The following is information about Rural Housing Service programs of special interest to nonprofit organizations. Grants are provided to nonprofit and local government organizations, which supervise groups of 10 to 12 enrollees in the Self-Help Program. Members of each group help work on each other's homes, moving in only when all the homes are completed. Eligible organizations include nonprofit organizations, public bodies and Federally-recognized Indian groups. For more information about this program, click here .
Special emphasis is placed on needs of the elderly and handicapped.
Funds can be used to construct new rental housing complexes or to repair and rehabilitate existing units. For more information about this program, click here . For more information about this program, click here . RHS is the only national entity providing funding for this use. Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Grants are provided to contractors to assist public and private nonprofit agencies to meet special needs of farm laborers.