Rural housing preservation grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Habitat for Humanity of York County a $150,000 Project Grant under the Rural Housing Preservation Grants program (CFDA 10.433) on July 30, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of August 30, 2027. Under this award, the organization delivers housing repair and rehabilitation services to very low- and low-income rural residents in designated non-Metropolitan Statistical Areas and remote rural communities in South Carolina. Services include assisting individual homeowners and rental property owners in repairing or rehabilitating substandard dwellings to meet habitability standards.

As a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Habitat for Humanity of York County operates exclusively in the housing preservation and rehabilitation space. The organization is required to maintain administrative costs below 20 percent of total funding. Beyond this primary award, the organization also serves as a sub-recipient on fifteen additional federal grants totaling $1.15 million combined, including nine sub-awards supporting rehabilitation or modification of primary residences for eligible veterans and six sub-awards funding staffing capacity to address affordable housing needs within the community.