Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 5500 N 12
Apply for FR 5500 N 12
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.252 Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 9, 2011 and posted on May 9, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 11, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $49,400,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The competition is limited to the organizations identified in the Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. Public Law 112 10, approved April 15, 2011. These organizations are Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (formerly The Enterprise Foundation), the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Habitat for Humanity International. Specifically, the only applicants eligible for this competition are the three organizations located at the following addresses 1. Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., 10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 500, Columbia, MD 21044. 2. Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 501 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018. 3. Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709. Affiliates and local offices of these organizations and their community partners are not eligible to compete either directly or independently for capacity building grants under this notice, but rather may seek funding from the above organizations. 2. To be eligible for HUD to rate and rank your application, all applicants must also meet the threshold requirements at Section III.C.2. of the General Section, including the Civil Rights threshold. 3. Eligible applicants may propose assistance using in house staff, subcontractors, subrecipients, and local organizations that have the requisite experience and capabilities.
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Opportunity Summary:
Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (Funding Opportunity Number FR 5500 N 12) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA 14.252, commonly referred to as the Section 4 Capacity Building program. The basic purpose of the opportunity is to strengthen the on-the-ground effectiveness of community development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development organizations (CHDOs) by improving their organizational capacity to plan, finance, develop, and manage community development and affordable housing activities that serve low-income families. Rather than funding local organizations directly through this competition, HUD routes the funding through national intermediary organizations that then provide training, technical assistance, and other capacity-building support to local CDCs and CHDOs.
The total estimated funding available under this notice was $49.4 million, with HUD expecting to make three awards. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is community development. The opportunity also included a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients were expected to contribute non-federal resources alongside the federal grant funds, consistent with the program rules and the specific requirements laid out in the full application package.
Eligibility for this particular competition was highly restricted. Only three national organizations named in the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) were allowed to apply: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (formerly The Enterprise Foundation) in Columbia, Maryland; the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) in New York, New York; and Habitat for Humanity International in Americus, Georgia. Importantly, the notice made clear that affiliates, local offices, and community partners of these organizations could not apply directly or independently under this announcement. Instead, those local entities could pursue support by working through or seeking subawards and assistance from the eligible national intermediaries.
Applications also had to satisfy HUD threshold requirements described in the General Section of the applicable Notice of Funding Availability, including civil rights threshold requirements, in order to be rated and ranked. The eligible applicants were permitted to deliver assistance using a range of implementation arrangements, including their own staff as well as subcontractors, subrecipients, and qualified local organizations, as long as those parties had the needed experience and capabilities to carry out the capacity-building work effectively.
The announcement was posted on May 9, 2011, with an application deadline of July 11, 2011, and it was later archived on July 17, 2011. For access issues related to the full announcement, the program contact listed was Karen E. Daly at (202) 402-5552.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants and it was issued under Funding Opportunity Number FR 5500 N 12.
2. Who runs this grant program?
This is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
3. What program is this commonly known as?
It is commonly referred to as the Section 4 Capacity Building program.
4. What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is listed under CFDA 14.252.
5. What is the main purpose of the funding?
The purpose is to strengthen the on-the-ground effectiveness of community development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development organizations (CHDOs) by improving their organizational capacity to plan, finance, develop, and manage community development and affordable housing activities that serve low-income families.
6. Does HUD fund local CDCs and CHDOs directly through this competition?
No. Under this competition, HUD routes funding through national intermediary organizations, which then provide training, technical assistance, and other capacity-building support to local CDCs and CHDOs.
7. What types of support are expected to be provided with these funds?
The notice describes support such as training, technical assistance, and other forms of capacity-building support aimed at improving local organizations' ability to carry out community development and affordable housing work.
8. What is the activity category for this funding opportunity?
The activity category is community development.
9. What is the funding instrument?
The funding instrument is a grant.
10. How much funding was estimated to be available under this notice?
The total estimated funding available was $49.4 million.
11. How many awards did HUD expect to make?
HUD expected to make three awards.
12. Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
Yes. The opportunity included a cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients were expected to contribute non-federal resources alongside the federal grant funds, consistent with program rules and the requirements in the full application package.
13. Who was eligible to apply under this specific competition?
Eligibility was limited to three national organizations named in the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10, approved April 15, 2011):
- Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (formerly The Enterprise Foundation), Columbia, Maryland
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), New York, New York
- Habitat for Humanity International, Americus, Georgia
14. Can local affiliates, local offices, or community partners of the eligible national organizations apply directly?
No. The notice states that affiliates, local offices, and community partners of these organizations could not apply directly or independently under this announcement.
15. If a local CDC or CHDO cannot apply directly, how can it benefit from this opportunity?
Local entities could pursue support by working through the eligible national intermediaries or by seeking subawards and assistance provided by those intermediaries.
16. Were there threshold requirements that applications had to meet?
Yes. Applications had to satisfy HUD threshold requirements described in the General Section of the applicable Notice of Funding Availability, including civil rights threshold requirements, in order to be rated and ranked.
17. How could the eligible national intermediaries deliver the capacity-building assistance?
The eligible applicants were permitted to deliver assistance using a range of implementation arrangements, including:
- Their own staff
- Subcontractors
- Subrecipients
- Qualified local organizations
These parties needed to have the experience and capabilities to carry out the capacity-building work effectively.
18. When was the opportunity posted?
The announcement was posted on May 9, 2011.
19. What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 11, 2011.
20. When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on July 17, 2011.
21. Who was the program contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The program contact listed for access issues was Karen E. Daly.
22. What is the phone number for the listed program contact?
The phone number provided was (202) 402-5552.
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