ROSS (Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency) Service Coordinator Program - FY2022 - NOFO | FR 6600 N 05

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The ROSS (Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency) Service Coordinator Program for FY2022 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) focused on helping residents of Public Housing and Indian Housing move toward long-term economic and housing self-sufficiency. The core idea is practical: many residents face barriers that make it hard to stabilize their lives and increase income, such as gaps in education, limited job skills, health challenges, lack of access to childcare, transportation issues, and difficulty navigating social service systems. HUD uses this program to fund on-the-ground coordination that connects residents to the services that already exist locally, while also supporting some direct service activities that reinforce those connections.

At the center of the program is the Service Coordinator position funded by the grant. The Service Coordinator is responsible for assessing resident needs, building individualized plans, and linking residents to training, education, employment supports, and health-related resources that can help them progress along a "self-sufficiency continuum." In this NOFO, self-sufficiency is described in broad, real-life terms: the ability to support a household by maintaining financial stability, housing stability, and personal or family stability. Progress is not treated as a single step, but as movement over time toward economic independence, supported by meeting specific goals like earning a credential, securing employment, improving health management, or accessing supportive services that reduce day-to-day instability.

The program also emphasizes specialized coordination for elderly residents and residents with disabilities. For these households, the Service Coordinator links people to congregate services and other supportive services that help them age in place or remain safely housed, while still allowing them access to the broader menu of training and supportive services available to other residents when desired. This reflects HUD's intent that the program serve a mixed set of resident needs, from workforce-oriented supports to stabilization services that reduce avoidable displacement, crises, or institutionalization.

Beyond funding the coordinator role, the ROSS-SC grant includes resources for direct services that strengthen the coordinator's work and the overall goals of the ROSS program. While the coordinator primarily connects residents to community resources, the availability of some direct service funding recognizes that coordination alone is not always enough; residents may need concrete supports to successfully engage in training, maintain employment, or follow through on health and stability plans.

Key administrative details from the FY2022 NOFO include the funding opportunity title "ROSS (Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency) Service Coordinator Program - FY2022 - NOFO" and funding opportunity number FR 6600 N 05. The instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity is categorized as discretionary. The activity areas span education, employment/labor and training, health, housing, and Opportunity Zone benefits, aligning with the program's multi-barrier approach. The CFDA number listed is 14.870, identifying the federal assistance listing associated with this program.

Eligibility is broad but targeted to housing and community-serving entities positioned to work directly with Public and Indian Housing residents. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), and additional applicants as described in the NOFO's eligibility clarification section. This structure reflects the reality that resident services are often delivered through partnerships among housing providers, tribes/TDHEs, and local nonprofit service networks.

The NOFO was created on May 18, 2022, with an original application closing date of July 18, 2022. The deadline time is listed as 11:59:59 PM Eastern. HUD projected around 125 awards under this round, and the maximum award ceiling shown is $767,250. Overall, the opportunity is designed to fund service coordination capacity and supportive interventions that help residents reduce barriers, connect to local resources, and build stable pathways toward improved economic security and sustained housing stability.

• The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the education, employment, labor and training, health, housing, opportunity zone benefits sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ROSS (Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency) Service Coordinator Program - FY2022 - NOFO" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.870.
• This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2022 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern Standard 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 $767,250.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 125 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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