Dubois County Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation (H.E.L.P.)

How it works

Dubois County commissioners discussed a homeowner assistance effort called H.E.L.P. Owner Occupied Housing Rehabilitation at their February 5, 2024 meeting. The minutes say the IN 15 Regional Planning Commission provided an update and that the Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Application had been submitted to OCRA (the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs). The minutes also mention that the county was moving forward with an RFP for housing inspection services.

What the money covers

The county minutes do not spell out the final list of covered work, dollar amounts, reimbursement rules, or whether funds would be grants, loans, or another format. Based on the title alone, the program appears intended for owner-occupied home rehabilitation, but the official county source does not provide enough detail to state exactly which repairs are eligible.

Timing and deadlines

The only concrete timing detail in the county source is that the application had been submitted as of 2024-02-05. The minutes do not show whether the program later opened to homeowners, closed, or was funded.

Bottom line for homeowners

This is a real county-specific housing-repair initiative, but the official Dubois County source is too thin to confirm current homeowner availability or the amount of assistance.