This grant is for the purpose of funding HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. These agencies provide vital counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, focusing on crucial areas such as property maintenance, financial management, and literacy. The program aims to assist clients in improving their housing conditions, meeting financial needs, and effectively fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership. This initiative is integral to helping individuals and families secure and retain sustainable housing, whether through homeownership or affordable rental options. Furthermore, these agencies play a key role in safeguarding against housing scams and discrimination, serving as an essential gateway to local, state, federal, and private housing assistance resources.
Opportunity ID: 351739
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-6700-N-33 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Department’s Fiscal Year 2023 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 250 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.169 — Housing Counseling Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 09, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 09, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 08, 2024 The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 08, 2024 The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern time on |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,250,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 1. Eligible applicants must satisfy the following criteria. Applicant must be approved to participate in the HUD Housing Counseling Program prior to the NOFO issue date. In addition, SHFAs are eligible for this NOFO if they possess statutory authority to provide housing counseling throughout their entire state and adhere to all program requirements outlined in 24 CFR Part 214, HUD Handbook 7610.1, and other governing policies and requirements.2. Limits on Applicants. Applicants and Subgrantees are prohibited from receiving FY 2023 Housing Counseling Program grant funding from multiple sources. For example, receiving funding under this NOFO as both a direct Grantee (e.g. LHCA) and as a Subgrantee of an Intermediary or SHFA is prohibited. Likewise, receiving funding under this NOFO as a Subgrantee of two different Intermediaries/SHFAs is prohibited.3. Affiliations. Subgrantees must maintain the same network affiliation for the FY 2023 CHC NOFO and the FY 2023 Homeownership Initiative NOFO (i.e., a Subgrantee that receives a subgrant from an Intermediary, SHFA, or MSO for the FY 2023 Comprehensive Housing Counseling NOFO cannot receive a subgrant from a different Intermediary, SHFA, or MSO for the FY 2023 Homeownership Initiative NOFO). HUD may grant approval for different network affiliations on a case-by-case basis. 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 HUD’s Housing Counseling Grant Program is to provide funds to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies that provide counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, with respect to property maintenance, financial management and literacy, and other matters as may be appropriate to assist program clients in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership. This NOFO plays an integral role in helping individuals and families obtain housing and stay in their homes through sustainable homeownership or affordable rental housing. Housing counseling agencies are an important safeguard in the prevention of housing scams and discrimination and serve as an important gateway to local, state, federal and private housing assistance and resources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/cfo/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rebecca Mullaley
Housing.Counseling@hud.gov Email:Housing.Counseling@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 351739 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> HousingCounseling_FR-6700-N-33.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Rebecca Mullaley Housing.Counseling@hud.gov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.169 | FR-6700-N-33 | Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Department’s Fiscal Year 2023 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program | PKG00284368 | Jan 09, 2024 | Feb 08, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
351739 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
351739 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport_4_0-4.0.pdf
351739 HUD_424B-1.0.pdf
351739 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
351739 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
351739 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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