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Assistance Programs
Program category    
Assistance for Developers (private and/or not-for-  
     - Chicago City Lots for City Living
     - Chicago Community Loan Fund- Construction Loan
     - Chicago Community Loan Fund- Cooperative housing loans
     - Chicago Community Loan Fund- Equipment and working capital l
     - Chicago Community Loan Fund- For-Profit Predevelopment loans
     - Chicago Community Loan Fund- Minipermanent mortgage loan
     - Chicago Community Loan Fund- Predevelopment Loan
     - Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank - Standby letters of Credit
     - Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank- Affordable Housing Program
     - Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank- Community Investment Program
     - Chicago HomeStart
     - Chicago HomeStart
     - Chicago Joint Lenders program
     - Chicago Partnership for Affordable Neighborhoods
     - Chicago Preserving Communities Together (PCT)
     - Community Investment Corporation- Construction Financing
     - Cook County Class 9 Tax Incentive
     - Direct Loan Multifamily Financing
     - Federal HOME Funds
     - HOPE VI
     - HUD- Section 811 Supportive Housing/People with Disabilitie
     - HUD- Assisted Living Conversion Program
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Cooperative Housing: Section 213
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Manufactured Home Parks: Section
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance of Nursing Homes Section 232 and Sect
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance: Condominium Projects Section 234(d)
     - HUD- Neighborhood Networks
     - HUD- Risk-sharing program- Qualified Participating Entities
     - HUD- Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
     - IHDA - HOME funds Community Housing Development Organization
     - IHDA Bonds
     - IHDA Regional Housing Initiative
     - IHDA Risk Share
     - Illinois Affordable Housing Tax Credits
     - Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund
     - Illinois Development Finance Authority- Not-for-profit Bond
     - Illinois Development Finance Authority- Not-for-profit lease
     - Illinois Facilities Fund- Loan Programs
     - Illinois Low Income Housing Tax Credit
     - Jewish Council on Urban Affairs- Community Venture Program
     - LISC- Predevelopment Loans
     - LISC- Comprehensive Development Grant
     - LISC- Construction Financing
     - LISC- Equity-LISC
     - LISC- Feasibility Grants
     - LISC- Mini-Perm Loans
     - LISC- Planning Grants
     - LISC- Recoverable Grants
     - LISC- Strategic Grants
     - Low Income Housing Tax Credits
     - Mercy Housing Loan Fund
     - South Suburban Tax Reactivation Program
     - abcd
Assistance for Disabled Persons  
     - Blue Cap
     - Chicago HomeMod program
     - Circuit Breaker Law- Tax Relief for persons w/ disabilities
     - Clearbrook Center
     - Community Care Options
     - Community HomeChoice: homeownership for people with disabili
     - Community Lending products
     - Community Living: a group home housing initiative
     - Community Support Services, Inc.
     - Glenkirk
     - Helping Hand Rehabilitation Center
     - Project Ground Floor
Assistance for Homebuyers  
     - Aurora- Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
     - Aurora- Real Estate Transfer Tax Rebate
     - CEDAs Comprehensive Housing Counseling
     - Chicago Asset Control Area Program
     - Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank- Downpayment PlusŪ Program
     - Chicago Location Efficient Mortages
     - Chicago Neighborhood Lending Program
     - Chicago New Homes for Chicago
     - Chicago Partnership for Affordable Neighborhoods
     - Chicago Public Schools Teacher Housing Assistance
     - Chicago TaxSmart Mortgage Program
     - Chicago Teacher Housing Resource Center (HUD)
     - DuPage County The 2002 Home Equity Loan Program (HELP)
     - DuPage County- Homestead and Housing Choice Programs
     - DuPage- Just Homes
     - HUD Mortage Insurance Programs Indian Reservations and Other
     - HUD- 203(b) Mortage Insurance
     - HUD- 203(k) loan
     - HUD- Cities that offer homebuying assistance programs
     - HUD- Energy Efficient Mortages FHA Mortage Insurance
     - HUD- Public Housing Vouchers for Homeownership
     - IHDA First-time homebuyer program
     - IHDA Homebuyer Assistance and Rehabilitation/Program
     - IHDA Mortgage I-Loan Certificate (MCC)
     - IHDA Mortgage Revenue Bond (MRB) Program
     - IHDA Rural Guarantee Housing Initiative
     - IHDA- Will County Homebuyer Program
     - Illinois Homeownership Coalition for People with Disabilitie
     - Kane County- Homebuyer Assistance Program (HAP)
     - Mortgage Awareness Program
     - NHS: Gap Loans
     - NHS: Mortgage and Purchase/Rehab loan program
     - Oak Park: Homebuyer assistance
     - Schaumburg: First Time Homebuyers Program
     - Will County FirstHome Program
Assistance for Homeowners  
     - Albany Park: Neighborhood Improvement Program
     - Arlington Heights- Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Program
     - Aurora- Reconversion Incentive Program
     - Chicago Adjacent Neighbors Land Acquisition (ANLAP) Program
     - Chicago Home Ownership Preservation Initiative/311 Campaign
     - Chicago Homeowner Assistance Program
     - Chicago Tax Assistance Program
     - Cook County Home Improvement Exemption
     - DuPage Shared Housing Program
     - DuPage- Single family rehab program
     - HUD- Foreclosure Information
     - HUD- Property Improvement Loan Insurance (Title I)
     - HUD- Rehabilitation Mortage Loan Insurance
     - Homeowner Tax Exemptions
     - Homewood- Single Family Rehab
     - IHDA Single Family Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program
     - Illinois State Treasurer: Own Your Own Home Program
     - Kane County- Community Contacts, Inc.: Single-family housing
     - Kane County- Housing Rehabilitation Program (HOME)
     - Kane and DeKalb counties: Housing Rehabilitation Program (HO
     - Lake County- Homeowner Rehabilitation Program
     - NHS: Housing Emergency Loan Program
     - NHS: Foreclosure Intervention
     - NHS: Refinance Loan
     - NHS: Refinance/Rehab Loan
     - Oak Park: Single Family Rehabilitation Loans Available
     - Schaumburg: Residential Rehabilitation Program
     - Village of Arlington Heights- Single-Family Rehabilitation L
     - Waukegan: Homeowner Assistance
     - Waukegan: Rehab Program
Assistance for Low-Income Households  
     - CEDAs Neighborhood Development Corporation
     - City-wide Tax Assistance Program
     - HCP of Illinois, Inc.
     - Schaumburg: Services and Assistance for Low Income Residents
     - Will County ADVANCE- Transitional Housing Programs
Assistance for Renters  
     - Aurora- Tenant Relocation Assistance Program
     - Chicago Rents Right
     - HUD- Housing Choice Voucher Program
     - HUD- Public Housing Renting In Illinois
     - HUD- Relocation Assistance to tenants displaced
     - Housing Opportunity Program
     - Mount Prospect Housing Services
     - Rental Help: Locate HUD subsidized apartments
     - Rental Help: Locate IHDA Rental apartments
Assistance for Seniors  
     - Arlington Heights- Shared Housing Program
     - Aurora- Senior Citizen/Disabled Home Security Grant Program
     - Chicago HRAIL- Home Repairs for Accessible and Independent L
     - Cook County Senior Citizen Exemption
     - DuPage County- Senior Services
     - DuPage HOPE for Seniors Program ( Home Ownership Preservatio
     - DuPage Shared Housing Program
     - HUD- Home Equity Conversion Mortages
     - HUD- Multifamily Housing Service Coordinators
     - Home Sharing Programs
     - Illinois Circuit Breaker Program
     - Illinois Department of Aging Caregiver Support Program
     - Illinois Department of Aging Choices for Care Program
     - Illinois Department of Aging Community Care Program
     - Illinois Department of Aging Companion Services
     - Illinois Department of Aging Homemaker Services
     - Illinois Department of Aging Information and Assistance Serv
     - Illinois Department of Aging Limited English Speaking Elderl
     - Illinois Department of Aging Money Management Services
     - Illinois Department of Aging Nutrition Program
     - Illinois Department of Aging Outreach Services
     - Illinois Department of Aging Prevention of Spousal Impoveris
     - Illinois Department of Aging Residential Repair & Rennovatio
     - Illinois Department of Aging Senior Centers
     - Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Exemption
     - Village of Arlington Heights- Shared Housing Program
Emergency Housing Assistance  
     - Alliance to End Homelessness
     - Aurora- Emergency Housing Rehabilitation Program
     - Bethel Community Facility
     - Chicago Emergency Housing Assistance Program
     - Connections for the Homeless, Inc.
     - Crisis Center for South Suburbia
     - DuPage Housing and Emergency Rental Assistance
     - Home of the Sparrow
     - Home of the Sparrow
     - Home of the Sparrow
     - NHS: Chicago Home Safety Partnership
     - NHS: Home Repair Program
Employer Assisted Housing  
     - Chicago Police Officer Homeownership Incentive
     - HODC- Employer Assisted Housing
     - Regional Employer-Assisted Collaboration for Housing (REACH)
Energy assistance, home weatherization  
     - CEDAs Home Weatherization
     - Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP)
     - Illinois Homeless Shelter Energy Conservation Program
     - Low-Income Heating Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Foreclosed and Abandoned Property Acquisition Prog  
     - Golden Feather
Habitat for Humanity/Sweat Equity Programs  
     - HUD- Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)
Historic Preservation Programs  
     - Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
     - Heritage Grants program
     - Historic Preservation Property Tax Assessment Freeze
     - LPCI- Endangered Buildings Grants
     - Schaumburg: Historic Landmark Restoration Grant Program
     - The Certified Local Government Program
Programs for municipalities and local governement  
     - Community Development Block Grant Funds
     - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
     - DCEO: Affordable Financing of Public Infrastructure (AFPI)
     - DCEO: The Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP)
     - HUD- Congregate Housing Service Program
     - HUD- Family Self-sufficiency
     - HUD- Home Investment Partnerships Program (Home)
     - IHDA- How To Cede Bond Volume Cap
     - Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
     - The Emergency Shelter Grant Program (ESGP)
Rental Property Owners  
     - Arlington Heights- Multi-Family Rehab Program
     - Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Rental Subsidy
     - Chicago Troubled Buildings Initiative
     - Cook County Class 9 Tax Incentive
     - Cook County Class S Tax Incentive
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Purchase or refinancing of exsist
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Rental Housing Section 207
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Rental Housing and Urban Renewal
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Rental and Cooperative Housing
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Rental housing for elderly
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for SRO projects
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for Supplemental Loans, Multi-family
     - HUD- Mortage Insurance for two-year operating loss loans
     - IHDA Small Rental Properties Program
     - Oak Park: Diversity Assurance Program
     - Oak Park: Security Improvement Grants
     - Village of Arlington Heights-Multi-Family Rehab Program
Targeted programs for specific areas or buildings  
     - Chicago Green Bungalow Initiative
     - Chicago Historic Bungalow Initiative
     - Green Homes for Chicago