Press Release - Monday, October 25, 1999
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Governor Announces 1999 Community Development Assistance Program Housing Rehabilitation Grants
SPRINGFIELD -- Governor George H. Ryan today announced 29 communities will share $7 million in 1999 Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) Housing Rehabilitation grant awards.
"These grants provide help to families that simply can't afford to repair their homes on their own," Ryan said. "In many cases the homes have structural problems that if not corrected, could endanger the safety of the occupants."
The CDAP grants are available to local governments throughout the state for rehabilitation of substandard housing units occupied by low to moderate-income families. Grant funds will be used to correct building code violations of substandard housing. Typical rehabilitation work will include repairs to the mechanical and structural elements of the homes (foundation, heating, plumbing and electrical systems, etc.) as well as roofs, windows, doors and handicap accessibility needs.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) administers the CDAP program. Seventy applications were received from across the state totaling more than $17.5 million. A competitive application review was conducted and funding amounts were determined based on applications with the highest ratings.
"This grant program is a good example of how government can improve the quality of life for families across this state," said DCCA Director Pam McDonough. "The investment we make in these homes is returned in the form of safer neighborhoods and more productive workers who don't have to worry about providing shelter for their families."
The following 29 CDAP grant recipients will use the funds to rehabilitate single family homes (s.f.h.):
| Grantee (County) | Project Description | Amount Awarded |
| Anna (Union) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in a targeted area | $175,500 |
| Benld, (Macoupin) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Benton, (Franklin) | Rehabilitate 18 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Charleston, (Coles) | Rehabilitate 12 s.f.h. In a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Christian County (Christian) | Rehabilitate 25 s.f.h. in Hewlittville | 373,500 |
| Coulterville (Randolph) | Rehabilitate 25 s.f.h. in targeted areas | 373,500 |
| Cowden (Shelby) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in SE section of village | 230,000 |
| Danville (Vermilion) | Rehabilitate 12 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 276,000 |
| Fulton County (Fulton) | Rehabilitate 7 s.f.h. in Brereton | 148,000 |
| Galatia (Saline) | Rehabilitate 15 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Gillespie (Macoupin) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in SE section of city | 230,000 |
| Golconda (Pope) | Rehabilitate 15 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Greenup (Cumberland) | Rehabilitate 12 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Hamilton County (Hamilton) | Rehabilitate 12 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Joppa (Massac) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 190,500 |
| Joy (Mercer) | Rehabilitate 13 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Mounds (Pulaski) | Rehabilitate 15 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 232,750 |
| Mount Vernon (Jefferson) | Rehabilitate 15 s.f.h. in a targeted area Demolish 10 in a targeted area | 281,750 |
| New Boston (Mercer) | Rehabilitate 14 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Pulaski County (Pulaski) | Rehabilitate 14 s.f.h. in unincorporated Perks | 205,000 |
| Robinson (Crawford) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Rosiclare (Hardin) | Rehabilitate 15 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Royalton (Franklin) | Rehabilitate 15 s.f.h. in two areas of village | 230,000 |
| Saint Elmo (Fayette) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. in SW section of city | 230,000 |
| Seaton (Mercer) | Rehabilitate 14 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| Sparta (Randolph) | Rehabilitate 25 s.f.h. in targeted areas of city | 373,000 |
| Vermont (Fulton) | Rehabilitate 14 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| West Point (Hancock) | Rehabilitate 14 s.f.h. in a targeted area | 230,000 |
| White City (Macoupin) | Rehabilitate 17 s.f.h. throughout the village | 230,000 |
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| Total Amount Awarded: $7,000,000 | |
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