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Down payment assistance for veterans and military families in West Virginia

12 programs name veterans and military families: 2 city, 6 county or regional, 4 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 12 programs, closest first

From one city out to the whole state

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a West Virginia city 2 programs

For homes inside that city’s limits only
ForgivableCharleston · Kanawha County

HOME Blend Program

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 50% of area median income

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

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Up to $24,500Martinsburg · Berkeley County

Homebuyer Assistance Program

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers · Income limit 120% of area median income

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

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In a county or region 6 programs

For homes anywhere in the county or the counties named
Up to $10,000Cabell|Wayne County

CHWHC Homebuyer Assistance Program

Forgivable 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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ForgivableKanawha|Putnam|Boone|Clay County

Down Payment Assistance - 10 Years

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers

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

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ForgivableKanawha|Putnam|Boone|Clay County

Down Payment Assistance - 7 Years

Forgivable loan · First-time homebuyers

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

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ForgivableWood County

Down Payment Assistance Program (DPAP)

Forgivable 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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First mortgageCabell|Wayne County

Habitat for Humanity of the Tri-State Homeownership Program

First mortgage

Names: veterans · Homebuyer class required

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ForgivableOhio|Marshall|Brooke|Hancock County

HOME Investment Partnership Program - FTHB Program

Forgivable 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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Anywhere in West Virginia 4 programs

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it
Up to $12,000

Low Down Home Loan

Repayable second loan

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

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First mortgage

West Virginia Veterans' Home Loan Mortgage Program

First mortgage · First-time homebuyers

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

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First mortgage

WVHDF Homeownership Program

First mortgage · First-time homebuyers

Names: veterans · Homebuyer class required

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First mortgage

WVHDF Movin' Up Program

First mortgage

Names: veterans · Homebuyer class required

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Nationwide 5 programs · not in the 12

Nationwide: 5 more, not in the 12

What to know

What the 12 records say

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

  1. 12 of 12

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 9 of 12

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

  3. 11 of 12

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

Free help in West Virginia

8 HUD-approved counseling agencies in West Virginia

All 12 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 West Virginia’s own, so it is listed below the 12 West 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.