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PHARE funds coming to Lycoming county

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Board has approved the release of $2.47 million in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) funding to be distributed across Lycoming, Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Union counties.

Since 2012, the PHARE program has received a portion of the impact fees collected from natural gas companies operating in the state.

The program is supplemented with two new funding sources that include a portion of the realty transfer tax and money from the National Housing Trust Fund, according to state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township.

“PHARE is a crucial part of our overall effort to improve our economy and provide affordable housing to state residents, especially in the Northern Tier and across the Senate District I am proud to represent,” Yaw said.

The approved projects will remediate and construct housing and address housing needs for seniors, low to moderate income individuals and individuals who are intellectually disabled or those with mental health issues. The projects will also provide rental assistance and offer homeownership options.

The eight projects in Lycoming County include:

• Homes-In-Need (STEP Inc.), $300,000

• Supportive Housing Program (STEP Inc.), $200,000

• Transitional Living Centers, Master Leasing Program, $200,000

• Urgent Need Home Repair Program (STEP Inc.), $25,000

• City of Williamsport, Park Avenue Neighborhood Rental Rehabilitation Program, $200,000

• American Rescue Workers, Rental Assistance Program, $100,000

• Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity, Building Stability One Home at a Time, $55,000

• YWCA Northcentral PA, Liberty House, $70,000

The one project in Sullivan County is:

• Human Services and Housing Authority, $80,000

The two projects in Bradford County are:

• Home Purchase Assistance Program (TREHAB), $600,000

• Home Owner Rehabilitation Program (Tioga / Bradford Housing Authority), $150,000.

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