FY 2025 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CPD-2600-DC-0008
- 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
- Points of contact
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- Monica Wallace capacitybuilding@hud.gov (202) 402-2187
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development seeks to fund national nonprofit organizations that will build the capacity of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out affordable housing and community development activities. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (excluding institutions of higher education) with demonstrated experience conducting capacity-building activities across at least eight of HUD's Federal regions within the past ten years. Applicants will be evaluated on five rating factors totaling 100 points: Capacity of Applicant and Relevant Organizational Experience (20 points), Extent of Problem and Need for Capacity Building (9 points), Soundness of Approach (32 points), Leveraging Resources (10 points), and Achieving Results and Program Evaluation (29 points). Applicants must achieve a minimum overall score of 75 points and at least 9 points on the Capacity rating factor to be eligible for funding. Applications are due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on July 6, 2026, with an anticipated award date of October 6, 2026.
Approximately $6,000,000 in total funding is available to support an estimated five discretionary grants with no specific cost-sharing requirement, though leveraged funding from non-Federal sources is encouraged and weighted favorably in scoring. The performance period is 48 months, running from October 6, 2026, through October 5, 2030, with all funds required to be expended within this timeframe. Places of performance are limited to rural areas across the United States where applicants have established experience in capacity building for community development and affordable housing entities.
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.
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