Build the capacity of HUD's special needs assistance program customer organizations to deploy continuum of care and emergency solutions grant programs effectively and in compliance with associated…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research awarded a $255,000 Cooperative Agreement to Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. on March 27, 2026, under the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building program (CFDA 14.259).

Cloudburst will deliver technical assistance and capacity building to HUD's Special Needs Assistance Program customer organizations that manage Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions Grant awards under McKinney-Vento or HEARTH Act authorization. The recipient will respond to HUD-identified technical assistance needs through eligible activities including needs assessments, direct technical assistance and capacity building, development and maintenance of tools and products, self-directed and group learning, knowledge management, data analysis and reporting, performance measurement, administration, and coordination. Expected outcomes include improvements in organizational capacity to design programs, policies, and strategies and to deliver projects, programs, or systems addressing community needs as defined in the technical assistance scope.

Performance runs from March 27, 2026 through September 30, 2029, with work performed in Hyattsville, Maryland. Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. is an SBA-certified woman-owned small business headquartered in Landover, Maryland. Sub-recipient activities were unknown at the time of award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to build the capacity of HUD's special needs assistance program customer organizations to deploy continuum of care and emergency solutions grant programs effectively and in compliance with associated rules and regulations.

Activities

HUD will identify specific technical assistance needs to be addressed through a demand-response program model. The recipient may respond to those needs through a range of eligible activities: needs assessments; direct technical assistance and capacity building; development and maintenance of tools and products; self-directed and group learning; knowledge management; data analysis, reporting, and performance measurement; administration; and coordination.

Expected outcomes

Outcomes are the results of technical assistance activities, including but not limited to changes in management or operation of HUD-funded programs or initiatives. Specific outcomes will vary based on the nature of the activities carried out. Standard outcome categories include improved capacity to design programs, policies, and strategies as well as to deliver projects, programs, or systems that address community needs as defined in the technical assistance (TA) scope.

Intended beneficiaries

Selected award recipients will be deployed as HUD deems most necessary across the country to assist organizations receiving HUD funds to improve performance and management of HUD funds. Beneficiaries will vary by activity and include technical assistance customers of HUD's special needs assistance programs which manage awards made under a mckinney-vento or hearth act authorization.

Subrecipient activities

Subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.