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Emergency Repair Program
The Emergency Repair Program helps income-qualified homeowners replace broken water heaters and furnaces.
- Household must meet all program and income eligibility requirements
- Household must go through an inspection and meet all property codes.
- Must have owned home for at least one year.
- The following properties are ineligible:
- Households that have received Emergency Repair or Roof Repair assistance from the City of Peoria within the last five years
- Rental properties
- Properties being purchased contract for deed
Total household income must be at or below the following limits:
- 1-person household: $29,900
- 2-person household: $34,150
- 3-person household: $38,400
- 4-person household: $42,650
- 5-person household: $46,100
- 6-person household: $49,500
- 7-person household: $52,900
- 8-person household: $56,300
To apply, go to https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/PEORIAIL/Participant.
Questions? Contact the Community Services Inspector at grants@peoriagov.org or 309-494-8652.
Down Payment Assistance Program
The Down Payment Assistance Program provides homebuyers within Qualifying Census Tracts (QCTs) down payment assistance of either $5,000 or up to 10% of the purchase price of a single family home. The homebuyer must own and live in the home for at least two years after the closing. The City of Peoria will provide the down payment assistance directly to the closing company or the closing attorney.
To apply for the Down Payment Assistance Program, please visit: https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/PEORIAIL/Participant.
To determine if the house you would like to purchase is located within a QCT, click 
HERE or click HERE for a searchable map.
For questions, please contact the City of Peoria Land Bank at 309-494-8600 or landbank@peoriagov.org.
East Village TIF Housing Program
The East Village TIF Housing Program is a 50/50 match grant program that provides up to $15,000 of assistance to homeowners and landlords of single-family residential properties within the boundaries of the East Village Growth Cell. The grant must be used for exterior building and site improvements to the outside of the home.
To apply for the East Village TIF Housing Program, please download the application: East Village TIF Housing Program Application.
For questions, please contact Associate Management Analyst Abigail Youngblood at 309-494-8635 or ayoungblood@peoriagov.org.
Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program
The Housing Rehabilitation Program is a two-year 50/50 match grant program that provides between $3,000 to $15,000 to income-qualified homeowners of single-family properties within Qualifying Census Tracts. The grant must be used for exterior building and site improvements to the outside of the home.
To apply for the Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program, please visit: https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/PEORIAIL/Participant.
All applicants must meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- Must live in the City of Peoria.
- Must have current homeowners insurance
- Must be at or below 120% of the area median income (AMI) by household size
- Cannot owe the City any outstanding debt
- Cannot have any outstanding code violations
- Must be current on property taxes
- Must live within a Qualified Census Tract
To determine if your property is located within a QCT click HERE.
To see a list of approved contractors, view Approved Contractors.
To use a contractor not already approved, they will have to fill out a Request for Qualifications form.
- Total household income must be at or below the following limits:
- 1 person household: $64,200
- 2 person household: $73,320
- 3 person household: $82,440
- 4 person household: $91,560
- 5 person household: $99,000
- 6 person household: $106,320
- 7 person household: $113,640
- 8 person household: $120,960
For questions, please contact Project Coordinator Lane Andrews at 309-494-8636 or landrews@peoriagov.org.
