CMHI (California Manufactured Housing Institute) Foundation Veterans’ down payment assistance program continues though 2014 by a unanimous vote of the CMHI Board of Directors. Program awards US Veterans up to $4,000.00 for a manufactured home down payment in their dollar matching program. Veterans down payment assistance is another way of saying thank you for your service to our nation. Manufactured housing made affordable by the CMHI foundation. Own a home in San Diego! For more details about Veterans Home Loans visit http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/