Summer Grant Awards Recap
IHA is proud to announce four funding awards received this quarter from community partners.
In February 2024, IHA was awarded a $25,000 grant by the Kahlert Foundation. This grant supports the continued rehabilitation of IHA’s Weinberg House. IHA’s 23-unit affordable rental community in Frederick, MD was originally built in 1994 and houses senior members of our community ages 62 and older with low to moderate income. The rehabilitation project includes upgrades to heating, appliances, plumbing, drywall, flooring, lighting, cabinets, and countertops.
IHA was also awarded a $7,500 grant from the City of Frederick through the Community Promotion Grant program. This grant supports aging in place and youth development needs among City residents through IHA’s Supportive Services. The program serves residents of IHA’s senior and multi-family affordable rental communities at 222 Broadway Street (Weinberg House) and 520 N. Market Street, respectively. It also serves residents of Conifer’s multi-family affordable rental community at 16 Steiner Way (Sinclair Way).
In April 2024, IHA was awarded a $30,000 Community Partnership Grant from Frederick County Government. This grant supports IHA’s full range of Financial Dignity and Empowerment Services, including the Purchase-Repair Homeownership Program and IHA’s three workshop series: Credit Café; Your Prescription for Financial Health; and Ready, Set, Go… Home! The Purchase-Repair Program provides an avenue to homeownership for those who otherwise would not qualify for a traditional home loan. In Credit Café, participants receive personalized assistance in improving their credit. Your Prescription for Financial Health helps participants learn about budgeting, saving, asset-building, and healthy spending. Ready, Set, Go… Home! walks participants through the entire homebuying process from start to finish.
IHA also received a $7,500 Turn Key Project Grant from the Home Builders Care Foundation (HBCF). This grant supports IHA’s rehabilitation of Weinberg House specifically by funding the renovation of the community’s fencing. HBCF’s grant program is designed to assist nonprofit organizations with smaller scale construction needs that are shelter-focused, serve vulnerable populations, and show local community support.
