Housing rehabilitation grants of $5,000 are available from the Bayonne Community Development Block Grant program, city officials announced.
Housing rehabilitation grants of $5,000 are available from the Bayonne Community Development Block Grant program, city officials announced.
The funding enables qualified homeowners to improve their residences by making use of combined funds from the federal HOME Program and Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG).
"This grant program offers qualified homeowners the opportunity to renovate their homes," Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis said in a statement. "Upgrading local homes is great for their owners and for our community. I urge homeowners to see whether they might qualify for this outstanding program."
The rehabilitation grants would be valid for either one year or as long as the grant budget lasts, officials said.
Eligible rehabilitation proposals that are above $5,000 may be also eligible for loans of up to $15,000, Bayonne CDBG Executive Director Samantha Howard said.
"By combining grants and loans, homeowners would be able to make bigger improvements in their properties" Howard said in a statement. "We would be happy to discuss the possibilities for combined grant and loan packages with eligible applicants."
The Community Development Block Program will consider applications for new cases filed after Sept. 1, 2015. The office cannot reopen old cases. The application form for the grant program is available on the city's website.
Applicants will need to provide information on such items as household members, income, mortgages, deeds and property taxes.
The Bayonne Community Development Block Grant Program operates now out of the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation (BEOF) office. For more information on the grant, contact Ashley Lambert at 201-437-7222.
Completed applications can be dropped off at the BEOF building at 555 Kennedy Blvd. in Bayonne.