Lexington council accepts $2 million HUD grant to fund home modifications for low-income seniors

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council on Thursday approved acceptance of $2,000,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program to fund in-home assessments and accessibility modifications for low-income seniors.

The grant award, accepted at the council’s Feb. 6 meeting, designates Hospice of the Bluegrass Incorporated, doing business as Bluegrass Care Navigators, as the partner to provide in-home assessments and execute home modifications. The resolution states the acceptance of the HUD funds “does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds” and authorizes the mayor to execute an agreement and transfer adequate funds within the grant budget if necessary.

The measure was placed on the docket as a…