We are committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America.
This program offers grants to qualified organizations to assist in implementing local self-help housing construction projects. These projects are designed to help very-low- and low-income individuals and families construct their own homes in rural areas. Participants in these projects provide a significant amount of the construction labor for each other’s homes while receiving technical assistance from the overseeing organization. The broad goal is to empower communities through self-sufficiency and mutual aid, offering a hands-on approach to addressing the housing needs of those in rural areas. The grants support activities such as providing technical and supervisory assistance to families, aiding other organizations in offering similar assistance, and facilitating participation through family recruitment and loan application processes.