FY26 Rural Housing Preservation Grant

Overview

• Type

  Grant

• Title

  FY26 Rural Housing Preservation Grant

• Source

  Department of Agriculture - Rural Housing Service

• Federal or State

  Federal

• Total Amount

  $8,300,000

• Number of Awards

  100

• Award Range

• Cost Share

  No

• Status

  Active

Topics

Buildings & Infrastructure

Resilience

Eligibility

• Audience

  Local Government, Nonprofits, State Agencies, Tribes

• Sector

  Buildings & Infrastructure, Resilience

• Activity

  Financial Help, Program Management

• Eligibility

  Eligible Entities

  • Most state and local governmental entities
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Federally recognized Tribes

  Eligible Activities

  • Applicants provide grants or low-interest loans to repair or rehabilitate housing for low- and very-low-income homeowners.
  • Rental property owners may also receive assistance if they agree to make units available to low- and very-low-income families.
  • Eligible expenses include:
  – Repairing or replacing electrical wiring, foundations, roofs, insulation, heating systems and water/waste disposal systems
  – Handicap accessibility features
  – Labor and materials
  – Administrative expenses
  – For a complete list, see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1944.664

  Very-low-income and low income: Very-low-income is below 50% of area median income; low-income is 50-80% of area median income.

• Location

  National

Application Process

• Application Link

  Apply Now

• Pre-Application?

  No

• Requirements

  Applicants must have the necessary background and experience with proven ability to perform the responsibility of repair and rehabilitation of low-income housing.

  Eligible areas that may be served include:
  • Rural areas and towns with 20,000 or fewer people–Check eligible addresses
  • Federally recognized Tribal lands

  Of the $8,300,000 funding pool, $2,090,000 is for organizations to help people repair homes they own or rent that were damaged in a calendar year 2022 Presidentially declared disaster areas ($50,000 maximum award).

• Disbursement Method

  Unspecified

Important Dates

• Application Open Date

  Aug 5, 2026

• Application Close Date

  Sep 8, 2026

Resources & Contacts

• Contact

  For general questions about this announcement, please contact Mandy Couture, Finance and Loan Analyst, Single Family Housing Direct Division, Special Programs and New Initiatives Branch at (515) 418 2188 (voice) (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail: Mandy.Couture@usda.gov.

  The Program website also provides up to date contact information at: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/single-family-housing-programs/housing-preservation-grants#contact.

• Technical Assistance Contact

  State Office Contacts | Rural Development

• Resources

  Housing Preservation Grants | Rural Development
  Grants.gov Application Platform
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