FY2026/2027 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Opportunity
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- PDR-2600-DC-0006
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $35,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Community Development
- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- For Profit Organizations
- County Governments
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- City/Township Governments
- Small Businesses
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Special District Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is soliciting cooperative agreement applications for the Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program, seeking to award up to $86 million in FY2026 funding with an application deadline of 11:59:59 pm Eastern time on a date not specified in this source.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city and township governments, special district governments, public or Indian housing authorities, higher education institutions (public and private), 501(c)(3) nonprofits, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and small businesses. Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions are explicitly eligible to compete. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are ineligible.
No cost share or matching requirement is stated. Awards will be made as cooperative agreements for up to 36 months, with HUD deploying recipients nationwide as determined by the agency. Award amounts vary based on available funds, applicant scoring, HUD's technical assistance needs, desired geographic and subject-matter expertise coverage, and applicant capacity. HUD will consider prior performance information for repeat applicants and may reduce awards based on unobligated balances.
Recipients must demonstrate deep experience with HUD programs, maintain experienced training and delivery staff, demonstrate capacity to shift resources quickly to high-priority tasks, and show systems and staffing capability to manage federal awards. Award recipients providing technical assistance to Public Housing Authorities must employ at least one staff member, subcontractor, or consultant with at least five years of demonstrated public housing operations experience and at least one with two years of finance and underwriting experience specific to RAD conversions.
Program activities include developing training tools and products, delivering direct technical assistance to communities, assessing audience needs for curriculum design, partnering on HUD priorities, and serving as thought partners identifying emerging needs. Funds support organizational capacity building only; they may not assist individuals or families.
Assistance Listing 14.259; CFDA 14.259.
Forecast synopsis
The Community Compass Technical Assistance (CCTA) program awards competitive grants to eligible applicants. With these grants, you will provide technical assistance (TA) to the people and organizations HUD serves. Under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), HUD will award up to $86,000,000 in 2026 funding for TA. We invite applications from organizations with deep experience and a commitment to excellence.
If awarded, you will deliver results in communities across the country and support the Administration's priorities. As a recipient, you will:
- Develop tools and products that train and educate,
- Work directly with communities to improve their systems and processes,
- Assess your audience so you can design curriculums that fit their needs,
- Partner with HUD on urgent, high-priority projects,
- Serve as a thought partner with HUD by helping identify needs, share ideas, and create innovative work.
CCTA recipients must meet high expectations. To win an award, you must meet every requirement in this NOFO and show a record of excellent performance. Specifically, you must:
- Know HUD's programs and topics and have experience carrying them out,
- Provide staff experienced in designing and delivering training,
- Keep enough staff available to shift quickly to high-priority tasks,
- Have the capacity, systems, and staffing to manage a federal award.
Recipients that do not meet CCTA's high performance standards will not succeed. HUD may monitor your performance and may end an award under 2 CFR 200.340.
Our expectations are high, but you will not deliver results alone. If awarded, you will:
- Work with HUD program office leadership on each engagement,
- Receive training and support from HUD's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),
- Coordinate your work with other award recipients.
Eligibility
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs); Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH) are eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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