The Illinois Housing Development Authority has awarded South Beloit with $300,000 in grant funding for residents to make needed repairs to their homes.

City Administrator Sonya Hoppes says repairs including roofing, flooring, electrical, plumbing, siding and other work to remove health and safety issues are covered under the program.

Hoppes says residents will be able to apply for up to $45,000 in forgivable assistance to make the much needed improvements, and pre-applications start May 15th and run until May 31st.

Pre-applications will be available to pickup at City Hall.