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FY 2025 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is July 5, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Award range
$750,000 to $3,500,000
Total funding
$6,000,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
14.265
Cost share
No

Application Countdown

55
Days
11
Hours
45
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
May 5, 2026
Expected awards
5

Deadline summary

Purpose: The Rural Capacity Building program enhances the capacity and ability of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), rural local governments, and Indian tribes (eligible beneficiaries) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities in rural areas for the benefit of low- and moderate-income families and persons. The Rural Capacity Building program achieves this by funding Na...

Date note

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Key dates

Posted
May 5, 2026
Deadline
July 5, 2026

Before you apply

Confirm the official submission path and any portal requirements.
Review date notes carefully because this opportunity includes deadline-specific guidance.
Validate fit against the listed eligibility groups before investing drafting time.
This program expects about 5 awards, which can help frame competitiveness.

Eligibility snapshot

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Only National Organizations that are 501(c)(3) nonprofitsother than institutions of higher educationmay apply for RCB funding.For the purpose of the RCB programa National Organization must be a single non-profit organization that has ongoing experience conducting RCB eligible capacity building activities in rural areas with rural housing organizationslocal governments

Only National Organizations that are 501(c)(3) nonprofits, other than institutions of higher education, may apply for RCB funding.For the purpose of the RCB program, a National Organization must be a single non-profit organization that has ongoing experience conducting RCB eligible capacity building activities in rural areas with rural housing organizations, local governments, and Indian tribes as evidenced by work within the last ten years in at least eight of HUD"s Federal regions. Having relevant experience working in one state in a HUD region is sufficient for counting that region towards the eight-region minimum. HUD"s Federal regions are described on HUD"s website at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/localoffices/regions Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.