Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance Program

How it works

The Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance Program provides necessary minor and major housing improvements using Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The stated purpose is to improve the City of Jonesboro’s housing stock and help create healthier, sanitary, safer, and more livable homes.

What the money covers

The page says rehab may include:

• Labor and materials
• Replacement of principal fixtures and components of existing structures
• Installation of security devices, including smoke detectors
• Initial homeowner warranty premium, except when a grant is provided
• Hazard insurance premium, except when a grant is provided
• Flood insurance premium, except when a grant is provided
• Conservation costs for water and energy efficiency

Amounts and matching

No maximum award amount is stated on the page. No match requirement is stated. The page does not specify whether assistance is always a grant, a loan, or another structure beyond using CDBG funds for rehabilitation.

How to apply

Applicants can use the Home Rehab Application listed on the page. For more information, the city directs applicants to contact the CDBG Program Manager at 870-336-7170 or grants@jonesboro.org. The application is returned to the City of Jonesboro Grants & Community Development Department.

Timing and deadlines

The page does not give an opening date, closing date, or application deadline.

Other program notes

The page frames the program as a housing quality and safety effort rather than a disaster-specific hardening grant, but it does explicitly include smoke detectors and insurance-related items among eligible rehab uses.