Community Economic Development Projects
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2020-ACF-OCS-EE-1803
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $800,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
Synopsis
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
This FOA is modified. See the Executive Summary section in the modified FOA for details. - This announcement is modified. Section I. Program Description of the FOA, language has been added to clarify real property requirements for construction projects. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will award approximately $13.6 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low-income. CED grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. CED projects are expected to actively recruit individuals with low-income to fill the positions created by CED-funded development activities, to assist those individuals to successfully hold those jobs and to ensure that the businesses and jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the end of the grant period. CED-funded projects can be non-construction or construction projects, however, short-term construction jobs associated with preparing for business startup or expansion are not counted when determining the number of jobs created under the CED program as they are designed to be temporary in nature. OCS is encouraging applications from CDCs to target rural areas and underserved areas in States without current projects. Furthermore, OCS is encouraging projects that align with Opportunity Zones, Rural Communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance use disorder and rural communities with persistent poverty as identified by US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.
Update #1 ·
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will award approximately $13.6 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary grant funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low-income. CED grants will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. CED projects are expected to actively recruit individuals with low-income to fill the positions created by CED-funded development activities, to assist those individuals to successfully hold those jobs and to ensure that the businesses and jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the end of the grant period. CED-funded projects can be non-construction or construction projects, however, short-term construction jobs associated with preparing for business startup or expansion are not counted when determining the number of jobs created under the CED program as they are designed to be temporary in nature. OCS is encouraging applications from CDCs to target rural areas and underserved areas in States without current projects. Furthermore, OCS is encouraging projects that align with Opportunity Zones, Rural Communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance use disorder and rural communities with persistent poverty as identified by US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00261999-instructions.pdf |
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