The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the use of $5.9 million in state funds to assist households impacted by natural disasters.
The State Housing Initiatives Partnership helps housing development organizations assist households affected by recent natural disasters, hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding in Lee County.
The county says the money will be used to provide the following:
- Down payments
- Owner-occupied emergency home repairs and rehabilitation
- Mortgage expenses
- Insurance deductibles
- Rental expenses
The program is funded by the state, and is locally governed by strategies in the Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) – which allows Lee County to implement the Disaster Assistance Strategy in the event of a disaster declared by an Executive Order.
Funding will be awarded to the following agencies to assist households affected by recent natural disasters:
- Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, Inc.
- $1,691,357 – Downpayment Assistance for a minimum of 14 very low- and low-income households affected by recent disasters with at least three households with special needs
- Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay
- $1,000,000 – Owner Occupied Rehabilitation for a minimum of 20 very low- and low-income households affected by recent disasters with at least two households with special needs.
- Lee County Housing Development Corp.