Home Improvement Grants in Columbus.
Browse cataloged grants, rebates, loans, and other assistance records for Columbus, OH. Verify each program's current rules, service area, and status.
The Columbus, OH directory shows 47 cataloged resources. Of those, 40 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 40 records is $126,526, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 13 senior-related records, 9 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 type | Records | What to verify | Label scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | 32 | Repayment, tax, and possible lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Forgivable loans | 6 | Forgiveness schedule, residency, and lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Rebates | 1 | Eligible purchases, upfront payment, and claim timing | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
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Critical Home Repair Program
City-funded grants to help low- and moderate-income Columbus homeowners make critical repairs. Covers roofs, furnaces, h...
Emergency Repair Program
Emergency grants for Columbus homeowners facing imminent health or safety hazards. Covers loss of heat, inoperable hot w...
Lead Safe Columbus
HUD-funded program providing grants for lead-based paint hazard control and healthy homes improvements in Columbus. Elig...
Healthy Homes Exterior Repair Program
Free exterior home repair grants for homeowners in Healthy Homes impact areas (South Side, Linden, and other designated ...
Habitat for Humanity MidOhio Home Repair
Home repair program for owner-occupants in Franklin, Licking, and Madison counties. Helps families maintain safe, decent...
Modcon Living Safe at Home Program
Free emergency repairs and home modifications for vulnerable senior, disabled, and veteran homeowners in Franklin County...
Franklin County Minor Home Repair (Seniors)
Minor home repair services for Franklin County older adult homeowners who meet program eligibility through the Office on...
MORPC Home Weatherization & Repair
Free weatherization and home energy efficiency services for income-eligible Franklin County residents. Includes furnace/...
IMPACT Community Action Weatherization
Free home weatherization for income-eligible residents in specific Columbus zip codes. Services include energy audits, i...
AEP Ohio Energy Efficiency Rebates
AEP Ohio customers can receive rebates for energy-efficient upgrades including heat pumps, smart thermostats, efficient ...
AEP Ohio HELP (Low-Income Efficiency)
The High Efficiency for Low-Income Program (HELP) provides free energy-efficient products and services for income-eligib...
Columbia Gas WarmChoice Weatherization
Free home weatherization for income-eligible Columbia Gas customers. Includes home energy inspection with safety checks,...
Ohio Homestead Exemption
Ohio homeowners age 65+ or permanently and totally disabled can reduce their home's taxable value by $26,200, saving rou...
Ohio Disabled Veteran Enhanced Homestead Exemption
Ohio veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating can reduce their home's taxable value by $52,300 with no i...
OHFA First-Time Homebuyer Program
OHFA provides 30-year fixed-rate FHA, VA, USDA, and conventional mortgages with competitive rates for first-time homebuy...
OHFA Ohio Heroes Program
Discounted mortgage rate for Ohio public servants including veterans, military, police, firefighters, EMTs, nurses, and ...
OHFA Mortgage Tax Credit
Federal tax credit equal to 40% of annual mortgage interest paid (up to $2,000/year) when coupled with OHFA first-time h...
OHFA Grants for Grads
Discounted mortgage rate and down payment assistance for recent college graduates (within 48 months). Provides 2.5% or 5...
OHFA Next Home Program
OHFA's program for non-first-time homebuyers who need down payment assistance. Provides 30-year fixed-rate conventional,...
Ohio Homebuyer Plus Savings Account
State-backed enhanced savings account for prospective homebuyers. Contributions up to $5,000/person ($10,000/couple) per...
Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Ohio state tax credit of 25% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures for certified historic structures (Columbus is 300...
VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
Lifetime grant for veterans with qualifying service-connected disabilities to build, buy, or modify a home for wheelchai...
VA Special Home Adaptation (SHA) Grant
Lifetime grant for veterans with specific service-connected disabilities (blindness, loss of hands, severe respiratory i...
VA Home Improvements & Structural Alterations (HISA)
Grant for medically necessary home modifications prescribed by a VA physician. Up to $6,800 for service-connected disabi...
VA Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) Grant
Grant for SAH/SHA-eligible veterans temporarily living in a family member's home. Allows accessibility modifications to ...
USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loans & Grants
Federal loans up to $40,000 (1% interest, 20-year term) and grants up to $10,000 for very-low-income homeowners in eligi...
FHA Title I Home Improvement Loan
FHA-insured loan for home improvements that protect or improve the livability or utility of a property. Up to $25,000 fo...
FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage
FHA-insured mortgage that lets you finance both the purchase and renovation of a home in a single loan. Standard 203(k) ...
HEAP / LIHEAP Utility Assistance
Federal LIHEAP funding distributed through Ohio's HEAP program helps low-income households pay heating bills. PIPP Plus ...
Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D)
Federal tax credit of 30% of costs for solar panels, solar water heaters, geothermal heat pumps, small wind turbines, ba...
Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C)
Annual federal tax credit of 30% for energy-efficient improvements: up to $1,200/year for insulation, windows, doors, an...
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to help communities reduce future disaster losses. Homeow...
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...
DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
WAP provides free energy efficiency improvements to low-income households across all 50 states, DC, and territories. Eli...
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...
HUD CDBG Home Repair Programs
HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides annual funding to cities, counties, and states to fund l...
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 ...
Rebuilding Together Safe at Home
Rebuilding Together's Safe at Home program provides free preventive home modifications to help older adults and people w...
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...
Ohio Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP)
Ohio HWAP provides free energy efficiency improvements to income-eligible households statewide, delivered through a netw...
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...
Ohio Residential PACE Financing (R-PACE)
Ohio Residential PACE allows homeowners to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements through a volunta...
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...
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