FY 2023 and FY 2024 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FR-6700-N-08
- Applications due
- Award size
- $750,000 to $3,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Community Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants program seeks applications from national non-profit organizations to provide training, education, support and technical assistance to build the capacity of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations, Community Housing Development Organizations, local governments and Indian tribes serving rural areas. The Department of Housing and Urban Development will award up to five grants of $48 months each to support activities such as organizational assessments, strategic planning, technological improvements, stakeholder engagement, performance evaluation, and regional planning. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) non-profits with experience conducting eligible activities across at least eight HUD regions over ten years, and evaluation will consider experience, approach, goals and performance assessment. Applications are due by March 25, 2024.
Approximately $6 million is available in total funding for this program, and grant awards will support work throughout rural areas across the United States. Eligible places of performance include all rural communities where the National Organizations have experience building capacity for community development and affordable housing organizations over the past decade.
Synopsis
Purpose: The Rural Capacity Building program enhances the capacity and ability of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), rural local governments, and Indian tribes (eligible beneficiaries) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities in rural areas for the benefit of low- and moderate-income families and persons. The Rural Capacity Building program achieves this by funding National Organizations with expertise in rural housing and rural community development who work directly to build the capacity of eligible beneficiaries.Eligible Program Activities. RCB program funds are limited to activities that strengthen the organizational infrastructure, management, and governance capabilities of eligible beneficiaries serving rural areas to effectively increase the capacity of the eligible beneficiaries to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income or low- and moderate-income families and persons in rural areas.Training, education, and support. This may include, but is not limited to, building the capacity of eligible beneficiaries to:Conduct organizational assessments;Engage in strategic planning and Board development;Access and implement technological improvements;Engage with rural community stakeholders;Evaluate performance of current and planned rural community efforts;Plan for the use of available rural resources in a comprehensive and holistic manner;Participate in HUD planning efforts to ensure rural participation and the assessment of rural area needs; andFoster regional planning efforts by connecting local, rural community plans with neighboring communities.Financial assistance.Such other activities as may be determined by the grantees in consultation with the Secretary or his or her designee.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HUD 50153.pdf | ||
| 4130.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 4130.pdf | ||
| NOFO_FR-6700-N-08.pdf |
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