Are you a frontline community worker in the sunshine state?
Whether your career is in law enforcement, firefighting, teaching, healthcare, childcare, active military, veterans, or one of 50+ other professions, the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program was created with you in mind!
This groundbreaking program provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time, income-qualified home buyers so they can purchase a primary residence in the community in which they work and serve.
Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program details:
- All those working in the eligible careers (listed below) can receive up to 5% of the first mortgage loan amount (maximum of $35,000) in down payment and closing cost assistance.
- Down payment and closing cost assistance is available in the form of a 0%, non-amortizing, 30-year deferred second mortgage. This second mortgage becomes due and payable, in full, upon sale of the property, refinancing of the first mortgage, transfer of deed or if the homeowner no longer occupies the property as his/her primary residence. The Florida Hometown Heroes loan is not forgivable.
Eligible Careers:
911 Public Safety Communicator | Active-Duty Military Personnel | Acupuncturist
Adult Protective Services' Enforcement (DCF) | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) | Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist Assistant Assistant | Public Defender | Assistant State Attorney
Assisted Living Facility (ALF) | Administrator Athletic Trainer | Basic X-Ray Machine Operator (Radiologic)
Blood Gas Analyst (Laboratory) | Career Specialist (Educator | Child Protective Services' Enforcement (DCF)
Childcare Instructor | Childcare Operator | Chiropractic Physician
Chiropractic Physician's Assistant | Classroom Teacher | Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Social Worker | CMA | CNA
Correction Officer | Correctional Probation Officer | Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist | Dentist Dietetic Technician | Dietician Electrologist
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Federal Sworn Law Enforcement | Firefighter General Radiographer (Radiologic)
Genetic Counselor | Hearing Aid Specialist | Hearing Aid Specialist Trainee
Home Health Aide | Juvenile Detention Officer | Juvenile Probation Officer
Laboratory Director | Laboratory Supervisor | Laboratory Technologist
Laboratory Testing | Technician Librarian/Media Specialist (Educator) | Marriage & Family Therapist Massage
Therapist | Medical Assistant | Medical Physicist
Mental Health Counselor | Naturopathic Physician | Nuclear Pharmacist
Nurse Anesthetist | Nurse Midwife | Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Nursing Home Administrator | Nutrition Counselor | Nutritionist
Occupational Therapist | Occupational Therapist Aide | Occupational Therapist Assistant
Optician Optometrist | Orthotic Fitter | Orthotic Fitter Assistant
Orthotist | Osteopathic Physician | Paramedic
Pedorthist | Pharmacist | Pharmacy Technician
Phlebotomist | Physical Therapist | Physical Therapist Assistant
Physician | Physician Assistant | Podiatric Physician
Podiatric | X-Ray Assistant | Practical Nurse (LPN)
Prosthetist | Orthotist | Psychiatrist
Psychologist | Radiologic Specialty Technologist | Radiologic Technologist
Radiology Assistant | Registered Dietician Or Nutritionist Registered Nurse (RN) | Registered Nurse
Anesthetist | Registered Respiratory Therapist | Respiratory Care Practitioner
Respiratory Therapist | School Counselor | School Psychologist
Social Worker | Specialty Technologist (Radiologic) | Speech Language Audiologist
Speech Language Audiologist Assistant | Speech Language Pathologist | Speech Language Pathology Assistant
Sworn Law Enforcement Officer | Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Veteran | Veterinarian Veterinarian Assistant | Veterinarian Technician
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