(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.