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Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

Department of Housing and Urban Development

At a glance

Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The application deadline was August 23, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $1.15M – $10M, with about 4 awards expected and $10M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 14.247 (Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Jun 23, 2021Posted
  2. Aug 23, 2021Application deadline
Posted
Jun 23, 2021
Close date
Aug 23, 2021
Award floor
$1,145,000
Award ceiling
$10,000,000
Est. total funding
$10,000,000
Expected awards
4
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Eligible applicants include public or private non-profit organizations, or a consortium of public or private non-profit organizations, that have the capacity and experience to provide or facilitate self-help homeownership opportunities on a national or regional basis. Grantees must directly undertake eligible SHOP activities and/or enter into a written agreement with one or more non-profit affiliate organizations to carry out eligible SHOP activities. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Public colleges & universities
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
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A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This SHOP NOFA announces the availability of $10,000,000 in FY2021 SHOP Grant funds to be awarded to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help homeownership housing programs. Applicants must propose to use a significant amount of SHOP Grant funds in at least two states. Individuals are not eligible to apply for SHOP Grant funds.

SHOP Grant funds must be used for land acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and for reasonable and necessary planning and administration costs (not to exceed 20 percent). The construction or rehabilitation costs of each SHOP unit must be funded with other leveraged public and private funds. The average SHOP Grant expenditure for the combined costs of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements must not exceed $15,000 per SHOP unit.

SHOP units must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements. The SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price.

Homebuyers must be low-income and must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of the SHOP units. A homebuyer’s sweat equity contribution must not be mortgaged or otherwise restricted upon future sale of the SHOP unit. Volunteer labor is also required

SHOP Grantees may award SHOP Grant funds to local non-profit affiliate organizations to carry out the Grantee’s SHOP program. These affiliate organizations must be located within the Grantee’s service area.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 14.247

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$26M
FY25—
FY26$28M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 14.247. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 14.247

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 9 grant awards had funding actions under Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program, with 40 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. COMMUNITY FRAMEWORKS$8.75M
  2. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC$6.81M
  3. HOUSING ASSISTANCE COUNCIL$6.5M
  4. COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION$2.94M
  5. TIERRA DEL SOL HOUSING CORPORATION$924K
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Thann.Young@hud.gov
202 708 0667

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.15m – $10m, total estimated program funding is $10,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 4 awards.

How do I apply for “Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FR-6500-N-19), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.