Champaign, Illinois · Grant
Home Repair Grant (City of Urbana)
Run by City of Urbana Community Development Services, Grants Management Division
Urbana homeowners with low or moderate incomes can get a grant of up to $15,000 for roof, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and accessibility repairs.
Amounts
How much you get
A grant of up to $15,000 per home, with no repayment.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these.
Your home is in Champaign, Illinois.
The home must be within Urbana's municipal boundary.
Owner-occupied primary residence; you must have lived there at least six months before applying.
Household income within 80% of HUD median family income (low and moderate income).
Homeowners insurance required, and property taxes paid through the previous year.
What to doBuy homeowners insurance and pay any back property taxes before applying.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply online.
- Register and apply in the City's Neighborly Software portal.
Paper applications are available at Urbana City Hall or by mail on request.
- Grants Management staff review income and eligibility.
- Repairs completed.
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailCity of Urbana Now Accepting Applications for Housing Rehabilitation Grant Programs (January 29, 2026)
Questions about applying217-328-8277
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 Home Repair Grant (City of Urbana) pay?
$15,000.
Is there an income limit?
Household income within 80% of HUD median family income (low and moderate income).
Do renters qualify?
Owner-occupied primary residence; you must have lived there at least six months before applying.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Home Repair Grant (City of Urbana)
- City of Urbana Now Accepting Applications for Housing Rehabilitation Grant Programs (January 29, 2026)
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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