HUD - Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency (ROSS): Rapid Response Program (RRP) Funding

Funding Opportunity

The purpose of this program is to address challenges that require immediate attention and/or new or expanded service provision to help U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted residents affected by an urgent event. Funding will support one-time assistance for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of HUD-assisted housing. This program promotes local leadership and flexibility in addressing urgent social needs caused by unanticipated emergencies. Examples of these emergencies can include:

Natural disasters, such as wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat, flooding, or catastrophic weather events

Public health crises, including gun violence, community-level contamination, or environmental hazards, or widespread traumatic events

Economic disruptions, such as closure of a major employment center that employs residents at the target site

Other urgent events that have had a widespread impact on the HUD-assisted community

Deadline
Amount
$150,000 to serve 50 to 249 people; $200,000 to serve 250 to 499; $250,000 to serve at least 500 people people;
assistance type
Grant
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are:

Public housing authorities (PHAs) or Indian housing authorities

Nonprofit organizations, including a PHA affiliate or instrumentality, with or without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education

Resident associations (RAs) with either locally incorporated nonprofit status or 501(c)(3) nonprofit status

Multifamily owners

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Indian tribes, as defined in Section 4(13) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)

Tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), as defined in Section 4(22) of NAHASDA

Faith-based organizations are also eligible to apply; however, such organizations may not, in providing services funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), discriminate against a beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the basis of religion, religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice.

Applicants must be current or former Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) award recipients that have received ROSS funding since 2017, and must remain eligible under ROSS.

Timing

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served rolling basis until all available funds are exhausted.

Cost share / match

HUD - Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency (ROSS): Rapid Response Program (RRP) Funding

Funding Opportunity

The purpose of this program is to address challenges that require immediate attention and/or new or expanded service provision to help U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-assisted residents affected by an urgent event. Funding will support one-time assistance for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of HUD-assisted housing. This program promotes local leadership and flexibility in addressing urgent social needs caused by unanticipated emergencies. Examples of these emergencies can include:

Natural disasters, such as wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat, flooding, or catastrophic weather events

Public health crises, including gun violence, community-level contamination, or environmental hazards, or widespread traumatic events

Economic disruptions, such as closure of a major employment center that employs residents at the target site

Other urgent events that have had a widespread impact on the HUD-assisted community

Dates:
-
Date:
Time:
Cost:
$150,000 to serve 50 to 249 people; $200,000 to serve 250 to 499; $250,000 to serve at least 500 people people;
Assistance:
Grant
Location:

Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are:

Public housing authorities (PHAs) or Indian housing authorities

Nonprofit organizations, including a PHA affiliate or instrumentality, with or without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education

Resident associations (RAs) with either locally incorporated nonprofit status or 501(c)(3) nonprofit status

Multifamily owners

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Indian tribes, as defined in Section 4(13) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA)

Tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), as defined in Section 4(22) of NAHASDA

Faith-based organizations are also eligible to apply; however, such organizations may not, in providing services funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), discriminate against a beneficiary or prospective program beneficiary on the basis of religion, religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice.

Applicants must be current or former Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) award recipients that have received ROSS funding since 2017, and must remain eligible under ROSS.

Cost Share / Match:

Timing:

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served rolling basis until all available funds are exhausted.

Featured Opportunities
Infrastructure, Transportation & Energy

The USDA has made $247 million in supplemental grants available nationwide to help communities repair water infrastructure damaged by presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022.

Deadline
Amount
$
assistance type
Charles H. Dater Foundation Grant
The Charles H. Dater Foundation, Inc.

The Foundation makes grants to organizations and public agencies in Greater Cincinnati for programs that benefit children in the region in the areas of arts/culture, education, healthcare, social services and other community needs.

Deadline
Amount
While some grants have been significant in size, the median grant is $10,000 and the average grant is about $14,000.
assistance type
Community & Economic Development
Health & Human Services

Designed to meet specific technical assistance needs of grassroots organizations working for social change in Appalachia, this program awards grants to help build organizational capacity and train board or staff members in key skills.

Deadline
Amount
Varies by project need
assistance type
Infrastructure, Transportation & Energy

This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects.

Deadline
Amount
$
assistance type
Funding and Direct TA
Education & Workforce
Kentucky Statewide Reserve Fund
State Government Grant, Kentucky Education & Labor Cabinet

The Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federally funded grant program that provides Youth, Adult and Dislocated Worker funding throughout our Commonwealth.

Deadline
Amount
$
assistance type
Funding
Agriculture & Environment
Community & Economic Development
Education & Workforce
Health & Human Services
Housing
Kentucky G.R.A.N.T. Program of 2024
Kentucky Government Grant Match Program

The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.

Deadline
Amount
$
assistance type
Grant Match

Dept of Justice - Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence Program

The purpose of this program is to support shelter and transitional housing services for victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses. The program will enable shelters to expand their programming to house domestic violence victims and their pets.

Deadline
Amount
Up to $500,000
Assistance
Grant
Location

Dept of Justice - Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence Program

The purpose of this program is to support shelter and transitional housing services for victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses. The program will enable shelters to expand their programming to house domestic violence victims and their pets.

Date:
Dates:
-
Cost:
Up to $500,000
Assistance:
Grant
Location:

EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Industry Transformation Pathway

Government Grant - Federal

Funding through the Industry Transformation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through large, multi-component initiatives to transform regional economies in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Deadline
Amount
Up to $50,000,000
Assistance
Grant
Location

EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Industry Transformation Pathway

Government Grant - Federal

Funding through the Industry Transformation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through large, multi-component initiatives to transform regional economies in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Date:
Dates:
-
Cost:
Up to $50,000,000
Assistance:
Grant
Location:

EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Readiness Pathway

Government Grant - Federal

Funding through the Readiness Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction projects to build capacity for future recovery in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Deadline
Amount
Up to $50,000,000
Assistance
Grant
Location

EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Readiness Pathway

Government Grant - Federal

Funding through the Readiness Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction projects to build capacity for future recovery in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Date:
Dates:
-
Cost:
Up to $50,000,000
Assistance:
Grant
Location:

RHS - Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)

Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.

Deadline
Amount
$50,000 to $500,000
Assistance
Grant
Location

RHS - Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)

Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant.

Date:
Dates:
-
Cost:
$50,000 to $500,000
Assistance:
Grant
Location:

NACo - Counties for Housing Solutions

NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.

Deadline
Amount
Assistance
Technical Assistance
Location

NACo - Counties for Housing Solutions

NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.

Date:
Dates:
-
Cost:
Assistance:
Technical Assistance
Location:

EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Implementation Pathway

Government Grant - Federal

Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Deadline
Amount
Up to $50,000,000
Assistance
Grant
Location

EDA Disaster Supplemental Grant Program - Implementation Pathway

Government Grant - Federal

Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.

Date:
Dates:
-
Cost:
Up to $50,000,000
Assistance:
Grant
Location: