- Version
- 1
- Agency Code
- HHS-ACF-OCS
- Award Floor
- 100000
- Fiscal Year
- 2026
- Cost Sharing
- No
- Created Date
- May 05, 2026 11:24:46 AM EDT
- Posting Date
- May 05, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Award Ceiling
- 800000
- Est Award Date
- Aug 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Forecast Desc
- <p>The Office of Community Services (OCS) will award approximately $18.57 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income. Projects should be well-planned, financially viable, and innovative. CED awards will be made as part of a broader strategy to address objectives such as decreasing dependency on federal programs, chronic unemployment, and community deterioration in urban and rural areas. CED projects are expected to actively recruit individuals with low incomes to fill the positions created by CED-funded development activities, to assist those individuals in successfully maintaining employment, and to ensure that the businesses and jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the project period. CED projects can be non-construction or construction projects. In states with current projects, OCS encourages applicants to target rural and underserved areas.<br><br>Furthermore, OCS encourages potential applicants to explore how proposed projects can be aligned and/or integrated with other OCS-funded programs and priorities to more comprehensively address the needs of rural and urban communities with high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance-use disorder, as well as communities experiencing persistent poverty, as identified by US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.</p>
- Agency Details
- Code
- OCS
- Seed
- HHS-ACF-OCS
- Agency Code
- HHS-ACF-OCS
- Agency Name
- Administration for Children and Families - OCS
- Top Agency Code
- HHS
- Opportunity Id
- 362237
- Applicant Types
- Id
"12"- Description
"Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education"
- Id
"25"- Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
- Number Of Awards
- 21
- Posting Date Str
- 2026-05-05-00-00-00
- Create Time Stamp
- May 05, 2026 11:24:46 AM EDT
- Est Award Date Str
- 2026-08-14-00-00-00
- Last Updated Date
- May 05, 2026 11:24:46 AM EDT
- Estimated Funding
- 17484782
- Agency Contact Name
- Olivia Barfield
- Agency Contact Email
- Olivia.Barfield@acf.hhs.gov
- Agency Contact Phone
- (202) 545-4904
- Create Time Stamp Str
- 2026-05-05-11-24-46
- Award Floor Formatted
- 100,000
- Est Project Start Date
- Sep 30, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Award Ceiling Formatted
- 800,000
- Agency Contact Email Desc
- Olivia.Barfield@acf.hhs.gov
- Est Project Start Date Str
- 2026-09-30-00-00-00
- Est Synopsis Posting Date
- May 18, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Applicant Eligibility Desc
- To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet three conditions:1. Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status;2. Applicant must have articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, the planning, developing, or managing of low-income housing or community economic development activities; and3. The Board of Directors must have representation from each of the following: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders.Note: The CDC designation does not need to be specified on any official documents as long as the three requirements stated above are met. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships), federal entities, and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible for awards under this funding opportunity.
- Est Synopsis Posting Date Str
- 2026-05-18-00-00-00
- Estimated Funding Formatted
- 17,484,782
- Funding Activity Categories
- Id
"ISS"- Description
"Income Security and Social Services"
- Est Application Response Date
- Jul 17, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Est Application Response Date Str
- 2026-07-17-00-00-00
- Est Application Response Date Desc
- Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
