Wake, North Carolina · Grant
Healthy Homes Cary
Run by Preserving Home, for the Town of Cary
Up to $12,500 in repairs for low- and moderate-income Cary homeowners, including energy efficiency repairs, roof or furnace replacement and new windows, paid by the Town to its nonprofit partner Preserving Home.
Amounts
How much you get
Repair assistance of up to $12,500 per home, counting any earlier Healthy Homes Cary help. The Town pays Preserving Home directly after the repairs are made.
Capped at $12,500 per household.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 6 of these.
Your home is in Wake, North Carolina.
Household income under 80% of area median income. Preserving Home answers income questions.
You must have clear title, and the home must be owner-occupied and your primary residence.
You must have owned and lived in the home for at least the past 2 years.
All property taxes and Town fines must be paid.
What to doPay any outstanding property taxes and Town fines before applying.
Earlier Healthy Homes Cary help counts toward the $12,500 limit; you can get more only while the total stays under $12,500.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Check the income and ownership rules.
Preserving Home answers questions on income and repair eligibility.
- Apply through Preserving Home.
Its website has online and printable applications.
- Preserving Home assesses the home and arranges the repairs.
- The Town reimburses Preserving Home after the repairs are made.
Forms and instructionsHealthy Homes Cary (Town of Cary Housing)
Questions about applying(919) 336-5200
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 Healthy Homes Cary pay?
Repair assistance of up to $12,500 per home, counting any earlier Healthy Homes Cary help. The Town pays Preserving Home directly after the repairs are made.
Is there an income limit?
Household income under 80% of area median income. Preserving Home answers income questions.
Do renters qualify?
You must have clear title, and the home must be owner-occupied and your primary residence. You must have owned and lived in the home for at least the past 2 years.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 25, 2026.
Does Healthy Homes Cary pay for new appliances?
No. The purchase of new appliances or tools, new construction, luxury improvements and fire or smoke damage repairs aren't covered.
Will I get a check?
No. The Town doesn't pay residents directly; it reimburses its nonprofit partner Preserving Home after the repairs are made.
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