Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program - Fiscal Year 2025
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FR-6900-N-05
- Applications due
- Award size
- $272,255 to $816,750
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Community Development
- Education
- Employment, Labor and Training
- Health
- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking competitive grant applications for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program in Fiscal Year 2025. The program aims to fund service coordinators who help residents of public and Indian housing progress toward economic and housing self-sufficiency by addressing educational, professional, and health barriers. Eligible applicants include public housing authorities, resident associations, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations who will provide comprehensive support services to help residents achieve personal and economic independence. Evaluation criteria include past performance, approach to serving residents, ability to empower participants, and strategies for connecting residents to training and supportive resources. Applications must be submitted by January 20, 2026, with an anticipated award date of April 30, 2026, and applicants must complete a community needs assessment and provide a 25% match contribution.
HUD expects to award approximately $40 million, with individual grants ranging from $272,250 to $816,750 based on the number of occupied housing units. The grant will support up to three service coordinators per applicant and cover a 36-month performance period from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2029. Funding prioritization will be given first to resident associations (25% set-aside), then to renewal applicants from fiscal years 2020-2022, and finally to new applicants. The program will focus on connecting residents to services in areas such as education, employment, health, digital opportunity, and financial literacy, with a particular emphasis on supporting elderly and disabled residents in maintaining their independence.
Synopsis
The Resident Opportunity and 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 addressing 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.To help residents make progress towards self-sufficiency, HUD provides ROSS-SC grant funding to eligible applicants to hire a Service Coordinator who assesses the needs of Public and Indian housing residents and links them to local training and supportive services that will enable participants to move along the self-sufficiency continuum. In the case of elderly/residents with disabilities, the Service Coordinator also links them to congregate and other supportive services which enable them to age/remain in place in addition to providing other desired training and supportive services which are made available to other residents. In addition, with the ROSS-SC grant, HUD provides funding for grantees to provide direct services to further support the work of the ROSS-SC and ultimately, the goals of the ROSS program.
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