Jobs Plus NOFO for Fiscal Year 2025

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Office of Public and Indian Housing, has announced the Jobs Plus Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year 2025 under opportunity number FR-6900-N-14. The Jobs Plus program is designed to increase the economic self-sufficiency of residents living in public housing communities. HUD provides funding to public housing authorities (PHAs) to implement employment-related services, financial rent incentives, and community support strategies to help residents achieve sustained employment and higher income levels. The overarching goal is to saturate participating housing developments with employment services and financial incentives that enable residents to improve long-term economic outcomes beyond the program cycle. The program emphasizes a place-based approach that integrates three components: employment-related services, financial/rent incentives, and community supports for work. Employment-related services include job training, placement, financial literacy, childcare support, and assistance with removing employment barriers. The Jobs Plus rent incentive allows residents to retain a greater portion of their earnings without an immediate increase in rent, helping to encourage workforce participation. Community supports for work foster peer encouragement, resident-led initiatives, and engagement strategies to build stronger networks of mutual assistance around employment. Grantees are required to reach 100 percent of adults ages 18 to 64 within the first year to inform them about the program and encourage enrollment. Approximately $21.6 million is available for FY2025, combining $15 million in new appropriations with $6.6 million in carryover funding from FY2024. Awards are sized based on the number of non-elderly households in a PHA’s targeted housing development. The maximum award ranges from $1.6 million for projects with 100–199 households to $3.7 million for projects with 600 or more households. HUD anticipates making about 15 awards under this competition. The performance period is 54 months, which includes a 6-month start-up period and 48 months of program implementation. Award announcements are anticipated on December 30, 2025, with grant activity beginning January 1, 2026, and concluding July 1, 2030. Eligible applicants are strictly limited to PHAs operating one or more public housing projects that meet program criteria. Individual applicants, federally recognized tribes, and tribally designated housing entities are not eligible. PHAs with existing Jobs Plus grants may apply again, but previously funded housing projects cannot be targeted. Projects must have at least 100 non-elderly households, and at least 40 percent of non-elderly households must report no earned income. HUD provides an appendix listing eligible projects, but PHAs not listed may request a review of eligibility. Applicants must also establish formal partnerships with Workforce Development Boards and American Job Centers, with documented memoranda of understanding outlining roles and commitments. A minimum 25 percent match is required from non-federal sources, which can include cash or in-kind contributions such as job training, childcare, transportation, or other supportive services. The application process requires submission through Grants.gov. Applicants must have an active SAM.gov registration and a UEI number. Required application materials include standard federal forms (such as SF-424 and HUD-424B), a detailed program narrative addressing capacity, need, and soundness of approach, program budget documents, and signed match commitment letters. Applications must also include a signed memorandum of understanding with the local Workforce Development Board or American Job Center. Missing required documents cannot be cured after submission and will result in disqualification. Narrative responses are limited to a maximum of 29 pages in total. Applications are due by October 27, 2025, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. HUD expects to make award decisions by December 30, 2025. Programs must begin implementation by January 1, 2026, with hiring of key staff including a full-time Jobs Plus Coordinator within 3 months of the effective date, and case managers and community coaches within 5 months. Annual reporting requirements include progress updates on outcomes, adjustments to work plans, and data sharing with HUD. For assistance, applicants may contact HUD at JobsPlus@hud.gov.