Home Improvement Grants in Sacramento.

Browse cataloged grants, rebates, loans, and other assistance records for Sacramento, CA. Verify each program's current rules, service area, and status.

The Sacramento, CA directory shows 49 cataloged resources. Of those, 41 are currently open or actionable home improvement or repair assistance records; the largest published amount stored among those 41 records is $250,000, not an estimate of your award. Discovery tags include 15 senior-related records, 6 veteran-related records, and 20 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 typeRecordsWhat to verifyLabel scope
Grants29Repayment, tax, and possible lien termsDirectory classification; confirm official terms
Forgivable loans2Forgiveness schedule, residency, and lien termsDirectory classification; confirm official terms
Rebates9Eligible purchases, upfront payment, and claim timingDirectory classification; confirm official terms

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Up to $10,000

SHRA Home Repair Program (HRP)

The SHRA Home Repair Program provides emergency repairs to correct health and safety hazards in owner-occupied single-fa...

Home Repair
Up to $10,000 per unit

SHRA Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

SHRA administered HUD-funded grants to assist property owners with lead hazard remediation in homes built before 1978. T...

Home Repair
Up to $15,000 per household

Justice for Neighbors Emergency Home Repair Program

Approved by City Council in 2023, this program provides up to $15,000 in grant funds to low-income homeowners facing cod...

Home Repair
Free modifications, no dollar cap stated

Rebuilding Together Sacramento, Safe at Home Safety Modifications

Rebuilding Together Sacramento provides free safety modifications to low-to-moderate income homeowners in Sacramento, El...

Home Repair
Varies by project scope

Rebuilding Together Sacramento, Critical Repair Program

The Critical Repair program focuses on larger repairs in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento, including HVAC replacement, roof...

Home Repair
Up to $100,000 (deferred 0% loan)

Habitat for Humanity Greater Sacramento, Home Repair Program

Habitat for Humanity Greater Sacramento offers a Deferred Payment Home Repair Loan Program providing loans up to $100,00...

Home Repair
Up to $8,000 in bundled rebates

SMUD Home Performance Program (HPP)

SMUD's Home Performance Program takes a whole-house approach to energy efficiency, bundling rebates for multiple upgrade...

Energy
Up to $4,000 (gas-to-electric 80+ gallon)

SMUD Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate

SMUD offers rebates up to $4,000 for replacing a gas water heater with a qualifying heat pump water heater (NEEA Tier II...

Energy
Up to $3,000

SMUD HVAC Heat Pump Rebate

SMUD offers rebates of up to $3,000 for qualifying heat pump HVAC replacements. Variable-stage gas-to-electric systems r...

Energy
Up to $2,500 for panel upgrade

SMUD Go Electric Panel Upgrade Bonus

When SMUD customers electrify multiple gas appliances, they can earn an extra $2,000-$2,500 Go Electric bonus toward a p...

Energy
Up to $10,000 enrollment incentive

SMUD My Energy Optimizer Battery Storage Rebate

SMUD's My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program offers a one-time enrollment incentive of up to $10,000 for qualifying home ...

Energy
Monthly discounts of $10-$105 on electricity bill

SMUD Energy Assistance Program Rate (EAPR)

SMUD's Energy Assistance Program Rate provides monthly discounts on electricity bills for income-eligible customers base...

Energy
Free in-person assessment + qualifying upgrades at no cost

SMUD Energy Saver Bundle (Free Home Energy Assessment & Upgrades)

SMUD's Energy Saver Bundle is a free in-home energy assessment and upgrade program available exclusively to customers on...

Energy
Free charger + up to $2,500 installation

SMUD Free EV Charger & Installation (Income-Eligible)

SMUD offers income-eligible EAPR customers a completely free Level 2 EV charger and circuit installation (up to $2,500 v...

Energy
Free rooftop solar system (1-5 kW), no cost to homeowner

SMUD / GRID Alternatives Free Solar Installation (Low Income)

SMUD partners with GRID Alternatives North Valley to provide free rooftop solar installations to income-qualifying homeo...

Energy
Free home improvements, no cap stated

PG&E Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) Program

PG&E's Energy Savings Assistance program provides free home improvements to income-eligible customers including heat pum...

Energy
20-38% monthly discount on gas and electric bills

PG&E CARE / FERA Bill Discount Program

The CARE program provides approximately 38% discount on electricity and 20% discount on natural gas for low-income PG&E ...

Energy
Free weatherization services, no cost to homeowner

Community Resource Project, Free Weatherization Program (LIHEAP/WAP)

Community Resource Project (CRP) delivers free weatherization services to income-eligible households in Sacramento, Sutt...

Home Repair
Varies, one-time payment toward utility arrears or future bills

California LIHEAP Energy Bill Assistance

California's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income households pay heating and cooling cost...

Home Repair
Up to $8,000 for heat pump installation

California HEEHRA Heat Pump Rebate (IRA Home Electrification)

The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program (HEEHRA) provided income-qualified single-family homeowners up to...

Home Repair
Up to $10,000 grant (age 62+) and $40,000 loan, $50,000 combined

USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loan & Grant

USDA Section 504 offers very-low-income homeowners in rural areas loans up to $40,000 at 1% interest to repair homes, an...

Home Repair
Up to $126,526 (SAH) or $25,350 (SHA), FY2026

VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

The VA SAH grant helps veterans and service members with severe service-connected disabilities adapt or build a home to ...

Home Repair
Up to $25,350 (SHA), FY2026

VA Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant

The VA SHA grant assists veterans with certain service-connected disabilities (such as blindness in both eyes or loss of...

Home Repair
Up to $6,800 (service-connected) or $2,000 (non-service-connected)

VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Grant

The VA HISA grant covers medically necessary home improvements for veterans with service-connected disabilities, includi...

Home Repair
Up to FHA loan limits (currently $843,000 in Sacramento County for 2025)

FHA 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage

The FHA 203(k) loan lets homebuyers and homeowners finance the purchase or refinance of a home plus the cost of renovati...

Home Repair
$7,000 assessed value reduction (~$70-$80/year in savings)

California Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption

California's Homeowners' Exemption reduces the assessed value of an owner-occupied primary residence by $7,000, saving a...

Home Repair
Defers full property tax payment, repayable upon sale/transfer

California Property Tax Postponement Program

California's Property Tax Postponement (PTP) program allows senior (62+), blind, or disabled homeowners to defer current...

Home Repair
$196,262-$294,394 assessed value exemption (2025-26)

California Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption

California's Disabled Veterans' Exemption provides a significant property tax reduction for veterans with 100% service-c...

Home Repair
Up to $40,000 in pre-development cost reimbursement

CalHFA ADU Grant Program

CalHFA's ADU Grant Program provided up to $40,000 to low-and-moderate-income homeowners to cover pre-development and non...

Home Repair
30% of total solar installation cost

Federal Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit (Solar ITC)

The federal Residential Clean Energy Credit provides a 30% tax credit on the cost of installing solar panels, battery st...

Home Repair
Up to $3,200/year across eligible improvements

Federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (25C)

The federal 25C tax credit covers 30% of the cost of energy-efficient home improvements including heat pumps (up to $2,0...

Home Repair
Up to $250,000 (up to 10-15% of home value)

PACE Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing (CaliforniaFIRST / Ygrene)

PACE financing allows Sacramento homeowners to finance energy-efficient and water-conservation home improvements with re...

Home Repair
Up to $750 (gas-to-induction cooktop/range conversion)

SMUD Appliance Rebates (Induction, Washer, Refrigerator)

SMUD offers instant appliance rebates at participating retailers (The Home Depot, RC Willey) for SMUD service area custo...

Energy
$50 instant rebate at SMUD Energy Store

SMUD Smart Thermostat Rebate

SMUD offers a $50 instant rebate on qualifying smart thermostats purchased through the SMUD Energy Store online. Rebate ...

Energy
Up to $3,000 for insulation and air sealing package

SMUD Insulation & Air Sealing Rebate

As part of SMUD's Home Performance Program, homeowners can receive up to $3,000 in rebates for insulation and air sealin...

Energy
Free solar installation at $3.00/watt incentive (1-5 kW system)

DAC-SASH Free Solar (Disadvantaged Communities)

The Disadvantaged Communities, Single-Family Solar Homes (DAC-SASH) program provides no-cost rooftop solar installations...

Home Repair
Minor repairs and modifications, dollar cap not publicly stated

City of Folsom Seniors Helping Seniors Home Repair Program

The City of Folsom's Seniors Helping Seniors program provides minor home repairs and modifications to low-income senior ...

Home Repair
Varies, no individual cap; projects typically $10K-$200K+

FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

FEMA's HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to reduce future disaster losses. Homeowners canno...

Home Repair
Up to $50,000 in lead and healthy homes services (varies by grant cycle)

HUD Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes Program

HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes funds state and local governments to address lead paint hazards an...

Home Repair
Average $5,000-$10,000 in services per household

California Low Income Weatherization Program (CA-WAP)

California's Low Income Weatherization Program (funded through DOE WAP and state climate investments) provides free comp...

Home Repair
Up to $9,100 (FY 2026)

VA Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) Grant

The VA Temporary Residence Adaptation (TRA) grant allows eligible veterans who are temporarily living in a family member...

Home Repair
Up to $30,000

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...

Disaster
Varies, full line replacement cost covered in many programs

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...

Seniors & Disability
Varies by city, typically $5,000-$25,000

HUD CDBG Home Repair Programs

HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides annual funding to cities, counties, and states to fund l...

Home Repair
Free, up to 3 smoke alarms installed at no cost

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 ...

Home Repair
Varies by state, some offer $500-$1,000 radon mitigation assistance

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...

Seniors & Disability
Varies by local affiliate, loans and grants available

NeighborWorks Network, Home Repair & Modification Programs

NeighborWorks America supports a network of nearly 250 local nonprofit housing organizations across every state, DC, and...

Home Repair
National Trust grants go to nonprofits/agencies, not direct to homeowners; state HPF grants vary

National Trust for Historic Preservation, Homeowner Resources

Owners of historic homes may access funding through their State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which distributes H...

Historic
Loan guarantee, no dollar cap on loan amount (lender sets max)

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...

Home Repair

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Frequently asked questions

What home-improvement assistance records are cataloged for Sacramento, CA?

The directory includes 41 possible-program records associated with Sacramento, including SHRA Home Repair Program (HRP), Justice for Neighbors Emergency Home Repair Program, Rebuilding Together Sacramento, Safe at Home Safety Modifications. Inclusion does not confirm current availability or eligibility.

How are the assistance records for Sacramento classified?

Our classifier labels 29 records as grants, 2 as forgivable loans, and 9 as rebates in Sacramento. Classification can be incomplete; confirm the benefit type, lien, repayment, and conditions in the administrator's terms.

How do I research and apply for home repair assistance in Sacramento?

Each program page shows the source, application route, or contact we have on file. Confirm the current route, requirements, and any costs with the administering organization before applying. The current Grant Map homeowner fee is $0.