Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing

The Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing program enhances the capacity and ability of Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income persons, homeless, physically disabled persons, first responders, and veterans. The program provides funding for eligible activities such as training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of CDCs and CHDOs. The program also provides a set-aside for rural capacity building activities and a set-aside to benefit Native Hawaiian, American Indian, and Alaska Native communities and populations in areas including, but not limited to, rural areas. • Eligible applicants must be nonprofit organizations having 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. • The program requires cost sharing or matching, with each dollar awarded to be matched by three dollars in cash or in-kind contribution obtained from private sources. • The program has a 48-month project period and budget period. • The program provides funding for eligible activities such as training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of CDCs and CHDOs. • The program also provides funding for pass-through grants, housing financing, loans, predevelopment assistance, or other financial assistance to CDCs and CHDOs to increase their capacity to carry out community development and affordable housing activities.