Housing Counseling Training Program

Post Date

January 6th 2012

Application Due Date

February 7th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

FR-5600-N-24

CFDA Number(s)

14.316

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Housing

Eligibility Categories

Other

Applicants must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have рtax exemptс status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3). Applicants must have at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training services nationwide. Applicants may utilize in-house staff, sub-grant recipients, consultants, and networks of local organizations with requisite experience and capacity. However, one organization must be designated as the primary applicant. Sub-grantees must be public or private nonprofit organizations and must have рtax exemptс status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3)]. The proposal must include a scholarship element, detailing the full or partial costs to be covered, including travel, hotel, and tuition expenses to be awarded to housing counselors. The proposal must include a testing and certification component demonstrating successful completion of training by the student.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $665000

Grant Description

Funds are available to provide, under cooperative agreements with HUD, training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by рparticipating agencies.с Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUDуs Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, and affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Gerard P. Donahoe, Jr.
  (202) 402-3951

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contact Person

• Agency Email Address:

  gerard.p.donahoe@hud.gov

• More Information:

  Application Package and Instructions Download using CFDA Number ONLY.