The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services (ACF OCS) is awarding approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) grants. This funding supports Community Development Corporations for projects in energy communities, defined as areas facing job loss or economic hardship from fossil fuel industry decline, or those heavily reliant on fossil fuel production. Projects must create or expand businesses that reduce emissions and prevent environmental damage, or employ energy community residents in diverse industries. The grant’s objective is to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental issues, and support energy workers.
Opportunity ID: 337905
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 26, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions: Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; Articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, experience in planning, developing, or managing of low-income housing or community economic development; and The Board of Directors must have representation from each of the following: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Chanel Jackson
Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov Email:Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| This NOFO will be canceled, however there will be a focus on energy communities within HHS-2024-ACF-OCS-EE-1965. | Jan 26, 2024 | |
| The estimated application post and due dates for this standing notice of funding opportunity have been updated for FY 2024. | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| The estimated application post and due dates for this standing notice of funding opportunity have been updated for FY 2023. | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| The estimated application post and due dates for this standing notice of funding opportunity have been updated for FY 2023. | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| The estimated application post and due dates for this standing notice of funding opportunity have been updated for FY 2023. | Jul 29, 2022 | |
| Jul 29, 2022 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 6 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 26, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions: Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; Articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, experience in planning, developing, or managing of low-income housing or community economic development; and The Board of Directors must have representation from each of the following: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Chanel Jackson
Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov Email:Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 5 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions: Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; Articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, experience in planning, developing, or managing of low-income housing or community economic development; and The Board of Directors must have representation from each of the following: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Chanel Jackson
Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov Email:Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 17, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions:
Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Chanel Jackson
Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov Email:Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 10, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions: Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; Articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, experience in planning, developing, or managing of low-income housing or community economic development; and The Board of Directors must have representation from each of the following: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Gerald Shanklin
gerald.shanklin@acf.hhs.gov Email:gerald.shanklin@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 06, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions: Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; Articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, experience in planning, developing, or managing of low-income housing or community economic development; and The Board of Directors must have representation from each of the following: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Gerald Shanklin
gerald.shanklin@acf.hhs.gov Email:gerald.shanklin@acf.hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 29, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet the following three conditions:
Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status; |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OCS |
| Description: | The Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services will solicit applications to award approximately $3.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations for CED projects that will be located in and serve energy communities – communities that have either experienced employment loss and/or economic dislocation events as a result of declines in the fossil fuel industry and/or are disproportionately reliant on fossil fuel energy production or distribution, including coal, oil, gas, and power plant communities across the country. Projects may include the creation or expansion of business(es) that reduce emissions of toxic substances and greenhouse gases from existing and abandoned infrastructure and that prevent environmental damage that harms communities and poses a risk to public health and safety. Projects may also employ individuals from energy communities but focus on a range of other industries. The overall goal of this effort will be to create good-paying jobs, spur economic revitalization, remediate environmental degradation, and support energy workers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Gerald Shanklin
gerald.shanklin@acf.hhs.gov Email:gerald.shanklin@acf.hhs.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 337905 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081.pdf
Folder 337905 Revised Full Announcement-Revised Full Announcement -> 2023 Revised-HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Chanel Jackson Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov Email: Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.570 | HHS-2022-ACF-OCS-EE-0081 | Community Economic Development Focus on Energy Communities | PKG00276220 | Feb 17, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
337905 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
337905 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
337905 SF424B-1.1.pdf
337905 SF424A-1.0.pdf
337905 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
337905 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
337905 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
337905 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
337905 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
337905 SF424D-1.1.pdf
337905 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
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