Resident Opportunity & Self-Sufficiency Program | FR 6100 N 05

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The Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Service Coordinator program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to strengthen the link between public housing assistance and the supportive services residents need to move toward long-term stability. The core idea of the program is to fund eligible organizations so they can hire Service Coordinators who work directly with residents of public housing and Indian housing. These coordinators act as connectors and organizers, making sure residents can access a coordinated set of community-based resources rather than trying to navigate fragmented systems on their own.

At the center of the program is the Service Coordinator role. Service Coordinators assess the needs of residents and then connect them to appropriate public and private services that support resident empowerment. For working-age households, the program emphasizes pathways that help participants increase earned income, reduce or eliminate reliance on welfare assistance, and build toward economic independence and housing self-sufficiency. In practical terms, this can include coordinating access to job training, employment placement support, education programs, childcare resources, transportation assistance, financial counseling, and other services that remove barriers to steady work and upward mobility. The program is structured around the reality that housing stability and economic progress often require coordinated support across multiple systems.

ROSS also includes an important focus for elderly and disabled residents. For these households, the Service Coordinator’s work is aimed less at employment outcomes and more at helping residents age in place or remain in their homes safely, delaying or preventing the need for more expensive forms of care. This means connecting residents to supportive services that help maintain independence, such as health-related referrals, in-home supports, mobility and accessibility resources, benefits counseling, and other community services that can stabilize health and daily living needs while preserving housing stability.

Grant funds under this opportunity can be used for three main categories of costs. First, funds may cover service coordinator functions, which generally include the staffing and direct activities tied to assessing resident needs, building partnerships with service providers, coordinating services, tracking participation, and supporting resident empowerment efforts. Second, funds may be used for training and travel related to professional development or program development, reflecting HUD’s expectation that service coordinators maintain skills and stay current on effective service coordination practices and local resource networks. Third, funds can cover administrative costs associated with operating the program, recognizing that coordination work requires planning, reporting, oversight, and other essential back-office functions to keep the effort accountable and sustainable.

The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number FR 6100 N 05 and falls within the housing funding activity category. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 14.870. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). This eligibility structure reflects the program’s intent to reach a wide range of entities that operate housing or provide resident-facing services in partnership with housing providers.

Key timing and award information provided for this competition includes a creation date of August 24, 2017, and an original closing date of October 23, 2017, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. The anticipated award ceiling is $738,000, and HUD projected approximately 110 awards. Overall, the ROSS Service Coordinator program is aimed at improving resident outcomes by investing in the coordination capacity that helps residents connect housing assistance with the broader services needed for employment, independence, and stable long-term living, including supportive aging-in-place strategies for seniors and people with disabilities.

• The Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Resident Opportunity & Self-Sufficiency Program" 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 Aug 24, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 23, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $738,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 110 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.

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