Communities for Housing (C4H)

APPLICATION CYCLE CLOSED AUGUST 15, 2025

2025 Program Guidelines
 

Communities for Housing (C4H) is an initiative that combines peer networking, technical assistance, and a dedicated funding pool to address community-identified housing needs. Recognizing that each community faces unique challenges, C4H offers flexible support for establishing community readiness and pre-development activities, rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. Success will be measured by the number of units created and the long-term benefits derived from robust peer networking among participating communities. 

Successful applicants and their core teams will be placed in a cohort group of up to five (5) communities and must commit to: 1) attend at least two cohort sessions annually, 2) participate in monthly technical assistance meetings, and 3) provide required reporting by the prescribed deadlines. A detailed housing project plan with agreed-upon milestones will be developed and implemented during the program.  

Eligible Applicant: A Nebraska community with an identified lead organization. The lead organization can be one of the following: 

  1. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) Entity
  2. Local Housing Authority
  3. Local or Regional Planning Commission
  4. Stand-Alone Commission
  5. Local Municipality (or its instrumentality)

Annual Grant Amount: Up to $10,000. All awarded applicants will also receive ongoing technical assistance. 

Grant Term: Up to 3 years with up to $10,000 per year and ongoing technical assistance. Continuation will be based on meeting milestones established in collaboration with NIFA and its technical assistance provider. 

Matching Requirement: 1:1 match  

Non-refundable Application Fee: $500 
 

Questions? Contact the Community Collaboration Team
Email: collaboration@nifa.org
Call: 402.434.3900
 
NIFA reserves the right to modify or withdraw the C4H program and may exercise such right at any time and without notice and without liability to any applicant or other parties for their expenses incurred in the preparation of a proposal or otherwise. NIFA also reserves the right to reject any applications that do not correspond with NIFA's current housing priorities as identified by the NIFA Board.