The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering this grant to fund comprehensive training activities under cooperative agreements. This initiative is designed to significantly improve and standardize the quality of counseling services provided by housing counselors. The training targets counselors employed by “participating agencies,” which include all housing counseling and intermediary organizations actively involved in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program. This encompasses HUD-approved agencies, affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies. This grant is for the purpose of elevating the professional standards and consistency of housing counseling nationwide.
Opportunity ID: 224493
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5700-N-22 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Housing Counseling Training |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.316 — Housing Counseling Training Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3). Applicants must have at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training services nationwide. Applicants may utilize in-house staff, sub-grant recipients, consultants, and networks of local organizations with requisite experience and capacity. However, one organization must be designated as the primary applicant. Sub-grantees must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3)]. The proposal must include a scholarship element, detailing the full or partial costs to be covered, including travel, hotel, and tuition expenses to be awarded to housing counselors. The proposal must include a testing and certification component demonstrating successful completion of training by the student. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | Funds are available to provide, under cooperative agreements with HUD, training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by participating agencies. Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUDs Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, and affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application Package and Instructions Download using CFDA Number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee
702 366-2160 Email:housing.counseling@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| FR Number correction | Mar 04, 2013 | |
| Mar 04, 2013 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5700-N-22 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Housing Counseling Training |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.316 — Housing Counseling Training Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3). Applicants must have at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training services nationwide. Applicants may utilize in-house staff, sub-grant recipients, consultants, and networks of local organizations with requisite experience and capacity. However, one organization must be designated as the primary applicant. Sub-grantees must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3)]. The proposal must include a scholarship element, detailing the full or partial costs to be covered, including travel, hotel, and tuition expenses to be awarded to housing counselors. The proposal must include a testing and certification component demonstrating successful completion of training by the student. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | Funds are available to provide, under cooperative agreements with HUD, training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by participating agencies. Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUDs Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, and affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application Package and Instructions Download using CFDA Number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee
702 366-2160 Email:housing.counseling@hud.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5700N-22 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Housing Counseling Training |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.316 — Housing Counseling Training Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3). Applicants must have at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training services nationwide. Applicants may utilize in-house staff, sub-grant recipients, consultants, and networks of local organizations with requisite experience and capacity. However, one organization must be designated as the primary applicant. Sub-grantees must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3)]. The proposal must include a scholarship element, detailing the full or partial costs to be covered, including travel, hotel, and tuition expenses to be awarded to housing counselors. The proposal must include a testing and certification component demonstrating successful completion of training by the student. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | Funds are available to provide, under cooperative agreements with HUD, training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by participating agencies. Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUDs Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, and affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Application Package and Instructions Download using CFDA Number ONLY. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee
702 366-2160 Email:housing.counseling@hud.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 224493 Full Announcement-1 -> 13 hc training nofa final.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee 702 366-2160 Email: housing.counseling@hud.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.316 | HCT-22 | Housing Counseling Training | PKG00168250 | Mar 04, 2013 | Apr 19, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
224493 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
224493 HUD_FaxTransmittal-1.1.pdf
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