Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant opportunity

Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development Description: Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants will support the development of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans which, when implemented, are expected to achieve the following three core goals: 1. Housing: Transform distressed public and assisted housing into energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and financially viable over the long-term; 2. People: Support positive outcomes for families who live in the target development(s) and the surrounding neighborhood, particularly outcomes related to residents’ health, safety, employment, mobility, and education; and 3. Neighborhood: Transform distressed, high-poverty neighborhoods into viable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to well-functioning services, high quality public schools and education programs, high quality early learning programs and services, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

Eligible Applicants: Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities County governments City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 12, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 12, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. Archive Date: Feb 13, 2015 Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Award Floor: $0

For more information, please visit the HUD web page here, or the grants.gov web page here.