Manufactured Housing Opportunity & Revitalization Program (MORE)
This grant funds the acquisition, rehabilitation, and improvement of California mobilehome parks and homes to promote safe, affordable homeownership, with a focus on resident ownership and disaster recovery.
Funder: California Department of Housing & Community Development
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (full application submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Approx. $136M total (recent cycle); typical loans up to 50% of project cost (up to 95% for low-income spaces); individual mobilehome rehabilitation/replacement awards up to $10M per recipient; 35-year (or 10-year for some activities) forgivable loans, 1–3% interest.
Summary: Funds the acquisition, rehabilitation, preservation, and improvement of mobilehome parks and individual mobilehomes to support safe, affordable homeownership in California.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; all deadlines are projected—confirm details on the program page when available.
Description
The Manufactured Housing Opportunity & Revitalization Program (MORE) provides substantial funding to preserve, improve, and expand mobilehome parks as a source of affordable homeownership in California. The program supports a wide range of activities including acquisition, conversion to resident or nonprofit ownership, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and replacement of entire parks or individual mobilehomes. It also funds remediation of health and safety deficiencies and the development of new parks in response to natural disasters. Funding is primarily provided as forgivable loans, with grants available for individual mobilehome rehabilitation or replacement through eligible intermediaries.
