Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program - Fiscal Year 2026
Past Federal grant forecast Posted
- Opportunity number
- PIH-2600-DC-0005
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $272,250 to $816,750
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- 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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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Other
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is forecasting grant funding under the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program for Fiscal Year 2026, with application details and deadline to be published on grants.gov. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible to compete.
Eligible applicants include public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, federally recognized tribal governments, tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs) as defined in section 4(22) of NAHASDA, resident associations with either locally incorporated nonprofit status or 501(c)(3) designation, and multifamily owners (including those serving RAD PBRA residents where the owner holds the legal right to lease dwelling units). Non-501(c)(3) nonprofits are also eligible. TDHEs applying for ROSS funding are reminded that their eligibility for ROSS-SC positions is based on the number of occupied units in projects to be served that receive NAHASDA-rental assistance as of the application deadline.
The program funds service coordinators who assess Public and Indian housing residents' needs and link them to local training and supportive services addressing educational, professional, and health barriers to economic and housing self-sufficiency. For elderly residents and those with disabilities, coordinators additionally link participants to congregate and supportive services enabling them to age in place. Grantees provide direct services supporting the Service Coordinator's work toward resident self-sufficiency goals.
Recent awards in CFDA 14.870 have clustered between $200 thousand and $550 thousand, with recent examples including $816,750, $543 thousand, and $470,287. The program averages approximately 130 awards annually. Renewals are competitive and not automatic. HUD will select applicants and obligate funds in accordance with selection criteria published in the NOFO.
Forecast 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.
Eligibility
Resident Associations (RAs) are eligible to apply. RAs must have either locally incorporated nonprofit status (usually designated by the state) or 501(c)(3) nonprofit status designated by the IRS.Multifamily Owners are eligible to apply. Multifamily Owners that are applying to serve RAD PBRA residents must be the entity that has the legal right to lease dwelling units in the PBRA project(s) to be served.Indian Tribes as defined in Section 4(13) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4103) are eligible to apply.Tribally-Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) as defined in section 4(22) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4103) are also eligible to apply for FY25 ROSS funding. Tribes are reminded that the number of ROSS-SC positions they are eligible to apply for is based on the number of occupied units in projects to be served that receive NAHASDA-rental assistance as of the application deadline Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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