Rural self-help housing technical assist

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service awarded a $840,000 Project Grant under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420) to Housing America Corp, a nonprofit community development corporation based in Somerton, Arizona. This grant, with a performance period from November 2025 to January 2027, will enable Housing America Corp to provide comprehensive technical assistance services to very low- and low-income individuals and families in rural Arizona communities. The services include construction expertise, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach to guide participants through the self-help home building process. This allows families to reduce housing costs by contributing significant labor and "sweat equity" to the construction of their own homes. Housing America Corp has a proven track record of utilizing federal grant funding to support affordable housing initiatives in rural Arizona, having received over $4.5 million in grants from this program between 2021 and 2025.