Niagara Falls First-Time Homebuyer Closing Cost Grant
City of Niagara Falls Department of Community Development
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Down payment assistance
68 programs a North Tonawanda buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Niagara Falls Department of Community Development
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
City of Lockport Department of Community Development
Forgivable loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY)
Assistance grant · Income limits
State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA), a division of NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA), a division of NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 10 yrs
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 North Tonawanda
There are no programs run by North Tonawanda itself. A North Tonawanda buyer uses Niagara 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 Amherst, about 5 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 Niagara County at $101,500 for a four-person household. 12 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 New York →
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