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Opportunity Summary:

The HUD Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building opportunity is a discretionary federal funding competition run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support technical assistance (TA) and capacity-building services for HUD customers nationwide. The program is designed to help organizations that administer HUD-funded housing and community development programs improve performance, strengthen compliance, and achieve measurable results. Community Compass is positioned as an outcomes-focused, cross-departmental model that builds on HUDs earlier OneCPD Plus technical assistance approach, with the intent of coordinating TA across multiple HUD offices and program areas rather than treating each program in isolation.

Funding is offered through cooperative agreements, meaning HUD expects active involvement in shaping and overseeing the work, not just passively issuing grant funds. HUD anticipated making around 15 awards under this announcement, with an estimated total funding amount of $51,000,000. Awards are expected to be substantial, with a stated floor of $500,000 and a ceiling of $51,000,000 (the ceiling effectively reflects the total funding available, indicating that awards could vary widely depending on how HUD structures and allocates work across providers). The funding is associated with CFDA number 14.259, and the activity category is housing. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the financial barrier for eligible organizations that want to compete.

The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state and local governments (including counties and cities/townships), special district governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than universities), small businesses, and for-profit organizations that are not small businesses. In addition, Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities (as defined under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996), and national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests are explicitly eligible. At the same time, the notice makes clear that individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships cannot compete for or receive awards under this program.

A key operational feature of Community Compass is that HUD intends to deploy selected providers wherever the agency determines the need is greatest, which means applicants should be prepared to work across regions and respond to shifting priorities rather than limiting their service model to a single locality. HUD also emphasizes that collaboration among providers is essential. In practice, this means HUD may require multiple awardees to work together as a team on direct TA engagements for specific grantees or housing entities, or to jointly develop tools, products, and group learning materials. HUD also signals that it may select an awardee to serve in an overall coordination role for the broader technical assistance network, which implies a need for strong project management capacity, communication systems, and an ability to coordinate across multiple organizations delivering different parts of the TA portfolio.

The opportunity includes several notable eligibility and participation restrictions intended to reduce conflicts and keep the competition clean. Any organization that submits an application as a prime applicant under this NOFA cannot also appear as a subcontractor or consultant on another application. However, subcontractors and consultants themselves may be included on more than one application, as long as they are not simultaneously a prime applicant. HUD states that if an organization applies as a prime and is also listed as a subcontractor or consultant on someone elses application, that prime application will not be considered for an award. This is an important structural rule that forces organizations to choose whether they are competing as a lead provider or participating in a supporting role.

For work involving the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, HUD sets a specific staffing qualification: awardees tasked to provide technical assistance or capacity building to HOME grantees and/or Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) must have at least one Certified HOME Program Specialist available, unless HUD determines a certified specialist is not required for a particular engagement. The certification must include passing the Regulations Training exam with a score of 80 or higher, and the specialist must have at least five years of demonstrated experience administering HOME (including finance and underwriting) or delivering direct technical assistance on HOME regulations. HUD allows the certified specialist to be an in-house staff member, subcontractor, or consultant, which gives applicants flexibility in how they assemble qualified teams.

In terms of timing and submission requirements, the funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number FR 5800 N 12) was posted June 3, 2014, with an application due date of July 23, 2014. Applications had to be submitted electronically no later than 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The opportunity was later archived on February 13, 2015. For further details and the complete announcement, HUD directed applicants to its funding availability page, and provided a contact for access issues: Lei Nikki Bowser (Lei Nikki.A.Bowser@hud.gov) in HUDs Grants Policy office.

Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at building a national bench of capable TA providers that can help HUD grantees, public housing authorities, and tribal housing entities improve program delivery, strengthen management systems, and meet federal requirements across a wide range of HUD programs. The cooperative agreement structure, the emphasis on coordination among multiple providers, and the ability for HUD to deploy teams wherever needs are most urgent all point to a program designed for large-scale, flexible, and highly managed technical assistance rather than narrow, locally limited capacity-building projects.

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