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The Pottawattamie County Housing Trust Fund (PottCoHTF) awarded $375,000 to the following organizations for the 2024 Grant Cycle:

  • Connections Area Agency on Aging to assist seniors with housing repairs or needed modifications
  • Habitat for Humanity to build a new home for an income-eligible home buyer and to assist with down payment assistance
  • Inter-Faith Response, Inc. for rental assistance, including security or utility deposits
  • Iowa Legal Aid for eviction prevention services
  • Micah House for improvements to the shelter
  • New Visions for shelter renovations
  • Peace Haven for rehabilitation to low-income housing
  • Pottawattamie County General Assistance for rental assistance, including security or utility deposits

 

With this year’s awards, the PottCoHTF has invested approximately $3 million in affordable housing since 2011.  The Trust Fund provides grants and loans for affordable housing, including new construction and rehabilitation of existing units, either single or multi-family throughout Pottawattamie County.  It receives funds from the Iowa Finance Authority, the Iowa West Foundation, Pottawattamie County, local banks, and from private donations.

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2023 IRS Form 990