Through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, the City of Monterey will provide assistance to households whose members include individuals with physical disabilities. The assistance is to remove material or architectural barriers, which restrict access or otherwise impede mobility, and to install hardware that lessens hazards that are aggravated by a disability. Financial assistance is limited per household and after assistance there is a three year waiting period. The costs incurred to address lead-base paint treatments, structural engineers and architects if needed, will become part of the grant for the accessibility assistance. Assistance is provided as a grant, and funds need not be repaid unless fraudulently obtained.

To be eligible, the home must be the homeowner's primary residence (owner occupied). The owner's income must be 80% of median or below. The property must be single family residence within the City of Monterey.

The following are examples of items eligible for funding:

• Ramps
• Railings
• Grab bars,
• Ball bearing drawers
• Personal hygiene hardware
• Appropriate floor coverings
• Structural or mechanical alterations can also be eligible including:
  • installation or remodeling of tub or shower,
  • widening of doors,
  • cabinet alterations,
  • rewiring to lower switches or raise outlets,
  • replacement of door and window hardware,
  • alteration of plumbing fixtures and
  • installation of sliding doors