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WeatherizeThe USDA home repair grant for seniors pays up to 10,000 dollars, plus a 40,000 dollar loan at 1% interest for a rural homeowner of any ageThe Section 504 program pays a grant up to 10,000 dollars, never repaid unless the home sells within 3 years, to a rural homeowner age 62 or older whose household income is at or below 50% of the area median income for the county. A loan up to 40,000 dollars at 1% fixed interest is open to a homeowner of any age, with a combined loan and grant maximum of 50,000 dollars.2 minute read. 5 sources.Read the articleWeatherizeLIHEAP money can be used for weatherization, up to 15% of a state total, or 25% with a federal waiverA federal law lets a state move up to 15% of its LIHEAP dollars into weatherization instead of heating and cooling bill help, or up to 25% with a waiver, out of a program funded at 4.045 billion dollars for fiscal year 2026.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the articleWeatherizeOncor free weatherization income limits reach 66,000 dollars for a Texas family of 4 as 2026 funding runs outOncor, the Texas utility that runs its own free weatherization program under a state law, states that 2026 funding is already fully spent, with applicants told to check back in January 2027. The 2026 income limit is 31,920 dollars for 1 person and 66,000 dollars for a household of 4.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the articleWeatherizeNew York weatherization assistance program income limits let most households earn up to 60% of the state median incomeThe program covers all 62 counties and lets a household earn up to 60% of the state median income. New York 2026 federal weatherization allocation is 28,945,471 dollars, the largest of any state.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the articleWeatherizeMichigan weatherization assistance program income limits are 60% of state median income, while a 183 million dollar federal expansion opened it to apartment buildingsThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services received 183 million dollars in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law money in 2022 and used it to open free weatherization to apartment buildings of 5 or more units for the first time. A household of 1 to 6 people qualifies at or below 60% of the state median income, and a 150 unit apartment community in Bay City finished weatherization work under the new rules in 2025.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the articleWeatherizeKentucky weatherization assistance program income eligibility set at 200% of federal poverty level for 2026Kentucky Housing Corporation set 7,140,170 dollars in new federal money for its weatherization program for the year beginning July 1, 2026, enough to weatherize 433 homes. A household qualifies at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, or automatically through other assistance programs, and applies through one of 23 local agencies rather than the state itself.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article

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