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Council modifies $1 million state housing allocation to boost down-payment assistance for 100‑homes program; staff says 48 units remain

Jackson City Council · March 10, 2026
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Summary

The council approved amendments to the Jackson Housing ’24 State of Michigan allocation grant — a $1,000,000 legislative allocation — to allow the city to layer additional down‑payment assistance onto an existing ARPA-funded '100 homes' program; staff said 48 homes remain and about 1,800 applications are pending.

The Jackson City Council voted to approve changes to the city and housing commission portions of a 2024 state allocation grant that staff described as a $1,000,000 legislative allocation. According to city staff member Corey, the grant is split into three $300,000 awards for the housing commission, Residents in Action (RIA) and another recipient, with an…

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