HUD Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide technical assistance to build capacity of local governments experiencing economic distress, specifically in smaller communities with populations under 50,000. Assistance will help local governments and their nonprofit partners in alleviating persistent poverty.
Assistance is provided in the following areas, including but not limited to:
- Financial management practices and financial performance
- Governance and management
- Leadership development
- Data and research
- Building partnerships
- Community engagement
- Strategic planning
- Plan implementation
- Program evaluation
Eligible recipients are units of local governments from smaller communities with populations under 50,000 that are economically distressed or experiencing persistent poverty, including:
- Tribes
- Villages
- Towns
- Cities
- Counties
- Municipalities
To determine if a location is considered an economically distressed or persistent poverty community for this program, use the interactive map or the public eligibility list available on the program website.
Partner nonprofit organizations must be established 501(c)3 organizations with a history of working to alleviate poverty in the jurisdiction.
Technical assistance is provided at no cost.
Email technical assistance requests to distressedcities@hud.gov.
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