The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers he
Section 203(k) home improvement program
which is its primary program for the rehabilitation and repair of single family properties.
As such, it is an important tool for community and neighborhood revitalization and for expanding
homeownership opportunities.
In addition The
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Outlines all
Government Programs related to Home Improvement. Many of the programs offer Grants for
Home Improvement, particular as it regards to increasing energy efficiency.
Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: To assist very low, low-income, and moderate-income households to obtain modest, decent, safe, and sanitary housing for use as a permanent residence in rural areas....
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Rural Rental Housing Loans From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: To provide economically designed and constructed rental and cooperative housing and related facilities suited for rural residents....
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Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: To provide Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants to provide financial assistance to qualified nonprofit organizations and public bodies that will aid needy very low and low-income individuals and thei...
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Rural Rental Assistance Payments From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: To reduce the tenant contribution paid by low-income families occupying eligible Rural Rental Housing (RRH), Rural Cooperative Housing (RCH), and Farm Labor Housing (LH) projects financed by the Rural...
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Rural Housing Preservation Grants From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: To assist very low- and low-income rural residents individual homeowners, rental property owners (single/multi-unit) or by providing the consumer cooperative housing projects (co-ops) the necessary as...
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Section 538 Rural Rental Housing Guaranteed Loans From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: This program has been designed to increase the supply of affordable multifamily housing in rural areas through partnerships between Rural Development and major lending sources, as well as State and lo...
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Technical and Supervisory Assistance Grants From: Rural Development
Program Objectives: To assist low-income rural families in obtaining adequate housing to meet their family's needs and/or to provide the necessary guidance to promote their continued occupancy of already adequate housing...
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