Housing Grant Program Available to Agencies Serving Low-Income Seniors
Many Head Start programs are part of larger agencies (e.g., Community Action Agencies) that serve vulnerable populations, such as veterans, seniors, or individuals with disabilities, in addition to children and families. If your agency serves seniors, you may want to consider the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program (OAHMP). OAHMP provides non-profits and other eligible entities an opportunity to support low-income seniors’ housing needs.
According to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the primary purpose of OAHMP is to support low-income older adults to “age in place.”
The overall purpose of the Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP) is to assist experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities in undertaking comprehensive programs that make safety and functional home modifications, repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income seniors. The goal of the home modification program is to enable low-income elderly persons to remain in their homes through low-cost, low barrier, high-impact home modifications to reduce older seniors' risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve their functional abilities in their home. This will enable seniors to remain in their homes, that is, to "age in place," rather than move to nursing homes or other assisted care facilities.
OAHMP is offered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through a cooperative agreement. As this is a cooperative agreement, HUD may be involved in review of and guidance on program design and implementation or recommendations to support the initiative. Approximately $64 million is available for OAHMP, and the estimated number of awards is 32; the minimum award amount is $2,000,000, while the maximum award amount is $3,000,000. Eligible applicants must have at least three years of experience providing services to older adults.
As described in the NOFO, key dates for the application, award, and project period include the following.
Applications due: August 31, 2026
Anticipated award date: September 21, 2026
Estimated performance period start date: November 2, 2026
Estimated performance period end date: November 1, 2029
As the application deadline is at the end of this month, we recommend that applicants identify someone who can perform a quality assurance review of their proposal. This will help to ensure you’ve met all of the criteria of the NOFO and your proposal is clear and formatted properly. The person reviewing your application can use the evaluation criteria in the NOFO to identify areas you may need to improve in advance of submission. This step could help to enhance the competitiveness of your proposal.
Additionally, for those applying for OAHMP funding, it is important to make sure that you are set up and ready to submit your application by the deadline. This includes ensuring up-to-date registration information with SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and Login.gov.
We encourage you to explore Foundations for Families’ Consulting Services. If you need assistance with a quality assurance review for the OAHMP grant, or assistance with another grant opportunity, please be in touch. Our team of consultants will work with your program to determine a process, timeline, and approach that is the best fit for your needs.
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