Housing Counseling Training Grant
Awards 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 “participating agencies.” Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies.
General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Deleted 06/04/2014 (Archived.)
Program Number
FR-5800-N-25 Federal Agency/Office
Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Type(s) of Assistance Offered
Cooperative Agreement Number of Awards Available
4 Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
Applicants must be a public or private nonprofit 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 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, qualified third-party trainers, consultants, and networks of local organizations with requisite experience and capacity. HUD strongly encourages the partnering with State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs). However, one organization must be designated as the primary applicant. Sub-grantees may include SHFAs, local or state housing coalitions that are public or private nonprofit organizations, but 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. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Application Procedure
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Deadlines
05/05/2014 Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Headquarters Office
Joel IbanezJoel.Ibanez@hud.gov
Website Address
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail
E-mail Address
Joel.Ibanez@hud.gov
Financial Information
Obligations
$2,000,000.00 Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Awards up to $2,000,000.00
