Down payment assistance for FHA loans in District of Columbia
8 down payment assistance programs in District of Columbia name FHA loans among the loan types they can be paired with.
The loan type is one eligibility rule among several — income limits, purchase price caps and occupancy requirements still apply to each program below.
The programs
- Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP)DC Dept. of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) · Washington
- Progressive UpPayment Down Payment Assistance ProgramNational Urban League (administered on behalf of Progressive) · Washington
- DC4MEDC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) · Washington
- Employer-Assisted Housing Program (EAHP)DC Dept. of Housing & Community Development (DHCD) · Washington
- Negotiated Employee Affordable Home Purchase Program (NEAHP)DHCD and Office of Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining (OLRCB), with DCHFA · Washington
- Chase Homebuyer GrantJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. · Washington
- DC Open DoorsDC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) · Washington
- Bank of America America's Home GrantBank of America, N.A. · Washington
Questions, answered
Can down payment assistance be used with FHA loans in District of Columbia?
8 down payment assistance programs in District of Columbia name FHA loans among the loan types they can be paired with. The assistance program and the first-mortgage lender underwrite separately, so a lender must also be willing to accept the assistance as a source of funds.
Does naming FHA loans mean a program is available to everyone using one?
No. The loan type is one eligibility rule among several — income limits, purchase price caps, credit requirements and occupancy rules all still apply, and each program sets its own.
Is Hey Prescott a lender?
No. Hey Prescott is an educational directory of down payment assistance programs. We list programs and link to official sources; we do not make loans or give individualized lending advice.
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