Family Unification Program (FUP) Multi-Year NOFO
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- PIH-2600-DC-0084
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Up to $1,700,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is soliciting applications from public and Indian housing authorities to partner with public child welfare agencies in delivering Housing Choice Voucher assistance under the Family Unification Program (CFDA 14.880); this is a forecast with no application deadline specified in the source.
Eligible applicants are limited to public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible. Applicants must hold an existing Annual Contributions Contract for Housing Choice Vouchers and execute a signed Memorandum of Understanding among the PHA, the public child welfare agency, and the local Continuum of Care.
FUP assists two populations: families for whom inadequate housing is a primary factor in imminent child placement in out-of-home care or delay in discharge from out-of-home care; and youth ages 18 through 24 who have left foster care or will leave within 180 days under a transition plan and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at age 16 or older. Voucher assistance carries no time limit for families. Youth receive vouchers limited to 36 months, subject to extension for up to an additional 24 months if they meet Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities requirements (applicable to youth who first leased a unit after December 27, 2020).
The source provides no information regarding award ceiling, award floor, expected number of awards, period of performance, place of performance, program objectives beyond the eligible populations, evaluation criteria, or cost share requirements. Recent awards have been issued to programs in Florida, Washington, Mississippi, Virginia, Texas, and New Jersey. The most recent award reported was May 13, 2021.
Forecast synopsis
The Family Unification Program (FUP) public housing authorities (PHAs) to partner with public child welfare agencies (PCWAs) to provide Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) assistance to two primary groups:
1. Families: Those for whom the lack of adequate housing is a primary factor in the imminent placement of a child (or children) in out-of-home care, or a delay in the discharge of a child to the family from out-of-home care.
2. Youth: Individuals at least 18 years old and not more than 24 years old (who have not reached their 25th birthday) who:
- Left foster care, or will leave foster care within 180 days, in accordance with a transition plan described in Section 475(5)(H) of the Social Security Act.
- Are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless at age 16 or older.
Voucher Duration:
- Families: No time limit.
- Youth: Limited to 36 months (subject to Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities (FSHO) extensions)
FHSO Extensions:
Under Section 103 of Division Q of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law: 116-260), FUP youth may receive an extension of the 36-month limit for up to an additional 24 months if they meet specific requirements.
- Applicability: FSHO applies to FUP youth who first leased (or lease) a unit after December 27, 2020. This includes youth assisted with funding under this NOFO.
- Reference: See FSHO implementation notice (87 FR 3570).
Eligibility
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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