Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI)
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) is a grant for homebuyers in Killdeer, North Dakota.
The program asks for
- The home is occupied as a primary residence
- A completed homebuyer education course, through Lewis & Clark Development Group (LCDG) homebuyer education / housing counseling - Mandan ND. NeighborWorks ND-affiliated agencies. HUD-approved counseling agencies serving Western ND.
- Residency: Property must be located within Dunn County, ND and serve as borrower's principal residence. Workforce / employment-in-county preference may apply.
- Citizenship or immigration status: U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen per first-mortgage product overlays.
- Owner-occupied principal residence within Dunn County, ND. Specific eligibility (income caps, credit score floor, FTHB status, employment in county, contribution) determined by Dunn County Housing Authority on a per-application basis under workforce-housing program criteria. Funding subject to availability of state oil-impact grant funds and county appropriations.
- A home in Dunn County
It doesn’t cover
- Homes outside Dunn County
These are the program's own published rules, not a decision about any individual — the administering agency and a lender determine who actually qualifies.
Where it applies
Dunn County’s homesDunn County’s homes, and the ones this program accepts
- 67.7% single-familysingle-family
- 2.3% townhousetownhouse
- 1.2% 2–4 units2–4 units
- 5.6% 5+ unitscondo & apartment buildings (5+ units)
- 23.2% mobile & othermobile home & other
A tick marks a kind of home the program’s record lists. The agency confirms it for the home you choose.
$275,000
Dunn County median home value
44.6%
built before 1980
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year. More about buying in Dunn County
How to apply
How to applyThree steps, in this order
Take a homebuyer education course
Required by the program, through Lewis & Clark Development Group (LCDG) homebuyer education / housing counseling - Mandan ND. NeighborWorks ND-affiliated agencies. HUD-approved counseling agencies serving Western ND..
Contact the administering agency to reserve funds
Funds are reserved through Application directly to Dunn County Housing Authority. Approved-lender process for first-mortgage coordination., and are subject to availability.
Work with a lender who handles the program
Hey Prescott is not a lender and does not accept applications; this page describes the program so a homebuyer can take it to a lender or housing counselor.
Questions about this program
What is Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI)?
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) is a grant for homebuyers in Killdeer, North Dakota. Dunn County, ND county-administered workforce-housing down payment assistance grant for buyers in the Bakken oil-patch region. County-wide coverage. Specific amounts and eligibility set per-application by Dunn County Housing Authority. Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) is a county-administered workforce-housing grant program in Dunn County, ND - in the Bakken oil-patch region of Western North Dakota. Designed to help working households purchase homes in Killdeer, Halliday, Dodge, and rural Dunn County in response to oil-and-gas employment-driven housing demand. Specific assistance amounts, income caps, and credit/DTI thresholds are set annually by the Dunn County Housing Authority and not currently published in a static schedule on the county website. prospective buyers should contact the Dunn County Housing Authority / Dunn County Auditor's office directly. Funding comes from State and County.
Do you have to pay it back?
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) is structured as a grant, so it is not repaid. Repayment is triggered by Grant - no repayment required if owner-occupancy and other program covenants maintained for the required compliance period. Recapture/repayment may apply on early sale or non-owner-occupancy per Dunn County Housing Authority terms. The assistance is recorded in 2nd Lien position. Forgiveness and repayment terms are set by the program and can change — confirm them on the official program page before applying.
Who qualifies?
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) is open to homebuyers who will live in the home as their primary residence. A homebuyer education course is required, through Lewis & Clark Development Group (LCDG) homebuyer education / housing counseling - Mandan ND. NeighborWorks ND-affiliated agencies. HUD-approved counseling agencies serving Western ND. Residency requirement: Property must be located within Dunn County, ND and serve as borrower's principal residence. Workforce / employment-in-county preference may apply. Citizenship or immigration status: U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen per first-mortgage product overlays. Owner-occupied principal residence within Dunn County, ND. Specific eligibility (income caps, credit score floor, FTHB status, employment in county, contribution) determined by Dunn County Housing Authority on a per-application basis under workforce-housing program criteria. Funding subject to availability of state oil-impact grant funds and county appropriations.
What kind of home can it be used for?
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) can be used for Single-family detached, manufactured home on permanent foundation, condominium, townhouse - per Dunn County Housing Authority program guidelines.. New construction is eligible. Manufactured homes are eligible.
Is there eligibility for specific groups?
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) names veterans, active-duty service members, reservists and National Guard members, surviving spouses, American Indian and Alaska Native homebuyers, educators, law enforcement officers, firefighters, healthcare workers, and homebuyers with disabilities among the groups it serves. Being named here means the program mentions the group, not that membership alone qualifies an applicant — the rest of the eligibility rules still apply.
Where does it apply?
Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) serves homebuyers purchasing in Killdeer, North Dakota.
How do you apply?
Applications for Dunn County Housing Down Payment Assistance (DPI) go through the administering agency, which publishes the current terms and the application steps on its own site. Funds are reserved through Application directly to Dunn County Housing Authority. Approved-lender process for first-mortgage coordination. Hey Prescott is not a lender and does not accept applications; this page describes the program so a homebuyer can take it to a lender or housing counselor.
Also for Dunn County homebuyersOther programs open to Dunn County homebuyers
- Essential Public Employee Program (EP2)Up to $10,000
- Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance - DCADeferred
- Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance - StartDeferred
Whether two programs can be combined is up to each agency. Ask before you apply.
All 71 programs for Dunn CountyProgram terms are set by the administering agency and can change; confirm on the official site before you apply.