Down Payment Assistance Programs for Homebuyers
The following down payment assistance programs and/or grants were researched by the team at FHA.com. Please note that all programs listed on this page may involve a second mortgage with payments that are forgiven, deferred, or subsidized in some manner until resale of the mortgaged property. This is not a complete list, but it can serve as a starting point in your search for the down payment assistance program or grant for your situation. It is up to the consumer to contact these entities and find out the specifics of each program.Down Payment Assistance Programs
- CalHFA My Home Assistance Program
- Brentwood Down Payment Assistance Program
- Emeryville First Time Homebuyer Loan Program
- GSFA Platinum Program
- CalHome Program
- First Home Mortgage Program
- Monterey County Down Payment Assistance Program
- Santa Ana Downpayment Assistance Program
- Riverside Down Payment Assistance Program
- Home Sweet Home Hillsborough Program
- Home Ownership Program
- HFA Miami-Dade Mortgage Program
- Broward County Homebuyer Purchase Assistance Program
- State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program
- Orange County Down Payment Assistance Program
- Hardest Hit Fund Down Payment Assistance
- Escambia County Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance
- Palm Bay HOME Down Payment Assistance Program
- FirstPlus Program
- Home Key Plus 2nd Mortgage
- Down Payment Plus Programs
- HOMEbuyer Program
- 1stHomeIllinois
- Community Connections Home Buyer Assistance Program
- City of Alton's Homeownership Program
- Joliet Down Payment Assistance Program
- Kane County First-Time Homebuyer Program
- Normal Homebuyer’s Down Payment Assistance Program
- Romeoville Assist Program
- Tacoma Down Payment Assistance Program
- Seattle Downpayment Assistance Program
- Pierce County Downpayment Assistance Program
- Opportunity Downpayment Assistance Loan Program
- HomeChoice Down Payment Assistance Program
- Bellingham Downpayment Assistance
- ARCH East King County Downpayment Assistance Loan
- Home Advantage Down Payment Assistance Loan Program
- Veterans Downpayment Assistance Loan Program
NOTE: Seller-funded DPA (Down Payment Assistance) programs were eliminated in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. More information about these canceled Down Payment Grant Programs is provided for reference only.