Madison, Alabama · Grant
CDBG Home Rehabilitation Program (City of Huntsville)
Run by City of Huntsville Community Development
City of Huntsville exterior home repairs, such as roofing, siding and securing doors and windows, for homeowners who are 62 or older or certified disabled with income at or below 80% of area median income. Funded by federal CDBG and HOME money, with volunteers doing much of the work.
Amounts
How much you get
The city repairs the home's exterior with federal funds and volunteer labor. The page gives no dollar limit and doesn't say whether the homeowner repays anything.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these.
Your home is in Madison, Alabama.
You must own the home and live in it. Rental or leased property isn't eligible.
You must be 62 or older and/or certified disabled.
Total gross household income from all sources can't exceed 80% of area median income for your household size, as set by HUD.
The home must be inside the City of Huntsville.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply online.
- Check that you qualify.
You own and live in the home, are 62 or older and/or certified disabled, and your household income is at or below 80% of area median income.
- Email Community Development to request assistance.
Write to comdev@huntsvilleal.gov.
- The city reviews your request and schedules the repairs.
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailHuntsville celebrates National Community Development Week with home rehab project (City of Huntsville, April 23, 2025)
Questions about applying256-427-5400 or comdev@huntsvilleal.gov
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 Home Rehabilitation Program (City of Huntsville) pay?
The city repairs the home's exterior with federal funds and volunteer labor. The page gives no dollar limit and doesn't say whether the homeowner repays anything.
Is there an income limit?
Total gross household income from all sources can't exceed 80% of area median income for your household size, as set by HUD.
Do renters qualify?
You must own the home and live in it. Rental or leased property isn't eligible.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 26, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Community Development Block Grant (City of Huntsville)
- Huntsville celebrates National Community Development Week with home rehab project (City of Huntsville, April 23, 2025)
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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