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Medicare Waiver Programs (OBRA, Independence, Commcare)
Up to $10,000 per site for home accessibility projects
Multiple functional and financial eligibility requirements
      To review eligibility contact:
      Barbara Nichols, Intake Coordinator
      United Disabilities Services
      1901 Olde Homestead Lane, Lancaster PA 17604-0486
      1-800-995-9581

Lancaster Office of Aging, various programs
Nursing Home Transition Program: for nursing home residents returning to their homes, up to $4,000

PDA Waiver: Medicaid eligible and nursing facility clinically eligible, funding limits made on a case-by-case basis
     To apply:
      Call the Office of Aging and request a PDA waiver evaluation
      150 N. Queen St., Lancaster, PA 176 03
                                              (717) 299-7979

PHFA Loan Program
Up to $10,000 for home modifications and up to $2,000 for closing cost and down payment assistance for low to moderate income people with permanent disabilities
      Contact:
      PHFA Participating Lenders
      Or, Roberat Ryan
      (717) 780-3838

USDA Development Section 504 Loans and Grants
Covers most of Lancaster County outside Lancaster and Columbia cities, for median income, or less, property owners.  Maximum loan: $20,000; Maximum grant: $7,500.
      USDA Rural Development
      2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 7
      Lebanon, PA 17042
      (717) 272-3908 ext 6

PA Assistive Technology Foundation
Provides financial assistance and loans of actual equipment for people with disabilities needing assistive technology or home modifications
      Contact:
      Susan Tachau
      888-744-1938

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Limited funding for people with disabilities who work or are returning to work
      Call: 800-762-6306

Other Local Programs with Loan or Repair Programs:

  • Community Action Program, weatherization and financial assistance to low income individuals, call (717) 299-7301
  • HDC Weatherization Program, for individuals with very low income, call (717) 291-1911
  • Lancaster City Neighborhood Assistance Unit, home repair loans and emergency assistance, call (717) 291-4708
  • Redevelopment Authority of Lancaster County, home repair loans, call (717) 394-0793