Rural Housing Preservation Grants

The summary for the Rural Housing Preservation Grants grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Utilities Programs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Rural Housing Preservation Grants: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces that it is soliciting applications 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
assist 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 pre-applications for HPG funds from eligible applicants. The intended effect of this Notice is to provide eligible organizations notice of these dates.
Federal Grant Title: Rural Housing Preservation Grants
Federal Agency Name: Utilities Programs
Grant Categories: Community Development
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RD-HCFP-HPG-2016
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 319672
CFDA Descriptions: Rural Housing Preservation Grants
Current Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 11, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 11, 2016
Archive Date: Apr 14, 2016
Total Program Funding: $3,188,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $50,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 65
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
County governments
Nonprofits having 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)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
City or township governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Link to Full Grant Announcement
HPG NOSA posting
Grant Announcement Contact
Jeaneane Shelton Finance and Loan Analyst Phone 202-720-5443
Contact Email

Utilities Programs 202-690-4492