Program Name: Single family housing repair loans and grants  
Organization: United States Department of Agriculture – Rural Development  
Address: 2118 W. Part Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821  
Phone: 217-403-6200  
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Website: https://go.usa.gov/xhq24  
Briefly Describe the Purpose of the Program  
Helps lower-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their home. Loan funds can be used for roofing, heating and cooling systems, structural repairs or to offset the cost of water or waste disposal connection fees.  
Year Program Established:
Eligibility Requirements or Restrictions

 

Homeowners who occupy the house, and have a household income that does not exceed the very-low income limit in the county in which your home is located. Rural areas with populations up to 20,000. 1-percent-interest loans up to $40,000. Grants available to very- low-income applicants ages 62 years or older unable to pay a 1 percent loan.
Application Deadline: Rolling bases
Application Guidelines:
Funding Cap Per Application or Fiscal Year Program Funding:       Up to $40,000 in loan
How Must Funds Be Used:
Loan funds can be used for roofing, heating and cooling systems, structural repairs or to offset the cost of water or waste disposal connection fees