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Grant

HUD Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP)

Administered by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (funds participating local organizations)

HUD awards grants to experienced nonprofit organizations, governments, and housing authorities so they can deliver safety and functional home modifications for low-income older adults. Homeowners generally cannot apply directly to HUD for this program — assistance happens through a funded local organization, when one operates in your community.

Through a local organization

Funds are administered through participating local organizations — you apply to the local organization, not the funder.

Who runs it

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (funds participating local organizations) — a federal agency.DwellReady does not administer this program.

Where it's available

Depends entirely on which local organization currently holds a HUD grant in your community. HUD does not take homeowner applications for this program.

Major eligibility factors

A HUD-funded organization must operate a program in your community
The program serves low-income older adults, as HUD and the local grantee define
The local grantee sets application steps and priorities

What it's for (per the official source)

Per HUD: comprehensive programs of safety and functional home modification repairs and renovations — such as high-impact modifications that reduce fall risk and improve accessibility.

What it's not for

Set by each grantee under HUD’s program rules.

How much assistance

Assistance terms are set by each funded local organization, not by a single national amount. The local grantee describes what its program may cover.

When to apply

Varies by local grantee program.

Verify with the official source

Official program page

Official source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — "Older Adult Home Modification Program (Healthy Homes grant programs)" · DwellReady verified Sep 2026.DwellReady does not administer this program, and the administering organization makes all eligibility and funding decisions.

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