Application Introduction

You’ve entered the application portal for the Fort Bend County Community Development Department Voluntary Homeowner Buy Out and the Homeowner Rehab Programs. This portal will guide you through the application.

If you are a resident of the City of Houston or Harris County, please do not proceed with this application. The City of Houston and Harris County are developing and implementing their own Hurricane Harvey recovery programs. For more information regarding their programs, please visit:

Harris County - Direct Allocation
City of Houston - Direct Allocation

The Voluntary Homeowner Buy Out Program or the Homeowner Rehab Program is providing services for primary, single family residences impacted by the floods of 2016 (Tax Day and Memorial Day Floods). Each application submitted will be individually evaluated by a Case Manager and the Texas General Land Office to determine eligibility and funding availability. Before you begin the application, we encourage you to gather items such as your photo I.D., property tax records, IRS tax returns and other recovery documents. The application will require you to fill out all fields and upload required documentation prior to submission (Homeowner Buy Out and Rehab Required Documents). Those fields include general applicant information, detailed information about previous housing assistance, and various documents that will be used to confirm eligibility. Please review the following required documents list to ensure you have documents to satisfy each of the categories.

Homeowner Rehab Program
Voluntary Homeowner Buy Out Program

Please visit https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/recovery2016 for additional details regarding program eligibility for the Voluntary Homeowner Buy Out and Homeowner Rehab Programs.

The Fort Bend County Community Development Department is committed to assisting the Community in the recovery process through this program.

Should you have additional questions, please email CommunityDevelopment@fortbendcountytx.gov or call 281-341-4410.