Opportunity Listing - FY2026/2027 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

FY2026/2027 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Assistance Listings: 14.259 -- Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Last Updated: September 16, 2026

Description

The Community Compass Technical Assistance (CCTA) program awards competitive grants to eligible applicants. With these grants, you will provide technical assistance (TA) to the people and organizations HUD serves. Under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), HUD will award up to $86,000,000 in 2026 funding for TA. We invite applications from organizations with deep experience and a commitment to excellence.

If awarded, you will deliver results in communities across the country and support the Administration's priorities. As a recipient, you will:

Develop tools and products that train and educate,
Work directly with communities to improve their systems and processes,
Assess your audience so you can design curriculums that fit their needs,
Partner with HUD on urgent, high-priority projects,
Serve as a thought partner with HUD by helping identify needs, share ideas, and create innovative work.

CCTA recipients must meet high expectations. To win an award, you must meet every requirement in this NOFO and show a record of excellent performance. Specifically, you must:

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Know HUD's programs and topics and have experience carrying them out,

Provide staff experienced in designing and delivering training,

Keep enough staff available to shift quickly to high-priority tasks,

Have the capacity, systems, and staffing to manage a federal award.

Recipients that do not meet CCTA's high performance standards will not succeed. HUD may monitor your performance and may end an award under 2 CFR 200.340.

Our expectations are high, but you will not deliver results alone. If awarded, you will:

Work with HUD program office leadership on each engagement,
Receive training and support from HUD's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),
Coordinate your work with other award recipients.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Business

For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Nonprofit

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

Government

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

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

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

Additional information

Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs)Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNH)U.S. territory or possession Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Grantor contact information

Description

Community Compass Technical Assistance See grant email address for contact

Email

Official e-mail for the Community Compass Technical Assistance program

communitycompass@hud.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/ota/community-compass.html

Forecasted

Estimated Post Date:

November 5, 2026

Estimated Application Due Date:

February 3, 2027

Estimated Due Date Description:

Not available

Estimated Award Date:

April 15, 2027

Estimated Project Start Date:

May 15, 2027

Fiscal Year:

2026

Application process

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

Award

$86,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$250,000

Award Minimum

$35,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

PDR-2600-DC-0006

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Community development

Housing

Category Explanation:

History

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Forecast posted date:

September 16, 2026

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