Home Improvement Grants in Austin.
Browse cataloged grants, rebates, loans, and other assistance records for Austin, TX. Verify each program's current rules, service area, and status.
The Austin, TX directory shows 53 cataloged resources. Of those, 49 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 49 records is $350,000, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 17 senior-related records, 8 veteran-related records, and 22 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.
Types of help in this city
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| Funding type | Records | What to verify | Label scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | 34 | Repayment, tax, and possible lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Forgivable loans | 4 | Forgiveness schedule, residency, and lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Rebates | 8 | Eligible purchases, upfront payment, and claim timing | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
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GO REPAIR! Grant Program
GO REPAIR! addresses inadequate housing conditions to ensure safe, accessible homes for Austin residents. Grants of up t...
Minor Home Repair Grant Program
The Minor Home Repair Grant addresses dangerous conditions, leaking gas pipes, faulty electrical, decaying roofs, collap...
Architectural Barrier Removal Program
Provides grants to eligible low-income elderly and severely disabled homeowners and renters to modify or retrofit living...
Home Rehabilitation / Reconstruction Loan Program
Zero-interest deferred loan to bring homes up to building code, with no monthly payments during the 15-year lien period....
Plumbing Program (NHCD)
Targeted grant for low-income Austin homeowners who have been accepted into the GO REPAIR! Program and need plumbing rep...
Private Lateral Grant Program
Provides free replacement or repair of private sewer lateral lines for eligible Austin Water customers. Homeowners typic...
Austin Energy Weatherization Assistance Program
Provides no-cost weatherization improvements to Austin Energy customers enrolled in the Customer Assistance Program (CAP...
Austin Energy Home Energy Savings Rebate & Loan
Whole-home energy efficiency program offering rebates averaging $3,000 when a participating contractor completes at leas...
Austin Energy Air Conditioning / Heat Pump Rebate
Rebates for installing a qualifying ENERGY STAR-rated central air conditioning or heat pump system through an Austin Ene...
Austin Energy Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate
Austin Energy offers an $800 rebate for installing a new ENERGY STAR certified hybrid heat pump water heater. The existi...
Austin Energy Residential Solar PV Rebate
Austin Energy provides a $2,500 bill credit rebate for residential solar PV systems of 3 kW or larger installed by a par...
Austin Energy Solar Screens Rebate
Austin Energy reimburses $1 per square foot for energy-efficient solar screens installed on home windows through a parti...
Austin Energy Pool Pump Rebate
Receive a $300 rebate when you install an ENERGY STAR certified variable-speed pool pump through an Austin Energy partic...
Austin Energy Power Partner Smart Thermostat Program
Earn a $50 rebate when you purchase and install an eligible smart thermostat, then receive $75 in bill credits annually ...
Austin Energy Power Partner Battery Incentive
Austin Energy provides averaging $750 in annual rewards for customers who enroll an approved home backup battery in the ...
Austin Energy Customer Assistance Program (CAP)
CAP provides a 10% discount on electric bills plus fee waivers for Austin Energy residential customers at or below 200% ...
Austin Water Conservation Rebate Program
Austin Water offers a suite of conservation rebates for residential customers: WaterWise Landscape (up to $3,000 for tur...
Travis County CDBG Home Repair Program
Travis County's CDBG-funded program provides free home repairs for low-income homeowners in unincorporated Travis County...
Rebuilding Together Austin, Free Home Repairs
Rebuilding Together Austin provides critical health and safety repairs using volunteer labor and contractor crews at no ...
Austin Habitat for Humanity, Home Repair Program
Austin Habitat for Humanity's Home Repair Program alleviates substandard living conditions for low-income homeowners, pa...
TDHCA Amy Young Barrier Removal (AYBR) Program
TDHCA's AYBR program provides one-time grants of up to $22,500 to qualified households that include a person with a disa...
TDHCA Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
DOE-funded weatherization through TDHCA installs energy-saving measures, insulation, caulking, weather-stripping, duct r...
Texas Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP / LIHEAP)
CEAP is Texas's LIHEAP program, providing utility bill payment assistance and energy education to low-income households....
TDHCA My First Texas Home (Down Payment Assistance)
My First Texas Home provides 30-year fixed-rate mortgages paired with down payment and closing cost assistance of up to ...
Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) Home Improvement Loan
The VLB Home Improvement Program offers below-market interest rate loans up to $50,000 (2-20 year term) to Texas veteran...
VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
The SAH grant helps veterans with certain severe service-connected disabilities construct or modify a home to accommodat...
VA Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant
The SHA grant assists veterans with specific service-connected disabilities in adapting or purchasing an already-adapted...
VA Home Improvements & Structural Alterations (HISA) Grant
HISA provides veterans who need medically necessary home improvements and structural alterations with up to $6,800 (serv...
USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loan & Grant
USDA Section 504 provides very-low-income rural homeowners with 1% interest loans up to $40,000 for 20 years to repair, ...
FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage
FHA 203(k) allows homebuyers and existing owners to finance both the purchase/refinance of a home and renovation costs i...
LIHEAP, Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Federal LIHEAP funds distributed through TDHCA as CEAP provide heating and cooling bill assistance, prevent utility shut...
Texas / Travis County Homestead Property Tax Exemption
Texas law requires school districts to provide a $100,000 homestead exemption from property taxes. Travis County also of...
Travis County Over-65 / Disabled Homestead Exemption & Tax Ceiling
Homeowners who are 65+ or certified disabled receive an additional $60,000 school district exemption and Travis County's...
Texas Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Texas offers tiered property tax exemptions to disabled veterans based on VA-rated disability percentage: 10-29% = $5,00...
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
FEMA's HMGP provides funding to reduce future disaster losses following a Presidential disaster declaration. Homeowners ...
EPA Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (via HUD / NHCD)
EPA and HUD require lead-based paint hazard assessment and remediation as part of any federally funded home repair work....
TSAHC Homes for Texas Heroes Loan Program
TSAHC's Homes for Texas Heroes provides 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with down payment assistance grants of 3-5% of the ...
Austin Water Residential Plumbing Inspection & Assistance
Austin Water offers free plumbing inspections and identifies leak issues for residential customers. Homeowners with dete...
Meals on Wheels Central Texas, Home Repair Program
Meals on Wheels Central Texas administers home repair services as a sub-grantee of the City of Austin's GO REPAIR! progr...
Travis CAD Homestead Exemption Application Assistance
Travis Central Appraisal District provides free assistance to homeowners applying for property tax exemptions including ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
NeighborWorks Network, Home Repair & Modification Programs
NeighborWorks America supports a network of nearly 250 local nonprofit housing organizations across every state, DC, and...
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Homeowner Resources
Owners of historic homes may access funding through their State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which distributes H...
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...
Amy Young Barrier Removal Program (AYBR)
The AYBR Program provides one-time grants of up to $22,500 to households with a Person with a Disability who need home m...
Texas Veterans Home Improvement Program (VLB VHIP)
The Veterans Home Improvement Program offers below-market interest rate loans to qualified Texas veterans and active-dut...
Texas Ramp Project, Free Wheelchair Ramps
The Texas Ramp Project is a nonprofit that builds free custom wheelchair ramps for low-income individuals with disabilit...
CPS Energy Casa Verde Weatherization Program
CPS Energy's Casa Verde program provides free weatherization improvements, including insulation, air sealing, solar scre...
Texas GLO 2024 Disasters Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP)
The Texas GLO 2024 Disasters Homeowner Assistance Program provides repair and reconstruction assistance to owner-occupie...
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