Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (AFRD) firefighters and EMTs can apply for a one-time grant of up to $30,000 for down payment or closing cost assistance to help achieve the dream of first-time homeownership.
The Housing for Heroes application is open for 2024 assistance and funding requests can be accessed via the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation (AFRF) website at www.atlfrf.org/housingforheroes. Applications are being considered for the current year through Dec. 13, 2024, and will reopen on Jan. 6, 2025.
Launched in 2022, Housing for Heroes was developed and funded by AFRF as a down payment assistance and funding platform to support the housing and homeownership needs of AFRD. The program is in partnership with the Atlanta Housing Authority.
“We are invested in the well-being and quality of life experienced by our city’s first responders. Supporting the professional and personal lives of the more than 1200 men and women of Atlanta Fire Rescue – and programs like Housing for Heroes allows us to be there for our city’s Bravest – especially at a time in which housing costs have steadily risen,” Taos Wynn, President & CEO of Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation, said in a press release. “We are thankful to the leadership of Atlanta Housing and for their trust and their partnership which affords us the needed capacity building for this unique homebuying program.”
“Having our firefighters and EMTs live in the communities they serve is beneficial to both AFRD personnel and our residents. Thank you to Atlanta Housing and Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation for contributing to our affordability goals by seeing the value in helping our Fire and EMT professionals buy their first home,” Mayor Andre Dickens said in the release.
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