(Radio Iowa) - The state is launching new grant programs to address the housing shortage brought on by the recent tornadoes and flooding.
Governor Kim Reynolds is using 10 million dollars in federal pandemic relief to provide grants for developers to build homes for sale or for rent in counties that have been declared federal disaster areas. Another six-and-a-half MILLION dollars in state grants will be awarded to cover home repairs.
Reynolds says it allows the state to move quickly to address unmet housing rehabilitation needs that are outside of the scope of insurance coverage and those who are underinsured. Reynolds is asking FEMA to authorize a temporary housing program that's been used after hurricanes hit other states that allows hotels, R-Vs, and manufactured homes to be used.