Welcome!

HOWA's Application Review Committee looks forward to receiving your application for the grant of the 2002 Roadtrek. 

Thank you for applying.

Timeline

  • Application for the Roadtrek closes on September 12, 2022 at 11:59pm PDT.
  • The Application Review Committee will review, interview, and then recommend a Recipient between September 13-16.
  • Recipient notified between September 16-19.
  • Volunteers make the Roadtrek ready with improvements and repairs, October 3-14
  • Recipient arrives to HOWA Camp on BLM land in Pahrump, NV no later than Sunday, October 16.
  • Recipient works with their Mentor and prepares the Roadtrek for their nomadic life October 17-28.
  • Recipient shows their Roadtrek at the Friday afternoon Open House on October 28.

Eligibility

 To be considered as a possible Recipient of the Roadtrek Grant, you will need to:

  • Be in financial need such that you can not afford to purchase your own stable home on wheels, AND
  • Have sufficient on-going income and resources to be able to afford to repair and maintain an older RV once granted, AND
  • Be physically able to kneel, up and down, in order to empty the gray tank or, alternately, commit to not using the sink, shower or other drains in the RV, AND
  • Commit to the Roadtrek as your full-time home on wheels for at least three years, AND
  • Boondock from Oct 16-29 at the HOWA desert camp. (To boondock is to camp without amenities -- no bathroom, water, electricity, trash, etc.) AND
  • Be financially able to both travel to Pahrump and boondock, AND
  • Have a valid driver's license, AND
  • Be able to get liability insurance for a 2002 Roadtrek 190-Popular Class B RV, AND
  • Complete all parts of this application, uploading all requested documentation.

To Complete the Application:

Be prepared to upload images of your current driver's license and insurance ID card.  If no ID card, then upload letter from insurance company to indicate that you are insurable.

  • Current Driver's License.
  • Current vehicle insurance card
  • -- OR a letter from your Insurance Company of your insurability with them for a 2002 Roadtrek 190-Popular.
Be prepared to attach financial documents and/or Letters of Recommendation:
  • Latest Statements from all of your financial institutions.
  • 2021 IRS 1040 Tax Form
  • -- OR, if You Did Not File 2021 Federal Taxes, then upload pictures of 2 Letters of Recommendation

Have the following information ready to enter into the application:

  • AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME from every source (paid work, Social Security, pension, retirement disbursements, etc.).
  • ALL DEBT & MONTHLY PAYMENTS (loans, credit card, mortgage, etc.).
  • ALL ASSETS (savings, real estate, vehicle(s), annuities, etc.).
The Recipient will contribute each month (amount to be determined with their Mentor) to an emergency-savings escrow fund managed by HOWA for a period of 3 years.  A lien will be placed on the Roadtrek.  At the end of 3 years, the balance of that escrow emergency fund, not used for Roadtrek repairs, will be refunded to the Recipient and the lien on the Roadtrek is removed.
For health and safety, if you may have a contagious condition, be prepared to attach a photo of a note from your doctor indicating their approval of your participation.

For health and safety, if you may have a contagious condition (skin, respiratory, bacterial, viral), be prepared to attach a photo of a note from your doctor indicating their approval of your participation.

  • That is, provide a note from your doctor (on their letterhead) with their signed approval of your participation to work on the Roadtrek with others in close quarters. Your doctor should include any instructions to protect you and others who will be in close proximity to you.
Note:  If you don't have all of the documents for upload right now, you can come back and upload them later on your Profile Page.  Instructions to get to your Profile Page will be provided in the confirmation email once you submit this application.  Be sure to have everything completed by the time application close on September 12 at 11:59pm PDT.

The Application for the Roadtrek Grant: