Need Money? Apply for Free Government Grant for Home Repairs

The Home Repair Programs provide grant assistance to low-income homeowners, to help make necessary repairs to maintain safety and energy conservation of a home.

Why would the government offer homeowners grants to repair their homes? It is a matter of community preservation. Many wonderful low-income families, own homes, but are unable to pay for expensive home repairs. As a result their property becomes more and more dangerous and unhealthy to live in. Eventually, if there is no intervention, the home will fall in such disrepair that they are uninhabitable.

Once a home is vacated, because it is not fit for humans to live in, it soon attracts drugs, violence and a seedy element, which negatively affects the whole community. Free government grants for home repair, help to keep already threatened communities in tact.

The Community Development Block Grant Program and HOME Program: 800-333-4636

• Contact U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and state and local government officials to find grants for free home repairs. This grant help low to moderate-income home owners who live in urban or city areas.
• USDA Rural Development: 800-670-6553
  
• provides home repair assistance for communities with a population of no more then 10,000 people. Finances are available to low income rural residents and live in a property needing repair to make the home safe and inhabitable.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): 800-621-3362

• helps families who have experienced natural disasters and provides assistance to repair damaged properties or provide temporary housing for displaced families.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs has money set aside as a part of the Special Housing Adaptations and Specially Adapted Housing Program. 800-827-1000
• This program helps to provide assistance to help disabled veterans remodel their homes to make is handicap accessible., by adding ramps, lifts and in general anything that will help the veteran become more independent in his own home.

The Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Grant: 800-414-1226

Offers assistance of up to $7,500 for the purpose of rehabilitating your home. Finances are available to low income rural residents and live in a property needing repair to make the home safe and inhabitable. This includes repairs such as:

• Removing lead paint
• Mold removal
• Water heating and furnace repairs
• Well and septic repairs
• Roof repair
• Weather damage
• Handicap accessible
• Storm Clean up

To find a free money to repair you home, contact the Veteran's Affairs, USDA Rural Development, HUD and The US Department of Housing and Urban development. You can also go to:Go to USA.Gov to find a free home repair grant for your city and state.

You must provide proof of income, unemployment, ownership or renting, to be considered for the program. Once you have been accepted, local agencies will come to your home to assess damage and work that needs to be done.

Beware of websites, that tell you they will help you get a government grant for a fee. You do not have to pay anything to get a 'free' government grant. To look for grants and and grant applications, go to www.usa.gov.