Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Assistance Listing: 14.252

Funding Opportunity Number: CPD-2600-DC-0007

Overview

The Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program enhances the capacity and ability of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income persons, homeless individuals, physically disabled persons, first responders, and veterans. The program also provides a set-aside for rural capacity building activities and a set-aside to benefit Native Hawaiian, American Indian, and Alaska Native communities and populations, including in rural areas.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Only the following three nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status as identified in Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as amended, and the FY 2024 and FY 2025 Appropriations are eligible for this competition:

• Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. – 70 Corporate Center, 11000 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 700, Columbia, MD 21044
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) – 501 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018
• Habitat for Humanity International – 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709

Affiliates and local offices of these organizations and their community partners are not eligible to compete either directly or independently for Section 4 funds under this notice but may seek funding from the above organizations. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Funding and Benefits

Total Program Funding: $84,000,000

Expected Number of Awards: 3

Award Minimum: $1,000,000

Award Maximum: $42,000,000

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Opportunity Category: Discretionary

Eligible Activities and Priorities

Funds may only be used to conduct the following activities:

• Training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of CDCs and CHDOs, including building capacity to navigate Federal housing and community development resources, providing training on Opportunity Zones, cooperatively planning for resource use in accordance with EO 14296, and assisting in evaluating performance under community planning and coordination efforts.
• Pass-through grants, housing financing, loans, predevelopment assistance, or other financial assistance to CDCs and CHDOs to increase their capacity to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income persons, including low-income families that include homeless persons, physically disabled persons, first responders, and veterans.
• Such other activities as may be determined by the grantees in consultation with the Secretary or designee. At this time, only HUD reviewed and approved reasonable administrative activities directly related to the grantee’s management of its Section 4 program are allowed under this category, such as preparation of Section 4 action plans and reports, and management of the first and second eligible activities.

Any Section 4 funded activity that results in the creation of intangible property, including curriculum, trainings, data, or research findings, is subject to 2 CFR 200.315. The Federal awarding agency reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work for Federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so.

Activities should build pipelines and support implementation of other HUD housing and community development programs, including Opportunity Zones, Promise Zones, the National Center for Warrior Independence facilities, voucher programs to support homeless veterans, and comprehensive neighborhood revitalization activities.

Deadline and Timeline

Closing Date: July 6, 2026

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the listed application due date.

Posted Date: June 5, 2026

Last Updated: June 29, 2026

Application Process

Applicants must submit applications through Grants.gov. The application process is managed via the Grants.gov platform, where candidates may also track application status and subscribe to updates. To apply or view the full announcement, visit the Grants.gov listing for Funding Opportunity Number CPD-2600-DC-0007.

Contact Information

Grantor Contact: La Ticia Small

Email: capacitybuilding@hud.gov

Additional Information: https://www.hud.gov/grants/