Rural housing preservation grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Self-Help Home Improvement Project (Shhip) a Rural Housing Preservation Grant (CFDA 10.433) in the amount of $160,254 on July 29, 2026, with a completion date of August 29, 2027. Under this Project Grant, Shhip will provide housing rehabilitation and accessibility modification services to very low- and low-income rural residents throughout California. As a California-based nonprofit organization, Shhip will utilize the grant funding to repair and rehabilitate owner-occupied homes in eligible non-metropolitan rural areas, addressing substandard housing conditions and improving living conditions for economically disadvantaged households.

This award represents continued federal investment in Shhip's core mission of rural housing preservation. The organization has received over $1.8 million in cumulative USDA Rural Housing Service funding since 2009, demonstrating sustained performance in delivering housing rehabilitation and weatherization services to rural California communities. The Rural Housing Preservation Grants program, which has distributed $245.5 million across 2,633 awards since 2002, prioritizes applications that serve non-metropolitan areas with populations below 10,000 and limit administrative costs to less than 20 percent of grant funds—standards consistent with Shhip's established operational capacity and experience in assisting very low- and low-income populations.