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Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building is a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that funds technical assistance and capacity building for HUD grantees, public housing authorities, and tribes. The program equips HUD customers with the knowledge, skills, tools, and systems needed to successfully implement federal housing and community development programs.
Community Compass brings together technical assistance investments from across HUD program offices covering affordable housing, disaster recovery, energy efficiency, fair housing, homeless assistance, housing for special populations, lead hazard control, Native American programs, public housing, and rural development.
Eligible activities include training, strategic planning support, and operational guidance for organizations administering programs such as CDBG, HOME, Housing Choice Vouchers, Continuum of Care, and the Rental Assistance Demonstration.
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Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Program | HUD USER Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Program Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building HUD's Community Compass initiative funds technical assistance (TA) and capacity building activities for HUD's customers, including grantees, public housing authorities, and tribes.
Managed by the Office of Technical Assistance, Community Compass is an innovative, outcome-focused approach and a collaborative effort among HUD, its customers, and the organizations providing TA and capacity building Community Compass helps HUD's customers navigate complex housing and community development challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, tools, capacity, and systems to implement HUD programs and policies successfully.
The goal of Community Compass is to empower communities so that successful program implementation is sustained over Recognizing that HUD’s customers often interact with a variety of HUD programs as they deliver housing or community development services, Community Compass brings together TA investments from across HUD program offices, including the Office of Community Planning and Development, the Office of Housing, the Office of Public and Indian Housing, the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes and the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the following programs, policies, and Affordable Housing & Community Development: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Economic Development Initiatives (EDI), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Housing Counseling, Housing Trust Fund, Multifamily Housing Preservation, Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, and Section 202 Direct Loan Disaster recovery and resiliency: Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and CDBG Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Energy Efficiency and Environmental Review: Better Buildings Fair Housing: National Fair Housing Training Academy (NFHTA) Homeless Assistance: Continuum of Care (CoC), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Pay for Success demonstration, Rural Housing Stability Program (RHSP), and Homeless Management Information System Housing for Special Populations: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes: Lead Disclosure Rule and Lead Safe Housing Rule implementation, Smoke-free housing promotion, Healthy homes disaster rehabilitation methods, Healthy homes elements in Energy and Healthy Housing TA, Integrated pest management in assisted housing Native American Programs: Indian Housing Block Grant and Native Hawaiian Block Grant Public Housing: Housing Choice Vouchers, Public Housing Administrative Receiverships, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Choice Neighborhoods, Jobs Plus, Section 8, and other project-based Rural: Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Programs and Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Secretarial and Administrative programs and initiatives Supplemental Programs: CARES Act, American Rescue Plan, and Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Activities performed under Community Compass include: Direct Technical Assistance and Capacity Building engagements Development of products and tools Self-directed and group learning Data reporting, analysis and management NAHASDA allocation formula administration and negotiated rulemaking In addition to this TA initiative, learn more about another HUD TA Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance Technical Assistance Program .
Content current as of October 17, 2023. Information for Technical Assistance Providers and HUD This information is for organizations that have signed cooperative agreements under the Community Compass program.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Award recipients tasked to provide technical assistance to PHAs must have at least one staff, subcontractor, or consultant that has at least five years of demonstrated Public Housing programs experience, including agenc…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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