Housing Repair Assistance Program

How it works

City council materials say Beaufort created a Housing Repair Assistance Program and partnered with the Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust to administer it. The program was developed after city leaders identified housing repair needs in FY 2024 and FY 2025, with an initial focus on critical repairs in homes that people are currently living in.

What the money covers

The city’s agenda packet says the program is for “critical needs” in occupied homes. The city also described a separate, future effort for dilapidated homes, many of them uninhabited and primarily in the historic district, but that is not the same as the main housing repair assistance program.

Amounts and matching

The city said it allocated $50,000 and then an additional $100,000 for a total of $150,000 for the housing repair assistance initiative in FY 2025. A later budget document says the program continued with a $100,000 allocation in FY 2026, and the city’s FY 2027 budget message says funding increased by 50 percent. The source material does not state a per-household award cap or matching requirement.

How to apply

The source material provided does not include an application form, eligibility screen, or application deadline. It only states that the program is administered in partnership with the Beaufort Jasper Housing Trust.

Timing and deadlines

The program was discussed in March and April 2025 budget materials and was described as continuing into FY 2026 and FY 2027 in later city budget documents.