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Housing Rehabilitation
In 2015 the City of Oxford Junction was awarded a total of $232,494, and this past year ECICOG has been administering the program. The...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Making Improvements
In 2015 the city of Lisbon was awarded a total of $224,574, and this past year ECICOG has been administering the program. The Lisbon CDBG...
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Studying Local Homelessness
The Housing Fund for Linn County with the Linn County Continuum of Care hosted a Lunch and Learn to study and discuss homelessness in the...
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Waste Becomes PPE
Did you know that ECICOG supports the Iowa Waste Exchange (IWE)? The IWE matches businesses with excess waste to individuals or...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Funding Improvement in Benton County
A joint project between ECICOG and Benton County to construct a new bus storage and administrative building in Vinton is progressing. In...
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Area Communities Receive CDBG Water and Sewer Funding
The cities of Coralville, Olin, and Onslow were recently awarded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Water/Sewer/Stormwater funds. The City of Coralville has been awarded $356,974 to replace undersized water mains and aging, deteriorated sanitary sewer lines along 4th Avenue Place. The project will support the installation of additional fire hydrants and will replace deteriorating sewer infrastructure to prevent leaks and groundwater infiltration. The City of Olin was
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First Time Homebuyer Programs Helping Local Families
The East Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund recently received funding to offer up to $35,000 in down payment and/or closing costs assistance for low-to-moderate income (LMI) first time homebuyers, with the ability to use some of that assistance for minor repairs. This program is unique, offering a higher amount of assistance across a wider service area than any other program in the region. ECICOG also assisted the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County and the Housing Fund for Lin
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Summer Turbo Talks
Check out ECICOG's upcoming Turbo Talks. Turbo Talks are brief, free, informative sessions for communities in East Central Iowa. August 20th, 1:30: Derelict Building Grant Program. Register here. September 15th, 1:00: Faster Answers in Ely with AI. Register here. October 15th, 1:30: Regional Transportation Funding - Pre Application Workshop. Register here. Check out previous sessions here.
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