The city of Naperville has made plans to distribute $565,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding it expects to receive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban.
The money will go to nonprofit groups that help address shelter and food issues faced by older adults, adults with special needs, homeless people, and low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
On Tuesday, the Naperville City Council approved the following allocations:
$32,400 to the Illinois Independent Living Center in the purchase of a two-bedroom condominium unit to provide affordable and accessible housing to low- and moderate-income disabled homeowners and renters.
$34,225 to Naperville Elderly Homes to replace damaged concrete walkways and repair masonry at a building providing affordable rental housing to approximately 221 low-income older adults.
$66,700 to Bridge Communities Inc. to replace the existing boiler at 1330 Crab Apple Court with a high-efficiency boiler at a six-unit apartment building and remodel of three kitchens at 432 E. Bailey Road. Both buildings provide transitional housing to homeless families.
$200,000 to DuPage PADS to support the purchase of a Downers Grove hotel that will become an interim housing center, providing housing and services for homeless families and individuals.
$30,000 to the Northern Illinois Food Bank to replace the dock plates at its Geneva-based distribution center, which location collects and distributes food to banks throughout Northeastern Illinois.
$68,000 to the Loaves & Fishes Cares Program to provide emergency rent/mortgage and utility assistance.
$16,750 to DuPage Pads supportive housing program to aid formerly homeless people with chronic disabilities living in permanent supportive housing in Naperville.
$15,000 to Little Friends to renovate bathrooms for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, fix the roof, and install new flooring, a ramp to the front door and new exterior doors and windows at a community house in Naperville for four disabled adults.
$15,000 to the Ray Graham Association to remodel the basement of group home for disabled adults and to add one additional bedroom providing housing for an adult with disabilities.
$21,925 to United Cerebral Palsy Seguin to help fund the replacement of the furnace and roof and gutters to a community home in Naperville for four disabled adults.
$65,000 for salary and program administration costs.
Because Congress has yet to determine the exact funding, the city has contingencies in place should the grants come in not as anticipated.
If the final grant allocation is more than $565,000, the city plans to add funding to projects, such as the Loaves & Fishes CARES Emergency Financial Assistance Program and DuPage Pads for its supportive housing program.
If federal dollars are less than $565,000, the city plans to proportionally reduce the amounts for each agency to match the actual allocation amount.
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