§ 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 83B, § 2-1502(k), 2-1506, 2-1509(a)(2); 2005, ch. 26, § 2.