HUD's FY 2020 and FY 2021 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

14.259 -- Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Through this NOFA, HUD is announcing the availability of approximately $91,125,000 in FY 2020 funding for its Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program (Community Compass). Contingent upon the availability of FY 2021 appropriations, we reserve the right to award FY 2021 funds based on this single NOFA competition.

As HUD’s integrated technical assistance (TA) and capacity building initiative, Community Compass is designed to help HUD’s customers navigate complex housing and community development challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, tools, capacity, and systems to implement HUD programs and policies successfully and sustainably and provide effective administrative and managerial oversight of HUD funding.

We recognize that our customers often interact with a variety of HUD programs as they deliver housing or community development services. Community Compass brings together TA investments from across HUD program offices, including the offices of Community Planning and Development, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Housing, and Public and Indian Housing. This cross-funding approach allows TA to address the needs of grantees and subgrantees across multiple HUD programs, often within the same engagement, as well as address cross-agency issues. You are encouraged to procure contractors and consultants that demonstrate experience across a wide variety of HUD programs, as well as in specific skill and policy areas. Community Compass is centrally managed by HUD Headquarters with the involvement of our Regional, Field, and Area Offices.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and Indian housing authorities
County governments
State governments

Business

For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Education

Private institutions of higher education
Public and state institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

In addition to the list above, eligible applicants include:NAHASDA-eligible Indian tribes as defined at Section 4(13) of NAHASDATDHEs as defined at Section 4(22) of NAHASDANational or regional organizations representing Native American housing interestsMetropolitan Planning Organizations, Councils of Government, or other regional planning entitiesHUD will not evaluate applications from ineligible applicants. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Grantor contact information

Description

communitycompass@hud.gov

Email

Question regarding NOFO should be directed to email address listed.

communitycompass@hud.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

HUD's Funding Opportunity web page

Closed: September 23, 2020

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$91,125,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$250,000

Award Minimum

$20,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FR-6400-N-06

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Housing

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 23, 2020

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