Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance (10.420)
Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance (Assistance Listing 10.420) is run by the Rural Housing Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $87.8 million in 122 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $719,578 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $489,519. Half of the 122 awards fell between $279,000 and $791,414, and they ranged from $28,500 to $5.5 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$87.8 million
- Grant awards122
- Typical award$489,519
- Awarded in FY 2025$12.9 million
- Size rank850 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $20.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $12.9 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 850th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 71% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 27 states and territories.
What the program funds
Improve the quality of life for income-eligible individuals and their families by providing assistance to build homes in rural areas by the self help method.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Must be a State or political subdivision, public nonprofit corporation or a private nonprofit corporation. Assistance is authorized for eligible applicants in the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Marianas.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Eligible organizations may use technical assistance funds to hire the personnel to carry out a technical assistance program for self-help housing in rural areas; to pay necessary and reasonable office and administrative expenses; to purchase or rent equipment such as power tools for use by families participating in self-help housing construction; and to pay fees for training self-help group members in construction techniques or for other professional services needed. Funds will not be used to hire personnel to perform any construction work, to buy real estate or building materials, or pay any debts, expenses or costs other than previously outlined for participating families in self-help projects.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2023 average grant assistance $624,600. FY 2024 average grant assistance $698,762.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Technical Assistance was issued for the construction of 62 new homes plus the acquisition and rehabilitation of 7 more.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance (10.420) awarded$87.8 million across 122 grant awards, an average of $719,578 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 72% of the money, state and local governments 27%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 88 | $63.4 million | 72% |
| State and local governments | 32 | $23.8 million | 27% |
| Other | 2 | $536,125 | 0.6% |
By state
18 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 21 | $17.3 million |
| California | 13 | $15.8 million |
| Washington | 12 | $11.1 million |
| Arizona | 8 | $9.3 million |
| Florida | 6 | $6.8 million |
| Montana | 5 | $3.0 million |
| Arkansas | 8 | $2.4 million |
| Hawaii | 3 | $2.4 million |
| South Dakota | 5 | $1.8 million |
| Oregon | 4 | $1.8 million |
| Alaska | 5 | $1.7 million |
| Idaho | 3 | $1.7 million |
| North Carolina | 4 | $1.5 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Maine | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Delaware | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | $978,014 |
| Virginia | 3 | $885,951 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $820,800 |
| Ohio | 2 | $785,000 |
| Tennessee | 2 | $545,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $475,000 |
| Missouri | 2 | $415,700 |
| New York | 1 | $324,700 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $90,675 |