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Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators

Program Information

Popular name

(ROSS Service Coordinators)

Program Number

14.870

Program objective

To address the economic and housing self-sufficiency needs of public and Indian housing residents by providing grant-funded service coordinators who link residents to the supportive services they need in order to achieve economic and housing self-sufficiency; and for elderly/disabled residents to continue to age/reside in place and avoid costlier forms of care.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    The Department projects to award 100 grants. The department awarded 114 grants.

  2. 2017

    The Department projects to award 114 grants.

  3. 2018

    Estimate 100 Grants

  4. 2019

    Grantees have assisted residents age in place and avoid costlier forms of care, purchase homes, pursue their educational goals and more.

  5. 2020

    HUD will made $37,669,255 in awards.

  6. 2024

    HUD expects to make between 120-150 award in the amount of approximately 40 million to grantees that assist residents achieve self-sufficiency and to move along a continuum towards economic independence and achieve their educational and professional goals.

    Between 2017 through 2023, the ROSS program served a total of 135,167 ROSS participants, including 44 percent who were elderly (25,657) and/or individuals with disabilities (29,803), and 63 percent were work-able adults (77,169) or youth (4,213).

  7. 2025

    HUD expects to make between 120-150 awards in the amount of approximately 40 million to grantees that assist residents achieve self-sufficiency and to move along a continuum towards economic independence and achieve their educational and professional goals. Between 2017 through 2023, ROSS Service Coordinators provided case management services to 87 percent of elders and people with disabilities and to 73 percent of work-able adults, including comprehensive needs assessments and links to other services. A total of 8,398 participants attained a degree, and 4,497 individuals enrolled in an educational program.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

HUD appropriation statutes and the specific fiscal year NOFO published in the Federal Register provide program requirements and guidelines.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Housing

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Individual/Family
  • Low Income
  • Mentally Disabled
  • Minority group
  • Moderate Income
  • Native American Organizations
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Senior Citizen (60+)
  • Sponsored organization
  • Unemployed
  • Veteran/Service person/Reservist (including dependents
  • Welfare Recipient
  • Women

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