This program is a two-year forgivable grant of up to $15,000 and is available to low-to-moderate income residents that are at or below 80% of median income for the repair or replacement of direct health and safety related housing issues.

The purpose of this program is to assist home owners of single family residences who occupy their home with needed rehabilitation. Items that fall within qualified health and safety housing issues include, but are not limited to, the repair or complete replacement of broken windows, deteriorated siding, exterior doors, HVAC (including furnace), inadequate or leaking plumbing, electrical deficiencies, deteriorated roofing, guttering or other direct issues as identified and qualified by program staff. ALL expenditures under this program must be for direct health and safety related housing issues and cannot under any circumstances be used for aesthetics’ (items that look bad but are still in a usable or operating condition).

2024 Home Rehabilitation Program Application

This program is a two-year forgivable grant of up to $20,000 and is available to low-to-moderate income residents that are at or below 80% of median income for the replacement of a failing private on-site sanitary sewer system (septic system).

The purpose of this program is to assist home owners of single family residences who occupy their home with the required replacement of an existing septic system that is deemed as in a failing condition in order to bring the home up to adequate housing standards as defined by the current Jefferson County Building Code. Acceptance into this program includes all required engineer drawings, soil mythology testing, permits, physical installation and five years of routine maintenance to the new system.

2024 Private Sanitary Sewer System Replacement Program Application

This program is a one-time grant distribution equal to the current tap-on fee charged by the sewer district where the home is receiving new service from. Funds are available to single family, owner-occupied, low-to-moderate income residents that are at or below 80% of median income. This fee is paid directly to the public sewer district in which the home is receiving service from, it does not pay for costs associated with lateral lines or any other equipment that may be required in order to receive such public sewer service. Individual sewer districts within Jefferson County do charge different amounts for this tap-on fee, therefore there is no set amount for this program. This program is not available for service received from a private sewer company, to rental or leased housing units or to third party requests.

2024 Sewer Tap Program Application