Funding by Topic: Housing and homelessness

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

2009 and 2010 Stand Down Grant Award
Funding for events that assist homeless veterans.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Veterans Employment and Training Service

2010 J. Jill Compassion Fund
Grants to provide financial support on a national scale to community-based organizations and/or programs whose mission is that of aiding women and children in need.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2009
    Sponsor: Boston Foundation

Calvert Foundation Loan Program
Loans to community organizations that act as financial intermediaries, including loan funds, microfinance institutions, affordable housing developers and social enterprises.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Calvert Foundation

Family Unification Program (FUP)
Vouchers to public housing authorities which provides rental assistance to families whose lack of adequate housing is a primary cause of parents being separated or near-separated from their children.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless
Unutilized, underutilized, excess, or surplus federal properties for use to assist homeless persons.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Grants for eligible property owners to make energy and green retrofit investments in the property, to ensure the maintenance and preservation of the property, the continued operation and maintenance of energy efficiency technologies.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Guaranteed Loans Under the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP)
Grants to lenders for the development of properties that are located in a presidentially declared disaster area.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2009
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Housing Service

Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
Develops, demonstrates, and promotes cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple safety and health hazards in the home environment that produce serious diseases and injuries in children of low income.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HOPE VI Main Street Program
Grants to small communities to assist in the rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing in conjunction with an existing program to revitalize an historic or traditional central business district.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy for Homeless Individuals (Continuum of Care Program)
Provides rental assistance on behalf of homeless individuals.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 25, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Shelter Plus Care (Continuum of Care Program)
Provides rental assistance to homeless persons with disabilities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 25, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Rural Housing Demonstration Program
Grants intended to increase the availability of affordable Rural Housing for low-income families through innovative designs and systems.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Housing Service

Rural Housing Service, USDA; Multi-Family Housing, Single Family Housing Grants and Loans
Grants and loans for a broad range of programs that support housing, and assisted housing.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Housing Service

Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
Funding that provides communities with a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
This program provides funding for the development and operation of supportive housing for very low-income persons 62 years of age or older.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 14, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Section 538 Multi- Family Housing Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program (GRRHP) Demonstration Program
The Demonstration Program's purpose is to test the viability and efficacy of the concept of a continuous loan note guarantee through the construction and permanent loan financing phases of a project.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Housing Service

Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
HUD provides funding to nonprofit organizations to develop rental housing with the availability of supportive services for very low-income adults with disabilities, and provides rent subsidies for the projects to help make them affordable.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 17, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served Through Grants with a Project Period Start Date of September 1, 2010)
Funding to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 21, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care

Stimulus Assistance: USDA Rural Development Programs
Grant, loan, and loan guarantee assistance to rural residents, rural communities, and rural utility systems.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Development

Supportive Housing Program (Continuum of Care Program)
The Supportive Housing Program is designed to develop supportive housing and services that will allow homeless persons to live as independently as possible.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 25, 2009
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Surplus Real Property Available for Public Use
Disposal of surplus real property by lease, permits, sale, exchange, or donation.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Bancorp Foundation Grants
Support for the creation of economic opportunity through grants to organizations that provide affordable housing, encourage self-sufficiency, and assist economic development.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Bancorp Foundation

USDA Disaster Assistance Grants
Assistance to areas affected by hurricanes, floods, and natural disasters occurring in calendar year 2008 that have been declared a major disaster by the President.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Development

State and Regional Funding Programs

Colonia Area Planning Fund
Provides assistance for the completion of planning activities that prepare colonia areas for water, sewer and housing improvements.
    Geographic Coverage: Texas
    Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2011
    Sponsor: Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs

Daniels Fund Grants
Program areas eligible for grants through the Daniels Fund fall under the categories of: Aging, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, Amateur Sports, Youth Development, Disabilities, Homeless & Disadvantaged, and Education.
    Geographic Coverage: New Mexico
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

First Time Home Buyers Program
Down payment assistance to qualified Kansas buyers for the purchase of their first home.
    Geographic Coverage: Kansas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

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