Housing Rehabilitation Assistance Program / Emergency Repair Program

How it works

The City of Casper describes an Emergency Repair Program as part of its housing rehabilitation assistance. The city says it keeps funds set aside to help low- to moderate-income homeowners make repairs when the problem, if left undone, would pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of the occupants and sometimes nearby neighbors.

What the money covers

The official report says the alterations can vary depending on the homeowner’s circumstances. Concrete examples listed by the city include:

• constructing a ramp for accessibility,
• installing safety banisters,
• installing grab bars,
• and possible other repairs.

A separate passage in the same report says that the city’s emergency repair work has included items such as a secure weather-tight solid door with locks, solid banisters, plumbing work, ADA bathroom fixtures, and grab bars. Those examples show the program can cover safety-related home repairs, but the report does not present them as a complete list.

Amounts and matching

The source does not state a maximum grant amount, match requirement, or whether the aid is a grant versus a loan in every case. It only says funds were available and that the city had to cut its owner-occupied rehabilitation program because of lower CDBG allocations.

Timing and deadlines

The report says the 2014-2015 allocation was fully exhausted after only two eligible applications were received, but it does not provide a current open/closed status, application deadline, or waitlist information. Because the source is an annual plan rather than a live application page, the present-day funding status cannot be confirmed from the document alone.