Closed · FR-6500-N-54 · CFDA 14.259 · Discretionary

HUD's FY2020 and FY2021 Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Housing and Urban Development, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$750K-$6.8M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 29, 2021
Close date
6
Expected awards

The verdict

HUD's FY2020 and FY2021 Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Housing and Urban Development that offered $750,000 -- $6,800,000 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 627 other opportunities from Department of Housing and Urban Development.

$750K-$6.8M
award range
Closed
application status
6
expected awards
14.259
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

HUD's FY2020 and FY2021 Distressed Cities and… is closed (last close July 29, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Housing and Urban Development still indexes 627 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 29, 2021

Posted Jun 17 Closes Jul 29

Est. Total Funding

$9,300,000

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Through this NOFO, HUD is announcing the availability of at least two awards: up to $2.5 million in FY 2020 funding and up to $6.8 million in FY 2021 funding. We anticipate around three awards from each of these funding sources to provide technical assistance (TA) to units of general local government (UGLGs) and their non-profit partners serving communities experiencing long-term economic hardship. This includes distressed UGLGs and UGLGs experiencing persistent poverty, as defined under this NOFO. No less than $5 million from the FY 2021 funding will be available to assist UGLGs and their nonprofit partners serving communities experiencing persistent poverty.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for HUD's FY2020 and FY2021 Distressed Cities and… includes a for-profit door among 5 printed types (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; For-profit organizations other than small businesses; +1 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Disaster Prevention and Relief · Employment, Labor and Training · Health · Housing (CD;DPR;ELT;HL;HO). Only 2 other Department of Housing and Urban Development listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 628).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Madlyn Wohlman-Rodriguez Madlyn.WohlmanRodriguez@hud.gov

What to do next

HUD's FY2020 and FY2021 Distressed Cities and… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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