1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is sponsored by HUD, Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). 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, promoting affordable housing for …
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Opportunity Listing - Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistance Listings: 14. 247 -- Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program Last Updated: April 28, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov 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: style="list-style-type:disc;"> 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; and SHOP homes must be non-luxury units that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with all other SHOP requirements.
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.
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Eligible applicants include public or private nonprofit organizations and faith based organizations, or a consortium of public or private nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants are defined as:National Organization: A public or private nonprofit organization that carries out self-help homeownership housing activities or funds affiliates (See Section VIII. F.)
that carry out these activities on a national scale. Regional Organization: A public or private nonprofit organization that carries out self-help homeownership housing activities or funds affiliates that carry out these activities on a regional scale. A regional area is a geographic area (See Section VII.
F.) , such as the Southwest or Northeast that includes at least two states. The states in the region need not be contiguous, and the service area of the organization need not precisely conform to state boundaries.
Consortium: Two or more public or private nonprofit organizations located in at least two states that enter into an agreement to submit one (1) application for SHOP grant funds to carry out self-help homeownership housing activities on a national or regional basis. Individual consortium members may carry out self-help homeownership housing activities or fund affiliates to carry out these activities.
The consortium must designate one (1) member as the lead entity to act on behalf of all consortium members. The lead entity is responsible and accountable for the timely performance and compliance of all consortium members. The consortium must execute a new written agreement with each affiliate that is receiving funding under the consortium's FY2024/2025 SHOP funds.
The consortium cannot amend a prior written agreement. All applicants must demonstrate the following:Show that you, your affiliates, or consortium members have the capacity and experience to provide or facilitate self-help homeownership opportunities on a national or regional basis.
Evidence that you will directly undertake eligible SHOP activities and/or enter into a written agreement with one or more nonprofit affiliate organizations to carry out eligible activities. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Grantor contact information No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information https://www. hud. gov/hud-partners/grants-info-funding-opps Estimated Application Due Date : Estimated Due Date Description : Estimated Project Start Date : Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Opportunity zone benefits
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: National and regional public or private nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations, or a consortium of such organizations, that carry out self-help homeownership housing activities or fund affiliates that do …. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,145,000 - $12,000,000 per award (7 awards, $24M total). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was July 15, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is funded by HUD, Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
SVCF Community Action Grants is sponsored by Silicon Valley Community Foundation. This program supports organizations across various issue areas to promote an equitable, economically secure, and vibrant Silicon Valley. Funding is primarily for general operating support and focuses on supporting strong and engaged communities that are building equity for Silicon Valley residents.
San Diego County Housing and Community Development Grant Program is a grant from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors that funds community improvement projects benefiting low- and moderate-income persons in the unincorporated area of San Diego County. Administered through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the program provides federal funds for projects aligned with county priorities. Eligible applicants are residents and nonprofit entities operating in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County whose projects benefit low- and moderate-income populations. Awards range from $10,000 to $100,000. The application deadline was October 31, 2025.
HUD's June 1 publication of the FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program NOFO under designation CPD-2600-DC-0025 lands alongside a separately-announced $2,402,872,704 in FY 2025 CoC Program renewal funding for 4,241 projects whose grants expire in the third and fourth calendar quarters of 2026. CoC Registration Notice CPD 26-03 supersedes the 2022 framework; UFA Notice CPD 26-04 supersedes the 2022 Unified Funding Agency framework. For a homelessness services field that has spent eighteen months on emergency contingency planning around possible federal funding disruption, the June 1 publication is the operational document that decides which providers survive Q4 2026 without a contracted gap and which providers face a renewal cliff.
Read articleOn September 16, 2026, the First Circuit granted HUD an emergency stay of the order that had erased the FY2026 Continuum of Care competition. HUD reopened e-snaps on September 18 with a September 30, 8:00 PM ET deadline, one technical correction shortening applicant notification from 15 days to 7, and a waiver letting private nonprofits administer rental assistance. Here is what the stay does and does not decide, why your award may still be provisional, and the exact sequence to run in the days you have left.
Read articleFive weeks after a federal judge vacated the FY2026 Continuum of Care NOFO in its entirety, HUD published a Notice of Research Justifying Additional Incentives for Certain Activities To Reduce Homelessness. It is not a NOFO and not a proposed rule — it is the administrative record HUD needs to reissue the same policy and survive the next lawsuit. Here is what the four named activities tell you about the revised competition, why the October 13 comment deadline is now the real leverage point, and what CoC leads should be building right now.
Read article