Is there a home repair grant in Virginia?
Essential Home and Accessibility Repair Program (EHARP), Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, Commonwealth of Virginia
The Essential Home and Accessibility Repair Program (EHARP) provides funds to remove essential health and safety hazards. It also address physical accessibility barriers for low-income Virginias.
EHARP is NOT AVAILABLE in the following communities: Cities: Alexandria, Bristol, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Danville, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Hopewell, Lynchburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Winchester Counties: Arlington, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, Prince William. These communities are federally designated Entitlement Jurisdictions. DHCD recommends persons in these communities reach out to their local city or county government to inquire about their entitlement grant programs.
The program provides funding to local administrators to undertake physical repairs that improve housing conditions.
To apply for assistance, contact your local EHARP provider.
Check the agency's page for whether it is taking applications.
Source: Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, page “Essential Home and Accessibility Repair Program (EHARP)”, read 22 October 2026.
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Sources for this page
- Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
- Essential Home and Accessibility Repair Program (EHARP), read 22 October 2026.