This grant, offered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), aims to enhance the capacity of rural housing organizations, Community Development Corporations, local governments, and Indian tribes. Its purpose is to bolster their ability to undertake critical affordable housing and community development activities benefiting low- and moderate-income families in rural areas. The program achieves this by funding National Organizations with expertise in rural development, who then provide direct capacity-building support. Eligible activities include strengthening organizational infrastructure, management, and governance capabilities through training, education, and technical assistance. This encompasses strategic planning, technological improvements, stakeholder engagement, and comprehensive resource planning, ultimately fostering more effective and sustainable rural community efforts.
Opportunity ID: 351918
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-6700-N-08 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2023 and FY 2024 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.265 — Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 25, 2024 The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern time on |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 25, 2024 The application deadline is 11:59:59 PM Eastern time on |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $750,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only National Organizations that are 501(c)(3) nonprofits, other than institutions of higher education, may apply for RCB funding.For the purpose of the RCB program, a National Organization must be a single non-profit organization that has ongoing experience conducting RCB eligible capacity building activities in rural areas with rural housing organizations, local governments, and Indian tribes as evidenced by work within the last ten years in at least eight of HUD’s Federal regions. Having relevant experience working in one state in a HUD region is sufficient for counting that region towards the eight-region minimum. HUD’s Federal regions are described on HUD’s website at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/localoffices/regions 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: | Purpose: The Rural Capacity Building program enhances the capacity and ability of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), rural local governments, and Indian tribes (eligible beneficiaries) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities in rural areas for the benefit of low- and moderate-income families and persons. The Rural Capacity Building program achieves this by funding National Organizations with expertise in rural housing and rural community development who work directly to build the capacity of eligible beneficiaries.Eligible Program Activities. RCB program funds are limited to activities that strengthen the organizational infrastructure, management, and governance capabilities of eligible beneficiaries serving rural areas to effectively increase the capacity of the eligible beneficiaries to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income or low- and moderate-income families and persons in rural areas.Training, education, and support. This may include, but is not limited to, building the capacity of eligible beneficiaries to:Conduct organizational assessments;Engage in strategic planning and Board development;Access and implement technological improvements;Engage with rural community stakeholders;Evaluate performance of current and planned rural community efforts;Plan for the use of available rural resources in a comprehensive and holistic manner;Participate in HUD planning efforts to ensure rural participation and the assessment of rural area needs; andFoster regional planning efforts by connecting local, rural community plans with neighboring communities.Financial assistance.Such other activities as may be determined by the grantees in consultation with the Secretary or his or her designee. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Anupama Abhyankar
CapacityBuilding@hud.gov Email:CapacityBuilding@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 351918 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOFO_FR-6700-N-08.pdf
Folder 351918 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> 4130.pdf
Folder 351918 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> HUD 50153.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Anupama Abhyankar CapacityBuilding@hud.gov Email: CapacityBuilding@hud.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.265 | FR-6700-N-08 | FY 2023 and FY 2024 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) | PKG00284510 | Aug 11, 2023 | Mar 25, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
351918 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
351918 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport_4_0-4.0.pdf
351918 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
351918 SF424B-1.1.pdf
351918 HUD_424B-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
351918 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
351918 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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