The Rural Housing Service (RHS) has announced its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program to provide 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.
Donor Name: Rural Housing Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/11/2022
Grant Size: $16,000,000
Details:
The HPG program is a grant program administered by the Single Family Housing program of RHS. It is limited to eligible rural areas and to qualified entities (such as public agencies, private non-profit organizations, and federally recognized tribes). Grant funds can be used to assist low- and very low-income homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas.
Rural Development: Key Priorities
The Agency encourages applicants to consider projects that will advance the following key priorities:
- Assisting rural communities recover economically from the impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic, particularly disadvantaged communities;
- Ensuring all rural residents have equitable access to RD programs and benefits from RD funded projects; and
- Reducing climate pollution and increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change through economic support to rural communities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $16,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Faith-Based and Community Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.