Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Notice of Funding Availability, Policy Requirements and General Section to SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs; Correction, 25208-25217 [06-4004]
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This collection will allow a provider
of housing intended for occupancy by
persons 55 years of age or older to
support a claim for an exemption from
liability for familial status
discrimination prohibited under the
Fair Housing Act, as amended by the
HOPA of 1995.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion, Other.
Number of Respondents
Annual
Responses
11,000
1
Reporting Burden ..............................................................................
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 5,500.
Status: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: April 21, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5041–N–15]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request;
Multifamily Housing Mortgage and
Housing Assistance Restructuring
Program (Mark-to-Market) Final
Regulations
Office of Affordable Housing
Preservation, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 27,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management
Officer, Department or Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room
800a, Washington, DC 20410 or
Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theodore Toon, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Office of Affordable
Housing Preservation, 451 7th Street,
Southwest, Suite 6230, Washington, DC
20410; e-mail
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Theodore_K._Toon@HUD.gov;
telephone (202) 708–0001 (this is not a
toll-free number) for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
information.
The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (3) Enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond; including through the use of
appropriate automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Multifamily
Housing Mortgage and Housing
Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark
to Market).
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0533.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Mark to Market Program is authorized
under the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 as
extended by The Mark to Market
Extension Act of 2001. The information
collection is required and will be used
to determine the eligibility of FHAinsured multifamily properties for
participation in the Mark to Market
program and the terms on which such
participation should occur as well as to
process eligible properties from
acceptance into the program through
closing of the mortgage restructure in
accordance with program guidelines.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Hours per
Response
x
=
0.5
Burden
Hours
5,500
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
HUD–9624, HUD–9625, OPG 3.7, OPG
4.1, OPG 4.2, OPG 4.3, OPG 4.7, OPG
4.10, OPG 6.5, OPG 7.6, OPG 7.9, OPG
7.16, OPG 9.10, OPG 9.11, OPG 9.12.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: An estimation of the
total annual numbers of hours needed to
prepare the information collection is
1,465, number of respondents is 1,370,
frequency of response is, 1, except for
on-line Resource Desk reporting of
rehabilitation escrow status when the
frequency of response is 12 and the
hours per response on average is 1.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is an extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: April 21, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing—Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5030–C–01B]
Notice of HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Notice of Funding Availability, Policy
Requirements and General Section to
SuperNOFA for HUD’s Discretionary
Grant Programs; Correction
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
Super notice of funding
availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD
Discretionary Grant Programs;
correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: On January 20, 2006, HUD
published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006,
Notice of Funding Availability Policy
Requirements and General Section
(General Section) to the SuperNOFA for
HUD’s Discretionary Programs. On
March 8, 2006, HUD published its Fiscal
Year (FY) 2006, SuperNOFA, for HUD’s
Discretionary Grant Programs. This
document makes corrections or
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clarifications to the General Section, the
Community Development Block Grant
Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Villages (ICDBG), Housing
Counseling Programs, Lead-Based Paint
Hazard Control Grant Program, Lead
Hazard Reduction Grant Program,
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program, Technical Studies Programs
(Lead Technical Studies and Healthy
Homes Technical Studies), Home
Hazard Demonstration Program,
Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative (BEDI), Youthbuild, Section
202 Housing for the Elderly Program
(Section 202 Program), and Section 811
Supportive Housing For Persons With
Disabilities (Section 811 Programs).
These changes affect the NOFAs listed,
but do not affect the application
packages on Grants.gov.
DATES: The application submission
dates for the program sections of the
SuperNOFA remain as published in the
Federal Register on March 8, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the General Section
of January 20, 2006, should be directed
to the NOFA Information Center
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6:30
p.m. Eastern Time at (800) HUD–8929.
Hearing-impaired persons may call 800–
HUD–2209. For the programs listed in
this notice, please contact the office or
individual listed under section VII of
the individual program sections of the
SuperNOFA, published on March 8,
2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 20, 2006 (71 FR 3382), HUD
published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006,
Notice of Funding Availability Policy
Requirements and General Section
(General Section) to the SuperNOFA for
HUD’s Discretionary Programs. Early
publication of the General Section was
intended to provide prospective
applicants additional time to become
familiar with and address those
provisions in the General Section that
constitute part of almost every
application. On March 8, 2006 (71 FR
11712), HUD published its Notice of
HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2006,
SuperNOFA for HUD’s Discretionary
Grant Programs. The FY2006
SuperNOFA announced the availability
of approximately $2.2 billion in HUD
assistance. This notice published in
today’s Federal Register makes
technical corrections and clarifications
to the General Section, the Community
Development Block Grant Program for
Indian Tribes and Alaska Native
Villages (ICDBG), Housing Counseling
Program, Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Control Grant Program, the Lead
Outreach Grant Program, the Lead
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Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant
Program, the Operation Lead
Elimination Action Program, Technical
Studies Programs (Lead Technical
Studies and Healthy Homes Technical
Studies), Home Hazard Demonstration
Program, Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative (BEDI),
Youthbuild, Section 202 Housing for the
Elderly Program (Section 202 Program),
and Section 811 Supportive Housing
For Persons With Disabilities (Section
811 Program). Additionally, changes
have been made to the Logic Models for
the Rural Housing Economic
Development Program NOFA, which
now includes an option to select
‘‘other’’ in the dropdown listing for
Outputs and outcomes; the Community
Development-Technical Assistance
Program NOFA, which corrected the
drop down activity listing which was
not showing one of the activities; and
Youthbuild Program NOFA, which now
provides an output element for GED
program enrollment. The revised Logic
Models, which are not part of today’s
notice, can be found in the program
instruction download at Grants.gov.
Summary of Technical Corrections
Summaries of the technical
corrections made by this document
follow. The page number shown in
brackets identifies where the individual
funding availability announcement that
is being corrected can be found either in
the January 20, 2006, General Section or
the March 8, 2006, SuperNOFA. The
technical correction described in today’s
Federal Register will also be reflected in
the application instructions located on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants who have
submitted their applications prior to
this publication can choose to resubmit
an updated application that reflects the
corrections and clarifications. The last
application received and validated by
Grants.gov by the deadline date will be
the application that is reviewed and
rated.
General Section [3382]
On page 3389, section IV.C.5., third
column, HUD is deleting item number 5.
Currently, item 5 says, ‘‘Upload the
application using Internet Explorer or
Netscape browsers.’’ The subsection
discusses the validation of applications,
specifically advising applicants to
submit early because if the application
fails the validation check the applicant
will still have time to resubmit
application within the deadline. This
item is correctly found on page 3393,
section IV.F.4.a., first column, as part of
the submission tips.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(1),
second column, describes the
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requirements for submitting attachments
to the application. All documents that
you are submitting as electronic files
must be submitted electronically in
Microsoft Word (version 9 or earlier),
Microsoft Excel 2000, or in Portable
Document Format (PDF) that is
compatible with AdobeTM Reader
version 6.0 or earlier. Computer Aided
Design (CAD) files must be saved and
submitted as PDF files. HUD is taking
the opportunity afforded by this
technical correction to clarify that all
file types that are attached using the
attachments form must be Microsoft
Word (version 9 or earlier), Microsoft
Excel 2000, or PDF version 6.0 or
earlier. In addition, some NOFAs may
request photos, if this is the case, the
photos may be attached using .jpg files.
If HUD receives any file in a format
other than those specified in this
technical correction, HUD will not be
able to read the file(s) and, therefore, the
file(s) will not be reviewed.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(2)(b),
third column, first full paragraph, HUD
is clarifying the instructions provided to
applicants for submitting faxes.
On page 3393, section IV.F.5., second
column, HUD is clarifying the
procedure for requesting a waiver by email. Those applicants wishing to
submit waiver requests by e-mail must
include their organization’s name,
DUNS number, and the name of the
Authorized Official that is legally able
to make such a request from HUD in the
body of the e-mail. Applicants must also
include a contact name and telephone
number in case clarification is needed.
Waivers will only be granted for cause.
If this information is not included the
waiver request will not be considered.
On page 3396, section V.B.2.e., first
column, HUD is correcting the sentence
that contains the reference to the Web
site where applicants can find the
listing of MSIs. The Web site on the
Department of Education Web page is
no longer available. The correct Web
site can be found at the Department of
Transportation Web site, at https://
www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/dotpart/msi/
dotpartmin.asp#3.
On page 3398, section VI.C., third
column, above the first full paragraph,
HUD is adding an additional paragraph
to section VI.C., in order to clarify how
applicants should complete the Logic
Model. HUD has received questions on
what numbers or letters should be used
to note Strategic Goals and Policy
Priorities in completing the Logic
Model. Please use the numbers or letters
as they are designated, in the January
20, 2006, General Section published in
the Federal Register, identifying the
HUD (Strategic) Goals and HUD Policy
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Priorities. If you want to address the sub
elements of the HUD Goals or Policy
Priorities, you may include them as part
of your narrative response to Factor 5.
Any sub-components you want to
include in your application must be
included in the Logic Model Narrative.
For Continuum of Care applicants, you
should add a narrative attachment to
your application labeled ‘‘Logic Model.’’
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Community Development Block Grant
Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Villages (ICDBG) [page 11728]
On page 11736, section V.A.2., chart,
bottom-half of page, HUD mistakenly
constructed Rating Factor 1 to provide
current grantees the opportunity to get
40 points but only gave new applicants
an opportunity to earn 30 points. Both
current grantees and new applicants are
eligible for up to 40 points for this
factor. HUD is correcting the Rating
Factor point breakdown by changing
points for Rating Factor 1, subfactors
1.b. through 1.d. to be worth a
maximum of 10 points for new
applicants.
On page 11737, section V.A.2., first
column, Rating Factor 1, 1., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
‘‘(20 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(30 points for new applicants)
Managerial, Technical, and
Administrative Capability’’ to ‘‘(20
points for current ICDBG grantees) (40
points for new applicants) Managerial,
Technical, and Administrative
Capability’
On page 11737, section V.A.2., third
column, Rating Factor 1,1.b., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
‘‘(5 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(7 points for new applicants)’’ to ‘‘(5
points for current ICDBG grantees) (10
points for new applicants).’’ This
change occurs twice in the section, both
in the third column of page 11737.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., first
column, Rating Factor 1, 1.c., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
‘‘(3 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(8 points for new applicants)’’ to ‘‘(3
points for current ICDBG grantees) (10
points for new applicants).’’ This
change occurs twice in the section, both
in the first column of page 11738.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., second
column, Rating Factor 1, 1.c., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
‘‘(2 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(4 points for new applicants) to (2
points for current ICDBG grantees) (5
points for new applicants).’’
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On page 11738, section V.A.2., second
column, Rating Factor 1, 1.c., HUD is
deleting the paragraph with the point
breakdown ‘‘(1 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (2 points for new applicants)’’
because it duplicates the language
contained in the preceding paragraph.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., second
column, Rating Factor 1, 1.d., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
‘‘(2 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(5 points for new applicants)’’ to ‘‘(2
points for current ICDBG grantees) (10
points for new applicants).’’
On page 11738, section V.A.2., Rating
Factor 1, 1.d., third column, HUD is
adding the requirement that applicants
must describe how they will apply their
procurement and contract management
policies and procedures to the specific
project for which they are applying.
HUD inadvertently omitted to include
this requirement in the section
describing what applicants must
include in their application in order to
receive the maximum number of points
under this subsection.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., third
column, Rating Factor 1, 1.d., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (5
points for new applicants) to (2 points
for current ICDBG grantees) (10 points
for new applicants).
On page 11738, section V.A.2., third
column, Rating Factor 1, 1.d., HUD is
correcting the misstatement of points
available to new applicants by changing
(1 points for current ICDBG grantees) (4
points for new applicants) to (1 points
for current ICDBG grantees) (5 points for
new applicants).
On page 11739, section V. A. 2,
second column, Rating Factor 1, 2. e.
(1), HUD is correcting the second
sentence to read ‘‘If there were no open
audit or ICDBG monitoring findings
(current grantees only), the applicant
will receive 4 points.’’ This sentence
previously indicated that the applicant
would receive 2 points.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must
download the instructions to receive all
forms and instructions related to this
NOFA. Applicants are encouraged to
read the instructions on
Grants.gov/Apply prior to submitting
your application in response to the
ICDBG Program funding opportunity.
Housing Counseling Program [11800]
On page 11812, V.B.5.b., second
column, last two sentences of the
paragraph are being deleted and
replaced, HUD is clarifying HUD’s
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process for the awarding of
supplemental grants, specifically HECM
supplemental grants. HUD is reserving
the right to award one or more HECM
supplemental grants to eligible
applicants that have not already been
fully funded in accordance with the
funding methodology described in the
section.
This correction is also reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov/Apply.
Applicants must download the
instructions to receive all forms and
instructions related to this NOFA.
Applicants are encouraged to read the
instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior
to submitting your application in
response to the Housing Counseling
Program funding opportunity.
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant
Program; Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program; and
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program [page 11814]
On page 11817, section III.A., chart,
HUD is correcting the eligible applicants
information for the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Grant
Program. HUD is adding the following
eligibility language to the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Grant
Program section of the chart, ‘‘States
and Indian Tribes may apply on behalf
of units of local government within their
jurisdiction, if the local government
designates the state or Indian Tribe as
their applicant.’’ Further information
regarding applicant eligibility for each
of the programs contained in the NOFA
can be found in section Overview
Information, G.3.
On page 11818, section III.C.1.b.(10),
third column, HUD is removing the
family occupancy with a child under
the age of six condition from the
description of eligible other direct costs
regarding lead hazard control activities.
The Residential Lead Based Paint
Hazard Reduction Act (Title X), the
governing legislation for this program,
requires at least 50 percent to be
occupied by low-income families. See
section III.C.8.
On page 11819, section III.C.3.c., first
column, HUD is correcting the years
required for applicants to report the
number of children with documented
elevated blood lead levels residing
within the jurisdiction where the lead
hazard control work will occur from
‘‘2002, 2003 and 2004’’ to ‘‘2003, 2004,
or 2005.’’ This technical correction
conforms the requirement to the
language contained in section V.A.2.a.,
Rating Factor 2 (page 11825), which
says that HUD is looking for data for the
most recent available year. Also, in this
section HUD is replacing ‘‘calendar
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years’’ with ‘‘twelve month period’’
because it has come to HUD’s attention
that many health departments do not
report elevated blood level data on a
calendar year cycle. To continue to rely
on a calendar year cycle would impair
the ability of applicants to report data
under this NOFA.
On page 11822, section III.C.20.b.(18),
second column, HUD is deleting an
incorrect Web site address and inserting
the correct Web site address to which
applicants should refer.
On page 11824, section V.A.1.a.(2),
third column, HUD is clarifying the
term ‘‘Current or previous grantee’’ by
adding ‘‘awarded funds in FY2001 or
later.’’ Also in this section, HUD will
not be awarding points based on the
combination of green, yellow, or red
performance ratings and, therefore, has
removed that language.
On page 11825, section V.A.2.b., first
and second column, HUD is modifying
the language in this section to account
for the different focuses of the various
programs contained within this single
NOFA. The provision referring to pre1940 occupied rental housing is being
corrected to read, ‘‘Points will be
awarded under the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration program for
the number of pre-1940 occupied rental
housing units in the applicant’s target
area(s) * * *’’ Highlighting this
distinction will avoid confusion because
it is only the Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Program that focuses on
pre-1940 occupied rental housing,
whereas the Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Control and Operation Lead Elimination
Action Programs target pre-1978
occupied housing. HUD is also deleting
the two last sentences of subsection b.
and inserting the following sentence,
‘‘Points will be awarded under the Leadbased Paint Hazard Control and
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Programs for the number of pre-1978
occupied housing units in the
applicant’s target area(s) according to
the table, ‘‘Points Awarded for Number
of Pre-1978 Occupied Housing Units
Target Area,’’ that can be downloaded
from https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/
grants/fundsavail.cfm.’’
On page 11825, section V.A.3., second
column, HUD listed 40 available points
for Rating Factor 3: Soundness of
Approach, however, when each
component of Rating Factor 3 is added
together the points total 45. To correct
this inadvertent mistake, HUD is
reducing the points available under
‘‘Lead Hazard Control Work Plan
Strategy’’ from 20 to 15 points.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must
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download the instructions to receive all
forms and instructions related to this
NOFA. Applicants are encouraged to
read the instructions on
Grants.gov/Apply prior to submitting
your application in response to the
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant
Program, Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program, or
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program funding opportunity.
Technical Studies Programs (Lead
Technical Studies and Healthy Homes
Technical Studies) [Page 11834]
On page 11838, section III.D.1., third
column, HUD is modifying the language
to make it consistent with the General
Section and clarify that applicants must
meet the threshold requirements for
compliance with Fair Housing and Civil
Rights Laws, Conducting Business in
Accordance with Core Values and
Ethical Standards, Delinquent Federal
Debt and Pre-Award Accounting System
Surveys prior to receiving an award of
funds from HUD. Applications can be
rated and ranked prior to meeting these
threshold requirements, but an award
will not be made if an applicant has not
met these requirements.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must
download the instructions to receive all
forms and instructions related to this
NOFA. Applicants are encouraged to
read the instructions on
Grants.gov/Apply prior to submitting
your application in response to the
Technical Studies Programs (Lead
Technical Studies and Healthy Homes
Technical Studies) funding opportunity.
Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
[Page 11858]
On the following pages and sections,
HUD has inserted the correct website
address to which applicants should
refer:
• Page 11859, section I.A., third
column;
• Page 11860, section II.A., second
column;
• Page 11860, section III.C.2.c., third
column;
• Page 11861, section III.C.2.k., first
column;
• Page 11861, section III.C.3.c., third
column;
• Page 11862, section III.C.3.n.,
second column;
• Page 11863, section IV.E.1., third
column;
• Page 11865, section V.A.2.c., first
column;
• Page 11866, section
V.A.2.c.(1)(i)(B), third column; and
• Page 11867, section V.A.2.d.(3)(ii),
second column.
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On page 11864, section V.A.2., first
column, HUD is removing the
instruction that applicants should refer
to the Scoring of Rating Factors guide.
On page 11864, section V.A.2.a.(3),
second paragraph, third column, HUD is
correcting a typographical error by
inserting the word ‘‘should.’’ The
sentence will now read, ‘‘This table
should be included in your
application.’’ HUD is also correcting the
Web site address applicants should refer
to in this section.
On page 11865, section V.A.2.b.(2)(c),
first column, HUD is adding a new
paragraph requiring applicants to
complete and submit the Factor 2 Table.
On page 11869, section VII., second
column, HUD is correcting the room
number provided.
On page 11869, section VIII.B., third
column, HUD is replacing ‘‘semi annual
reports’’ with ‘‘quarterly reports’’ so as
to be consistent with the rest of the
NOFA.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on Grants.gov/
Apply. Applicants must download the
instructions to receive all forms and
instructions related to this NOFA.
Applicants are encouraged to read the
instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior
to submitting your application in
response to the Healthy Homes
Demonstration Program funding
opportunity.
Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative (BEDI) [11870]
On page 11873, section II.C.2.b., first
column, HUD is correcting one of the
examples as to why a BEDI grant has
been reduced below the original request.
On page 11884, section VII., second
column, the Agency Contact is being
changed to David Kaminsky and the
telephone extension is changed to 4612.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must
download the instructions to receive all
forms and instructions related to this
NOFA. Applicants are encouraged to
read the instructions on Grants.gov/
Apply prior to submitting your
application in response to the BEDI
funding opportunity.
Youthbuild [11886]
On page 11887, section Overview
Information, G.3., first column, HUD is
expanding the pool of eligible
applicants for the Youthbuild program
to include Indian tribes and Indian
housing authorities and housing
entities. On December 22, 2005, the
Native American Housing Enhancement
Act of 2005 (Act) passed, authorizing
the eligibility of Indian tribes and
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Indian housing authorities and housing
entities in the Youthbuild program.
HUD inadvertently failed to include
Indian tribes and Indian housing
authorities and housing entities among
those listed as eligible applicants.
On page 11888, section III.A., first
column, HUD is expanding the pool of
eligible applicants for the Youthbuild
program to include Indian tribes and
Indian housing authorities and housing
entities. On December 22, 2005, the
Native American Housing Enhancement
Act of 2005 (Act) passed, authorizing
the eligibility of Indian tribes and
Indian housing authorities and housing
entities in the Youthbuild program.
HUD inadvertently failed to include
Indian tribes and Indian housing
authorities and housing entities among
those listed as eligible applicants.
On page 11890, section IV.B.2., chart,
HUD is correcting two entries in the
chart that were inadvertently located in
the wrong section. Forms
‘‘Questionnaire for HUD’s Initiative on
Removal of Barriers’’ and ‘‘Facsimile
Transmittal’’ are being moved from the
section entitled ‘‘Youthbuild Program
Specific Forms’’ to ‘‘What to Submit.’’
On page 11894, section V.D.1.f., first
column, in the description of Leveraging
of Non-Housing Resources, HUD
mistakenly referenced that the
investment is contingent on receiving
FY2005 Youthbuild funds. It should
read that the investment is contingent
on receiving FY2006 Youthbuild funds.
On page 11895, section VIII., third
column, HUD is correcting the agency
contact for programmatic information
concerning the Youthbuild program.
The contacts will now be either Ann
Buhlman or Priscilla Poindexter.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on Grants.gov/
Apply. Applicants must download the
instructions to receive all forms and
instructions related to this NOFA.
Applicants are encouraged to read the
instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior
to submitting your application in
response to the Youthbuild Program
funding opportunity.
Section 202 Housing for the Elderly
Program (Section 202 Program) [12009]
On page 12022, Section IV.C., second
column, HUD is clarifying the process
that applicants who are requesting a
waiver to submit a paper application
must follow. Those applicants who are
granted a waiver will receive a
notification providing specific
instructions on how and where to
submit the paper application.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on Grants.gov/
Apply. Applicants must download the
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instructions to receive all forms and
instructions related to this NOFA.
Applicants are encouraged to read the
instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior
to submitting your application in
response to the section 202 Program
funding opportunity.
Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons With Disabilities (Section 811
Program) [12030]
On page 12031, Overview
Information, G.4., first column, HUD
inadvertently provided the wrong cross
reference as to where further
information could be found regarding
the formation of the Owner corporation.
The correct reference is section III.C.3.l.
On page 12036, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(i), second column, is
being corrected to require that a
statement must be provided attesting
that there are no pre-1978 structures on
site or if there are pre-1978 structures
that they most recently consisted of
solely four or fewer units of singlefamily housing including appurtenant
structures.
On page 12036, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(ii), second column, HUD
is conforming this subsection to the
change made to section III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(i).
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(vii), first column, HUD is
correcting the note subsequent to the
subsection because it inadvertently
provided the wrong cross-reference. The
cross-reference should read section
III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii).
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(A), first column, is
being corrected to require that a
statement must be provided attesting
that there are no pre-1978 structures on
site or if there are pre-1978 structures
that they most recently consisted of
solely four or fewer units of singlefamily housing including appurtenant
structures.
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(B), first column,
HUD is conforming this subsection to
the change made to section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(A).
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(ix), second column, HUD
is adding that in addition to providing
HUD with a copy of the letter sent to the
State/Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO/THPO), the applicant
must also submit either a statement that
the SHPO/THPO failed to respond or
the SHPO/THPO response.
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x), second column, HUD
is deleting this subsection as it has
become redundant due to the
modification of section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(ix).
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IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(xi) and (xii), second
column, will be redesignated as section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x) and (xi), respectively
to reflect the deletion of the original
section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x).
On page 12045, section IV.C., second
column into third column, HUD is
clarifying the process that applicants
who are requesting a waiver to submit
a paper application must follow. Those
applicants who are granted a waiver
will receive a notification providing
specific instructions on how and where
to submit the paper application.
On page 12048, section V.A.1.c., third
column, HUD mistakenly referenced
FY2000 or later as the reference point
for determining whether applicants
have been delinquent in expending their
prior fund reservations. The correct
reference point is FY2001 or later.
On page 12049, section V.A.2., last
paragraph, second column, HUD is
revising the last paragraph to more fully
explain how HUD will evaluate Rating
Factor 2.
On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit
chart, first section, HUD is adding a
curable deficiency, exhibit 4(c)(iii).
On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit
chart, second section, HUD is correcting
misinformation included in exhibits 8(a)
through 8(i) on the list of curable
deficiencies.
On page 12052, section V.B.4.,
Ranking and Selection Procedures,
starting with the last paragraph of the
first column and continuing into the top
of the second column, HUD is revising
this paragraph to inform applicants that
before using residual funds to restore
units, HUD Headquarters will fund two
applications that should have been
selected during the FY2005
competition, but, in error, were not.
HUD also is revising the paragraph to
inform applicants that during the first
round of funding of additional
applications from HUD Headquarters’
residual funds, HUD Headquarters will
skip over any applications within the
jurisdiction of the Philadelphia, PA
Multifamily Program Center due to HUD
Headquarters’ funding of an additional
application for that Program Center that
was not selected in FY 2005 because of
HUD error.
These corrections are also reflected in
the instructions found on Grants.gov/
Apply. Applicants must download the
instructions to receive all forms and
instructions related to this NOFA.
Applicants are encouraged to read the
instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior
to submitting your application in
response to the Section 811 Programs
funding opportunity.
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Accordingly, in the Notice of HUD’s
Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA), Policy
Requirements and General Section to
the SuperNOFA for HUD’s Discretionary
Grant Programs, beginning at 71 FR
11712, in the issue of March 8, 2006, the
following corrections are made.
1. General Section
On page 3389, section IV.C.5., third
column, delete item number 5.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(1),
second column, is corrected to read as
follows:
(1) Narrative Statements to the Factors for
Award. When submitting attached files to
your electronic application you must attach
them as an electronic file in Microsoft Word
(version 9 or earlier), Microsoft Excel 2000,
or in Portable Document Format (PDF) that
is compatible with AdobeTM Reader version
6.0 or earlier. In addition, some NOFAs may
request photos, if this is the case, the photos
may be attached using .jpg files. Computer
Aided Design (CAD) files submitted
electronically must be submitted in PDF
format meeting the PDF format requirements.
If HUD receives any file in a format other
than those specified, HUD will not be able to
read the file(s), and the file(s) will not be
reviewed. Applicants can scan and zip files
and then attach them to the electronic
application. Applicants should be aware that
scanning documents increases the size of the
files and if applicants are using a dial-up
connection or have a slow speed computer,
the heavy attachments may slow the
transmission. The slow upload may cause
some applicant’s Internet connection to time
out. Therefore, HUD discourages scanning of
documents and suggests use of the Facsimile
solution. Applicants that will not have
problems with their Internet connection
timing out or have a computer that can
handle large files may submit scanned and
zipped files.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(2)(b),
third column, first full paragraph, is
corrected to read as follows:
Facsimiles transmitted in response to a
NOFA must use the form HUD–96011 as the
cover page. The forms on HUD’s Web site are
only to be used by applicants who have been
granted a waiver to submit a paper
application. All other applicants when
submitting a fax transmittal must use the
HUD Form 96011 from the electronic
application package that they downloaded
from Grants.gov. That package contains an
embedded ID number that allows HUD to
electronically match the fax to the electronic
application. Without the embedded ID
number on Form HUD–96011 HUD will not
be able to match the fax to the application.
If an applicant’s fax machine automatically
generates a cover page, the applicant must
turn this feature off.
Important Fax Submission Tip: If you have
already submitted a fax or faxes that do not
follow these requirements your faxed
document will NOT be associated with your
submitted application package. You are
encouraged to refax your documents before
the closing date of the opportunity. Please be
reminded that HUD will not rate or rank
application packages that are submitted
entirely by fax.
On page 3393, section IV.F.5., second
column, is corrected to read as follows:
5. Waiver of Electronic Submission
Requirements
For FY2006, the procedures for obtaining
a waiver of the electronic submission
requirement have changed. On December 29,
2005 (70 FR 77292), HUD published a final
rule that established in 24 CFR 5.1005 the
regulatory framework for HUD’s electronic
submission requirement, as well as the
procedures for obtaining a waiver.
Applicants seeking a waiver of the electronic
submission requirement must request a
waiver in accordance with 24 CFR 5.1005
showing cause. If the waiver is granted, the
applicable program office’s response will
include instructions on how, where, and how
many hard copies of the paper application
must be submitted. Applicants that are
granted a waiver of the electronic submission
requirement will not be afforded additional
time to submit their applications. The
deadlines for applications will remain as
provided in the program section of the
SuperNOFA and as per the final Appendix A
to be published with the SuperNOFA
program sections. As a result, applicants
seeking a waiver of the electronic application
submission requirement should submit their
waiver request with sufficient time to allow
HUD to process and respond to the request.
Applicants should also allow themselves
sufficient time to submit their application so
that HUD receives the application by the
established deadline date. For this reason,
HUD strongly recommends that an applicant
that finds it is unable to submit its
application electronically and must seek a
waiver of the electronic grant submission
requirement, submit its waiver request to the
headquarters of the applicable HUD office
approximately no later than 15 days before
the application deadline date. This will allow
time for HUD to process the waiver request
and give the applicant sufficient time to
submit the paper application to meet the
deadline date requirement if the waiver is
granted. To expedite the receipt and review
of such requests, applicants may e-mail their
requests to the program contact listed in the
program NOFA (Please note the exception to
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Rating factor
this in the Section 202 Supportive Housing
for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive
Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Program, published as part of this technical
correction). In order to have a waiver
requested submitted by e-mail considered,
applicants must include in the body of the
e-mail the organization’s name, the DUNS
number, and the name and title of the
Authorized Official that is legally able to
make such a request from HUD. The request
must also include a contact name and
telephone number to call if clarification is
needed. Waivers will only be granted for
cause in accordance with 24 CFR 5.1005.
Applications that are received after the
established deadline date will not be
considered.
On page 3396, section V.B.2.e, first
column, the second to last sentence is
revised to read as follows:
A listing of MSIs can be found on the
Department of Transportation Web site at
https://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/dotpart/
msi/dotpartmin.asp#3 or HUD’s Web site at
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
fundsavail.cfm.
On page 3398, section VI.C., third
column, add the following above the
first full paragraph:
HUD has received questions on what
numbers or letters should be used to note
Strategic Goals and Policy Priorities in
completing the Logic Model. Please use the
letter a., b., c., d., etc. to note the selection
of a Strategic Goal of Policy Priority on the
Logic Model Form HUD 96010. If you wish
to denote a sub-component of a Strategic
Goal or Policy Priority please place them as
part of your narrative response to Factor 5.
Any sub-components you want to include in
your application must be included in the
Logic Model Narrative. Continuum of Care
applicants should attach a document, labeled
‘‘Logic Model Narrative.’’ Some programs
have specifically omitted the term ‘‘other’’
from the drop down listings in the Logic
Model as items that are not on the listing will
not be accepted. If the program Logic Model
includes the word ‘‘other’’ on the listing,
then you should include an explanation of
‘‘other’’ in your Logic Model Narrative.
Continuum of Care applicants with questions
should contact the agency contacts listed in
the Continuum of Care program NOFA.
2. Community Development Block
Grant Program for Indian Tribes and
Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG),
beginning at page 11728: On page
11736, secton V.A.2., rating factor chart,
the Rating Factor 1 point allocations for
sub-factors 1.b, 1.c., and 1.d. is
corrected as follows:
Rating sub-factor
Points
1.b. ............................
1.c. .............................
1.d. ............................
5 or 10* .....................
3 or 10* .....................
2 or 10* .....................
Project type
All Project Types.
All Project Types.
All Project Types.
*The first number listed indicates the maximum number of points available to current ICDBG grantees under this subfactor. The second number indicates the maximum number of points available to new applicants.
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On page 11737, first column, section
V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1., delete ‘‘(20
points for current ICDBG grantees) (30
points for new applicants) Managerial,
Technical, and Administrative
Capability’’ and replace with ‘‘(20
points for current ICDBG grantees) (40
points for new applicants) Managerial,
Technical, and Administrative
Capability.’’
On page 11737, third column, section
V.A.2., Rating Factor 1,1.b., in two
locations of this section delete ‘‘(5
points for current ICDBG grantees) (7
points for new applicants)’’ and replace
with ‘‘(5 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (10 points for new
applicants).’’
On page 11738, first column, section
V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.c., in two
locations of this section delete ‘‘(3
points for current ICDBG grantees) (8
points for new applicants)’’ and replace
with ‘‘(3 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (10 points for new
applicants).’’
On page 11738, second column,
section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.c.,
delete ‘‘(2 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (4 points for new applicants)’’
and replace with ‘‘(2 points for current
ICDBG grantees) (5 points for new
applicants).’’
On page 11738, second column,
section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.c.,
delete the paragraph with the point
breakdown ‘‘(1 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (2 points for new applicants).’’
On page 11738, second column,
section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.d.,
delete ‘‘(2 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (5 points for new applicants)’’
and replace with ‘‘(2 points for current
ICDBG grantees) (10 points for new
applicants).’’
On page 11738, third column, first
full paragraph, section V.A.2., Rating
Factor 1, 1.d., is corrected to read as
follows:
(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (10
points for new applicants). The applicant
clearly described how its procurement and
contract management policies and
procedures will facilitate effective
procurement and contract control over the
proposed project, and meet the requirements
of 24 CFR part 85 and 24 CFR part 1003. The
applicant described how it will apply its
procurement and management systems to the
specific project for which they are applying.
The applicant’s current audit does not
contain any serious or significant findings
related to its procurement and contract
management system, or if there is no current
audit, the applicant submitted a letter from
its Independent Public Accountant stating
that its procurement and contract
management system complies with all
applicable regulatory requirements.
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On page 11738, third column, section
V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.d., delete ‘‘(1
points for current ICDBG grantees) (4
points for new applicants)’’ and replace
with ‘‘(1 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (5 points for new applicants).’’
On page 11739, second column,
section V. A. 2, Rating Factor 1, 2. e. (1),
delete ‘‘If there were no open audit or
ICDBG monitoring findings (current
grantees only), the applicant will
receive 2 points’’and replace with ‘‘If
there were no open audit or ICDBG
monitoring findings (current grantees
only), the applicant will receive 4
points.’’
3. Housing Counseling Program,
beginning at page 11800: On page
11812, section V.B.5.b., second column,
delete the last two sentences of the
paragraph and replace with the
following sentences, to read:
HUD reserves the right to award one or
more HECM supplemental grants to
intermediaries scoring 75 points or above.
HUD, however, is not obligated to award
HECM supplemental grant funds to every
intermediary scoring 75 points or above.
4. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control
Program, Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program, and
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program, beginning at page 11814: On
page 11817, section III.A., chart, Lead
Hazard Demonstration Grant Program,
Eligible Applicants column, is corrected
to read as follows:
City, county, or other unit of local
government. Multiple units of a local
government (or multiple local governments)
may apply as a consortium. States and Indian
Tribes may apply on behalf of units of local
government within their jurisdiction, if the
local government designates the state or
Indian Tribe as their applicant.
On page 11818, section III.C.1.b.(10),
third column, is changed to read as
follows:
(10) Lead hazard control activities tied
directly to a matching and/or leveraging
strategy and conducted in low- and very lowincome eligible privately owned owneroccupied or investor-owned rental units.
On page 11819, section III.C.3.c., first
column, is corrected to read as follows:
c. All applicants under the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Program must
provide the actual number of children with
documented elevated blood levels residing
within the jurisdiction(s) where the lead
hazard control work will be conducted for
the most recently available 2003, 2004, or
2005 twelve month period and identify the
source of the data. Failure to provide these
data will result in the application not being
rated or ranked.
On page 11822, section III.C.20.b.(18),
second column, delete https://
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forms.htm.
On page 11824, section V.A.1.a.(2),
third column, is corrected to read as
follows:
(2) Current or previous grantee awards
made in FY2001 or later under any of this
NOFA’s programs. HUD will evaluate the
applicant’s quarterly performance reports for
the last four (4) quarters as of the most recent
reporting year. Based on the overall
performance rating of the last 4 reporting
quarters under the OHHLHC Quarterly
Progress Reporting System, up to a maximum
of 10 points will be awarded.
On page 11825, section V.A.2.b., first
and second column, is corrected to read
as follows:
b. Points will be awarded based on the
documented housing market data relevant to
the specified target area(s) entered in the
Rating Factor 2 table. (5 Points for LeadBased Paint Hazard Control and Lead
Hazard Reduction Demonstration Programs,
and 3 Points Maximum for Operation LEAP).
Points will be awarded under the Lead
Hazard Reduction Demonstration program for
the number of pre-1940 occupied rental
housing units in the applicant’s target area(s),
according to the table, ‘‘Points Awarded for
Number of Pre-1940 Occupied Rental
Housing Units in Target Area,’’ that can be
downloaded from https://www.hud.gov/
offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. Points
will be awarded under the Lead-based Paint
Hazard Control and Operation Lead
Elimination Action Programs for the number
of pre-1978 occupied housing units in the
applicant’s target area(s) according to the
table, ‘‘Points Awarded for Number of Pre1978 Occupied Housing Units Target Area,’’
that can be downloaded from https://
www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.
cfm.
On page 11825, section V.A.3.a., third
column, the heading of the subsection is
corrected to read as follows:
a. Lead Hazard Control Work Plan Strategy
(15 Points all Applicants):
5. Technical Studies Programs (Lead
Technical Studies and Healthy Homes
Technical Studies), beginning at page
11834: On page 11838, section III.D.1,
third column, is corrected to read as
follows:
To receive an award of funds from HUD,
you must meet all the threshold requirements
in the General Section.
6. Healthy Homes Demonstration
Program, beginning at page 11858: On
page 11859, section I.A., the final
paragraph of section I.A., third column,
the Web site address is corrected to read
as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
nofa06/grplead.cfm.
On page 11860, section II.A., the final
paragraph of section II.A., second
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column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/section3/
section3.cfm.
https://mf.hud.gov:63001/dgms/gpi/gpi_
office.cfm?programType=Lead%20Hazard%
20Control.
On page 11867, section V.A.2.d.(3)(ii),
second column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
On page 11860, section III.C.2.c., third
column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.grants.gov/Apply.
https://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/
leadsaferule/
LSHRFinal21June04.rtf;subpart35.1350d.
On page 11861, section III.C.2.k., first
column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/library/
lepFRguidance.html.
On page 11861, section III.C.3.c., third
column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.iom.edu/cms/12552/26004/
29871.aspx.
On page 11862, section III.C.3.n.,
second column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
codeofconduct/cconduct.cfm.
On page 11863, section IV.E.1., third
column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
nofa06/admincosts.doc.
On page 11864, section V.A.2., first
column, is corrected to read as follows:
2. Rating Factors
The factors for rating and ranking
applicants, and maximum points for each
factor, are provided below. Applicants
should be certain that these factors are
adequately addressed in the narrative
relevant to the rating factors and the
accompanying materials.
On page 11864, section V.A.2.a.(3),
second paragraph, third column, is
corrected to read as follows:
You must complete and submit the Factor
1, Table 1, HUD–Form–96012, posted at
https://www.grants.gov/Apply to support
narrative information. This table should be
included in your application.
On page 11865, section V.A.2.b.(2)(c),
first column, add a second paragraph to
read as follows:
You must complete and submit the Factor
2 Table, Form 96016, posted at the https://
www.grants.gov/Apply.
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On page 11865, section V.A.2.c., first
column, the Web site address is
corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
nofa06/implementhhi.doc.
On page 11866, section
V.A.2.c.(1)(i)(B), third column, the Web
site address is corrected to read as
follows:
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On page 11869, section VII., second
column, the room number is corrected
to read 8236. On page 11869, section
VIII.B., third column, delete ‘‘semi
annual reports’’ and replace with
‘‘quarterly reports.’’
7. Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative, beginning at
page 11870: On page 11873, section
II.C.2.b., first column, delete ‘‘$2
million’’ and replace with ‘‘$1 million.’’
On page 11884, section VII., second
column, the sentence referencing the
agency contact for program related
questions is corrected to read as follows:
For assistance with program related
questions, please contact David Kaminsky,
Office of Economic Development; U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development; 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room
7140; Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)
708–3484, extension 4612 (this is not a tollfree number).
8. Youthbuild, beginning at page
11886: On page 11887, section
Overview Information, G.3., first
column, is corrected to read as follows:
3. Eligible Applicants.
Eligible applicants are public or private
nonprofit organizations which include
grassroots community-based organizations
inclusive of faith-based organizations, state
or local housing agencies or authorities, state
or units of local government, Indian tribes,
Indian housing authorities and housing
entities, or any entity eligible to provide
education and employment training under
other Federal employment training program,
as further described in HUD’s regulations at
24 CFR 585.4.
On page 11888, section III.A., first
column, is corrected to read as follows:
A. Eligible applicants
Eligible applicants are public or private
nonprofit organizations which include
grassroots community-based organizations
inclusive of faith-based organizations, state
or local housing agencies or authorities, state
or units of local government, Indian tribes,
Indian housing authorities and housing
entities, or any entity eligible to provide
education and employment training under
other Federal employment training program,
as further described in HUD’s regulations at
24 CFR 585.4.
On page 11890, section VI.B.2, chart,
move the information pertaining to
forms ‘‘Questionnaire for HUD’s
Initiative on Removal of Regulatory
Barriers (Form HUD–27300)’’ and
‘‘Facsimile Transmittal (Form HUD–
96011)’’ from the section ‘‘Youthbuild
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Program Specific Forms’’ to the section
entitled ‘‘What to submit.’’
On page 11894, section V.D.1.f., first
column, is corrected to read as follows:
f. An affirmation that its investment is
contingent only upon the receipt of FY2006
Youthbuild funds and a statement of
willingness on the part of the signatory to
sign a legally binding commitment not earlier
than the date this NOFA is published.
On page 11895, section VIII., third
column, first full paragraph, the agency
contacts for programmatic information
is corrected to read as follows:
For programmatic information concerning
the Youthbuild program, contact Ms. Ann
Buhlman or Ms. Priscilla Poindexter; Office
of Rural Housing and Economic
Development; Office of Community Planning
and Development; U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20410–
7000; Telephone (202) 708–2290 (this is not
a toll-free number). Persons with speech or
hearing impairments may access this number
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
Prior to the application deadline, HUD’s staff
will be available to provide general guidance
on the application submission process and
location of information, but not guidance in
preparing your application.
9. Section 202 Housing for the Elderly
Program (Section 202 Program),
beginning at page 12009: On page
12022, Section IV.C., second column, is
corrected to read as follows:
C. Submission Dates and Times. Your
application must be received and validated
electronically by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on the application
deadline date of June 2, 2006, unless a waiver
of the electronic delivery process has been
approved by HUD. Please refer to the General
Section, published January 20, 2006 (71 FR
3382) as well as today’s technical correction,
for instructions on applying for a waiver.
Applicants that are unable to submit their
application electronically must seek a waiver
of the electronic grant submission
requirement and HUD strongly recommends
that you do so no later than 15 days before
the application deadline date. Waiver
requests must be submitted by mail or by fax.
For this program NOFA, e-mail requests will
not be considered. Waiver requests submitted
by mail or fax should be submitted on the
applicant’s letterhead and signed by an
official with the legal authority to request a
waiver from the Department. The request
must be addressed to the Assistant Secretary
for Housing at the following address: Brian
D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for
Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room
9100, Washington, DC 20410–8000. Waiver
requests submitted by fax must be sent to
(202) 708–3104.
If a waiver is granted, you will receive
notification that provides specific
instructions on how and where to submit the
paper application.
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10. Section 811 Supportive Housing
For Persons With Disabilities (Section
811 Programs), beginning at page 12030:
On page 12031, Overview Information,
G.4., first column, delete section VI.B.6.
and replace with section III.C.3.l.
On page 12036, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(i) and (ii), second
column, are corrected to read as follows:
(i) If there are no pre-1978 structures on the
site or if there are pre-1978 structures that
most recently consisted of solely four or
fewer units of single-family housing
including appurtenant structures thereto, a
statement to this effect, or
(ii) If there are pre-1978 structures on the
site, other than for a site that most recently
consisted of solely four or fewer units of
single-family housing including appurtenant
structures thereto, a comprehensive building
asbestos survey that is based on a thorough
inspection to identify the location and
condition of asbestos throughout any
structures. In those cases where suspect
asbestos is found, it would either be assumed
to be asbestos or would require confirmatory
testing. If the asbestos survey indicates the
presence of asbestos or the presence of
asbestos is assumed, and if the application is
approved, HUD will condition the approval
on an appropriate mix of asbestos abatement
and an asbestos Operations and Maintenance
Plan.
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(vii), first column, in the
‘‘NOTE’’ following this section, delete
section III.C.2.ciii. and replace with
section III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii).
On page 12043, sections
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(A) and (B), first
column, are corrected to read as follows:
(A) If there are no pre-1978 structures on
the site or if there are pre-1978 structures that
most recently consisted of solely four or
fewer units of single-family housing
including appurtenant structures thereto, a
statement to this effect, or
(B) If there are pre-1978 structures on the
site other than for a site that most recently
consisted of solely four or fewer units of
single-family housing including appurtenant
structures thereto, a comprehensive building
asbestos survey that is based on a thorough
inspection to identify the location and
condition of asbestos throughout any
structures.
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On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(ix), second column, is
corrected to read as follows:
(ix) The letter you sent to the State/Tribal
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO/THPO)
initiating consultation with their office and
requesting their review of your
determinations and findings with respect to
the historical significance of your proposed
project, along with a statement that the
SHPO/THPO failed to respond to your letter,
OR the SHPO/THPO response to your letter.
A sample letter that you may adapt and send
to the SHPO/THPO can be found on HUD’s
Web site at https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/
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Supportive Housing for Persons with
Disabilities Program.
On page 12043, section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x), second column, is
deleted and sections IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(xi)
and (xii), will be redesignated as section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x) and (xi), respectively.
On page 12045, Section IV.C., second
column into third column, is corrected
to read as follows:
C. Submission Dates and Times. Your
application must be received and validated
electronically by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application
deadline date of May 26, 2006, unless a
waiver of the electronic delivery process has
been approved by HUD. Please refer to the
General Section, published January 20, 2006
(71 FR 3382) as well as today’s technical
correction, for instructions on applying for a
waiver. Applicants that are unable to submit
their application electronically must seek a
waiver of the electronic grant submission
requirement. Waiver requests must be
submitted by mail or by fax. For this program
NOFA, email requests will not be considered.
Waiver requests submitted by mail or fax
should be submitted on the applicant’s
letterhead and signed by an official with the
legal authority to request a waiver from the
Department. The request must be addressed
to the Assistant Secretary for Housing at the
following address: Brian D. Montgomery,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Room 9100,
Washington, DC 20410–8000. Waiver
requests submitted by fax must be sent to
(202) 708–3104. Applicants that are granted
a waiver of the electronic submission
requirement will not be afforded additional
time to submit their applications. Therefore,
HUD strongly recommends that you submit
your waiver requests to the above address
approximately 15 days before the application
deadline date. If a waiver is granted, you will
receive a notification that provides specific
instructions on how and where to submit the
paper application.
On page 12048, section V.A.1.c., third
column, delete FY2000 and replace with
FY2001.
On page 12049, section V.A.2., first
full paragraph, second column, is
revised to read as follows:
In evaluating this factor, HUD will rate
your application as follows:
a. (10 points) If a determination has been
made that there is sufficient sustainable longterm demand for additional supportive
housing for persons with disabilities in the
area to be served, the project is to be awarded
10 points. If not, the project is to be awarded
0 points. No other point values are allowed
under this subsection V.A.2.a.
b. (3 points) The extent that a connection
has been established between the project and
the community’s Consolidated Plan, Analysis
of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
or other planning document that analyzes fair
housing issues and is prepared by a local
planning or similar organization.
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On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit
chart, first section, insert exhibit 4(c)(iii)
between 2(c) and 4(d)(i) to read as
follows:
Exhibit
Description
4(c)(iii) ............
Description of mixed-financing plans for additional
units, if applicable.
On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit
chart, second section, exhibits 8(a)
through 8(i) are corrected to read as
follows:
Exhibit
Description
8(a) .................
Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance, Letter sent to the
State Point of Contact
(SPOC)*.
Standard Form 424 Supplement, Survey on Ensuring
Equal Opportunity for Applicants.
Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
(if applicable).
Form HUD–2880, Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/update Report.
Form HUD–2991, Certification of Consistency with
Consolidated Plan
Form HUD–92041, Sponsor’s Conflict of Interest
Resolution
Form HUD–92042, Sponsor’s Resolution for Commitment to Project*.
Form HUD–92043, Supportive Services Certification.
8(b) .................
8(c) .................
8(d) .................
8(e) .................
8(f) ..................
8(g) .................
8(i) ..................
On page 12052, section V.B.4., last
paragraph, first column into second
column, is corrected to read as follows:
Funds remaining after the Multifamily
HUB selection process is completed will be
returned to Headquarters. HUD Headquarters
will use these residual funds first to fund the
Methodist Rehab Center in the jurisdiction of
the Jackson, MS Multifamily Program Center,
a FY2005 application that was not funded
due to an administrative error relative to the
electronic submission process, and Lower
Paxton VOA Living Center in the jurisdiction
of the Philadelphia, PA Multifamily Program
Center, a FY 2005 application that was not
funded due to HUD error. Second, HUD
Headquarters will use the residual funds to
restore units to projects reduced by HUD
Multifamily Program Center or Multifamily
Hub as a result of the instructions for using
their residual funds. Third, HUD
Headquarters will use these funds for
selecting additional applications based on
HUD Program Centers’ rankings, beginning
with the highest rated application
nationwide in Category A. During the first
round of funding of additional applications
from HUD Headquarters’ residual funds,
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HUD Headquarters will skip over any
applications within the jurisdiction of the
Philadelphia, PA Multifamily Program Center
because of HUD Headquarters’ funding of an
additional application that was not selected
in FY 2005 for that Program Center, due to
HUD error. Only one application will be
selected per HUD Multifamily Program
Center in Category A from the national
residual amount. Headquarters may skip over
a higher rated Category A application to
ensure that only one application is selected
from each HUD Multifamily Program Center.
This process will continue until the
remaining available funds are used to select
Category A applications, to the maximum
extent possible. If all Category A applications
are selected, Category B applications will
then become eligible for selection in rank
order, beginning with the highest rated
application. Only one Category B application
per HUD Multifamily Program Center will be
selected from the remaining national residual
amount. Headquarters may skip over a higher
rated Category B application in order to
ensure that only one application is selected
from each HUD Multifamily Program Center.
This process will continue until the
remaining available funds are used to select
approvable applications. If there are no
approvable applications in Category A in
other HUD Multifamily Program Centers,
then the next highest rated application in
Category B in another HUD Multifamily
Program Center will be selected.
Dated: April 21, 2006.
Keith A. Nelson,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5045–N–17]
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for possible use to
assist the homeless.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Ezzell, room 7266, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY
number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 1–800–927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and
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Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411), as amended, HUD is publishing
this Notice to identify Federal buildings
and other real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. The properties were
reviewed using information provided to
HUD by Federal landholding agencies
regarding unutilized and underutilized
buildings and real property controlled
by such agencies or by GSA regarding
its inventory of excess or surplus
Federal property. This Notice is also
published in order to comply with the
December 12, 1988 Court Order in
National Coalition for the Homeless v.
Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–
OG (D.D.C.).
Properties reviewed are listed in this
Notice according to the following
categories: Suitable/available, suitable/
unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and
unsuitable. The properties listed in the
three suitable categories have been
reviewed by the landholding agencies,
and each agency has transmitted to
HUD: (1) Its intention to make the
property available for use to assist the
homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
property excess to the agency’s needs, or
(3) a statement of the reasons that the
property cannot be declared excess or
made available for use as facilities to
assist the homeless.
Properties listed as suitable/available
will be available exclusively for
homeless use for a period of 60 days
from the date of this Notice. Where
property is described as for ‘‘off-site use
only’’ recipients of the property will be
required to relocate the building to their
own site at their own expense.
Homeless assistance providers
interested in any such property should
send a written expression of interest to
HHS, addressed to John Hicks, Division
of Property Management, Program
Support Center, HHS, room 5B–17, 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857;
(301) 443–2265. (This is not a toll-free
number.) HHS will mail to the
interested provider an application
packet, which will include instructions
for completing the application. In order
to maximize the opportunity to utilize a
suitable property, providers should
submit their written expressions of
interest as soon as possible. For
complete details concerning the
processing of applications, the reader is
encouraged to refer to the interim rule
governing this program, 24 CFR part
581.
For properties listed as suitable/to be
excess, that property may, if
subsequently accepted as excess by
GSA, be made available for use by the
homeless in accordance with applicable
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law, subject to screening for other
Federal use. At the appropriate time,
HUD will publish the property in a
Notice showing it as either suitable/
available or suitable/unavailable.
For properties listed as suitable/
unavailable, the landholding agency has
decided that the property cannot be
declared excess or made available for
use to assist the homeless, and the
property will not be available.
Properties listed as unsuitable will
not be made available for any other
purpose for 20 days from the date of this
Notice. Homeless assistance providers
interested in a review by HUD of the
determination of unsuitability should
call the toll free information line at 1–
800–927–7588 for detailed instructions
or write a letter to Mark Johnston at the
address listed at the beginning of this
Notice. Included in the request for
review should be the property address
(including zip code), the date of
publication in the Federal Register, the
landholding agency, and the property
number.
For more information regarding
particular properties identified in this
Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plan, existing
sanitary facilities, exact street address),
providers should contact the
appropriate landholding agencies at the
following addresses: Army: Ms. Audrey
Ormerod, Headquarters, Office of the
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation
Management, Attn: DAIM–MD, Room
1E677, 600 Army Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20310; (703) 601–2520;
Energy: Mr. John Watson, Department of
Energy, Office of Engineering &
Construction Management, ME–90, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585: (202) 586–0072; GSA: Mr.
John Kelly, Acting Deputy Assistant
Commissioner, General Services
Administration, Office of Property
Disposal, 18th and F Streets, NW.,
Washington, DC 20405; (202) 501–0084;
Interior: Ms. Linda Tribby, Acquisition
& Property Management, Department of
the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW.,
MS5512, Washington, DC 20240; (202)
219–0728; Navy: Mr. Warren Meekins,
Department of the Navy, Real Estate
Services, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Washington Navy Yard,
1322 Patterson Ave., SE., Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20374–5065; (202) 685–
9305 (These are not toll-free numbers).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5030-C-01B]
Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Notice of Funding
Availability, Policy Requirements and General Section to SuperNOFA for
HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs; Correction
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Super notice of funding availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD
Discretionary Grant Programs; correction.
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SUMMARY: On January 20, 2006, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006,
Notice of Funding Availability Policy Requirements and General Section
(General Section) to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs. On
March 8, 2006, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, SuperNOFA, for
HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. This document makes corrections or
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clarifications to the General Section, the Community Development Block
Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG),
Housing Counseling Programs, Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant
Program, Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program, Operation Lead
Elimination Action Program, Technical Studies Programs (Lead Technical
Studies and Healthy Homes Technical Studies), Home Hazard Demonstration
Program, Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI),
Youthbuild, Section 202 Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202
Program), and Section 811 Supportive Housing For Persons With
Disabilities (Section 811 Programs). These changes affect the NOFAs
listed, but do not affect the application packages on Grants.gov.
DATES: The application submission dates for the program sections of the
SuperNOFA remain as published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the General
Section of January 20, 2006, should be directed to the NOFA Information
Center between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time at (800)
HUD-8929. Hearing-impaired persons may call 800-HUD-2209. For the
programs listed in this notice, please contact the office or individual
listed under section VII of the individual program sections of the
SuperNOFA, published on March 8, 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 20, 2006 (71 FR 3382), HUD
published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, Notice of Funding Availability
Policy Requirements and General Section (General Section) to the
SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs. Early publication of the
General Section was intended to provide prospective applicants
additional time to become familiar with and address those provisions in
the General Section that constitute part of almost every application.
On March 8, 2006 (71 FR 11712), HUD published its Notice of HUD's
Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant
Programs. The FY2006 SuperNOFA announced the availability of
approximately $2.2 billion in HUD assistance. This notice published in
today's Federal Register makes technical corrections and clarifications
to the General Section, the Community Development Block Grant Program
for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG), Housing
Counseling Program, Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program, the
Lead Outreach Grant Program, the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
Grant Program, the Operation Lead Elimination Action Program, Technical
Studies Programs (Lead Technical Studies and Healthy Homes Technical
Studies), Home Hazard Demonstration Program, Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative (BEDI), Youthbuild, Section 202 Housing for the
Elderly Program (Section 202 Program), and Section 811 Supportive
Housing For Persons With Disabilities (Section 811 Program).
Additionally, changes have been made to the Logic Models for the Rural
Housing Economic Development Program NOFA, which now includes an option
to select ``other'' in the dropdown listing for Outputs and outcomes;
the Community Development-Technical Assistance Program NOFA, which
corrected the drop down activity listing which was not showing one of
the activities; and Youthbuild Program NOFA, which now provides an
output element for GED program enrollment. The revised Logic Models,
which are not part of today's notice, can be found in the program
instruction download at Grants.gov.
Summary of Technical Corrections
Summaries of the technical corrections made by this document
follow. The page number shown in brackets identifies where the
individual funding availability announcement that is being corrected
can be found either in the January 20, 2006, General Section or the
March 8, 2006, SuperNOFA. The technical correction described in today's
Federal Register will also be reflected in the application instructions
located on Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants who have submitted their
applications prior to this publication can choose to resubmit an
updated application that reflects the corrections and clarifications.
The last application received and validated by Grants.gov by the
deadline date will be the application that is reviewed and rated.
General Section [3382]
On page 3389, section IV.C.5., third column, HUD is deleting item
number 5. Currently, item 5 says, ``Upload the application using
Internet Explorer or Netscape browsers.'' The subsection discusses the
validation of applications, specifically advising applicants to submit
early because if the application fails the validation check the
applicant will still have time to resubmit application within the
deadline. This item is correctly found on page 3393, section IV.F.4.a.,
first column, as part of the submission tips.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(1), second column, describes the
requirements for submitting attachments to the application. All
documents that you are submitting as electronic files must be submitted
electronically in Microsoft Word (version 9 or earlier), Microsoft
Excel 2000, or in Portable Document Format (PDF) that is compatible
with AdobeTM Reader version 6.0 or earlier. Computer Aided Design (CAD)
files must be saved and submitted as PDF files. HUD is taking the
opportunity afforded by this technical correction to clarify that all
file types that are attached using the attachments form must be
Microsoft Word (version 9 or earlier), Microsoft Excel 2000, or PDF
version 6.0 or earlier. In addition, some NOFAs may request photos, if
this is the case, the photos may be attached using .jpg files. If HUD
receives any file in a format other than those specified in this
technical correction, HUD will not be able to read the file(s) and,
therefore, the file(s) will not be reviewed.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(2)(b), third column, first full
paragraph, HUD is clarifying the instructions provided to applicants
for submitting faxes.
On page 3393, section IV.F.5., second column, HUD is clarifying the
procedure for requesting a waiver by e-mail. Those applicants wishing
to submit waiver requests by e-mail must include their organization's
name, DUNS number, and the name of the Authorized Official that is
legally able to make such a request from HUD in the body of the e-mail.
Applicants must also include a contact name and telephone number in
case clarification is needed. Waivers will only be granted for cause.
If this information is not included the waiver request will not be
considered.
On page 3396, section V.B.2.e., first column, HUD is correcting the
sentence that contains the reference to the Web site where applicants
can find the listing of MSIs. The Web site on the Department of
Education Web page is no longer available. The correct Web site can be
found at the Department of Transportation Web site, at https://
www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/dotpart/msi/dotpartmin.asp#3.
On page 3398, section VI.C., third column, above the first full
paragraph, HUD is adding an additional paragraph to section VI.C., in
order to clarify how applicants should complete the Logic Model. HUD
has received questions on what numbers or letters should be used to
note Strategic Goals and Policy Priorities in completing the Logic
Model. Please use the numbers or letters as they are designated, in the
January 20, 2006, General Section published in the Federal Register,
identifying the HUD (Strategic) Goals and HUD Policy
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Priorities. If you want to address the sub elements of the HUD Goals or
Policy Priorities, you may include them as part of your narrative
response to Factor 5. Any sub-components you want to include in your
application must be included in the Logic Model Narrative. For
Continuum of Care applicants, you should add a narrative attachment to
your application labeled ``Logic Model.''
Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Villages (ICDBG) [page 11728]
On page 11736, section V.A.2., chart, bottom-half of page, HUD
mistakenly constructed Rating Factor 1 to provide current grantees the
opportunity to get 40 points but only gave new applicants an
opportunity to earn 30 points. Both current grantees and new applicants
are eligible for up to 40 points for this factor. HUD is correcting the
Rating Factor point breakdown by changing points for Rating Factor 1,
subfactors 1.b. through 1.d. to be worth a maximum of 10 points for new
applicants.
On page 11737, section V.A.2., first column, Rating Factor 1, 1.,
HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing ``(20 points for current ICDBG grantees) (30
points for new applicants) Managerial, Technical, and Administrative
Capability'' to ``(20 points for current ICDBG grantees) (40 points for
new applicants) Managerial, Technical, and Administrative Capability'
On page 11737, section V.A.2., third column, Rating Factor 1,1.b.,
HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing ``(5 points for current ICDBG grantees) (7
points for new applicants)'' to ``(5 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(10 points for new applicants).'' This change occurs twice in the
section, both in the third column of page 11737.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., first column, Rating Factor 1, 1.c.,
HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing ``(3 points for current ICDBG grantees) (8
points for new applicants)'' to ``(3 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(10 points for new applicants).'' This change occurs twice in the
section, both in the first column of page 11738.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., second column, Rating Factor 1,
1.c., HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (4
points for new applicants) to (2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (5
points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, section V.A.2., second column, Rating Factor 1,
1.c., HUD is deleting the paragraph with the point breakdown ``(1
points for current ICDBG grantees) (2 points for new applicants)''
because it duplicates the language contained in the preceding
paragraph.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., second column, Rating Factor 1,
1.d., HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (5
points for new applicants)'' to ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(10 points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.d., third column,
HUD is adding the requirement that applicants must describe how they
will apply their procurement and contract management policies and
procedures to the specific project for which they are applying. HUD
inadvertently omitted to include this requirement in the section
describing what applicants must include in their application in order
to receive the maximum number of points under this subsection.
On page 11738, section V.A.2., third column, Rating Factor 1, 1.d.,
HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing (2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (5 points
for new applicants) to (2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (10 points
for new applicants).
On page 11738, section V.A.2., third column, Rating Factor 1, 1.d.,
HUD is correcting the misstatement of points available to new
applicants by changing (1 points for current ICDBG grantees) (4 points
for new applicants) to (1 points for current ICDBG grantees) (5 points
for new applicants).
On page 11739, section V. A. 2, second column, Rating Factor 1, 2.
e. (1), HUD is correcting the second sentence to read ``If there were
no open audit or ICDBG monitoring findings (current grantees only), the
applicant will receive 4 points.'' This sentence previously indicated
that the applicant would receive 2 points.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the ICDBG Program funding
opportunity.
Housing Counseling Program [11800]
On page 11812, V.B.5.b., second column, last two sentences of the
paragraph are being deleted and replaced, HUD is clarifying HUD's
process for the awarding of supplemental grants, specifically HECM
supplemental grants. HUD is reserving the right to award one or more
HECM supplemental grants to eligible applicants that have not already
been fully funded in accordance with the funding methodology described
in the section.
This correction is also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the Housing Counseling
Program funding opportunity.
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program; Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program; and Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program [page 11814]
On page 11817, section III.A., chart, HUD is correcting the
eligible applicants information for the Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program. HUD is adding the following eligibility
language to the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program
section of the chart, ``States and Indian Tribes may apply on behalf of
units of local government within their jurisdiction, if the local
government designates the state or Indian Tribe as their applicant.''
Further information regarding applicant eligibility for each of the
programs contained in the NOFA can be found in section Overview
Information, G.3.
On page 11818, section III.C.1.b.(10), third column, HUD is
removing the family occupancy with a child under the age of six
condition from the description of eligible other direct costs regarding
lead hazard control activities. The Residential Lead Based Paint Hazard
Reduction Act (Title X), the governing legislation for this program,
requires at least 50 percent to be occupied by low-income families. See
section III.C.8.
On page 11819, section III.C.3.c., first column, HUD is correcting
the years required for applicants to report the number of children with
documented elevated blood lead levels residing within the jurisdiction
where the lead hazard control work will occur from ``2002, 2003 and
2004'' to ``2003, 2004, or 2005.'' This technical correction conforms
the requirement to the language contained in section V.A.2.a., Rating
Factor 2 (page 11825), which says that HUD is looking for data for the
most recent available year. Also, in this section HUD is replacing
``calendar
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years'' with ``twelve month period'' because it has come to HUD's
attention that many health departments do not report elevated blood
level data on a calendar year cycle. To continue to rely on a calendar
year cycle would impair the ability of applicants to report data under
this NOFA.
On page 11822, section III.C.20.b.(18), second column, HUD is
deleting an incorrect Web site address and inserting the correct Web
site address to which applicants should refer.
On page 11824, section V.A.1.a.(2), third column, HUD is clarifying
the term ``Current or previous grantee'' by adding ``awarded funds in
FY2001 or later.'' Also in this section, HUD will not be awarding
points based on the combination of green, yellow, or red performance
ratings and, therefore, has removed that language.
On page 11825, section V.A.2.b., first and second column, HUD is
modifying the language in this section to account for the different
focuses of the various programs contained within this single NOFA. The
provision referring to pre-1940 occupied rental housing is being
corrected to read, ``Points will be awarded under the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration program for the number of pre-1940 occupied
rental housing units in the applicant's target area(s) * * *''
Highlighting this distinction will avoid confusion because it is only
the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program that focuses on pre-
1940 occupied rental housing, whereas the Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Control and Operation Lead Elimination Action Programs target pre-1978
occupied housing. HUD is also deleting the two last sentences of
subsection b. and inserting the following sentence, ``Points will be
awarded under the Lead-based Paint Hazard Control and Operation Lead
Elimination Action Programs for the number of pre-1978 occupied housing
units in the applicant's target area(s) according to the table,
``Points Awarded for Number of Pre-1978 Occupied Housing Units Target
Area,'' that can be downloaded from https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/
grants/fundsavail.cfm.''
On page 11825, section V.A.3., second column, HUD listed 40
available points for Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach, however,
when each component of Rating Factor 3 is added together the points
total 45. To correct this inadvertent mistake, HUD is reducing the
points available under ``Lead Hazard Control Work Plan Strategy'' from
20 to 15 points.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the Lead-Based Paint Hazard
Control Grant Program, Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant
Program, or Operation Lead Elimination Action Program funding
opportunity.
Technical Studies Programs (Lead Technical Studies and Healthy Homes
Technical Studies) [Page 11834]
On page 11838, section III.D.1., third column, HUD is modifying the
language to make it consistent with the General Section and clarify
that applicants must meet the threshold requirements for compliance
with Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws, Conducting Business in
Accordance with Core Values and Ethical Standards, Delinquent Federal
Debt and Pre-Award Accounting System Surveys prior to receiving an
award of funds from HUD. Applications can be rated and ranked prior to
meeting these threshold requirements, but an award will not be made if
an applicant has not met these requirements.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the Technical Studies
Programs (Lead Technical Studies and Healthy Homes Technical Studies)
funding opportunity.
Healthy Homes Demonstration Program [Page 11858]
On the following pages and sections, HUD has inserted the correct
website address to which applicants should refer:
Page 11859, section I.A., third column;
Page 11860, section II.A., second column;
Page 11860, section III.C.2.c., third column;
Page 11861, section III.C.2.k., first column;
Page 11861, section III.C.3.c., third column;
Page 11862, section III.C.3.n., second column;
Page 11863, section IV.E.1., third column;
Page 11865, section V.A.2.c., first column;
Page 11866, section V.A.2.c.(1)(i)(B), third column; and
Page 11867, section V.A.2.d.(3)(ii), second column.
On page 11864, section V.A.2., first column, HUD is removing the
instruction that applicants should refer to the Scoring of Rating
Factors guide.
On page 11864, section V.A.2.a.(3), second paragraph, third column,
HUD is correcting a typographical error by inserting the word
``should.'' The sentence will now read, ``This table should be included
in your application.'' HUD is also correcting the Web site address
applicants should refer to in this section.
On page 11865, section V.A.2.b.(2)(c), first column, HUD is adding
a new paragraph requiring applicants to complete and submit the Factor
2 Table.
On page 11869, section VII., second column, HUD is correcting the
room number provided.
On page 11869, section VIII.B., third column, HUD is replacing
``semi annual reports'' with ``quarterly reports'' so as to be
consistent with the rest of the NOFA.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the Healthy Homes
Demonstration Program funding opportunity.
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) [11870]
On page 11873, section II.C.2.b., first column, HUD is correcting
one of the examples as to why a BEDI grant has been reduced below the
original request.
On page 11884, section VII., second column, the Agency Contact is
being changed to David Kaminsky and the telephone extension is changed
to 4612.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the BEDI funding
opportunity.
Youthbuild [11886]
On page 11887, section Overview Information, G.3., first column,
HUD is expanding the pool of eligible applicants for the Youthbuild
program to include Indian tribes and Indian housing authorities and
housing entities. On December 22, 2005, the Native American Housing
Enhancement Act of 2005 (Act) passed, authorizing the eligibility of
Indian tribes and
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Indian housing authorities and housing entities in the Youthbuild
program. HUD inadvertently failed to include Indian tribes and Indian
housing authorities and housing entities among those listed as eligible
applicants.
On page 11888, section III.A., first column, HUD is expanding the
pool of eligible applicants for the Youthbuild program to include
Indian tribes and Indian housing authorities and housing entities. On
December 22, 2005, the Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005
(Act) passed, authorizing the eligibility of Indian tribes and Indian
housing authorities and housing entities in the Youthbuild program. HUD
inadvertently failed to include Indian tribes and Indian housing
authorities and housing entities among those listed as eligible
applicants.
On page 11890, section IV.B.2., chart, HUD is correcting two
entries in the chart that were inadvertently located in the wrong
section. Forms ``Questionnaire for HUD's Initiative on Removal of
Barriers'' and ``Facsimile Transmittal'' are being moved from the
section entitled ``Youthbuild Program Specific Forms'' to ``What to
Submit.''
On page 11894, section V.D.1.f., first column, in the description
of Leveraging of Non-Housing Resources, HUD mistakenly referenced that
the investment is contingent on receiving FY2005 Youthbuild funds. It
should read that the investment is contingent on receiving FY2006
Youthbuild funds.
On page 11895, section VIII., third column, HUD is correcting the
agency contact for programmatic information concerning the Youthbuild
program. The contacts will now be either Ann Buhlman or Priscilla
Poindexter.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the Youthbuild Program
funding opportunity.
Section 202 Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202 Program)
[12009]
On page 12022, Section IV.C., second column, HUD is clarifying the
process that applicants who are requesting a waiver to submit a paper
application must follow. Those applicants who are granted a waiver will
receive a notification providing specific instructions on how and where
to submit the paper application.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the section 202 Program
funding opportunity.
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities (Section
811 Program) [12030]
On page 12031, Overview Information, G.4., first column, HUD
inadvertently provided the wrong cross reference as to where further
information could be found regarding the formation of the Owner
corporation. The correct reference is section III.C.3.l.
On page 12036, section III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(i), second column, is being
corrected to require that a statement must be provided attesting that
there are no pre-1978 structures on site or if there are pre-1978
structures that they most recently consisted of solely four or fewer
units of single-family housing including appurtenant structures.
On page 12036, section III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(ii), second column, HUD is
conforming this subsection to the change made to section
III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(i).
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(vii), first column, HUD is
correcting the note subsequent to the subsection because it
inadvertently provided the wrong cross-reference. The cross-reference
should read section III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii).
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(A), first column, is
being corrected to require that a statement must be provided attesting
that there are no pre-1978 structures on site or if there are pre-1978
structures that they most recently consisted of solely four or fewer
units of single-family housing including appurtenant structures.
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(B), first column, HUD
is conforming this subsection to the change made to section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(A).
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(ix), second column, HUD is
adding that in addition to providing HUD with a copy of the letter sent
to the State/Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO/THPO), the
applicant must also submit either a statement that the SHPO/THPO failed
to respond or the SHPO/THPO response.
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x), second column, HUD is
deleting this subsection as it has become redundant due to the
modification of section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(ix).
On page 12043, sections IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(xi) and (xii), second
column, will be redesignated as section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x) and (xi),
respectively to reflect the deletion of the original section
IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x).
On page 12045, section IV.C., second column into third column, HUD
is clarifying the process that applicants who are requesting a waiver
to submit a paper application must follow. Those applicants who are
granted a waiver will receive a notification providing specific
instructions on how and where to submit the paper application.
On page 12048, section V.A.1.c., third column, HUD mistakenly
referenced FY2000 or later as the reference point for determining
whether applicants have been delinquent in expending their prior fund
reservations. The correct reference point is FY2001 or later.
On page 12049, section V.A.2., last paragraph, second column, HUD
is revising the last paragraph to more fully explain how HUD will
evaluate Rating Factor 2.
On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit chart, first section, HUD is
adding a curable deficiency, exhibit 4(c)(iii).
On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit chart, second section, HUD
is correcting misinformation included in exhibits 8(a) through 8(i) on
the list of curable deficiencies.
On page 12052, section V.B.4., Ranking and Selection Procedures,
starting with the last paragraph of the first column and continuing
into the top of the second column, HUD is revising this paragraph to
inform applicants that before using residual funds to restore units,
HUD Headquarters will fund two applications that should have been
selected during the FY2005 competition, but, in error, were not. HUD
also is revising the paragraph to inform applicants that during the
first round of funding of additional applications from HUD
Headquarters' residual funds, HUD Headquarters will skip over any
applications within the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia, PA
Multifamily Program Center due to HUD Headquarters' funding of an
additional application for that Program Center that was not selected in
FY 2005 because of HUD error.
These corrections are also reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must download the instructions to receive
all forms and instructions related to this NOFA. Applicants are
encouraged to read the instructions on Grants.gov/Apply prior to
submitting your application in response to the Section 811 Programs
funding opportunity.
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Accordingly, in the Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA), Policy Requirements and General Section
to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs, beginning at
71 FR 11712, in the issue of March 8, 2006, the following corrections
are made.
1. General Section
On page 3389, section IV.C.5., third column, delete item number 5.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(1), second column, is corrected to
read as follows:
(1) Narrative Statements to the Factors for Award. When
submitting attached files to your electronic application you must
attach them as an electronic file in Microsoft Word (version 9 or
earlier), Microsoft Excel 2000, or in Portable Document Format (PDF)
that is compatible with AdobeTM Reader version 6.0 or earlier. In
addition, some NOFAs may request photos, if this is the case, the
photos may be attached using .jpg files. Computer Aided Design (CAD)
files submitted electronically must be submitted in PDF format
meeting the PDF format requirements. If HUD receives any file in a
format other than those specified, HUD will not be able to read the
file(s), and the file(s) will not be reviewed. Applicants can scan
and zip files and then attach them to the electronic application.
Applicants should be aware that scanning documents increases the
size of the files and if applicants are using a dial-up connection
or have a slow speed computer, the heavy attachments may slow the
transmission. The slow upload may cause some applicant's Internet
connection to time out. Therefore, HUD discourages scanning of
documents and suggests use of the Facsimile solution. Applicants
that will not have problems with their Internet connection timing
out or have a computer that can handle large files may submit
scanned and zipped files.
On page 3391, section IV.F.3.d.(2)(b), third column, first full
paragraph, is corrected to read as follows:
Facsimiles transmitted in response to a NOFA must use the form
HUD-96011 as the cover page. The forms on HUD's Web site are only to
be used by applicants who have been granted a waiver to submit a
paper application. All other applicants when submitting a fax
transmittal must use the HUD Form 96011 from the electronic
application package that they downloaded from Grants.gov. That
package contains an embedded ID number that allows HUD to
electronically match the fax to the electronic application. Without
the embedded ID number on Form HUD-96011 HUD will not be able to
match the fax to the application. If an applicant's fax machine
automatically generates a cover page, the applicant must turn this
feature off.
Important Fax Submission Tip: If you have already submitted a
fax or faxes that do not follow these requirements your faxed
document will NOT be associated with your submitted application
package. You are encouraged to refax your documents before the
closing date of the opportunity. Please be reminded that HUD will
not rate or rank application packages that are submitted entirely by
fax.
On page 3393, section IV.F.5., second column, is corrected to read
as follows:
5. Waiver of Electronic Submission Requirements
For FY2006, the procedures for obtaining a waiver of the
electronic submission requirement have changed. On December 29, 2005
(70 FR 77292), HUD published a final rule that established in 24 CFR
5.1005 the regulatory framework for HUD's electronic submission
requirement, as well as the procedures for obtaining a waiver.
Applicants seeking a waiver of the electronic submission requirement
must request a waiver in accordance with 24 CFR 5.1005 showing
cause. If the waiver is granted, the applicable program office's
response will include instructions on how, where, and how many hard
copies of the paper application must be submitted. Applicants that
are granted a waiver of the electronic submission requirement will
not be afforded additional time to submit their applications. The
deadlines for applications will remain as provided in the program
section of the SuperNOFA and as per the final Appendix A to be
published with the SuperNOFA program sections. As a result,
applicants seeking a waiver of the electronic application submission
requirement should submit their waiver request with sufficient time
to allow HUD to process and respond to the request. Applicants
should also allow themselves sufficient time to submit their
application so that HUD receives the application by the established
deadline date. For this reason, HUD strongly recommends that an
applicant that finds it is unable to submit its application
electronically and must seek a waiver of the electronic grant
submission requirement, submit its waiver request to the
headquarters of the applicable HUD office approximately no later
than 15 days before the application deadline date. This will allow
time for HUD to process the waiver request and give the applicant
sufficient time to submit the paper application to meet the deadline
date requirement if the waiver is granted. To expedite the receipt
and review of such requests, applicants may e-mail their requests to
the program contact listed in the program NOFA (Please note the
exception to this in the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the
Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with
Disabilities Program, published as part of this technical
correction). In order to have a waiver requested submitted by e-mail
considered, applicants must include in the body of the e-mail the
organization's name, the DUNS number, and the name and title of the
Authorized Official that is legally able to make such a request from
HUD. The request must also include a contact name and telephone
number to call if clarification is needed. Waivers will only be
granted for cause in accordance with 24 CFR 5.1005. Applications
that are received after the established deadline date will not be
considered.
On page 3396, section V.B.2.e, first column, the second to last
sentence is revised to read as follows:
A listing of MSIs can be found on the Department of
Transportation Web site at https://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/dotpart/
msi/dotpartmin.asp#3 or HUD's Web site at https://www.hud.gov/
offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm.
On page 3398, section VI.C., third column, add the following above
the first full paragraph:
HUD has received questions on what numbers or letters should be
used to note Strategic Goals and Policy Priorities in completing the
Logic Model. Please use the letter a., b., c., d., etc. to note the
selection of a Strategic Goal of Policy Priority on the Logic Model
Form HUD 96010. If you wish to denote a sub-component of a Strategic
Goal or Policy Priority please place them as part of your narrative
response to Factor 5. Any sub-components you want to include in your
application must be included in the Logic Model Narrative. Continuum
of Care applicants should attach a document, labeled ``Logic Model
Narrative.'' Some programs have specifically omitted the term
``other'' from the drop down listings in the Logic Model as items
that are not on the listing will not be accepted. If the program
Logic Model includes the word ``other'' on the listing, then you
should include an explanation of ``other'' in your Logic Model
Narrative. Continuum of Care applicants with questions should
contact the agency contacts listed in the Continuum of Care program
NOFA.
2. Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and
Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG), beginning at page 11728: On page 11736,
secton V.A.2., rating factor chart, the Rating Factor 1 point
allocations for sub-factors 1.b, 1.c., and 1.d. is corrected as
follows:
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Rating factor Rating sub-factor Points Project type
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1.b............................... 5 or 10*.......................... All Project Types.
1.c............................... 3 or 10*.......................... All Project Types.
1.d............................... 2 or 10*.......................... All Project Types.
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*The first number listed indicates the maximum number of points available to current ICDBG grantees under this subfactor. The second number indicates
the maximum number of points available to new applicants.
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On page 11737, first column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.,
delete ``(20 points for current ICDBG grantees) (30 points for new
applicants) Managerial, Technical, and Administrative Capability'' and
replace with ``(20 points for current ICDBG grantees) (40 points for
new applicants) Managerial, Technical, and Administrative Capability.''
On page 11737, third column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1,1.b.,
in two locations of this section delete ``(5 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (7 points for new applicants)'' and replace with ``(5 points
for current ICDBG grantees) (10 points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, first column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.c.,
in two locations of this section delete ``(3 points for current ICDBG
grantees) (8 points for new applicants)'' and replace with ``(3 points
for current ICDBG grantees) (10 points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, second column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1,
1.c., delete ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (4 points for new
applicants)'' and replace with ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(5 points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, second column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1,
1.c., delete the paragraph with the point breakdown ``(1 points for
current ICDBG grantees) (2 points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, second column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1,
1.d., delete ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (5 points for new
applicants)'' and replace with ``(2 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(10 points for new applicants).''
On page 11738, third column, first full paragraph, section V.A.2.,
Rating Factor 1, 1.d., is corrected to read as follows:
(2 points for current ICDBG grantees) (10 points for new
applicants). The applicant clearly described how its procurement and
contract management policies and procedures will facilitate
effective procurement and contract control over the proposed
project, and meet the requirements of 24 CFR part 85 and 24 CFR part
1003. The applicant described how it will apply its procurement and
management systems to the specific project for which they are
applying. The applicant's current audit does not contain any serious
or significant findings related to its procurement and contract
management system, or if there is no current audit, the applicant
submitted a letter from its Independent Public Accountant stating
that its procurement and contract management system complies with
all applicable regulatory requirements.
On page 11738, third column, section V.A.2., Rating Factor 1, 1.d.,
delete ``(1 points for current ICDBG grantees) (4 points for new
applicants)'' and replace with ``(1 points for current ICDBG grantees)
(5 points for new applicants).''
On page 11739, second column, section V. A. 2, Rating Factor 1, 2.
e. (1), delete ``If there were no open audit or ICDBG monitoring
findings (current grantees only), the applicant will receive 2
points''and replace with ``If there were no open audit or ICDBG
monitoring findings (current grantees only), the applicant will receive
4 points.''
3. Housing Counseling Program, beginning at page 11800: On page
11812, section V.B.5.b., second column, delete the last two sentences
of the paragraph and replace with the following sentences, to read:
HUD reserves the right to award one or more HECM supplemental
grants to intermediaries scoring 75 points or above. HUD, however,
is not obligated to award HECM supplemental grant funds to every
intermediary scoring 75 points or above.
4. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program, Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program, and Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program, beginning at page 11814: On page 11817, section III.A., chart,
Lead Hazard Demonstration Grant Program, Eligible Applicants column, is
corrected to read as follows:
City, county, or other unit of local government. Multiple units
of a local government (or multiple local governments) may apply as a
consortium. States and Indian Tribes may apply on behalf of units of
local government within their jurisdiction, if the local government
designates the state or Indian Tribe as their applicant.
On page 11818, section III.C.1.b.(10), third column, is changed to
read as follows:
(10) Lead hazard control activities tied directly to a matching
and/or leveraging strategy and conducted in low- and very low-income
eligible privately owned owner-occupied or investor-owned rental
units.
On page 11819, section III.C.3.c., first column, is corrected to
read as follows:
c. All applicants under the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
Program must provide the actual number of children with documented
elevated blood levels residing within the jurisdiction(s) where the
lead hazard control work will be conducted for the most recently
available 2003, 2004, or 2005 twelve month period and identify the
source of the data. Failure to provide these data will result in the
application not being rated or ranked.
On page 11822, section III.C.20.b.(18), second column, delete
https://www.hudclips.org/subnonhud/html/forms.htm and replace with
https://www.hudclips.org/sub_nonhud/html/forms.htm.
On page 11824, section V.A.1.a.(2), third column, is corrected to
read as follows:
(2) Current or previous grantee awards made in FY2001 or later
under any of this NOFA's programs. HUD will evaluate the applicant's
quarterly performance reports for the last four (4) quarters as of
the most recent reporting year. Based on the overall performance
rating of the last 4 reporting quarters under the OHHLHC Quarterly
Progress Reporting System, up to a maximum of 10 points will be
awarded.
On page 11825, section V.A.2.b., first and second column, is
corrected to read as follows:
b. Points will be awarded based on the documented housing market
data relevant to the specified target area(s) entered in the Rating
Factor 2 table. (5 Points for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control and
Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Programs, and 3 Points Maximum
for Operation LEAP). Points will be awarded under the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration program for the number of pre-1940 occupied
rental housing units in the applicant's target area(s), according to
the table, ``Points Awarded for Number of Pre-1940 Occupied Rental
Housing Units in Target Area,'' that can be downloaded from https://
www.hud.gov/ offices/adm/grants/fundsavail. cfm. Points will be
awarded under the Lead-based Paint Hazard Control and Operation Lead
Elimination Action Programs for the number of pre-1978 occupied
housing units in the applicant's target area(s) according to the
table, ``Points Awarded for Number of Pre-1978 Occupied Housing
Units Target Area,'' that can be downloaded from https://www.hud.gov/ offices/adm/grants/fundsavail. cfm.
On page 11825, section V.A.3.a., third column, the heading of the
subsection is corrected to read as follows:
a. Lead Hazard Control Work Plan Strategy (15 Points all
Applicants):
5. Technical Studies Programs (Lead Technical Studies and Healthy
Homes Technical Studies), beginning at page 11834: On page 11838,
section III.D.1, third column, is corrected to read as follows:
To receive an award of funds from HUD, you must meet all the
threshold requirements in the General Section.
6. Healthy Homes Demonstration Program, beginning at page 11858: On
page 11859, section I.A., the final paragraph of section I.A., third
column, the Web site address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/ offices/adm/grants/nofa06/grplead. cfm.
On page 11860, section II.A., the final paragraph of section II.A.,
second
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column, the Web site address is corrected to read as follows:
https://mf.hud.gov:63001/ dgms/gpi/gpi--
office.cfm?programType=Lead%20Hazard% 20Control.
On page 11860, section III.C.2.c., third column, the Web site
address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/leadsaferule/
LSHRFinal21June04.rtf;subpart35.1350d.
On page 11861, section III.C.2.k., first column, the Web site
address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/library/lepFRguidance.html.
On page 11861, section III.C.3.c., third column, the Web site
address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.iom.edu/cms/12552/26004/29871.aspx.
On page 11862, section III.C.3.n., second column, the Web site
address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/codeofconduct/cconduct.cfm.
On page 11863, section IV.E.1., third column, the Web site address
is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa06/admincosts.doc.
On page 11864, section V.A.2., first column, is corrected to read
as follows:
2. Rating Factors
The factors for rating and ranking applicants, and maximum
points for each factor, are provided below. Applicants should be
certain that these factors are adequately addressed in the narrative
relevant to the rating factors and the accompanying materials.
On page 11864, section V.A.2.a.(3), second paragraph, third column,
is corrected to read as follows:
You must complete and submit the Factor 1, Table 1, HUD-Form-
96012, posted at https://www.grants.gov/Apply to support narrative
information. This table should be included in your application.
On page 11865, section V.A.2.b.(2)(c), first column, add a second
paragraph to read as follows:
You must complete and submit the Factor 2 Table, Form 96016,
posted at the https://www.grants.gov/Apply.
On page 11865, section V.A.2.c., first column, the Web site address
is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa06/implementhhi.doc.
On page 11866, section V.A.2.c.(1)(i)(B), third column, the Web
site address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/section3/section3.cfm.
On page 11867, section V.A.2.d.(3)(ii), second column, the Web site
address is corrected to read as follows:
https://www.grants.gov/Apply.
On page 11869, section VII., second column, the room number is
corrected to read 8236. On page 11869, section VIII.B., third column,
delete ``semi annual reports'' and replace with ``quarterly reports.''
7. Brownfields Economic Development Initiative, beginning at page
11870: On page 11873, section II.C.2.b., first column, delete ``$2
million'' and replace with ``$1 million.''
On page 11884, section VII., second column, the sentence
referencing the agency contact for program related questions is
corrected to read as follows:
For assistance with program related questions, please contact
David Kaminsky, Office of Economic Development; U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development; 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7140;
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-3484, extension 4612 (this
is not a toll-free number).
8. Youthbuild, beginning at page 11886: On page 11887, section
Overview Information, G.3., first column, is corrected to read as
follows:
3. Eligible Applicants.
Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit
organizations which include grassroots community-based organizations
inclusive of faith-based organizations, state or local housing
agencies or authorities, state or units of local government, Indian
tribes, Indian housing authorities and housing entities, or any
entity eligible to provide education and employment training under
other Federal employment training program, as further described in
HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 585.4.
On page 11888, section III.A., first column, is corrected to read
as follows:
A. Eligible applicants
Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit
organizations which include grassroots community-based organizations
inclusive of faith-based organizations, state or local housing
agencies or authorities, state or units of local government, Indian
tribes, Indian housing authorities and housing entities, or any
entity eligible to provide education and employment training under
other Federal employment training program, as further described in
HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 585.4.
On page 11890, section VI.B.2, chart, move the information
pertaining to forms ``Questionnaire for HUD's Initiative on Removal of
Regulatory Barriers (Form HUD-27300)'' and ``Facsimile Transmittal
(Form HUD-96011)'' from the section ``Youthbuild Program Specific
Forms'' to the section entitled ``What to submit.''
On page 11894, section V.D.1.f., first column, is corrected to read
as follows:
f. An affirmation that its investment is contingent only upon
the receipt of FY2006 Youthbuild funds and a statement of
willingness on the part of the signatory to sign a legally binding
commitment not earlier than the date this NOFA is published.
On page 11895, section VIII., third column, first full paragraph,
the agency contacts for programmatic information is corrected to read
as follows:
For programmatic information concerning the Youthbuild program,
contact Ms. Ann Buhlman or Ms. Priscilla Poindexter; Office of Rural
Housing and Economic Development; Office of Community Planning and
Development; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20410-7000; Telephone (202)
708-2290 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with speech or
hearing impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Prior
to the application deadline, HUD's staff will be available to
provide general guidance on the application submission process and
location of information, but not guidance in preparing your
application.
9. Section 202 Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202
Program), beginning at page 12009: On page 12022, Section IV.C., second
column, is corrected to read as follows:
C. Submission Dates and Times. Your application must be received
and validated electronically by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59
p.m. Eastern time on the application deadline date of June 2, 2006,
unless a waiver of the electronic delivery process has been approved
by HUD. Please refer to the General Section, published January 20,
2006 (71 FR 3382) as well as today's technical correction, for
instructions on applying for a waiver. Applicants that are unable to
submit their application electronically must seek a waiver of the
electronic grant submission requirement and HUD strongly recommends
that you do so no later than 15 days before the application deadline
date. Waiver requests must be submitted by mail or by fax. For this
program NOFA, e-mail requests will not be considered. Waiver
requests submitted by mail or fax should be submitted on the
applicant's letterhead and signed by an official with the legal
authority to request a waiver from the Department. The request must
be addressed to the Assistant Secretary for Housing at the following
address: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant Secretary for Housing-
Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9100, Washington, DC
20410-8000. Waiver requests submitted by fax must be sent to (202)
708-3104.
If a waiver is granted, you will receive notification that
provides specific instructions on how and where to submit the paper
application.
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10. Section 811 Supportive Housing For Persons With Disabilities
(Section 811 Programs), beginning at page 12030: On page 12031,
Overview Information, G.4., first column, delete section VI.B.6. and
replace with section III.C.3.l.
On page 12036, section III.C.2.b.(3)(e)(i) and (ii), second column,
are corrected to read as follows:
(i) If there are no pre-1978 structures on the site or if there
are pre-1978 structures that most recently consisted of solely four
or fewer units of single-family housing including appurtenant
structures thereto, a statement to this effect, or
(ii) If there are pre-1978 structures on the site, other than
for a site that most recently consisted of solely four or fewer
units of single-family housing including appurtenant structures
thereto, a comprehensive building asbestos survey that is based on a
thorough inspection to identify the location and condition of
asbestos throughout any structures. In those cases where suspect
asbestos is found, it would either be assumed to be asbestos or
would require confirmatory testing. If the asbestos survey indicates
the presence of asbestos or the presence of asbestos is assumed, and
if the application is approved, HUD will condition the approval on
an appropriate mix of asbestos abatement and an asbestos Operations
and Maintenance Plan.
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(vii), first column, in the
``NOTE'' following this section, delete section III.C.2.ciii. and
replace with section III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii).
On page 12043, sections IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(viii)(A) and (B), first
column, are corrected to read as follows:
(A) If there are no pre-1978 structures on the site or if there
are pre-1978 structures that most recently consisted of solely four
or fewer units of single-family housing including appurtenant
structures thereto, a statement to this effect, or
(B) If there are pre-1978 structures on the site other than for
a site that most recently consisted of solely four or fewer units of
single-family housing including appurtenant structures thereto, a
comprehensive building asbestos survey that is based on a thorough
inspection to identify the location and condition of asbestos
throughout any structures.
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(ix), second column, is
corrected to read as follows:
(ix) The letter you sent to the State/Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer (SHPO/THPO) initiating consultation with their
office and requesting their review of your determinations and
findings with respect to the historical significance of your
proposed project, along with a statement that the SHPO/THPO failed
to respond to your letter, OR the SHPO/THPO response to your letter.
A sample letter that you may adapt and send to the SHPO/THPO can be
found on HUD's Web site at https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
fundsavail.cfm under Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with
Disabilities Program.
On page 12043, section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x), second column, is
deleted and sections IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(xi) and (xii), will be
redesignated as section IV.B.2.c.(1)(d)(x) and (xi), respectively.
On page 12045, Section IV.C., second column into third column, is
corrected to read as follows:
C. Submission Dates and Times. Your application must be received
and validated electronically by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the application deadline date of May 26, 2006,
unless a waiver of the electronic delivery process has been approved
by HUD. Please refer to the General Section, published January 20,
2006 (71 FR 3382) as well as today's technical correction, for
instructions on applying for a waiver. Applicants that are unable to
submit their application electronically must seek a waiver of the
electronic grant submission requirement. Waiver requests must be
submitted by mail or by fax. For this program NOFA, email requests
will not be considered. Waiver requests submitted by mail or fax
should be submitted on the applicant's letterhead and signed by an
official with the legal authority to request a waiver from the
Department. The request must be addressed to the Assistant Secretary
for Housing at the following address: Brian D. Montgomery, Assistant
Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9100,
Washington, DC 20410-8000. Waiver requests submitted by fax must be
sent to (202) 708-3104. Applicants that are granted a waiver of the
electronic submission requirement will not be afforded additional
time to submit their applications. Therefore, HUD strongly
recommends that you submit your waiver requests to the above address
approximately 15 days before the application deadline date. If a
waiver is granted, you will receive a notification that provides
specific instructions on how and where to submit the paper
application.
On page 12048, section V.A.1.c., third column, delete FY2000 and
replace with FY2001.
On page 12049, section V.A.2., first full paragraph, second column,
is revised to read as follows:
In evaluating this factor, HUD will rate your application as
follows:
a. (10 points) If a determination has been made that there is
sufficient sustainable long-term demand for additional supportive
housing for persons with disabilities in the area to be served, the
project is to be awarded 10 points. If not, the project is to be
awarded 0 points. No other point values are allowed under this
subsection V.A.2.a.
b. (3 points) The extent that a connection has been established
between the project and the community's Consolidated Plan, Analysis
of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) or other planning
document that analyzes fair housing issues and is prepared by a
local planning or similar organization.
On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit chart, first section, insert
exhibit 4(c)(iii) between 2(c) and 4(d)(i) to read as follows:
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Exhibit Description
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4(c)(iii)............................. Description of mixed-financing
plans for additional units, if
applicable.
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On page 12051, section V.B.1., exhibit chart, second section,
exhibits 8(a) through 8(i) are corrected to read as follows:
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Exhibit Description
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8(a)................................... Standard Form 424, Application
for Federal Assistance, Letter
sent to the State Point of
Contact (SPOC)*.
8(b)................................... Standard Form 424 Supplement,
Survey on Ensuring Equal
Opportunity for Applicants.
8(c)................................... Standard Form LLL, Disclosure
of Lobbying Activities (if
applicable).
8(d)................................... Form HUD-2880, Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/update
Report.
8(e)................................... Form HUD-2991, Certification of
Consistency with Consolidated
Plan
8(f)................................... Form HUD-92041, Sponsor's
Conflict of Interest
Resolution
8(g)................................... Form HUD-92042, Sponsor's
Resolution for Commitment to
Project*.
8(i)................................... Form HUD-92043, Supportive
Services Certification.
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On page 12052, section V.B.4., last paragraph, first column into
second column, is corrected to read as follows:
Funds remaining after the Multifamily HUB selection process is
completed will be returned to Headquarters. HUD Headquarter