Pickett, Owlett Announce Grants to Expand Bradford County Affordable Housing Initiatives

June 12, 2026

BRADFORD – Five Bradford County housing and community development initiatives were collectively awarded $700,000 through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) program to expand affordable housing opportunities, Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Wyoming) and Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford) announced today. 

The funding, allocated by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, will support the following local programs: 

• Bradford County Homeowner Assistance Program – $200,000. Organized by Trehab, funding will aim to mitigate the effects of a constrained housing market on low- to mid-income residents. Funds will be used to provide down payment and closing cost grants or repair funding (for repairs necessary to loan approval, general livability or safety).  

• Bradford County Housing Specialist – $150,000. Organized by Bradford County, the program provides short-term and transitional housing support for households that are homeless or at risk of homelessness with a goal of homelessness prevention or to keep their period of displacement as brief as possible.

• Bradford County Manufactured Housing Rehabilitation Program – $125,000. Organized by Bradford County, funding will provide essential repairs for low-income residents living in manufactured homes.

• Bradford County Landlord Rehabilitation Fund – $125,000. Organized by Bradford County, the program provides up to $25,000 per unit to landlords serving low- and moderate-income tenants. Offered as a forgivable loan, the funds will bring aging rentals up to modern safety and accessibility standards while ensuring at least 10 years of affordability.

• Endless Mountain Mission Center Shelter and Street Outreach – $100,000. Organized by Endless Mountain Mission Center, the project will temporarily house those homeless or living in unhabitable housing conditions with no feasible alternative and aid those living in unhabitable conditions who cannot or will not come to the shelter with its street outreach program.

“Housing is one of our most foundational needs, as it supports good health, stable employment and overall well-being,” Owlett said. “I am pleased to support investments in these key programs that are taking a multi-pronged approach to combatting the housing challenges we face in Bradford County.”

“The programs receiving this funding address several aspects of housing insecurity, all aiming to help people find and be comfortable in their own homes,” Pickett said. “I’m grateful we’re able to support these housing and community development initiatives and look forward to how it can help those in Bradford County.”

PHARE receives funding from two sources, the Marcellus Shale Impact Fee and Realty Transfer Taxes.