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Need help with home repairs? Get home repair grants!

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Owning a home is a wonderful but expensive experience. As many of our readers have discovered, rising rents can make mortgages look downright cheap! Unfortunately, the lower monthly costs come with the dreaded responsibility for home repairs which can be costly and unexpected.

Fortunately, there is help. Local governments and other agencies can help you bear the financial burden of home repairs.

 

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How to Get Home Repair Grants

Home repair grants are usually administered on a local level by governments and agencies. As part of our series on low income homeownership, we’re researching agencies that can provide home repair grants to help low income homeowners cope with unexpected and costly repairs.

This list is currently being compiled. We will complete the list in order unless we receive requests for specific states. Got a request? Leave a comment below and we’ll make sure it’s next on the list!

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware 

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Nevada

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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  1. Patricia Tillery

    Hi I am looking to buy a home however most of them need updating and repairs so I’m interested in finding out more about home grants for repairs in Georgia.

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      • Linda Courtney

        Yes I need help with my heat for winter. I live in a mobile home and my heat is brokww and I have no money to get it fixed. I’ve been out of work sence April on medicinal reasons. I am not drawing any money at all. I’ve had two back surgery in the last month and I know winter is coming and I need to try and get some thing going before winter gets here. I’ve filed for disability but habe not heard anything. I live in Lincoln County. Where can I get help with this
        My husband draws 1001.00 a month his 69 and im 59.

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  3. Katie

    Hi Nicole. Do you have any information about home repairs in Georgia? My windows need to be replaced and I also need new insulation for my trailer. I’m on disability and right now my electric bill is higher then my mortgage payment. It is so frustrating because I know if I could get those fixed it would help so much yet I can’t afford to get them fixed. Any information you have would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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    • Nicole

      Hey, Katie! I’ll get that information written up as soon as I can. In the meantime, I’d recommend contacting your local Community Action Council and inquiring about the state’s weatherization program. You can also contact your city development office and your county office to see if they offer any rehabilitation grants or programs.

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  4. Joy Walters

    Nicole, Ohio pleeeeease! I just put my foot through our floor—rotted from a water leak. Contractor said $800 to fix it.

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    • Nicole

      Hello, Joy! I am so sorry that this happened! I have bumped Ohio to the top of the list for this series but these articles do take a while to put together. The fastest way to receive assistance is to contact your county development services department and ask about any home rehabilitation programs they offer. As soon as I have the chance to work on this piece, I will see if I can find any other agencies that can assist you.

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  5. Tammy Jackson

    Please look into Ohio next. We live in Columbiana County, and desperately need to replace the furnace. We own our home. We need to replace it with a heat/ac unit. I live with my elderly (90 yr. old) mother & my disabled hubby who has MS. Both have trouble regulating body temp. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you!

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    • Nicole

      Hello, Tammy! I will do my best to get this information to you as quickly as possible. I have bumped Ohio to the top of the list for this series but these articles do take a while to put together. The fastest way to receive assistance is to contact your county development services department and ask about any home rehabilitation programs and/or disability modification programs they offer. As soon as I have the chance to work on this piece, I will see if I can find any other agencies that can assist you.

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    • Donna Mclean

      Ohio we need some work done on chimney an basement walls. Thank you so very much. We really appreciate it .

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  6. Susan Main

    This is awesome.Thank you so much. I am a widow and on social security. I purchased a older mobile home that needs. Work.
    We need more people like you willing to provide information that we would otherwise not be aware of
    Thanks again.

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  9. Sammy Murry

    Minnesota? My husband and I are both on social security. Our home is at the age where everything is breaking down. The roof, electric, doors, etc.

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  12. Jeanne Brockway

    Florida (Indian River County)
    Single, Social Supplement Income (SSI)
    Disability, Mortgage, under 62 age.
    My house is in desperate need of A/C replacement, water heater is about to drop through the floor and is leaking. I get the run-around with county program. No spare income for bills.

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    • Nicole

      Hey, Kris! Thanks for asking. I’ve made a note on my research list to pay special attention to the Twin Cities area. I’ll get this info put together as soon as I can!

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    • Nicole

      Hi, Billie! Thanks for letting me know. I’ll make sure to prioritize that on our research list. We should have that information ready soon. 🙂

      Reply

  18. C. Robertson

    Im wheelchair disabled and over 60 and my roof has been leaking for 4 years now. I have paid someone once to go up and seal the roof vents, but in the texas sun, it didn’t last through the following season. I live on $700.00 a month and the 300.00 estime I got to replace the roof vents (that does not include repairing the interior ceiling, is $300.00 too much for me to come up with. When it rains, it rolls down the inside of the ceiling and comes out at the top of the sliding door flooding my floor. Are there any agencies in texas, specifically the Medina/Bandera county area, that can help? I don’t drive and live way out in the country so getting to places to apply for help is impossible.

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    • Nicole

      Oh my goodness, C, that’s terrible! I’ve added Texas to our home repair research list and we’ll get that information to you as soon as we can.

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  19. Patty E

    I need help with home repair in New Jersey I’m permanently disabled and on Medicare so I don’t have the money for a new roof or any other repairs.

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  21. Shayne lane

    Do you know of any help for North Carolina? We are $3 over the limit for any type of assistance. The meds o have to take just to stay alive are over$1400 a month. I have an infant and a toddler. They deserve better. I do all I can but its practically impossible to stay up to date with the bills much less the mortgage meds and food. Our house needs new installation or something our light bill is 3-400 a month in the summer and its still hot
    Thank you. And sorry for venting

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    • Nicole Thelin

      Never apologize for venting! Life is downright tough sometimes and it sounds like your family is really being challenged. I’ll prioritize North Carolina in the research list and we’ll see what we can find.

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  25. Yolanda Nichols

    Hi, we just lost our biggest client. Our kitchen needs repairs. There was a leak under the kitchen sink we were not aware off and now the cabinet is detaching from the wall and there is black mold. My husband and kids are all asthmatic. Looking for help to replace cabinets.

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    • Riley Thomson

      Yolanda,
      Oh no! I’m sorry about your kitchen. Check out our Home Repair Grants page, from there click on your state. If you don’t see any information in the area you are looking for, please let me know so we can add it to our research list. I hope this helps.
      -Riley

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    • Riley Thomson

      BobbiJo,
      We are hoping to have all of this information for every state updated and complete in the next few months. If you don’t see your state listed now, stay tuned, we should have it soon! Thanks.
      -Riley

      Reply

  28. Regina Jackson

    Hi, my name is Regina Jackson. I am a home owner, but my home is in need of major repairs. I do have a job but recently filed bankruptcy. I am not sure if i can get assistance but I am trying. I have been on the same job for 6 plus years but because of the hardship my biweekly take home pay is $625. I have two other jobs which only brings in about an additional $600 per month. Its hard to maintain and save money. I need a new roof bad. It has caused damage to the inside of the house and bad mildew but I have no where else to go. Everytime it rains it gets worse. Can you please help. I can help myself if you tell what to do.

    Thanks

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    • Riley Thomson

      Regina,
      We are an informational website that connects low income families with local resources. Did you check through our home repair list to see if we have any resources listed in your area?
      -Riley

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  30. Bruce

    hi, I’m trying to help my mother (age 81 resides in Hollywood, Fl) try to get a grant to replace her roof, emergency situation. Can you point me in the right direction?
    thanks

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  31. Merita

    Nicole I Own a older mobile home in Pikeville North Carolina is there any kind of grants out there to help me fix my roof, floors and walls? I’m also on disability. Thank you so much for your time.

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  32. Angie Florez

    Im reaching out for available grants to assist with weatherization for my parents home of 47yrs. Father is disable ampute and both retired on low fixed income. Live in San Antonio, Texas – Bexar County

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  33. Hannah Colwell

    More local emergency repairs for mobile home. I live in Canon city Colo. The floor in our trailer is so weak from water damage, it is dangerous to walk on. What about having the home declared as a sick house? It is a health hazard

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  34. Bev Farrington

    I live in a mobile home. Can I get help too. This winter with the blowing winds, I felt the wind coming thru the walls. A few times I wore my coat to bed. My furnace is 40+ yrs old. Thank you and happy spring to you all!

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    • Riley Thomson

      Bev,
      Happy Spring to you too! You’ll have to check with each program listed in your area to see if mobile homes are included. I hope this helps.
      -Riley

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  35. marisol Martinez

    Hi,
    My sister lives in Florida. She bought a old mobile home when her husband died and it’s in need of repairs. The roof and the floor in one of the bedrooms are in bad shape.
    Can you help us?

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  36. Kathy

    Hi my name is Kathy and I live in Lathrop, CA. Our Mobilehome is in very bad shape. The ceiling is falling down, the flood is very weak. And our bath tub is about to fall into the basement which we don’t have a basement. There’s four adults that live here and two are seniors and disabled. We need help very bad.

    Reply

  37. jan lloyd

    I am a social worker and have a veteran patient who has no hot water and needs a repair or probably a new water heater in his manufactured home in Floyd. Co Ga.

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  38. Pam

    Our property flooded on August 13th 2017 and our house has major sub floor damage. Both my husband and I are disabled and still have two children at home. We also need to replace the AC/heat unit. It was 98 for the high temperature yesterday and it was 87 in the house. My husband has COPD along with many other health issues. Where can we get help repairing our house in Arizona?

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  39. Coral

    Home repair paint jobs are a must epically if living in humid areas! repainting, outdoor decks, or walls that have already started chipping is a must to keep your home up to date!

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  40. Michelle Towery

    Can you get Kansas put on the list. My husband and I purchased an old farmhouse built in the 1900s and it needs major upgrades to be livable. Any suggestions would help!

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  41. Joann

    Hi thank you for this article it gives me hope that I can get some help.
    I’m single and work full time I am unable to pay for the repairs that are needed on my house. I have a water heater in my kitchen that has rusted through and water is seeping up underneath the floor through the tile. It is flooded underneath the counter cabinet and the countertop has splitted. The floor is sagging in the corner where all this is going on. It may be a subfloor issue. But I know the water heater needs to be replaced as well as the cabinet and the floors. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated

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  42. Kenya Yeatts

    Checking to see if you know of anyone who helps elderly ppl….my mom has always helped anyone in need.Even at the expenses of damage to her home…..mama is 72 with health issues n her family has stolen everything she had and destroyed her home …she has no way to fix it….any advice would greatly be appreciated

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  43. SPJ

    Hello, I have read the list and what information I could find on home repair grants but I still have questions. I own a home that my elderly brother lives in since I got married and moved out. How can we get help in Georgia rural area with repairing the flooring, kitchen and weatherizing? The more I call around the more confuse I get over trying to help my brother from becoming homeless.

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  45. Patty

    My boyfriend owns his home but ended up having to go through surgery and then get disability so he is on a low income monthly and his roof needs replaced very badly he is unable to get a loan and he lost his pcap because the warm program would not help because of the bad roof desperate for help any information on this would be greatly appreciated thank you

    Reply

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