Home Improvement Grants in New Orleans.
Browse cataloged grants, rebates, loans, and other assistance records for New Orleans, LA. Verify each program's current rules, service area, and status.
The New Orleans, LA directory shows 35 cataloged resources. Of those, 32 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 32 records is $126,526, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 15 senior-related records, 5 veteran-related records, and 12 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 | 27 | Repayment, tax, and possible lien terms | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
| Forgivable loans | 2 | 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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City of New Orleans Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation (OOR) Program
The City of New Orleans OOR Program provides financial assistance up to $60,000 to low- and moderate-income homeowners w...
City of New Orleans FORTIFIED Roof Program
New Orleans has committed approximately $4 million toward an owner-occupied FORTIFIED Roof Program for low-income homeow...
NORA Owner-Occupied Affordable Housing Program
NORA's Build Homes initiative advances residential neighborhood development through property auctions, affordable housin...
Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program
Restore Louisiana is a CDBG-DR funded program helping homeowners recover from federally declared disasters including Hur...
Energy Smart New Orleans (Entergy New Orleans)
Energy Smart is Entergy New Orleans' comprehensive energy efficiency program using a whole-house approach to improve com...
Louisiana Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Louisiana's WAP delivers free whole-house weatherization to income-eligible New Orleans homes through local community ac...
Rebuilding Together New Orleans, Critical Home Repairs
Rebuilding Together New Orleans provides free critical health and safety repairs to low-income Orleans Parish homeowners...
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, Home Repair Services
New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity provides free minor interior and exterior repairs through its Home Repair Services...
Louisiana FORTIFIED Roof Tax Credit Program
Louisiana's FORTIFIED Roof Tax Credit Program provides a nonrefundable state income tax credit equal to 100% of qualifie...
FHLB Dallas FORTIFIED Fund, Roof Grant
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas FORTIFIED Fund provides grants of up to $15,000 toward a FORTIFIED roof replacement...
LIHEAP, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Louisiana LIHEAP helps low-income New Orleans households pay energy bills and may cover HVAC repair or replacement and w...
VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) and Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grants
The VA SAH grant (up to $126,526) helps veterans with severe service-connected disabilities build, buy, or modify a home...
VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Grant
The HISA grant provides veterans with medically necessary home modifications for accessibility and disability-related ne...
Louisiana Homestead Property Tax Exemption
Louisiana's Homestead Exemption allows Orleans Parish homeowners to exempt the first $75,000 of their home's fair market...
Louisiana Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption
Louisiana veterans with service-connected disabilities receive property tax exemptions in addition to the standard homes...
FHA Title I Property Improvement Loan
The FHA Title I Program insures loans by private lenders for home improvements, making financing accessible even without...
FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant
FEMA's FMA program provides grants to reduce or eliminate flood damage to NFIP-insured structures. Eligible projects inc...
NFIP Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) Coverage
NFIP policies include ICC coverage that provides up to $30,000 to help cover the cost of elevating, relocating, or demol...
USDA Section 504 Rural Home Repair Loans & Grants
USDA Section 504 provides repair loans at 1% interest and grants up to $10,000 for very low-income rural homeowners 62+ ...
Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) Homeowner Programs
The Louisiana Housing Corporation administers federal and state funds through programs advancing energy-efficient and af...
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
FEMA HMGP funds projects that reduce future disaster losses, including home elevation above base flood elevation, home a...
Louisiana Housing Corporation Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)
USDA's Housing Preservation Grant program provides funds to nonprofits and public agencies in Louisiana to repair or reh...
People's Housing Plus, Affordable Homeownership & Repair
People's Housing Plus is a New Orleans-based nonprofit offering affordable homeownership opportunities to low-income res...
Entergy New Orleans Low-Income Weatherization and Upgrade Program
Entergy New Orleans offers a low-income track within its Energy Smart program that provides free weatherization services...
New Orleans CDBG Small Rental Property / Homeowner Assistance
The City of New Orleans annually receives CDBG, HOME, and ESG allocations from HUD to fund housing rehabilitation, homeo...
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...
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...
New Orleans Soft Second and Emergency Repair Assistance
New Orleans provides emergency home repair assistance through the City's Office of Community Development and the New Orl...
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