The Prince George’s County Homeownership Preservation Program (HOPP) provides assistance to homeowners that need critical improvements to their home to keep it safe and\/or accessible. The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) finances the program with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Its community partner, Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland, administers the program for residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HOPP is a grant program that provides home improvement repairs and renovations at no cost to the homeowner. Income eligible homeowners can apply for HOPP if they live in qualified census tract areas of Prince George’s County. Special consideration is given to households in qualified census tracts within 1 mile of a future Purple Line stop. HOPP is not a loan program – applicants do not have to repay the County for the work performed on their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to be considered eligible, homeowners must: \u2022 Occupy the home for which you are applying \u2022 Have lived in the home for at least one year \u2022 Have and be able to provide proof of homeowner’s insurance \u2022 Have a gross household income less than 80% of the uncapped AMI o Priority will be given prior to applying to households under 50% of AMI \u2022 Have a demonstrable need for repairs, accessibility modifications and\/or weatherization \u2022 Intend to remain in the home for a minimum of 5 years post work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An example of the types of repairs and rehabilitation that can be made with the HOPP program include: \u2022 Roof, Siding and Gutter Repair\/Replacement \u2022 Electrical\/Plumbing\/HVAC Repairs\/Replacement \u2022 Deck Repair\/Replacement and Ramps\/Zero Step Solutions \u2022 Accessible Bathroom Modifications \u2022 Stair Lifts and other Accessibility Equipment\/Modifications \u2022 Insulation and Air Sealing \u2022 Tree Removal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any additional services that are not listed above will be considered on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cases not considered are major foundation and structural repairs, cosmetic improvements\/upgrades, and large scale mold\/lead\/asbestos remediation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information about HOPP, visit Habitat for Humanity Metro Maryland’s website and find out if you’re income eligible.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Prince George’s County Homeownership Preservation Program (HOPP), funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), provides free home improvement repairs and renovations to income-eligible homeowners in qualified census tracts within the county.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2344,"featured_media":1231533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_primary_brand":0,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","nota_seo_page_title":"Prince George's County HOPP Home Repair Program","nota_seo_page_description":"The Prince George's County Homeownership Preservation Program (HOPP) offers grant assistance for home repairs and renovations.","newspack_featured_image_position":"small","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33755,30834,30854],"tags":[71045,83518,83520,83517,72318,36160,83519,45950],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"nota":[],"coauthors":[58654],"class_list":["post-1231532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-ownership","category-homeownership","category-supplements","tag-american-rescue-plan-act","tag-census-tract-areas","tag-gross-household-income","tag-habitat-for-humanity-metro-maryland","tag-homeowners-insurance-2","tag-purple-line","tag-uncapped-annual-median-income","tag-wi-supplements","entry"],"apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n