Jefferson County, Alabama · Grant
CDBG Housing Rehabilitation (Jefferson County)
Run by Jefferson County Department of Community Services
Jefferson County's federally funded home repair program for income-eligible homeowners, covering HVAC, roofing, electrical, plumbing, doors and accessibility work. For homeowners at or below 80% of median household income who live in the county's HUD Consortium, which is all of Jefferson County except Birmingham, Hoover, Bessemer, Sumiton and Helena.
Amounts
How much you get
The county repairs the home with HUD funds. The page gives no dollar limit and doesn't say whether the help is a grant or a loan.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Your home is in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Household income at or below 80% of median household income.
For homeowners.
The home must be in the Jefferson County HUD Consortium, which is all of Jefferson County except the cities of Birmingham, Hoover, Bessemer, Sumiton and Helena.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by phone.
- Check that your home is in the Jefferson County HUD Consortium.
Homes in Birmingham, Hoover, Bessemer, Sumiton and Helena aren't served by this program.
- Call Jefferson County Community Services to ask how to apply.
The page doesn't post an application; call the Grants Administrator at 205-325-5571.
- The county reviews eligibility and arranges the repairs.
Forms and instructionsCommunity Services (Jefferson County)
Questions about applying205-325-5571
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does CDBG Housing Rehabilitation (Jefferson County) pay?
The county repairs the home with HUD funds. The page gives no dollar limit and doesn't say whether the help is a grant or a loan.
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below 80% of median household income.
Do renters qualify?
For homeowners.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 26, 2026.
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References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- CDBG Housing Rehabilitation (Jefferson County Community Services)
- Community Services (Jefferson County)
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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