Closed · CPD-2600-DC-0019 · CFDA 14.247 · Discretionary
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Housing and Urban Development, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.1M-$12M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 15, 2026
- Close date
- 7
- Expected awards
The verdict
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Housing and Urban Development that offered $1,145,000 -- $12,000,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 627 other opportunities from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- $1.1M-$12M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 7
- expected awards
- 14.247
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on July 15, 2026. CFDA 14.247 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $1,145,000 -- $12,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 15, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$24,000,000
Expected Awards
7
Instrument
Grant
Description
This NOFO solicits applications for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP). This grant awards funds to eligible national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs. The SHOP program is a tool to promote the production of affordable housing for low-income persons and families, including first-responders, veterans, and persons with disabilities, while fostering safe, stable neighborhoods in communities nationwide.The SHOP grant program provides competitive awards to national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia to purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership programs and to promote the production of affordable housing for low-income persons and families, including veterans, homeless persons , first responders, and persons with disabilities . The SHOP units must:Be sold to homebuyers at below market prices;Homebuyers must be low-income and contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of their SHOP home; andSHOP homes must be non-luxury units that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements.Applicants must also:Propose to use a significant amount of SHOP grant funds in at least two states.Use the SHOP grant funds for only land acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and reasonable and necessary planning and administration costs (not to exceed 10 percent).The average SHOP expense for the combined cost of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements cannot exceed $25,000 per SHOP unit.Applicants must leverage other public and private funds to pay for the construction or rehabilitation costs of every SHOP unit.Leveraged funds may also be used for other program costs not covered by SHOP grant funds.All communications between HUD, SHOP applicants, SHOP awardees, and SHOP beneficiaries must be in English. The application must be received through Grants.gov in English.This NOFO makes available $24,000,000 ($12,000,000 in FY2025 and $12,000,000 in FY2024) to carry out eligible activities of the SHOP program.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Housing · Opportunity Zones (CD;HO;OZ). Only 15 other Department of Housing and Urban Development listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 628).
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Jovette G. Bryant RHED@hud.gov
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What to do next
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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