NOFA for HUD's FY16-17 Housing Counseling Training Grant Program

The summary for the NOFA for HUD's FY16-17 Housing Counseling Training Grant Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

NOFA for HUD's FY16-17 Housing Counseling Training Grant Program: This NOFA provides notice of a grant program that supports the provision of both basic housing counseling training and specialized topics of training to help meet these perceived needs. This financial support will assist housing counseling agencies to increase the use of partnerships with local and state-wide organizations to provide additional place based training on state and local issues.

Federal Grant Title:	NOFA for HUD's FY16-17 Housing Counseling Training Grant Program
Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
Grant Categories:	Housing
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-6000-N-30
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	319017
CFDA Descriptions:	Housing Counseling Training Program
Current Application Deadline:	Apr 4, 2016 Electronically submitted applications
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 4, 2016 Electronically submitted applications
Posted Date:	Feb 18, 2016
Creation Date:	Feb 18, 2016
Archive Date:	May 4, 2016
Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$2,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: County governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants must be a public or private non-profit organization and must submit evidence of “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3)). Applicants may also be SHFAs and other units of local, county or state government. Applicants must have at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training services nationwide to housing counselors employed by housing counseling agencies participating in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program.
Applicants may utilize in-house staff, sub-grant recipients, Training Partners, qualified third-party trainers, and consultants,with requisite experience and capacity. HUD strongly encourages the partnering by Grantees with SHFAs and other Training Partners. However, one organization must be designated as the primary applicant. This NOFA is structured to encourage agencies to sub-allocate funding to sub-grantees and/or Training Partners. Sub-grantees and Training Partners may include SHFAs; units of local, county or state government; and local or state housing coalitions/networks that are public or private non-profit organizations. sub-grantees and/or Training Partners must have “tax exempt” status under section 501(a) pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [26 USC 501(a) and (c)(3)] or be an established SHFA. The funding methodology of this NOFA will incentivize such Training Partnerships. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail
Grant Announcement Contact: Virginia F. Holman [email protected]
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