FY2020 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Program | FR 6400 N 34

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The FY2020 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number FR 6400 N 34) is a discretionary grant program run by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under CFDA 14.889. It is designed to fund the implementation phase of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan, meaning applicants are expected to move beyond planning and into executing a coordinated set of housing, supportive services, and neighborhood investment activities. The central idea is to concentrate resources in a defined target area where distressed public and/or assisted housing is a catalyst for broader neighborhood decline, then use the grant to help rebuild housing, improve residents outcomes, and attract long-term reinvestment.

The program is organized around three core goals. First is Housing: replacing distressed public and assisted housing with high-quality mixed-income housing that is well managed and responsive to both resident needs and the broader neighborhood context. In practice, this typically means redeveloping obsolete properties into safer, healthier, and more sustainable housing, while incorporating a mixed-income strategy intended to reduce concentrated poverty and stabilize the community over time. Second is People: improving outcomes for households connected to the target housing, with emphasis on employment and income, health, and childrens education. This goal reflects the expectation that revitalization is not only about buildings, but also about measurable improvements in family stability and upward mobility, often through partnerships that deliver workforce supports, health-related services, and education-focused interventions. Third is Neighborhood: creating the conditions that make public and private reinvestment more likely in distressed areas, so the neighborhood offers the amenities and assets families care about when choosing where to live, such as safety, quality schools, and commercial activity. This goal points to a broader, place-based strategy where housing redevelopment is paired with efforts that strengthen local institutions, improve the physical environment, and support market confidence.

Eligible applicants include city or township governments and public housing authorities (including Indian housing authorities), with HUD also noting additional eligible applicant types as described in the programs eligibility clarification. The grant uses the standard grant funding instrument and falls within the housing activity category. For FY2020, HUD anticipated making about five awards, with an award ceiling of up to $35,000,000 per award, signaling that this competition targets large, transformative implementation efforts rather than small pilot projects.

The opportunity was posted with a creation date of August 24, 2020, and an original closing date of December 16, 2020, with applications due by 11:59:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the deadline date. Overall, the program is structured for communities that have a well-developed, comprehensive revitalization plan and the capacity to execute complex, multi-partner implementation work that simultaneously redevelops housing, improves resident outcomes, and strengthens neighborhood conditions to sustain reinvestment.

• The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the housing sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2020 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.889.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 24, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 16, 2020 The application deadline is 115959 pm Eastern Standard time on. (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 $35,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: City or township governments, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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