Home Improvement Program

Eligible projects:

• Home renovations
• Home additions
• Siding
• Solar panel installation
• Windows
• Doors
• Replacement of shake roofs with less hazardous materials
• Accessibility improvements

Your home must be built before 1990 to qualify. Applicants must live in Centennial.

Centennial’s Home Improvement Program is now offering homeowners cash rebates for specific accessibility improvements incorporated into residential projects, regardless of the year of the home. A building permit is required for these outlined accessibility improvements and they must be listed on the permit. The age of the home is not limited as an eligibility requirement. 

Interior

• Kitchen task lighting – if adding, permit required
• Hot water dispenser – if electrical is needed, then permit required
• Living room wall sconces – if electrical is added, permit required
• Stair chairlift, if building staircases or widening existing and installing new electrical outlets, then permit required
• Lighting added outside of a closet, permit required
• Bathroom shower and faucet additions and changes, permit required
• No-step, low-step shower and tub changes, permit required
• Increasing door threshold and hallway widths, permit required

Exterior

• Handrails added for three or more steps, permit required
• Create ramp by altering egress, permit required
• Entrance overhang or awning added, permit required
• Outdoor lighting, if electrical added, permit required

It’s easy to apply with our simple 2-step process:

1. Submit a completed building permit application online and plans (if applicable).
2. After final inspection, sign and submit a HIP rebate form for approval. (Applications must be submitted within 90 days of passing your final inspection.)

You will receive a reimbursement check from the City’s Finance Department.

HIP is a limited-funded program. Rebates are based upon funding availability and a rebate request does not guarantee a rebate.

Funds for 2026 Have Been Fully Used: Thank you for your interest in the HIP program. Due to high demand, all available funds for 2026 have been distributed. We expect to open a new funding cycle in 2027. Please check this page for updates in January 2027.

The Building Division’s qualified staff are available to assist you during your home improvement project and offer the following tools to help you with the process.

• Building Guides to assist with the building permit application process.
• Arapahoe County Assessor’s Office can help determine if you qualify for HIP by identifying what year your home was built (home must be built prior to 1990 to qualify).
• HIP Rebate Overview(PDF, 684KB)

Contact a Permit Technician for more information.