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Officials urge Benton County residents to apply for new Eastern Iowa Trust Fund home repair program
Summary
County officials described a new Eastern Iowa Trust Fund repair program that helps low-income homeowners with repairs from roofs to furnaces and septic work, offering up to $20,000 per house and distributing a lump-sum of $224,000 across participating counties on a first-come, first-served basis.
Speaker 4 briefed the board on a newly launched Eastern Iowa Trust Fund housing repair program that provides grants to lower-income homeowners for home repairs including roofs, furnaces, water heaters, windows and septic or sewer work. "It goes from roofs to furnaces to water heaters...Up to $20,000 per house," the committee member said.
The speaker said the program is being offered across Benton, Iowa, Jones and Washington counties, that the initial lump-sum allocation is $224,000, and that eligibility criteria and application information were included in a pamphlet circulated to staff. Speaker 4 asked staff to distribute pamphlets to city clerks and publish application details so residents can learn how to apply on a first-come, first-served basis.
Board members agreed to help publicize the program through the clerk's office and the county bulletin; speaker 3 encouraged outreach so eligible residents have access to application information.
