Grants for high-need rural areas and rural housing development organizations, community development corporations (CDCs), community housing development organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes obtain financing, training, and technical assistance necessary to undertake effective community development activities.

Nature of Program: The Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (Rural Capacity Building) program is intended to fund applicants with demonstrated expertise in affordable housing and community development in high-need rural communities. To ensure that there is a sufficient mix of grantees funded, HUD reserves the right to fund less than the amount requested by any applicant. Adjustments in funding amounts are also intended to ensure a fair distribution of the funds for the provision of capacity building assistance on a national, geographically diverse basis.

Applicant Eligibility: An applicant must be a non-profit entity or consortium that has ongoing experience in rural housing, including experience working with rural housing development organizations, community development corporations (CDCs), community housing development organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes, as evidenced by past and continuing work in one or more states in seven or more of the federal regions. Applicants must also have experience conducting activities from the first and/or the second Rural Capacity Building Notice of Funding Availability eligible activities in rural areas.

Legal Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Division K, Title II, (Public Law 115- 31, approved May 05, 2017).

Information Source: Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

On the Web: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/rural-capacity-building/

Current Status: Active.