Grants for Mobile Homes Improvement in Georgia
- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Community HOME Investment program helps low-income homeowners pay for home improvements. Manufactured housing is eligible for assistance under this program. Mobile homeowners can get up to $7,750 to make repairs. The mobile home must be on land owned by the homeowner or have a lease in the name of the homeowner extending beyond the affordability period, the period of time it takes to complete the improvements. The home must also be on a permanent foundation. Eligible repairs include those that bring the home up to local standards or accessibility modifications.
- The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority helps low-income families reduce their utility bills with weatherization services. Weatherization helps to make the home more energy-efficient with repairing or replacing heating and cooling systems. Mobile homeowners can have a Manufactured Home Energy Audit performed on their home to evaluate the existing heating and cooling equipment. Other weatherization measures include installing carbon monoxide detectors, insulation or window replacement. The family's income cannot exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify for weatherization services.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture helps Georgia mobile homeowners rehabilitate or repair their property. Grants are provided to families with incomes between 50 to 80 percent of the area's median income level. The grant can be used to repair or replace heating systems, repair electrical wiring, make accessibility modifications, correct health and safety deficiencies or perform other repairs that improve the housing unit. The grant is awarded to public or nonprofit agencies in Georgia. Mobile homeowners must apply for help to make repairs through one of these agencies.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture also provides low-cost loans to mobile homeowners. The 502 Direct Single Family Home Program helps low-income families improve the living conditions of their mobile home. These loans are only available to homeowners that live in rural areas with a population of 20,000 or less. The family's total household income cannot exceed 80 percent of the area's median income. The mobile homeowner may be eligible for a loan up to $180,000 depending on the county in which he lives. The 4.875 percent loan has a 33-year term.