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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in New York

3 programs name veterans and military families: 1 city, 1 county program, 1 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 3 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a New York city 1 program

For homes inside that city’s limits only
Up to $125,590New Rochelle · Westchester County

City of New Rochelle First-Time Home Buyer Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP)

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

Names: veterans · Homebuyer class required

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In one county 1 program

For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named
Up to $30,000Suffolk County

Suffolk County HOME Consortium Down Payment Assistance Program for First-Time Homebuyers

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

Names: veterans · Homebuyer class required

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Anywhere in New York 1 program

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

SONYMA Achieving the Dream Program

First mortgage · First-time homebuyers

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

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Nationwide 5 programs · not in the 3

Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 3

What to know

What the 3 records say

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

  1. 3 of 3

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 3 of 3

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

  3. 0 of 3

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

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108 HUD-approved counseling agencies in New York

All 3 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 New York’s own, so it is listed below the 3 New York 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.