Monroe, New York · Grant
City of Rochester Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
Run by City of Rochester, Neighborhood and Business Development
Rochester owner-occupants with income at or below 80% of area median can get city help replacing or repairing a furnace, boiler or water heater.
Amounts
How much you get
Financial assistance for furnaces, boilers and water heaters. The page doesn't state a dollar amount.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Your home is in Monroe, New York.
Owner-occupants only; the legal owner must live in the home.
Household income at or below 80% of HUD area median income.
City and county taxes and mortgage must be current, and all properties you own in Rochester must be code-compliant.
What to doGet current on taxes (or a tax agreement) and mortgage, and resolve code violations.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply in person.
- Contact your Neighborhood Service Center for an 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 City of Rochester Emergency Assistance Program (EAP) pay?
Financial assistance for furnaces, boilers and water heaters. The page doesn't state a dollar amount.
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below 80% of HUD area median income.
Do renters qualify?
Owner-occupants only; the legal owner must live in the home.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 26, 2026.
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