Community Development Corporations (CDCs)

Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program

Organized through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) awards grants to national and regional nonprofit organizations or consortia that have experience in using homebuyer and volunteer labor to build housing for low-income families. Established in 1996 to help mitigate the high costs of land acquisitions and infrastructure planning, SHOP received $26.5 million in FY 2009 and $27 million in FY 2010. Read more about Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program ...

Office of Community Services: JOLI and CED Programs

Job Opportunities Learning Initiative (JOLI) and Community Economic Development (CED) Program

The Office of Community Services, housed at the Department of Health and Human Services, operates two programs that provide direct support for community development corporations. Read more about Office of Community Services: JOLI and CED Programs...

NeighborWorks America (Neighborhood Reinvestment Act)

 

NeighborWorks America is a national nonprofit organization created by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization. In the FY 2010 budget passed by Congress, NeighborWorks received $233 million. Read more about NeighborWorks America (Neighborhood Reinvestment Act) ...