Find grants, rebates, forgivable loans, and free programs for Los Angeles, CA, filtered to your situation.
As of June 2026, 44 home improvement grant, rebate, and forgivable loan programs are open to homeowners in Los Angeles, CA, with individual awards up to $150,000. 10 programs target seniors, 3 serve veterans, and 11 require no income limit.
Data last verified 2026-04-03. How we verify our data.
| Funding type | Programs | Repaid? | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants | 28 | Never repaid | Income-qualified homeowners |
| Forgivable loans | 3 | Forgiven after a residency period | Larger repairs with no money down |
| Rebates | 3 | Refunded to you after purchase | Energy-efficiency upgrades |
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The LAHD Handyworker Program provides free minor home repairs up to $5,000 for low-income seniors (62+) and persons with...
The LACDA Handyworker Grant Program funds minor home repairs to preserve existing homes and ensure health and safety for...
The LACDA Single-Family Home Improvement Program provides deferred 3% interest loans to low-income owner-occupied househ...
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles partners with low-income homeowners each year to provide critical health and...
Rebuilding Together of the City of Angels provides free home repairs for low-income homeowners, primarily seniors and di...
LADWP's Consumer Rebate Program offers cash rebates to residential customers for installing qualifying energy-efficient ...
The SoCalGas Energy Savings Assistance Program provides no-cost weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades to income-...
SoCalREN's Home+ Rebate Program provides cash rebates to Southern California homeowners for bundled energy efficiency up...
CalHFA's MyHome Assistance Program provides a deferred-payment junior loan of up to 3% (conventional) or 3.5% (FHA) of t...
The California Dream For All program offers first-generation, first-time homebuyers up to 20% of the purchase price (max...
The CalHFA ADU Grant Program reimburses up to $40,000 in pre-development and non-recurring closing costs for eligible ho...
California's federally-funded Weatherization Assistance Program provides free energy efficiency and weatherization measu...
USDA Section 504 provides loans up to $40,000 and grants up to $10,000 to very-low-income rural homeowners to repair, im...
The VA's Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant provides up to $126,526 for FY2026 to help veterans with severe service-c...
California provides a property tax exemption on the primary residence for veterans with a 100% service-connected disabil...
California's Veterans' Exemption provides a $4,000 assessed value exemption on property for qualified veterans who own l...
LIHEAP provides direct energy bill assistance to low-income households in Los Angeles County to help pay heating and coo...
The FHA 203(k) program allows homebuyers and homeowners to finance up to $35,000 in repairs (Limited 203k) or extensive ...
VITA provides free IRS-certified tax preparation assistance to low-to-moderate income households, helping filers claim e...
The IRS Section 25C credit provides up to $3,200 per year in federal tax credits for qualifying home energy efficiency i...
FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides federal funding after a presidentially declared disaster to help homeown...
The City of Los Angeles requires seismic retrofitting for certain wood-frame soft-story and non-ductile concrete buildin...
The LACDA Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Program provides deferred 3% interest loans up to $25,000 to low-income owne...
Proposition 13 limits annual increases in a property's assessed value to no more than 2% per year, regardless of market ...
LAHD administers multiple affordable homeownership and down payment assistance programs funded by state and local source...
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles operates a focused neighborhood home repair program in the Watts area of Los...
California's Property Tax Postponement program allows senior citizens (62+), blind, or disabled homeowners with househol...
A Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) allows homeowners to borrow against the equity in their home for renovations, repai...
211 LA is a free, 24/7 helpline and online database connecting Los Angeles County residents with health and human servic...
HUD's Lead Hazard Reduction Program provides grants to local governments and nonprofits to offer free lead paint testing...
PACE financing allows LA homeowners to finance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation improvements ...
SoCalGas is offering increased energy efficiency incentives of up to 50% above standard rebates for customers impacted b...
The LACDA includes ADA accessibility modifications within its home improvement programs to help disabled residents in un...
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...
HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides annual funding to cities, counties, and states to fund l...
The American Red Cross installs free smoke alarms and creates home fire escape plans through their nationwide Home Fire ...
EPA provides State and Tribal Indoor Radon Grants (SIRG) to every state to fund radon risk reduction programs. While the...
NeighborWorks America supports a network of nearly 250 local nonprofit housing organizations across every state, DC, and...
Owners of historic homes may access funding through their State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which distributes H...
The Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program provides HUD-guaranteed mortgage financing for American Indian and Al...
The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program provides rental assistance to eligible low-income families, seniors, and ...
LA County's America's Job Centers of California (AJCC) network, administered by Workforce Development, Aging and Communi...
California administers multiple child care subsidy programs including Alternative Payment (AP) programs, CalWORKs Stage ...
Los Angeles County operates one of the largest Head Start programs in the nation through the County Office of Education ...
The SBA Los Angeles District Office serves small businesses in the LA metro area. Programs include SBA Microloans (up to...
The City of LA's Economic & Workforce Development Department operates 17 LA Business Source Centers providing free busin...
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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44 programs are currently listed for Los Angeles, including LAHD Handyworker Program, LA County Handyworker Grant Program, LA County Single-Family Home Improvement Program (SFHIP).
Grants do not have to be repaid. Forgivable loans are forgiven over a residency period, and rebates refund your money after the purchase. In Los Angeles, 28 programs do not require repayment, 3 are forgivable loans, and 3 are rebates.
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