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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in North Carolina

22 programs name veterans and military families: 8 city, 8 county or regional, 6 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 veteran puts a program on this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.

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The 22 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a North Carolina city 8 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only
Up to $45,000Raleigh · Wake County

City of Raleigh Homebuyer Assistance Program

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

Names: veterans, active-duty service members and reservists · Homebuyer class required

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Up to $25,000Wilmington · New Hanover County

City of Wilmington HOP 2gether Program

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 60% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members and reservists · Homebuyer class required

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DeferredCharlotte · Mecklenburg County

Doorway to Prosperity

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

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

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ForgivableRocky Mount · Nash, Edgecombe County

Down Payment Assistance Program

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

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

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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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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 a county or region 8 programs

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

Affordable Homeownership Opportunity Program (AHOP)

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

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

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ForgivableWake County

Affordable Homeownership Program

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

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

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ForgivableCumberland County

Down-payment Assistance Program (DAP)

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

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

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DeferredBuncombe County

Downpayment Assistance

Deferred second loan · Income limit 80% of area median income

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

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ForgivableCumberland County

GAP Loan Program

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

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

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First mortgageMecklenburg; Iredell; Gaston County

Habitat Charlotte Region Homebuyer Program

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

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and surviving spouses · Homebuyer class required

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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 6 programs

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

Community Partners Loan Pool (CPLP)

Deferred second loan · Income limit 80% of area median income

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

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Grant

Doorway to Prosperity Grant

Assistance grant · Income limit 110% of area median income

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

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Up to $2,500

Down Payment Assistance

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 150% of area median income

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

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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 5 programs · not in the 22

Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 22

What to know

What the 22 records say

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

  1. 19 of 22

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 16 of 22

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

  3. 18 of 22

    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

19 of 22 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 veteran mean I can use these programs?

No. These programs name veterans and military families 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 22 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.