Craighead, Arkansas · Grant
Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (City of Jonesboro)
Run by City of Jonesboro Grants & Community Development Department
Low- and moderate-income, elderly and disabled Jonesboro homeowners can get CDBG-funded minor and major home repairs, including replacement of principal fixtures and components and energy and water efficiency work.
Amounts
How much you get
The city pays for the labor and materials of the repairs it approves, case by case, up to $25,000 per home. Smaller immediate emergency projects are limited to $10,000. Getting the maximum is not guaranteed.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 7 of these.
Your home is in Craighead, Arkansas.
You must be the legal homeowner, and the home must be inside Jonesboro city limits.
Detached single-family homes only.
Household income must meet HUD's low-to-moderate income limits, from $42,350 for one person to $79,900 for eight or more (2026 limits printed on the application).
People in your home Income at or below 1 $42,350 2 $48,400 3 $54,450 4 $60,500 5 $65,350 6 $70,200 7 $75,050 8 $79,900 Property taxes must be paid, and the home must be economically feasible to rehabilitate.
Applicants certify that they will live at the address for the next five years.
A lien is placed on the property when the work is finished and stays until the affordability period ends. You don't repay the grant if you stay, but if you sell or transfer the home before the period ends, the funds must be repaid.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Get approved before you buy anything.
- Gather the required documents.
Proof of income for everyone in the household, Social Security cards, IDs, the latest tax return, bank statements, a utility bill, the title or warranty deed, proof of homeowner's insurance and the property tax receipt.
- Fill out the Home Rehabilitation Assistance Application.
Return it to the Grants & Community Development Department at 300 S Church St, by fax, or by email to CDBG@jonesboroAR.gov.
- The city calls you with a preliminary eligibility decision.
- If eligible, meet with city staff to plan the work.
- The city's contractors complete the approved repairs.
Proof of income for everyone in the household
Social Security cards and driver's licenses or ID cards
Most recent federal tax return
Most recent checking and savings account statements
Most recent utility bill
Property title or warranty deed
Proof of homeowner's insurance (and flood insurance, if applicable)
Property tax receipt or assessment
Proof of the year the house was built
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailHomeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (City of Jonesboro)
Questions about applying870-336-7170 or cdbg@jonesboroar.gov
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. This program has to approve you before you buy anything, so start with the program, not a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Apply on the program’s site and wait for approval before you buy.
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 Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (City of Jonesboro) pay?
Up to $25,000.
Is there an income limit?
Household income must meet HUD's low-to-moderate income limits, from $42,350 for one person to $79,900 for eight or more (2026 limits printed on the application).
Do renters qualify?
You must be the legal homeowner, and the home must be inside Jonesboro city limits. Applicants certify that they will live at the address for the next five years.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Yes. Apply before you buy or install anything; purchases made first don’t qualify.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
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References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (City of Jonesboro)
- 2026-27 Home Rehabilitation Assistance Application (City of Jonesboro)
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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