FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program

This Notice of Funding Opportunity from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide approximately $2.75 million through the Housing Counseling Training Grant Program to support housing counseling agencies in developing and delivering training programs. Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations with at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training. Applications are due by November 30, 2023 and HUD expects to make approximately six awards ranging from $0 to $2.75 million for a one-year period of performance from October 2023 to September 2024. The NOFO requires applicants to propose a comprehensive training program including both basic and advanced courses on topics such as pre-purchase counseling, foreclosure prevention, rental housing counseling, fair housing and civil rights, and disaster recovery assistance. Applicants must make training available nationwide and provide scholarships to support counselor participation. Applications will be evaluated based on criteria including expertise and capacity, proposed activities and partnerships, and past performance administering scholarships.

The Housing Counseling Training Grant Program will provide funding through cooperative agreements to support housing counseling agencies in developing and delivering training programs. Awards are expected to range from $0 to $2.75 million for a one-year period of performance requiring grantees to make training available nationwide and provide scholarships to support counselor participation across the country.