Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing

The Section 4 program builds the capacity of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to serve their communities and low-income families with community development and affordable housing activities.

By law, there are only three eligible applicants for the Section 4 program. The competition is limited to the organizations identified in Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as amended. These organizations are: 1. Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (formerly The Enterprise Foundation); 2. the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and 3. 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., 11000 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 700, Columbia, MD 21044. 2. Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 28 Liberty, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 11201. 3. Habitat for Humanity International, 322 Lamar, 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.

Applications are reviewed according to the Threshold Requirements and Rating Factor requirements set forth in the Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program NOFO. Applicants are assessed for the organization's capacity, understanding of the capacity building needs of eligible beneficiaries, the soundness of their approach in their proposed Capacity Building program, their commitment to leveraging other funding, and their performance evaluation and past performance on previous Section 4 grant awards.

This program has no statutory formula. Each dollar awarded must be matched by three dollars in cash or in-kind contributions obtained from private sources. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Not Applicable.