Rural self-help housing technical assist

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $620,000 Project Grant to Threshold Housing Development Inc. under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420). Through this grant, which runs from May 2025 to June 2026, Threshold Housing Development Inc. will provide comprehensive technical assistance services to very low- and low-income individuals and families in rural Pennsylvania to enable them to construct their own homes using self-help methods. Key services include construction expertise, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach to guide participants through the self-help home construction process. This grant award allows Threshold Housing Development Inc. to continue its longstanding work of supporting affordable rural housing development and enabling low-income residents to reduce their housing costs by contributing direct labor to the construction of their homes.