Critical Home Repair Program

How it works

The Critical Home Repair Program provides financial assistance to low- to moderate-income owner-occupied homeowners in Lexington-Fayette County. The city says the program is for emergency repairs and that applicants must be income-eligible under federal guidelines.

What the money covers

The program page says it covers emergency repairs for:

• Electrical systems
• Plumbing systems
• Heating systems
• Air conditioning systems

Amounts and matching

• Financial assistance ranges from $500 to $9,800.
• The page does not state a matching requirement.
• The page does not specify whether funds are a grant, deferred loan, or reimbursement on the summary card, though the housing-programs page and emergency-repair materials indicate city housing assistance may be structured as financial assistance and/or deferred loans.

How to apply

The city provides a Critical Home Repair preliminary application online.

Timing and deadlines

• No filing deadline is stated on the overview page.
• The page does not state whether funding is first-come, waitlisted, or cyclical.