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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in Virginia

15 programs name veterans and military families: 7 city, 3 county or regional, 5 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 15 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a Virginia city 7 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only
DeferredChesapeake · Chesapeake County

Call Chesapeake HOME Program

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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DeferredPortsmouth · Portsmouth County

Come HOME to Portsmouth

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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DeferredNewport News · Newport News County

First Time Homebuyer Assistance Program

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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DeferredSuffolk · Suffolk County

HOME Downpayment and Closing Cost Assistance

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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DeferredNorfolk · Norfolk County

HOME Program

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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GrantPetersburg · Petersburg County

HOMEownership Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance

Assistance grant · 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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DeferredNorfolk · Norfolk County

Homeward Norfolk Program

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · 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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In a county or region 3 programs

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

Down Payment Assistance (DPA)

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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DeferredMulti-County (Hampton Roads region) County

Hampton Roads Loan Fund Partnership (HRLFP)

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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DeferredIsle of Wight County

Make Isle of Wight HOME Program

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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Anywhere in Virginia 5 programs

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

Closing Cost Assistance Grant

Assistance grant · First-time homebuyers

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

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Grant

Down Payment Assistance Grant

Assistance grant · 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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Deferred

Homeownership Down Payment Assistance Program (DPA)

Deferred second loan · 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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Deferred

Plus Second Mortgage

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers

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

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Deferred

Virginia Individual Development Accounts (VIDA)

Deferred second loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 200% 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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Nationwide 5 programs · not in the 15

Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 15

What to know

What the 15 records say

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

  1. 15 of 15

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 15 of 15

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

  3. 15 of 15

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

Free help in Virginia

55 HUD-approved counseling agencies in Virginia

All 15 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 Virginia’s own, so it is listed below the 15 Virginia 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 (June–July 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.