Rural self-help housing technical assist

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $127,250 Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Project Grant to Mountain Projects Inc., a community-based non-profit organization in North Carolina. This grant, authorized under the CFDA 10.420 program, will provide technical assistance to very low- and low-income individuals and families in rural areas to enable them to construct their own affordable homes using the self-help construction method. The assistance includes construction expertise, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach to guide participants through the home building process and reduce overall housing costs. As a federal grant sub-awardee, Mountain Projects Inc. has extensive experience delivering these types of community development and housing assistance services through prior federal grant programs. The project period runs from May 2025 to February 2026.