Federal Grant Award Summary

Housing America Corp, a nonprofit community development corporation based in Somerton, Arizona, received an $882,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420), with an award date of June 30, 2026, and ultimate completion date of June 30, 2028. The organization provides technical assistance services that enable very low- and low-income individuals and families in rural Arizona to construct their own homes using the self-help method, which combines owner labor—referred to as "sweat equity"—with professional construction expertise, homebuyer education, and financial counseling to reduce overall housing costs.

Under this grant award, Housing America Corp delivers comprehensive support services for mutual self-help housing construction, addressing a clearly defined community need for affordable housing in rural areas where families cannot obtain modest housing through conventional means. The organization leverages its demonstrated expertise in self-help housing technical assistance to support eligible low-income households in building homes while simultaneously reducing construction expenses through owner participation. This award represents part of Housing America Corp's substantial portfolio in the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program, through which the organization has received over $5 million in cumulative federal funding since 2021.