Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CPD-2600-DC-0019
- Applications due
- Award size
- $1,145,000 to $12,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Community Development
- Housing
- Opportunity Zone Benefits
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Other
- Points of contact
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- Holly A. Kelly rhed@hud.gov (877) 787-2526
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks applications for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) to fund land acquisition, infrastructure development, and planning support for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs, with an application deadline of July 15, 2026.
Eligible applicants are national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia with demonstrated experience developing at least 30 affordable housing units using sweat equity and volunteer labor within the prior 36 months. Applicants must maintain active SAM.gov and Grants.gov registrations and propose to use a significant amount of SHOP grant funds in at least two states.
Approximately $24 million in funding is available ($12 million in FY2025 funds and $12 million in FY2024 funds), with an anticipated seven awards. No cost share is explicitly required, though applicants must leverage other public and private funds to pay for construction or rehabilitation costs of every SHOP unit. Administrative costs are capped at 10 percent of the grant amount. The average grant expenditure per unit for combined land acquisition and infrastructure improvements cannot exceed $25,000.
The performance period runs 24 months for projects developing fewer than five units or 36 months for projects developing five or more units, with an anticipated award date of August 6, 2026. SHOP units must be sold to low-income homebuyers below prevailing market prices, with homebuyers contributing minimum sweat equity of 50 hours (valued at $500–$1,000 per 50 hours) for individuals or 100 hours for multiple individuals. Units must comply with state and local codes and be non-luxury dwellings.
The Assistance Listing number is 14.247. Applications are evaluated on program design, feasibility, leverage strategy, past performance, and capacity for program management and financial oversight.
Synopsis
This NOFO solicits applications for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP). This grant awards funds to eligible national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs. The SHOP program is a tool to promote the production of affordable housing for low-income persons and families, including first-responders, veterans, and persons with disabilities, while fostering safe, stable neighborhoods in communities nationwide.The SHOP grant program provides competitive awards to national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs and to promote the production of affordable housing for low-income persons and families, including veterans, homeless persons , first responders, and persons with disabilities . The SHOP units must:Be sold to homebuyers at below market prices;Homebuyers must be low-income and contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of their SHOP home; andSHOP homes must be non-luxury units that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements.Applicants must also:Propose to use a significant amount of SHOP grant funds in at least two states.Use the SHOP grant funds for only land acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and reasonable and necessary planning and administration costs (not to exceed 10 percent).The average SHOP expense for the combined cost of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements cannot exceed $25,000 per SHOP unit.Applicants must leverage other public and private funds to pay for the construction or rehabilitation costs of every SHOP unit.Leveraged funds may also be used for other program costs not covered by SHOP grant funds.All communications between HUD, SHOP applicants, SHOP awardees, and SHOP beneficiaries must be in English. The application must be received through Grants.gov in English.This NOFO makes available $24,000,000 ($12,000,000 in FY2025 and $12,000,000 in FY2024) to carry out eligible activities of the SHOP program.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Foa_Content_of_CPD-2600-DC-0019.pdf |
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