Missouri Housing
Development Commission |
Release No. 2000-03-04
March 8, 2000
Funding Benefits Rural Housing and Economic Development
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- Rural communities and organizations across the state will receive more than $2.7 million to improve housing in their areas through grants awarded by the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC).
Programs in the following cities and counties will benefit from the grants:
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| Howardville Linn |
Mexico Moberly |
Monroe City Perryville |
Rolla |
Shelbina |
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| Audrain Barton Caldwell Callaway Chariton |
Daviess Grandy Harrison Lewis Livingston |
Macon McDonald Mercer Monroe |
Montgomery Newton Pike Polk |
Putnam Sullivan Randolph Shelby |
MHDC received the money for rural housing and economic development through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money is divided into four program areas including:
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New Homes for Rural Missourians is designed to expand the affordable opportunities for homeownership to families in rural Missouri, stimulate public and private investment in subdivision infrastructure, and stimulate economic growth in rural Missouri by offering seed money to homebuilders to construct affordable housing. |
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Building Skills … Building a Future, a two-dimensional program that will help plan and implement a job training program for low and moderate income Missourians to develop skills in the construction trade while, at the same time, providing new homes for rural homeowners. |
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Rural Community Redevelopment, a program to provide funds to assist in the rehabilitation of existing housing stock. |
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Lead risk reduction funds will provide assistance to homeowners and homebuyers to decrease the risk of lead contamination in older homes. |
The funding was made available through a competitive process to units of local government, community action agencies, regional planning entities and other not-for-profit organizations who will undertake these activities on behalf of low and moderate-income families in rural communities of Missouri. Each of the organizations receiving funds submitted detailed proposals to MHDC staff in October 1999.
Organizations and programs funded include:
New Homes for Rural Missourians program
B.B. Development, Linn, $150,000, provide a model home and building lots in an established subdivision in Linn.
Robert Bruner, City of Mexico, $127,520, provide a model home and building lots in an established subdivision.
Ridgeway Company, Perryville, $150,000, provides a model home and building lots in an established subdivision.
City of Rolla/Meramec Regional Planning Committee and Willow Valley Neighborhood in Rolla, $150,000, provide funds for lot acquisition in an area targeted for redevelopment by the city. Plans include street improvements, lead risk reduction and remodeling of existing homes.
MACO Development Company, $122,600,
provides a model home and building in a new subdivision to be constructed in Howardville.
Building Skills … Building a Future
Rural Community Redevelopment, all funds to assist with rehabilitation of existing
homes in an area targeted by the city.
North East Community Action Corporation, Monroe City, $120,000
North East Community Action Corporation, Shelbina, $120,000
North East Community Action Corporation Moberly, $250,000
City of Rolla/Meramec Regional Planning Commission, $200,000, includes street improvements, lead risk reduction and construction of new homes.
Lead risk reduction
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$257,000 |
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$250,000 |
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$250,000 |
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$10,000 |
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$100,000 |
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$100,000 |
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