Kent County Community Development Housing Assistance / Rehabilitation Grants

How it works

Kent County’s Community Development Division says it provides housing assistance in the form of grants for the repair of owner-occupied houses and manufactured housing. Homeowners must fill out the referral form to get on the program waiting list.

What the money covers

The county describes the assistance broadly as repair grants for owner-occupied homes and manufactured housing. The page does not itemize the exact repairs funded on the official program page.

Funding sources

Kent County says its funding partners include the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development. It states that it makes annual applications to DSHA for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and HOME Investment Partnerships Act (HOME) funds, and annual applications to USDA Rural Development for Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) funds.

Service area

The county says the CDBG and HOME programs serve unincorporated Kent County and the 19 municipalities, excluding the City of Dover. It says the HPG program serves Kent County outside the Dover Metropolitan Statistical Area.

How to apply

The page directs homeowners to submit the Waiting List Referral Form. It also provides a phone number and contact email for the Community Development Division.

Timing and deadlines

The official page does not state a current open/close date or a deadline. It says the county makes annual applications for funding and maintains a waiting list.