Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs, 11434-11772 [07-974]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 13, 2007)]
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Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5100-N-01A]


Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) for HUD's Discretionary Programs (SuperNOFA).

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SUMMARY: On January 18, 2007, HUD published its Notice of FY2007 Notice 
of Funding Availability Policy Requirements and General Section to the 
SuperNOFA (General Section). HUD published the General Section of the 
FY2007 SuperNOFA in advance of the individual NOFAs to give prospective 
applicants sufficient time to begin preparing their applications, and 
to register early with Grants.gov in order to facilitate their 
application submission process. Today's publication contains the 38 
funding opportunities or program NOFAs that constitute HUD's FY2007 
SuperNOFA. In addition, today's publication provides a revised listing 
of programs contained in the FY2007 SuperNOFA and corrects two items 
contained in the General Section published on January 18, 2007.

DATES: Application deadline and other key dates that apply to all HUD 
federal financial assistance made available through HUD's FY2007 
SuperNOFA are contained in each individual program NOFA and in Appendix 
A of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The individual program NOFA identifies 
the applicable agency contact(s) for each program. Questions regarding 
today's Introduction to the SuperNOFA should be directed to the NOFA 
Information Center between the hours 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. eastern time 
at (800) HUD-8929. Hearing-impaired persons may access this telephone 
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Questions regarding specific program requirements 
should be directed to the agency contact(s) identified in each program 
NOFA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD published the General Section of the 
FY2007 SuperNOFA on January 18, 2007 (72 FR 2396). HUD published the 
General Section in advance of the individual program NOFAs to give 
prospective applicants sufficient time to begin preparing their 
applications, and to register early with Grants.gov in order to 
facilitate their application submission process. Today's publication 
contains the 38 individual funding opportunities, or program NOFAs, 
that constitute HUD's FY2007 SuperNOFA. Through the FY2007 SuperNOFA, 
HUD is making available approximately $2 billion in federal financial 
assistance. In addition, today's publication provides a revised listing 
of programs contained in the FY2007 SuperNOFA and corrects one item 
contained in the General Section published on January 18, 2007.
    Each program NOFA provides the statutory and regulatory 
requirements, threshold requirements, and rating factors applicable to 
funding made available through the individual NOFA. Applicants must 
also review, however, the January 18, 2007, General Section for 
important application information and requirements, including 
submission requirements that provide explicit instructions on file 
formats acceptable to HUD.
    Appendix A to the January 18, 2007, General Section identified the 
funding opportunities anticipated to be included in the FY2007 
SuperNOFA. HUD is revising and republishing Appendix A (Revised 
Appendix A) as part of today's FY2007 SuperNOFA publication. Revised 
Appendix A provides an up-to-date funding chart that lists the funding 
opportunities included in today's FY2007 SuperNOFA publication, along 
with the application deadline.
    In reviewing Revised Appendix A, applicants should note that the 
Youthbuild NOFA, Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) 
NOFA, and the Public Housing Neighborhood Networks (PH-NN) NOFA are not 
part of today's FY2007 SuperNOFA publication. The Youthbuild program 
was transferred to the U.S. Department of Labor on September 22, 2006, 
in accordance with Public Law 109-281, and will not be included in the 
FY2007 SuperNOFA. Persons interested in funding opportunities under the 
Youthbuild program should contact the U.S. Department of Labor. The 
BEDI and PH-NN were not funded in FY2007. HUD is also providing NOFAs 
for three programs that were not contained in its FY2006 SuperNOFA, 
specifically the Housing Counseling Training Program, Early Doctoral 
Student Research Grant Program, and the Doctoral Dissertation Research 
Program NOFAs.
    HUD is also using today's publication to correct two items 
contained in the General Section published on January 18, 2007. 
Initially, HUD noted in section V.A.1. (third column beginning on page 
2408 and continuing to page 2409), that: ``For each program NOFA, the 
points awarded for the rating factors total 100. Depending on the 
program for which you are seeking funding, the funding opportunity may 
provide up to four bonus points, as provided below:''
    In fact, since the FY2007 SuperNOFA offers bonus points only for 
applicants that certify that their activities or projects are located 
in, intended to serve the residents of, or are consistent with the 
strategic plan for an empowerment zone (EZ), utilization plan for an 
urban or rural renewal community designated by HUD (RC), or strategic 
plan for an enterprise community designated in round II by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (EZ-II), collectively referred to as ``RC/EZ/
EC-IIs,'' only two bonus points are available. As a result, section 
V.A.1. (third column beginning on page 2408 and continuing to page 
2409), should read: ``For each program NOFA, the points awarded for the 
rating factors total 100. Depending on the program for which you are 
seeking funding, the funding opportunity may provide up to two bonus 
points, as provided below:''
    HUD is also correcting instructions regarding the completion of the 
Logic Model form (HUD-96010). In the third sentence of section 
VI.C.5.b. (middle column, page 2414), HUD stated that applicants should 
include all activities and outcomes expected per year of the period of 
performance. To be consistent with and correctly complete the Logic 
Model forms, applicants are advised that they must include all 
activities and outcomes expected per year of the period of performance. 
As a result, the third sentence of section VI.C.5.b. is corrected to 
read, ``[T]o provide for greater consistency in reporting, applicants 
must include all activities and outcomes expected per year of the 
period of performance as defined in the program logic model for the 
program NOFA that they apply for.''
    HUD published the General Section of the FY2007 SuperNOFA early to 
provide its applicant community with the opportunity to become familiar 
with cross-cutting requirements, and to remind prospective applicants 
to register or renew their registration in order to successfully submit 
an application via Grants.gov.
    Applicants are required to complete a five-step registration 
process in order to submit their applications electronically and 
previously registered applicants must annually update their information 
in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) for the registration to 
remain viable. HUD has developed the following brochures and guidance, 
found at https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm, to 
assist applicants with the registration, CCR update, and application 
processes:
     STEP BY STEP: Your Guide to Registering for Grant 
Opportunities.

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     Finding and Applying for Grant Opportunities.
     Desktop User Guide for Submitting Grant Applications.
    For FY2007, the Continuum of Care remains a paper application 
process. HUD continues to encourage Continuum of Care agencies to 
become familiar with Grants.gov requirements to facilitate the future 
transition to Grants.gov. If you have questions concerning the 
registration process or renewal, or have a question about a NOFA 
requirement, contact HUD staff listed in the program NOFAs. HUD staff 
cannot help you write your application, but can clarify requirements 
contained in this Notice and HUD's registration materials.
    Finally, applicants are invited and encouraged to participate in 
HUD's satellite training and webcast sessions designed to provide a 
detailed explanation of the general section and program section 
requirements for each of the SuperNOFA programs. The interactive 
broadcasts provide an opportunity to ask questions of HUD staff. These 
broadcasts are archived and accessible from HUD's Grants page at http:/
/www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. HUD also encourages 
applicants to subscribe to the Grants.gov free notification service. By 
doing so, applicants will receive e-mail notification as soon as items 
are posted to Grants.gov and will have access to a significant amount 
of useful information, including responses to frequently asked 
questions that arise during the funding application period. The address 
to subscribe to the Grants.gov free notification service is https://
www.grants.gov/search/email.do. Modifications to the General Section, 
any of the program NOFAs, or the application are posted to 
www.Grants.gov as soon as they are available (except for the Continuum 
of Care NOFA). Modifications to the Continuum of Care NOFA, or the 
Continuum of Care application are posted to HUD's grants page at http:/
/www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm.
    As stated in the General Section, HUD hopes that the steps that it 
has taken to provide information early in the FY2007 funding process 
will be of benefit to you, our applicants.

    Dated: February 26, 2007.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Deputy Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 4210-01-C

Community Development Technical Assistance

Overview Information

    A. Federal Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development.
    B. Funding Opportunity Title: Community Development Technical 
Assistance (CD-TA).
    C. Announcement Type: Initial Announcement.
    D. Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5100-N-08; OMB Approval Numbers: 
2506-0166 for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), HOME 
Investment Partnerships Program for Community Housing Development 
Organizations (CHDO (HOME)), and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
(Homeless), 2506-0133 for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
(HOPWA).
    E. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 14.239, 
HOME and CHDO (HOME); 14.235, Homeless; 14.241, HOPWA.
    F. Dates: The application deadline date is May 25, 2007.
    G. Additional Overview Information: Applicants interested in 
providing technical assistance to entities participating in HUD's 
community development programs should carefully review the General 
Section and the information listed in this CD-TA NOFA. Funds are 
available to provide technical assistance for four separate program 
areas: HOME, CHDO (HOME), Homeless, and HOPWA. Applicants may apply for 
one, two, three, or all four CD-TA program areas. The application 
submission information is contained in this CD-TA NOFA at Section IV.B. 
Approximately $25.4 million is available. No cost sharing is required. 
Grants will be administered under cooperative agreements with 
significant HUD involvement (see Section II.C of this NOFA).

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    A. CD-TA Purpose. The purpose of the CD-TA program is to provide 
assistance to achieve the highest level of performance and results for 
four separate community development program areas: (1) HOME; (2) CHDO 
(HOME); (3) Homeless and; (4) HOPWA. Information about the four 
community development programs and their missions, goals, and 
activities can be found on the HUD Web site at www.hud.gov.
    B. Description of National TA and Local TA. There are two types of 
technical assistance (TA) funding available in this NOFA: National TA 
and Local TA.
    National TA activities are those that address, at a nationwide 
level, one or more of the CD-TA program activities and/or priorities 
identified in Section III.C. of this NOFA. National TA activities may 
include the development of written products, development of on-line 
materials, development of training courses, delivery of training 
courses previously approved by HUD, organization and delivery of 
workshops and conferences, and delivery of direct TA as part of a 
national program. Applicants for National TA must also be willing to 
work in any HUD field office area, although work in the field office 
areas is likely to be a negligible portion of National TA activities. 
National TA activities are administered by a Government Technical 
Representative (GTR) and Government Technical Monitor (GTM) at HUD 
Headquarters.
    Local TA activities also must address the CD-TA program activities 
and/or priorities identified in this NOFA; however the Local TA is 
targeted to the specific needs of the HUD community development program 
recipients in the field office area in which the TA is proposed. Local 
TA activities are limited to the development of need assessments, 
direct TA to HUD community development program recipients, organization 
and delivery of workshops and conferences, and customization and 
delivery of previously HUD-approved trainings. Local TA will be 
administered by a GTR and GTM in the respective HUD field office.
    C. Authority. HOME TA is authorized by the HOME Investment 
Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 12781-12783); 24 CFR part 92. CHDO (HOME) 
TA is authorized by the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 
12773); 24 CFR part 92. For the McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Assistance 
Programs TA, the Supportive Housing Program is authorized under 42 
U.S.C. 11381 et seq.; 24 CFR 583.140; Emergency Shelter Grants, Section 
8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Shelter 
Plus Care TA are authorized by the Revised Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L. 110-5, approved February 15, 2007). HOPWA TA 
is also authorized under the continuing resolution.

II. Award Information

    A. Available Funds. Approximately $25.4 million is available for 
the CD-TA program. Additional funds may become available as a result of 
recapturing unused funds. This chart shows how the funds are divided 
among National TA and Local TA activities:

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                 Program                    National TA      Local TA
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HOME....................................      $4,000,000      $6,000,000
CHDO (HOME).............................       2,000,000       6,000,000
Homeless................................       3,500,000       3,000,000
HOPWA...................................         900,000               0
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    The Local TA funds are divided among HUD's field office 
jurisdictions for the HOME, CHDO (HOME), and Homeless programs. No 
Local TA funds are available for HOPWA. In the case of the national 
CHDO (HOME) program, if less than the total amount of available funds 
is awarded, the balance may be used to make awards under the national 
HOME TA program, subject to congressional reprogramming approval, if 
applicable. The chart below shows the amounts available in dollars for 
Local TA by CD-TA program:

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                          Local TA Area                                HOME         CHDO (HOME)      Homeless
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Alabama.........................................................         $75,000         $50,000         $55,000
Alaska..........................................................          45,000          50,000          30,000
Arkansas........................................................          50,000          75,000          55,000
California--Northern and Arizona, Nevada........................         400,000         425,000         300,000
California--Southern............................................         425,000         450,000         275,000
Caribbean.......................................................         125,000         100,000          40,000
Colorado and Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.         175,000         195,000          60,000
Connecticut.....................................................          70,000          80,000          40,000
District of Columbia area.......................................          70,000          80,000          50,000
Florida--Southern...............................................          75,000          60,000          25,000

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Florida--Northern...............................................         125,000          76,000          85,000
Georgia.........................................................         125,000         100,000          55,000
Hawaii..........................................................          65,000          65,000          45,000
Illinois........................................................         180,000         175,000         160,000
Indiana.........................................................         130,000          75,000          25,000
Kansas and Missouri--Western....................................         100,000          75,000          50,000
Missouri--Eastern...............................................          40,000          55,000          40,000
Kentucky........................................................         250,000         150,000          55,000
Louisiana.......................................................         100,000         100,000          54,000
Maryland, except District of Columbia area......................          60,000          50,000          30,000
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont......         310,000         300,000         200,000
Michigan........................................................         175,000         225,000         150,000
Minnesota.......................................................         100,000         140,000          60,000
Mississippi.....................................................         150,000         250,000          50,000
Nebraska and Iowa...............................................          90,000          55,000          40,000
New Jersey......................................................         150,000          75,000          40,000
New Mexico......................................................         200,000         275,000          60,000
New York--Downstate.............................................         200,000         425,000         210,000
New York--Upstate...............................................         125,000          75,000          40,000
North Carolina..................................................         300,000         300,000          55,000
Ohio............................................................         150,000         190,000          70,000
Oklahoma........................................................          55,000          40,000          15,000
Oregon and Idaho................................................          85,000          75,000          30,000
Pennsylvania--Eastern and Delaware..............................         225,000         125,000          50,000
Pennsylvania--Western and West Virginia.........................         150,000         100,000          49,000
South Carolina..................................................          65,000          34,000          40,000
Tennessee.......................................................         150,000         175,000          40,000
Texas--Northern.................................................         150,000         175,000          85,000
Texas--Southern.................................................          85,000          40,000               0
Virginia, except District of Columbia area......................         100,000         100,000          40,000
Washington......................................................         100,000          65,000          40,000
Wisconsin.......................................................         100,000         150,000          70,000
Houston.........................................................         100,000         125,000          37,000
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    B. Performance Period. Awards will be for a period of up to 36 
months. HUD, however, reserves the right to withdraw funds from a 
specific TA provider if HUD determines that the urgency of need for the 
assistance is greater in other field office jurisdictions or the need 
for assistance is not commensurate with the award.
    C. Terms of Award. HUD will enter into a cooperative agreement with 
selected applicants for the performance period. Because CD-TA awards 
are made as cooperative agreements, implementation entails significant 
HUD involvement. Significant HUD involvement is required in all aspects 
of TA planning, delivery, and follow-up.
    In addition to the requirements listed in the General Section, 
selected applicants are subject to the following requirements:
    1. Demand-Response System. All CD-TA awardees must operate within 
the structure of the demand-response system. Under the demand-response 
system, TA providers are required to:
    a. When requested by a GTR, market the availability of their 
services to existing and potential recipients within the jurisdictions 
in which the assistance will be delivered;
    b. Respond to requests for assistance from the GTR;
    c. When requested by a GTR, conduct a needs assessment to identify 
the type and nature of the assistance needed by the recipient of the 
assistance;
    d. Obtain the local HUD field office's approval before responding 
to direct requests for technical assistance from HOME Participating 
Jurisdictions (PJs), Community Housing Development Organizations 
(CHDOs), and McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Assistance and HOPWA grantees; 
and
    e. For CHDO (HOME) TA providers, secure a letter from a PJ stating 
that a CHDO, or prospective CHDO to be assisted by the provider, is a 
recipient or intended recipient of HOME funds and indicating, at its 
option, subject areas of assistance that are most important to the PJ.
    2. Training. When conducting training sessions as part of its CD-TA 
activities, CD-TA providers are required to:
    a. Design the course materials as ``step-in'' packages so that HUD 
or other CD-TA providers may independently conduct the course on their 
own;
    b. Make the course materials available to the GTR in sufficient 
time for review (minimum of three weeks) and receive concurrence from 
the GTR on the content and quality prior to delivery;
    c. Provide all course materials in an electronic format that will 
permit wide distribution among TA providers, field offices, and HUD 
grantees;
    d. Arrange for joint delivery of the training with HUD 
participation when requested by the GTR;
    e. Deliver HUD-approved training courses that have been designed 
and developed by others on a ``step-in'' basis when requested; and
    f. Send trainers to approved ``train-the-trainers'' sessions. The 
costs associated with attending these required sessions are eligible 
under the cooperative agreement.
    3. Field Office Involvement under National TA awards. When National 
TA providers are undertaking activities in field office jurisdictions, 
the National TA providers must work cooperatively with HUD field 
offices. Providers must notify the applicable HUD field office of the 
planned activities; consider the views or recommendations of that 
office, if any; follow those recommendations, to the degree 
practicable; and report to the applicable field office on the 
accomplishments of the assistance.
    D. Certification of HOME and CHDO TA Providers Required-Beginning 
FY2008.
    Many technical assistance providers have taken the HOME Certified 
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have passed the certification exam. Please note that beginning with the 
FY2008 NOFA, HUD intends to award higher points, under Rating Factor 1, 
to applicants delivering HOME or CHDO technical assistance that have 
staff who have taken and passed the HOME Certified Specialist--
Regulations training and exam.
    At least ten HOME Certified Specialist--Regulations training 
deliveries are scheduled for 2007 and a number of slots are set aside 
for TA providers at each of these deliveries. Registration information 
for these deliveries can be found on the web at: https://
www.icfhosting.com/hcd/cpd/hcdcpd.nsf/webpages/Welcome.html.

III. Eligibility Information

    A. Eligible Applicants. The eligible applicants for each of the 
four CD-TA programs are listed in the chart below. In accordance with 
the President's faith-based initiative, HUD welcomes the participation 
of eligible faith-based and other community organizations in the CD-TA 
programs.

 
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               Program                        Eligible applicants
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HOME.................................  A for-profit or nonprofit
                                        professional and technical
                                        services company or firm that
                                        has demonstrated knowledge of
                                        the HOME program and the
                                        capacity to provide technical
                                        assistance services;
                                       A HOME Participating Jurisdiction
                                        (PJ);
                                       A public purpose organization,
                                        established pursuant to state or
                                        local legislation, responsible
                                        to the chief elected officer of
                                        a PJ;
                                       An agency or authority
                                        established by two or more PJs
                                        to carry out activities
                                        consistent with the purposes of
                                        the HOME program; or
                                       A national or regional nonprofit
                                        organization that has membership
                                        comprised predominantly of
                                        entities or officials of
                                        entities of PJs or PJs' agencies
                                        or established organizations.
CHDO (HOME)                            A public or private nonprofit
                                        intermediary organization that
                                        customarily provides services,
                                        in more than one community,
                                        related to the provision of
                                        decent housing that is
                                        affordable to low-income and
                                        moderate-income persons or
                                        related to the revitalization of
                                        deteriorating neighborhoods; has
                                        demonstrated experience in
                                        providing a range of assistance
                                        (such as financing, technical
                                        assistance, construction and
                                        property management assistance)
                                        to CHDOs or similar
                                        organizations that engage in
                                        community revitalization; and
                                        has demonstrated the ability to
                                        provide technical assistance and
                                        training for community-based
                                        developers of affordable
                                        housing.
                                       Note: Any organization funded to
                                        assist CHDOs under CD-TA may not
                                        undertake CHDO set-aside
                                        activities itself within its
                                        service area while under
                                        cooperative agreement with HUD.
Homeless.............................  A state;
                                       A unit of general local
                                        government;
                                       A public housing authority; or
                                       A public or private nonprofit or
                                        for profit organization,
                                        including educational
                                        institutions and area-wide
                                        planning organizations.
HOPWA................................  A for-profit or nonprofit
                                        organization;
                                       A state; or
                                       A unit of general local
                                        government.
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    Applicants must also meet the threshold requirements of the General 
Section, including the Civil Rights threshold in Section III (C).
    A consortium of organizations may apply for one or more CD-TA 
programs, but one organization must be designated as the applicant.
    Applicants may propose assistance using in house staff, sub 
contractors, sub recipients, and local organizations with the requisite 
experience and capabilities. Where appropriate, applicants should make 
use of TA providers located in the field office jurisdiction receiving 
services.
    B. Cost Sharing or Matching. None.

C. Other

    1. Eligible Activities and Priorities. Funds may be used to provide 
TA to grantees, prospective applicants, and project sponsors of the 
HOME, CHDO (HOME), Homeless, and HOPWA programs. For each of the TA 
programs, activities may include but are not limited to written 
information such as papers, manuals, guides, and brochures; assistance 
to individual communities; needs assessments; and training. TA should 
include information needed by the grantee to meet all Fair Housing and 
section 504 requirements. The priority TA areas for each of the four 
program areas are:
    a. HOME TA. HUD has identified four HOME program technical 
assistance priorities. These priorities that result in measurable 
performance outputs and outcomes are:
    (1) Improve the ability of PJs to design and implement housing 
programs that reflect sound underwriting, management, and fiscal 
controls; demonstrate measurable outcomes in the use of public funds; 
and provide accurate and timely reporting of HOME program 
accomplishments.
    (2) Encourage public-private partnerships that yield an increase in 
the amount of private dollars leveraged for HOME-assisted projects and 
result in an increase in the commitment and production of HOME-assisted 
units.
    (3) Assist PJs in developing strategies that ameliorate the 
affordability gap between rapidly increasing housing costs and the less 
rapid growth in incomes among low-income households, especially among 
underserved populations (e.g., residents of the Colonias, homeless 
persons, persons with disabilities, and residents of an empowerment 
zone (EZ) designated by HUD or the United States Department of 
Agriculture (USDA), an urban or rural renewal community designated by 
HUD (RC), or an enterprise community designated in round II by USDA 
(EC-II).
    (4) Assist PJs in developing strategies that increase and help 
sustain homeownership opportunities for low-income households--
particularly low-income, minority households--and directly result in 
the commitment and completion of HOME-assisted units.
    Some examples of measurable performance outputs and outcomes are 
given in Rating Factor 5.
    b. CHDO (HOME) TA.
    (1) HUD has identified three CHDO-specific technical assistance 
priorities. These priorities that result in measurable performance 
outputs and outcomes are:
    (a) Assist new CHDOs and potential CHDOs in developing the 
organizational capacity to own, develop, and sponsor HOME-assisted 
projects. A new CHDO is defined as a nonprofit organization that within 
three years of the publication of this NOFA was

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determined by a PJ to qualify as a CHDO. A potential CHDO is defined as 
a nonprofit organization that is expected by the PJ to qualify as a 
CHDO and is expected to enter into a written agreement with that PJ to 
own, develop, or sponsor HOME-assisted housing within 24 months of the 
PJ determining the organization qualifies as a CHDO.
    (b) Improve the HOME program production and performance of existing 
CHDOs in the areas of:
    (i) Program design and management, including underwriting, project 
financing, property management, and compliance; and
    (ii) Organizational management and capacity, including fiscal 
controls, board development, contract administration, and compliance 
systems.
    (c) Provide organizational support, technical assistance, and 
training to community groups for the establishment of community land 
trusts, as defined in section 233(f) of the Cranston-Gonzales National 
Affordable Housing Act.
    (2) Additional CHDO (HOME) eligible activities are:
    (a) Under the ``Pass-Through'' provision, CD-TA providers may 
propose to fund various operating expenses for eligible CHDOs that own, 
develop, or sponsor HOME-assisted housing. Such operating expenses may 
include reasonable and necessary costs for the operation of the CHDO 
including salaries, wages, and other employee compensation and 
benefits; employee education, training and travel; rent; utilities; 
communication costs; taxes; insurance; equipment, materials, and 
supplies.
    (b) CD-TA providers must establish written criteria for selection 
of CHDOs receiving pass-through funds. PJs must designate the 
organizations as CHDOs; and, generally, the organizations should not 
have been in existence more than three years.
    CD-TA providers must enter into an agreement with the CHDO that the 
agreement and pass-through funding may be terminated at the discretion 
of HUD if no written legally binding agreement to provide assistance 
for a specific housing project (for acquisition, rehabilitation, new 
construction, or tenant-based rental assistance) has been made by the 
PJ with the CHDO within 24 months of initially receiving pass-through 
funding. The pass-through amount, when combined with other capacity 
building and operating support available through the HOME program, 
cannot exceed the greater of 50 percent of the CHDO's operating budget 
for the year in which it receives funds, or $50,000 annually.
    c. Homeless TA. Homeless TA funds are available to provide 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, HUD-funded grantees, project 
sponsors, and potential recipients with skills and knowledge needed to 
develop and operate projects and activities. The assistance may 
include, but is not limited to, developing and disseminating written 
information such as papers, monographs, manuals, curriculums, guides, 
and brochures; and person-to-person exchanges, conferences, training 
and use of technology. TA activities are focused on these priorities 
that result in measurable performance outputs and outcomes:
    (1) Assist CoCs with Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) 
implementation. National technical assistance will relate to data 
collection, data quality, data analysis, provider participation, 
reporting, performance measurement, data warehousing, and HMIS Data and 
Technical Standards.
    (2) Maintain and enhance the HMIS Web site portal as the vehicle 
for collection and dissemination of HMIS information.
    (3) Support collaboration between metropolitan, regional and 
statewide HMISs. Assistance may include providing state and/or regional 
HMIS technical assistance coordinators and/or technology to promote 
effectuating long-distance meeting, conferencing and networking.
    (4) Support collaboration between metropolitan, regional, and 
statewide HMISs for use in disaster preparedness and recovery efforts, 
utilizing the experience of communities that experienced Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita.
    (5) Improve participation in the Annual Homeless Assessment Report 
(AHAR) by CoCs and providers in their geographic areas through outreach 
and capacity building. Develop materials and training for: Reporting 
bed coverage; extrapolation and data analysis methodologies and 
documents; data integration; data quality assessments; utilization of 
AHAR data at the program and/or CoC level; and the collection and 
analysis of CoC data for Congressionally-directed HMIS-related reports 
to Congress.
    d. HOPWA TA. HOPWA funds are available for technical assistance, 
training, and oversight activities which can be used to provide 
grantees, project sponsors, and potential recipients with the skills 
and knowledge to effectively develop, operate, and support HOPWA-
eligible project activities that result in measurable performance 
outputs and outcomes. TA activities are focused on these priorities:
    (1) Improve the capacity of HOPWA grantees and project sponsors to 
execute long-term comprehensive housing strategies by developing 
housing plans that integrate permanent housing and supportive services, 
thereby promoting HOPWA's national performance goals of increasing 
housing stability, reducing risks of homelessness, and improving access 
to care for HOPWA beneficiaries.
    (2) Develop national models that effectively integrate AIDS housing 
strategies into consolidated planning and Continuum of Care planning 
processes.
    (3) Develop curriculums and related training tools to assist 
grantees and project sponsors in coordinating HOPWA permanent housing 
assistance with mainstream medical and supportive service resources, 
including Ryan White CARE Act, state, local, and private resources.
    (4) Conduct training activities to improve the capacity of grantees 
and project sponsors to increase the availability of affordable housing 
opportunities for eligible persons in high incidence HIV/AIDS 
communities with substantial unmet housing needs (e.g., emerging 
populations, in major disaster areas and underserved rural areas.)
    (5) Develop training materials to promote use of Homeless 
Management Information Systems in the provision of HOPWA-assisted 
housing and coordination of supportive services for eligible homeless 
persons.
    (6) Develop technical assistance plans in collaboration with HUD 
field office oversight for local HOPWA-assisted housing programs. It is 
estimated that up to 40 percent of HOPWA TA funds will be made 
available for this purpose.
    2. DUNS Requirement. Refer to the General Section for information 
regarding the DUNS requirement. Applicants must obtain a DUNS number to 
receive an award from HUD.
    3. Other Eligibility Requirements. All applicants requesting 
funding from programs under this NOFA must be in compliance with the 
applicable threshold requirements found in the General Section. 
Applicants that do not meet these requirements will be ineligible for 
funding.
    4. False Statements. An applicant's false statement in an 
application is grounds for denial or termination of an award and 
grounds for possible punishment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
    5. Environmental review. Most activities under the CD-TA program 
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to environmental review under 24 CFR 50.19(b)(9) or (13), but in the 
case of CHDO (HOME) TA eligible activities, a proposal for payment of 
rent as part of CHDO operational costs will be subject to environmental 
review by HUD under 24 CFR part 50. If an applicant proposes to assist 
CHDO operating expenses that include rent, the application constitutes 
an assurance that the applicant and CHDO will assist HUD to comply with 
24 CFR part 50; will supply HUD with all available and relevant 
information to perform an environmental review for the proposed 
property to be rented; will carry out mitigating measures required by 
HUD or select an alternate property; and will not lease or rent, 
construct, rehabilitate, convert or repair the property, or commit or 
expend HUD or non-HUD funds for these activities on the property to be 
rented, until HUD has completed an environmental review to the extent 
required by 24 CFR part 50. The results of the environmental review may 
require that the proposed property be rejected.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    A. Addresses to Request Application Package. Applications must be 
received and validated by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. 
Eastern time on the application deadline date. HUD must receive paper 
copy applications from applicants that received a waiver no later than 
11:59:59 p.m. on the application deadline date. See the General Section 
for application submission and timely receipt procedures and for 
instructions on how to request a waiver. Paper applications will not be 
accepted unless the applicant has received a waiver of the electronic 
submission requirement.
    B. Content and Form of Application Submission. Applicants must 
submit a separate application for each National TA and Local TA area 
program for which they are applying. For example, an applicant for 
National TA for HOME and for Local TA in three field office 
jurisdictions would submit four separate and distinct applications.
    A completed application consists of an application submitted by an 
authorized official of the organization and contains all relevant 
sections of the application, as shown in the checklist below in Section 
IV.B.4.
    1. Number of Copies. This information will be included in approval 
letters to applicants submitting a waiver request.
    2. Page Limitation. Narratives addressing Factors 1-5 are limited 
to no more than 25 typed pages. That is, reviewers will not review more 
than 25 pages for all five factors combined, except that the page limit 
does not include the Form HUD-96010, Logic Model.
    3. Prohibition on Materials Not Required. Materials other than what 
is requested in this NOFA are prohibited. Reviewers will not consider 
r[eacute]sum[eacute]s, charts, letters, or any other documents attached 
to the application.
    4. Checklist for Application Submission. Applicants submitting 
electronic copies should follow the procedures in Sections IV.B. and F. 
of the General Section. The following checklist is provided as a guide 
to help ensure that you submit all the required elements. For 
applicants receiving a waiver of the electronic submission, the paper 
submission must be in the order provided below. All applicants should 
enter the applicant name, DUNS number, and page numbers on the 
narrative pages of the application. All forms are available when you 
download the application and instructions from https://
apply.grants.gov/forms_apps_idx.html.
--SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance (see General Section)
--An Application Cover Page indicating in bold (a) the type of TA 
proposed in the application whether HOME National, CHDO National, CHDO 
Local, Homeless National, Homeless Local, or HOPWA National (b) the 
amount of funds requested; and (c) for Local TA, the jurisdiction 
proposed in the application.
--A one-page Summary describing (a) each major component of the 
proposed TA approach; (b) the proposed cost of each major component; 
and (c) whether the component is integrally related to another 
component in order to be successful.
--Narrative addressing Factors 1-5
--HUD-96010, Logic Model
--HUD-424-CB, Grant Application Detailed Budget Form (see General 
Section)
--HUD-424-CBW, Detailed Budget Worksheet for Non-Construction Projects 
(see General Section)
--If applying for CHDO (HOME) TA, statement as to whether the 
organization proposes to pass through funds to new CHDOs.
--If applying for the CHDO (HOME) TA, a certification as to whether the 
organization qualifies as a primarily single-state provider under 
section 233(e) of the Cranston-Gonzales Affordable Housing Act.
--SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (see General Section)
--HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (see General 
Section)
--SF-424, Supplement, Survey on Equal Opportunity for Applicants
--HUD-96011, Facsimile Transmittal (required for electronic submissions 
of third party documents)
    C. Submission Dates and Times. Your completed application must be 
received and validated electronically by Grants.gov no later than 
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.
    D. Intergovernmental Review. Intergovernmental review is not 
applicable to CD-TA applications.
    E. Funding Restrictions. An organization may not provide assistance 
to itself. An organization may not provide assistance to another 
organization with which it contracts or sub-awards funds to carry out 
activities under the TA award.
    Funding from HOME and from CHDO (HOME) TA to any single eligible 
organization (excluding funds for organizational support and housing 
education ``passed through'' to CHDOs), whether as an applicant or sub-
recipient is limited to not more than 20 percent of the operating 
budget of the recipient organization for any one-year period of each 
cooperative agreement. In addition, funding under either HOME or CHDO 
(HOME) TA to any single organization is limited to 20 percent of the 
$18,000,000 made available for HOME and CHDO (HOME) TA in FY2007.
    Not less than 40 percent of the approximately $8,000,000 for CHDO 
(HOME) shall be made available for eligible TA providers that have 
worked primarily in one state. HUD will consider an applicant as a 
primarily single state TA provider if it can document that more than 50 
percent of its past activities in working with CHDOs or similar 
nonprofit and other organizations (on the production of affordable 
housing, revitalization of deteriorating neighborhoods, and/or the 
delivery of technical assistance to these groups) was confined to the 
geographic limits of a single state.
    No fee or profit may be paid to any recipient or sub-recipient of 
an award under this CD-TA NOFA.
    F. Other Submission Requirements. The General Section describes 
application submission procedures and how applicants may obtain proof 
of timely submission.
    Waiver of Electronic Submission Requirements. Applicants interested 
in applying for funding under this NOFA must submit their applications 
electronically or request a waiver from the Community Development 
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submit their waiver requests in writing by e-mail. Waiver requests must 
be submitted no later than 15 days prior to the application deadline 
date and should be submitted to Mark--A.--Horwath@hud.gov. Instructions 
regarding the number of copies to submit and the address where they 
must be submitted will be contained in any approval of the waiver 
request. Paper submissions must be received at the appropriate HUD 
office(s) no later than the deadline date.

V. Application Review Information

    A. Criteria. The maximum number of points to be awarded for a CD-TA 
application is 100. The minimum score for an application to be 
considered for funding is 75 with a minimum of 20 points on Factor 1. 
The CD-TA program is not subject to bonus points, as described in the 
General Section.
    Points are assigned on five factors. When addressing Factors 2-5, 
applicants should discuss the specific TA activities that will be 
carried out during the term of the cooperative agreement. Applicants 
should provide relevant examples to support the proposal, where 
appropriate. Applicants should also be specific when describing the 
communities, populations, and organizations that they propose to serve 
and the specific outcomes expected as a result of the TA.
    Factor 1 relates to the capacity of the applicant and its relevant 
organizational experience. Rating of the ``applicant'' or the 
``applicant's organization and staff'' includes in-house staff and any 
sub-contractors and sub-recipients which are firmly committed to the 
project. In responding to Factor 1, applicants should specify the 
experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant's 
organization and staff, and any persons and organizations firmly 
committed to the project.

Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational 
Experience (30 points) (Minimum for Funding Eligibility--20 points)

    a. (10 points) Recent and successful experience of the applicant's 
organization in providing TA in eligible activities and to eligible 
entities for the HOME, CHDO (HOME), Homeless, or HOPWA. CD-TA programs, 
as applicable.
    In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the 
application demonstrates successful experience within the last four 
years of providing TA related to the applicable CD-TA program.
    b. (10 points) Depth of experience in managing multiple TA tasks, 
to multiple entities, and in more than one geographic area.
    In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the 
application demonstrates ability to manage TA assignments effectively.
    c. (10 points) Knowledgeable key personnel skilled in providing TA 
in one or more of the eligible activities for HOME, CHDO (HOME), 
Homeless, and/or HOPWA programs, as applicable; a sufficient number of 
staff or ability to procure qualified experts or professionals with the 
knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver the proposed level of TA in 
the proposed service area in a timely and effective fashion; and an 
ability to provide CD-TA in a geographic area larger than a single city 
or county.
    In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the 
application demonstrates the organization has an adequate number of key 
staff or ability to procure individuals with the knowledge of effective 
TA approaches and knowledge of HOME, CHDO (HOME), Homeless, or HOPWA, 
as applicable.

Rating Factor 2: Need/Extent of the Problem (10 points)

    a. For National TA applications: Sound and extensive understanding 
of need for TA in relation to the priorities listed in Section III C of 
this NOFA as demonstrated by objective information and/or data, such as 
information from HOME Snapshots, current census data, the American 
Housing Survey, or other relevant data sources.
    b. For Local TA applications: Sound and extensive understanding of 
high priority needs for TA in the jurisdiction as demonstrated by 
objective information and/or data, such as information from HOME 
Snapshots, current census data, the American Housing Survey, or other 
relevant data sources.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application demonstrates an understanding of the specific needs for TA 
and supports the description of need with reliable, program-specific, 
quantitative information. Applicants for HOME should, at a minimum, 
draw on HOME Snapshot information to demonstrate PJs' needs, in an area 
or nationwide, for additional training and capacity building. See 
https://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/programs/home/
snapshot/index.cfm.

Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (40 points)

    a. (25 points) (1) For National TA applications: A sound approach 
for addressing the need for eligible TA activities in relation to the 
priorities listed in Section III C of this NOFA that will result in 
positive outcomes.
    (2) For Local TA applications: A sound approach for addressing high 
priority needs for TA in the jurisdiction that will result in positive 
outcomes.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application presents and supports a detailed, feasible, practical 
approach for addressing TA needs (Local TA applications) or CD-TA 
program priorities (National TA applications), including techniques, 
timeframes, goals, and intended beneficiaries, and the likelihood that 
these activities will be cost-effective and will result in positive 
outcomes.
    b. (10 points) A feasible work plan for designing, organizing, 
managing, and carrying out the proposed TA activities under the demand-
response system.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the applicant's 
understanding of the demand-response system and the extent to which the 
application demonstrates the efficiency of the design, organization, 
and management of the proposed activities.
    c. (5 points) An effective assistance program to specific 
disadvantaged communities, populations, and/or organizations which 
previously have been underserved and have the potential to participate 
in the CD-TA program (such as the Colonias, an empowerment zone (EZ) 
designated by HUD or the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), an urban or rural renewal community designated by HUD (RC), an 
enterprise community designated in round II by USDA (EC-II), or 
homeless persons and persons with disabilities).
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
applicant has identified and has documented, using reliable data, 
specific communities, populations, or organizations that have been 
disadvantaged or previously underserved communities, populations, or 
organizations and has developed an effective strategy for engaging 
their participation in the HOME, CHDO (HOME), Homeless, or HOPWA 
program, as applicable.

Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources (10 points)

    An efficient practical method to transfer manuals, guides, 
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forms, other work products, models, and lessons learned in its CD-TA 
activities to other CD-TA grantees and/or HOME, CHDO (HOME), Homeless, 
or HOPWA program beneficiaries.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application demonstrates a cost-effective means of sharing resources 
developed under the CD-TA activities with a wide audience, including 
sharing information with other TA providers in the CD-TA program.
    Rating Factor 5: Achieving Results and Program Evaluation (10 
points)
    a. (5 points) An effective, quantifiable evaluation plan for 
measuring performance using the Logic Model with specific outcome 
measures and benchmarks, including--for HOME applicants--performance 
improvements as measured by the HOME Snapshot indicators.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application has an evaluation plan that includes outcomes and is 
specific, measurable, and appropriate in relation to the activities 
proposed.
    b. (5 points) Successful past performance in administering HUD CD-
TA programs or, for applicants new to HUD's CD-TA Programs, successful 
past performance in providing TA in other community development 
programs. Applicants should include, as applicable, increases in CPD or 
community development program accomplishments as a result of TA (e.g., 
number of homeless people or persons with HIV/AIDS receiving housing 
and services, efficiency or effectiveness of administration of CPD or 
community development programs, number of affordable housing units, 
HOME Snapshot indicators, timeliness of use of CPD or community 
development program funds).
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application demonstrates successful past performance that was timely 
and resulted in positive outcomes in the delivery of community 
development TA. HUD will also consider past performance of current CD-
TA providers, including financial and other information in HUD's files.

B. Review and Selection Process

    1. Review Types. Two types of reviews will be conducted. First, HUD 
will review each application to determine whether it meets threshold 
eligibility requirements.
    Second, HUD will review and assign scores to applications using the 
Factors for Award noted in Section V.A.
    2. Ranked Order.
    a. Once rating scores are assigned, rated applications submitted 
for each National TA program and for each Local TA program will be 
listed in ranked order. Applications within the fundable range (score 
of 75+ points with 20+ points for Factor 1) may then be funded in 
ranked order under the CD-TA program and service area for which they 
applied.
    b. For purposes of coordinating activities on a national basis, HUD 
reserves the right to select a single national provider to carry out 
activities, as follows:
    (1) one for HOPWA technical assistance activities, including 
national products and local support;
    (2) one for HMIS technical assistance activities;
    (3) one for HOME and one for CHDO technical assistance activities.
    3. Threshold Eligibility Requirements. All applicants requesting 
CD-TA must be in compliance with the applicable threshold requirements 
found in the General Section and the eligibility requirements listed in 
Section III of this NOFA in order to be reviewed, scored, and ranked. 
Applications that do not meet these requirements and applications that 
were received after the deadline (see Section IV.C of the General 
Section) will be considered ineligible for funding.
    4. Award Adjustment. In addition to the funding adjustment 
authority provided for in the General Section, HUD reserves the right 
to adjust funding amounts for each CD-TA selectee. The amounts listed 
in the charts in Section II.A are provided to assist applicants to 
develop Local TA or National TA budgets and do not represent the exact 
amounts to be awarded. Once TA applicants are selected for award, HUD 
will determine the total amount to be awarded to any selected applicant 
based upon the size and needs of each of the selected applicant's 
service areas, the funds available for that area and CD-TA program, the 
number of other CD-TA applicants selected in that area or CD-TA 
program, and the scope of the TA to be provided.
    Additionally, HUD may reduce the amount of funds allocated for 
field office jurisdictions to fund National CD-TA providers and other 
CD-TA providers for activities that cannot be fully budgeted for or 
estimated by HUD Headquarters or field offices at the time this NOFA 
was published. HUD may also require selected applicants, as a condition 
of funding, to provide coverage on a geographically broader basis than 
proposed in order to supplement or strengthen the CD-TA network in 
terms of the size of the area covered and types and scope of TA 
proposed.
    If funds remain after all selections have been made, the remaining 
funds may be distributed among field offices for Local TA and/or used 
for National TA, or made available for other CD-TA program 
competitions.

VI. Award Administration Information

    A. Award Notices. HUD will send written notifications to both 
successful and unsuccessful applicants. A notification sent to a 
successful applicant is not an authorization to begin performance.
    After selection, HUD requires that all selected applicants 
participate in negotiations to determine the specific terms of the 
cooperative agreement, including the budget. Costs may be denied or 
modified if HUD determines that they are not allowable, allocable, and/
or reasonable. In cases where HUD cannot successfully conclude 
negotiations with a selected applicant or a selected applicant fails to 
provide HUD with requested information, an award will not be made to 
that applicant. In this instance, HUD may offer an award, and proceed 
with negotiations with the next highest-ranking applicant.
    After selection for funding but prior to executing the cooperative 
agreement, the selected applicant must develop in consultation with the 
GTR, a Technical Assistance Delivery Plan (TADP) for each National TA 
award. The TADP must be approved by the GTR and delineate the tasks for 
each CD-TA program the applicant will undertake during the performance 
period. For Local TA awards and generally for National TA awards, prior 
to undertaking individual tasks, the selected applicant must develop in 
consultation with the GTR a Work Plan for specific activities. The TADP 
and the Work Plans must specify the location of the proposed CD-TA 
activities, the amount of CD-TA funding and proposed activities by 
location, the improved program performance or other results expected 
from the CD-TA activities, and the methodology to be used for measuring 
the success of the CD-TA. A detailed time schedule for delivery of the 
activities, budget summary, budget-by-task, and staffing plan must be 
included in the TADP and Work Plans.
    After selection, but prior to award, applicants selected for 
funding will be required to provide HUD with their written Code of 
Conduct if they have not previously done so and it is recorded on the 
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www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/codeofconduct/sconduct.cfm.
    B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements. After selection 
for funding but prior to award, applicants must submit financial and 
administrative information to comply with applicable requirements. 
These requirements are found in 24 CFR part 84 for all organizations 
except states and local governments whose requirements are found in 24 
CFR Part 85. Cost principles requirements are found at OMB Circular A-
122 for nonprofit organizations, OMB Circular A-21 for institutions of 
higher education, OMB Circular A-87 for states and local governments, 
and at 48 CFR 31.2 for commercial organizations. Applicants must submit 
a certification from an Independent Public Accountant or the cognizant 
government auditor, stating that the applicant's financial management 
system meets prescribed standards for fund control and accountability.
    See the General Section for requirements for Procurement of 
Recovered Materials.
    The requirements to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing do not 
apply.
    C. Reporting. CD-TA awardees will be required to report to the GTR 
on, at a minimum, a quarterly basis unless otherwise specified in the 
cooperative agreement. As part of the required report to HUD, grant 
recipients must include a completed Logic Model (HUD 96010), which 
identifies output and outcome achievements. For FY 2007, HUD is 
considering a new concept for the Logic Model. The new concept is a 
Return on Investment (ROI) statement. HUD will be publishing a separate 
notice