Rep. Gwen Moore Announces $1.2 Million Grant for Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.

Washington, DC, November 16, 2011

Funding to Help LSSWI Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4) along with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the release of over $1.2 million in grant funding for the Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc (LSSWI). 


This grant is part of the Section 811 Program which is designed to enable very low-income persons with disabilities to live as independently as possible in the community by increasing the supply of rental housing with the availability of supportive services. 


Under this program, interest-free capital advances to nonprofit organizations to construct or rehabilitate rental housing with supportive services for very low-income persons with disabilities who are at least 18 years old. The advance remains interest-free and need not be repaid as long as the housing remains available for very-low income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years. 

“These funds will enable Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc. to continue providing these much needed services to the people of the 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin,” said Congresswoman Gwen Moore. “I applaud the Administration for continuing to work to provide funding to programs like LSSWI that serve our hardest hit communities.”

 

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