The City of Mar­i­on is cur­rent­ly apply­ing for addi­tion­al fund­ing to expand the Mar­i­on Home Repair Assis­tance pro­gram and assist more Mar­i­on home­own­ers. To sup­port these efforts, sign up for pro­gram alerts, fill out the Crit­i­cal Home Repair Sur­vey, and attend the Mar­i­on Com­mu­ni­ty Feed­back Ses­sion.

Fol­low this link to learn more and take the sur­vey: https://​www​.ahc​grant​coun​ty​.com/​o​w​n​e​r​-​o​c​c​u​p​i​e​d​-​rehab.

Cur­rent Program:

Home Repair Assis­tance Program

The newest cycle of $100,000 in 2026 is help­ing home­own­ers in Mar­i­on who need the finan­cial assis­tance with eli­gi­ble home repair projects.

Res­i­dents are encour­aged to apply for up to $5,000 in finan­cial assis­tance per homeowner/​household.

Qual­i­fi­ca­tions Cri­te­ria: (This pro­gram is for EXTE­RI­OR repairs ONLY)

1. Total house­hold Adjust­ed Gross Income not to exceed $40,000

2. Must be a City of Mar­i­on resident

3. Real estate must be locat­ed with­in the city of Marion

4. Appli­cants must be 65 to be eli­gi­ble to apply

5. If appli­cant is under 65, he/​she may qual­i­fy through social secu­ri­ty dis­abil­i­ty deter­mi­na­tion or hon­or­able dis­charged vet­er­an status

6. Home must be the appli­can­t’s pri­ma­ry residence

7. Must com­plete the Home Repair Assis­tance Pro­gram Application

8. Must com­plete a Res­i­den­tial Build­ing Permit

9. · Home­own­er must dis­close name of con­trac­tor and build­ing plans and apply for a build­ing permit.

· Must pro­vide writ­ten esti­mate from a reg­is­tered con­trac­tor along with the application.

· Home­own­er and con­trac­tors must agree to be reim­bursed only upon Build­ing Depart­ment sign­ing off on work performed.

· Return appli­ca­tion with all required doc­u­men­ta­tion to the Build­ing Department.