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RESTORE Program

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

Assistance for the cost of these critical repairs will enable seniors to continue to live independently in their homes.

  • Owner record: ny/restore-program
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: household
  • Review by: 2026-11-14

Offering 1: emergency_home_repairs

The Residential Emergency Services to Offer (Home) Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program provides financial resources to assist senior citizen homeowners age sixty and over, with the cost of addressing emergencies and code violations that pose a threat to their health and safety or affect the livability of their home.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amount (as stated by the owner): "Individual project cap: $20,000."

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Owns and occupies the residential unit receiving assistance as a primary residence."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Must be sixty years of age or older."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Household income not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the area median income."
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "Grant funds may be used to assist homeowners with the completion emergency repairs, or addressing code violations. An eligible emergency repair eliminates a hazardous condition or deficiency that poses an immediate threat to the life, health or safety or the elderly homeowner."

Access route 1.1

  • Where: Local Program Administrator serving the household’s area
  • How: Contact the organization or municipality identified as serving the area to confirm available resources and eligibility. If there are no active grants listed covering the area, contact the municipality or a not-for-profit serving the area.
  • Url: https://hcr.ny.gov/grants-available-through-local-partners

Evidence

  • /name: "# RESTORE Program" (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)
  • /caregiving_effect: "The Residential Emergency Services to Offer (Home) Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program provides financial resources to assist senior citizen homeowners age sixty and over, with the cost of addressing emergencies and code violations that pose a threat to their health and safety or affect the livability of their home. Assistance for the cost of these critical repairs will enable seniors to continue to live independently in their homes." (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "The Residential Emergency Services to Offer (Home) Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) program provides financial resources to assist senior citizen homeowners age sixty and over, with the cost of addressing emergencies and code violations that pose a threat to their health and safety or affect the livability of their home. Assistance for the cost of these critical repairs will enable seniors to continue to live independently in their homes." (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)
  • /offerings/0/amount: "- Increased the individual project cap from $10,000 to $20,000 (See LPA Manual, Pg. 10, 25)." (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "* Owns and occupies the residential unit receiving assistance as a primary residence.\n* Must be sixty years of age or older.\n* Household income not to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the area median income." (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Grant funds may be used to assist homeowners with the completion emergency repairs, or addressing code violations. An eligible emergency repair eliminates a hazardous condition or deficiency that poses an immediate threat to the life, health or safety or the elderly homeowner. Review the RESTORE Program Manual for more information related to eligible activities: https://hcr.ny.gov/restore-program#program-manual." (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Please contact the organization or municipality identified that serves the area where the household is located. If there are no active grants listed covering the area, contact the municipality or a not-for-profit serving the area. A directory of housing and community development not-for-profits is available online, here: https://hcr.ny.gov/neighborhood-and-rural-preservation-program-directory \n \nGrant Programs included in list: \n \nAccess to Home \nGrants to support accessibility modifications to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income individuals living with disabilities.Rehabilitation activities reimbursable by grant funds may only include accessibility modifications designed to address the needs of the person living with a substantial limitation caused by a disability. Examples of modification may include wheelchair ramps and lifts, handrails, doorway widening, and roll-in showers. \n \nAccess to Home for Medicaid \nGrants to support accessibility modifications to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income, Medicaid recipients living with disabilities. \n \nAccess to Home for Heroes/Veterans \nGrants to support accessibility modifications to the primary residences of low- and moderate-income veterans living with disabilities." (source, capture c39e6804311d57b39e5e055cccac2bec1c723cd17af580b1a79faf0c718898b1)
  • /offerings/0/access/0: "Municipalities and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for RESTORE program resources, homeowners and individuals are not eligible to apply directly to HCR for assistance. Once selected for funding, these municipalities and not-for-profit organizations become “Local Program Administrators” and provide assistance to eligible homeowners. A list of grants currently available through Local Program Administrators and a directory of a statewide network of housing and community development not-for-profits is available online, here:https://hcr.ny.gov/grants-available-through-local-partners" (source, capture 882078768f823a4061db0e49b6a999f16c464f7b9c1768ebf9da79f2a5974d74)