Community Economic Development Projects
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EE-0118
- 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
- Points of contact
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- Chanel Jackson chanel.jackson@acf.hhs.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) is soliciting applications from Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for Community Economic Development (CED) Projects. The grant aims to award approximately $15.2 million in discretionary funds to support job creation and business development for low-income individuals in urban and rural areas. Eligible applicants must be private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations with a tripartite board representing community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders. Key requirements include creating full-time jobs where at least 75% are filled by low-income individuals, providing wraparound support services, and ensuring business viability for at least one year after the project period. The evaluation will consider factors such as project innovation, financial viability, and alignment with OCS priorities, with bonus points awarded for projects supporting domestic energy resources and targeting underserved communities. The application deadline is September 8, 2025.
Individual grant awards will range from $100,000 to $800,000, with project periods of 3 years for non-construction projects and 4 years for construction projects. The OCS encourages applicants to focus on rural and underserved areas, particularly in states with existing projects. Projects can be non-construction or construction-based, though short-term construction jobs will not count toward job creation metrics. The grant prioritizes comprehensive approaches to addressing community needs, including targeting areas with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance use disorder. Successful projects will demonstrate the potential to decrease dependency on federal programs and contribute to long-term economic development in targeted communities.
Synopsis
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will solicit applications to award approximately $15.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary 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 awards 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 in successfully maintaining employment, and to ensure that the businesses and jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the project period. CED 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 those jobs are temporary in nature. OCS encourages applicants to target rural and underserved areas in states with current projects.Furthermore, OCS encourages potential applicants to explore how proposed projects can be aligned and/or integrated with other OCS-funded programs and priorities to more comprehensively address the needs of rural and urban communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance use disorder, as well as communities experiencing persistent poverty, as identified by US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| hhs-2025-acf-ocs-ee-0118_rev2.pdf |
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