Home Improvement Grants in Denver.
Browse cataloged grants, rebates, loans, and other assistance records for Denver, CO. Verify each program's current rules, service area, and status.
The Denver, CO directory shows 41 cataloged resources. Of those, 34 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 34 records is $200,000, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 10 senior-related records, 5 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 | 25 | Repayment, tax, and possible lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Forgivable loans | 3 | Forgiveness schedule, residency, and lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Rebates | 4 | Eligible purchases, upfront payment, and claim timing | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
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Denver HOST Single Family Rehabilitation Loan
Denver's flagship owner-occupied rehab program provides 0-1% interest deferred loans up to $50,000 for essential repairs...
Denver HOST Emergency Home Repair Loan
Zero-percent, perpetually deferred emergency loans for Denver homeowners facing urgent health, safety, or structural rep...
Denver Renter/Homeowner Access Modification Program (RHAMP)
RHAMP provides grants up to $15,000 for accessibility modifications to help Denver residents with qualifying ADA-defined...
Denver Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant (HUD-Funded)
This HUD-funded grant covers 100% of costs for lead-risk assessment, abatement planning, and full lead remediation in pr...
Brothers Redevelopment Home Modification & Repair Program
Brothers Redevelopment provides low- and fixed-income seniors (60+) and people with disabilities access to home modifica...
Brothers Redevelopment Paint-A-Thon
The Paint-A-Thon is an annual volunteer-driven program providing free exterior painting to qualifying Denver-area homeow...
Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver Exterior Home Repair Program
Habitat Metro Denver partners with homeowners in targeted Denver neighborhoods (currently Westwood, Globeville, Elyria-S...
Habitat Metro Denver CAPABLE Program (Seniors Age-in-Place)
The CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders) program pairs seniors age 65+ with an occupat...
Rebuilding Together Colorado, Safe & Healthy Homes
Rebuilding Together Colorado provides free critical home repairs to low-income homeowners across the five-county Denver ...
Xcel Energy Home Efficiency Rebates (Standard Program)
Xcel Energy offers Colorado residential customers rebates on cold-climate heat pumps ($2,250/ton at 5°F), heat pump wate...
Xcel Energy Income-Qualified Rebates (Colorado HEAR Program)
The federally-funded Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) program provides point-of-sale rebates to househol...
Colorado Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
WAP provides free weatherization services to income-qualified Coloradans, prioritizing households with seniors, people w...
Colorado LEAP / LIHEAP Energy Assistance
Colorado's Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) provides heating cost assistance of $200-$1,000 to eligible house...
CHFA SmartStep & SmartStep Plus (Homebuyer + Repair Financing)
CHFA SmartStep is a statewide 30-year fixed mortgage available to first-time buyers, eligible veterans, or buyers in tar...
CHFA HomeAccess Down Payment Assistance
CHFA HomeAccess provides a zero-interest second mortgage up to $25,000 for down payment, closing costs, and prepaid expe...
Colorado Senior Homestead Property Tax Exemption
Colorado seniors who are 65+ and have owned and occupied their home for at least 10 consecutive years qualify for a prop...
Colorado Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Honorably discharged veterans with a VA-rated 100% permanent service-connected disability (or individual unemployability...
Colorado Historic Preservation Residential Tax Credit
Colorado's residential Historic Preservation Tax Credit was increased from $50,000 to $100,000 effective January 1, 2026...
VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
The VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant provides up to $126,526 (FY2026) for veterans with severe service-connected...
VA Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant
The VA Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) grant of up to $9,100 (FY2026) helps veterans with qualifying service-connected ...
VA Home Improvements & Structural Alterations (HISA) Grant
The VA HISA grant provides a lifetime benefit of up to $6,800 for veterans with service-connected conditions (or $2,000 ...
USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loan & Grant
USDA Section 504 provides loans up to $40,000 at 1% interest over 20 years for very-low-income homeowners to repair or m...
FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage
The FHA 203(k) loan combines a home purchase or refinance with renovation financing into a single mortgage. The Streamli...
FHA Title I Property Improvement Loan
The FHA Title I loan provides up to $25,000 in unsecured improvement financing (for loans under $7,500, no lien required...
Colorado Prop 123 Single-Family Owner-Occupied Rehab
Colorado Proposition 123 (passed November 2022) directed approximately $300 million in state tax revenue to affordable h...
Colorado Rural Asbestos & Lead Paint Abatement Pilot Grant (HB24-1457)
HB24-1457 created a pilot grant fund of up to $200,000/year (FY2025-26 and FY2026-27) for CDPHE to award grants to local...
HUD Lead Hazard Reduction & Healthy Homes Grant (National Program)
HUD's national Lead Hazard Reduction grant program provides municipalities and states with $4-7M each to eliminate lead-...
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides funding following a Presidentially declared disaster to help communities...
EnergySmart Colorado Home Energy Assessment
EnergySmart Colorado provides subsidized home energy assessments and connects homeowners to available rebates from Xcel ...
Federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Tax Credit (25C)
The IRS Section 25C tax credit provides 30% of qualifying upgrade costs each year, up to $3,200 annually ($1,200 for ins...
CHFA HomeOpener Mortgage (No First-Time Buyer Requirement)
CHFA HomeOpener is a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with no first-time homebuyer requirement and no purchase price limits, ...
Colorado Home Efficiency Rebate (HER), Mobile/Manufactured Homes
Colorado's Home Efficiency Rebate (HER) program for mobile and manufactured homes launched in January 2026 and supports ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Federal Solar ITC + Colorado Energy Office Solar Rebate
Denver homeowners can claim the 30% federal Solar ITC and participate in Xcel Energy's Solar*Rewards program, which pays...
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