Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators

Post Date

April 23rd 2014

Application Due Date

May 29th 2014

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Funding Opportunity Number

FR-5800-N-08

CFDA Number(s)

14.896

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Housing

Number of Awards

750

Eligibility Categories

Public Housing Authorities or Indian Housing Authorities

Eligible applicants are Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) (including Moving to Work (MTW) PHAs) currently administering an HCV FSS or PH FSS program, and Indian tribes/TDHEs currently administering a PH FSS program, that have served at least the minimum number of families required by this NOFA (as described in Section III.C.6 below; "Eligibility Requirement: Number of FSS families served"), have met the threshold requirements of this NOFA as outlined in Section III.C.1 of this NOFA ("General Section: Threshold Requirements") and Section III.C.4 of this NOFA ("Program Threshold Requirement"), and have met the timely receipt requirements as outlined in Section IV.C of this NOFA ("Application Submission Dates and Times"). Due to the limited funding available under this NOFA, applicants will only be eligible for funding under this NOFA if they meet one of the following criteria: the applicant was funded under the FY 2011, FY 2012 and/or FY 2013 HCV FSS and/or PH FSS NOFAs, or the applicant received an FSS program through a transfer or consolidation from a PHA that was funded under such NOFAs, or the applicant has made a commitment to provide vouchers under RAD's Choice-Mobility Commitment to the covered PBRA project of a PHA or Mod Rehab owner without a voucher program (for further information on the RAD Choice-Mobility Commitment, see Funding Category 3 in Section V.B.1 of this NOFA; "Funding Priority Categories"). See Appendix D for a list of applicants that were funded under the FY 2011, FY 2012 and/or FY 2013 HCV FSS and/or PH FSS NOFAs; or received an FSS program through a transfer or consolidation from a PHA that was funded under such NOFAs; or have made a commitment to provide vouchers under RAD's Choice-Mobility Commitment to the covered PBRA project of a PHA or Mod Rehab owner without a voucher program. If funding remains after all eligible applicants are funded for renewal positions (i.e., positions funded under the FY 2011, FY 2012, and/or FY 2013 HCV FSS and/or PH FSS NOFA), funding will be made available for new FSS coordinator positions (positions that were not funded in FY 2011, FY 2012, or FY 2013) for eligible applicants as described in Section V.B.1 of this NOFA ("Funding Priority Categories"). Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $75000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $69000

Grant Description

The purpose of the FSS program is to promote thedevelopment of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing programs with public and private resources to enable participating families to increase earned income and financial literacy, reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance, and make progress toward economic independence and self-sufficiency.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Housing and Urban Development

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Brianna Benner
  Brianna.M.Benner@hud.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Policy

• Agency Email Address:

  Brianna.M.Benner@hud.gov

• More Information:

  http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail