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Down payment assistance

Down payment assistance in Idaho

Statewide and federal programs every Idaho buyer can consider — plus a city-by-city directory below. Free to explore, no credit pull.

Statewide + federal
60

Statewide + federal

Open to first-time buyers
20

Open to first-time buyers

Forgivable
45

Forgivable

Largest award
$25,000

Largest award

60 programs

Across Idaho

11 programs

FHLB Des Moines Native American Homeownership Initiative (NAHI) Grant

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (through participating member institutions)

Up to $25,000

Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits

Verified Jun 2026

FHLB Des Moines Home$tart Down Payment Assistance Grant

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (through participating member institutions)

Up to $15,000

Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits

First-time
Verified Jun 2026

Idaho Housing Homebuyer Tax Credit (Mortgage Credit Certificate / MCC)

Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA)

Up to $2,000

Mortgage credit certificate · Income limits

First-timeTargeted area
Verified Jun 2026

Idaho Heroes Second Mortgage

8% of price

Repayable second loan · New construction · Income limits

Targeted areaVeteransEducators
Verified Jun 2026

Idaho Housing First Loan Tax-Exempt (Mortgage Revenue Bond First Mortgage)

Idaho Housing and Finance Association

First mortgage

First mortgage · New construction · Income limits

First-timeTargeted area
Verified Jun 2026

Idaho Housing Forgivable Loan (Down Payment / Closing Cost Assistance)

Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA)

3% of price

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits

Verified Jun 2026

LEAP Housing Trust and LEAP Loan Fund (Affordable Homeownership)

LEAP Housing (LEAP Charities)

Assistance

Shared-appreciation loan · New construction

Targeted area
Verified Jun 2026

NeighborWorks Boise Down Payment Assistance and Forgivable Grants

NeighborWorks Boise (NeighborWorks Lending, NMLS #2881)

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Income limits

Verified Jun 2026

Second Mortgage

8% of price

Repayable second loan · New construction · Income limits

Targeted area
Verified Jun 2026

USDA Section 502 Direct Home Loan (Idaho)

USDA Rural Development - Rural Housing Service (Idaho State Office)

100% of price

First mortgage · New construction · Income limits

Targeted area
Verified Jun 2026

USDA Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program (Idaho)

USDA Rural Development - Rural Housing Service (Idaho State Office), through approved lenders

100% of price

First mortgage · New construction · Income limits

Targeted area
Verified Jun 2026

Federal

49 programs

American Pacific Mortgage 1% Home Program

0.02% of price

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide

American Pacific Mortgage Pathway DPA

Deferred

Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

BluePoint Mortgage Zero-Down Home Loan

0.035% of price

Deferred second loan · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

BNY Down Payment Assistance

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Chico Rancheria Housing Corporation Homebuyer Assistance

0.25% of price

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Down Payment Assistance

0.2% of price

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

CrossCountry Mortgage Community Promise

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

NationwideTargeted area

CrossCountry Mortgage Non-QM loans

Grant

Assistance grant

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

CrossCountry Mortgage Smart Start Down Payment Assistance Program

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits

First-timeNationwideTargeted area

Direct Mortgage Loans Go Direct FHA 100% Financing

0.035% of price

Deferred second loan · Income limits

Nationwide

Empowered DPA Program Down Payment Assistance

Deferred

Deferred second loan · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Guild Mortgage 1% Down Program

0.02% of price

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Guild Mortgage 3-2-1 Home Plus Program

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Guild Mortgage Doctor and Medical Professionals Program

Grant

Assistance grant

Nationwide

Guild Mortgage MyPath2Own Program

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits

First-timeNationwide

Guild Mortgage Zero Down Mortgage Program

Deferred

Deferred second loan · Income limits

First-timeNationwideTargeted area

Lakeview National Down Payment Assistance Homeownership Program

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Land Home Financial Services, Inc. House2Home Program

Deferred

Deferred second loan · Income limits

Nationwide

Lennar Mortgage Advantage Plus Program

Grant

Assistance grant · New construction

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Lennar Mortgage Breathe Easy Program

Grant

Assistance grant · New construction

Nationwide

Luminate Bank Luminate PATH National DPA Program

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

NACA Homeownership through Public Housing Assistance (HOT-PHA)

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

NACA's New Construction Homes

Grant

Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits

Nationwide

NASA FCU $0 Down, No PMI Mortgage Purchase

Grant

Assistance grant

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Navy Federal Credit Union Homebuyers Choice Loan

Grant

Assistance grant

First-timeNationwideVeterans
Verified Jun 2026

Navy Federal Credit Union Military Choice Loan

Grant

Assistance grant

NationwideVeterans
Verified Jun 2026

New American Funding Pathway to Homeownership

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide

North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance Program

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Northpointe Bank ONE+ Loan Program

0.02% of price

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

PNC Bank Low to Moderate Income Borrower Grant

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

PNC Bank PNC Grant

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

NationwideTargeted area
Verified Jun 2026

Primary Residential Mortgage Down Payment Program

Deferred

Deferred second loan · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. Welcome Home Down Payment Assistance Program

Forgivable

Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Rocket Mortgage ONE+ By Rocket Mortgage Program

0.02% of price

Assistance grant · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Siletz Tribal Housing Department Down Payment Assistance

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

State Department Federal Credit Union First-Time Homebuyer Mortgage

Grant

Assistance grant

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Tricon Down Payment Assistance Program

Deferred

Deferred second loan · Income limits

Nationwide

Tyndall Federal Credit Union $1,000 Off Closing Cost

Grant

Assistance grant

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

Tyndall Federal Credit Union $450 Closing Cost

Grant

Assistance grant

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Good Neighbor Next Door

0.5% of price

Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits

NationwideEducators
Verified Jun 2026

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HCV Homeownership Program

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs Down Payment Assistance

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

First-timeNationwide
Verified Jun 2026

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Native American Direct Loan

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

NationwideVeterans
Verified Jun 2026

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

NationwideVeterans

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA-backed Purchase Loan

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

NationwideVeterans
Verified Jun 2026

USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program

Grant

Assistance grant · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

USDA Single Family Housing Direct Home Loan (Section 502 Direct)

USDA Rural Development (Vermont/New Hampshire State Office)

First mortgage

First mortgage · New construction · Income limits

Nationwide
Verified Jun 2026

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