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- The Department of Housing and Urban Development in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OneCPD Plus Technical Assistance and Capacity Building under the Transformation Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.259 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 24, 2013 and posted on Jun 24, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $16,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants for OneCPD are States or units of general local government a public housing authority public or private nonprofit organization or intermediary, including educational institutions and area wide planning organizations Indian tribes for profit organizations. In accordance with the faith based initiative, HUD welcomes the participation of eligible faith based and other community organizations in these programs. Applicants should be aware that HUD does not provide any funding to nor does it accept applications from individuals through its competitive NOFA process. Any organization submitting an application under this NOFA may not be included as a subcontractor or consultant in any other application. Subcontractors and consultants may be included in more than one application.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OneCPD Plus Technical Assistance and Capacity Building opportunity under HUDs Transformation Initiative was a discretionary funding competition designed to strengthen how HUD customers plan, manage, and deliver HUD funded housing and community development programs. Framed as a cooperative, collaborative effort, it brought together HUD and a wide range of local and national stakeholders such as state and local government grantees, public housing agencies, owners and managers of HUD assisted housing, Continuums of Care, nonprofit grantees, and HUD approved housing counseling agencies and counselors. The central idea was to fund high capacity technical assistance providers that could help these entities rebuild and modernize the management systems, staff skills, and operational practices needed to carry out comprehensive, sustainable, place based development and revitalization strategies, especially during a period of economic retrenchment when many organizations had lost capacity and resources.
A key emphasis of OneCPD was moving beyond one time compliance help and toward measurable capacity building that improves real world outcomes. The program description highlights not only delivering technical assistance outputs (trainings, tools, plans, onsite support) but also tracking outcomes and community impacts. In practice, that means helping HUD program operators show that the assistance led to stronger performance, better coordination, and improved results on the ground, not just completion of activities. HUD positioned this as a way to raise the level of technical assistance nationally by standardizing expectations around performance measurement and by promoting innovation in how grantees and partners solve complex local problems.
The need for the program was grounded in several pressures facing HUD customers. Many state and local grantees, assisted housing owners, and public housing agencies were struggling to administer HUD programs effectively in changing local market conditions. At the same time, shifting economic and demographic realities and evolving regulatory requirements meant customers had to learn new rules and coordinate more effectively across systems like housing, homelessness response, economic development, health, and other community services. OneCPD was meant to help organizations adapt to these changes by improving planning, governance, financial management, program design, data use, and cross sector collaboration.
HUD also underscored that its role in administering grants has two connected responsibilities: first, building grantee capacity so federal funds support sound local decision making, and second, ensuring proper monitoring and oversight for compliance and appropriate use of funds. OneCPD was structured to support both goals by strengthening the ability of program operators to meet HUD program objectives while also improving their compliance readiness and internal controls. In other words, the assistance was meant to reduce risk and improve performance at the same time, so local organizations could deliver programs effectively and meet federal requirements without constant crisis management.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity was issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under Funding Opportunity Number FR 5700 N 19. The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, signaling that HUD expected an active partnership role with awardees rather than a hands off grant relationship. The activity category was community development, and it was associated with CFDA 14.259, Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building. The estimated total funding available was $16,500,000, with an award floor of $750,000, and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement identified.
Eligibility was broad and included states, units of general local government, public housing authorities, public or private nonprofit organizations or intermediaries (including educational institutions and area wide planning organizations), Indian tribes, and for profit organizations. Faith based organizations were explicitly welcomed if otherwise eligible. HUD also clarified that individuals could not apply through this competitive process. Another important structural rule was the limitation on overlapping roles: any organization submitting an application could not also appear as a subcontractor or consultant on another application, although subcontractors and consultants were allowed to participate across multiple applications.
The opportunity timeline shows it was posted on June 24, 2013, with a closing date of July 31, 2013, and an archive date of August 30, 2013. Application materials were accessed through a HUD download page using the CFDA number. The program contact listed for access issues and questions was Julie Hovden, Director of the Technical Assistance Division at HUD Headquarters, reachable by email at Julie.D.Hovden@hud.gov.
Overall, OneCPD Plus was essentially a large scale investment in strengthening the delivery infrastructure behind HUD programs. Rather than funding direct housing construction or services, it focused on building the operating capacity of the organizations responsible for implementing HUD policy in communities, with a clear expectation that technical assistance would be tied to measurable improvements in performance, compliance, coordination, and community level results.
OneCPD Plus Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (HUD Transformation Initiative) FAQs
What is the OneCPD Plus Technical Assistance and Capacity Building opportunity?
The OneCPD Plus Technical Assistance and Capacity Building opportunity was a HUD Transformation Initiative discretionary funding competition designed to strengthen how HUD customers plan, manage, and deliver HUD-funded housing and community development programs. The focus was on improving the operating capacity behind HUD programs rather than funding direct housing construction or direct services.
What was the main goal of this program?
The central goal was to fund high-capacity technical assistance (TA) providers that could help HUD customers rebuild and modernize management systems, staff skills, and operational practices. The intent was to support comprehensive, sustainable, place-based development and revitalization strategies, particularly during a period when many organizations had lost capacity and resources due to economic retrenchment.
Who was this program meant to help (who are the "HUD customers")?
The program was framed as a cooperative, collaborative effort involving HUD and a broad range of stakeholders, including state and local government grantees, public housing agencies, owners and managers of HUD-assisted housing, Continuums of Care, nonprofit grantees, and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and counselors.
Was this funding for direct community projects like building housing units or delivering services?
No. The opportunity was positioned as an investment in the delivery infrastructure behind HUD programs. It emphasized technical assistance and capacity building so organizations responsible for implementing HUD programs could operate more effectively, coordinate better, and meet requirements with stronger internal systems.
What types of assistance were expected under OneCPD Plus?
The program description highlighted technical assistance outputs such as trainings, tools, plans, and on-site support. It also emphasized building real capacity, including improvements to management systems, staff skills, governance, financial management, program design, data use, and cross-sector collaboration.
What makes OneCPD different from one-time compliance assistance?
A key emphasis was moving beyond one-time compliance help toward measurable capacity building that improves real-world outcomes. The program stressed tracking outcomes and community impacts, not just completing activities. In practice, that meant demonstrating that assistance contributed to stronger performance, improved coordination, and better results on the ground.
Did HUD expect performance measurement and outcome tracking?
Yes. HUD positioned OneCPD as a way to raise the level of technical assistance nationally by standardizing expectations around performance measurement and promoting innovation in how grantees and partners address complex local problems.
Why did HUD identify a need for this program at the time?
The need was grounded in pressures facing HUD customers, including challenges administering HUD programs under changing local market conditions, evolving regulatory requirements, and shifting economic and demographic realities. The program aimed to help organizations adapt by strengthening planning, oversight, coordination across systems, and internal operational capacity.
How did the program relate to HUD oversight and compliance responsibilities?
HUD highlighted two connected responsibilities: building grantee capacity to support sound local decision-making and ensuring proper monitoring and oversight for compliance and appropriate use of funds. OneCPD was structured to support both by improving compliance readiness and internal controls while also strengthening performance and reducing operational risk.
What was the funding opportunity number (FON) for this competition?
The Funding Opportunity Number was FR 5700 N 19.
What was the assistance listing/CFDA associated with this opportunity?
It was associated with CFDA 14.259, Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building.
What type of funding instrument was used?
The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, indicating HUD expected an active partnership role with awardees rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
What was the estimated total funding available?
The estimated total funding available was $16,500,000.
Was there an award minimum (award floor)?
Yes. The award floor was $750,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was identified for this opportunity.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included states, units of general local government, public housing authorities, public or private nonprofit organizations or intermediaries (including educational institutions and area-wide planning organizations), Indian tribes, and for-profit organizations. Faith-based organizations were explicitly welcomed if otherwise eligible.
Can individuals apply for this funding?
No. HUD clarified that individuals could not apply through this competitive process.
Could an organization be involved in more than one application?
The opportunity included a limitation on overlapping roles: any organization submitting an application could not also appear as a subcontractor or consultant on another application. At the same time, subcontractors and consultants were allowed to participate across multiple applications.
What was the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category was community development.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on June 24, 2013, and the closing date was July 31, 2013.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was August 30, 2013.
How were application materials accessed?
Application materials were accessed through a HUD download page using the CFDA number.
Who was the program contact for questions or access issues?
The listed contact was Julie Hovden, Director of the Technical Assistance Division at HUD Headquarters. The email provided was Julie.D.Hovden@hud.gov.
What kinds of organizations did HUD want to fund through this competition?
The program was designed to fund high-capacity technical assistance providers that could help HUD customers modernize systems and practices and strengthen implementation of HUD-funded housing and community development programs.
What kinds of improvements was OneCPD intended to produce?
OneCPD emphasized improvements such as stronger organizational performance, better coordination across local systems, improved compliance readiness and internal controls, and measurable outcomes and community-level impacts tied to technical assistance.
How did the program approach cross-sector coordination?
HUD noted that customers increasingly needed to coordinate across systems like housing, homelessness response, economic development, health, and other community services. OneCPD aimed to improve cross-sector collaboration as part of overall capacity building and program effectiveness.
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