Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6700 N 87
The Housing Mobility-Related Services grant (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6700 N 87) is a discretionary HUD grant designed to help Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), including Indian housing authorities, expand housing choices for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) families with children. Funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, this opportunity sets aside a total of $25 million to support mobility-related services that help families move to, and remain stably housed in, higher-opportunity neighborhoods. In practical terms, HUD is trying to reduce the common obstacles that keep voucher families concentrated in higher-poverty areas, even though the HCV program is intended to let families choose where they live.
At the center of the program is the idea that families often face real, predictable barriers when they try to use vouchers in neighborhoods with strong schools, access to jobs, lower crime rates, and amenities like parks and community resources. Some barriers are financial, such as coming up with a security deposit, covering moving costs, or dealing with damaged credit. Others are logistical and market-based, including short search times, a limited supply of available units at voucher payment standards, landlords who refuse to rent to voucher holders, and families not having enough information to compare neighborhoods or identify areas with better opportunities. This grant is intended to give PHAs resources to actively help families overcome these barriers rather than leaving families to navigate them on their own.
HUD requires that the services supported under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) be modeled after the Community Choice Demonstration (CCD), previously known as the HCV mobility demonstration, which Congress funded earlier at $50 million and is currently operating at eight PHA sites. The CCD is built on a strong body of research suggesting that children who grow up in lower-poverty neighborhoods tend to see better academic outcomes and improved long-term economic prospects, with effects that can reduce intergenerational poverty. The research HUD cites also links moves to lower-poverty neighborhoods with health improvements: children can experience fewer hospitalizations and lower hospital spending over time, and adults can see reductions in obesity and diabetes, along with some longer-term mental health benefits. HUD is using the CCD model because it combines hands-on services with evidence-building to determine what actually works.
In terms of what grantees would do, the core expectation is that PHAs will plan for and implement comprehensive mobility-related services similar to those used in the CCD. These services typically include both pre-move and post-move supports, meaning assistance before a family relocates (like counseling, neighborhood selection help, and unit search support) and after the move (like stabilization support to help the family stay housed and connected). The model also emphasizes direct housing search assistance, landlord outreach to expand the pool of willing property owners, and family financial assistance where needed, such as help with security deposits. The overall objective is not simply to help a family move once, but to increase successful moves into opportunity areas and improve the likelihood that families can remain there.
This grant opportunity anticipates making around 11 awards, with an award ceiling of $5,000,000 per grant. The funding instrument is a grant, the activity category is housing, and the CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 14.871. HUD also indicates it intends, as much as possible, to share lessons learned and evidence from the CCD with new grantees, and to make materials developed through the demonstration available for broader use by PHAs nationwide. That means the grant is not only about funding local programs, but also about spreading practices that are supported by emerging evidence.
Key administrative details from the notice include an opportunity creation date of June 1, 2023, and an original closing date of August 30, 2023, with applications due by 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on the deadline date. Eligible applicants are limited to public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, reflecting HUDs intent to place these mobility services within the agencies that administer Housing Choice Vouchers and can integrate services into voucher operations.
Overall, this NOFO is about helping PHAs build or expand structured mobility programs that actively help voucher families with children access neighborhoods with stronger schools, better safety, and greater economic opportunity. Rather than treating neighborhood choice as purely an individual responsibility, the grant funds practical supports and partnerships that make moves to opportunity areas more achievable, while also building on the tested service approach used in HUDs ongoing Community Choice Demonstration.Apply for FR 6700 N 87
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Housing Mobility-Related Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.871.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 01, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.
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Housing Mobility-Related Services Grant (HUD) - FAQs
What is the Housing Mobility-Related Services grant?
The Housing Mobility-Related Services grant (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6700 N 87) is a discretionary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant that funds mobility-related services for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) families with children. The goal is to help families move to, and remain stably housed in, higher-opportunity neighborhoods.
Which HUD program does this grant connect to?
This grant is designed to support Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) that administer the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. It focuses on addressing practical barriers that can prevent voucher families from successfully using vouchers in higher-opportunity areas.
What is the main purpose of the grant?
The grant is intended to reduce predictable obstacles that lead to voucher families being concentrated in higher-poverty neighborhoods. It funds structured mobility services that actively help families access neighborhoods with strong schools, access to jobs, lower crime rates, and amenities like parks and community resources.
How much total funding is available under this opportunity?
HUD set aside a total of $25 million for this grant opportunity, funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
How many awards does HUD expect to make?
The notice anticipates making around 11 awards.
What is the maximum award amount per grant?
The award ceiling is $5,000,000 per grant.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What is the activity category for this funding?
The activity category is housing.
What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number for this opportunity?
The CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 14.871.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are limited to Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), including Indian housing authorities.
Are families or individuals eligible to apply directly for this grant?
No. Based on the information provided, HUD limits eligibility to PHAs and Indian housing authorities, rather than individual families.
Who is the grant designed to serve?
The services supported by this grant are intended for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) families with children.
What problem is HUD trying to solve through this funding?
HUD is addressing barriers that make it difficult for voucher families to lease units in higher-opportunity neighborhoods, even though the HCV program is meant to support housing choice. The grant supports services that help families navigate financial, logistical, and market-based challenges.
What kinds of barriers are mentioned in the notice?
The notice describes financial barriers (such as security deposits, moving costs, and damaged credit) and logistical/market barriers (such as short search times, limited unit supply at voucher payment standards, landlords refusing vouchers, and limited information to compare neighborhoods and identify higher-opportunity areas).
What types of services does HUD expect grantees to provide?
HUD expects PHAs to plan for and implement comprehensive mobility-related services that typically include pre-move and post-move supports, direct housing search assistance, landlord outreach, and (where needed) family financial assistance such as help with security deposits.
What are examples of pre-move supports described or implied in the opportunity?
Pre-move supports typically include counseling, help selecting neighborhoods, and unit search assistance to help families identify and secure housing in higher-opportunity areas.
What are examples of post-move supports described or implied in the opportunity?
Post-move supports include stabilization assistance to help families remain housed and connected after relocating to a higher-opportunity neighborhood.
Does the grant emphasize helping families move once, or sustaining housing stability after the move?
It emphasizes both. The overall objective includes increasing successful moves into opportunity areas and improving the likelihood that families can remain stably housed there.
Is landlord engagement part of the expected approach?
Yes. The model emphasizes landlord outreach to expand the pool of property owners willing to rent to voucher holders.
Does the notice mention financial help to families as an eligible or expected service?
Yes. The description includes family financial assistance where needed, such as help with security deposits, and it also references barriers like moving costs and damaged credit.
What model must the funded services be based on?
HUD requires that services supported under the NOFO be modeled after the Community Choice Demonstration (CCD), previously known as the HCV mobility demonstration.
What is the Community Choice Demonstration (CCD)?
The CCD is a HUD mobility demonstration funded earlier by Congress at $50 million and currently operating at eight PHA sites. It combines hands-on mobility services with evidence-building to learn what works.
Why is HUD using the CCD model for this grant?
HUD cites research suggesting that children who grow up in lower-poverty neighborhoods tend to have better academic outcomes and improved long-term economic prospects, with potential to reduce intergenerational poverty. HUD also references research linking moves to lower-poverty neighborhoods with health improvements for children and adults.
What outcomes or benefits does HUD associate with moves to lower-poverty neighborhoods?
Based on the provided description, HUD associates these moves with better academic outcomes and improved long-term economic prospects for children, and with health improvements such as fewer hospitalizations and lower hospital spending for children, and reductions in obesity and diabetes for adults, along with some longer-term mental health benefits.
Will HUD share tools or lessons learned from the CCD with new grantees?
Yes. HUD indicates it intends, as much as possible, to share lessons learned and evidence from the CCD with new grantees and to make materials developed through the demonstration available for broader use by PHAs nationwide.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity creation date listed in the notice is June 1, 2023.
What was the original application closing date?
The original closing date was August 30, 2023.
What time were applications due on the deadline date?
Applications were due by 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on the deadline date.
How does this grant fit within HUDs broader goals for the HCV program?
It supports the HCV programs intent to provide real housing choice by funding practical services and partnerships that make it more feasible for families with vouchers to access higher-opportunity neighborhoods, rather than leaving families to handle barriers on their own.
Does this opportunity focus on building local programs only, or also on spreading practices?
It is framed as both. The funding supports local mobility programs and also aims to spread evidence-informed practices by sharing CCD lessons and materials more broadly with PHAs nationwide.
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