Alameda County, California · Grant
Homeowner Minor Home Repair Grant (Alameda County Healthy Homes)
Run by Alameda County Healthy Homes Department
Low-income homeowners (including mobile home owners) in Albany, Dublin, Emeryville, Newark, Union City, Oakland (62+ or disabled) and unincorporated Ashland, Cherryland, Castro Valley, Fairview, San Lorenzo and Sunol can get a county grant for minor repairs such as water heaters, plumbing, electrical work, doors and grab bars.
Amounts
How much you get
A grant for minor repairs; the county doesn't publish a maximum. Services are available once every two years (once every three years with a lifetime cap in Union City).
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these.
Your home is in Alameda County, California.
Household income at or below the HUD limits the county lists (2024): $84,600 for 1 person, $96,650 for 2, $108,750 for 3, $120,800 for 4, $130,500 for 5, $140,150 for 6, $149,800 for 7, $159,500 for 8.
People in your home Income at or below 1 $84,600 2 $96,650 3 $108,750 4 $120,800 5 $130,500 6 $140,150 7 $149,800 8 $159,500 You must own your home or mobile home in a service area (also covers Hayward Acres and Hillcrest Knolls).
In Oakland only, the homeowner must be 62 or older and/or have a disability.
Once every two years; in Union City once every three years, with a lifetime cap.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by phone.
- Call the Healthy Homes Department.
Call 510-567-8280; no application form is needed to start.
- Eligibility check.
Staff confirm your income, ownership and service area (Oakland homes go on a waiting list; Union City homes go on an interest list pending new funding).
- Repairs.
The county arranges the minor repairs covered by the grant.
Questions about applying510-567-8280
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 Homeowner Minor Home Repair Grant (Alameda County Healthy Homes) pay?
Amount not published. A grant for minor repairs; the county doesn't publish a maximum. Services are available once every two years (once every three years with a lifetime cap in Union City).
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below the HUD limits the county lists (2024): $84,600 for 1 person, $96,650 for 2, $108,750 for 3, $120,800 for 4, $130,500 for 5, $140,150 for 6, $149,800 for 7, $159,500 for 8.
Do renters qualify?
You must own your home or mobile home in a service area (also covers Hayward Acres and Hillcrest Knolls).
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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