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Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program

Program Information

Popular name

Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

Program Number

14.247

Program objective

To facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities through the provision of self-help homeownership in which the homebuyer contributes a significant amount of sweat equity toward the development of the SHOP units.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    estimated 533 homeownership units 539 units

  2. 2017

    FY 2017 SHOP NOFA will be published in the third quarter of FY2017.

  3. 2018

    Four grants were awarded to both national and regional organizations.

  4. 2019

    During the FY2019 SHOP Competition, $10,000,000 was awarded to four grantees: Habitat for Humanity International, Housing Assistance Council; Community Frameworks and Tierra Del Sol Housing Corporation. SHOP funds will be used for land acquisition, infrastructure for affordable housing units, plus administrative expenses based on CF’s 20 percent program administration rate.

  5. 2022

    Since 1996, SHOP grantees have conveyed more than 30,000 affordable housing units by providing homeownership opportunities for low-income individuals and families.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

The SHOP statute and SHOP NOFA establish the SHOP program requirements.

  1. Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, Public Law 104-120 Section 11, as amended.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Consumer
  • Homeowner
  • Individual/Family
  • Land/Property Owner
  • Low Income
  • Minority group
  • Moderate Income

Additional resources