The Housing Division provides staff support to the Non Profit Housing Corporation (NPHC) and manages a variety of housing assistance programs designed to help income qualified and special needs individuals. When developing the County’s housing programs, data outlined in the 2008 Armstrong County Housing Needs Analysis or Census Data has been utilized.  Those programs include:
 
• HOME Program - A housing rehabilitation grant program for income qualified homeowners who need general home improvements that are code deficiencies.  To apply, download and complete the Housing Rehabiliation Program Intake Form.

• PA Access Program - A county-wide handicap accessibility improvements grant program for the permanently disabled living in rental and owner occupied housing.  To apply, download and complete that Housing Rehabilitation Program Intake Form.

• USDA, Rural Development Loan Packager Program - Program in which application assistance is provided to apply for home purchase or construction loans (502 ) or rehabilitation grants/loans (504) for funding consideration by the Federal Government’s Rural Development Office.  If you would like to apply for this program, please download and complete the forms below.

502 Program Home Purchase and Construction Form

504 Program Housing Rehabilitation Form

Housing Rehabilitation Program Intake Form

• Housing Preservation Grant Program - A county-wide grant program for very low income owner occupied homeowners to make program eligible general home improvements of their choice.  To apply, download and complete the Housing Rehabilitation Program Intake Form.

• Emergency Rehabilitation Program - Grant assistance available to those who are income eligible to repair/replace furnaces from October 1 - April 30 of each year.  To apply, download and complete the Housing Rehabilitation Program Intake Form.

• Manor Township Housing Rehabilitation Program - A Manor Township-wide housing rehabilitation grant program for income eligible homeowners who need general home improvements that are code deficiencies.  To apply, download and complete the Housing Rehabilitation Program Intake Form. 

Basic Eligibility Requirements:

     •All of the programs require that applicants are within income limits established annually by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

     •Applicants must own and live in the homes which they are applying for funding to improve.  Those programs include the HOME Program, Affordable Housing Program, USDA, Rural Development’s 504 Program and the Emergency Rehabilitation Program.

     •Renters may be eligible for funding through the PA Access Program and the USDA, Rural Development’s 502 Program.

• Elderton Heights - NPHC also owns Elderton Heights, a residential subdivision located in Plumcreek Township.  The single family housing community is fully served with public water and sewage.  Three lots remain for sale.  Prices range from $16,000 to $20,000.  An additional eight acre lot is also available.

•Fair Housing - Armstrong County tenants or prospective tenants and prospective home owners who feel that they have been discriminated against or treated unfairly may file their formal housing related complaints with the Armstrong County Fair Housing Officer who is located in the Armstrong County Department of Planning and Development.   The Armstrong County Fair Housing Officer will forward all individual complaints filed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  HUD staff  reviews all complaints and works to resolve the issues surrounding each viable complaint.