Rural self-help housing technical assist

This federal Project Grant award of $2,747,918 was made on Aug 26, 2024 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service under the Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.420). The funding supports the Rural Housing Development Corporation, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, in providing technical assistance to very low- and low-income individuals and families in rural Utah to construct their own affordable homes through the self-help housing method. Key services delivered include construction expertise, homebuyer education, financial counseling, and community outreach to facilitate affordable rural homeownership. As a federal grant sub-awardee, the Rural Housing Development Corporation has also assisted county and local governments with affordable housing development activities such as land acquisition and capacity building.