Department of Housing and Urban Development
Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027
UpcomingDecision brief
- Who can apply
- Small BusinessNonprofits (preferred)NonprofitsOtherHigher Education
- Award amount
- $400K – $3M
- Deadline
- Mar 11, 2027
- Geography
- National
- Application notesHigh effort
- Federal application
- 6 awards expected — competitive
- Cooperative agreement — ongoing federal oversight
Next step
Apply at Grants.gov
Focus areas
About this grant
The Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program competitively awards funding to eligible applicants. If selected through this NOFO, you will deliver technical assistance (TA) to Units of General Local Government (UGLG) that serve communities of 50,000 or fewer people facing economic hardship. As an awardee, you will work in close consultation with HUD, and in coordination with other awardees, to help UGLG officials and staff better meet the needs of their communities. You should have the capacity to either: Deliver TA across HUD's jurisdiction (Category N), or Deliver TA to specific areas as defined by this NOFO (Category L).
Additional details
- CFDA / ALN Number
- 14.259
- Program Title
- Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
- Expected Awards
- 6
- Estimated Total Funding
- Up to $5M
- Funding Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Source
- Grants.gov · View original listing
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