Resources available for emergency home repairs.

The Emergency Home Repair program and Water/Waste Water program will provide a grant up to $4,500 per household ($6,500 per household in Box Elder County) for minor home repairs that if neglected pose a potential health and safety threat. Typical repair projects include: roof repairs, bathroom repairs, ADA accessibility improvements, correction of faulty electrical systems, individual septic system repairs, and individual culinary water hook-up repairs. Repairs are made to correct hazardous situations and to help keep those low-to-moderate income families in safe living conditions.

Find assistance for down payment or closing costs.

The First Time Home Buyer program provides up to $3000 in closing costs or down payment assistance to first-time home buyers with low-to-moderate incomes.   Assistance is provided as a zero interest, deferred loan, and applicants are required to participate in a first-time home buyer workshop offered by Utah State University’s Family Life Center with funding from BRAG.

Find information on Crown lease-to-own homes

CROWN Homes enables qualified people to lease a home at a very affordable rent while earning financial credit towards the possible purchase of that same home.  The CROWN name is derived from the phrase “CRedits to OWN”.  CROWN Homes is a cooperative effort which relies on the resident to act in a spirit of homeownership while they are leasing the home and to prepare for possible future home ownership.  The CROWN participant agrees to act in this spirit and to take care of the home in much the way a homeowner would.  CROWN provides assistance as well as incentive for the participant to develop their homeowner skills and perform their obligations.  CROWN was developed to help people improve their living situation by providing long term housing at affordable rents along with the opportunity of home ownership.

CROWN Homes is currently not available in the Bear River Region.