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Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants
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Eligible Recipients:
- General Public
- Local Governments
- Non-profits
- Private Sector
- State Governments
Program Purpose:
- Other Infrastructure
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Overview
What does this program do?
Mutual Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants provide grants to qualified organizations to help them carry out local self-help housing construction projects. Grant recipients supervise groups of very-low- and low-income individuals and families as they construct their own homes in rural areas. The group members provide most of the construction labor on each other’s homes, with technical assistance from the organization overseeing the project.
Who may apply for this program?
Eligible applicants include:
- Government non-profit organizations
- Federally-recognized Tribes
- Private non-profit organizations
What is an eligible area?
Applicants can check eligible areas at eligible addresses.
How may funds be used?
- Give technical and supervisory assistance to participating families
- Help other organizations provide self-help technical and supervisory assistance
- Recruit families, help them complete loan applications and carry out other related activities that enable them to participate
Funds MAY NOT be used to:
- Hire people to perform construction work for participants
- Buy real estate, building materials or other property
- Pay debts, expenses or costs for the participants
- Pay for employee training
- Pay other indirect costs
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Funding Details
Funding Source:
- Ongoing Appropriation
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Applicant Guidance
Contact Information
Contact your Rural Development State Office, which can be found at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/about-rd/state-offices.