According to recent information from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants RFP is now available and applications are due on May 28, 2013.   Please note the special conditions regarding funding for this program.

"The FY2013 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) was issued on March 25, 2013.  Eligible applicants are public housing authorities (PHAs), local governments, nonprofits, tribal entities and for-profit developers that apply jointly with a public entity.  Applications must propose to plan for the revitalization of a severely distressed public and/or HUD-assisted multifamily housing project located in a distressed neighborhood into a viable, mixed-income community.  Individual grants may be for up to a maximum of $500,000.  Please note that because FY2013 full-year funding has not yet been appropriated for this program, the availability of any such funding for this program is contingent upon future Congressional action.  As such, the NOFA does not specify the total amount of funding available for these grants.  Applications are due May 28, 2013."