The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Community Services (OCS) will solicit applications to award approximately $15.2 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) for well-planned, financially viable, and innovative projects to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with low income.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/08/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Community Economic Development (CED) program is a federal grant program that expands employment for individuals with low income in communities facing persistent poverty and high unemployment. The program invests in community development corporations (CDCs) that create and expand businesses and job opportunities.
The CED program is based on the following three pillars:
- Creating high-quality, permanent, full-time jobs for individuals with low incomes.
- Addressing barriers to employment by providing wraparound services that focus on the needs of individuals with low incomes who are hired into jobs created through CED.
- Promoting community revitalization by infusing funding into local communities to economic development.
CED projects must:
- Be ready to implement at the time of award.
- Create a minimum number of jobs that benefit individuals with low incomes and result in increased self-sufficiency.
- Create or expand businesses that promote economic revitalization in low-income communities.
- Attract additional public and private funds to increase investment and quality of life in low-income communities.
- Promote increased access to quality jobs in geographically underserved communities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,200,000
- Award Ceiling: $800,000
- Award Floor: $100,000.
Grant Period
3 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization must be a private, nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status.
- The organization’s articles of incorporation or bylaws must demonstrate that the CDC has a principal purpose of planning, developing, or managing low-income housing or community development projects.
- The organization’s board of directors must have representation from these three groups: community residents, business leaders, and civic leaders (that is, a tripartite board).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
