HUD's FY 2024 and FY 2025 Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Background
Through this NOFO, HUD is announcing the availability of approximately $91,000,000 in total funding. This includes $88,500,000 in FY 2024 funding for its Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program (Community Compass) and up to $2,500,000 in FY 2023 Departmental Technical Assistance funding for the Thriving Communities Technical Assistance program (TCTA).

Community Compass is HUD’s integrated technical assistance (TA) and capacity building initiative. It helps customers navigate complex housing and community development challenges by equipping them with knowledge, skills, tools, and capacity to implement HUD’s programs and policies. Community Compass provides effective administrative and managerial oversight of HUD funding. It is centrally managed by HUD Headquarters with the involvement of Regional, Field, and Area Offices.

Grant Details
HUD's TCTA program helps local governments address pressing housing needs by identifying land for housing development near transportation projects; developing preservation and anti-displacement strategies; identifying and implementing reforms to reduce barriers to location-efficient housing; and improving coordination and supporting a holistic approach to housing and transportation.

Community Compass brings together TA investments from across HUD program offices, including the offices of Community Planning and Development, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Housing, and Public and Indian Housing. This cross-funding approach allows TA to address the needs of grantees and subgrantees, often within the same engagement, and promotes intra- and inter-agency issue resolution.

Through this NOFO, HUD will also address the TA needs of some emerging priorities that include: community violence intervention, implementation of and compliance with the Violence Against Women Act's (VAWA) 2022 Reauthorization, climate resilience, housing needs of youth, and environmental reviews. It is highly encouraged that applicants assemble a diverse team of professionals and people with lived experience from the communities HUD serves.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants will submit a single SF424 but must clearly identify the amount requested for each funding year in its application summary; see requirements in NOFO section IV.B.1.a. Along with significantly reducing the burden for applicants, this funding process should enable HUD to make FY 2025 awards through the same NOFO.

Period of Performance
The period of performance includes three funding years: FY 2023 (TCTA), FY 2024 Community Compass, and FY 2025 Community Compass program funds.

Grant Value
Approximately $91,000,000 in total funding including $88,500,000 in FY 2024 funding for its Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program (Community Compass) and up to $2,500,000 in FY 2023 Departmental Technical Assistance funding for the Thriving Communities Technical Assistance program (TCTA).