Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6400 N 06
HUD's FY 2020 and FY 2021 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program NOFA (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6400 N 06) is a discretionary HUD funding competition that supports the delivery of technical assistance (TA) and capacity building to HUD customers across the country. The central purpose of the program is to strengthen the ability of organizations that receive or administer HUD funding to run their programs effectively, comply with federal requirements, and build lasting systems that improve performance over time. In practice, this means helping communities and housing providers handle complicated housing and community development challenges by providing training, tools, subject-matter expertise, and hands-on support that improves day-to-day operations, management controls, and long-term sustainability.
A defining feature of Community Compass is that it is HUD's integrated, cross-program TA platform. Rather than being tied to only one HUD office or one funding stream, Community Compass pulls together technical assistance investments from multiple HUD program areas, including Community Planning and Development (CPD), Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), Housing, and Public and Indian Housing (PIH). HUD emphasizes that many grantees and partners interact with multiple HUD programs at the same time, so this structure is meant to deliver coordinated assistance that can address overlapping needs in a single engagement and tackle cross-cutting issues that span more than one HUD office. The NOFA also signals that HUD is looking for applicants (and the contractors and consultants they propose to use) who can demonstrate broad experience across HUD programs as well as deep expertise in specific policy and technical skill areas, since assignments may require both general HUD fluency and specialized knowledge.
The NOFA announces approximately $91,125,000 in FY 2020 funding for Community Compass, although the source text also repeats a separate FY 2020 figure of approximately $66,375,000, reflecting inconsistencies in the posted description. HUD also states that, if FY 2021 appropriations become available, it reserves the right to award FY 2021 funds using this same single competition rather than running a separate NOFA. In other words, applicants are competing under one solicitation that may support awards covering work funded by both fiscal years, depending on congressional appropriations and HUD funding decisions.
Awards are made as cooperative agreements, which typically means HUD expects substantial involvement in shaping or overseeing the work compared to a standard grant. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $20,000,000 and anticipates making about 23 awards. The funding activity category is Housing, and the CFDA number is 14.259. HUD Headquarters centrally manages Community Compass, with participation and coordination from HUD Regional, Field, and Area Offices, reflecting that the assistance is meant to be responsive to conditions on the ground while still aligned with national policy and program priorities.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of entities that can deliver high-quality TA at scale: state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) organizations); for-profit entities (including small businesses and other for-profits); and additional eligible applicants as described in HUD's clarification text. This wide eligibility aligns with the program's operational nature, since Community Compass often relies on expert providers, intermediaries, and teams that can deploy specialized assistance, training, and systems support to many different HUD customers.
The NOFA also notes that certain activities funded with FY 2019 dollars would not be awarded through this competition, specifically NAHASDA Formula Allocation and Negotiated Rulemaking, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Data Lab, and the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). That statement helps narrow expectations about what work is inside or outside the scope of this particular solicitation, even though Community Compass overall spans a wide range of HUD technical assistance needs.
Key timing details included in the source data show the opportunity was posted on July 23, 2020, with an original closing date of September 21, 2020, and an application deadline of 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time. Overall, the NOFA is best understood as HUD's mechanism for selecting and funding TA providers who can help HUD grantees, subgrantees, and program partners strengthen compliance, administration, and management capacity across major HUD housing and community development programs, with an emphasis on integrated, cross-office solutions rather than isolated program-by-program support.Apply for FR 6400 N 06
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "HUD's FY 2020 and FY 2021 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.259.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 23, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 2020 The application deadline is 115959 pm Eastern Standard time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 23 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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| Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion Apply for FR 6400 N 73 Funding Number: FR 6400 N 73 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Competitive Apply for FR 6400 N 41 Funding Number: FR 6400 N 41 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $1,200,000 |
| GPD Special Need Grant Apply for VA GPD SN FY2021 Funding Number: VA GPD SN FY2021 Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program Category: Housing Funding Amount: $1,100,000 |
| GPD Capital Grant Apply for VA GPD CG FY2021 Funding Number: VA GPD CG FY2021 Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program Category: Housing Funding Amount: $2,500,000 |
| Housing-related Hazards Capital Fund Program Apply for FR 6400 N 68 Funding Number: FR 6400 N 68 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $4,000,000 |
| Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Competitive Grant: Housing as an Intervention to Fight AIDS Apply for FR 6400 N 11 Funding Number: FR 6400 N 11 Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $2,250,000 |
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| Fair Housing Initiative Program - Education and Outreach Initiative Apply for FR 6500 N 21 A Funding Number: FR 6500 N 21 A Agency: US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category: Housing Funding Amount: $500,000 |
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