$20 Million NSP3 Technical Assistance NOFA Released by HUD

Through this NOFA/Request for Qualifications, HUD is announcing the availability of approximately $20 million to fund NSP TA. All organizations that are experienced and successful in providing program, technical, planning, financial, and organizational capacity building assistance, or consulting in such areas as community development, affordable housing, organizational management, financing and underwriting, construction and rehabilitation management, landbanking, project management and strategic planning, are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is November 21, 2011. To download the NOFA, click here.

NSP TA will follow the new delivery model which is modeled after the OneCPD Integrated Practitioner Assistance System (OneCPD), which itself built on the delivery system of the intial round of NSP TA. This model represents a fundamental change in the way HUD‟s traditional “program-specific” technical assistance has been structured and delivered over the years to state and local government grantees, and nonprofits. Beyond improving the effectiveness of current technical assistance efforts by adopting a “cross-program” approach, OneCPD is a collaborative effort among HUD, our state and local partners and successful applicants focused on building the kind of grantee management systems and functional capacity necessary to successfully carry out comprehensive and sustainable “place- based” development and revitalization strategies. Just as importantly, this model allows grantees to “tell their story” of accomplishment by measuring not only the outputs of this technical and capacity building assistance but the outcomes and the impact on communities as well.

NSP TA will be structured and operated as an assessment-based and outcome-focused delivery system with the following key objectives: (1) improve grantees' ability to assess conditions in the affordable segment of their local housing market consistent with the jurisdiction's Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments; (2) improve grantees' ability to design and appropriately implement neighborhood stabilization programs based upon an accurate assessment of the affordable segment of their local housing market; (3) increase organizational capacity to leverage private and public dollars; and (4) improve grantees‟ understanding of and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Teams of providers with a broad range of complementary skills and expertise, working collaboratively, will be selected through this NOFA. They will be deployed in each region of the country to achieve these objectives.           

NSP TA will be built on and extend the foundation established by previous technical assistance programs and HUD's ongoing risk assessment, compliance monitoring, technical assistance and oversight activities - the core functions and responsibilities of HUD field staff.  To access all HUD forms and information related to this NOFA, click here.