Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants

 

Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants support the development of comprehensive neighborhood Transformation Plans centered on the revitalization of a severely distressed public housing or HUD-assisted housing project. The Transformation Plan should integrate effective strategies to implement public and/or assisted housing revitalization, the coordination and design of supportive services, including educational opportunities for children, and neighborhood-level planning to improve a range of neighborhood assets. The Transformation Plan should be created as part of a collaborative planning process that involves neighborhood stakeholders and local governmental entities to build the necessary support to successfully implement the plan.

Active 14.892 Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 HUD plans to award 7-9 Planning Grants. HUD awarded 7 Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2017 HUD plans to award 6 Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2018 HUD plans to award 6 Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2019 HUD awarded 4 new Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2020 HUD expects to award up to 10 new Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2021 HUD awarded 8 Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2022 HUD may award up to 20 Planning Grants.
Fiscal Year 2023 HUD may award up to 20 Planning Grants. The program authority for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative is section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), as applied by the FY 2022 Appropriations. U.S.C. 24
Appropriation Act 2023, Public Law 117-328 PHAs, local governments, tribal entities, and nonprofits are eligible to apply. Refer to the annual NOFO for details. For Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants, the ultimate beneficiaries are the residents of the target neighborhood, including those of the severely distressed public and/or assisted housing development. Cities or other municipalities also benefit from the creation of plans that will help revitalize low-income and under-served communities. Eligibility requirements to apply for Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants are included in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov (opens in new window)(opens in new window). Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov. As established in the NOFO, the application is a series of narrative exhibits and attachments. Applications must be submitted through the grants.gov portal. HUD will issue a Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO), as provided by annual appropriations, via the Grants.gov website. HUD headquarters will coordinate reviews of each eligible application for threshold compliance, assigns rating points to applications that pass all thresholds, and the highest rated applications are notified that they have been selected to participate in the Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant program. HUD publishes a NOFO each year based on appropriations. Information available at www.hud.gov/cn. From 90 to 120 days. Refer to each Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for application deadlines. Not applicable. Not applicable. Each year's NOFO establishes the selection criteria, including factors to assess capacity, need, soundness of approach, and leverage. Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants will fund the creation of Transformation Plans that are intended to guide the future revitalization of the neighborhood, including the redevelopment of the targeted public and/or assisted housing, as well as outlining the steps necessary to create positive outcomes for families within the targeted neighborhood. Not applicable. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503 This program is covered under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements. Grants are audited in conjunction with regular HUD or independent public accountant audits and after grant close-out. Grantees are required to maintain copies of budgets and other cost records through the grant period to indicate compliance with the Grant Agreement. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is voluntary. 5%. HUD is required by section 24(c)(1)(A) of the 1937 Act (42 U.S.C. 1437v(c)(1)(A)) to include the requirement for matching funds for all HOPE VI-related grants, which includes Choice Neighborhoods.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. 24 months from grant execution Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. None/Not specified. Luci Blackburn, Director, Choice Neighborhoods Program
451 7th Street S.W. Room 4130
Washington , DC 20410 US
choiceneigborhoods@hud.gov
Phone: (202) 402-4190 http://www.hud.gov/cn 86-0218-0-1-604 (Project Grants) FY 22$4,409,000.00; FY 23 est $10,000,000.00; FY 24 est $5,000,000.00; - Maximum grant award is $500,000. No regulations have been published. Each grant is subject to the terms of its NOFO and Grant Agreement, which is the contract signed by the Grantee and HUD. HUD posts guidance to the Choice Neighborhoods website, www.hud.gov/cn. Not applicable.