Equity Builder Grants Available

Buying a Home? Grant funds up to $29,000 are available!

We are proud to offer grant funds to assist eligible homeowners with up to $29,000 in down-payment and closing costs. The Program is available on a first-come, first-served basis to households with incomes at or below 80 percent of HUD Area Median Income based on the property location.

Details & Conditions

• Recipients must attend a homebuyer education counseling program.
• First time homebuyers or those who have not owned a home in the last three years are eligible.
• Must be combined with a Vermont Housing Finance Agency first mortgage loan.
• Homebuyer must contribute $500 towards down payment.
• Eligible units include single-family, owner-occupied units that are intended as the primary residence of the home buyer as well as owner-occupied 1-4 family properties, townhouses or condominiums and modular homes.
• Property must be located in National Bank of Middlebury lending area.
• Grants are subject to a five-year retention agreement to ensure that properties are retained as affordable.
• All program eligibility requirements must be met.

Interested? Please contact us at 877-508-8455!

Member of and funded by FHLB Boston.