The Housing Department is offering the Housing Counseling Program grant to provide a wide range of services to support homebuyers, homeowners, renters, and the homeless. The program aims to expand homeownership opportunities, enhance access to affordable housing, and preserve homeownership. Counselors offer valuable guidance to help individuals and families improve their housing situations, fulfill tenancy obligations, and navigate homeownership responsibilities. By assisting borrowers in avoiding unfavorable conditions like inflated appraisals and high interest rates, the program helps prevent equity loss, increased debt, default, and foreclosure. Deadline for application: Jul 09, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 41551
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5200-N-18B |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Housing Counseling Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 14.169 — Housing Counseling Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 05, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 09, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 09, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $26,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include: HUD-approved Local Housing Counseling Agencies (LHCAs); HUD-approved national and regional intermediaries (Intermediaries); State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs); and HUD-approved Multi-State Organizations (MSOs). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | This program supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters, and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing and preserve homeownership. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Counselors also help borrowers avoid inflated appraisals, unreasonably high interest rates, unaffordable repayment terms, and other conditions that can result in a loss of equity, increased debt, default, and eventually foreclosure. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Download Application Package web page |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Terri Ames
202.402.3025 Email:terri.ames@hud.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 41551 Full Announcement-1 -> 5200.18 HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAM.pdf
Folder 41551 Other Supporting Documents-SuperNOFA Technical Correction 1 -> SuperNOFA Technical Correction JUNE.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Terri Ames 202.402.3025 Email: terri.ames@hud.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.169 | HCP-18B | Housing Counseling Program – National and Intermediaries | PKG00007087 | May 04, 2008 | Jul 09, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41551 SF424-2.0.pdf
41551 HUD_FaxTransmittal-1.1.pdf
41551 HUD_DetailedBudget-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
41551 HUD_CommunityInitiative-1.1.pdf
41551 HUD_FiscalActivity-1.1.pdf
41551 HUD_DisclosureUpdateReport-1.1.pdf
41551 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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