WILLIAMSPORT, Lycoming County – The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners is seeking projects that address affordable housing to include in its 2020 Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE) application to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority (PHFA).
The PHARE program has been very successful to date in Lycoming County and the County wishes to continue to provide resources and support for our communities to address the diverse affordable housing needs in this county. In order to respond to the growing interest in our community and secure these dollars on behalf of projects and programs around the county, the Lycoming County Commissioners have developed an application process to receive formal requests from agencies interested in securing PHARE funds to meet the financial needs of their
project or program.
To that end, Lycoming County is soliciting projects on a competitive basis to include in its November 2020 application to the state for PHARE funds. The County anticipates requesting approximately $365,000 of funds for selected projects based on its allocation of Act 13 Funds.
Interested parties are to submit applications to the county by October 15, 2020. Application materials and instructions are available on the County’s website at http://www.lyco.org/housing.
Those who have further questions should contact Jenny Picciano, Community Development/Lead Planner for the Lycoming County Department of Planning and Community Development at 570-320-2136 or jpicciano@lyco.org.
