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.