Homeowner Assistance & Reconstruction Program (HARP) Grant Information

The City of Temple is currently accepting applications for the HARP Grant pending additional funding. The purpose of this program is to provide homeowners with reconstruction of substandard housing owned and occupied by extremely low, very low, and low-income City of Temple households. The program will help correct problems which pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of the occupants, while providing decent, safe and sanitary housing to enhance existing older neighborhoods within the City. The program will ensure that the home meets or exceeds the current local and state property maintenance codes, as required by the level of renovation.

HARP Grant Requirements

Key program requirements include:

  • Home/property being located within the corporate city limits of Temple
  • Owner of record must be the occupant of the home
  • Owner must have occupied the home for the last one (1) year as their primary residence
  • Clear title to property
  • Participants must be at least 18 years old and of legal capacity to execute a contract between the homeowner and the contractor for all work required
  • The property owner may not owe the City for past property code violations
  • Property taxes must be current or on payment plan
  • Homeowner’s insurance is required upon project completion at full replacement value
  • The amount of total household income must fall below the 80% of the City of Temple’s Area Median Family Income
Qualified applicants will be placed onto a list, with awardees being chosen at random. We will notify qualified grant recipients of the status of their applications. 

 



Please click here to apply - or call the Housing Resource Center Office to make an appointment to submit your application and documentation at 254-298-5999.

Program administered by the City of Temple through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs HOME Program.