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101 1st Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Provides financial assistance to owner-occupants city-wide for home rehabilitation like electrical hazards, plumbing sanitation or leak issues, faulty heating/roofing items (does not include help with mobile homes).
95 University Avenue, Suite 1, Des Moines, IA 50314
Offers affordable home repair services for low-income homeowners, allowing them to get work done now and pay for it later – sometimes years down the line. Homeowners are invited to apply for the program and are accepted based on their household income and assessed home value. Services may include exterior repairs (such as roofs and siding), critical home repair (such as furnaces and water heaters), weatherization (such as windows and insulation), and accessibility (such as ramps, grab bars, and bath modifications).
1819 Farnam Street, Suite 1111, Omaha, NE 68183
Provides home modifications to help remove barriers in the homes of seniors to help them remain in their homes longer. Improvements are meant to reduce the risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve the functional abilities of the home.
This is a grant program (up to $5,000) for single-family homeowners within the Omaha city limits. No repayment is necessary.
1819 Farnam Street, Suite 1111, Omaha, NE 68183
Minor repairs inside home, minor modifications for those within Omaha city limits. (Anything not structural)
Services may include:
- Installing handrails, door locks, and wide-range viewers
- Building wheelchair ramps (depends on slope and grade of property, property lines)
- Minor plumbing repairs - no electrical services
- Installing window locks
- Repairing screen and storm windows and doors
- Interior painting in winter or during bad weather
- Minor weather stripping and caulking
- Changing furnace filter, if filter provided
- Minor plaster or drywall repair
- Installing smoke detectors
- Stairway repair
1619 North Lake Avenue, Storm Lake, IA 50588
Offers programs to assist families and individuals in rural America with financing, mortgage payment assistance, and opportunities to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes.
Additionally, the service provides access to information about privately owned rental housing options available at below-market rates, including government-subsidized housing and low-income/subsidized private rental housing. These housing options may include units developed or improved with public funds, income-based rental housing, and fixed below-market rate rental housing, benefiting low-income households, older adults, people with disabilities, and other special populations.
95 University Avenue, Suite 1, Des Moines, IA 50314
Offers affordable home repair services for low-income homeowners, allowing them to get work done now and pay for it later – sometimes years down the line. Homeowners are invited to apply for the program and are accepted based on their household income and assessed home value. Services may include exterior repairs (such as roofs and siding), critical home repair (such as furnaces and water heaters), weatherization (such as windows and insulation), and accessibility (such as ramps, grab bars, and bath modifications).
PO Box 844, Indianola, IA 50125
**Does not offer emergency housing, financial assistance with rent, mortgage or rental housing options.
Community and Economic Development, 226 West 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801
The program does not perform work on basements or foundations. Household must meet income, assets and properties limits set by HUD. A mortgage and promissory note secures all eligible and approved loans.
1914 Glenn Park Drive, Champaign, IL 61821
Offers volunteer work with the community to provide housing for those in need. Services include build and sell decent, quality, affordable houses to families at a zero percent interest rate. Select families based on their level of need, willingness to partner with Habitat, and ability to repay a mortgage. Services may also provide home maintenance, budgeting, and financial educations classes free of charge to anyone in the community.
555 South 10th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
City government offices.
709 South Iris Street, Suite 103, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Offers single family housing program provide homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income rural Americans through several loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs. The program also makes funding available to individuals to finance vital improvements necessary to make their homes decent, safe, and sanitary.
213 South 1st Street, Norfolk, NE 68701
Assistance with home purchase down payments, closing cost payment, purchase, rehabilitation and resell of homes, and new construction.
NeighborWorks is also a packager for USDA-D home loans.
939 Office Park Road, Suite 306, West Des Moines, IA 50265
PROGRAM ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES include:
1) Basic structural repairs: (a) exterior walls (b) roof and roof structure (c) foundation (d) floor joists and ceilings
2) Building systems: (a) electrical (b) plumbing (c) heating
3) Weatherization: (a) insulation (b) windows (c) siding
4) Handicap Accessibility: (a) exterior ramp (b) bathroom facilities
REQUIREMENTS:
1) the property to be assisted must be located within Dallas County
2) proof of home ownership of the applicant must be provided. The property to be assisted must be the homeowner's primary residence and a single family structure
3) property taxes and/or mortgage payments must be current and paid to date and there cannot be any mechanics liens on the property to be assisted
4) income limits of the household must fall at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for Dallas County. Priority is given to households at 50% or less of the Area Median Income
1800 1st Avenue NE, LL 1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Provides sustainable homeownership, home renovations, and revitalizes neighborhoods through collaborating partnerships.
619 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265
Lead Based Paint Reduction Program tests homes for lead based paint. Can scrape, prime, and paint surfaces and/or replace windows if needed.
1701 North 24th Street, Omaha, NE 68110
Provides zero interest loans for replacements or repairs to roofs, gutters, windows, sidewalks and other concrete, furnaces, hot water heaters, and air conditioners. Some electrical and plumbing work can be provided. Work is completed by licensed contractors.
Program does NOT provide landscaping or tree removal.
130 South Sheldon Avenue, Suite 201, Ames, IA 50014
Offers affordable loans to individuals with disabilities and seniors to help acquisition of assistive technology, home repairs relating to health and safety (not home improvements to increase the value of the home), service animals, and employment tools. Also offers if qualified a forgivable loan for assistive technology. Offer a sliding scale interest rate ranging from 9-0% based on eligibility.
Most loans have flexible terms, up to 5 years. Most loans are capped at $2,500. Assistive technology loans may go up to $10,000, but there may be a waitlist for loans over $2,500.
333 South Tanner Street, Rantoul, IL 61866
Provides a major rehabilitation deferred loan program, assistance up to $25,000 is available for major repair or renovation of homes which contain several code-related issues or are in need of significant rehabilitation (cosmetics do not qualify). A minor rehabilitation grant program, under this program a grant of up to $12,000 is provided for code-related repairs of an emergency nature which threatens the health or safety of the occupants of the home. An accessibility grant program that provides grant assistance to an income-eligible homeowner or renter of a single-family residence or up to a four-unit complex to eliminate physical barriers which inhibit the use of the dwelling unit by a person with disability. The maximum grant amount is $7,000.
City Hall, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
Offers housing rehabilitation programs that provide zero-interest loans and/or grants to homeowners to aid in making repairs to their homes. Neighborhood Services staff assists homeowners with home inspections, specifying work plans and repairs and obtaining bids from contractors.
1100 12th Street Southwest, Suite C, Le Mars, IA 51031
Offers programs to assist families and individuals in rural America with financing, mortgage payment assistance, and opportunities to buy, build, repair, or own safe and affordable homes.
Additionally, the service provides access to information about privately owned rental housing options available at below-market rates, including government-subsidized housing and low-income/subsidized private rental housing. These housing options may include units developed or improved with public funds, income-based rental housing, and fixed below-market rate rental housing, benefiting low-income households, older adults, people with disabilities, and other special populations.
840 Brooks Road, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
Provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards.
2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821
Provides programs to build or improve housing, essential community facilities, and support business financing in rural areas of Illinois.
Programs available:
- Single-Family Housing Programs: Direct loans or loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural families for mortgages and home repairs. Additionally, grants are available for health and safety repairs for individuals over 62.
- Multi-Family Housing Programs: Loans for affordable rental housing for very-low- to moderate-income residents, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Funds may also be used to buy or improve land and provide necessary facilities such as water and waste disposal systems. Rent assistance is available for rural residents.
- Community Facilities Programs: Loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas, with priority given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
- Business Financing Programs: Financial support, including loans and grants, for individuals or groups seeking to establish or expand businesses in rural areas.
108 East Beaufort Street, Normal, IL 61761
Offers grants, 5-year forgivable loans, or 10-year forgivable loans for homeowners to access emergency repair for critical threats to the home, and home modification to improve individual mobility.
700 16th Street NE, Suite 301, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Provides grants for home improvements such as roofing, deck repair, window replacement, sidewalk repair, handrails, and handicap accessible ramps.
1303 West Washington, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Safety repairs and modifications to allow home owning seniors to safely remain in their residence. Applications are taken for those over 60 who are low income. Funding for large or cosmetic repairs is not available. Applicants may qualify for furnace repair or replacement if needed through other funding.