Find grants, rebates, forgivable loans, and free programs for Evanston, IL, filtered to your situation.
As of June 2026, 25 home improvement grant, rebate, and forgivable loan programs are open to homeowners in Evanston, IL, with individual awards up to $126,526. 8 programs target seniors, 2 serve veterans, and 9 require no income limit.
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HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to help communities reduce future disaster losses. Homeow...
ICC coverage is built into every National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy and pays up to $30,000 to help bring a s...
HUD funds state, county, and city governments to identify and fix lead-based paint hazards and other health hazards (mol...
EPA's WIIN Act grants and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) fund lead service line replacement programs in...
Provides major home repair assistance for low-income owner-occupants in Evanston. Loan is forgiven after 10 years of con...
Provides accessibility modifications for Evanston homeowners with disabilities or seniors with mobility limitations. Cov...
Low-interest loan program to help Evanston homeowners repair or replace private water and sewer laterals. Loans are avai...
Federally funded program administered by Illinois DCEO providing free weatherization services to income-eligible househo...
Illinois Housing Development Authority offers low-interest rehabilitation loans for single-family homes statewide, inclu...
State-funded lead hazard control program for homes built before 1978 where a child under 6 with elevated blood lead leve...
ComEd offers rebates for energy-efficient upgrades including central air conditioning, heat pumps, smart thermostats, in...
Nicor Gas offers rebates for high-efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers, water heaters, and smart thermostats. Availa...
Free comprehensive home energy efficiency upgrades for income-qualified ComEd customers in Evanston. Includes insulation...
Illinois Solar for All provides free or heavily subsidized solar panel installations for income-qualified households in ...
Federal tax credit covering 30% of the cost of residential solar panel systems installed through 2032. Available to all ...
Cook County administers federal weatherization funds for income-eligible households in Evanston and throughout the count...
Grant program specifically for Evanston homeowners age 62 and older to address minor but essential home repairs. Covers ...
USDA provides low-interest loans and grants to very low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes. ...
VA grant for eligible veterans with service-connected disabilities to adapt or purchase a home to accommodate their disa...
VA grant for eligible veterans with specific service-connected disabilities to make adaptations to a home. Covers access...
ComEd offers enhanced rebates for electric heat pump installations, including air-source and ground-source heat pumps. R...
Illinois program that freezes property tax assessments for Cook County homeowners age 65 and older with household income...
General Homestead Exemption reduces the equalized assessed value (EAV) of an owner-occupied residence by up to $10,000. ...
Federal HOME funds administered by Evanston provide deferred payment loans for major home rehabilitation. Loan payments ...
Emergency grant for low-income Evanston homeowners with furnace failures during the heating season. Covers repair or rep...
Many of these programs can be combined. For example, you can use a city repair grant for the work, a utility rebate for the energy savings, and a federal tax credit on top, all for the same project.
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