Rural housing preservation grants

This federal Project Grant award of $135,797.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service under the Rural Housing Preservation Grants (CFDA 10.433) program. The grant funding will be used by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), a regional government entity in Virginia, to support housing rehabilitation and repair services for very low- and low-income rural residents in the region. The grant period runs from October 2025 to July 2026.

The Rural Housing Preservation Grants program provides federal assistance to help individual homeowners, rental property owners, and cooperative housing projects in rural communities improve and preserve affordable housing. Eligible activities include addressing substandard housing conditions, enhancing living environments, and providing accessibility modifications for economically disadvantaged rural populations. As a regional planning organization, TJPDC will leverage this grant funding to coordinate and deliver these critical housing rehabilitation services across multiple local jurisdictions in its service area.