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Community Grants

Kingfield’s Business Façade Program (BFIP)

BFIP Applications will be reviewed by the Kingfield Redevelopment Committee
starting on Tuesday, Dec. 19 (special meeting date due to the Christmas Holiday)
and the 4th Wednesday of the each month thereafter.  Applications must be received
by noon on the day of the meeting to allow for copying and distribution of application packets.

Home Improvement Loans and Grants

Kingfield Neighborhood 5% Home Loan Program Opens
Exterior Improvements & Interior “System” Repairs or Energy-Related Upgrades Qualify

A new $260,000 home improvement loan program has been started by KFNA using Phase II NRP funding.  Any homeowner in the neighborhood can apply for up to $10,000 in loans, repayable over 5 years.  Also, $50,000 of the funds have been designated for homeowners with incomes at 80% of the median income level or lower.

On the exterior of your home, Kingfield’s 5% Home Loan funds may be used to repair or replace windows, doors, roofs, chimneys, walkways to your home, steps, porches, retaining walls, exterior siding on your home or garage, or for foundation repair, to name a few.  The loans can also be used to repair or replace water heaters, boilers, or furnaces, fix plumbing or electrical issues and, finally, for asbestos abatement or the installation of new insulation.

Applications and guidelines can be accessed by calling the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), which is administering the program on KFNA’s behalf, at 612.335.5884.  Applications must include a minimum of two bids if the project costs over $5,000.  The deadline for completed applications is 5 p.m., Monday, November 6 at CEE.  Applications and bids must be received by CEE, the Program Administrator, by 5 PM that day; CEE is located at: 212 3rd Avenue North #560, MPLS, MN 55401.  Applications can be faxed to 612.335.2650 or mailed.

If more eligible applications are received than can be funded, a lottery will be held by CEE at the KFNA November Board meeting on Wednesday, November 14 at 7 p.m.  You will be notified by mail if your application will be included in this lottery; you do not need to be present to be selected but it is encouraged.  If funds remain after the November 6th application due date, they will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis until all funds have been committed.

– Tom Parent

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