Housing & Home Loans

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers Alaska resident Veterans a once-in-a lifetime discount on the purchase of state land. The discount is 25% of the purchase price but does not apply to certain costs the DNR may have incurred to develop the land for sale.

AHFC offers home financing at lower interest rates for service members and Veterans through the Veterans Mortgage Program. Loans are generally processed rapidly, require little to no down payment, and often include a lower interest rate.

Mortgage holders cannot start foreclosure proceeding on a property owned or partly owned by a service member who dies while serving overseas, until 180 days after their death.

The CalVet Home Loans program offers several loans and other benefits to help service members and Veterans become California homeowners.

Illinois offers a $100,000 reduction in the assessed value of the residence of a total and permanent service-connected disabled Veteran who received federal, state, or charitable organization financial assistance to purchase or modify a home to accommodate their disabilities.

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Prince Home at Manteno is a residential program for homeless and disabled Veterans.

Illinois offers a State Specially Adapted Housing Grant for Veterans who are eligible for the VA Specially Adapted Housing Grant .

The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs has a Homeless Veterans Grant Program that provides assistance to honorably discharged Veterans who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless by connecting them to resources across the state. Resources include but are not limited to:

Massachusetts public housing projects cannot deny continued occupancy to Veterans, their Surviving Spouse, or Gold Star Mother who has lived there for the last eight consecutive years. Housing units must have two bedrooms or less and the rent cannot be more than three months past due.

The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services Homeless Veterans Coordinator works with partnering agencies to reduce the number of homeless Veterans.

The Minnesota Department ofVeterans Affairs (MDVA) has partnered with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the U.S.

The Minnesota Homeless Veteran Registry connects Veterans experiencing homelessness with housing and services in their community. It also helps programs and partners serving Veterans to coordinate their efforts. Anyone who served in an active or reserve component of the U.S.

VA Medical Centers in Missouri have a Homeless Veterans Coordinator who can provide information about the services available for homeless Veterans through the VA. Each VA facility is unique, and services vary among each medical center.

Homeless Veterans are authorized to use charitable, religious, fraternal, or Veterans organization as a mailing address to receive state or federal assistance. Organizations must meet the following requirements:

Mississippi Veterans Affairs (MSVA) has partnered with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) to establish the HUM-V Program to prepare incarcerated Veterans for life after prison.

Provides transitional housing and robust services that facilitate individual stabilization, increased income, and movement to permanent housing as rapidly as clinically appropriate.

The New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs offers referral assistance to Veterans and their family members who are homeless, involuntarily displaced, or in imminent danger of losing their home. For more information, please call 609-530-6826.

Through contracts with the New Mexico Veterans Integration Center in Albuquerque and the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope in Las Cruces, the New Mexico Department of Veterans' Services (NMDVS) provides transition services for homeless and at risk New Mexico Veterans.

The OHFA Ohio Heroes program offers Ohio residents who serve the public discounted mortgage interest rates.

The ODVA offers eligible Oregon Veterans fixed-rate financingfor an owner-occupied, single family residence. Financing is available up to the Fannie Mae limit. Veterans can use ODVA Home Loan Program for a maximum of up to four home loans in their lifetime.

HVF is a non-profit organization that offers transitional housing for up to 18 months for Veterans, as well as comprehensive services designed to address homelessness among Veterans. Located in Ogden, Utah, their services have provided for Veterans all over Utah and the intermountain area.

VHRP helps Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by providing temporary housing, training, and supportive services to Veterans to help them obtain permanent housing.