The Home Rehabilitation Grant Program (HRGP) provides funding to assist individuals with home-repair improvements that address health, safety and durability issues in homes in rural areas.
Who qualifies for a home repair grant?
Grants are available to low-income homeowners who reside in eligible rural areas of Washington state. Interested households must apply and qualify for the program through one of the participating rehabilitation agencies listed below. Priority is given to seniors, disabled residents, families with children under five years old, and veterans.
Who qualifies as a low-income homeowner?
There are three ways to determine income eligibility. You may qualify under any of the following income brackets per household. To qualify, the household’s income must be at or below the following:
- 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FLP)
- 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI)
- 60% of the State Median Income (SMI)
To determine income eligibility, the annual gross household income includes:
- Earned income (income from any household member 18 years of age or older).
- Income from other sources (DSHS, SSI, SSD, VA, unemployment or self-employment).
- Passive income (investments, stocks, rental properties, rent for tenants not part of the household).
For more information, review the HRGP Income Limit Guidelines FY24-25 (PDF).
What is an eligible rural area location?
To determine if your address qualifies as an eligible residence, please get in touch with any of the approved rehabilitation agencies and ask whether your address qualifies as an eligible rural residence.
What types of home repairs qualify for this program?
- Eligible repairs include:
- Improvements to ensure healthy living conditions for the occupants
- Improvements related to households experiencing disabilities
- Hazard remediation removal or abatement
- Repair or replacement of major housing systems:
- Structural
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Ventilating
- Air conditioning
- Roofing
- Repair to infrastructure:
- Septic
- Sewer
- Water
- Foundations
Who can I contact for program information?
You can contact one of the Commerce-approved rehabilitation agencies located throughout the state. Commerce has contracted with several organizations to administer the program and work with licensed contractors to provide home repair services. If you live in their service area and are determined eligible for services, an approved rehabilitation agency will help with the application process and project management.
Commerce-approved agencies may be unable to provide complete services outside their service areas, and they will be accessible for information only.
Adams County
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington
717 Fruitvale Blvd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Contacts: Bernabe Romero or Hector Licea
Phone: 509-248-6751
Email: contact.us@oicofwa.org
Counties served: Yakima, Grant, and Adams
The site is available to other vicinities outside their service area if feasible.
Asotin County (no services in this county)
Benton County (no services in this county)
Chelan County (no services in this county)
Clallam County (no services in this county)
Clark County (no services in this county)
Columbia County
Blue Mountain Community Action Council
8 East Cherry Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Contact: Terry Keller
Phone: 509-529-4980, Ext. 420
Email: terryk@bmacww.org
Cowlitz County
Lower Columbia Community Action Council
1526 Commerce Ave.
Longview, WA 98632
Contact: Juanita Burnham
Phone: 360-762-3222
Email: BurnhamJ@LowerColumbiaCAP.ORG
Counties served: Cowlitz, Lewis, and Wahkiakum
The site is available to other vicinities outside their service area if feasible.
Douglas County (no services in this county)
Ferry County
Rural Resources Community Action
956 S. Main St.
Colville, WA 99114
Contact: Jill Morris
Phone: 509-685-6108
Email: jmorris@ruralresources.org
Counties served: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Lincoln
Franklin County (no services in this county)
Garfield County
Blue Mountain Community Action Council
8 East Cherry Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Contact: Terry Keller
Phone: 509-529-4980, Ext. 420
Email: terryk@bmacww.org
Counties served: Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield
Grant County
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington
717 Fruitvale Blvd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Contacts: Bernabe Romero or Hector Licea
Phone: 509-248-6751
Email: contact.us@oicofwa.org
Counties served: Yakima, Grant, and Adams
The site is available to other vicinities outside their service area if feasible.
Grays Harbor County (no services in this county)
Island County
Opportunity Council
1111 Cornwall Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 800-649-5121 Ext. 1020
Email: homerepair@oppco.org
Counties served: Whatcom, Island, and San Juan
Jefferson County
Real Estate Professionals for Affordable Housing in East Jefferson County
1220 Water St.
Port Townsend WA 98368
Emily Caryl Ingram
Phone 360-531-1934
Email: repahjc@gmail.com
Counties served: Jefferson County
King County (no services in this county)
Kitsap County (no services in this county)
Kittitas County
Habitat for Humanity Seattle King County and Kittitas County
605 N Main St #3
Ellensburg, WA 98926
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500 Naches Ave. SW Ste. 200
Renton, WA 98057
Contact: Jessica Sliwoski
Phone: 206-895-1320
Email: repairs@habitatskc.org
Counties served: Kittitas
The site is available to rural areas of King County if feasible.
Klickitat County (no services in this county)
Lewis County (no services in this county)
Lincoln County
Rural Resources Community Action
956 S. Main St.
Colville, WA 99114
Contact: Jill Morris
Phone: 509-685-6108
Email: jmorris@ruralresources.org
Counties served: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Lincoln
Mason County (no services offered in this county)
Okanogan County
Okanogan County Community Action Council
424 2nd Ave S.
Okanogan, WA 98840
Contact: John Baker
Phone: 509-422-4041
Email: info@occac.com
Counties served: Okanogan
The site is available to other vicinities outside their service area if feasible.
Pacific County (no services offered in this county)
Pend Oreille County
Rural Resources Community Action
956 S. Main St.
Colville, WA 99114
Contact: Jill Morris
Phone: 509-685-6108
Email: jmorris@ruralresources.org
Counties served: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Lincoln
Pierce County (no services offered in this county)
San Juan County
Opportunity Council
1111 Cornwall Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 800-649-5121, Ext. 1020
Email: homerepair@oppco.org
Counties served: Whatcom, Island, and San Juan
Skagit County (no services offered in this county)
Skamania County (no services in this county)
Snohomish County
No services offered in this county.
Stevens County
Rural Resources Community Action
956 S. Main St.
Colville, WA 99114
Contact: Jill Morris
Phone: 509-685-6108
Email: jmorris@ruralresources.org
Counties served: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Lincoln
Thurston County (no services in this county)
Wahkiakum County
Lower Columbia Community Action Council
1526 Commerce Ave.
Longview, WA 98632
Contact: Juanita Burnham
Phone: (360) 762-3222
Email: BurnhamJ@LowerColumbiaCAP.ORG
Counties served: Cowlitz, Lewis, and Wahkiakum.
The site is available to other vicinities outside their service area if feasible.
Walla Walla County
Blue Mountain Community Action Council
8 East Cherry Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Contact: Terry Keller
Phone: 509-529-4980, Ext. 420
Email: terryk@bmacww.org
Counties served: Walla Walla, Columbia, and Garfield
Whatcom County
Opportunity Council
1111 Cornwall Ave.
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 800-649-5121, Ext. 1020
Email: homerepair@oppco.org
Counties served: Whatcom, Island, and San Juan
Whitman County (no services in this county)
Yakima County
Northwest Community Action Center – YFWC
706 Rentschler Ln.
Toppenish, WA 98948
Contact: Todd Hilmes
Phone: 509-865-7630, Ext. 2756
Counties served: Yakima County
The site is available for services in the Lower Valley area.
Yakima Valley Conference of Governments
311 North 4th Street, Suite 204
Yakima, WA 98901
Contact: Angelica Saldivar
Phone: 509-759-7991
Email: angelica.saldivar@yvcog.us
Counties served: Yakima
The site is available for services in the Yakima Valley region.
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington
717 Fruitvale Blvd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Contacts: Bernabe Romero or Hector Licea
Phone: (509) 248-6751
Email: contact.us@oicofwa.org
Counties served: Upper Yakima, Grant, Adams