Opportunity Information: Apply for FR 6600 N 14
The FY22 Jobs Plus Initiative is a discretionary grant opportunity from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to help residents of public housing increase earnings and improve long-term employment outcomes. The program focuses on place-based, job-driven strategies that are rooted directly in the day-to-day realities of specific public housing developments, rather than offering generic workforce services. The core idea is to reduce poverty by both motivating and enabling work: residents are supported with practical services that lead to employment and advancement, while also receiving financial incentives that make it easier to take a job and keep working without immediately losing the benefit of increased income through rent adjustments.
A central feature of Jobs Plus is its intent to "saturate" the targeted public housing projects (often referenced as AMPs) with consistent outreach, services, and incentives. In practice, this means the program is not meant to be limited to a small group of participants who happen to find it. Instead, the design encourages broad visibility and high engagement across the development so residents repeatedly encounter information about opportunities, can easily access support, and see employment as an achievable norm within the community. The overall goal is not only to help residents get jobs during the grant period, but also to support sustained employment after the formal program cycle ends.
The initiative is built around three required components. First are employment-related services, which typically include work readiness activities, coaching, counseling, job search assistance, job placement support, employer connections, and opportunities for educational advancement. HUD highlights that these services should be job-driven, meaning they should align with real labor market opportunities and be connected to employers and pathways that can lead to increased earnings over time. The program description also emphasizes building technology skills and financial literacy, reflecting the reality that many jobs and training programs now require basic digital competency and that financial stability can directly affect a person's ability to stay employed.
Second are financial incentives, specifically the Jobs Plus Earned Income Disregard (JPEID). This component is designed to remove a common disincentive to work in assisted housing: when earnings rise, rent can increase, which can make residents feel like working more is not worth it. Through the earned income disregard, eligible working residents can keep more of their increased earnings for a period of time, improving the immediate payoff of employment and helping households stabilize as they transition into higher income levels.
Third are community supports for work, which recognize that employment decisions are shaped by social networks, norms, and practical barriers that exist within a community. Community supports can include peer encouragement, community-based activities that promote employment goals, and strategies that make work feel supported and expected. This component complements direct employment services by reinforcing a pro-work environment across the development, helping residents stay engaged and reducing isolation that can derail job searches or training participation.
Applicants are encouraged to form strong partnerships to ensure residents can access any additional services needed to remove barriers to work. While the opportunity does not limit support to a single type of partner, the intent is clear: successful implementation typically requires coordination among public housing entities, workforce organizations, educational providers, employers, and service providers that can address common obstacles such as childcare needs, transportation gaps, credential barriers, limited digital access, or other challenges that interfere with training and employment.
The opportunity also calls for an Individualized Training and Services Plan (ITSP) for each participant. The ITSP is meant to function as a structured roadmap that outlines a participant's employment goals, identifies appropriate services and strategies to reach those goals, and provides a way to track progress over time. This requirement signals that HUD expects programs to move beyond one-time workshops or general referrals and instead deliver coordinated, participant-centered support that can adapt as residents advance from readiness to placement to retention and career progression.
Administratively, the grant is listed as Funding Opportunity Number FR 6600 N 14, within the employment, labor, and training activity category (CFDA 14.895). HUD anticipated making about six awards, with an award ceiling of $3,700,000. The original application closing date was July 29, 2022, with a deadline time of 11:59:59 PM Eastern. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the opportunity's additional eligibility text, indicating that applicants needed to review the full notice to confirm organizational eligibility and any conditions tied to public housing operations or partnerships.
Overall, FY22 Jobs Plus is structured to combine three elements that are often treated separately: workforce services that lead to real jobs, financial rules that make work pay, and community-level reinforcement that helps employment become sustainable. The program is explicitly designed to operate at the development level and to be visible and accessible enough that employment support becomes part of the everyday environment for residents, not a hard-to-find resource.Apply for FR 6600 N 14
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY22 Jobs Plus Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.895.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 27, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 29, 2022 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern Standard time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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