The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on June 11, 2025 sent grant extension guidance to Resident Service Coordinator (RSC) grantees for calendar year (CY) 2025 programs. The extension guidance applies to all Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing Program and the Congregate Housing and Services Program (CHSP).

Because of the severe delay in issuing the guidance, HUD has implemented an expedited submission deadline of two weeks; all grantees must submit their grant extension packages by June 27 for HUD approval. The extension package should include the budget for CY25, the current (2024) reporting requirements, and proof of submission of the CY2024 Standards for Success reports.

For budget submissions, all grantees may request HUD’s Annual Cost Increase of 2.5%; in addition, in an email sent to grantees and shared by HUD with LeadingAge, HUD states that the agency “will consider cost increases during the CY 2025 renewal period, subject to the availability of funds. HUD will prioritize cost increase requests for Personnel Costs (and associated increases in Fringe Benefits, Quality Assurance, and Indirect Costs) that are received by the deadline.” LeadingAge applauds HUD for including the option for additional cost increases.

In addition to those financial considerations, the agency in the submission requirements also includes efforts to reduce paperwork, a move LeadingAge also supports. HUD explains: “As a streamlining measure…for the CY 2025 reporting period, grantees will submit 50080 Expense Reports (for Service Coordinator grantees) and SF-425 federal financial reports (for CHSP grantees) for the entire CY 2025 reporting period at the end of the calendar year with a due date of January 30, 2026.” The single submission replaces the previous semi-annual reporting requirement.

HUD has also implemented a new section of their terms and conditions for accepting the grant. The terms and conditions include newly penned Executive Orders and specifically call out “radical” Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, as well as services for unqualified immigrants: “By accepting the grant renewal, the grantee … certifies that it does not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws. EO 14218 prohibits HUD from making financial assistance available to persons other than United States citizens or certain categories of eligible noncitizens in Federal grant programs. This means that HUD grantees have an obligation to ensure that grant monies and benefits do not go to unqualified aliens.”

Grantees can view the HUD-created resources including the CY25 Annual Renewal Guidance Announcement, the guidance, and the grant terms and conditions here.  Grantees can direct any questions to their Grant Specialist or ServiceCoordinatorMailbox@hud.gov.

Finally, follow this and other developments related to service coordination via our Service Coordination and Supportive Services serial post.