HOPE of Evansville Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program
HOPE of Evansville, Inc. (with City of Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development)
Forgivable loan · New construction · Income limits
Down payment assistance
74 programs a Melody Hill buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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HOPE of Evansville, Inc. (with City of Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development)
Forgivable loan · New construction · Income limits
Community Action Program of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Inc. (CAPE)
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
City of Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD)
Forgivable loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (via member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis)
Forgivable loan · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
Mortgage credit certificate · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 7 yrs · 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 Melody Hill
There are no programs run by Melody Hill itself. A Melody Hill buyer uses Vanderburgh County’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is Evansville, about 4 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 Vanderburgh County at $93,000 for a four-person household. 14 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 Indiana →
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