# Presentation: 857136

##                               USDA, Rural Development

-                               USDA, Rural Development
**                                      ****533 Housing Preservation Grants**

**www.rurdev.usda.gov/me**
**  ****OBJECTIVE**
**	****To repair or rehabilitate individual housing, rental properties, or co-ops owned and/or occupied by very low and low income rural persons.  Grant funds are administered by eligible applicants, who in turn make funds available to eligible households.**
**  ****ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS**
** ****A state, commonwealth, trust territory, other political subdivision, or public non-profit ****	****	****corporation authorized to receive and administer Housing Preservation Grant funds**
** ****An American Indian Tribe, band, group, or nation, including Alaskan Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos, ****	****	****and any Alaskan Native Village of the United States which is considered an eligible ****	****	****recipient under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or under the ****	****	****State and Local Fiscal   Assistance Act of 1972**
** ****A private non-profit corporation that is owned and controlled by private persons or interests for ****	****	****purposes other than making gains or profits for the corporation is legally precluded from ****	****	****distributing any gains or profits to its members, and is authorized to undertake housing ****	****	****development activities**
**A collection of units of government and/or private non-profit organizations which is otherwise ****	****	****eligible to receive and administer Housing Preservation Grant funds**
**  ****ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES**
** ****Must be located in rural areas of Maine.  Based on population, some areas are restricted.  ****	****	****Descriptions and maps are available at Rural Development offices and on the internet at:  ****	****	**_[http://](http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/mainservlet)__[eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/mainservlet](http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/mainservlet)_
** ****Cannot be located in a flood hazard area**
**For Individual Units:  Homeowner must have income that meets the very low or low income ****	****	****definition, be the owner of an individual dwelling at least one year prior to the time of ****	****	****assistance, and be the intended occupant of the dwelling subsequent to the time of ****	****	****assistance**
**For Rental Units:  Tenant must have income that meets the very low or low income definition, ****	****	****must be the intended occupant of the unit, but is not required to have resided previously ****	****	****in the dwelling**

## ELIGIBLE GRANT PURPOSES

**          ****Eligible grant purposes include, but are not limited to:**
**Install and/or repair of sanitary water and waste disposal systems, together with related plumbing and fixtures, that will meet local requirements**
**Energy conservation measures, such as insulation and combination screen-storm windows and doors**
**Repair or replacement of the heating system,  including the installation of alternative systems such as woodburning stoves or space heaters, when appropriate and if local codes permit**
**Electrical wiring**
**Repair of, or provision for, structural supports and foundations**
**Repair or replacement of the roof**
**Replacement of severely deteriorated siding, porches, or stoops**
**Alterations of the unit’s interior or exterior to provide greater accessibility for any handicapped person**
**Additions to any dwelling, when it is clearly necessary to alleviate overcrowding or to remove health hazards to the occupants**
**Replacement housing**
**For more information regarding the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant Program visit our web site at ****www.rurdev.usda.gov/me****, or contact the Rural Development State Office.**
**	****	**_**State Office**_
**	****	****Michael W. Aube, State Director**
**	****	****Dale D. Holmes, Housing Program Director**
**	****	****967 Illinois Avenue, PO Box 405**
**	****	****Bangor, ME  04402-0405**
**	****	****Tel:  (207) 990-9110**
_**Presque Isle Area Office**_**	****	****	**_**Lewiston Area Office**_
**Richard W. Ireland, Area Director****	****	****Vacant**
**735 main Street, Suite 1****	****	****	****254 Goddard Road, PO Box 1938**
**Presque Isle, ME  04769-5015****	****	****	****Lewiston, ME  04241-1938**
**Tel:  (207) 764-4155, Ext. 4****	****	****	****Tel:  (207) 753-9400, Ext. 200**
**Aroostook, Washington, and****	****	****	****Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec,**
**Northern Penobscot****	****	****	****Lincoln, and Oxford**
_**Bangor Area Office**_**	****	****	**_**Scarborough Area Office**_
**Raymond S. Roberts III, Area Director****	****	****William F. Bailey, Jr., Area Director**
**1432 Broadway, Suite 3****	****	****	****306 US Route 1, Suite B1**
**Bangor, ME  04401-2403****	****	****	****Scarborough, ME  04074-9774**
**Tel:  (207) 990-3676, Ext. 323****	****	****	****Tel:  (207) 883-0159, Ext. 4**
**Hancock, Knox, Penobscot,****	****	****	****Cumberland, Sagadahoc, and York**
**Piscataquis, Somerset, and Waldo**
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**Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider, and Employer. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Washington, D. C.  20250-9410,                                                           or call (800) 759-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD)**
- 9/2005