Downtown Calumet, along with two U.P. counties, are getting funds from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to work on projects that improve neighborhoods and housing.
All three are federally-funded community development block grants, and the total of the funding is $830,600, administrated through
MSHDA. The money is used to upgrade homes for low-income residents, preserve neighborhoods, and develop rental and rehabilitation programs.
Calumet's grant is in the amount of $505,600, and will be used in a downtown Calumet rental project that will rehabilitate 13 apartments in the former Morrison Street School building.
The other two grants go to Chippewa and Schoolcraft counties for low- and moderate-income households to create homeowner rehabilitation projects. Chippewa gets $200,000 to use on 26 projects including emergency repairs and meeting housing quality standards. Schoolcraft receives $125,000 for homeowner rehabilitation on five homes to bring them up to standards.
"I take great pride in announcing these grants, which will help revitalize areas of the Upper Peninsula and raise the standard of living for residents," says MSHDA executive director Scott Woosley. "It is critical to our state's future to preserve decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents and to support activities that revitalize all communities, whether they are urban or rural."
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Michigan State Housing Development Authority
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