Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) and the Housing Counseling Training (HCT) NOFO (FY2025)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is funding competitive awards under the FY2025 Comprehensive Housing Counseling and Housing Counseling Training programs to support housing counseling agencies and related training activities. The CHC program funds counseling and group education for renters and homeowners, while the HCT program supports training, scholarships, and workforce development for the housing counseling field, including a Minority Serving Institution initiative. Eligible applicants include HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, certain state housing finance agencies, and qualifying nonprofit organizations, with applications subject to threshold, merit, and risk review and a minimum score of 75 points for funding consideration. Applications are due May 26, 2026, with approximately $56.1 million available, and applicants must be registered with SAM.gov and Grants.gov.
Eligible Applicants
- Eligible applicants for the CHC award under this NOFO must satisfy the following criteria. Applicant must be approved to participate in the HUD Housing Counseling Program prior to the NOFO issue date. In addition, SHFAs are eligible for this NOFO if they possess statutory authority to provide housing counseling throughout their entire state and adhere to all program requirements outlined in 24 CFR Part 214, HUD Handbook 7610.1, and other governing policies and requirements.2. Eligible applicants for the HCT awards under this NOFO must satisfy the following criteria. Be a non-profit organization, other than an institution of higher education with at least two years of experience providing housing counseling training services nationwide to housing counselors employed by housing counseling agencies participating in HUD"s Housing Counseling Program. 3. Limits on Applicants. Applicants and Subgrantees are prohibited from receiving FY 2025 Housing Counseling Program grant funding from multiple sources. For example, receiving funding under this NOFO as both a direct Grantee (e.g. LHCA) and as a Subgrantee of an Intermediary or SHFA is prohibited. Likewise, receiving funding under this NOFO as a Subgrantee of two different Intermediaries/SHFAs is prohibited.4. Affiliations. Subgrantees must maintain the same network affiliation for all awards under this NOFO. For example, a Subgrantee that receives a subgrant from an Intermediary, SHFA, or MSO for the FY 2025 Comprehensive Housing Counseling NOFO cannot receive a subgrant from a different Intermediary, SHFA, or MSO for the FY 2025 MSI Initiative. HUD may grant approval for different network affiliations on a case-by-case basis.5. CHC MSI Initiative Award Additional Eligibility Requirement. Applicants wishing to apply for this award must also submit an application for the Comprehensive Housing Counseling NOFO. See Section I.B.3. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.