FHLB Dallas Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) - Louisiana
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Down payment assistance
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Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Mortgage credit certificate · New construction · Income limits
Hope Credit Union (Hope Enterprise Corporation)
Down-payment assistance · Income limits
Louisiana Housing Corporation
Silent second · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · 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 Chalmette
There are no programs run by Chalmette or by St. Bernard Parish. A Chalmette buyer uses Louisiana statewide and federal programs, which are the ones listed above.
The closest city that runs its own program is New Orleans, about 7 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 St. Bernard Parish at $88,600 for a four-person household. 11 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 Louisiana →
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