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
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Madlyn Wohlman-Rodriguez Madlyn.WohlmanRodriguez@hud.gov
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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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