The Tillamook County Housing Commission is very pleased to announce a large boost in funding for housing production in Tillamook County.
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, through their low-embodied carbon program, has awarded Tillamook County a CERTA grant for construction of space efficient housing production. Space-efficient housing is one of several strategies to increase our affordable and workforce housing supply with efficient use of resources. Funds for this type of housing will be processed through Oregon DEQ with the assistance of Tillamook County’s Department of Community Development.
Tillamook County has been allocated $3.78 million. “It is gratifying to see this example of cross-agency partnership to ease the housing crisis,” stated Parker Sammons, Tillamook County Housing Coordinator. Of the total funds to the county, $3.6 million is dedicated to providing rebates of $20,000/unit for up to 180 space-efficient housing units. An additional 5%, or $180,000, will support the Housing Commission’s administration of its grant program.
All housing units receiving these grant funds must be rented or sold to people making 120% or less of Area Median Income (AMI) and maintain space-efficiency requirements. To learn more and to see if your project qualifies, contact Tillamook County Housing Coordinator Parker Sammons at 503-842-3312 or parkersammons@tillamookcounty.gov. Continue to follow the Housing Commission for updates on this exciting grant program.
This story is brought to you by the Tillamook County Housing Commission’s outreach effort to increase workforce housing in Tillamook County. For more information, visit www.tillamookcounty.gov/bc-hc and follow the Housing Commission on Facebook