# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 4. Division of Development Finance

### Subtitle 17. Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program

#### Section 4-1708

(a) 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) 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) 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)