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BISMARCK - North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has announced the planned distribution of $240,000 through its Helping Housing Across North Dakota (Helping HAND) program.
"Helping HAND grants support rehab programs that provide North Dakotans of limited means with assistance in maintaining their home, ensuring it's safe," said NDHFA Executive Director Brandon Dettlaff.
The 2026 Helping HAND grant distribution includes: Community Action Partnership, Dickinson/Williston, $28,239; Community Action Partnership, Minot, $22,430; Habitat for Humanity Northern Lights, Minot, $4,000; Dakota Prairie Community Action Agency, Devils Lake, $17,190; Trenton Indian Service Area, Trenton, $7,333; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, $7,333; and other agencies in Grand Forks, Fargo, Jamestown and Bismarck.
NDHFA provides the Helping HAND grants to targeted community groups with existing single-family housing rehabilitation programs. The funds are used to help households with an income of 80% or less than the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's median for the county in which a home is located. Matching funds of at least 25% of a rehab project's total cost are required to access the grant dollars.
"Through Helping HAND, NDHFA has provided over $7.3 million in grants that have leveraged more than $51 million and helped over 8,200 lower-income individuals and families across the state," Dettlaff said. "Exterior repairs are the most common rehab project."
NDHFA's Helping HAND program began in 1993 and is funded with agency earnings.