Brodart Neighborhood Improvement Program

The County of Lycoming, the City of Williamsport, STEP, and Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity partnered together to bring to you the Brodart Neighborhood Improvement Program (BNIP). The goal of the program is to strengthen one of the City’s core neighborhoods through housing and community reinvestment projects.

Since April of 2013, the BNIP program has offered individual household assistance for interior and exterior home improvements to qualified homeowners and landlords. Assistance programs are listed below.

Who Qualifies? 

• Applications accepted from those earning up to 200% of the 2015 Area Medium Income (AMI) ($125,400)
• Priority assistance given to individuals or families earning less than 50% of the 2015 AMI ($31,350)
• Applications processed on a first-come-first-served basis after priority income targets are met

• Funding awarded on case by case basis and dependent upon property inspection

Brodart Neighborhood Improvement Project Summary

BNIP Area Map

 

STEP's Homes-in-Need Program

• Offers interior and exterior health and safety home improvements
• Provides home repairs and upgrades for eligible owner-occupied properties and mobile-homes  (must own the property)
• Includes interior and exterior improvements, code compliance repairs, safety, weatherization, and accessibly assistance
• Up to $25,000 per property available on a case by case basis and upon property inspection
• No property owner contribution required at this time

        Contact: Connie Baker, STEP, (570) 601-9657, cmbaker@stepcorp.org

        Program information:

• Cover Letter
• Program Guidelines
• Application
• Release Form

Note: Funding for this program specific to the Brodart neighborhood has ended. The county-wide Homes-in-Need Program continues to support owner -occupied rehhabilitation projects.

City of Williamsport's Rental Rehab Program

• Provides a 0% interest, 10-year term, deferred forgiveness grant to rental property owners to rehabilitate and retain affordable housing
• Full amount forgiven after 10 years if program terms are met
• Includes interior and exterior improvements, code compliance repairs, safety, weatherization, and accessibly assistance 
• Up to $30,000 per property available on a case by case basis and upon property inspection
• 15% property owner contribution required

        Contact: Carl Mazur, (570) 327-7514, City of Williamsport, programdir@cityofwilliamsport.org

        Program information: 

• • BNIP Rental Property Rehabilitation Program – PHARE Summary
  • BNIP Rental Rehab Application REVISED 7-2015.doc 
  • Tenant Information for Phare

Habitat for Humanity's "A Brush with Kindness" Program

Note: Funding for this program has ended and the program is no longer accepting applications.

• Offers exterior home and property enhancement assistance 

            Examples of program success: ABWK hand out.pdf

            Contact:  Habitat for Humanity, www.lycominghabitat.org 

Meeting Summaries

• January 20, 2016
• June 24, 2015
• February 11, 2015
• October 29, 2014
• June 18, 2014
• March 26, 2014
• January 8, 2014
• September 25, 2013
• July 18, 2013
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