Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Program

The following modifications have been made to this NOFO: 1. Added the "as of September 30, 2020" in each of the sentences/sections below: • Under paragraph p, in section discussing changes from prior NOFA (p. 7): Under this NOFA, applicants must base their request for ROSS-SCs on the number of occupied ACC/NAHASDA-assisted units as of September 30, 2020 only in the properties the applicant intends to serve. • Under II.C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information (p. 15) Per the chart below, you must base your request for positions on the number of occupied ACC/NAHASDA-assisted units as of September 30, 2020 in the developments that you are proposing to serve by the ROSS-SC. Under III.F.4 Maximum Number of ROSS-SCs per application (p. 25), Applicants must base the request for ROSS-SCs on the number of occupied ACC/NAHASDA-assisted units as of September 30, 2020 in the project(s) the applicant intends to serve. 2. Under RF 2 for renewal applicants we add this bullet at the end (p. 46): • "How the staffing at your agency, including your organization's leadership, will support the ROSS program." (This was in last year's NOFA and was inadvertently taken it out, it's included in the RF for new applicants). 3. Under VI.A.1. Award Announcements (p. 51) the sentence "Once HUD issues the Notice of Award in Grant Solutions, grantees will have up to 30 days to accept their award. If grantees fail to do so, they may risk forfeiting their award." -

The Resident Opportunity & Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) program is designed to assist residents of Public and Indian Housing make progress towards economic and housing self-sufficiency by removing the educational, professional and health barriers they face. Self sufficiency is defined as an individual's ability to support their household by maintaining financial, housing, and personal/family stability. To achieve self-sufficiency, an individual moves along a continuum towards economic independence and stability; such movement is facilitated by the achievement of individual educational, professional, and health-related goals.

The Resident Opportunity & Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) program is designed to assist residents of Public and Indian Housing make progress towards economic and housing self-sufficiency by removing the educational, professional and health barriers they face. Self sufficiency is defined as an individual's ability to support their household by maintaining financial, housing, and personal/family stability. To achieve self-sufficiency, an individual moves along a continuum towards economic independence and stability; such movement is facilitated by the achievement of individual educational, professional, and health-related goals.