What Is the Florida Hometown Heroes Program?
The Florida Hometown Heroes Program helps eligible homebuyers purchase a primary residence by providing financial assistance for down payment and closing costs. Qualified buyers may receive up to $35,000, helping reduce the amount of cash needed at closing.
Program Benefits May Include
✓ Down payment assistance
✓ Closing-cost assistance
✓ Up to $35,000 toward down payment and closing costs
✓ 0% interest rate on the assistance loan
✓ No monthly payments
✓Repayment is deferred until the home is sold, refinanced, transferred, or is no longer your primary residence.
Who May Qualify?
✓ Education and school-system employees
✓ Healthcare and medical employees
✓ Fire rescue and emergency-service employees
✓ Law-enforcement and public-safety employees
✓ Military members and veterans
✓ Childcare and family-service employees
✓ State and local public-service employees
✓ Other workforce categories listed in current program guidelines