Resources for Residents

Sibley County

Sibley County provides tax special programs to include property tax refunds, market value exclusion for disabled veterans, primary family caregivers and surviving spouses, class 1b blind/disables homestead, senior citizen property tax deferral, green acres, and rural preserve.

Special Programs- https://www.sibleycounty.gov/278/Special-Programs

 

Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC)

MVAC is a Community Action Agency, and helps those in need secure affordable housing, viable transportation, employment and training for employment as well as creating educational opportunities for children and parents. MVAC was established in 1965 under the Equal Opportunity Act and serves the people of the Region 9 Development Commission. They have an office located in Gaylord.

Their programs include Head Start, Employment & Training, Energy, Housing, Transportation and Finances. Learn more: https://www.mnvac.org/programs/

 

Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership

The Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership is a non-profit community development corporation serving communities throughout Southwest and South Central Minnesota. Looking to buy a home or rent? They have resources that may be able to assist you: https://www.swmhp.org/#

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development

USDA Rural Development invests in rural America with loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. They have many different funding opportunities, to view them all, click here: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services

Rural Housing Site Loans

Rural Housing site loans provide two types of loans to purchase and develop housing sites for low- and moderate-income families: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/rural-housing-site-loans-18

Single Family Housing Direct Home Loans

Also known as the Section 502 Direct Loan Program, this program assists low- and very-low-income applicants obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in eligible rural areas by providing payment assistance to increase an applicant’s repayment ability: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/single-family-housing-direct-home-loans-22

Single Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants

Also known as the Section 504 Home Repair program, this provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards:

https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/single-family-housing-repair-loans-grants-23