HUD offers the ROSS Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program to support public housing agencies, tribes, Resident Associations, and nonprofit organizations in providing Service Coordinators to help residents achieve economic and housing self-sufficiency. The program aims to coordinate supportive services and resources for residents to increase income, reduce dependence on welfare, and improve living conditions. Unlike the PH FSS program, ROSS-SC allows nonprofit and Resident Associations applicants, provides three-year funding, covers administrative expenses and training, and requires a 25% match. Applications are open to PHAs, tribes, nonprofits, and Resident Associations, with the possibility to receive grants from both programs.
Opportunity ID: 257998
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5800-N-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 110 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.870 — Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services – Service Coordinators |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 18, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 18, 2014 The application deadline for receipt of HUD's ROSS-Service Coordinators applications via Grants.gov is 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the date listed above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 18, 2014 The application deadline for receipt of HUD's ROSS-Service Coordinators applications via Grants.gov is 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the date listed above. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 13, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $36,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $738,000 |
| Award Floor: | $246,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 1. Eligible applicants. Eligible applicants are PHAs (including newly established consolidated PHAs); tribes/TDHEs; tax exempt nonprofit organizations including grassroots faith-based and other community-based organizations that have resident support, PHA support or the support of tribes; Resident Associations (RAs); resident council (RCs); resident organizations (ROs); City-Wide Resident Organizations (CWROs); Intermediary Resident Organizations (IROs); Jurisdiction-Wide Resident Organizations; Regional Residential Organizations; Resident Management Corporations (RMCs); Site-Based Resident Organizations; Statewide Resident Organizations (SROs); and Tribal/TDHE resident groups. The term "Resident Association" or "RA" will generally be used to refer to all types of eligible resident organizations. Please see the section on "Definition of Terms" for a complete definition of each type of eligible resident organization. HUD’s goal is to provide funding to sustain existing programs. HUD will give first renewal priority to FY2011 grantees and second renewal priority to grantees from FY08-10 which were not renewed in the FY11, 12, or 13 competitions. If funds are available after making awards under the renewal categories, HUD will fund eligible applicants under the “new” category. Under the “new” category, first priority will be given to applicants with no prior ROSS-SC funding. Second priority will be given to applicants wishing to serve PHAs that are currently being served by ROSS-SC grants that were funded under the FY2012 or FY2013 NOFAs. Please see Section V.B.3. “Order of Funding Priorities” for more information. Please also see the "Definition of Terms" section for further information about what constitutes a "new applicant," a "renewal applicant," and "new funding." Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | The purpose of the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators (ROSS-SC) program is to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs), tribes/Tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs), Resident Associations (RAs) and tax-exempt nonprofit organizations (including grassroots, faith-based and other community-based organizations) for the provision of a Service Coordinator to coordinate supportive services and other activities designed to help Public and Indian Housing residents attain economic and housing self-sufficiency. This program works to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Public Housing program with public and private resources, for supporitve services and resident empowerment activities. These services should enable participating families to increase earned income, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency or, in the case of elderly or disabled residents, help improve living conditions and enable residents to age in-place. A Service Coordinator ensures that program participants are linked to the supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency or remain independent. Funds in this program many not be used for the direct provision of supportive services. This program is similar to the Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency program (PH FSS) however, the PH FSS program is open only to PHAs and tribes/TDHEs, has a requirement of an escrow account for its participants and provides one-year funding. In addition to be open to PHAs and tribes/TDHEs, the ROSS SC program is also open to nonprofit and Resident Associations applicants, provides three-year funding, includes administrative expenses and training as eligible uses of the funds and requires a 25% match by statute. A PHA or tribe may receive grants in both programs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dina Lehmann-Kim
Dina.Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov Email:Dina.Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 257998 Full Announcement-1 -> FR 5800 N 03 ROSS SC final 6.18.14 link.pdf
Folder 257998 Full Announcement-2 -> FR 5800 N 03 ROSS SC final 7.1.14 link.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Dina Lehmann-Kim Dina.Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov Email: Dina.Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.870 | FR-5800-N-03 | Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinators Program | PKG00199523 | Jun 18, 2014 | Aug 18, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
257998 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
257998 HUD_FaxTransmittal-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
257998 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport-1.1.pdf
257998 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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