PAINT GRANT PROGRAM

CITY OF LAKE FOREST

PAINT GRANT PROGRAM

In an effort to maintain and improve the character, aesthetic quality and property values within the community, the City has established its Paint Grant Program. This Program is funded with the City’s Community Development Block Grant and provides the opportunity for qualified homeowners to have the exterior of their home painted and termite treatments as necessary. Grants for single family homes cannot exceed $12,000.00 and mobile homeowners cannot exceed $7,500.00.

Eligibility: (1) properties must be owner-occupied, (2) the home or mobile home must be in need of painting as determined by the City, (3) owners may not have assets in excess of $75,000, excluding the value of the home, (4) the existing exterior paint must be lead-free and (5) households must not exceed maximum moderate-income limits listed below, by household size, (per U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)) for the previous two years.

If interested in applying, please email tdobbs@lakeforestca.gov to request an application, call 949-461-3473 or pick up an application at City Hall reception desk. This Program is first come first served, as funding permits.

Return a completed application to the City of Lake Forest, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California 92630, Attention: Theresa Dobbs, If you have any questions, please contact tdobbs@lakeforestca.gov or contact (949) 461-3473.

*Based on “Moderate-Income” = 80%-120% of median household income in Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA HUD Metro Fair Market Rents Area

Paint Grant Program Application

Download Application Here (PDF)