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§ 4-1708. Technical assistance grants -- For self-help construction

MD House & Comm Dev Code § 4-1708 (2019) (N/A)
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(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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