Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator Program

The Resident Opportunity & Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) program is designed to assist residents of Public and Indian Housing make progress towards economic and housing self-sufficiency by removing the educational, professional and health barriers they face. Self-sufficiency is defined as an individual’s ability to support their household by maintaining financial, housing, and personal/family stability. To achieve self-sufficiency, an individual moves along a continuum towards economic independence and stability; such movement is facilitated by the achievement of individual educational,...

9.20.2021 Update Regarding Eligibility for Extension to Application Deadline:   In the weeks since the publication of the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on July 19, 2021, the United States has experienced severe weather events, the most recent of which was Hurricane Ida which impacted parts of Louisiana. Other states have experienced severe weather or other climate-related emergencies such as extreme flooding in Tennessee and fires in California. For this reason, HUD is granting applicants who have been impacted by these events and whose areas fall within a presidentiallydeclared disaster area an additional two weeks from the original deadline of September 17, 2021 to submit their applications. The new deadline for applicants who fall within these areas is: October 1, 2021.  For a complete list of affected areas that are eligible for this extension, please see this Extension Notice.  Resident Associations (RAs) are also eligible to apply.  RAs and non-profit applicants that are not RAs must have either locally-incorporated nonprofit status (usually designated by the state) or 501(c)(3) nonprofit status designated by the IRS.  All applicants with nonprofit status must submit documentation attesting to their nonprofit status. See "Definitions" for more information. Indian Tribes as defined in Section 4(13) of NAHASDA are eligible to apply for FY21 ROSS funding. Tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs) as defined in section 4(22) of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4103) are also eligible to apply for FY21 ROSS funding. Tribes are reminded that the number of ROSS-SC positions they are eligible to apply for is based on the number of occupied NAHASDA-assisted rental units as of the deadline of this NOFO only in the properties they propose to serve with this grant. For-profit entities are not eligible to apply. Individuals are not eligible to apply. EDSC Provision: PHAs that are currently eligible to receive annual funding under the Elderly/Disabled Service Coordinator (EDSC) program from the Public Housing Operating Fund that apply to serve elderly/disabled resident through this NOFO will forgo all future eligibility for EDSC funding through the Operating Fund. If you are receiving EDSC funds, you may apply to serve families only on the HUD-52768 to not risk your EDSC funding. Please go to:  https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/am/opfnd2021 to find the Calendar Year 2021 EDSC list.  Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development ROSS-PIH@hud.gov