Housing

This FAQ was derived from questions asked during a Jan. 9, 2024, webinar hosted by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network, in collaboration with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), regarding a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Section 202 Housing. The NOFO was released on Feb. 21, 2024, and includes up to $35 million in funding to develop units for intergenerational families that include a child and the child’s grandparent or other relative who is a head of the household and aged 62 or older. See the HUD NOFO webpage for additional guidance, and please note that although the website is entitled 2023, the NOFO was re-released and is active. Applications are due by June 20, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET.

The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network hosted a webinar on January 9, 2024 with representatives from HUD to discuss a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, a program that includes $35 million in funding to support the development of intergenerational housing for caregivers aged 62+ who are raising children.

View the webinar recording here.

Generations United report about the barriers to affordable housing that grandfamilies face. The report also highlights examples of specialized grandfamilies housing programs across the US with the potential for nationwide expansion, and gives other recommendations to help support grandfamilies .

In addition to reading the full report, you can:

Download the Infographic

Listen to our Podcast Episode on the Report

Check out the Event Recap

Read GU Executive Director Donna Butts’ Article on the Report

Contains a chapter on LEGACY, the nation's first affordable housing law for grandparents and other relatives raising children. The chapter also covers other housing issues faced by grandfamilies. See pages 114-117. (2012).

This report was mandated by LEGACY, the nation's first affordable housing law specifically for grandparents and other relatives raising children.