This grant, offered by the Office of Community Services (OCS), provides Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary funds to eligible Community Development Corporations (CDCs). The core purpose is to support well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects specifically designed to enhance job creation and foster business development within low-income communities. These grants are integral to a broader strategic effort by OCS. This strategy aims to address critical objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, alleviating chronic unemployment, and reversing community deterioration in both urban and rural areas, thereby promoting sustainable economic self-sufficiency.
Opportunity ID: 54628
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ACF-OCS-EE-0001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Community Economic Development Projects |
| 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: | 41 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.570 — Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 17, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 01, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 01, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 31, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $32,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $800,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An applicant must be a private, non-profit Community Development Corporation (CDC) experienced in planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development activities. Faith-based and community organuizations are eligible to apply under this announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families |
| Description: | In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, contingent upon available funding, the Office of Community Services (OCS) will award Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development in low-income communities. The grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as arresting tendencies toward financial dependency, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-OCS-EE-0001 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@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 | PKG00018749 | May 17, 2010 | Jul 01, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
54628 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
54628 SF424-2.0.pdf
54628 SF424A-1.0.pdf
54628 SF424B-1.1.pdf
54628 Project-1.1.pdf
54628 Budget-1.1.pdf
54628 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
54628 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
54628 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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