Rural Housing Service, Agriculture, Department Of
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
Key facts
- Open right now
- No open notice at the moment
- Type of help
- Project Grants;guaranteed/insured Loans
- Typical award
- Not applicable.
- Deadlines
- Not Applicable.
This program offers loans or loan guarantees, which must be repaid.
What it pays for
To provide decent, safe, and sanitary low-rent housing and related facilities for domestic farm laborers.
Who can apply
Loans are available to farmers, family farm partnership, family farm corporations, or an association of farmers. Loans and grants are available to States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, political subdivisions of States, broad-based public or private nonprofit organizations, federally recognized Indian Tribes and non- profit corporations of farm workers. Grants are available to eligible applicants only when there is a pressing need and when it is doubtful that such facilities could be provided unless grant assistance is available.
How applications are judged
A clearly defined need must exist to provide housing for domestic farm workers.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Section 516 grants for off-farm FLH may not exceed the lesser of 90 percent of the total development cost (TDC) as provided in 7 CFR 3560.562(c)(1).MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: Funding is used to construct multifamily housing for farm workers.