Applications for Grants and Programs

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Community and Neighborhood Services (CNS) administers various grants from federal, state, local, and private agencies. CNS serves the community by providing home repairs, development of new homes, lead abatement, and down payment assistance with funds from HUD, MDHHS and DTE Energy.

 

Answers to commonly asked questions related to CNS repair programs:


Are there income limits to qualify for program help?
Yes. All CNS programs serve households at or below 80% of Area Median Income as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. View the income limits.

How do I apply?
Complete the Home Repair Request application. Submit the application and all of the supporting document. We cannot accept incomplete applications. Applications and supporting documents can be submitted online, in person or by mail. We cannot accept emailed applications.

How do I get a Direct Express statement?
If you receive your income (Social Security, SSI, SSDI, etc.) via a Direct Express card, you can get a monthly statement by calling the number on the back of the Direct Express card or by creating an online account.

What to include with “Income Information”?
Click Here to find our Income and Bank Statement FAQ

Home Repair Application – CNS has available programs providing home repairs that address health and safety hazards for single-family, owner occupied, income eligible households. All programs use the same application.

Apply Using Online Form  or Download the PDF Application

Paperwork required for home repair application:

  • Complete Application
  • Copy of Deed
  • Copy of Homeowner’s Insurance Declaration Page/s
  • Copy of ID for all Household Members
    • Driver’s License for 18 and over, Birth Certificate for under 18
  • 2 Month’s Income Information for all household members for all sources of income
  • 2 Month’s Bank Statements for all household members for all bank accounts

Home Repair Frequently Asked Questions:


What types of repairs does your program offer?
Our programs are meant to repair the critical systems/infrastructure of your home, such as roofs, foundations, furnaces, water heaters, plumbing/sewer systems, and electrical systems. We can also assist with the installation of vinyl siding for homes that don’t currently have it. 

What repairs don’t you cover?
We currently don’t offer whole-house window replacement, remodeling, aesthetic alterations, painting, or services to detached garages.

Homebuyer’s Assistance Program – Down payment assistance for eligible households at or below 80% of Area Median Income seeking to purchase a home in the City of Muskegon. Borrower must meet underwriting guidelines and income requirements.

 

 

Homebuyer’s Assistance Frequently Asked Questions:

 


Explain the details of the Homebuyer’s Assistance Program.
Click here for answers to the most common program questions.

Lead Safe Muskegon Program (LSMP) – The purpose of the LSMP is to prevent childhood lead exposure in Muskegon County by identifying, addressing hazards and performing repairs to homes that have tested positive for lead. For a household to be eligible, a Medicaid eligible child under the age of 19 must live in the home full time. Owner occupied households in which a child with an elevated lead level lives are given priority.  A child’s lead level must be confirmed by a VENOUS blood draw requested by the child’s medical provider. Please have the blood test and results BEFORE submitting an application.

 

Lead Safe Muskegon Application – click for application to submit to Muskegon County Public Health

Lead Safe Muskegon Frequently Asked Questions:



What does a Venous blood test mean?
This is a blood test requested by your child’s doctor and performed at a lab. We cannot accept the results of the “finger poke” done at the doctor’s office.


What is an elevated lead blood level?
A child’s lead level is considered elevated when the venous blood test is 3.5 or higher.


How do I apply?
Submit your completed application to Public Health Muskegon County at 1903 Marquette Avenue.