Community Resources for More Accessible Homes

Community Resources for More Accessible Homes is sponsored by AccessAbility. Offers information and services related to assistive technology and home modifications for individuals with disabilities.

Access to Home | Homes and Community Renewal The NYS Access to Home Program provides financial assistance to make residential units accessible for low- and moderate-income persons with disabilities. Assistance with the cost of adapting homes will enable individuals to safely and comfortably continue or return to live in their residences instead of residing in an institutional setting.

Eligible applicants for the Access to Home Program are units of local government and organizations incorporated under the New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, that have been providing relevant service to the community for at least one year prior to application. An eligible participant must meet the following criteria: Documented substantial limitation caused by a disability.

Household income at or below 80 percent of area median income (120 percent of area median income for veterans who are certified by the U. S Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense as entitled to receive disability payments for a disability incurred in time of war). The assisted residential unit must be the primary, permanent residence of the eligible participant.

The primary residence may be owner-occupied or a rental unit. Applicants proposing to assist rental units must ensure that the property owner is not otherwise obligated by federal, State, or local law to provide such improvements. Funding may be used to provide financial assistance to make accessibility modifications, to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income individuals living with disabilities.

Rehabilitation activities reimbursable by grant funds may only include accessibility modifications designed to address the needs of the person living with a substantial limitation caused by a disability. Examples of modification may include wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails, doorway widening, and roll-in showers. Review the Access to Home Program Manual for more information related to eligible activities : https://hcr.

ny. gov/access-home-program-manual .

General Grant Administration Access to Home - Local Program Administrator Manual HTFC HCR Returned Funds Coversheet Access to Home Project File Checklist Access to Home Project File Checklist Instructions Completion Survey Contractor Agreement Template LPA Participant Written Agreement Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form Quarterly Report Quarterly Reporting Instructions Commitment & Disbursement of Program Funds Authorized Signature Form Designation of Depository Form Disbursement Instructions Disbursement Request Administrative Funds Detail Sheet Project Detail Sheet Project Set-up and Completion Form Flood Worksheet M/WBE & SDVOB Contractor Bid Solicitation Plan MWBE & EEO Template Policy Statement Bid Solicitation Log Good Faith Efforts Guide Certification of Good Faith Efforts Form (CONST-$) Affirmation of Income Payment of MBE/WBE or SDVOB (CONST-#) Property Maintenance Declaration Property Maintenance Declaration Instructions for Completing Property Maintenance Declaration Declaration Filing Fee Exemption Instructions for Completing Exemption Environmental Review EAU SHPO Form Municipalities and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for Access to Home program resources, homeowners and individuals are not eligible to apply directly to HCR for assistance.

Once selected for funding, these municipalities and not-for-profit organizations become “Local Program Administrators” and provide assistance to eligible homeowners. A list of grants currently available through Local Program Administrators and a directory of a statewide network of housing and community development not-for-profits is available online, here: https://hcr. ny.

gov/grants-available-through-local-partners Private Housing Finance Law requires NYS Homes & Community Renewal to provide an annual report on the Access to Home Programs. This report includes information on annual contracts, assisted projects, types of projects and the geographic diversity of completed projects. 2024-25 Access to Home Annual Report Scroll back to the top of the page