Johnson, Kansas · Grant
Olathe Critical Home Repair Grant Program
Run by City of Olathe Housing Services
Olathe pays for repairs that threaten an income-eligible homeowner's health and safety, such as a collapsed sewer, damaged roof or furnace, up to a combined maximum of $7,500.
Amounts
How much you get
Grant for health and safety repairs, with a combined maximum of $7,500 from the program. Exceptions need administrative review and approval.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 6 of these.
Your home is in Johnson, Kansas.
You must own the home and live in it as your primary residence (no rentals).
Annual gross household income can't exceed the city's limit for your household size, from $62,400 for one person to $117,650 for eight or more.
People in your home Income at or below 1 $62,400 2 $71,300 3 $80,200 4 $89,100 5 $96,250 6 $103,400 7 $110,500 8 $117,650 Property insurance, real estate taxes and any mortgage payments must be current.
What to doBring taxes and mortgage payments current and carry property insurance before applying.
You can use the Critical Home Repair Grant only one time, with exceptions for major circumstances.
The property must be inside Olathe city limits and not in a designated flood plain.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Read the policies and complete the application.
Download the Critical Home Repair Policies and Application from the Housing Rehabilitation page.
- Contact Olathe Housing Services.
Olathe Housing Services, 17300 W 119th St., Bldg. 2, Olathe, KS 66061. The page doesn't say how to submit.
Forms and instructionsCity of Olathe: Critical Home Repair Grant Program policies and application
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 Olathe Critical Home Repair Grant Program pay?
Up to $7,500.
Is there an income limit?
Annual gross household income can't exceed the city's limit for your household size, from $62,400 for one person to $117,650 for eight or more.
Do renters qualify?
You must own the home and live in it as your primary residence (no rentals).
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
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References
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This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Housing Rehabilitation - City of Olathe
- City of Olathe: Critical Home Repair Grant Program policies and application
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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