Funding-Limited Submission – Department of Housing and Urban Development; November 1, 2011

– Neighborhood Stabilization Program Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (NSP TA)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a notice for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program. Through this NOFA/Request for Qualifications, HUD is announcing the availability of approximately $20 million to fund NSP TA. All organizations that are experienced and successful in providing program, technical, planning, financial, and organizational capacity building assistance, or consulting in such areas as community development, affordable housing, organizational management, financing and underwriting, construction and rehabilitation management, landbanking, project management and strategic planning, are encouraged to apply.

Objectives

NSP TA seeks to identify gaps in grantee knowledge and skills, and provide them with the capacity necessary to create efficient, effective and compliant housing and community development programs that are aligned with local market and community needs. To achieve this goal, NSP TA will address the following key objectives:

a. Improve grantees’ ability to assess conditions in the affordable segment of their local housing market;

b. Improve grantees’ ability to design and appropriately implement neighborhood stabilization programs based upon an accurate assessment of the affordable segment of their local housing market;

c. Increase organizational capacity to leverage private and public dollars; and

Improve grantees’ understanding of and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The full announcement can be accessed at: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=128853

Click on Full Announcement at the top of the page.

Eligible applicants may submit only one application. Any organization participating as a joint applicant in a single application may not submit a separate application of its own.

Because of the above language, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, November 1, 2011:

Planned title of the project
Names and departments of the Principal Investigator(s), project personnel, collaborating institutions and/or other partners and whether UK is the lead entity
A description of the target geography
Narrative (2 pages) include Project Objectives and Project Description

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review this material and make a recommendation. HUD’s deadline is November 21, 2011.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).