Closed · HHS-2024-ACF-OCS-EE-1965 · CFDA 93.570 · Discretionary

Community Economic Development Projects

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OCS, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$800K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 17, 2024
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Community Economic Development Projects is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OCS that offered $100,000 -- $800,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 79 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - OCS.

$100K-$800K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
93.570
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Community Economic Development Projects is closed (last close July 17, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Children and Families - OCS still indexes 79 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 17, 2024

Posted May 2 Closes Jul 17

Est. Total Funding

$15,200,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

This announcement is modified. Under section “Step 4 – Criteria: Bonus Points – Project located in a geographically underserved community,” both the state of Mississippi and Idaho were listed in error as not having an active CED job creation project. After further review, it is acknowledged that the states of Mississippi and Idaho have an active CED project located in those states; therefore, those states are removed from the bonus points list. Applicants who submit applications from those states will not be considered for the additional points based on “State or territory without an active CED grant.” However, they can be considered for bonus points under being persistent poverty county or Native American community. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will solicit applications to award approximately $15.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary award funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income. CED awards will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. CED projects are expected to actively recruit individuals with low income to fill the positions created by CED-funded development activities, to assist those individuals in successfully maintaining employment, and to ensure that the businesses and jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the award project period. CED projects can be non-construction or construction projects, however, short-term construction jobs associated with preparing for business startup or expansion are not counted when determining the number of jobs created under the CED program as those jobs are temporary in nature. OCS encourages applicants to target rural and underserved areas in states with current projects.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HHS-2024-ACF-OCS-EE-1965

Grants.gov marks Community Economic Development Projects with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 16 other Administration for Children and Families - OCS listings share this eligibility-code string (20% of 80).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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

Chanel Jackson Chanel.Jackson@acf.hhs.gov

What to do next

Community Economic Development Projects is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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