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Home Repair Assistance

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:02:55 +0000

There is home repair assistance available to low income homeowners faced with an urgent repair. Right now, the city of Tucson is accepting applications for their annual residential rehabilitation program.

There are two (2) components to the TARR Program. The initial $7,500 is a grant, for which repayment is NOT required! Additional funds, based on the severity of those repair items determined to be vital, may be available as a deferred loan to cover more extensive rehab work and will be available at 2% simple interest (no compounding), which is deferred until the title is transferred/property is sold or refinanced. The amount of additional available funds for the deferred loan will be determined on an individual basis by program management.

There are qualifying factors, primarily that the applicant should be a homeowner, fall within the income limits, and not have received any assistance from the Tucson housing rehab program since July 1, 2005.

The program is only accepting applications between May 15 and June 30, 2010. All qualified applicants will be placed in a lottery pool to make the funding decision fair.

Go to the website for detailed information.

Down Payment Assistance in Arizona

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:39:33 +0000

The City of Tempe, Arizona has down payment assistance programs.

AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND TARGETED AREAS

CAMP FUNDS

Up to thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000) is available to households purchasing a home in a city-designated Neighborhood Enhancement Area.

Neighborhood Enhancement Areas are defined in General Plan 2020 (currently all neighborhoods north of Alameda Drive in Tempe )

Households purchasing homes outside of a Neighborhood Enhancement Area are eligible for up to thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

ADDI FUNDS

Up to an ADDITIONAL ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or six percent of the purchase amount is available to households earning less than 60% AMI and purchase a home in the city-designated Neighborhood Enhancement Area.

Neighborhood Enhancement Areas are defined in General Plan 2020 (currently all neighborhoods north of Alameda Drive in Tempe ) .

Income eligible households purchasing a home outside of the Enhancement Area are eligible for up to eighty five hundred dollars ($8,500), or six percent of purchase amount.

Go to the website to learn more!

Grants for Arizona Small Business

ecobent — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:43:22 +0000

Hello, I am a recycled materials artist/inventor. I am in Tucson AZ and am producing product from recycled innertube material and it is getting ready to explode as a large company is getting ready to puschase a large order. This is all good and I can do this myself, but I am using material that would normally go into the landfill. I would think that there would be some sort of incentive for people like me but cant find any info. I looked at the EPA but didnt see much for me. Thanks
Bryan

Assistance for Veterans

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:35:00 +0000

U.S. VETS is dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk veterans, and a nationally recognized leader in the field of service delivery to veterans.

They are the largest provider of housing, counseling, employment and training assistance in the country.

If you are a veteran in need of assistance, please contact them. If they don’t have a program in your area, they will help you find help.

Go to their website

Emergency Grants for Individuals

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:03:02 +0000

The Mesa Angels Foundation is available for people needing emergency assistance. You can apply for grants or loans in times of critical financial need due to issues such as medical emergency, natural disasters or other unforeseen, life-changing events.

Applicants will be required to clearly demonstrate a need for grants and loans. Applicants must have exhausted all other methods of funding sources. Supporting documentation includes but is not limited to: pay stubs, insurance coverage, copies of bills, other sources of income and letters from individuals that can testify to need. The foundation does not fund credit card expenses, utility bills, school tuition/expenses and minor car/house repairs, absent exceptional circumstances such as disaster relief or other catastrophic events. There is no application deadline.

Go to their website!