SOMERSET, Ky. — Homeowners struggling with failing septic systems may now qualify for financial assistance through a newly opened grant program serving Clay County and 41 other counties across southern and eastern Kentucky.
Eastern Kentucky PRIDE, a program of The Center for Rural Development, announced Oct. 13 that applications are now being accepted for its Homeowner Septic Program, which provides grants to qualifying low-income families for septic system repairs, replacements and installations.
The program is funded through Community Project Funding secured by U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers…