FY 2025 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB)
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The FY 2025 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, aims to strengthen the ability of rural housing development entities, including Community Development Corporations, Community Housing Development Organizations, rural local governments, and Indian tribes, to undertake affordable housing and community development projects that serve low- and moderate-income families in rural areas. The program does this by providing funding to national organizations with rural housing expertise, which then deliver capacity-building services directly to the eligible beneficiaries. Eligible activities under this program focus on enhancing the organizational infrastructure, governance, and management skills of these rural entities to improve their effectiveness in carrying out their mission. This includes training and education related to organizational assessments, strategic planning, board development, technology adoption, stakeholder engagement, performance evaluation, and regional planning coordination. The program also provides financial assistance and allows for other activities as agreed upon between grantees and HUD authorities to support rural participation in HUD planning and maximize the use of rural resources comprehensively. The program contact is Anupama Abhyankar, reachable via email or phone as listed in the grant details.
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Purpose: The Rural Capacity Building program enhances the capacity and ability of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), rural local governments, and Indian tribes (eligible beneficiaries) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities in rural areas for the benefit of low- and moderate-income families and persons. The Rural Capacity Building program achieves this by funding National Organizations with expertise in rural housing and rural community development who work directly to build the capacity of eligible beneficiaries.
Eligible Program Activities. RCB program funds are limited to activities that strengthen the organizational infrastructure, management, and governance capabilities of eligible beneficiaries serving rural areas to effectively increase the capacity of the eligible beneficiaries to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income or low- and moderate-income families and persons in rural areas.
- Training, education, and support. This may include, but is not limited to, building the capacity of eligible beneficiaries to:
- Conduct organizational assessments;
- Engage in strategic planning and Board development;
- Access and implement technological improvements;
- Engage with rural community stakeholders;
- Evaluate performance of current and planned rural community efforts;
- Plan for the use of available rural resources in a comprehensive and holistic manner;
- Participate in HUD planning efforts to ensure rural participation and the assessment of rural area needs; and
- Foster regional planning efforts by connecting local, rural community plans with neighboring communities.
- Financial assistance.
- Such other activities as may be determined by the grantees in consultation with the Secretary or his or her designee.
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