# Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2023-acf-ocs-eah-0088-affordable-housing-and-supportive-services-demonstration/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348636

> Administration for Children and Families - OCS offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on August 18, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-EAH-0088 |
| Agency | Administration for Children and Families - OCS |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 18, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.647 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that were funded directly by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) in FY 2023 that own affordable housing units and provide wraparound supportive services to residents of the affordable units. Please see the full notice of funding opportunity for a list of eligible organizations and additional eligibility documentation required. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity.

## What the grant funds

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) announces the availability of approximately $2,000,000 to Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that were funded directly by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) in FY 2023 that own affordable housing units and provide wraparound supportive services to residents of the affordable units, including educational opportunities for youths and adults; afterschool and/or summer programs for children and teens; early childcare, Head Start, Early Head Start, or other early childhood education programs/opportunities for young children ages 0 to 5; older adult care services; mental health, alcohol, and addiction services; services for individuals with disabilities; self-sufficiency resources; resources on future homeownership; financial literacy training; transportation services for residents; referrals and connections to resources to help meet concrete needs; and health care services. Through this funding opportunity, recipients will be able to leverage their expertise and partnerships to provide wraparound supportive services to residents of affordable housing, with the goal of improving housing stability and economic mobility. Applicants will need to demonstrate a long-standing ability to: 1. promote safety, stability, and economic mobility for residents through strengthened wraparound supportive services 2. advance equity through their affordable housing and supportive service efforts; and3. collect data related to residential services and evaluate efforts. Recipients will participate fully in a federal evaluation and follow all evaluation protocols established by ACF and/or its designee contractor(s). Fully participating in a federal evaluation may include supporting and complying with data collection requirements, providing administrative data on program participation, and other activities. In addition, the federal evaluation may include an evaluation of the implementation of this demonstration.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2023-ACF-OCS-EAH-0088 still open?

No. It closed on August 18, 2023.

### Who can apply for Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration?

Administration for Children and Families - OCS accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration?

Closed August 18, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Social Services Research and Demonstration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc., Maine Community Action Association, Child Trends, Incorporated. The program made 184 awards worth $131 million in that time.