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Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) Program


Overview

HUD's Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program will help local governments ensure housing needs are considered as part of their larger infrastructure investment. TCTA is designed to support the coordination and integration of transportation and housing in infrastructure planning and implementation.

How can TCTA Help Your Community?

State, local, and tribal communities are receiving federal funding to invest in a range of infrastructure projects, including transportation, water systems, high-speed internet accessibility, environmental remediation, and electric grids. Jurisdictions can leverage these infrastructure investments to revitalize communities and create economic opportunities for residents and businesses. Access to affordable, high-quality housing is an essential component of community revitalization and must be considered in conjunction with transportation to ensure beneficial development. TCTA provides local governments with guidance and tailored resources to effectively coordinate and integrate transportation and housing during project planning and implementation.


TCTA Focus Areas

TCTA assists local governments by providing services on the following four topic areas:


Technical Assistance Approaches

TCTA individualizes its services to assist local governments based on their project needs, timeline, and current capacity. Right now, TCTA can provide support via on-call technical assistance or in-depth assistance. After submitting a TCTA request form (if eligibility criteria are met), jurisdiction staff will talk with TCTA staff to determine which TA approach most effectively meets their needs. 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.


Are you Eligible to Receive TCTA?

TCTA services are available to units of general local government (UGLG) that meet all the following criteria:

  • are receiving, or will receive, transportation funding, either directly or through a state pass-through, with priority given to those receiving competitive funds;
  • want to address identified housing needs;
  • want to work on at least one of the four TCTA areas;
  • and are committed to community engagement to ensure residents and businesses benefit from the transportation investment.

Priority will be given to jurisdictions with populations of less than 250,000 people.

A unit of general local government (UGLG) is any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State or territory. For the purposes of this program, this includes tribal governments.

Local governments are encouraged to work with regional organizations (such as a Metropolitan Planning Organization), non-profits, philanthropy, or other cross-sector partnerships, but the request for TCTA must be made by the local government.

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.

 

Content current as of April 11, 2025

 

Interested in learning more?
Email us at: thrivingcommunitiesTA@hud.gov