Department of Housing and Urban Development

Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027

Opening soon

Deadline: Opens Jan 11, 2027 · due about Mar 11, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size: $400K – $3M
Total available: $5M · about 6 awards
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: Small business, Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Larger business, Private college or university
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
No match required

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/2c2d6c6d-291f-4e80-b87a-269260e60b4b · Printed from grantme.click/grants/52b33970-ee98-4ed1-975a-4f8ae3f5d4a3

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About this grant

The Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program competitively awards funding to eligible applicants. If selected through this NOFO, you will deliver technical assistance (TA) to Units of General Local Government (UGLG) that serve communities of 50,000 or fewer people facing economic hardship. As an awardee, you will work in close consultation with HUD, and in coordination with other awardees, to help UGLG officials and staff better meet the needs of their communities. You should have the capacity to either: • Deliver TA across HUD's jurisdiction (Category N), or • Deliver TA to specific areas as defined by this NOFO (Category L).

Who can apply, from the official notice

Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

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About the federal program

Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, also called “Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program”
Program number 14.259 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)

How applications are judged

Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will include criteria for selection and will be posted on Grants.gov

Match

Distressed Cities TA requires cost sharing or matching as described below, this requirement does not apply to Community Compass TA or Thriving Communities TA. Leveraging at least 5% of the total requested amount is a requirement for this NOFO. Leveraging beyond this 5% up to 10% will improve an applicant�s score. See sections I.A.1.b and V.A.1 of this NOFO. Generally, Federal sources are not allowed to be used as cost share, match, or leverage unless otherwise permitted by a program's authorizing statute (for example, HUD's Community Development Block Grants program).

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