# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 4. Division of Development Finance

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

#### Section 4-1710

(a) The Department may award a technical assistance grant only if the applicant agrees to:

  (1) a budget that states the types and amounts of expenditures that may be made with the grant;

  (2) the manner, timing, and conditions for disbursement of money to the grantee;

  (3) a timetable to complete each stage of the project and for final project completion; and

  (4) terms to ensure compliance with regulations, special conditions imposed by grant approval, and any other terms or conditions that the Department specifies.

(b) The amount of a technical assistance grant may not exceed 20% of the average purchase price, over the last 3 fiscal years for which data are available, of a home:

  (1) financed by a mortgage loan that the Administration purchased under Sec. 4-239 of this title; and

  (2) located in the region where the technical assistance grant is to be awarded.

(c)

  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a technical assistance grant recipient shall complete the project within 2 years after the effective date of the grant.

  (2) The Department may extend the term of a technical assistance grant because of delays beyond the reasonable control of the recipient.

(d) The Department may require that all or part of a technical assistance grant be repaid when conditions that the Department specifies occur.

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