FHLB Des Moines Native American Homeownership Initiative (NAHI) Grant
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (delivered via member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
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71 programs a Manning buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (delivered via member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC)
Forgivable loan · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (delivered via member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) / Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
GreenState Credit Union / GreenState Foundation
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Manning
There are no programs run by Manning or by Carroll County. A Manning buyer uses Iowa statewide and federal programs, which are the ones listed above.
The closest city that runs its own program is Council Bluffs, about 61 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Carroll County at $103,900 for a four-person household. 10 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Iowa →
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