๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐? The City of Bedford is applying for a $350,000 Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Grant through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) to assist eligible homeowners with critical home repairs and accessibility improvements. ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐. Residents who believe they may qualify and are interested in participating are encouraged to ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ.
If awarded, the grant would provide funding to qualifying Bedford homeowners at ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ. The program is designed to help residents remain safely and comfortably in their homes by addressing essential housing needs that may otherwise create financial hardship.
Eligible repairs include:
Roof repair or replacement
Heating and cooling system replacement
Water heater replacement
ADA accessibility modifications to home entrances
To qualify for assistance, applicants must own and occupy the home as their primary residence within Bedford city limits, and total household income must be at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income.
The City of Bedford has previously benefited from OCRA’s Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program. In 2024, Bedford was awarded $300,000 in grant funding, allowing the City to assist 15 homeowners with critical repairs and improvements.
๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ www.bedford.in.gov/oor
For questions regarding the program, residents may visit Bedford City Hall at 1102 16th Street or call 812-279-6555.
