U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 2 grants
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- The Range is between $100,000 and $40,000,000. The maximum award amount is an estimate based on the amount of funding available and the expected number of awards.
- Deadlines
- Applications submitted through http://www.grants.gov must be received by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 pm eastern time on the application deadline date.
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- FY2026/2027 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Opportunity · Opens Nov 5, 2026 · due about Feb 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 · Opens Jan 11, 2027 · due about Mar 11, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
Community Compass brings together technical assistance funding appropriations from across HUD program offices, including the offices of Community Planning and Development, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Housing, Public and Indian Housing, and Policy Development and Research. This cross-funding approach recognizes that HUD�s grantees, subgrantees, and other customers often interact with a variety of HUD programs as they deliver housing or community development services. Community Compass allows for holistic technical assistance to address the program and policy implementation deficiencies and skill gaps of grantees and subgrantees across multiple HUD programs, often within the same engagement.
Who can apply
Award recipients tasked to provide technical assistance to PHAs must have at least one staff, subcontractor, or consultant that has at least five years of demonstrated Public Housing programs experience, including agency operations, voucher programs, property management operations, and capital investment programs including capital improvements and various methods of housing development. In addition, award recipients tasked to provide technical assistance to PHAs must have at least one staff, subcontractor, or consultant that has at least two years of demonstrated finance and underwriting experience related to RAD conversions.
Funds may only be used to assist organizations to improve their ability to manage HUD funds. Funds may not be used to assist individuals or families.
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).