Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration
🏛 Administration for Children and Families - OCS
Can you apply?
This grant is for Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribal organizations that received FY25 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) awards and own affordable housing units. Applicants must serve American citizens living in their affordable housing units. Eligible services include childcare, education, mental health support, financial literacy, and case management to improve housing stability and economic mobility.
Activities must coordinate public and private assistance programs. Recipients provide direct services, internal and external referrals, and case management. Services can cover early childhood, youth programs, adult education, disability services, and healthcare access.
This is a national program with no state restrictions. Cooperative agreements require grantees to work closely with the funder on implementation and evaluation.
⚖️ Cost sharing / matching required — applicants must contribute their own funds.
Key dates
- Jun 17, 2026 Applications open
- Aug 15, 2026 Application deadline in 55 days
- Sep 30, 2026 Award announced
- Sep 30, 2026 Project start
Program description
The Office of Community Services (OCS) intends to fund Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and tribes that received FY25 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) awards and own affordable housing units.
The purpose of the AHSSD is to demonstrate the potential for improving housing stability, economic mobility, and well-being by boosting public welfare and support service enrollment for residents of affordable housing who are American citizens. AHSSD does this by improving the coordination of public and private assistance programs to prevent and reduce dependency among this population cohort. Recipients will offer direct provision of specific public welfare and support services, internal referrals to assistance programs, external referrals to programming offered through other agencies, and/or case management and human-services coordination. Recipients must also provide services to eligible residents who live in affordable housing units.
The range of service enrollment is broad, including educational opportunities for children and adults; afterschool and/or summer programs for children and teens; direct provision of childcare programs/opportunities for children ages 0 to 5 or connections to Head Start and Early Head Start programs; older adult care services; mental health, alcohol, and addiction services; services for Americans and eligible residents with disabilities; self-sufficiency resources; resources on homeownership; financial literacy training; transportation services for residents; referrals and connections to resources to help meet concrete needs; and healthcare services.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- 501(c)(3) Public Charity
- City / Municipal Government
- Community Land Trust
- County Government
- Nonprofits
- Special District
- Tribal Nation
- Tribal Organization
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative (program description, goals, and service plan)
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Proof of FY25 CSBG award
- Documentation of affordable housing units owned
- Organizational capacity statement
- Evaluation plan
- Letters of support/partnership agreements
Program contact
- 👤 Jessica Hale
- 📧 ocsregistrar@icf.com
- 📞 (855) 792-6551
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.647 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$3,750,664
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$3,588,042
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$3,000,000
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$2,850,242
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$2,500,000
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$2,300,000
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$2,300,000
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$2,300,000
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$2,300,000
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$2,299,989
Top States by Funding
- NY 12 awards $16.3M
- WA 6 awards $12.0M
- CA 8 awards $11.1M
- MA 5 awards $9.9M
- MI 5 awards $8.8M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.647). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $20,053,574 | |
| 2025 | $14,875,873 | |
| 2026 est. | $11,750,000 |
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
Community Action Agencies and tribal organizations that received FY25 CSBG funding and own affordable housing units are eligible. You must serve American citizens residing in your housing units.
What services does this grant support?
Eligible services include childcare, education, mental health services, financial literacy, transportation, disability services, and case management. You can provide services directly or through referrals to other agencies.
When is the application deadline?
The fixed deadline is August 15, 2026. Plan your application accordingly as there are no rolling deadlines for this cycle.
How much funding can we receive?
Awards typically range from $150,000 to $300,000 per grant. Total program funding is $2.1 million.
What is a cooperative agreement and does it affect our application?
Cooperative agreements involve close collaboration with ACF on project implementation and evaluation. Budget time for regular reporting and funder communication in your planning.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Verify that your organization received FY25 CSBG funding and owns affordable housing units before starting your application. These are hard eligibility requirements.
- Connect your proposed services to housing stability outcomes. Show how coordination of public/private programs directly improves residents' well-being and self-sufficiency.
- Use data from your current CSBG-funded work and housing portfolio. Demonstrate existing capacity to deliver services at scale.
- Design your case management and referral processes clearly. Explain how internal and external partnerships will work together for residents.
- Budget generously for evaluation activities and funder communication. Cooperative agreements require active collaboration and likely reporting beyond standard grants.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Applications fail when organizations lack documented FY25 CSBG funding or don't own affordable housing units—check eligibility before applying. Weak proposals focus only on existing services instead of demonstrating how housing + public assistance coordination creates new value. Applicants underestimate time for evaluation, reporting, and funder collaboration required by cooperative agreement structure.
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