Savannah · Chatham County
City of Savannah Employee Home Purchase Assistance
Forgivable loan
Programs by loan typePrograms by loan type · Georgia
Down payment assistance you can pair with a USDA loan in Georgia
18 programs name USDA loans: 7 city, 5 county or regional, 6 statewide.18 programs in Georgia name USDA loans among the first mortgages they can be paired with: 7 run by a city, 5 by a county or regional agency and 6 open statewide.
Two approvals, made separately. The lender underwrites the USDA loan; the program reviews its own application, and the lender must also accept the assistance. The loan type is one rule among several.The lender underwrites the USDA loan; the assistance program reviews its own application. A program naming USDA means the two can be combined, and the lender must also accept the assistance as a source of funds. The loan type is one rule among several.
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The 18 programs, closest first
From one city out to the whole state
Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.A city program covers homes inside that city; a county or regional program, homes in its area; a statewide program, an eligible home anywhere in Georgia. Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.
In a Georgia city 7 programs
For homes inside that city’s limits onlyCanton · Cherokee County
Down-Payment Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Augusta · Richmond County
Downpayment Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Savannah · Chatham County
DreamMaker Home Purchase Assistance
Deferred second loan · 80% of area median income
Savannah · Chatham County
Memorial HCA Team Member Home Purchase Assistance
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Savannah · Chatham County
St. Joseph's/Candler Team Member Home Purchase Assistance
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Columbus · Muscogee County
Sweet Home Columbus
Deferred second loan · 80% of area median income
In a county or region 5 programs
For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named29-county Atlanta MSA County
ANDP-FHLBank Atlanta DPA Program
Assistance grant · 120% of area median income
Multiple County
First Generation Homebuyer
Assistance grant · 120% of area median income
Fulton County
Fulton Homeownership Program
Deferred second loan · 80% of area median income
Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County Homestretch Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Gwinnett County
Homestretch Down Payment Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · 80% of area median income
Anywhere in Georgia 6 programs
Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it- Georgia Dream Homeownership ProgramUp to $10,000 · Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers
- Georgia Dream Homeownership Program - Protectors, Educators & Nurses (PEN)Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers
- Georgia Dream Homeownership Program (CHOICE)Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers
- Georgia Dream Homeownership Program (STANDARD)Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers
- USDA Rural Housing Site LoansDown-payment assistance
- USDA Single Family Housing Direct Home LoansFirst mortgage
Nationwide 25 programs · not in the 18
Nationwide: 25 more, not in the 1825 nationwide programs that also name USDA loans, each with its own area and eligibility rules
- American Pacific Mortgage Pathway DPA
- Chase Bank Homebuyer Grant
- Chico Rancheria Housing Corporation Homebuyer Assistance
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Down Payment Assistance
- Essex Mortgage 10 Year Amortized 2 Plus
- Essex Mortgage Forgivable/Deferred Program
- Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Affordable Housing
- Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation HOPER's Incentive Program
- Flagstar - Flagstar Gift Program
- Great Nevada Mortgage Middle-Income Downpayment Assistance Grants
- Land Home Financial Services, Inc. House2Home Program
- Lennar Mortgage Advantage Plus Program
- MEP Advantage DPA Program
- National Homebuyers Fund (NHF) - Data Mortgage, Inc. dba Essex Mortgage Deferred Down Payment Assistance Program
- North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance Program
- Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance
- Primary Residential Mortgage Down Payment Program
- Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. Welcome Home Down Payment Assistance Program
- Siletz Tribal Housing Department Down Payment Assistance
- Susan's Savings First Time Home Buyers Program
- Tyndall Federal Credit Union $1,000 Off Closing Cost
- Tyndall Federal Credit Union $450 Closing Cost
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HCV Homeownership Program
- U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs Down Payment Assistance
- USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program
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What to know
What the 18 records say
From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.Counted from each program’s own record. A program’s agency decides who can use it.
- 16 of 18
ask for a homebuyer education class.
- 14 of 18
are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.
- 7 · 7 · 2
are deferred second loans, forgivable loans and assistance grants. The other 2 are 1 other assistance and 1 first mortgage.
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55 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Georgia55 HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in Georgia
16 of 18 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can explain how the assistance and a USDA loan fit together.16 of 18 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can explain how an assistance program and a first mortgage fit together, before you talk to a lender. Create a free account to see who’s near you.
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Questions, answered
Can down payment assistance be used with a USDA loan in Georgia?
18 programs in Georgia name USDA 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 USDA 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 (June–August 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.