OSBR Home Rehabilitation Grant Program
The Center for Planning Excellence is offering a Home Rehabilitation Grant Program to assist in the repair and updating of existing owner-occupied homes within any of the eight (8) Old South Baton Rouge Project Development Areas (PDA). The program seeks to preserve the quality of the OSBR neighborhood, expand the supply of safe, affordable housing, and help homeowners carry out and maintain home improvements. The grant will fund up to $5,000, within the program limits listed on the next page, in improvements to eligible low-income, elderly, homeowners in single-family homes located in the Old South Baton Rouge (OSBR) community. See map. Eligible home improvements may include plumbing, electrical, windows, doors, roofing, interior & exterior painting, energy efficiency repairs, landscaping, and performing other improvements in a manner consistent with the applicable regulations codes and ordinances and the design criteria outlined in the OSBR Pattern Book.
The application period for Round III of the Home Rehab Program is currently closed. Applications for Round IV of the Home Rehab Program can be sumitted at any time for spring selection. Please check back for the determined deadline date.
OSBR Home Rehab Program In Action
On January 18, 2010, CPEX and the LSU Office of Multicultural Affairs and LSU CUP partnered to paint two homes and a business as part of the OSBR Home Rehab Program. The service day was in honor of MLK Day and the LSU Sesquicentennial Celebration. To read the article and view pictures, click here.
On November 24, 2009, CPEX, City Year, and Hands On Baton Rouge volunteers partnered to paint three homes as part of the OSBR Home Rehab Program. The homes were located on Oklahoma Street, adjacent to the future Gateway Development Site.
To view the full press release, click here.
OSBR Home Rehabilitation Grant Program Funders:
NeighborWorks America, East Baton Rouge Mortgage Finance Authority, Chase, Capital One, and Entergy.