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Opportunity Summary:

The Rural Housing Preservation Grants opportunity is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service (RHS) under the Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program (CFDA 10.433). Its core purpose is to channel federal grant funds through eligible organizations so they can help very low-income and low-income households in rural areas repair, rehabilitate, and preserve their housing. In practical terms, the program is aimed at keeping rural homes safe, functional, and livable for people who might not otherwise be able to afford critical repairs, while also supporting the continued availability of affordable rural rental housing when owners agree to serve low-income tenants.

The funding is not provided directly to individual homeowners through this notice. Instead, RHS solicits preapplications from organizations that will act as grant recipients and then deliver repair and rehabilitation assistance in their rural communities. Those services can include work that addresses health and safety issues, major building system failures, structural problems, weatherization and energy-related improvements, and other rehabilitation activities consistent with program rules. Beyond owner-occupied homes, the HPG program can also support repairs to rental properties and cooperative housing complexes, but with an important condition: the assisted units must be made available to low-income and very low-income persons, reinforcing the program's broader affordable housing preservation mission.

Eligibility is broad and includes a mix of public and nonprofit entities involved in rural housing and community development. Eligible applicants listed for this opportunity include county governments, city or township governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, federally recognized tribal governments, other tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits that do not hold 501(c)(3) status). The announcement also explicitly notes that Faith Based and Community Organizations may be included among eligible nonprofit applicants, reflecting RHS's intent to reach a wide range of capable local partners. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can make the program more accessible to smaller organizations with limited flexible funding.

From a funding standpoint, the notice projects approximately 160 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $10,088,166. Individual awards have a ceiling of $100,000, and the listed award floor is $0, indicating that award amounts can vary and may be made in smaller increments depending on project scope, need, and the availability of funds. The activity category is housing, and the funding instrument is a grant, meaning recipients are expected to carry out program activities under the terms and conditions of the award rather than repay funds like a loan.

This particular announcement primarily serves as a formal notice of the open and close dates for the receipt of preapplications, as required by USDA regulations at 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N. The opportunity was posted on May 15, 2009, with a closing date of July 10, 2009 (the original and current closing dates are the same). The archive date is August 9, 2009, which signals that this specific funding cycle is historical, but it still describes how the HPG program operates and the types of applicants and activities it supports.

For applicants or stakeholders who needed help accessing the full announcement at the time, the notice provides a point of contact at RHS: Bonnie Edwards Jackson, Finance and Loan Analyst, Multi Family Housing Preservation and Direct Loan Division, USDA Rural Housing Service, Washington, DC, with a listed phone number and email contact. The announcement also references an additional information link described as the NOFA (Notice of Funding Availability) for the Housing Preservation Grant Program, where the detailed requirements, application procedures, and program conditions would be laid out.

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