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Down payment assistance you can pair with a USDA loan in Maine

5 programs name USDA loans: 5 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.

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The 5 programs, closest first

Open anywhere in Maine

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a Maine city 0 programs

No Maine city program names USDA. 1 city run a program of their own. Browse Maine cities →

Anywhere in Maine 5 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it

Nationwide 25 programs · not in the 5

Nationwide: 25 more, not in the 5

What to know

What the 5 records say

From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.

  1. 3 of 5

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 3 of 5

    are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.

  3. 2 · 1 · 1

    are first mortgages, assistance grants and deferred second loans. The other 1 is 1 forgivable loan.

Free help in Maine

9 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Maine

3 of 5 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.

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Questions, answered

Can down payment assistance be used with a USDA loan in Maine?

5 programs in Maine 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–September 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.