Programs reference
Programs and assistance
A public-safe catalog for assistance programs, partner models, and triggered costs. This first slice shows only active or changing records. Pending, expired, and unverified records stay in the dataset but are hidden from public results.
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Seattle Pre-Approved DADU Plans
changingProgramsSeattle SDCI / OPCD ADUniverse
$1,000 / project
- Applies to
- Seattle homeowners building a detached accessory dwelling unit.
- Offers
- Pre-reviewed design plans intended to reduce design cost and speed review for eligible detached ADU projects.
Timing: Before submitting the DADU permit package.
Likely documents: Site plan, Selected pre-approved design package, Permit application materials
Gallery and plan set should be reviewed as Seattle updates ADU and middle-housing rules.
Home Improvement Property Tax Exemption
activeProgramsKing County Assessor / RCW 84.36.400
Cap: 30 percent of original structure value
- Applies to
- Homeowners making qualifying physical improvements to a single-family dwelling.
- Offers
- Temporary property-tax exemption on qualifying added improvement value.
Timing: Before construction begins.
Likely documents: Assessor exemption application, Description of planned improvement
The filing deadline matters; surface before construction, not after a feasibility packet.
Washington HEAR Home Electrification Rebates
activeProgramsWashington Department of Commerce / local HEAR administrators
Up to $14,000 / household
- Applies to
- Income-qualified owners and renters making eligible electrification upgrades.
- Offers
- Point-of-sale rebates for heat pumps, heat-pump water heaters, electrical panels, and related electrification work.
Timing: Before purchase or installation; rebates are designed for point-of-sale participation.
Likely documents: Income eligibility documentation, Qualified contractor or program administrator documentation
Keep separate from federal HOMES/HARP records that have not launched in Washington.
Seattle City Light Efficiency Rebates
activeProgramsSeattle City Light
Up to $2,000 / measure
- Applies to
- Seattle City Light customers installing eligible heat-pump and home-efficiency measures.
- Offers
- Utility rebates that can stack with state electrification rebates and other project incentives.
Timing: Before purchasing or installing eligible equipment.
Likely documents: Utility account or service address, Qualified equipment and contractor documentation
P2 must resolve SCL service territory before this can become a clean parcel match.
Puget Sound Energy Efficiency Rebates
activeProgramsPuget Sound Energy
Up to $1,500 / measure
- Applies to
- PSE electric or gas customers installing eligible heat-pump, fuel-switching, or efficiency measures.
- Offers
- Utility rebates for heat pumps and related efficiency upgrades, including higher income-qualified offers for some measures.
Timing: Before purchasing or installing eligible equipment; PSE contractor requirements may apply.
Likely documents: PSE account or service address, Qualified equipment and contractor documentation
PSE gas territory remains a lower-confidence P2 resolver input until a stronger open source is confirmed.
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Home Improvement Property Tax Exemption
activeProgramsKing County Assessor / RCW 84.36.400
Cap: 30 percent of original structure value
- Applies to
- Homeowners making qualifying physical improvements to a single-family dwelling.
- Offers
- Temporary property-tax exemption on qualifying added improvement value.
Timing: Before construction begins.
Likely documents: Assessor exemption application, Description of planned improvement
The filing deadline matters; surface before construction, not after a feasibility packet.
Washington HEAR Home Electrification Rebates
activeProgramsWashington Department of Commerce / local HEAR administrators
Up to $14,000 / household
- Applies to
- Income-qualified owners and renters making eligible electrification upgrades.
- Offers
- Point-of-sale rebates for heat pumps, heat-pump water heaters, electrical panels, and related electrification work.
Timing: Before purchase or installation; rebates are designed for point-of-sale participation.
Likely documents: Income eligibility documentation, Qualified contractor or program administrator documentation
Keep separate from federal HOMES/HARP records that have not launched in Washington.
Seattle City Light Efficiency Rebates
activeProgramsSeattle City Light
Up to $2,000 / measure
- Applies to
- Seattle City Light customers installing eligible heat-pump and home-efficiency measures.
- Offers
- Utility rebates that can stack with state electrification rebates and other project incentives.
Timing: Before purchasing or installing eligible equipment.
Likely documents: Utility account or service address, Qualified equipment and contractor documentation
P2 must resolve SCL service territory before this can become a clean parcel match.
Puget Sound Energy Efficiency Rebates
activeProgramsPuget Sound Energy
Up to $1,500 / measure
- Applies to
- PSE electric or gas customers installing eligible heat-pump, fuel-switching, or efficiency measures.
- Offers
- Utility rebates for heat pumps and related efficiency upgrades, including higher income-qualified offers for some measures.
Timing: Before purchasing or installing eligible equipment; PSE contractor requirements may apply.
Likely documents: PSE account or service address, Qualified equipment and contractor documentation
PSE gas territory remains a lower-confidence P2 resolver input until a stronger open source is confirmed.
Stay in my home
Senior / Disabled / Veteran Property Tax Exemption
changingProgramsWashington Department of Revenue / King County Assessor
- Applies to
- Owner-occupants who are age 61 or older, retired because of disability, or qualifying veterans or surviving spouses.
- Offers
- Reduces or freezes portions of property tax for qualifying homeowners.
Likely documents: Proof of age, disability, or veteran status, Income documentation, Ownership and occupancy documentation
Marked changing because SB 6162 requires threshold updates for 2027.
Seattle Home Repair Loans and Grants
activeProgramsSeattle Office of Housing
Up to $24,000 / project
- Applies to
- Income-qualified owner-occupants of single-family homes within Seattle city limits.
- Offers
- Zero-interest loans and possible grants for health, safety, accessibility, and structural repairs.
Timing: Before hiring a contractor or starting repair work.
Likely documents: Income documents, Ownership and occupancy documentation, Program application, IRS Form 4506 or 4506-T when requested
The public page warns that outside contractor work is not reimbursed.
King County Housing Repair Program
activeProgramsKing County Department of Community and Human Services
- Applies to
- Low- and moderate-income homeowners in unincorporated King County and participating cities outside Seattle, Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, and Auburn.
- Offers
- Zero-interest loans and repair assistance for eligible health, safety, and preservation work.
Timing: Before hiring a contractor or starting repair work.
Likely documents: Income documents, Ownership and occupancy documentation, Repair scope
Flagship geography-hard-filter example: Seattle parcels must not see this as available.
Repair or weatherize
Seattle Home Repair Loans and Grants
activeProgramsSeattle Office of Housing
Up to $24,000 / project
- Applies to
- Income-qualified owner-occupants of single-family homes within Seattle city limits.
- Offers
- Zero-interest loans and possible grants for health, safety, accessibility, and structural repairs.
Timing: Before hiring a contractor or starting repair work.
Likely documents: Income documents, Ownership and occupancy documentation, Program application, IRS Form 4506 or 4506-T when requested
The public page warns that outside contractor work is not reimbursed.
RainWise Rebates
activeProgramsSeattle Public Utilities / King County Wastewater Treatment Division
$13.12 / dollars per square foot
- Applies to
- Eligible Seattle properties in target CSO basins installing cisterns or rain gardens through the RainWise process.
- Offers
- Rebates covering most or all eligible rain garden or cistern installation costs.
Timing: Before installing cisterns or rain gardens.
Likely documents: Eligibility check, RainWise contractor scope
P2 must distinguish RainWise target basins from all CSO basins.
King County Housing Repair Program
activeProgramsKing County Department of Community and Human Services
- Applies to
- Low- and moderate-income homeowners in unincorporated King County and participating cities outside Seattle, Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, and Auburn.
- Offers
- Zero-interest loans and repair assistance for eligible health, safety, and preservation work.
Timing: Before hiring a contractor or starting repair work.
Likely documents: Income documents, Ownership and occupancy documentation, Repair scope
Flagship geography-hard-filter example: Seattle parcels must not see this as available.