HUD has officially re-opened the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Jobs Plus Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to accommodate the anticipated FY24 Jobs Plus appropriations funding. This re-opening allows HUD to invite additional applications, enabling the allocation of more Jobs Plus Grants for the current fiscal year. CLPHA urges our members to take advantage of this funding opportunity.
For PHAs that did not previously apply for FY23 Jobs Plus funding or have not been recipients of a Jobs Plus grant before, we strongly encourage submitting applications to the re-opened NOFO, available on grants.gov. The due date for new applications is March 12, 2024.
Approximately $37 million in funds is now available, comprising $22 million in FY23 funding and an additional $15 million in anticipated FY24 funding. HUD emphasizes that there will not be another Jobs Plus NOFO for the FY24 funding cycle. The minimum project size is only 100 non-elderly households, with a maximum grant size of $3.7 million per PHA for comprehensive workforce development efforts. Award announcements for the FY23/24 Jobs Plus program are expected in Summer 2024.
Notably, applications submitted by the original deadline of August 21, 2023, remain valid and do not require resubmission. However, PHAs may choose to submit a new application by the new deadline, which will be evaluated in lieu of the previously submitted application.
For further details, including eligibility criteria and application instructions, please refer to the Re-Opened NOFO. Should you have any questions, reach out to JobsPlus@hud.gov.