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Affordable Housing representative briefs commissioners on owner‑occupied rehab grant; staff to return with application details
Summary
Cody Ramos of the Affordable Housing Corporation briefed the board on an OCRA owner‑occupied rehabilitation grant that can provide up to $25,000 per qualifying household and up to $500,000 to the county with a minimum 10% local match; commissioners asked staff to return with program details and a recommended county contribution.
Cody Ramos, development director for the Affordable Housing Corporation, told commissioners about an Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) owner‑occupied rehabilitation (OOR) grant opportunity available to Grant County homeowners.
Ramos said OOR funding assists owner‑occupants (not rentals) with critical repairs—HVAC, roofs and other repairs—and that assistance can be up to $25,000 per household. Construction awards are competitive and sealed‑bid; income limits were described in summary materials as roughly 60–80% of area median income. Ramos said he would work with the project lead (Makayla Marazzi) to provide more detail and return to the board with a recommendation; the OOR application deadline discussed in materials was in November, giving staff time to assemble partnerships.
Commissioners noted the county could apply for up to $500,000 and would need at least a 10% local match. Staff were asked to clarify whether the $500,000 was county‑only or inclusive of city participation and to bring a dollar amount for the county’s match to the next meeting.
