Home Improvement Grants in Placentia.

Find grants, rebates, forgivable loans, and free programs for Placentia, CA, filtered to your situation.

As of June 2026, 25 home improvement grant, rebate, and forgivable loan programs are open to homeowners in Placentia, CA, with individual awards up to $126,526. 3 programs target seniors, 2 serve veterans, and 13 require no income limit.

Data last verified 2026-06-09. How we verify our data.

Types of help in this city

Funding typeProgramsRepaid?Best for
Grants16Never repaidIncome-qualified homeowners
Forgivable loans2Forgiven after a residency periodLarger repairs with no money down
Rebates6Refunded to you after purchaseEnergy-efficiency upgrades

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

FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

HMGP provides funding after a presidentially declared disaster to help communities reduce future disaster losses. Homeow...

Disaster
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 by jurisdiction, typically $5,000-$15,000 per unit

HUD Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes

HUD funds state, county, and city governments to identify and fix lead-based paint hazards and other health hazards (mol...

Seniors & Disability
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
Forgivable loan up to $35,000

Placentia Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program

Provides forgivable loans for major home repairs to income-eligible owner-occupied households in Placentia. Loan is forg...

Home Repair
Up to $8,000 grant

Placentia Emergency Home Repair Grant

Provides emergency home repair grants for very low-income homeowners in Placentia facing immediate health and safety haz...

Emergency
Grant up to $15,000

Placentia Accessibility Modification Grant

Provides grants for accessibility modifications to homes occupied by disabled or elderly residents in Placentia. Include...

Seniors & Disability
Grant up to $10,000

Placentia Sewer Lateral Replacement Grant

Provides grants to income-eligible homeowners for sewer lateral repair or replacement. Program helps address failing lat...

Home Repair
Up to $8,000 in weatherization services

California Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Federally-funded weatherization program administered by California CSD. Provides free energy efficiency upgrades includi...

Weatherization
Up to $7,000 in rebates

SCE Home Energy Upgrade Rebates

Southern California Edison provides rebates for whole-home energy efficiency upgrades including HVAC replacement, insula...

Energy
Up to $3,200 rebate

SCE HVAC Quality Installation Rebate

Rebates for high-efficiency central air conditioning and heat pump systems installed with quality installation verificat...

Energy
Free energy efficiency services

SoCalGas Energy Savings Assistance Program

Free energy-saving improvements for income-qualified SoCalGas customers including attic insulation, weather stripping, w...

Energy
Up to $500 rebate

SoCalGas High-Efficiency Furnace Rebate

Rebate for qualifying high-efficiency natural gas furnaces (AFUE 95% or higher) installed in SoCalGas territory. Must be...

Energy
Up to $1,500

SoCalGas Tankless Water Heater Rebate

Rebate for qualifying Energy Star certified tankless water heaters that replace existing tank water heaters. Must meet e...

Energy
Varies by system size

California Solar Initiative (CSI) Rebate

The California Solar Initiative has been closed to new applicants and replaced by Net Energy Metering 3.0. Existing sola...

Solar/Renewable
30% tax credit on system cost

Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

Federal tax credit equal to 30% of the cost of installing a residential solar energy system (including battery storage) ...

Solar/Renewable
100% financing available

CaliforniaFIRST PACE Financing

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing allows Placentia homeowners to finance energy efficiency, renewable ener...

Energy
Up to $15,000 per unit

Orange County Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction

HUD-funded program to identify and remediate lead-based paint hazards in homes built before 1978 in Orange County. Prior...

Home Repair
Up to $3,000 grant

California Earthquake Authority Brace + Bolt

Provides grants to help homeowners seismically retrofit older houses (built before 1980) with raised foundations. Progra...

Home Repair
Up to $80,000

CalHFA Homeowner Relief Program

Previously provided financial assistance to eligible California homeowners for deferred home maintenance and repairs. Pr...

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

USDA Section 504 Home Repair Loan & Grant

Low-interest loans and grants to very low-income homeowners to repair, improve, or modernize their homes or remove healt...

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

VA Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

Helps veterans with certain service-connected disabilities purchase or modify a home to accommodate their disability. Av...

Veterans
Up to $25,350 (SHA), FY2026

VA Special Housing Adaptation (SHA) Grant

Helps veterans with certain service-connected disabilities adapt a family member's home in which they will reside, or pu...

Veterans
Up to $25,000 deferred loan

Orange County HOME Investment Partnerships Program

Federally-funded HOME program providing deferred, forgivable loans for housing rehabilitation in Orange County. Loans fo...

Home Repair
Up to $3,500 rebate

SCE Heat Pump HVAC Rebate

Enhanced rebates for energy-efficient electric heat pump systems that provide both heating and cooling. Larger rebates a...

Energy

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Frequently asked questions

What home improvement grants are available in Placentia, CA?

25 programs are currently listed for Placentia, including FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA Increased Cost of Compliance (ICC) Coverage, HUD Lead Hazard Control & Healthy Homes.

Do home improvement grants in Placentia have to be repaid?

Grants do not have to be repaid. Forgivable loans are forgiven over a residency period, and rebates refund your money after the purchase. In Placentia, 16 programs do not require repayment, 2 are forgivable loans, and 6 are rebates.

How do I apply for home repair grants in Placentia?

Every program listing carries the official application link and phone number for the administering agency. Homeowners apply directly with that agency; there is no middleman and no fee.