Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program

 

To facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities through the provision of self-help homeownership in which the homebuyer contributes a significant amount of sweat equity toward the development of the SHOP units.

Active 14.247 Assistant Secretary For Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 estimated 533 homeownership units 539 units
Fiscal Year 2017 FY 2017 SHOP NOFA will be published in the third quarter of FY2017.
Fiscal Year 2018 Four grants were awarded to both national and regional organizations.
Fiscal Year 2019 During the FY2019 SHOP Competition, $10,000,000 was awarded to four grantees: Habitat for Humanity International, Housing Assistance Council; Community Frameworks and Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation. SHOP funds will be used for land acquisition, infrastructure for affordable housing units, plus administrative expenses based on CF’s 20 percent program administration rate.
Fiscal Year 2022 Since 1996, SHOP grantees have conveyed more than 30,000 affordable housing units by providing homeownership opportunities for low-income individuals and families. Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, Public Law 104-120 Section 11, as amended. Funds are awarded competitively to national or regional nonprofit organizations or consortia that have capacity and experience in providing or facilitating self-help housing homeownership opportunities. Grantees must use a significant amount of SHOP grant funds in at least two states. Grantees may award grant funds to local non-profit affiliate organizations. Eligible homebuyers are low-income families, (including individuals) who are otherwise unable to afford to purchase a dwelling, and who provide significant amounts of sweat equity towards the development of the dwellings. Proof of nonprofit status is required. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Application Procedure: Applications may be submitted electronically in response to the annual publication of the SHOP NOFO in grants.gov. The General Section of the NOFO and SHOP NOFO detail the submission requirements. Based upon the requirements published in the NOFO, respondents are notified of acceptance or rejection. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Applications are reviewed according to the rating factor requirements set forth in the SHOP NOFO. Eligible expenses for program funds are land acquisition and infrastructure improvements, which taken together may not exceed an average of $15,000 in assistance per SHOP units. Additionally, up to 20 percent of the grant amount may be used for related planning, administrative and management costs. Not applicable. Not applicable. All records applicable to the program must be kept for three years following close-out. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. Leveraging of other public and/or private resources and volunteer labor are required to complete housing construction.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Assistance is released on an as-needed basis over a 24-month period for affiliates that develop 5 or more dwellings units, up to a 36-month period. Assistance is released on an as-needed basis. None/Not specified. Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW, Room 7132
Washington, DC 20410 USA
jackie.williams@hud.gov
Phone: 8777872526 https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/shop/ 86-0176-0-1-604 (Project Grants) FY 22$10,000,000.00; FY 23 est $12,000,000.00; FY 24 est $11,999,997.00; FY 21$10,000,000.00; FY 20$10,000,000.00; FY 19$10,000,000.00; - Four grants were awarded with FY 2022 funds. They ranged from $2,057,772 to $4,000,000. The average grant was $3,125,000?. The SHOP statute and SHOP NOFA establish the SHOP program requirements. Fiscal Year 2022 HUD funds are used for land acquisition installation, improvement of infrastructure, and planning and administrative costs.