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Bid Title

Common Funding Application for Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Funding: FY26-27

Issuing Agency

City of Durham

Location

North Carolina

Published Date

Jan 21, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 3, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26-1025

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Project Description

Bid Number:	26-1025
Bid Title:	Common Funding Application for Federal Affordable Housing & Community Development Funding: FY26-27
Category:	Requests for Proposals/Qualifications and Services
Status:	Open

Description: **** Pre-Bid meeting date, time, INPERSON or VIRTUAL - Interested applicants must have representation attend at least one of the following application workshops: IN PERSON:  Friday February 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM - City of Durham 101 City Hall Plaza Durham, NC 27701 Conference Room GA (Planning Area) VIRTUAL (TEAMS):  Wednesday February 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM - See document for the link **** **** Bid date, time, via EMAIL:  Tuesday March 3, 2026, by 12:00 PM - Send to For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address. **** Publication Date/Time: 1/21/2026 8:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 3/3/2026 12:00 PM Contact Person: Braedon Koerwitz [email protected] Related Documents: Durham NC_HUD Funding Applications_2026 Durham-HNS_HOME CHDO Qualification Application

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Common Funding Application for Federal Affordable Housing and Community

Development Funding: FY2026-2027

Application for entities seeking United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s

(HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program

(HOME) program funding from the City of Durham Housing & Neighborhood Services Department.

Project Manager:

Braedon Koerwitz

Planning & Performance Administrator

Housing & Neighborhood Services Department

City of Durham

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, North Carolina 27701

braedon.koerwitz@durhamnc.gov

(919) 560-4570 ext.22277

Complete applications should be emailed in PDF form to

HousingandNeighborhoodServices@DurhamNC.Gov by March 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

HUD Funding Application

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Table of Contents

Introduction................................................................................................................................3

Common Funding Application for Federal Affordable Housing and Community Development

Funding: FY2026-2027 .............................................................................................................3

Important Dates......................................................................................................................4

Contact Information ...............................................................................................................4

Funding Sources and Eligible Activities......................................................................................5

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).......................................................................5

HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)...................................................................5

Funding Requests and Amounts.................................................................................................7

Discretion of the City..................................................................................................................7

Updates and Revisions to Application........................................................................................7

Applicant Information ................................................................................................................9

Application Questions..............................................................................................................10

Project Description.................................................................................................................10

Service Population, Need, Demand .........................................................................................10

Organizational Capacity..........................................................................................................11

Performance Measurements and Monitoring ...........................................................................11

Budget ...................................................................................................................................11

Evaluation Criteria....................................................................................................................12

Required Attachments .............................................................................................................14

Application Process .................................................................................................................15

Review Process ........................................................................................................................15

Questions .................................................................................................................................15

Exhibit A – Project Profile..........................................................................................................16

Exhibit B – Budget Template......................................................................................................18

Exhibit C – City of Durham Procurement Terms and Conditions...............................................19

Exhibit D – Uniform Guidance Contract Clauses for Federal Funding.......................................24

Exhibit E – Summary of Eligible Uses of Funding.......................................................................33

HUD Funding Application

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Introduction

Common Funding Application for Federal Affordable Housing and Community

Development Funding: FY2026-2027

The City of Durham is soliciting applications from eligible entities for federal funding from the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support housing and community

development activities that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income individuals, households,

and areas. Funding is available through the following HUD programs: Community Development

Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME).

The following organization types are eligible to apply:

1. Non-profit organizations with federal tax-exempt status

2. Government agencies and authorities

3. Housing or human service agencies

4. For-profit developers

5. Community-Based Development Organizations (CBDOs)

6. Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs)

Projects will have a period of performance from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Projects selected for

funding will help inform the development of the FY2026-2027 Annual Action Plan that covers the

same time period.

The City may withdraw applications from consideration if they fail to meet the following baseline

thresholds.

Proposed project and activities must:

- Have representation from project team at one of the application workshops;

- Be located within the limits of the City of Durham;

- Have site control, if applicable;

- Be complete and submitted by the application deadline;

- Adhere to the relevant funding source’s organizing statute, federal regulations, and

cross-cutting requirements, as well as City requirements for subrecipients;

further at least one of the goals outlined in the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan:

1. Increasing housing preservation, production and stability

2. Reduce homelessness and increase stability.

The City reserves the right to use eligible administration and planning dollars of the available

funding sources.

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Important Dates

Application released

Mandatory Application Workshop(s)

(applicants must attend at least one workshop to

qualify for funding consideration)

Deadline for Application Questions

Application responses due

Applicants notified of application status

Contract execution for selected subrecipients

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

In-person: Friday, February 6, 2026 at1:00 PM

ET, City Hall Conference Room GA (Ground

Floor, Planning Area)

Virtual: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 @

9:00AM ET (Microsoft Teams link)

Friday, February 20, 2026

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 @ 12:00 PM ET

April 2026

Anticipated Late June / Early July 2026

Contact Information

Direct questions or concerns regarding this application to:

Braedon Koerwitz

Planning and Performance Administrator

Housing & Neighborhood Services Department

(919) 560-4570 ext. 22277

braedon.koerwitz@durhamnc.gov

If you have concerns about this application that you believe are not being addressed by the primary

point of contact, please contact:

Maggie Carnegie

Acting Assistant Director

Housing & Neighborhood Services Department

(919) 560-4570 ext. 22228

maggie.carnegie@durhamnc.gov

HUD Funding Application

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Funding Sources and Eligible Activities

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program supports a variety of community

development activities to build stronger and more resilient communities for residents with low- and

moderate-income levels. Projects and activities funded via CDBG must meet one of three national

objectives of the federal CDBG program:

• Benefit to low- and moderate- income (LMI) persons;

• Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; and

• Meet a need having a particular urgency (referred to as urgent need).

Eligible activities can broadly fall under the following categories: Acquisition and Disposition,

Public Facilities and Improvements, Public Services, Housing, and Economic Development.

Federal regulations limit the City to allocating 15% of its CDBG funding to Public Services activities.

Proposed projects and activities must comply with the Housing and Community Development Act

of 1974, 24 CFR Part 570, applicable federal cross-cutting requirements, and other guidance, Final

Rules, and directives from HUD.

For reference, potentially eligible projects and activities for CDBG funding can be found at the link

below. Proposed activities must still meet at least one of the CDBG National Objectives. Activities

classified as Public Services can be found under the section titled “Public Services.”

https://files.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/Matrix-Code-Definitions.pdf.

The total amount of CDBG funding available under this request for applications is up to an

estimated $1,050,000.00. This figure is estimated based on unallocated funding from previous

program years and anticipated funding for FY2026-2027. Final award amounts will be available

following confirmation of FY2026-2027 entitlement funding from HUD.

Of the total estimated CDBG funding being made available, up to $300,000 can be allocated for

Public Services activities.

HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)

The HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) is the largest Federal formula block grant to

state and local governments that is exclusively designed to support activities that create affordable

housing for low-income households. Eligible HOME activities include, but are not limited to:

• Building or rehabilitating housing for rent or ownership

• Site acquisition or improvement

• Demolition of dilapidated housing to make way for HOME-assisted development

• Payment of relocation expenses

• Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)

• Rehabilitation financing assistance to eligible homeowners

HUD Funding Application

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541511Custom Computer Programming Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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