Tenant Education and Outreach Program

Eligible applicants under this NOFO are non-profit and for-profit organizations with experience providing support and technical assistance to low-income tenants or tenant organizations. The recipient must have a record of at least one year of service to low-income tenants of multifamily housing properties or community-based tenant organizations in multiple communities and must have at least one year of experience with the allocation and administration of grant or loan funds. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the capacity to serve tenant organizations anywhere in the United States. Applicants may meet these requirements by submitting a joint application with an eligible co-applicant or co-applicants. To demonstrate a Co-Applicant partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Letter of Agreement must be provided, signed by the executive of each entity. The MOU or Letter of Agreement must demonstrate a commitment to work collaboratively throughout the entirety of the period of performance, identify which party is the Lead Applicant, and describe the respective roles of each co-applicant. Eligible sub-recipients are groups of tenants of assisted multifamily housing properties or tenant-affiliated community-based non-profit organizations that serve at least 25 units of multifamily housing assisted under a project-based rental assistance contract.