Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 17 - Self-Help Homeownership Technical Assistance Program
Section 4-1708 - Technical Assistance Grants -- for Self-Help Construction

(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.