Floyd County recently celebrated the completion of a $1M grant from the VA Department of Housing and Community Development. The grant assisted 14 households across the county with housing rehabilitation. The project also leveraged over $220,000 in other funding sources to supplement project needs around well/septic repair, weatherization and energy efficiency needs, junk removal, handicap accessibility modifications, planting of native shrubs and bushes, and other construction funding gaps. A highly collaborative project, the project was supported by Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley, FISH, SERCAP, the New River Valley Regional Commission, Community Housing Partners, SustainFloyd, Renovation Alliance, and the Floyd-Floyd County Public Service Authority.
Due to the success of the project and overwhelming local demand, the County applied for and was recently awarded a second round of grant funding to continue this important work. The project team and recipients of housing rehab work gathered in June to celebrate the successful completion of this first phase.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Wilsie (jwilsie@nrvrc.org).