The Emergency Repair Program allocates funds to make essential home repairs for elderly or disabled homeowners. The purpose of this program is to correct, repair, or replace an essential system and/or critical structural problem for low-income homeowners who are elderly (60+) or disabled. The aim of the ERP is to stabilize the homeowner’s residence by […]
Funding for the Tennessee Housing Trust Fund is generated from revenue earned by the agency’s Great Choice mortgage program. When funding allows, the Tennessee Housing Trust Fund supports the following initiatives: The Emergency Repair Program allocates funds to make essential home repairs for homeowners who are elderly or have a disability.
There are two parties of the program. Emergency Repair Program (ERP): To correct, repair, or replace an essential system and/or critical structural problem that poses an immediate danger to life, safety, or health of low-income homeowners who are elderly (60+) or disabled. This is not a comprehensive home renovation program; the aim is to stabilize […]
The Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP) is a statewide program designed to increase access to, and acquisition of, assistive technology devices and services. Through its four core programs: Funding Assistance, Device Demonstration, Device Loan and Device Reutilization, TTAP and a network of assistive technology centers help people with disabilities and their families find and get […]
Appalachia Service Project is a volunteer-based Christian ministry program that has a Home Repair Program. The program offers home replacement and repairs to homeowners in Central Appalachia. Approximately 15,000 volunteers assist families and individuals in need of accessibility repairs. Services are provided receive free of charge. Projects take place during the summer months. Eligible recipients […]
The Texas Housing Corporation Act authorized local government codes that allow for multifamily residential developments to opt to pay a fee equal to one-tenth of the total principal amount of the loan to the housing finance corporations rather than reserve 5% of the units for occupancy by low-income older people. These fees are remitted to […]
The State Assistive Technology Grant Program, funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, supports comprehensive, statewide programs in each state that improve the provision of assistive technology (often home modification-related) to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
The Brazos Valley Area Agency on Aging offers the Home Repairs Program as a collaborative effort between the Aging and Disability Resource Center and Housing Choice. To be eligible for services, one must be age 60 or older. Funding sources for the program include the Older Americans Act Title IIIB and Older Americans Act Title […]
The Utah Assistive Technology Program (UATP) is part of the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice at Utah State University. Our mission is to put assistive technology into the hands of people who need it. It also help people afford those devices. Te goal is to promote independence in education, employment, and community settings. […]
The State Assistive Technology Grant Program, funded under the Assistive Technology Act of 2004, supports comprehensive, statewide programs in each state that improve the provision of assistive technology (often home modification-related) to individuals with disabilities of all ages.