Rural self-help housing technical assist

This $488,147 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on June 22, 2025 supports the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420). The grant recipient, Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation (NNHC), is a non-profit organization and community development corporation based in Logan, Utah that focuses on affordable housing development and support services for low-income individuals and families in rural Utah.

The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include providing technical assistance to enable very low- and low-income families to build their own homes through a self-help construction model. This involves offering construction expertise, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach to guide participants through the self-help home building process. NNHC has significant prior experience administering similar federal grants for self-help housing technical assistance, including a $2.94M award in January 2024. The organization also receives sub-awards from partners like the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to support affordable housing development and comprehensive housing counseling initiatives.