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Down payment assistance for teachers and school staff in North Carolina

11 programs name teachers and school staff: 6 city, 2 county programs, 3 statewide.

Naming a group is one eligibility rule among several. Each program also sets an income limit, a price cap, an occupancy rule and a credit requirement. Being a teacher puts a program on this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.

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The 11 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a North Carolina city 6 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only
ForgivableWilmington · New Hanover County

Home Ownership Pool (HOP)

Forgivable loan · Income limit 120% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableDavidson · Mecklenburg County

Homebuyer Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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DeferredGreensboro · Guilford County

Homebuyer Assistance Program for Public Service Heroes

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 120% of area median income

Names: teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Up to $30,000Fayetteville · Cumberland County

Homebuying HERO Program (City of Fayetteville)

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 120% of area median income

Names: teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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DeferredCharlotte · Mecklenburg County

HouseCharlotte - Program 1A

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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DeferredCharlotte · Mecklenburg County

HouseCharlotte - Program 1B

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 110% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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In one county 2 programs

For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named
ForgivableGuilford County

Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableRobeson, Hoke, Cumberland, Scotland County

Lumbee Tribe Down Payment Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Anywhere in North Carolina 3 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it
Up to $15,000

NC 1st Home Advantage Down Payment

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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Forgivable

NC Home Advantage Mortgage

Forgivable loan

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders and healthcare workers · Homebuyer class required

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First mortgage

Self-Help Credit Union Equity Boost Home Loan

First mortgage · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders, healthcare workers and first-generation homebuyers · No homebuyer class in the record

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Nationwide 2 programs · not in the 11

Nationwide: 2 more, not in the 11

What to know

What the 11 records say

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

  1. 10 of 11

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 8 of 11

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

  3. 9 of 11

    name an FHA, VA, USDA or conventional loan they can be paired with.

Free help in North Carolina

63 HUD-approved counseling agencies in North Carolina

10 of 11 of these programs ask for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through every rule a program sets.

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Questions, answered

Does being a teacher mean I can use these programs?

No. These programs name teachers and school staff in their eligibility rules, which is why they are grouped here, but every program also sets income limits, purchase price caps, credit and occupancy requirements. Membership in a group is one rule among several.

Why are nationwide programs listed separately?

A nationwide program is not one of North Carolina’s own, so it is listed below the 11 North Carolina programs and not counted in them. Each one sets its own area and eligibility rules; its page has the details.

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 (July–September 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.