Down Payment Assistance

+HOPE Fair Housing Center is partnering with DuPage Housing Authority (DHA) to support homeownership in DuPage by reinvesting settlement funds from recent civil rights litigation. Down payment assistance comes from HOPE’s Inclusive Communities Fund. This program reinvests fair housing settlement funds to provide community relief for families or areas that have been destabilized by housing discrimination. The Inclusive Communities Fund empowers all individuals to access safe, sustainable housing of choice; creates inclusive, healthy, and well-resourced neighborhoods of opportunity; and addresses systemic barriers that limit equitable housing opportunities for everyone.

The program offers participants $20,000 of funding, split into:

• $15,000 down payment assistance (DPA)

• $5,000 of flexible funding to cover pre-purchase costs such as: sewer inspection, home inspection, and termite, radon, lead, or asbestos inspection

You are an eligible applicant if:

• You are purchasing a home in DuPage County, IL using monthly financial assistance through DuPage Housing Authority’s (DHA) Housing Choice Voucher program

• You have an executed purchase contract for a property in DuPage, IL

Please send the completed application and other documents to sasha.mothershead@hopefair.org with the subject line “DuPage Down Payment Assistance Application [Your Last Name].” To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sasha Mothershead at the email address above or (630) 690-6500 ext. 116.