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1. Learn about this resource. 

DC Government employees can receive both down payment and closing cost assistance, up to a $20,000 loan, to purchase a single family home, condominium, or cooperative unit in the District.  You can also receive a matching grant—funds you don’t have to pay back—of up to $5,000. There are no income restrictions to participate. 

 

This program is called the Employer-Assisted Housing Program and is offered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

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2. Check if you are eligible.

You are eligible if all of these statements are true:

• You are currently a full-time DC Government employee.

• You have been a DC Government employee for at least one year. If you’re a police officer, corrections officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or a teacher in a public or public charter school the minimum one-year employment requirement is waived.

• You are in good standing with your employer. This means there were no disciplinary actions filed against you in the past three years.

• You have not owned a home in DC in the past three years. 

 

You do not need to be a current DC resident to apply for the program.