Rural Housing Preservation Grant
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The Rural Housing Service under the U.S. Department of Agriculture is soliciting preapplications for the Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program through solicitation number USDA-RD-HCFP-HPG-2026, with a submission deadline of September 8, 2026. This federal grant program provides funding to qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and community groups, to repair and rehabilitate homes for very low- and low-income homeowners in rural areas. It also supports rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes that agree to make units available to low- and very low-income residents. Two distinct funding pools are available: $250,000 from the American Relief Act of 2025 for Puerto Rico and $2.09 million from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 for disaster assistance related to presidentially declared 2022 disasters, with individual awards capped at $50,000. Applicants must submit a comprehensive Statement of Activities addressing 17 mandatory elements, including beneficiary selection protocols, environmental compliance, staffing capacity, program budget, accounting systems, and outreach efforts. All projects must adhere strictly to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, requiring consultation with State Historic Preservation Officers and documentation of adherence to historic preservation objectives. Awards are determined on a trade-off basis, prioritizing technical merit and regulatory compliance over cost, with no formal scoring or weighting system applied. There are no specified contract lines, delivery schedules, or FOB terms, as this is a grant program rather than a procurement instrument. The program requires ongoing monitoring, quarterly reporting, and proper management of program income and security instruments, with all applicants expected to demonstrate robust administrative capacity and alignment with federal housing preservation regulations under 7 CFR Part 1944, Subpart N.
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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.
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