Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) and the Housing Counseling Training (HCT) NOFO (FY2025)

Summary

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is issuing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for its Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) and Housing Counseling Training (HCT) programs for Fiscal Year 2025. The CHC program provides grants to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies to deliver counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, renters, and the homeless. The HCT program funds training for housing counselors to improve the quality and consistency of housing counseling services nationwide. This is a federal grant opportunity posted on Grants.gov under opportunity number FR-6900-N-33.

How they evaluate

Eligibility & certifications

Risks & flags

• Minimal detail provided in synopsis — full NOFO text not available, making it difficult to assess eligibility restrictions, scoring criteria, or wired provisions
• Opportunity is labeled FY2025 but open/close dates fall in 2026, suggesting a delayed or re-posted notice which may compress actual performance period