Up to $2,000
RI REALTORS Homebuyer Grant
Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers
Names: veterans and active-duty service members · Homebuyer class required
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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in Rhode Island
1 program names veterans and military families: 1 statewide.1 program in Rhode Island names veterans and military families among the groups it serves: 1 open 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.Each program below also sets its own income limit, purchase price cap, occupancy rule and credit requirement. Being a veteran gets a program onto this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.
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Open anywhere in Rhode Island
Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.A city program covers homes inside that city; a county or regional program, homes in its area; a statewide program, an eligible home anywhere in Rhode Island. Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.
In a Rhode Island city 0 programs
No Rhode Island city program names veterans and military families. 2 cities run a program of their own.No Rhode Island city program names veterans and military families in its record. 2 Rhode Island cities run a program of their own, open to eligible homebuyers whatever their work or service. Browse Rhode Island cities →
Anywhere in Rhode Island 1 program
Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow itNationwide 5 programs · not in the 1
Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 15 nationwide programs that also name veterans and military families, each with its own area and eligibility rules
- Navy Federal Credit Union Homebuyers Choice Loan
- Navy Federal Credit Union Military Choice Loan
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Native American Direct Loan
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA-backed Purchase Loan
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What to know
What the 1 record say
From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.Counted from each program’s own record. A program’s agency decides who can use it.
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ask for a homebuyer education class.
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are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.
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name an FHA, VA, USDA or conventional loan they can be paired with.
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5 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Rhode Island5 HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in Rhode Island
This program asks for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through every rule a program sets.This program asks for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through every rule a program sets, including the ones that have nothing to do with being a veteran. Create a free account to see who’s near you.
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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 Rhode Island’s own, so it is listed below the 1 Rhode Island program 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 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.