THRIVING COMMUNITIES TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
Thriving Communities Technical
Assistance: $1.35 million of additional FY23 funding awarded to Abt Global and
ICF International to continue support of local governments to address housing
needs
HUD’s Thriving Communities
Technical
Assistance (TCTA) program helps local governments ensure housing needs are
considered as part of their larger infrastructure investment plans while also
supporting equitable development in disadvantaged communities. In September
2024, HUD awarded an additional $1.35 million of TCTA funding to Abt Global and
ICF International. These experienced technical assistance (TA) providers have
partnered with experts in community engagement, housing preservation, planning,
and smart growth development to bring the expertise needed to work with local
government staff and leadership on issues ranging from regulatory reform to
reducing displacement to more meaningful community engagement.
TCTA has expanded its TA options to include short-term on-call support in
addition to its longer-term in-depth assistance. Both TA approaches include
access to training, tools, and other resources that will help support a local
government as it aligns housing and transportation investments. Visit the HUD
Exchange website (https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/tcta/) to learn more
about the activities of current TCTA recipients
(https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/tcta/recipient-spotlights/).
TCTA assists local governments in the following four topic areas:
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Leveraging underutilized land to create location-efficient housing.
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Preserving affordable housing and protecting residents and businesses from
displacement as new infrastructure is deployed.
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Improving coordination among key project stakeholders.
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Removing regulatory barriers to location-efficient housing.
We encourage local governments to leverage this new funding for capacity
building by requesting TA.
Interested in becoming a TCTA recipient?
Thriving Communities TA services are available to units of general local
government that meet all the following criteria:
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Are receiving, or will receive, US DOT transportation funding, either
directly or through a state pass-through, with priority given to those
receiving competitive funds.
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Want to address housing needs in disadvantaged communities in accordance
with their housing and/or equity goals.
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Want to work on at least one of the four TCTA areas.
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Are committed to community engagement to ensure residents and businesses
in disadvantaged communities benefit from the transportation investment.
If your jurisdiction is not yet ready for TCTA, future TA opportunities will be
available. TA requests are reviewed on a rolling basis, limited by the TA
providers' capacity.
To learn more about TCTA, please visit HUD User
(https://www.huduser.gov/portal/ota/thriving-communities-ta-program.html) and
sign up for the TCTA mailing list
https://www.hudexchange.info/mailinglist/subscribe/. To request TCTA, please
complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/g/qpfE3FKjBU. You can
preview the questions on the request form here:
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/TCTA-Request-For….
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