HUD Awards Housing Grants
in Five Indiana Towns

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez recently announced that more than $740 million in housing assistance grants will be awarded this year to help the nation's very low-income elderly and people with disabilities. The grants include $593 million for the elderly and $146 million for people with disabilities. Eight of these new projects are in Illinois.

"This Administration is committed to making sure our senior citizens and people with disabilities have opportunities for decent, safe and affordable places to live," Martinez said. "The money that we awarded today will go a long way toward achieving that goal."

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago will receive a Capital Advanceⁱ of $8,460,700 and Five-year rental subsidyⁱⁱ of $1,508,500 to construct 87 units.

The organization will construct a 3-story, 4-story and 5-story structure designed in context with a traditional Chicago courtyard apartment building. The structure's presence will blend with the surrounding neighborhood. A rooftop garden will be available to residents. It will be located on the roof of the 4th story and will be accessed from the 5th floor. Masonry, stone detailing and building setbacks on the exterior will bring added character to the facades. The development will be part of the North Center Senior Campus.

Holiness is the Way Gospel Temple and co-sponsor Trinity Village Nonprofit Hsg Corp of Chicago, IL will receive a Capital Advance of $5,238,400 and Five-year rental subsidy of $929,500.

The proposed development will be a 7-story, 2 elevator building, consisting of 53 one-bedroom units for elderly persons and a two-bedroom unit for a resident manager. It will be modest but tastefully designed to blend with the current community housing stock yet at the same time it will enhance the beauty of the area. There will be outdoor leisure space and parking, all in a beautifully landscaped setting. Fourteen of the units will be designed for handicapped accessibility, including open front kitchen counters for the wheelchair bound.

In Decatur, Non-Profit Sponsor Lutheran Social Services of Illinois receives a Capital Advance of $5,062,600 and a Five-year rental subsidy: $1,035,000

The development consists of a three-story building with 59 one-bedroom independent living units for elderly residents and one two-bedroom unit for the resident manager. The units will have adjustable height shelving, lever handles and individual heating/cooling controls. Each unit will be designed for wheelchair adaptability and three units will be set aside for wheelchair accessibility. The design will accommodate the changing needs of the residents over the next 10 - 20 years.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago will construct 73 units in Northlake using a HUD Capital Advance of $7,102,500 and a Five-year rental subsidy of $1,263,000.

The development will contain 72 one-bedroom units for the elderly and a two-bedroom unit for the resident manager. The community space will consist of a congregate dining room with kitchen, senior center equipped to accommodate a variety of social and recreational activities, a patio, garden area, lounge, craft room and laundry room. The space will be fully accessible so that persons in wheelchairs will be able to be as independent as possible. The site is within walking distance of a park, restaurants and a grocery store.

Supportive Housing for persons with disabilities in Illinois

In Cairo Delta Center Inc will receive a Capital Advance of $802,000 and a Five-year rental subsidy of $175,500.

This development will have 10 independent living units for persons with chronic mental illness. There will be 8 one-bedroom units and 2 two-bedroom units in a one-story structure. Each unit will have a full kitchen, dining area, living room, and entry with a closet, bathroom with a tub/shower unit and bedroom(s) with a full closet. Each unit is designed for wheelchair adaptability and one unit will be set aside for wheelchair accessibility. Each unit will have adjustable height shelving, lever handles and heating/cooling controls.

In Crete the New Hope Trust Fund Inc will construct 12 units using a Capital Advance $1,123,400 and a Five-year rental subsidy of $210,500.

This development will consist of two 6-person group homes for persons with developmental disabilities. The sites are located on quiet residential streets, yet are accessible to shopping and recreational activities. The downtown area of Crete has several stores and restaurants and provides a comfortable atmosphere for walking and window-shopping. Other downtown amenities available include a bowling alley, health club, beauty salon, video rental and grocery store. A PACE van will be available to the residents for transportation.

Bridgeway Inc will build 16 units for the chronically mentally ill in Kewanee, IL using a Capital Advance of $1,162,100 and a Five-year rental subsidy of $281,000.

There will be two buildings, one a 6-person group home and the other a 10 unit independent living project. The group home will have 6 bedrooms, a full kitchen, living and dining rooms, entry with closet, and 3 full baths. The independent living project will be a one-story building with 10 one-bedroom units. Each unit will have a full kitchen, dining area, living room, entry with closet, full bathroom and full closet. Both buildings will have wheelchair accessibility.

Co-Non-Profit Sponsors, Accessible Space, Inc and Over the Rainbow Association will receive a Capital Advance of $3,243,900 and a Five-year rental subsidy of $403,500 for 24 units in Waukegan.

Sponsors will construct a new barrier-free 3-story building with a centrally located elevator for ease of resident access. The building will serve as an independent living home for 23 persons with disabilities and one manager. Persons with various physical limitations reviewed virtually all appliances, equipment and hardware to insure maximum usability. All apartments will be designed to be flexible and adaptable to specific resident needs.