Exciting News: 2025 Hometown Heroes Program Launches August 18th! 

Florida Housing is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2025 Hometown Heroes (HTH) Program with a fresh $50 million allocation to support Florida’s workforce heroes! Mark your calendars—reservations open on August 18, 2025!



🔔 What’s New for 2025?

Please take note of the following important updates for the upcoming HTH Program:

✅ One occupying borrower must be employed in an eligible occupation.

👉 Click here to view the approved list of occupations. Only one borrower is required to meet this eligibility (excluding non-occupying co-signors).

• Active-Duty Military must provide a current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES).
• Co-signors do not fulfill this requirement.
• Veterans must also meet the occupational requirement and are not exempt.

📘 The updated 2025 HTH Program Guidelines are now available!

👉 HTH Bond Guidelines

👉 HTH TBA Guidelines

🍽️ Hometown Heroes Lunch & Learn Webinars – August 2025

Join Florida Housing and eHousingPlus for one of six informative Lunch & Learn sessions focused on the exciting enhancements to the 2025 Program.

👉 These exclusive webinars are only for participating lenders.

(Please note: Realtors, borrowers, and non-participating lenders may not attend.)

Reserve your spot and stay ahead of the curve!

Click here to register for one of the Lunch & Learn webinars.

(Webinars will be limited to 500 participants each session)

Thank you all for your continued support of our Homebuyer Loan Program.

Charles White

Homebuyer Loan Program Director

Sandy Smith

Homebuyer Loan Program Manager

Homeownership Loan Program Team 

dpa@floridahousing.org