The City of Lansing is launching a housing rehabilitation program to help qualified homeowners fund repairs to aging housing.
The city will provide $920,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding for the program, which will be managed by Capital Area Community Services and serve owner-occupied households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. Participants will receive up to $40,000 for eligible repairs including hazard abatement, new furnaces and roof replacement.
Emma Henry is the Executive Director of the Capital Area Housing Partnership, which works to support affordable housing in mid-Michigan. She said improving Lansing’s housing stock is important…