The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new funding for Service Coordination programs in affordable senior housing on December 13. LeadingAge was instrumental in securing the funds for the much-anticipated expansion of HUD’s Service Coordination programs.

Service Coordinators offer critical support to older adults with low incomes as they age in community, including by referring HUD-assisted residents to health and educational resources. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) posted by HUD will fund approximately 160 Service Coordination programs across the country.  

The program, called the Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing program, has not seen new funding from HUD since 2013. Current Service Coordinators are funded through renewal funding through the agency, and there is high demand for new funding. The deadline to apply for new Service Coordinator funding is March 11, 2024. 

Preliminary information is available from HUD here, with more details about the NOFO forthcoming. LeadingAge will work with members to apply for funding to add or expand vital Service Coordination programs at affordable senior housing communities. 

To get involved or to learn more, join LeadingAge’s Workgroup on Housing and Services, which meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET, or reach out to Juliana Bilowich, LeadingAge’s Director of Housing Operations and Policy.