Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OCS EE 1803
The Community Economic Development (CED) Projects grant opportunity is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office of Community Services (OCS). Its core purpose is to invest in community-based economic development efforts that produce real, measurable job creation and business development outcomes for individuals with low income. The program is positioned as part of a larger federal strategy aimed at reducing long-term reliance on federal assistance, addressing chronic unemployment, and reversing patterns of disinvestment and deterioration in both urban and rural communities.
Under this funding opportunity (HHS 2020 ACF OCS EE 1803; CFDA 93.570), OCS planned to distribute about $13.6 million total, with an expectation of making around 17 awards. Individual grants could be as large as $800,000. Eligible applicants are Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and related entities described in the opportunitys eligibility section, reflecting the programs emphasis on locally rooted organizations with a community economic development mission and the capacity to implement complex business and employment initiatives.
The program prioritizes projects that are well planned, financially viable, and innovative. CED-funded activities are meant to lead to new or expanded businesses and the creation of permanent jobs that are accessible to people with low income. A key expectation is that grantees will not only create positions but also actively recruit individuals with low income to fill them, provide the supports needed for those individuals to successfully retain employment, and help ensure that the businesses and the jobs created remain viable for at least one year after the grant period ends. In other words, the program is not just about starting something new; it is about building economic activity that lasts beyond the life of the grant.
CED projects may involve either construction or non-construction components, but the program is clear about how it counts job creation. Temporary, short-term construction jobs tied to preparing a business for startup or expansion do not count toward the programs job-creation totals, because those jobs are considered temporary by design. The job-creation focus is therefore on longer-term employment generated by the operating business or expanded enterprise, rather than the one-time labor associated with getting a site ready.
OCS also signaled clear geographic and community priorities. It encouraged CDCs to propose projects serving rural areas and underserved areas, particularly in states that did not already have CED projects underway. It further encouraged applications that align with Opportunity Zones and with rural communities facing high rates of poverty, unemployment, and substance use disorder, as well as rural communities experiencing persistent poverty as identified by the U.S. Department of Agricultures Economic Research Service. These priorities indicate the program is looking to channel investment into places where private capital and stable employment opportunities are often limited, and where economic development can have outsized community impacts.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted June 2, 2020, with an original application deadline of July 3, 2020, and required electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, the CED program is designed to support CDC-led projects that translate grant funding into durable, community-level economic gains: viable businesses, sustained jobs, and a stronger local economy for people and neighborhoods that have historically been left out of growth.Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OCS EE 1803
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OCS in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Economic Development Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.570.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 02, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 03, 2020 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 $800,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 17 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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