Harder Encourages Valley First Responders & Educators to Apply for $1,000 First-Time Homebuyer Grants

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder is encouraging first responders and educators in Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties to apply for a $1,000 first time homebuyer grant by going online here. The grant, offered by the Central Valley Association of REALTORS with funding from the California Association of REALTORS Housing Affordability Fund is designed to encourage critical workers to buy homes and raise their family in the Central Valley.

Applications are now open for:

• First responders including police officers, firefighters, and EMT workers;
• Personnel necessary for the support of first responders including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and ancillary personnel; and
• Educators actively working in a public or private institution from Pre-K through College.

"The Central Valley is the best place in the world to live and raise a family, but that's only the case when our workers can actually afford to buy a house and settle down here," said Rep. Harder. "Today, I'm happy to encourage all of our first responders, police officers, medical workers and teachers who are thinking of buying their first home to go online and apply for their $1,000 grant. With prices going up across the board, it's the least we can do."

The grant will reimburse a portion of the first-time home buyer's closing costs and will be awarded after the close of escrow. Apply online here.

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