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Down payment assistance you can pair with an FHA loan in District of Columbia

8 programs name FHA loans: 3 city, 5 statewide.

Two approvals, made separately. The lender underwrites the FHA loan; the program reviews its own application, and the lender must also accept the assistance. The loan type is one rule among several.

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The 8 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a District of Columbia city 3 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only

Anywhere in District of Columbia 5 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it

Nationwide 33 programs · not in the 8

Nationwide: 33 more, not in the 8

What to know

What the 8 records say

From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.

  1. 4 of 8

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 3 of 8

    are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.

  3. 4 · 3 · 1

    are deferred second loans, assistance grants and forgivable loans.

Free help in District of Columbia

19 HUD-approved counseling agencies in District of Columbia

4 of 8 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can explain how the assistance and an FHA loan fit together.

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Questions, answered

Can down payment assistance be used with an FHA loan in District of Columbia?

8 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 open 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.

Programs and counts: Hey Prescott program records, each verified with its administering agency (July 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.