Home Repair Grants in Wyoming (2026 Guide)

Best place to start in Wyoming

Match the first call to the problem:

• Heat, insulation, air leaks, or an unsafe heating system: Apply for Wyoming weatherization. Applications are accepted year-round.
• Roof, plumbing, electrical, structural, or major safety work in a rural area: Ask USDA Rural Development to check both your address and income.
• Ramp, bathroom, doorway, or disability access: Call Wyoming Independent Living and ask whether a disability, Medicaid, veteran, or local route fits.
• Wind River household: Call tribal housing or the relevant tribal repair office before using a general statewide referral.
• No clear match: Dial 211 and ask for home rehabilitation, accessibility, senior, disability, utility, and nonprofit repair programs in your county.

Our guide to where to start can help separate emergency stabilization from a longer repair application.

Wyoming Weatherization Assistance Program

The Wyoming Weatherization Assistance Program, or WAP, is a no-cost direct service, not a check paid to the homeowner or a general remodeling grant.

Eligible homeowners and renters may receive an energy audit and approved work such as insulation, sealing air leaks, weatherstripping, heating system repair or replacement, heating safety testing, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and replacement of an old energy-wasting refrigerator in some homes. Mobile homes can qualify; common work may include underbelly insulation, window sealing, and air-leak repairs.

Who may qualify

Wyoming says households with income up to 200% of the federal poverty level may qualify. Participation in certain programs, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), can satisfy the income test. The program gives priority to older adults, people with disabilities, and homes with children under age five.

For 2026, 200% of the federal poverty guideline is $31,920 for one person, $43,280 for two, $54,640 for three, and $66,000 for four. Larger households add $11,360 per person. These figures are a screening guide, not a final eligibility decision. Review the current poverty guidelines and let Wyoming determine the household count and income used.

How to apply

1. Use the joint LIEAP/WAP online application and check the WAP box. Weatherization applications remain open year-round even when LIEAP is closed.
2. Upload identification, income proof, utility bills, and other requested records. Every adult may need to sign.
3. If you are housebound because of illness or disability and cannot apply online, call 1-800-246-4221 and ask for application help.
4. If approved, wait for the weatherization agency to contact you about an audit. The state allows up to 45 days to process an application, but approved households may wait longer for actual work.

Renters can apply, but the landlord must give written permission. A home generally cannot be weatherized again until 15 years after the earlier work was completed.

See our plain-English weatherization guide for what an audit and work visit may involve.

LIEAP is closed for the 2025-2026 season

Wyoming’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is not accepting new applications for the 2025-2026 heating season. The state says the 2026-2027 season will open in early fall 2026. Do not use last season’s April 30 deadline or income table as if applications are still open.

LIEAP is an energy benefit and crisis vendor-payment program, not a whole-house repair grant. During an open season it may help with winter heating costs, utility shutoff threats, deposits, an empty fuel tank, or a broken furnace. Payments normally go to the utility, fuel vendor, or approved service provider rather than to the homeowner.

Call 1-800-246-4221 or email lieapinfo@wyo.gov to ask when the new application and income limits will be posted. You can also use the state’s LIEAP page to sign up for updates.

USDA Section 504 rural repair loans and grants

USDA Rural Development’s Section 504 Home Repair program is the main current route for larger owner repairs in eligible rural parts of Wyoming. It can cover repair, improvement, modernization, and removal of health and safety hazards. This may include serious roof, electrical, plumbing, structural, sanitation, or accessibility work when USDA approves the need and scope.

This is not always free money. The program offers a 1% loan, a limited grant, or a combination:

• Loan: up to $40,000, fixed at 1% for 20 years. The owner must be unable to obtain affordable credit elsewhere.
• Grant: up to $10,000 for eligible very-low-income homeowners age 62 or older. Grant funds must remove health and safety hazards.
• Combined help: up to $50,000. Higher grant and combined caps can apply to eligible repairs after a presidentially declared disaster.

A grant has a lifetime limit and must be repaid if the home is sold within three years. USDA also requires full title service when the total outstanding Section 504 loan balance exceeds $25,000.

Basic eligibility

• You own and occupy the home.
• The address is in a USDA-eligible rural area.
• Household income is at or below USDA’s very-low-income limit for the county and household size.
• For a grant, at least one eligible applicant is age 62 or older and cannot repay a repair loan.
• A younger homeowner should not expect the $10,000 grant, but may still be screened for the 1% loan.

Ask USDA to check the exact address. Income limits vary by county and household size. Applications are accepted year-round, but timing depends on a complete file and available funding.

Wyoming USDA Single Family Housing Programs: 307-233-6799, GRHWest-wy@usda.gov, 100 East B Street, Room 1217, Casper, WY 82601. Our Section 504 guide explains forms, title review, bids, and repayment questions in more detail.

Accessibility, aging, disability, and veteran help

When the repair is a ramp, roll-in shower, grab bars, widened doorway, lower counter, safe entrance, or another disability-related change, a disability or health-service route may fit better than a general repair program.

Wyoming Independent Living

Wyoming Independent Living serves state residents whose disability affects a major area of life. Staff can help identify barriers, set an independent-living plan, find resources, and increase access in the home. Core information, referral, peer support, advocacy, and independent-living services are not a cash grant, but the organization can help a person find the right payer or program. Main phone: 307-266-6956.

Community Choices Waiver

Wyoming’s Medicaid Community Choices Waiver can include environmental modifications along with other home and community-based services. The current federal approval runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. It serves qualifying people age 65 or older and adults age 19 to 64 with disabilities who meet nursing-facility level-of-care rules.

This is a Medicaid service, not a general homeowner grant. A person must meet Medicaid financial rules, complete a medical assessment, and have the modification approved in a person-centered plan. There can be service limits, provider limits, or a waiting process. Wyoming Independent Living also provides waiver case management.

Veterans

VA programs may pay for disability-related changes, but they do not cover ordinary repairs simply because the homeowner is a veteran.

• Specially Adapted Housing (SAH): up to $126,526 in fiscal year 2026 for veterans or service members with certain severe service-connected disabilities.
• Special Home Adaptation (SHA): up to $25,350 in fiscal year 2026 for other qualifying service-connected disabilities.
• Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA): a VA health benefit for medically necessary changes such as ramps, roll-in showers, accessible sinks, entrance paths, or plumbing and electrical changes needed for medical equipment. The qualifying lifetime benefit can be up to $6,800.

Review the official HISA requirements before hiring a contractor. VA may require a prescription, itemized estimate, photos, and owner permission. Our VA modification guide helps compare these programs.

Wind River and tribal repair paths

Wind River residents should contact tribal programs early. Rules may depend on enrollment, residence, age, disability, veteran status, ownership, priority, and materials funding.

• Northern Arapaho elder repairs: the tribe’s current form center still lists an ARPA Elders Emergency Repairs form for tribal elders over age 55. An older program page shows a 2021 deadline, so do not assume current funding from the form alone. Call the Northern Arapaho Tribe at 307-332-6120 or Arapaho Housing at 307-332-5318 and ask whether intake and money are open now.
• Wind River TERO: the TERO workforce says it provides labor at no cost for eligible enrolled elderly people, people with disabilities, and veterans. Listed work includes roofs, floors, ramps, accessible bathrooms, plumbing, and electrical repairs. This is a labor service; materials may require funding from another program and requests are prioritized.
• BIA Wind River Agency: the Bureau of Indian Affairs says the tribes have contracted the Housing Improvement Program. Call 307-556-6209 if you need help identifying the correct tribal housing office, but expect the tribal program to handle eligibility and intake.

Use the official tribal form center, TERO repair page, and Wind River Agency contact page. Ask specifically whether labor, materials, permits, and contractor supervision are included.

Local, nonprofit, and utility options

Laramie County Habitat repairs

Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County has offered critical repairs and accessibility work for owner-occupants below 80% of area median income. The arrangement may involve sweat equity and repayment of part of the cost, so it is not automatically a pure grant.

However, Habitat’s own repair page currently says it is not accepting repair applications. Call 307-637-8067 or check the Habitat repair page before preparing an application. Ask whether a waitlist or new funding round is planned.

Utility programs depend on territory

Rocky Mountain Power customers may be routed to no-cost weatherization and current Wattsmart incentives for approved energy upgrades. The utility’s weatherization contacts point income-qualified households back to the Wyoming program.

Black Hills Energy has different rules by Wyoming territory. Its 2026 pages say ordinary energy-efficiency rebates are not currently available for Cheyenne Electric-Laramie County or Wyoming Gas LLC while the programs are redesigned. Weston County electric customers still have a separate rebate program for qualifying equipment. A rebate usually requires purchase and installation first, and it will not pay for a full structural repair.

Use Wyoming 211 for county-level openings

Wyoming 211 maintains a statewide database that includes home rehabilitation grants and loans, accessibility services, senior supports, and utility help. Dial 211 or 1-888-425-7138, text your ZIP code to 898211, or search online. Live help is generally available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Use our guide to finding local programs for a wider search.

Documents to gather before you apply

Programs ask for different records, but this folder will prevent many delays:

• Photo identification for the applicant and identity records requested for household members.
• Proof that you own and occupy the home, such as a deed, mortgage statement, tax bill, or insurance declaration.
• Recent income proof for every household member, including wages, Social Security, pension, disability, self-employment, and benefit letters.
• Utility bills, fuel-vendor records, shutoff notices, and account numbers.
• A one-page repair summary explaining what failed, when it failed, and the health, safety, energy, or access problem it causes.
• Clear photos, inspection reports, code notices, and any estimates already obtained.
• For disability work, a medical order, therapy note, VA prescription, or care-plan information when required.
• For renters, the owner’s written permission. For tribal programs, enrollment and residence records when requested.

Use our document checklist to build one reusable application folder.

What happens after applying

1. Screening: the office checks location, income, age, ownership, disability, or program fit.
2. Verification: staff request missing records and may verify benefits, title, taxes, insurance, or utility accounts.
3. Inspection: an energy auditor, housing specialist, therapist, or contractor may inspect the home and define eligible work.
4. Approval and bids: the program may require approved contractors, competitive bids, permits, or an environmental review.
5. Agreement and work: read every repayment, lien, occupancy, sale, maintenance, and contractor term before signing.

Do not pay a contractor or start work unless the program gives written permission. Many programs will not reimburse work done before approval. Our application guide explains how to track calls, deadlines, and missing documents.

Common delays, denials, and backup steps

If you are denied, ask for the reason in writing. Find out whether the problem is missing proof, income, ownership, location, repair type, medical eligibility, or unavailable funds. Ask about reconsideration, appeal rights, a waitlist, the next funding round, and whether the office can refer you elsewhere.

Then move sideways. A failed WAP application does not decide USDA eligibility. A USDA grant denial does not decide disability, VA, tribal, utility, or local eligibility. If a roof is not covered, ask whether a smaller emergency repair can stop water entry while you pursue financing or another program. Our roof help guide explains safer backup routes.

A practical seven-day plan

1. Day 1: make the home safe and write a short repair summary.
2. Day 2: apply for WAP if the problem involves heat, insulation, air leaks, or energy safety.
3. Day 3: call USDA if the home is rural and the repair is serious.
4. Day 4: call disability, veteran, aging, or tribal programs when those rules fit.
5. Day 5: call 211 and your utility for local openings and stabilization help.
6. Day 6: copy documents, photos, and estimates into one folder.
7. Day 7: log every contact, missing item, deadline, and promised callback.