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Off-Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Grants

Open
Complete applications must be submitted in electronic format via CloudVault and must be received by noon E.T. on July 3, 2023.


What does this program do?
USDA Rural Development awards grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to applicants for Farm Labor Housing (FLH) loans and grants. These loans and grants are used to increase the availability of affordable, decent housing for farm laborers.

Program Features Funding
Announced through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) placed in the Federal Register.

Funding Availability
Grant funds are limited, and are awarded through a competitive process.

Eligible Grantees

  • Public and private nonprofit organizations

Use of Funds

  • Eligible: technical assistance provided during the application, underwriting, and closing processes
  • Eligible: assistance with transaction costs associated with the application process, and for other agency approved consultation, advisory and non-construction services
  • Not Eligible: construction costs in any form
  • Not Eligible: Transaction costs the FLH loan or grant will fund.
  • Not Eligible: Transaction costs in which an identity of interest – such as between buyer and seller, or owner and lender – exists between grantees and applicants.

What governs this program?
Off-Farm: 7 CFR 3560 Subpart L 
Title V of the Housing Act of 1949

For More Information

General questions about this consolidated notice may be directed to Stephanie Vergin, Policy Advisor, Production and Preservation Division, Multi-Family Housing, United States Department of Agriculture; Phone: 651–602–7820; or email at NPTA.RFP@usda.gov or RD.FLHTA@usda.gov
 

Counties with Agency-financed off-farm labor housing properties currently operating under diminished need occupancy waivers (7 CFR 3560.576 (e).

State County
CALIFORNIA Madera
CALIFORNIA Solano
CALIFORNIA Tulare
CALIFORNIA Yolo
COLORADO Bent
FLORIDA Broward
FLORIDA Collier
FLORIDA Gadsden
FLORIDA Hardee
FLORIDA Hendry
FLORIDA Highlands
FLORIDA Indian River
FLORIDA Lake
FLORIDA Martin
FLORIDA Okeechobee
FLORIDA Palm Beach
FLORIDA Polk
FLORIDA Putman
HAWAII Hawaii County, E. (Hilo)
IDAHO Bingham
IDAHO Jefferson
IDAHO Minidoka
IDAHO Power
MICHIGAN Oceana
MINNESOTA Polk
NEBRASKA Box Butte
NEBRASKA Scotts Bluff
NEW JERSEY Cumberland
NORTH CAROLINA Beaufort
NORTH CAROLINA Sampson
OKLAHOMA Jackson
TEXAS Maverick
TEXAS Val Verde

Awardees: Off-FLH Technical Assistance NOFA Selections

Organizations interested in receiving Off-Farm Labor Housing properties should contact the awardee regarding the availability of services.

Technical Assistance Provider Service Delivery/Coverage Areas Contact Information
Community Resources and Housing Development Corporation Certain counties in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin Kate McElhaney 
Email: Kate@crhdc.org
Phone Number: 303-428-1448

Rural Housing Service hosted a Listening Session for the FY 2023 MFH Consolidated Technical Assistance (TA) Grant Programs on May 22, 2023. A copy of the presentation can be downloaded.

FY 2023 MFH Consolidated Technical Assistance Grant Programs Information Session -May 22, 2023 - PDF

Rural Housing Service hosted a Listening Session for the MFH Technical Assistance (TA) Grant Programs on February 9, 2023. A copy of the presentation can be downloaded.

MFH Technical Assistance Grant Programs Information Session -February 9, 2023 - PDF