WEBVTT THAT MONEY GOING TO HOMEOWNERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WVTM 13’S MARLEI MARTINEZ TELLS US WHAT PEOPLE CAN USE THE MONEY FOR AND HOW TO QUALIFY MARLEI: THAT CHECK SAYS $1.4 MILLION. THAT’S HOW MUCH MONEY THE MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM IS HANDING OVER NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES TO HELP HOMEOWNERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT’S CALLED THE ’100 REHABS IN 100 DAYS’ PROGRAM. THE GOAL, TO HELP HOMEOWNERS WHO NEED HELP WITH RENOVATIONS >> MANY HAVE LIVED IN THEM FOR 20, 30 AND SOME OF THEM EVEN 40 PLUS YEARS. MARLEI: RENOVATION WORK INCLUDES ROOFING, WINDOW AND LANDSCAPIN REPAIRS UP TO A MAX BUDGET OF $10,000 PER HOME. >> WITH THESE RESOURCES WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS TO TAKE OFF AL THOSE ROOFS, REPLACE THAT ROOF WITH A BRAND-NEW ROOF OR REPLACE THOSE WINDOWS WITH BRAND NEW ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS. MARLEI: THERE ARE THREE MAIN CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR THE ’100 REHABS’ PROGRAM. ONE, YOU HAVE TO OWN THE HOME. TWO, IT HAS TO BE YOUR PRIMA RESIDENCE. AND THREE, YOU HAVE TO MEET THE LOW-INCOME REQUIREMENT. PROJECT ORGANIZERS HAVE IDENTIFIED 40 POTENTIAL HOMES IN THE QUALIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS S FAR, INCLUDING GATE CITY, KINGSTON, AND WEST END. KELLEIGH GAMBLE SAYS THEY’RE TAKING INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS INTO ACCOUNT. IS GOT SOMEONE -- IF I HAVE SOMEONE THAT HAS A HOLE IN THEIR ROOF AND IT’S RAINING INSIDE OF THEIR HOMES, THEN WE WILL TAKE THEIR SITUATION INTO HEAVIER CONSIDERATION. MARLEI: IN BIRMINGHAM, MARLEI MARTINEZ, WVTM 13. SHERI: THE 100 REHABS PROJECT TENTATIVELY KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH. AND FOR INFORMATION