Maryland Housing and Community Development Section 4-1708

      (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.