Section 4-1708 - Technical assistance grants - For self-help construction.
§ 4-1708. Technical assistance grants - For self-help construction.
(a) Authorized.- The Department may award a technical assistance grant to a political subdivision or nonprofit organization to help families of limited income that are owner-builders or self-help rehabilitators.
(b) Purposes of grant.- A technical assistance grant under this section shall be used to:
(1) help, train, and supervise owner-builders and self-help rehabilitators in self-help construction activities and techniques;
(2) help in project development, including:
(i) preparing plans for self-help housing;
(ii) preparing contracts for professional services;
(iii) applying for financing;
(iv) packaging applications for assistance;
(v) preparing subdivision maps;
(vi) reviewing engineering plans and specifications for construction and rehabilitation projects; and
(vii) complying with the requirements of political subdivisions and funding entities; and
(3) pay the administrative costs of providing technical assistance for the activity that the Department finances.
(c) Limits on use.- A technical assistance grant may not be:
(1) used to purchase land, materials, tools, or construction equipment or to pay for construction costs; or
(2) awarded for a project of fewer than six dwellings.
[An. Code 1957, art. 83B, §§ 2-1502(k), 2-1506, 2-1509(a)(2); 2005, ch. 26, § 2.]