Hurricane Ida Homeowner Repair and Reimbursement Grant Workshop

Attend a grant workshop to receive help in completing the Hurricane Ida Homeowner Repair and Reimbursement Program grant, which is due on March 15, 2025. Receive help from a trained volunteer from Habitat for Humanity of NYC and Westchester. 

Program Overview

The Ida Homeowner Repair and Reimbursement Program (IHRR) will help owners of 1 to 4 family homes to:

• Repair Hurricane Ida damage
• Receive reimbursement for completed repairs,* and
• Install resiliency measures like elevating mechanicals, floodproofing, flood vents, and sewer backflow valves.

*Please note that to be reimbursed for completed repairs:

 -  Repair costs must have been incurred (for example, contractor contract signed) before June 1, 2023, and
 -  Repairs must have been paid for before the applicant applies to IHRR

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Own a 1-4 family home that was damaged by Ida in Dutchess, Orange, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, or Westchester Counties
  • Condos and Cooperatives are not eligible for assistance
• Live in the home as a primary residence
• Show that they owned and occupied the home at the time of Hurricane Ida
• Have income at or below 80% of the county Area Median Income OR be a member of a vulnerable population (which includes but is not limited to families with children under the age of 18, elderly households, disabled households, veteran populations, hardship cases, LEP individuals, immigrants, Single Family heads of household, LGBTQ+ individuals, and historically disadvantaged members of protected classes including race, color, national origin, religion, sex, and familial status).

Application Prioritization:

• ALL applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as they are ready, regardless of income
• Applications from homeowners whose household income is at or below 80% of AMI will be prioritized. These applications will be processed in the order they are received.
• If there is funding available, applicants whose household income is more than 80% of AMI but who are members of a vulnerable population will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
• AMI limits by county can be found here.

The full IHRR Policy Manual is posted here.

How to Apply:

The IHRR application will be open from Friday, October 18, 2024. Apply online HERE.

Help is available now for homeowners to learn more and submit an application:

1. Review the IHRR Application Guide and Document Checklist and gather the necessary information and documents.
2. Contact a local Ida Recovery Partner: Habitat for Humanity of NYC and Westchester: 646-779-8893 or ida@habitatnycwc.org 

Application Tips 

Applicants v. Co-Applicants: When applying, choose one owner of the home to be the Applicant. If there is another person who owns the home and lives in the property, list them as Co-applicant. Both people will be able to communicate with the Program. 

Communication Designee: If you would like to allow someone else (not the Applicant or Co-Applicant) to help you communicate with the Program, you may complete and submit the Communication Designee Form by uploading it to the Applicant-Supplied Supporting Documents page. 

Power of Attorney: If someone else has power of attorney, and you would like them to be able to communicate with the program, make decisions about your home, and sign program documents, please upload your proof of Power of Attorney to the Applicant-Supplied Supporting Documents page. 

More than one home on a single property: If your home is located on property that you own with other individuals (for example, owned with family), you must submit a separate application for each structure. Application Help For help with the online application, review the How to Use the IHRR Application System located on the General Ida Programs page: General Ida Programs | Homes and Community Renewal. 

If you have questions or need help, please contact your local Ida Recovery Partner: Habitat for Humanity of NYC and Westchester: 646-779-8893 or ida@habitatnycwc.org