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- The Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Jobs Plus Pilot Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.895 Jobs Plus Pilot Initiative.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 2, 2015 and posted on Jul 29, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 28, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 115959 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $24,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants are Public Housing Authorities.PHAs that operate one or more public housing developments (as designated for asset management purposes) that meet the criteria outlined in this NOFA. A list of developments that meet the criteria is provided in Appendix B however, the mere appearance of a development on this list does not necessarily mean that the development is appropriate for a Jobs Plus program.Criteria for Eligible DevelopmentsSize Minimum development size of 200 non elderly only households. Non elderly only means households where at least one resident is under age 65. Unemployment At least 50 percent of the households (excluding elderly only households) contain no member showing earned income in PIC.Place Because Jobs Plus is a place based program, units to be served must be contiguous unless good cause can be shown that the program will be successful in non contiguous developments. A detailed description as to how the program will be run from one central location and remain accessible to all residents of non contiguous developments will be required in the rating factors. This requirement may disqualify developments on the Eligible Development list if the Asset Management Project (AMP) is for scattered sites.Developments that belong to PHAs that are considered troubled in PHAS or are on the PHARS list or that are in receivership are not eligible to participate.PHAs may propose to combine two or more developments to meet the criteria for eligible developments, subject to the following conditionsParts of developments cannot be combined. Only entire developments may be combined.The combined developments must meet the criteria for size (see above)The combined developments must meet the criteria for unemployment (see above) Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Jobs Plus Pilot Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number FR 5900 N 10) was a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) focused on housing-related economic mobility in public housing. It was structured as a place-based employment initiative, meaning the program was intended to be centered in and tailored to specific public housing developments rather than delivered broadly across a city or region. HUD anticipated making about 8 awards nationwide, with an estimated total funding amount of $24,000,000. Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (award floor) to $3,000,000 (award ceiling). The funding instrument type was a grant, the activity category was housing, the CFDA number was 14.895, and there was a cost-sharing or matching requirement, indicating that grantees would need to contribute non-federal resources or otherwise meet a match requirement as defined in the full notice.
Eligible applicants were limited to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), specifically those that operate one or more public housing developments (as designated for asset management purposes) that meet HUDs eligibility criteria. HUD provided a list of developments that met the baseline criteria in Appendix B of the notice, but being listed did not automatically mean a site was a good fit or would be selected; applicants still needed to demonstrate that the proposed development(s) and implementation approach were appropriate for a Jobs Plus model. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were explicitly ineligible to apply or receive an award under this announcement.
Eligibility hinged largely on the characteristics of the development(s) proposed for the Jobs Plus program. First, there was a minimum size threshold: the development had to include at least 200 non-elderly-only households. In this context, non-elderly-only meant households where at least one resident is under age 65, and the size calculation focused on non-elderly-only households rather than elderly-only households. Second, the development needed to demonstrate substantial unemployment or detachment from earnings: at least 50 percent of households (excluding elderly-only households) had to have no member showing earned income in the Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC) system. Third, because Jobs Plus was explicitly place-based, the units to be served were generally required to be contiguous. HUD allowed an exception only if the applicant could show good cause that the program would still be successful for non-contiguous developments, but that required a detailed explanation of how the program would operate from one central location and remain accessible to all residents. This contiguity requirement could effectively disqualify some developments, especially scattered-site Asset Management Projects (AMPs), if the applicant could not make a convincing case that residents would still have practical access to services and that the program would function as a cohesive, development-centered initiative.
The notice also included strong performance and compliance-related exclusions. Developments associated with PHAs considered troubled under the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS), PHAs listed on the Public Housing Agency Recovery and Sustainability (PHARS) list, or PHAs in receivership were not eligible to participate. This effectively limited participation to PHAs that were in adequate operational standing, presumably to reduce implementation risk and increase the likelihood that the pilot would be carried out effectively.
PHAs were allowed to propose combining two or more developments to meet the eligibility thresholds, but only under specific conditions. Applicants could not combine parts of developments; only entire developments could be grouped together. The combined set of developments still had to satisfy the minimum size requirement (at least 200 non-elderly-only households) and the minimum unemployment/no-earned-income requirement (at least 50 percent of non-elderly households with no member showing earned income in PIC). This flexibility was important for PHAs whose individual developments might fall short of the threshold but could qualify when treated as a cluster, provided they could still meet the place-based intent and operational feasibility expectations.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted July 29, 2015, with an original and current closing date of September 28, 2015. Applications had to be submitted electronically by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The archive date was October 28, 2015, indicating the opportunity was no longer active after that period. HUD provided a general link to its funding availability page and listed Ronald Ashford (Ronald.T.Ashford@hud.gov), Grants Policy, as a contact for applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically.
Overall, this opportunity was designed to fund a limited number of relatively large pilots in eligible public housing developments with high levels of non-elderly household unemployment or lack of earned income, emphasizing on-site accessibility and a concentrated, development-centered service model. The combination of award sizing, matching requirements, strict site eligibility thresholds, and exclusions for troubled agencies suggests HUD was aiming for pilots that were both substantial in scale and feasible to implement with strong local capacity and operational stability.
Jobs Plus Pilot Initiative (FR 5900 N 10) - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Jobs Plus Pilot Initiative (FR 5900 N 10)?
The Jobs Plus Pilot Initiative was a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) focused on housing-related economic mobility in public housing. It was designed as a place-based employment initiative centered in and tailored to specific public housing developments, rather than delivered broadly across an entire city or region.
Which agency offered this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity was offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
What was the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number was FR 5900 N 10.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a grant.
What activity category did this opportunity fall under?
The activity category was housing.
What was the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number was 14.895.
How many awards did HUD expect to make?
HUD anticipated making about 8 awards nationwide.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $24,000,000.
What was the expected award size range (minimum and maximum)?
Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (award floor) to $3,000,000 (award ceiling).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The notice indicated there was a cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning grantees would need to contribute non-federal resources or otherwise meet a match requirement as defined in the full notice.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), specifically those that operate one or more public housing developments (designated for asset management purposes) that met HUD's eligibility criteria.
Were individuals allowed to apply?
No. Individuals were explicitly ineligible to apply for or receive an award under this announcement.
Were foreign entities allowed to apply?
No. Foreign entities were explicitly ineligible to apply for or receive an award under this announcement.
Were sole proprietorships allowed to apply?
No. Sole proprietorships were explicitly ineligible to apply for or receive an award under this announcement.
Did HUD provide a list of eligible developments?
HUD provided a list of developments that met baseline eligibility criteria in Appendix B of the notice.
Does being listed in Appendix B mean a development will be selected for funding?
No. Being listed meant the development met baseline criteria, but it did not automatically mean the site was a good fit or would be selected. Applicants still needed to demonstrate that the proposed development(s) and implementation approach were appropriate for a Jobs Plus model.
What was the minimum development size requirement?
The proposed development generally had to include at least 200 non-elderly-only households.
What does "non-elderly-only households" mean in this notice?
In this context, non-elderly-only meant households where at least one resident is under age 65. The size calculation focused on non-elderly-only households rather than elderly-only households.
What was the unemployment or no-earned-income threshold?
At least 50 percent of households (excluding elderly-only households) had to have no member showing earned income in the Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC) system.
How was the no-earned-income determination made?
The notice referenced earned income as shown in HUD's Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC) system, and required that at least 50 percent of non-elderly households show no member with earned income in PIC.
What did "place-based" mean for how the program had to operate?
It meant the initiative needed to be centered in and tailored to specific public housing developments, with services concentrated at the development level rather than broadly across a city or region.
Were the units required to be contiguous?
Generally, yes. Because the program was explicitly place-based, the units to be served were generally required to be contiguous.
Could non-contiguous developments be proposed?
HUD allowed an exception for non-contiguous developments only if the applicant could show good cause that the program would still be successful. This required a detailed explanation of how the program would operate from one central location and remain accessible to all residents.
Why could scattered-site developments be at risk of being ineligible?
The contiguity requirement could effectively disqualify some scattered-site Asset Management Projects (AMPs) if the applicant could not convincingly show that residents would have practical access to services and that the program would function as a cohesive, development-centered initiative.
Were there exclusions based on PHA performance or compliance status?
Yes. Developments associated with PHAs considered troubled under the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS), PHAs listed on the Public Housing Agency Recovery and Sustainability (PHARS) list, or PHAs in receivership were not eligible to participate.
What is the impact of being a troubled PHA (PHAS), on the PHARS list, or in receivership?
PHAs in those categories were not eligible for this initiative, which limited participation to agencies in adequate operational standing.
Could a PHA combine multiple developments to meet the eligibility thresholds?
Yes. PHAs were allowed to propose combining two or more developments to meet eligibility thresholds, but only under specific conditions.
Could an applicant combine only parts of developments?
No. Applicants could not combine parts of developments; only entire developments could be grouped together.
What thresholds had to be met when combining developments?
The combined set of developments still had to satisfy both: (1) at least 200 non-elderly-only households, and (2) at least 50 percent of non-elderly households with no member showing earned income in PIC.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on July 29, 2015.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date was September 28, 2015.
What time were applications due on the closing date?
Applications had to be submitted electronically by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Was this funding opportunity still active after the closing date?
The archive date was October 28, 2015, indicating the opportunity was no longer active after that period.
How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically.
Where could applicants find the funding announcement?
HUD provided a general link to its funding availability page and also noted that the full announcement could be accessed electronically.
Who was the contact person for issues accessing the announcement?
Ronald Ashford (Ronald.T.Ashford@hud.gov), Grants Policy, was listed as a contact for applicants who had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically.
What was the overall purpose and targeting of the initiative?
The opportunity was designed to fund a limited number of relatively large pilots in eligible public housing developments with high levels of non-elderly household unemployment or lack of earned income, emphasizing on-site accessibility and a concentrated, development-centered service model.
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