Owner occupied home repair programs serving Polk County

The program can provide up to $6,000 in no-cost assistance to homeowners for a wide variety of home repairs focused on exterior improvements, weatehrization, critical repairs, aging in place, and accessibility improvement.

Neighborhood Finance Corporation offers affordable loans to repair your home, with up to $10,000 forgivable every 10 years.

Polk County's weatherization program can help with common home upgrades to reduce your home energy usage and help keep your home more comfortable.

ION assists Des Moines homeowners with exterior repairs to strengthen and revitalize neighborhoods, keep residents in their homes, and keep their homes from deteriorating beyond repair.

Polk County's emergency home repair program can help with a variety of repair needs focused on safety, livability, accessibility, and more.

Rebuilding Together assists low-income families in Greater Des Moines with critical home repairs. These improvements will enable the families to live in a safe and healthy home.

The Metro Home Improvement Program is a collaborative effort of eight metro cities (Polk County portions of Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Grimes, Polk City, Urbandale, Windsor Heights and West Des Moines) with the purpose to preserve affordable housing in these communities.

Homeowners can qualify for up to $50,000 in home loans for major home repairs, all or part of which may ultimately be forgiven, subject to the loan terms.