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2016 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />42 <br /> <br /> Educate consumers and staff at each city and GMHC in universal design and aging in <br />place <br /> Provide outreach at a variety of community settings <br /> Provide educational materials to industry professionals <br /> <br />Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) <br />The Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) <br />is a nonprofit housing organization that works with local communities to provide home <br />improvement programs and support viable healthy neighborhoods. Since 2002 the City of St. <br />Anthony has contracted GMHC to provide the following programs through its Housing <br />Resource Center: <br />• A city funded Home Improvement Loan Program that offers homeowners up to $10,000 <br />at a fixed interest rate of 3%. <br />• An Incentive Grant Program that gives back to homeowners a portion of the funds they <br />invest in improving their homes. <br />• Free consultations with an experienced construction manager to help homeowners <br />prioritize, plan and execute home improvement projects, whether they are hiring <br />contractors or doing it themselves. <br />To access programs and services, St. Anthony residents should call the Housing Resource <br />Center at (612) 588-3033. <br />The public funds invested in these programs have leveraged significant private investments as <br />seen in the Table below. <br />2002 - 2016 <br />Services Number <br />Total City <br />Funds <br />Total Home Owner <br />Investment <br />Loans 20 $161,363 $285,070 <br />Incentive Grants 96 $ 81,531 $857,806 <br />Construction <br />Consultation 845 –––– ––––