Program Overview
Following significant housing damage caused by storms and flooding on July 10-16, 2024 in Chautauqua, Erie, Essex, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Saratoga and Warren counties, HCR is making up to $5 Million in grant funding available to assist homeowners impacted by these storms. The Program seeks to offer emergency home repair assistance and/or reimbursement to impacted homeowners for whom home and/or flood insurance coverage is not sufficient to return the home to safe and habitable condition.
Program Administration
HCR is seeking not-for-profit organizations and/or local governments to apply to serve as Local Program Administrators (LPAs) to will provide program administration for this effort. Applicant organizations and local governments must present experience serving the impacted areas and experience administering a grant program for homeowner repairs.
If selected, LPAs will take applications from homeowners impacted by the storms who are eligible to receive assistance based on the criteria outlined below, enter into contracts with eligible homeowners and administer funding to eligible homeowners.
The LPA will be required to document that Program funds will be used for direct disaster caused damage to the Primary Residence which is not covered by any other federal, state, or local recovery program funds. Additionally, they will document said damage is not covered by any third-party insurers.
For Homeowners
Applications for homeowner assistance will be available soon. Impacted homeowners should fill out the inquiry form below to express interest and you will be contacted once the full application for assistance is available. Please do not submit this form more than once.
Homeowners will be required to provide documentation to allow the Local Program Administrators to verify eligibility criteria including but not limited to income, ownership of the home, primary residency, insurance coverage and specific storm damage.
Homeowners should prepare by documenting storm damage with clear photographs and retaining invoices for any storm repair work completed for consideration as well as collecting copies of documentation related to each of the other stated eligibility criteria.