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FR-6700-N-46: Tenant Education and Outreach

Closed Closed October 23, 2023 Opportunity FR-6700-N-46 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$10.0 million
• Award floor$8.5 million
• Total funding$10.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, small businesses and businesses.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other: In addition to the entities listed above, HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies are eligible to apply for funding under this NOFO as a sole, lead, or co-applicant. Eligible applicants under this NOFO are non-profit, for-profit organizations, or HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agencies which have:Experience providing support and technical assistance to low-income tenants or community-based tenant organizations in multiple communities;Experience with the administration of grant or loan funds; andThe capacity to serve tenant organizations anywhere in the United States. Applicants may meet these requirements by submitting a joint application with an eligible co-applicant or co-applicants. Applicants will describe their relevant experience and capacity in their response to Rating Factor 1.Co-Applicants. To demonstrate a Co-Applicant partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Letter of Agreement must be provided, signed by the executive of each entity. For the purposes of this NOFO, the MOU or Letter of Agreement is a document on the organizational letterhead of the Lead Applicant, containing the terms of the partnership, the roles and responsibilities of the parties, and that is signed and dated by all co-applicants. The MOU or Letter of Agreement must demonstrate a commitment to work collaboratively throughout the entirety of the period of performance, identify which party is the Lead Applicant, and describe the respective roles of each co-applicant. If a co-applicant is providing an MOU or Letter of Agreement for more than one application, they must indicate this in each application, and provide a list of all TEO applications on which they are co-applicants. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Tenant Education and Outreach Program awards averaged $10.0 million; this notice allows up to $10.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Tenant Education and Outreach (TEO) program is funded through Section 514 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRAA), which permits annual Section 8 appropriations to be made available for tenant capacity building and other related activities. The TEO program, as with previous efforts funded through MAHRAA, aims to build the capacity of tenants to be active partners in the preservation of at-risk Multifamily properties. Tenant capacity building is the process of developing and strengthening the skills, abilities, processes, and resources that tenants and tenant organizations need to be active partners in the preservation and improvement of their housing communities. The intermediary organization provides and oversees administration of sub-awards to local tenant organizations that serve Project-Based Section 8 properties. The TEO program empowers tenants to advocate for their concerns and engage collaboratively with assisted housing providers. The TEO program assists tenants in their efforts to work productively with property management, hold management accountable for property conditions, improve management and oversight of HUD-assisted multifamily properties, and advocate for the preservation of affordability.

Category: Education, Housing.

Applying now

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