Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027
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- Posted
- October 2, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $3,000,000
- Award floor
- $400,000
- Program funding
- $5,000,000
- Expected awards
- 6
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 14.259
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 14.259 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $49M
- FY2026 obligated
- $8.2M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 107
Top recipients: Icf Incorporated, L.l.c., Abt Global Llc, Horne Llp, Capital Access Inc, Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program competitively awards funding to eligible applicants. If selected through this NOFO, you will deliver technical assistance (TA) to Units of General Local Government (UGLG) that serve communities of 50,000 or fewer people facing economic hardship. As an awardee, you will work in close consultation with HUD, and in coordination with other awardees, to help UGLG officials and staff better meet the needs of their communities. You should have the capacity to either:
- Deliver TA across HUD's jurisdiction (Category N), or
- Deliver TA to specific areas as defined by this NOFO (Category L).
Who can apply
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
How to apply
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