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grant HHS-2025-ACF-OCS-EE-0118

Grants for Community Development Corporations to create jobs in low‑income communities

The Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Community Services will award about $15.2 million in Community Economic Development grants to Community Development Corporations for viable projects that create permanent jobs and grow businesses for people with low incomes. Projects can be construction or non-construction, must recruit and support low‑income hires, and must ensure jobs a…

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will solicit applications to award approximately $15.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) for well-planned, financially viable, and …

Funding Source

Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OCS

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $15.2M
Award Ceiling: $800,000
Award Floor: $100,000

Eligibility

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

To be eligible for the CED program, an applicant must meet three conditions:1. Applicant must be a private, non-profit CDC with 501(c)(3) status;2. Applicant must have articles of incorporation or bylaws demonstrating that the CDC has, as a principal purpose, the planning, developing, or managin…

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