Rural housing preservation grants

Upper Cumberland Habitat For Humanity received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Housing Preservation Grants program (CFDA 10.433), awarded August 29, 2026, with completion targeted for October 29, 2027. The organization will deliver housing rehabilitation and repair services to very low- and low-income rural residents in designated areas of Tennessee. Specific services include housing preservation improvements and accessibility modifications designed to address substandard housing conditions affecting owner-occupied homes, rental properties, and consumer cooperative housing projects.

The grant supports direct assistance to eligible individual homeowners and rental property owners in rural Tennessee communities with concentrated populations of economically disadvantaged households. Upper Cumberland Habitat For Humanity maintains administrative costs below the 20 percent threshold established by program guidelines, ensuring maximum allocation of grant funds toward direct housing rehabilitation assistance to beneficiaries. This award represents one of four Rural Housing Preservation Grants totaling $327,000 obligated to the organization since July 2025, reflecting consistent federal support for rural housing preservation activities in the region.