Home Improvement Grants in Oak Forest.
Browse cataloged grants, rebates, loans, and other assistance records for Oak Forest, IL. Verify each program's current rules, service area, and status.
The Oak Forest, IL directory shows 26 cataloged resources. Of those, 23 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 23 records is $126,526, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 5 senior-related records, 1 veteran-related record, and 10 marked with no income limit. These tags do not determine eligibility; verify the complete official rules.
Record set last reviewed 2026-06-09. How we verify our data.
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| Funding type | Records | What to verify | Label scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | 16 | 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 | 4 | Eligible purchases, upfront payment, and claim timing | Directory classification; confirm official terms |
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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...
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...
Illinois Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Federally funded weatherization program administered by Illinois DCEO that provides free energy efficiency improvements ...
Illinois Housing Accessibility Program
IHDA grant program for accessibility modifications to homes of persons with disabilities. Covers ramps, widened doorways...
Cook County Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program
Cook County CDBG-funded program providing forgivable loans for major home repairs to low-income homeowners. Loan is forg...
Oak Forest Senior Home Repair Grant
City of Oak Forest program providing grants for essential home repairs to senior homeowners age 62 and older. Grant does...
ComEd Home Energy Efficiency Rebates
ComEd offers rebates for energy-efficient home improvements including smart thermostats, LED lighting, insulation, and E...
Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Rebates
Nicor Gas provides rebates for high-efficiency furnaces, boilers, water heaters, programmable thermostats, and insulatio...
Illinois Shines Solar Incentive Program
Illinois Shines provides Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) upfront for residential solar installations, significant...
USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loan & Grant
USDA offers low-interest loans and grants to very-low-income homeowners in eligible rural areas to repair, improve, or m...
VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
VA grants for veterans with certain service-connected disabilities to build, remodel, or purchase an adapted home. SAH i...
Cook County Lead Abatement Program
Cook County provides free lead hazard reduction services for homes built before 1978 where a child under age 6 or pregna...
Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund
IHDA Trust Fund supports owner-occupied rehabilitation and accessibility improvements for low-income Illinois homeowners...
ComEd Income Qualified Home Energy Savings
ComEd provides free energy-efficiency upgrades for income-qualified customers including LED bulbs, smart power strips, r...
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (Illinois)
Federal HOME funds administered by IHDA for owner-occupied rehabilitation in Illinois communities. Provides grants and f...
Oak Forest Sewer Lateral Repair Program
City of Oak Forest provides cost-sharing assistance for private sewer lateral repairs and replacements to prevent infilt...
Illinois Emergency Home Repair Program
State-funded emergency repair grants for very low-income homeowners facing urgent health and safety hazards. Administere...
Illinois Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral
Illinois allows qualifying seniors age 65+ with household income below $65,000 to defer property tax payments. The defer...
Illinois Heat Pump Rebate Program
Joint ComEd and Nicor Gas rebate program for air-source and ground-source heat pump installations, promoting electrifica...
Cook County Emergency Home Repair Assistance
Cook County CDBG emergency repair program provides grants to very low-income homeowners for urgent repairs that pose imm...
Illinois Housing Rebuild Program
IHDA disaster recovery program providing grants to homeowners affected by federally declared disasters in Illinois. Cove...
ComEd Electric Water Heater Rebate
ComEd provides rebates for ENERGY STAR certified heat pump water heaters, promoting energy-efficient electric water heat...
Illinois Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Illinois provides a 25% state tax credit for qualified rehabilitation of historic residential properties listed on the N...
Cook County Senior Services Home Repair
Cook County program providing minor home repair grants to seniors age 60+ who own and occupy their homes. Covers safety-...
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