Home Improvement Grants in Akron.

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The Akron, OH directory shows 48 cataloged resources. Of those, 39 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 39 records is $126,526, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 14 senior-related records, 7 veteran-related records, and 14 marked with no income limit. These tags do not determine eligibility; verify the complete official rules.

Record set last reviewed 2026-04-03. How we verify our data.

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Funding typeRecordsWhat to verifyLabel scope
Grants30Repayment, tax, and possible lien termsDirectory classification; confirm official terms
Forgivable loans6Forgiveness schedule, residency, and lien termsDirectory classification; confirm official terms
Rebates2Eligible purchases, upfront payment, and claim timingDirectory classification; confirm official terms

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Up to $25,000

Akron Home Repair Program

City of Akron CDBG-funded program providing up to $25,000 in eligible home repairs to low-income and senior owner-occupa...

Home Repair
Up to $20,000

Lead Safe Akron Program

Grant-funded lead hazard control program for Akron homes built before 1978. Provides up to $20,000 for lead paint remedi...

Home Repair
Up to $10,000

City of Akron Minor Home Repair (COAMHR)

Administered by Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio, this program targets low-income elderly homeowners or homeowners wit...

Home Repair
Ongoing rental/mortgage subsidy

AMHA Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership

AMHA administers over 5,000 Housing Choice Vouchers in Summit County. The HCV Homeownership option allows qualifying vou...

Home Repair
Up to $10,000

Summit County Minor Home Repair

Summit County program for owner-occupied single-family properties outside Akron, Barberton, and Cuyahoga Falls. Reduces ...

Home Repair
Up to $35,000 forgivable loan

Summit County Housing Rehabilitation Program

Summit County HOME-funded forgivable loan program for major housing rehabilitation. Covers substantial repairs including...

Home Repair
Up to $20,000

Summit County Lead-Free Program

Summit County Public Health program that provides lead hazard control services for homes built before 1978. Prioritizes ...

Home Repair
Up to $15,000 in repair value

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County Home Repair

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County provides critical home repairs including roof replacement, HVAC, electrical, plumb...

Home Repair
Up to $5,000 in safety modifications

Rebuilding Together NEO, Safe at Home

Funded by the Ohio Housing Trust Fund, this program installs safety modifications for seniors and veterans in Summit Cou...

Home Repair
Up to $8,000 in weatherization services

Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)

State-funded weatherization program administered locally by Community Action Akron Summit. Provides insulation, air seal...

Home Repair
Up to $800 per heating season

HEAP / Winter Crisis Program

HEAP provides assistance paying energy bills for income-eligible Summit County residents. The Winter Crisis Program runs...

Home Repair
Varies, referral-based assistance

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank Resource Connection

The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank connects residents with utility and housing assistance resources in addition to food ...

Home Repair
Up to $500 in appliance rebates

Ohio Edison Energy Efficiency Rebates

Ohio Edison offers rebates on ENERGY STAR certified appliances and HVAC systems for current account holders. Instant dis...

Energy
Free weatherization services

Columbia Gas WarmChoice Weatherization

Free weatherization program for Columbia Gas customers at or below 150% of federal poverty guidelines. Includes insulati...

Energy
Up to $1,250 in rebates

Dominion Energy Ohio Housewarming Program

Dominion Energy Ohio provides rebates up to $1,250 for energy efficiency improvements. Includes a home energy assessment...

Energy
Exempts first $29,000 of home value from taxation

Ohio Homestead Exemption

Ohio Homestead Exemption shields the first $29,000 of your home's appraised value from property taxes. Available to home...

Home Repair
Exempts $58,000 or full property tax exemption

Ohio Disabled Veteran Enhanced Homestead Exemption

Enhanced homestead exemption for disabled veterans removes $58,000 of appraised value from property taxation with no inc...

Home Repair
3-3.5% DPA + 30-year fixed mortgage

OHFA Homebuyer + Down Payment Assistance

OHFA offers 30-year fixed-rate FHA, VA, USDA, and conventional mortgages with down payment assistance of 3% (conventiona...

Home Repair
Discounted mortgage rate + DPA

OHFA Ohio Heroes Program

OHFA Ohio Heroes provides discounted mortgage interest rates to public servants including veterans, active military, pol...

Home Repair
Up to $2,000/year tax credit

OHFA Mortgage Tax Credit

Federal tax credit equal to 40% of annual mortgage interest (up to $2,000) for OHFA loan holders, or 15-20% for non-OHFA...

Home Repair
2.5% or 5% DPA, forgiven after 5 years

OHFA Grants for Grads

OHFA program providing discounted mortgage rates and 2.5% or 5% down payment assistance to recent college graduates. DPA...

Home Repair
3-3.5% DPA for repeat buyers

OHFA Next Home

OHFA Next Home provides 30-year fixed-rate mortgages to repeat homebuyers (not just first-time buyers) with down payment...

Home Repair
Up to $5,000/year state tax deduction

Ohio Homebuyer Plus Savings Account

Ohio Treasurer's enhanced savings account that provides a state income tax deduction of up to $5,000/year ($10,000 marri...

Home Repair
Up to $126,526 (SAH) or $25,350 (SHA), FY2026

VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

VA grant for veterans with certain severe service-connected disabilities to build, buy, or modify a home for wheelchair ...

Home Repair
Up to $25,350 (SHA), FY2026

VA Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant

VA grant for veterans with specific service-connected disabilities (blindness, loss of hands) to modify an existing home...

Home Repair
Up to $6,800 (service-connected) or $2,000 (non-service-connected)

VA Home Improvements & Structural Alterations (HISA)

Lifetime benefit of up to $6,800 for veterans with service-connected disabilities to make medically necessary home modif...

Home Repair
Up to $50,961 (SAH) or $9,100 (SHA)

VA Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) Grant

Grant for SAH/SHA-eligible veterans temporarily living in a family member's home. Allows accessibility modifications to ...

Home Repair
Up to $10,000 grant (age 62+) and $40,000 loan, $50,000 combined

USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loans & Grants

USDA Section 504 provides 1% interest loans up to $40,000 and grants up to $10,000 (for homeowners 62+) to repair homes ...

Home Repair
Up to $25,000

FHA Title I Home Improvement Loan

FHA-insured loan up to $25,000 for single-family home improvements. No equity required, and the loan can be used for mos...

Home Repair
Up to FHA loan limit for Summit County

FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage

FHA mortgage that rolls purchase price and renovation costs into one loan. Limited 203(k) covers up to $75,000 in repair...

Home Repair
Varies by household, typically $300-$800

LIHEAP, Low Income Home Energy Assistance

Federal program providing energy bill assistance to low-income households. In Summit County, apply through Community Act...

Home Repair
30% of cost, no cap

Residential Clean Energy Credit (Section 25D)

Federal tax credit covering 30% of the cost of solar panels, battery storage, geothermal heat pumps, and small wind turb...

Home Repair
Up to $3,200/year

Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (Section 25C)

Federal tax credit of 30% for energy-efficient home improvements including heat pumps ($2,000 cap), insulation, windows,...

Home Repair
Varies, no individual cap; projects typically $10K-$200K+

FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to help communities reduce future disaster losses. Homeow...

Disaster
Up to $30,000

FEMA Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) Coverage

ICC coverage is built into every National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy and pays up to $30,000 to help bring a s...

Disaster
Average $5,000-$10,000 in services per household

DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

WAP provides free energy efficiency improvements to low-income households across all 50 states, DC, and territories. Eli...

Energy
Varies by jurisdiction, typically $5,000-$15,000 per unit

HUD Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes

HUD funds state, county, and city governments to identify and fix lead-based paint hazards and other health hazards (mol...

Seniors & Disability
Varies, full line replacement cost covered in many programs

EPA / WIIN Act Lead Service Line Replacement

EPA's WIIN Act grants and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) fund lead service line replacement programs in...

Seniors & Disability
Free, up to 3 smoke alarms installed at no cost

American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, Free Smoke Alarms

The American Red Cross installs free smoke alarms and creates home fire escape plans through their nationwide Home Fire ...

Home Repair
Varies by state, some offer $500-$1,000 radon mitigation assistance

EPA State Indoor Radon Grants, State Radon Programs

EPA provides State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants (SIRG) to every state to fund radon risk reduction programs. While the...

Seniors & Disability
Varies by local affiliate, loans and grants available

NeighborWorks Network, Home Repair & Modification Programs

NeighborWorks America supports a network of nearly 250 local nonprofit housing organizations across every state, DC, and...

Home Repair
National Trust grants go to nonprofits/agencies, not direct to homeowners; state HPF grants vary

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Homeowner Resources

Owners of historic homes may access funding through their State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which distributes H...

Historic
Loan guarantee, no dollar cap on loan amount (lender sets max)

HUD Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee

The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program provides HUD-guaranteed mortgage financing for American Indian and Al...

Home Repair
Average benefit up to $8,547

Ohio Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)

Ohio HWAP provides free energy efficiency improvements to income-eligible households statewide, delivered through a netw...

Energy
Up to 100% principal forgiveness for lowest-income households

Ohio EPA WPCLF Home Sewage Treatment System (HSTS) Program

Ohio EPA's WPCLF program provides principal forgiveness loans to Local Health Districts, which pass savings to homeowner...

Home Repair
No stated cap; project-sized financing

Ohio Residential PACE Financing (R-PACE)

Ohio Residential PACE allows homeowners to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements through a volunta...

Home Repair
Up to $100,000 per property

Welcome Home Ohio (WHO), Rehabilitation & New Construction Grant

Welcome Home Ohio provides grants up to $100,000 per property to developers, nonprofits, and local governments to purcha...

Home Repair
Up to $10,000

City of Akron Emergency Home Repair Program

The City of Akron's Emergency Home Repair Program provides grants to income-qualified homeowners facing health and safet...

Emergency

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Frequently asked questions

What home-improvement assistance records are cataloged for Akron, OH?

The directory includes 39 possible-program records associated with Akron, including Lead Safe Akron Program, City of Akron Minor Home Repair (COAMHR), Summit County Minor Home Repair. Inclusion does not confirm current availability or eligibility.

How are the assistance records for Akron classified?

Our classifier labels 30 records as grants, 6 as forgivable loans, and 2 as rebates in Akron. Classification can be incomplete; confirm the benefit type, lien, repayment, and conditions in the administrator's terms.

How do I research and apply for home repair assistance in Akron?

Each program page shows the source, application route, or contact we have on file. Confirm the current route, requirements, and any costs with the administering organization before applying. The current Grant Map homeowner fee is $0.