# Rural Housing Preservation Grant

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-rd-hcfp-hpg-2026-rural-housing-preservation-grant/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363400

> Rural Housing Service offered grants to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 100 awards worth $8.3 million in total. Applications closed on September 8, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-RD-HCFP-HPG-2026 |
| Agency | Rural Housing Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 8, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 100 |
| Total funding | $8.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.433 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Faith-Based and Community Organizations

## What the grant funds

The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces a notice in funding availability under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. The HPG program is a grant program which provides qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, which may include but not be limited to, Faith-Based and Community Organizations, and other eligible entities grant funds to assist very low- and low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. In addition, the HPG program assists rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes in repairing and rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available to low- and very low-income persons. This action is taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which require the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for receipt of preapplications for HPG funds from eligible applicants. The intended effect of this Notice is to provide eligible organizations notice of these dates. $250,000 remains available from the American Relief Act, 2025 (Public Law 118-158) for Puerto Rico. $2.09 million ($50,000 maximum award) is available for Calendar Year 2022 disaster assistance. The disaster funding is made available from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, Division N, Title I (Public Law 117-328). 2022 presidentially declared disaster areas can be viewed at https://www.fema.gov/disaster/declarations.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-RD-HCFP-HPG-2026 still open?

No. It closed on September 8, 2026.

### Who can apply for Rural Housing Preservation Grant?

Rural Housing Service accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Rural Housing Preservation Grant?

Closed September 8, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $8.3 million in total across about 100 awards.

### Who has won Rural Housing Preservation Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity Inc - Serving Gregg Harrison & Upshur Counties, Habitat for Humanity Lake County CA, Inc., Groundswell Inc. The program made 471 awards worth $50.7 million in that time.