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Housing is a key component of economic mobility yet housing affordability continues to be a challenge for many residents. NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions (C4HS) program provides free three-month technical assistance sprints to address this challenge. In partnership with Smart Growth America, NACo has designed these fast-paced sprints to be high-intensity and implementation-focused with solutions that draw upon recommendations made by NACo’s 2023 Housing Task Force.Applications are currently open for NACo's third sprint, which will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. Participating counties are expected to be on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
Contact Patrick Spence, Program Manager, Economic Mobility via the website at https://www.naco.org/person/patrick-spence or by calling (202) 393-6226. Complete and submit information.
To participate in the sprint, teams should:· Be NACo members representing counties, parishes or boroughs.· Identify a lead team member, who must be an elected, appointed or career member of county government.· Identify two to four additional team members. Additional team members may be county employees, subject matter experts or outside stakeholders, including representatives of the economically distressed area targeted for housing development (e.g., chief of staff, administrative officer, city official, department head, nonprofit leader, project manager, data analyst, city/regional planner, etc.).· Commit to fully participating in seven 90-minute weekly virtual meetings and three 60-minute office hour sessions for individual and county-specific team support.· Be willing to share interim progress and long-term outcomes of zoning strategies through follow-up sessions initiated by NACo staff during and after the conclusion of the sprint.
Open Call for Applications: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Application Information Session: Thursday, July 17, 2025, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET (Register here)Application Deadline: Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ETAnnouncement of Selected Teams: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025Technical Assistance Sprint Dates: Sept. 17, 2025 – Dec. 17, 2025 (14 weeks)Meetings will be scheduled: Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Housing is a key component of economic mobility yet housing affordability continues to be a challenge for many residents. NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions (C4HS) program provides free three-month technical assistance sprints to address this challenge. In partnership with Smart Growth America, NACo has designed these fast-paced sprints to be high-intensity and implementation-focused with solutions that draw upon recommendations made by NACo’s 2023 Housing Task Force.Applications are currently open for NACo's third sprint, which will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. Participating counties are expected to be on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
Contact Patrick Spence, Program Manager, Economic Mobility via the website at https://www.naco.org/person/patrick-spence or by calling (202) 393-6226. Complete and submit information.
To participate in the sprint, teams should:· Be NACo members representing counties, parishes or boroughs.· Identify a lead team member, who must be an elected, appointed or career member of county government.· Identify two to four additional team members. Additional team members may be county employees, subject matter experts or outside stakeholders, including representatives of the economically distressed area targeted for housing development (e.g., chief of staff, administrative officer, city official, department head, nonprofit leader, project manager, data analyst, city/regional planner, etc.).· Commit to fully participating in seven 90-minute weekly virtual meetings and three 60-minute office hour sessions for individual and county-specific team support.· Be willing to share interim progress and long-term outcomes of zoning strategies through follow-up sessions initiated by NACo staff during and after the conclusion of the sprint.
Open Call for Applications: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 Application Information Session: Thursday, July 17, 2025, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET (Register here)Application Deadline: Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ETAnnouncement of Selected Teams: Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025Technical Assistance Sprint Dates: Sept. 17, 2025 – Dec. 17, 2025 (14 weeks)Meetings will be scheduled: Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.