Waukesha County CDBG Home Owner Accessibility Grant Program Program Guidelines

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to provide grants (up to $2,500) to very low to moderate income home owners (incomes at or below 80% of area median) in need of modest repairs to provide more accessibility in their homes.

Eligible Households

Eligible recipients are households with a total income equal to or less than 80% of the area median income, adjusted for household size.

Eligible Properties

To be eligible, a property must be an owner-occupied, single-family attached or detached unit in Waukesha County. This includes condominium homes.

Eligible Improvements

Activities should improve accessibility to and within the home. The following are examples of possible improvements:

General Modifications

• Installing ramps
• Changing the level of door thresholds
• Widening exterior doors
• Adding door and doorway peepholes
• Lowering doorbells
• Adding visual doorbells
• Installing rocker light switches
• Making adjustments to rods and shelves

Bathroom Items

• Installing roll-in showers
• Installing shower stalls with 4-inch bottom lip
• Installing grab bars and/or hand-held adjustable shower heads
• Installing level faucets in sink

Kitchen Items

• Installing removable under-sink base cabinets, base cabinets with pull-out shelves, and/or base cabinets with Lazy Susans
• Installing level faucets in sink
• Adjusting countertop height

Maximum Grant Amount

$2,500

For more information, contact the following:

Debbie Narus, Project Manager
Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development, Inc.
1320 Pewaukee Road, Room 320
Waukesha, WI 53188

Phone: 262-896-8170
Fax: 262-896-8510
Email: homerehab@wphd.org