The City of Osceola anticipates submitting an application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority seeking grant funds to conduct a Housing Rehabilitation Program in Osceola. The grant is designed to help low-to-moderate income homeowners make improvements to their homes at no cost to them.
To assist in the application process, the city is conducting an income survey by mail in several neighborhoods within Osceola. The city requests renters and homeowners who receive the income survey please complete and return it. Those not responding may be contacted by telephone or in person. A high response rate to this survey is instrumental for Osceola to receive this grant.
Also enclosed with the income survey is a pre-application form for low-to-moderate income homeowners interested in participating in a housing rehabilitation program. Completing this form will help show Iowa Economic Development Authority that there is much need in the community for a Housing Rehabilitation Program. Cities awarded these grants will be notified next spring. If Osceola receives the grant, homeowners desiring to participate in the rehabilitation program will be asked to complete a full application and work will likely be done beginning in 2018.
Questions may be directed to the City of Osceola 641-342-2377 or to Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG) 641-782-8491.