The Akron ARPA Home Repair Program is intended to address the housing, health, and safety needs of income-eligible households so that Akron residents can maintain a safe, decent, and affordable place to live.
The Akron Home Repair Program provides up to $25,000 in eligible repairs to those who are most in need. Eligibility will be determined by the City of Akron, and home inspections and eligible repairs will be completed by City-approved, licensed, building contractors. Eligible repairs are restricted to those necessary for improving the health, safety, and well-being of the household.
Emergency Home Repair Grants up to $25,000
Targeted to Low-Income Households
Repairs for Vital Home Condition Improvement
After launching, the Akron Home Repair Program received thousands of applications. We went right to work identifying those most in need, performing inspections, and repairing homes.
Repairs are limited to critical home repairs that will ensure homes are safe, dry, and ADA Acceessible. Repairs may include:
• ADA Accessibility
• Roofing
• Window & Door Installation
• Siding
Drywall & Painting
• Plumbing
• Flooring
• HVAC
• Foundation
• Electrical
• Gutters & Downspouts
• General Carpentry
The Akron Home Repair Program is targeted to low-income and senior households. To qualify you must:
• Be the owner/occupant of the home, and your property must be located within the city limits of Akron.
• Meet one of the following household income requirements:
Inside of a QCT and have a household income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
Outside of a QCT and have a household income at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
• Be current on your mortgage, property taxes, state and local income taxes, or be current on an approved payment plan for any delinquent taxes for a minimum of the three prior months.
• Renters, occupants on a land contract, and owners/occupants of mobile home units are not eligible for services through this program. However, the City intends to launch a rental home repair program in the near future.
Your household income is at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) and you live within one of Akron’s Qualified Censes Tracts (QCT).
For the purposes of this Program, income is defined as
• Wages and salaries;
• Net income from real or personal property;
• Unemployment/disability;
• Social Security/retirement/pensions;
• Welfare payments;
• Alimony and child support.
Your household income is at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
For the purposes of this Program, income is defined as wages and salaries; net income from real or personal property; unemployment/disability; Social Security/retirement/pensions; welfare payments; alimony and child support.
“We knew this program would be popular with our residents, and we are ecstatic about this outpouring of interest. This is the largest program of its kind utilizing American Rescue Plan dollars across the entire nation and we are incredibly proud of this effort to help Akronites improve their homes.”
