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Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027

The Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program competitively awards funding to eligible applicants.

Department of Housing and URBAN DevelopmentFederal GrantSolicitation PDR-2700-DC-0054

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Opportunity details

Notice type
Federal Grant
Original posted
October 2, 2026
Last updated
October 18, 2026
Notice ID
grant-364022

Summary

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), orDeliver TA to specific areas as defined by this NOFO (Category L).

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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), orDeliver TA to specific areas as defined by this NOFO (Category L).

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Eligibility

Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Eligible applicant categories

  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses

Official Grants.gov eligibility information. Listed categories are not a determination that an organization qualifies.

Funding and program

Assistance Listing
14.259
Funding instrument
CA
Cost sharing
Not required
Estimated total program funding
$5,000,000
Expected number of awards
6 (government estimate, not a guaranteed count)
Official modification date

Estimated total program funding is the government figure for the whole program, not an individual award ceiling. The expected number of awards is a government estimate, not a guaranteed count. These figures are estimates, not guaranteed funding.

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