§ 4-1708
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§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.