SHOP funds are awarded to national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help housing programs. Grant funds may be used for land acquisition, the installation and improvement of infrastructure, and for reasonable and necessary planning, administration and management costs. The average SHOP expenditure for the combined costs of land and infrastructure may not exceed $15,000 per dwelling unit. SHOP homeowners must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the construction or rehabilitation of their units. Donated volunteer labor is also required. Assisted units must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with local building and safety codes and standards. These units must be sold to eligible low-income homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price. The homebuyer's sweat equity contribution may not be mortgaged or otherwise restricted upon future sale of the SHOP unit. SHOP grantees may award SHOP funds to affiliates to carry out the grantee's SHOP program.
None is available.
Your SHOP program design must require the homebuyer to contribute a minimum number of sweat equity hours toward the construction or rehabilitation of the homebuyer's SHOP unit and/or the homes of other homebuyers participating in the self-help homeownership program administered by you or your affiliates. "Homebuyer" means the individual or individuals who will hold Title to the completed SHOP unit. If an individual will hold the Title, the homebuyer must contribute a minimum of 50 hours of sweat equity. If more than one individual will hold the Title, the homebuyer must contribute a minimum of 100 hours of sweat equity. Sweat equity includes training on the construction of the dwelling units, but excludes homebuyer counseling and home maintenance training. You must permit reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities in order for them to meet these hourly requirements. For example, homebuyers with disabilities may work on less physical tasks or administrative tasks, or use volunteers to provide the required sweat equity. If a disabled homebuyer uses volunteers, the disabled homebuyer must enter into a written three-party agreement with the affiliate or the grantee (if the grantee directly administers the program) and the volunteer working on behalf of the homebuyer. All homebuyers, including homebuyers with disabilities, must meet these minimum sweat equity requirements. You may not make exceptions to these requirements.
National or regional nonprofit public or private organizations or consortia with the capacity and experience to provide or facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities are eligible. Applicant organizations or consortiums must undertake eligible SHOP activities directly and/or provide funding assistance to local affiliates to carry out SHOP activities. Applications must propose to use SHOP funds in at least two states. Affiliates must be located within the regional organization's or consortium's service area. If an affiliate applies for funds through more than one applicant, it may be disqualified for funding from any applicant that receives a grant.
The deadline to submit an application is April 24, 2013.
Award amounts vary. Cost sharing is not required.