CDBG Home Repair Program

How it works

Barron County participates in the State of Wisconsin Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Home Repair Program. The program is administered by the Chippewa County Housing Authority and offers 0% interest, deferred-payment loans to income-qualified homeowners for needed and necessary home repairs. The loan is repaid when the homeowner no longer owns or occupies the home.

What the money covers

The official materials say eligible repairs include:

• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Heating
• Insulation
• Doors and windows
• Roofing
• Foundations
• Siding
• Wells/septic systems
• City water/sewer connections
• Disability-related accessibility improvements

The materials also say homes built before 1978 with identified lead-based paint hazards may be eligible for repairs that are granted by the State.

Amounts and matching

The source does not give a single maximum loan amount. It says the program uses income limits by household size and county, and that the loan amount is determined by the low, complete bid.

How to apply

The county page points homeowners to the Chippewa County Housing Authority and its Home Repair Program materials. The source states that owners must obtain competitive bids by qualified contractors after program acceptance and should not solicit bids until instructed. Homeowners may choose their own contractor, but the loan amount is based on the low, complete bid.

Timing and deadlines

The source does not list an application deadline. It describes the program as available through the county page at the time the page was crawled.