What paper work is needed to get a govermant grant?

Question

want to get a grant to fix up both of my houses one is 107 yrs old the other is 104 yrs old

Answer 1

You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.  

There is a grant from US Department of Agriculture called 10.417 Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants that a senior citizen may qualify to get home repairs grant http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALO...

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS

Loan funds may be used to make general repairs and improvements to properties or to remove health and safety hazards. Grant funds may be used only to pay for the costs for repairs and improvements that will remove identified health and safety hazards or to repair or remodel dwellings to make them accessible for houshold members with disabilities. Loans and grants are typically used for repair or replacement of heating, plumbing or electrical services, roof or basic structure as well as water and waste disposal systems, and weatherization. Loans bear an interest rate of one percent and are repaid over a period up to 20 years. In addition to the above purpose, loan funds may be used to modernize the dwelling. Maximum loan amount cannot exceed a cumulative total of $20,000 to any eligible person and maximum lifetime grant assistance is $7,500 to any eligible person. The house must be located in an eligible rural area which does not exceed 10,000 population. Some places with populations between 10,000 and 25,000 may be eligible if not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Assistance is available in States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana's and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands.  

  

Applicant Eligibility

Applicants must own and occupy a home in a rural area; and be a citizen of the United States or reside in the United States after having been legally admitted for permanent residence or on indefinite parole. Loan recipients must have sufficient income to repay the loan. Grant recipients must be 62 years of age or older and be unable to repay a loan for that part of the assistance received as a grant.

Answer 2

For the most part, the Federal government is not in the business of subsidizing the maintenance of historical properties, especially on an individual basis - that tends to be more of a state or local government concern. The Federal government provides money for non-profit organizations and public agencies to perform historic preservation.

What the Federal government WILL do is allow you certain tax credits for rehabilitating certain types of historical properties. I've linked to that information below.

Your first inquiry for grant money should be through your state's historic preservation agency. You can look up that contact information on the second website I've linked below. The reality is that there's not much hope that the State will give you money, either, but the preservation agency is best prepared to point you in the direction of any non-profit organizations that are willing to support the efforts of individual property owners.

I've attached a third site - which happens to be from North Carolina, but my point in attaching it is that it's very informative about how an individual might go about finding funds for the restoration of a privately-owned property. Most of the information probably applies in your state as well.

I hope this info helps - good luck!