Section 504 Home Repair Program - Ohio | Ohio Department Of Agriculture - Rural Development
Also known as the Section 504 Home Repair program, this provides loans to very-low-income homeowners to repair, improve or modernize their homes or grants to elderly very-low-income homeowners to remove health and safety hazards. To qualify, you must: - Be the homeowner and occupy the house - Be unable to obtain affordable credit elsewhere - Have a family income below 50 percent of the area median income - For grants, be age 62 or older and not be able to repay a repair loan. Loans may be used to repair, improve or modernize homes or remove health and safety hazards. Grants must be used to remove health and safety hazards. - Maximum loan is $20,000 - Maximum grant is $7,500 - Loans and grants can be combined for up to $27,500 in assistance.
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Physical Address
200 North High Street, 5th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
Hours
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm.
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Fax
(855) 560-0058
Fax
(614) 255-2559
Website
Application process
Call 614-255-2400 for information or visit website at www.rd.usda.gov/oh for more details on loans.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Ohio homeowners age 62 and older with very low income.
Service area
Ohio
Agency info
Ohio Department Of Agriculture - Rural Development
Works to improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. Through our programs, we help rural Americans in many ways. We offer loans, grants and loan guarantees to support essential services such as housing, economic development, health care, first responder services and equipment, and water, electric and communications infrastructure throughout the State of Ohio..