City of Grand Rapids Homebuyer Assistance Fund (HAF)
City of Grand Rapids Community Development Department
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Down payment assistance
75 programs a Caledonia buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Grand Rapids Community Development Department
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Inner City Christian Federation (ICCF Community Homes)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
ICCF Community Homes
Shared-appreciation loan · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (via participating member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Housing Department
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Housing Department
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits
Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
Mortgage credit certificate · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (via participating member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Income limits
Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Saginaw Chippewa Housing Department (HUD Section 184 Office of Loan Guarantee)
First mortgage · 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 Caledonia
There are no programs run by Caledonia itself. A Caledonia buyer uses Kent 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 Grand Rapids, about 14 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 Kent County at $106,600 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 Michigan →
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