Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6700 N 19
The Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to expand affordable homeownership through self-help housing models. Under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), HUD makes available $12,500,000 in FY2022 SHOP funds to support national and regional nonprofit organizations, including consortia, that can operate across a broad and geographically diverse footprint. A key program expectation is multi-state impact: applicants must propose using a significant portion of SHOP funds in at least two states, reinforcing that this funding is aimed at organizations with the capacity to implement or coordinate programs beyond a single local market. Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Funding is tightly focused on early-stage, enabling costs that make housing development possible but do not pay for the actual building or rehab work. SHOP grant dollars may be used for land acquisition and infrastructure improvements, along with reasonable and necessary planning and administrative expenses, but administrative and planning costs are capped at 10 percent of the grant. Construction or rehabilitation of each housing unit must be paid for with leveraged funds from other public or private sources, meaning awardees need a viable financing strategy and partnerships to cover vertical construction costs. The program also sets a cost control benchmark: the average SHOP expenditure for the combined costs of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements may not exceed $25,000 per SHOP unit, which encourages efficiency and ensures funds are spread across more homes.
The homes produced under SHOP must meet basic quality and compliance standards. Units must be decent, safe, and sanitary, classified as non-luxury dwellings, and must comply with applicable state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements. Affordability is central to the program model: the resulting SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price, supporting access to homeownership for households who otherwise might be priced out.
Eligibility of the eventual buyers is also clearly defined. Homebuyers must be low-income and must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity toward developing the SHOP homes, a hallmark of self-help housing programs where buyers help build their own homes (often alongside other participating families). In addition to sweat equity from the homebuyers, volunteer labor is required as part of the program structure. The NOFO also clarifies a consumer protection principle related to sweat equity: the value of a homebuyer’s sweat equity contribution cannot be mortgaged or otherwise restricted upon a future sale of the SHOP unit, helping ensure that participation does not create hidden long-term encumbrances tied to that labor contribution.
From an implementation standpoint, SHOP awardees can carry out projects directly or pass funds through to local nonprofit affiliate organizations that operate within the grantee’s service area. This allows national or regional nonprofits to use affiliates to deliver projects on the ground while maintaining overall program accountability and geographic alignment with the grantee’s defined footprint.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as Funding Opportunity Number FR 6700 N 19 under CFDA 14.247 (Housing). Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education) and other entities as described in the NOFO’s additional eligibility language. HUD anticipated making about 7 awards, with an award ceiling of $13,500,000. The NOFO record shows a creation date of October 2, 2023, and an original application closing date of December 4, 2023, with submissions due by 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time.Apply for FR 6700 N 19
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.247.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 02, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 04, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $13,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) - FAQs
What is the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)?
SHOP is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) intended to expand affordable homeownership through self-help housing models, where homebuyers contribute sweat equity toward developing their homes.
Which federal agency runs this grant opportunity?
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
What is the goal of SHOP funding under this NOFO?
The goal is to increase affordable homeownership by supporting self-help housing production, primarily by funding early-stage development activities that make housing possible (such as land acquisition and infrastructure improvements), while requiring other sources to pay for construction or rehabilitation.
How much funding is available under this SHOP NOFO?
HUD made available $12,500,000 in FY2022 SHOP funds under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
How many awards did HUD anticipate making?
HUD anticipated making about 7 awards.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling listed for this opportunity is $13,500,000.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this NOFO?
The Funding Opportunity Number is FR 6700 N 19.
What is the CFDA number associated with SHOP?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 14.247 (Housing).
Who is eligible to apply for SHOP funding?
Eligible applicants include national and regional nonprofit organizations, including consortia. The NOFO also lists eligible applicants as 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than institutions of higher education) and other entities as described in the NOFO's additional eligibility language.
Are individuals eligible to apply for SHOP grants?
No. Individuals are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
What types of organizations is this funding primarily aimed at?
This NOFO is aimed at national and regional organizations (including consortia) that can operate across a broad and geographically diverse footprint and have the capacity to implement or coordinate programs beyond a single local market.
Does SHOP require multi-state impact?
Yes. A key program expectation is multi-state impact: applicants must propose using a significant portion of SHOP funds in at least two states.
Can SHOP awardees work through local partners or affiliates?
Yes. SHOP awardees may carry out projects directly or pass funds through to local nonprofit affiliate organizations operating within the grantee's service area.
What can SHOP grant funds be used for?
SHOP funds are focused on early-stage, enabling costs. Allowable uses include land acquisition and infrastructure improvements, as well as reasonable and necessary planning and administrative expenses (subject to limits).
What costs are specifically not paid for with SHOP funds?
SHOP grant dollars do not pay for the actual building or rehabilitation work for each housing unit. Construction or rehabilitation must be paid for with leveraged funds from other public or private sources.
What does "leveraged funds" mean in the context of SHOP?
It means that awardees must use other public or private funding sources to cover the construction or rehabilitation (vertical construction) costs for each housing unit, because SHOP funds cannot be used for that purpose.
Is there a cap on planning and administrative expenses?
Yes. Administrative and planning costs are capped at 10 percent of the grant.
Is there a per-unit limit on SHOP spending for land and infrastructure?
Yes. The program sets a cost control benchmark: the average SHOP expenditure for the combined costs of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements may not exceed $25,000 per SHOP unit.
What housing quality standards must SHOP units meet?
Units must be decent, safe, and sanitary. They must be classified as non-luxury dwellings and must comply with applicable state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements.
Do SHOP homes have to be sold below market price?
Yes. SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price, reflecting the program's affordability focus.
Who can buy a home produced through SHOP?
Homebuyers must be low-income and must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity toward developing the SHOP homes.
Is volunteer labor required in SHOP projects?
Yes. In addition to the sweat equity contributed by homebuyers, volunteer labor is required as part of the program structure.
What is "sweat equity" in the SHOP model?
Sweat equity is the significant labor contribution homebuyers provide toward developing their homes, which is a hallmark of self-help housing programs where participating families help build their own homes (often alongside other participating families).
Can the value of a homebuyer's sweat equity be mortgaged or restricted later?
No. The NOFO specifies a consumer protection principle: the value of a homebuyer's sweat equity contribution cannot be mortgaged or otherwise restricted upon a future sale of the SHOP unit.
When was this NOFO record created?
The NOFO record shows a creation date of October 2, 2023.
What was the original application closing date and time?
The original application closing date was December 4, 2023, with submissions due by 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time.
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