
Jennings County commissioners approved a resolution authorizing submission of an application and any required local match to fund an owner‑occupied rehabilitation program using opioid settlement abatement funds, presenters said.
Representatives from ARIA and its contractor partner described plans to adapt existing owner‑occupied rehabilitation operations to use opioid settlement dollars for housing repair and abatement activities. “We have a contract with JVAC Group, grant administration services,” said Whitney Kelly of ARIA. Program staff said the resolution authorizes…
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