Housing Rehabilitation

Assisting Communities in Providing Available & Affordable Housing

This program assists communities with preserving existing housing stock and creating new housing opportunities. Eligible housing activities include:

• Owner occupied housing rehabilitation
• Homebuyer assistance
• Upper story housing conversion

These programs are funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and must primarily benefit low and moderate income individuals.

Owner occupied rehabilitation is focused on three areas of improvement: Energy efficiency, exterior improvements and the removal of architectural barriers to allow aging in home.  The maximum award amount is $24,999 per unit plus lead hazard reduction & technical services.

The Homebuyer assistance program provides down payment and closing cost assistance to low and moderate income homebuyers. The maximum award amount is $24,999 per unit plus lead hazard reduction & technical services.

The Upper story housing conversion program provides assistance for the conversion of existing downtown building space into new residential units. The maximum award under this program is $500,000. 

• HUD Office of Fair Housing