Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs; Supplementary Information and Technical Corrections, 27032-27045 [07-2337]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5100–C–01]
Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD’s
Discretionary Programs;
Supplementary Information and
Technical Corrections
Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Supplementary
Information and Technical Corrections
to Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for
HUD’s Discretionary Programs.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On January 18, 2007, HUD
published its Notice of HUD’s Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007 Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) Policy
Requirements and General Section to
the FY 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD’s
Discretionary Programs (General
Section). On March 13, 2007, HUD
published its FY 2007 SuperNOFA for
HUD’s Discretionary Programs (FY 2007
SuperNOFA). In this notice published
in today’s Federal Register, HUD
announces that it has posted corrected
materials to Grants.gov, extends
deadline dates for submission of
applications, and clarifies requirements
for submitting faxed documents. HUD is
also providing supplemental
information for and making technical
corrections to the General Section and
several individual program NOFAs.
HUD has found that the Logic Models
posted to Grants.gov included an error
in the instructions and programming
errors that could lead applicants to
submit deficient or less competitive
applications. HUD is posting corrected
Logic Models to Grants.gov. Applicants
who have signed up for the Grants.gov
notification services will be
automatically notified when the
corrected Logic Models and these
technical corrections are posted to
Grants.gov. Applicants that have not
signed up for the notification services
should check the Grants.gov Web site
for the modification to the
announcement posting following
publication of this Notice. In order to
give applicants the opportunity and
time to submit or resubmit their
applications with the corrected Logic
Models, HUD is reopening competition
for program NOFAs whose deadline
dates have already passed and
extending the deadline dates for all
NOFAs. Applicants that wish to
resubmit their applications must submit
an entire, complete application.
Applicants that submit more than one
electronic copy of the same application
must resubmit all faxed documents after
receipt and validation by Grants.gov of
each revised application. This will
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ensure that the faxes are associated with
the revised application.
Finally, this document provides
supplementary information for and
makes corrections to the General
Section and the individual NOFAs for
the following programs, which were
included in the FY 2007 SuperNOFA:
Community Development Technical
Assistance Programs (CD–TA), LeadBased 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),
Lead Outreach Program, Healthy Homes
Demonstration Grants Program, Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) Family SelfSufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators,
Resident Opportunity and SelfSufficiency (ROSS)—Elderly/Persons
with Disabilities, ROSS—FamilyHomeownership, Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program,
Housing Opportunities for Persons with
AIDS (HOPWA), Section 202 Supportive
Housing for the Elderly Program,
Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons with Disabilities Program, Early
Doctoral Student Research Program, and
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Program. Applicants who have
submitted their applications prior to
this publication should resubmit a
complete, updated application that
reflects any applicable corrections and
clarifications, along with the corrected
Logic Model described below in section
II. The last application received and
validated by Grants.gov by the deadline
date will be the application that is
reviewed, rated, and ranked.
The supplementary information and
technical corrections in this notice are
reflected in the instruction packages but
do not affect the application packages
on Grants.gov.
DATES: The application deadline dates
for the all program NOFAs are extended
to the dates provided in Appendix A of
this notice published in today’s Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the General Section
of the SuperNOFA published January
18, 2007, should be directed to the
Office of Departmental Grants
Management and Oversight, Office of
Administration, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 3156, Washington,
DC 20410–5000; telephone number
(202) 708–0667. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. For the programs listed in this
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notice, please contact the office or
individual listed under Section VII of
the individual program sections of the
SuperNOFA, published on March 13,
2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On January 18, 2007 (72 FR 2396),
HUD published the General Section in
advance of the FY 2007 SuperNOFA to
provide prospective applicants
additional time to become familiar with
and address provisions that apply to
almost every application. On March 13,
2007 (72 FR 11434), HUD published the
FY 2007 SuperNOFA, which announced
the availability of approximately $2
billion in HUD assistance. In this notice
published in today’s Federal Register,
HUD announces that it has posted
corrected materials to Grants.gov,
extends deadline dates for submission
of applications, and clarifies
requirements for submitting faxed
documents. HUD is also providing
supplemental information for and
making technical corrections to the
General Section and several individual
program NOFAs.
II. Submission or Resubmission of
Applications With Corrected Logic
Model
HUD has found that the Logic Models
posted to Grants.gov included an error
in the instructions regarding the
references to the Standard Form (SF)
424 Box 8a (Applicant Legal Name) and
Box 15 (Descriptive Title of Applicant’s
Project). The Logic Models also had
some programming errors which caused
the drop down menus to operate
improperly. In addition, the Lead
Outreach Grant Program (LOGP) Logic
Model was corrected to delete
references to technical assistance
activities which are no longer eligible
activities under the 2007 LOGP NOFA.
Finally, the Continuum of Care, Housing
Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency,
and Public Housing Family Self
Sufficiency Logic Models have been
updated to include an additional
management question. HUD is posting
corrected Logic Models to the
Grants.gov instructions download for all
2007 NOFAs. For Continuum of Care
applicants, the revised Logic Model will
be posted to HUD’s funding available
page at https://www.hud.gov/offices/
adm/grants/nofa07/grpcoc.cfr. All
applicants should use the corrected
version of each program Logic Model.
For applicants filing electronically,
when resubmitting your revised
application, please use the same
application and facsimile transmittal
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cover page that you used to submit your
original application. Continuum of Care
applicants should resubmit their revised
application in paper format following
the NOFA instructions. HUD
recommends that any applicants that
already submitted an application
resubmit a revised application using the
corrected version of the program Logic
Model. HUD will rate and rank the latest
version of each application submitted.
Applicants who fail to submit a revised
application and use the incorrect
version of the Logic Model might
inadvertently select ineligible or less
desirable options and be rated less
favorably as a result.
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III. Reopening of NOFAS and
Extensions of Deadline Dates
To provide applicants the opportunity
and time to submit or resubmit their
complete applications with the
corrected Logic Models, HUD is
reopening competition for program
NOFAs whose deadline dates have
passed and extending the deadline dates
for all other NOFAs. Applicants may
submit applications for NOFAs to meet
the new extended deadline dates,
whether or not they submitted an
application prior to today’s notice. The
new deadline dates are provided in
Appendix A to this notice published in
today’s Federal Register. The new
deadline dates are also reflected in the
technical corrections to individual
program NOFAs below. In the event of
a discrepancy between a deadline date
in Appendix A to this notice and the
deadline date in the individual program
NOFAs after the amendments made
below, the deadline date in Appendix A
to this notice prevails.
IV. Faxing Documents to HUD
Applicants submitting an application
in response to this notice must follow
the instructions for submitting faxed
documents in the General Section. HUD
will only accept complete applications.
Subsequent submissions of the same
application must comply with the
following, additional instructions.
Submissions must include all faxes.
Faxes must be submitted following
validation of each revised application
by Grants.gov to ensure faxes are
matched to the latest application
submission.
In addition, HUD is taking the
opportunity in this technical correction
to clarify its policy for applicants to
follow when submitting technical cures
to an application submission following
HUD review and request for a technical
cure to an application submission. For
electronic application submitters only,
HUD will be requesting that technical
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cures be submitted using the fax
transmittal form and faxed to the
facsimile solution number used when
submitting faxes with your application
submission. This policy ensures that a
complete application, including any
technical cures requested by HUD staff
during the review and evaluation
process, will be available in electronic
format in HUD’s grants system.
Beginning in FY 2007 with funding
announcements, it is HUD’s intent to
make available the highest rated
application available for public view on
HUD’s Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Web site. Therefore, applicants
submitting technical cures requested by
HUD staff should submit the material
using the same form HUD–96011 cover
sheet used to submit faxes with your
application submission. The material
should be sent using the facsimile
solution fax numbers found in the
General Section. Prior to placing an
application on the FOIA Web site, HUD
will conduct a privacy review and
redact private information. However, if
applicants submit applications with
proprietary information they should
note the information is proprietary in
their application submission.
V. Supplemental Information and
Technical Corrections
This notice also provides
supplemental information and makes
technical corrections to the General
Section and to the individual NOFAs for
the following programs, which were
included in the FY 2007 SuperNOFA:
Community Development Technical
Assistance Programs (CD–TA), LeadBased 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),
Lead Outreach Program, Healthy Homes
Demonstration Grants Program, Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) Family SelfSufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators,
Resident Opportunity and SelfSufficiency (ROSS)—Elderly/Persons
with Disabilities, ROSS–FamilyHomeownership, Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program,
Housing Opportunities for Persons with
AIDS (HOPWA), Section 202 Supportive
Housing for the Elderly Program,
Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons with Disabilities Program, Early
Doctoral Student Research Program, and
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Program.
Summaries of the technical
corrections made by this document are
provided below. The Federal Register
page number shown in brackets
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identifies where the individual funding
availability announcement that is being
corrected can be found either in the
January 18, 2007, General Section or the
March 13, 2007, SuperNOFA. The
technical corrections described in
today’s Federal Register are also
reflected in the updated application
instructions download for the funding
opportunity located on Grants.gov. HUD
recommends that applicants who have
submitted their applications prior to
this publication should resubmit an
entire, complete, revised application
that reflects any applicable corrections
and clarifications, along with the
corrected Logic Model described above
in section II. The last application
received and validated by Grants.gov by
the deadline date will be the application
that is reviewed, rated, and ranked. For
Continuum of Care applicants, HUD
will review the last complete paper
application received in accordance with
the Continuum of Care NOFA
instructions.
A. General Section [2396]
On page 2409, section V.A.1.b., first
column, HUD is adding the instruction
that when responding to Rating Factor
1, Capacity, applicants should not
include social security numbers on any
resumes submitted to HUD.
On page 2416, section VIII.F., second
column, HUD is adding a new section
VIII.F.3. describing the statutory
limitation on the use of HUD grant
funds to support projects that seek to
use the power of eminent domain.
Congress made the limitation applicable
to funds under the FY 2007 SuperNOFA
after HUD published the General
Section. Recipients may use HUD funds
to seek a government’s use of its power
to take property only if the power is
employed for public use. Economic
development that primarily benefits
private entities is not considered a
public use. However, transportation and
utility projects that serve the general
public, as well as projects that remove
threats to public health and safety or
clean up brownfields, are considered
examples of public use.
On page 2416, section VIII., third
column, HUD is adding a new section
VIII.I., which summarizes guidance
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) that applies to the cost
sharing and matching requirements in
the FY 2007 SuperNOFA. This section
notes the importance of complying with
applicable OMB circulars, particularly
with respect to funds used or proposed
to be used to satisfy cost sharing or
matching requirements. OMB Circulars
A–102 (as implemented by 24 CFR part
85), A–110 (as implemented by 24 CFR
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part 84), A–87, and A–122 set forth
administrative standards and cost
principles, including requirements that
apply to cost sharing and matching,
organized according to the status of the
entity receiving a grant or cooperative
agreement.
B. Community Development Technical
Assistance (CD–TA) Program NOFA
[11449]
HUD is amending the CD–TA program
to implement two revisions. The first
revision will assist applicants to
distinguish between TA priorities for
applicants who submit an application
for a national homeless TA program and
applicants that submit an application
for a local (i.e., within the jurisdiction
of a HUD field office) homeless TA
program.
HUD inadvertently omitted from the
CD–TA NOFA language that referenced
priorities to be carried out by TA
providers that work on the local level
within the jurisdiction of specific HUD
field offices. Without guidance for
applicants on the local level, homeless
TA applicants, regardless of whether
they apply for national TA or local TA
in the field offices, would be required to
submit applications focused on
Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS) activities.
With the revisions presented in this
notice, applicants must, in response to
Rating Factors 2 through 5, discuss the
specific TA activities that will be
carried out during the term of the grant.
These activities need to relate to the
eligible activities listed in Section III.C.
of the CD–TA program NOFA. Because
the NOFA, as published on March 13,
2007, inadvertently requires applicants
for local TA to relate activities to the
national HMIS priorities, HUD is
clarifying the local TA priorities in this
notice.
The second revision implemented by
this notice clarifies the HOME TA funds
that are available under the CD–TA
NOFA. In the NOFA, HUD inadvertently
stated that a single applicant
organization is limited to 20 percent of
the $18,000,000 made available for
HOME and CHDO TA in FY 2007.
However, by statute, this amount is
limited to amounts that are appropriated
and does not include other available
funds. As a result, HUD is revising the
CD–TA NOFA to state that a single
applicant organization is limited to 20
percent of the $9.9 million appropriated
in FY 2007.
This amendment contains information
that applicants for local homeless TA
and HOME TA need to complete
adequately their applications. Those
applicants who have already submitted
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an application are encouraged to review
this notice and resubmit a revised
application.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
C. Indian Community Development
Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages [11449]
On page 11456, section IV.C.1., first
column, HUD is deleting a sentence
describing submission requirements for
applicants that are granted a waiver of
electronic submission requirements.
Any such applicants will receive
submission requirements once a waiver
is granted.
This correction is reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
D. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control
Grant Program; Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program; and
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program [Page 11539]
On page 11548, section V.A.1.b.(2),
third column, HUD is clarifying the
term ‘‘current or previous grantee’’ by
adding ‘‘awarded funds in FY 2002 or
later.’’
On page 11549, section V.A.2., first
column, first full paragraph, HUD is
correcting the HUDuser Web site
address, which may be used to verify
income data submitted to HUD.
On page 11552, section V.A.4., second
column, third full paragraph, first
sentence, HUD is correcting the
minimum match requirement for the
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control and
Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
programs to be 10 percent. This
correction makes this statement
consistent with other statements in the
NOFA (e.g., page 11540, section I.B.3,
left column; page 11541, section III.B.,
left column; and page 11543, section
III.C.3.a., left column).
On page 11552, section V.A.4., third
column, HUD is correcting the table
header to read ‘‘LEAP.’’ This correction
makes the header of the table at the top
of the third column consistent with the
last header of the table in second
column, which continues in the third
column.
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On page 11553, section V.B.2.b.,
column 3, HUD is correcting the
description of the factors for award by
stating that a minimum of 75 points is
required for award. This corrects the
inadvertent omission of the minimum
rating score for award among eligible
applicants, which is the same as in the
FY 2006 combined Lead Hazard Control
NOFA.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
E. Lead Technical Studies NOFA
(Combined) Grant Program [Page 11556]
On page 11557, Overview
Information, section G.2., left column,
HUD is correcting the amount of
available funding for the combined
Technical Studies grant programs from
$5.6 million to $5.0 million, and the
Lead Technical Studies grant program
from $3.6 million to $3.0 million. This
reflects a more accurate assessment of
the amount of funds available for the
Lead Technical Studies grant program.
On page 11558, section II.A., center
column, HUD is correcting the amount
of available funding for the Lead
Technical Studies grant program from
$3.6 million to $3.0 million. This
reflects a more accurate assessment of
the amount of funds available for this
grant program.
On page 11562, section IV.B.1.g.(5)(b),
right column, HUD is correcting the
checklist for the budget to include the
budget narrative, which was
inadvertently omitted from the
checklist. This correction makes the
checklist consistent with the
requirement on page 11565, section
V.A.3.c.(5)(b), second column.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
F. Lead Outreach Program [Page 11568]
On page 11568, HUD is correcting the
title by deleting line 5, ‘‘Technical
Studies NOFA’’. Mentioning the
Technical Studies NOFA in the title
implies that the Lead Outreach NOFA
and Technical Studies NOFA are
connected, which is not the case.
This correction is reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
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G. Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant
Program [Page 11578]
On page 11578, HUD is correcting the
header by deleting line 5, ‘‘Technical
Studies NOFA’’. Mentioning the
Technical Studies NOFA implies that
the Healthy Homes Demonstration
NOFA and Technical Studies NOFA are
connected, which is not the case.
On page 11584, section IV.B.7., first
column, second bullet, second listed
submission requirement, HUD is
correcting the checklist’s identification
of the detailed budget worksheet from
Form HUD–424-CB, ‘‘Grant Application
Detailed Budget,’’ to Form HUD–424–
CBW, ‘‘Grant Application Detailed
Budget Worksheet’’. This correction
makes the checklist consistent with
rating factor 3 (page 11588, section
V.A.2.c.(3), left column), in which the
applicant is asked to provide the
worksheet.
On page 11584, section IV.B.7., first
column, second bullet, HUD is
correcting the checklist by adding the
budget narrative to the list of materials
required to be submitted in response to
rating factors. This correction makes the
checklist consistent with Rating Factor
3 (page 11588, section V.A.2.c.(3),
center column), in which the applicant
is asked to provide the 4-page
(maximum) budget narrative.
On page 11588, section V.A.2.c.(3),
second column, HUD is clarifying the
requirement for the budget package to
include a budget narrative, as well as
the budget itself, for any sub-grantee
proposed to receive more than 10
percent of the total federal budget
request. This will clarify the
requirement on page 11583, section
IV.B.6.c., right column, and inform
applicants that a separate budget
proposal should be provided for certain
sub-recipients.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
H. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Coordinators [Page 11593]
On page 11595, section IV.B.1., third
column, HUD is clarifying applicants’
obligation to submit form HUD–2991,
Certification of Consistency with the
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Consolidated Plan. Applicants may
satisfy this requirement by submitting a
copy of the signed PHA Certification of
Compliance for their current Annual
PHA Plan.
This correction is reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
I. ROSS—Elderly/Persons With
Disabilities Program [Page 11610]
On page 11614, section III.C.1.,
second column, HUD is adding
‘‘program outreach to participants’’ to
the list of eligible activities.
On page 11614, section III.C.2.a., third
column, HUD is removing the
requirement for match-related letters of
commitment, memoranda of
understanding, and tribal resolutions to
be on letterhead. HUD is also deleting
the duplicative statement in the same
sentence that such documents must be
signed by a person authorized to
commit the matching resources. The
signature requirement is set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence and is
not affected by this change. The
requirement that letters of support from
Resident Associations and PHAs must
be on letterhead is also unaffected by
this change.
On page 11616, section III.C.4.c.(3),
second column, HUD is deleting the
repetitive statements that joint
applications involving nonprofit
organizations must include evidence of
resident support for the nonprofit
organization. The requirement for
nonprofit non-lead applicants to submit
letters of support is already stated in
section III.C.4.c.(1).
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
J. ROSS Family and Homeownership
Program [Page 11625]
On page 11628, section II.A.5., first
column, HUD is correcting the
misstatement that the total funding
amounts described are for ROSS—
Elderly/Persons with Disabilities grants.
The correction clarifies that the total
funding amounts are for ROSS—Family
and Homeownership grants.
On page 11629, section II.C.1.a., first
column, first partial paragraph, HUD is
correcting the reference to HUD’s policy
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priority to provide the complete title of
the policy priority, which is ‘‘Providing
Increased Homeownership and Rental
Opportunities for Low- and ModerateIncome Persons, Persons with
Disabilities, the Elderly, Minorities, and
Families with Limited English
Proficiency.’’
On page 11630, section II.C.b.(10),
second column, HUD is deleting
‘‘program outreach’’ from the list of
administrative costs and adding it to the
list of eligible activities in section
II.C.b.(11).
On page 11630, section III.C.2.a., third
column, HUD is removing the
requirement for match-related letters of
commitment, memoranda of
understanding, and tribal resolutions to
be on letterhead. HUD is also deleting
the duplicative statement in the same
sentence that such documents must be
signed by a person authorized to
commit the matching resources. The
signature requirement is set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence and is
not affected by this change. The
requirement that letters of support from
Resident Associations and PHAs must
be on letterhead is also unaffected by
this change.
On page 11632, section III.C.4.c.(3),
second column, HUD is deleting the
statement that joint applications
involving nonprofit organizations must
include evidence of resident support for
the nonprofit organization. The
requirement for nonprofit non-lead
applicants to submit letters of support is
already stated in section III.C.4.c.(1).
On page 11634, section IV.E.3., first
column, HUD is deleting ‘‘program
outreach’’ from the list of administrative
costs.
On page 11636, section
V.A.1.c.(1)(a)(i), third column, HUD is
increasing the total number of points
available for involving community
partners in the delivery of services from
4 to 6. HUD is making this change so
that the total points available for the
criterion, Specific Services and/or
Activities, will correctly add up to 12.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
K. Self-Help Homeownership
Opportunity Program [Page 11649]
On page 11656, section V.A., first
column, under paragraph d. of
Submission Requirements for Rating
Factor 3, HUD is adding a requirement
that applicants must state how the sales
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price for SHOP-assisted units is
established. HUD is also modifying an
existing, related requirement. With this
change, applicants must demonstrate
how, rather than simply the extent to
which, SHOP funds, sweat equity, and
other contributed resources reduce the
average sales price below the appraised
value of the home or the market value
of comparable housing in the
neighborhood.
On page 11659, section VI.A.1.,
second column, HUD is adding an
additional basis on which it may fund
less than the amount requested by an
applicant.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
of points available for the suitability of
the site from 10 to 8.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c.(2)(a),
third column, HUD is clarifying the first
of three enumerated statistical
conditions in which a neighborhood
meets the definition of a ‘‘minority
neighborhood (area of minority
concentration).’’
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c.(2)(b),
third column, HUD is clarifying the
second of three enumerated statistical
conditions in which a neighborhood
meets the definition of a ‘‘minority
neighborhood (area of minority
concentration).’’
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
L. Housing Opportunities for Persons
With AIDS
N. Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons With Disabilities [Page 11719]
On page 11663, section II.A., first
column, HUD is reducing to $2.3
million its estimate of funds that will be
available after it makes awards based on
renewal applications for existing
projects. HUD has received more
applications for renewal than it had
anticipated.
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M. Section 202 Supportive Housing for
the Elderly Program [Page 11697]
On page 11702, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(c)(ii), third column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the
local HUD office of Phase II
Environmental Site Assessments to July
16, 2007.
On page 11702, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(c)(iii), third column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the
local HUD office of the description of
the extent of the contamination and the
plan for clean-up of the site to July 16,
2007.
On page 11712, section V.A.1., first
column, HUD is increasing the number
of points available under Rating Factor
1, Capacity of the Applicant and
Relevant Organizational Staff, from 23
to 25 points.
On page 11712, section V.A.1.a.,
second column, HUD is increasing the
number of points available for the
experience and capacity criteria
described from 13 to 15.
On page 11713, section V.A.3., second
column, HUD is decreasing the number
of points available under rating Factor 3,
Soundness of Approach, from 47 to 45.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c., third
column, HUD is decreasing the number
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On page 11724, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(ii), first column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the
local HUD office of the Phase II
Environmental Site Assessment to July
23, 2007.
On page 11724, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii), first column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the
local HUD office of the description of
the extent of the contamination and the
plan for clean-up of the site to July 23,
2007.
On page 11740, section V.B.4.(c), first
column, first full paragraph, HUD is
correcting the first funding priority for
any funds remaining after the
Multifamily HUB selection process is
completed. HUD will use the residual
funds first to fund Way Station,
Incorporated, an FY 2006 applicant that
was not funded due to an administrative
error. The funding priorities that were
previously designated as first and
second priorities are now redesignated
as second and third priorities,
respectively, for any remaining funds.
On page 11740, section VI.C.1., third
column, HUD is deleting a sentence
fragment that was mistakenly included
in the section on reporting
requirements.
These corrections are reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
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O. The Early Doctoral Student Research
Program and Doctoral Dissertation
Research Grant Program [Page 11758]
On page 11760, section II.C.1, HUD is
clarifying that indirect costs are not
eligible costs under the Early Doctoral
Student Research Program or the
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Program.
This correction is reflected in the
instructions found on Grants.gov.
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 prior to
submitting their applications.
Accordingly, in the Notice of HUD’s
FY 2007 NOFA General Section,
beginning at 72 FR 2395, in the issue of
January 18, 2007, the following
corrections are made.
1. General Section
On page 2409, section V.A.1.b., first
column, at the beginning of the
paragraph following ‘‘Factor 5:
Achieving Results and Program
Evaluation,’’ add the following
sentence:
When responding to Rating Factor 1,
Capacity, applicants should not include
social security numbers on any resumes
submitted to HUD.
On page 2416, section VIII.F., second
column, add the following new section
VIII.F.3.:
3. Eminent Domain
The Revised Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub.
L. 110–5, approved February 15, 2007)
was enacted after publication of the
General Section and made HUD’s FY
2007 appropriated funds subject to the
same conditions imposed on its FY 2006
funds. Section 726 of the
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and
Urban Development, the Judiciary, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–115, approved
November 30, 2005) states that no funds
made available under the Act may be
used to support any federal, state, or
local projects that seek to use the power
of eminent domain, unless eminent
domain is employed only for a public
use. This limitation applies to FY 2007
appropriated funds.
For purposes of this provision, public
use shall not be construed to include
economic development that primarily
benefits private entities.
Further, any use of funds for mass
transit, railroad, airport, seaport or
highway projects, as well as utility
projects which benefit or serve the
general public (including energy-
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related, communication-related, waterrelated and wastewater-related
infrastructure), other structures
designated for use by the general public
or which have other common-carrier or
public-utility functions that serve the
general public and are subject to
regulation and oversight by the
government, and projects for the
removal of an immediate threat to
public health and safety or brownfield
as defined in the Small Business
Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act (Pub. L. 107–118)
shall be considered a public use for
purposes of eminent domain.
On page 2416, section VIII., third
column, add the following new section
VIII.I.:
I. Office of Management and Budget
Circular Compliance
On February 15, 2007, President Bush
signed into law the Revised Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub.
L. 110–5, approved February 15, 2007)
(CR), which provided FY 2007
appropriations for the majority of
federal departments and agencies. For
the federal departments and agencies
funded by this CR, the CR restricts the
programs and activities of these
departments and agencies largely to FY
2006 funding levels. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
issued guidance to federal departments
and agencies regarding administration
of funds appropriated by the CR. (See
OMB Memorandum (M–07–10) issued
February 15, 2007.)
In this guidance, OMB emphasizes the
importance of agencies adhering to
existing statutes, regulations, and
Administration policy with respect to
promoting and providing for
competition in soliciting offers and
awarding contracts and competitive
grants. With respect to HUD’s FY 2007
SuperNOFA, it is important to note that
the following OMB circulars are
applicable, and particular note should
be given to the provisions concerning
the use of federal funds for matching
requirements.
OMB Circular A–102 (Grants and
Cooperative Agreements with State and
Local Governments) establishes
consistency and uniformity among
federal agencies in the management of
grants and cooperative agreements with
state, local, and federally recognized
Indian tribal governments. The circular
provides that state and local
administration of federal funds must
include fiscal and administrative
requirements that are sufficiently
specific to ensure that: Funds are used
in compliance with all applicable
federal statutory and regulatory
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provisions, costs are reasonable and
necessary for operating these programs,
and funds are not to be used for general
expenses required to carry out other
responsibilities of a state or its
subrecipients.
OMB Circular A–110 (Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Agreements with Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other
Non-Profit Organizations) sets forth
standards for obtaining consistency and
uniformity among federal agencies in
the administration of grants to and
agreements with institutions of higher
education, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations. This circular
specifies the conditions for which funds
may be used for cost sharing or
matching and provides that federal
funds shall not be accepted as cost
sharing or matching except where
authorized by federal statute to be used
for cost sharing or matching.
OMB Circular A–87 (Cost Principles
for State, Local, and Indian Tribal
Governments) establishes principles and
standards for determining costs for
federal awards carried out through
grants, cost reimbursement contracts,
and other agreements with states and
local governments and federallyrecognized Indian tribal governments
(governmental units). This circular
provides that an allowable cost under a
federal award does not include a cost
sharing or matching requirement of any
other federal award in the applicable
funding period, except as specifically
provided by federal law or regulation.
OMB Circular A–122 (Cost Principles
for Non-Profit Organizations) establishes
principles for determining costs of
grants, contracts, and other agreements
with non-profit organizations. This
circular provides, similar to OMB
Circular A–87, that an allowable cost
under a federal award does not include
a cost sharing or matching requirement
of any other federally-financed program
in the applicable funding period.
Applicants for funding under HUD’s
FY 2007 SuperNOFA are reminded of
the importance of confirming that any
federal grant funds that they intend to
use as a matching share are available to
be used as matching funds under
applicable statutes and regulations.
In the Notice of HUD’s FY 2007
SuperNOFA, beginning at 72 FR 11433,
in the issue of March 13, 2007, the
following corrections are made.
2. Community Development Technical
Assistance (CD–TA) Program NOFA
On page 11441, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
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F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 22, 2007.
On page 11444, section III.C.1.c.,
second column, the last sentence in the
paragraph is revised by adding the word
‘‘National’’ at the beginning of the
sentence to read as follows:
‘‘National TA activities are focused on
these priorities that result in measurable
performance output and outcomes.’’
On page 11444, section II.C.1., second
column, redesignate section II.C.1.c. as
section II.C.1.c.(1). In redesignated
section II.C.1.c.(1), further redesignate
paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs
(a) through (e).
On page 11444, section II.C.1.c.,
center column, after redesignated
paragraph (e) of national priorities, add
the following:
(2) Additionally, local TA activities
are focused on these priorities:
(a) Capacity building for CoCs,
including facilitating the exchange of
information that would help CoCs,
grantees and project sponsors carry out
the purposes of the McKinney-Vento
Act homeless assistance programs, and
assisting in identifying and overcoming
barriers to the CoC’s success in doing so.
Deliverables for this technical assistance
should include agenda(s), meeting
minutes, written summary report(s)
including reports on the barriers and
methods of overcoming them, next steps
with responsible party(ies) identified,
and time lines.
(b) Assisting CoCs, grantees and
project sponsors to improve access to
mainstream systems of care for
homeless persons. Deliverables for this
technical assistance should include
agenda(s), meeting minutes, written
summary report(s), next steps with
responsible party(ies) identified, and
time lines.
(c) Assisting grantees and project
sponsors with understanding program
requirements and monitoring standards,
including sound fiscal and financial
management practices, assessment of
sub-recipients and providing TA to help
CoCs assess grantees, project sponsors
and individual projects.
(d) Presenting curriculums, in person
or via interactive web presentations,
that were developed for HUD
Headquarters.
Materials developed for a single-use
technical assistance engagement (e.g.
agenda, CoC strategic planning, etc.) do
not need HUD Headquarters review.
However, any materials developed as
part of a curriculum or developed to
serve more than one CoC, must receive
HUD Headquarters review and approval
before being used.
On page 11445, section IV.E., third
column, the last sentence in the second
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paragraph under section IV.E is revised
to read as follows:
In addition, funding under either
HOME or CHDO (HOME) TA to any
single organization is limited to 20
percent of the $9.9 million appropriated
for HOME and CHDO (HOME) TA in FY
2007.
3. Indian Community Development
Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages
On page 11450, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: Application Deadline:
Applications must be received and
validated no later than the deadline date
of June 20, 2007. Please see Section IV
of this NOFA for application submission
and timely receipt requirements.
On page 11456, section IV.C.1., first
column, delete the following sentence:
If you are granted a waiver of the
electronic submission requirements, and
are submitting a paper application, your
completed application must be received
by HUD no later than 11:59:59 p.m. on
the application deadline date.
On page 11456, section IV.C.1., first
column, the first complete sentence is
revised to read as follows:
The application deadline date is June
20, 2007.
4. Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCU) Program
On page 11468, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 13, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic
application submission and receipt
requirements.
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5. Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Assisting Communities (HSIAC)
Program
On page 11478, Overview
information, section F, left column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 13, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic
application submission and receipt
requirements.
6. Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian
Institutions Assisting Communities
(AN/NHIAC) Program
On page 11488, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
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F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 13, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic
application submission and receipt
requirements.
7. Tribal Colleges and Universities
Program (TCUP)
On page 11498, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 13, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic
application submission and receipt
requirements.
8. Fair Housing Initiatives Program
(FHIP)
On page 11507, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 13, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 pm on the
application deadline date. Please see the
General Section of the SuperNOFA (the
General Section) for information on
electronic deadline and timeliness
requirements.
On page 11513, section IV.C., first
column, the first complete sentence is
revised to read as follows:
Applications must be received and
validated by https://www.grants.gov/
applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp no later
than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date of June 13,
2007, to be considered timely filed.
9. Housing Counseling Program
On page 11525, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 14, 2007. Applications
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. See Section
IV of the General Section, regarding
application submission procedures and
timely filing requirements.
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10. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control
Grant Program; Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program; and
Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program
On page 11539, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 15, 2007. Applications
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. See Section
IV of the General Section, regarding
application submission procedures and
timely filing requirements.
On page 11548, section V.A.1.b.(2),
third column, is clarified to read as
follows:
(2) Current or previous grantees
awarded funds in FY 2002 or later
under any of this NOFA’s programs:
HUD will evaluate the applicant’s
quarterly performance reports for the
most recent four (4) quarters, and award
a maximum of 10 points based on the
performance ratings.
On page 11549, section V.A.2., first
column, first full paragraph, the second
Web site address is corrected to read as
follows: https://www.huduser.org/
datasets/il/il07/.
On page 11552, section V.A.4., second
column, third full paragraph, first
sentence, is corrected to read as follows:
LBPHC and LHRD applicants will be
given higher points for leveraged
contributions that the applicant
commits over and above the 10 percent
statutory match requirement.
On page 11552, section V.A.4., third
column, the table header is corrected to
read ‘‘LEAP’’.
On page 11553, section V.B.2.b., third
column, is corrected to read as follows:
b. The maximum number of points to
be awarded is 100 plus two bonus
points as described in the General
Section and above. A minimum of 75
points is required for award.
11. Lead Technical Studies and Healthy
Homes Technical Studies (combined)
Grant Program
On page 11557, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 15, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time
on the application deadline date. See
Section IV of the General Section,
regarding application submission
procedures and timely filing
requirements.
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On page 11557, Overview
Information, section G.2., left column, is
corrected to read as follows:
2. Available funding: HUD anticipates
that approximately $5.0 million will be
available. Of this, approximately $3.0
million is for Lead Technical Studies
and approximately $2.0 million is for
Healthy Homes Technical Studies.
On page 11558 section II.A, second
column, first sentence, is corrected to
read as follows:
Approximately $3.0 million in Fiscal
Year 2007 funds are available for Lead
Technical Studies.
On page 11562, section IV.B.1.g.(5)(b),
third column, is corrected to read as
follows:
(b) Form–424–CBW (Budget
Worksheet) and a budget narrative.
12. Lead Outreach Program
On page 11568, the title is corrected
by deleting line 5, ‘‘Technical Studies
NOFA’’.
On page 11569, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 15, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time
on the application deadline date. See
Section IV of the General Section,
regarding application submission
procedures and timely filing
requirements.
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13. Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant
Program
On page 11578, the title is corrected
by deleting line 5, ‘‘Technical Studies
NOFA’’.
On page 11579, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 15, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time
on the application deadline date. See
the General Section IV, regarding
application submission procedures and
timely filing requirements.
On page 11584, section IV.B.7, first
column, second bullet, the second listed
submission requirement is corrected to
read as follows:
Form HUD–424–CBW, ‘‘Grant
Application Detailed Budget
Worksheet’’ (HUD Detailed Budget
Worksheet Form on Grants.gov).
On page 11584, section IV.B.7., first
column, second bullet, is corrected by
adding a new submission requirement
after the second listed submission
requirement:
Budget narrative (4-page maximum
for applicant).
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On page 11588, section V.A.2.c.(3),
last sentence, second column, is
corrected to read as follows:
Include a separate, detailed budget
and budget narrative for any sub-grantee
proposed to receive more than 10
percent of the total federal budget
request.
14. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Coordinators
On page 11593, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 14, 2007. Please see the
General Section for timely receipt
requirements.
On page 11595, section IV.B.1, third
column, after the first complete
sentence, add the following sentence:
Applicants may satisfy this
requirement to submit HUD–2991,
Certification of Consistency with the
Consolidated Plan, by submitting a copy
of the signed PHA Certification of
Compliance for their current Annual
PHA Plan.
15. Rural Housing and Economic
Development (RHED) Program
On page 11601, Overview
Information, section F., is revised to
read as follows:
F. Application Date: The application
deadline date is June 13, 2007.
Applications submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on the
application deadline date. The
validation process may take up to 72
hours.
16. ROSS—Elderly/Persons With
Disabilities Program
On page 11611, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates. The application deadline
date is August 10, 2007. Applications
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. Please note
that validation may take up to 72 hours.
On page 11614, section III.C.1, second
column, add the following section
III.C.1.t.:
t. Program outreach to participants.
When selecting this activity, applicants
should use ‘‘other’’ in the Logic Model
and then enter ‘‘program outreach to
participants.’’ For the unit of measure,
applicants should enter ‘‘households’’
in the dialogue box.
On page 11614, section III.C.2.a, third
column, delete the following sentence:
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Letters of commitment, memoranda of
understanding (MOUs), or tribal
resolutions must be on organization
letterhead, and signed by a person
authorized to make the stated
commitment, whether it be in cash or
in-kind services.
On page 11616, section III.C.4.c(3),
second column, delete the following
two sentences:
Joint applications involving nonprofit
organizations must also provide
evidence of resident support (the RA)
or, if the RA is inactive, the RAB. (If the
support letter is from the RAB, the
applicant must also provide a support
letter from the PHAs or tribes/TDHEs.)
17. ROSS Family and Homeownership
Program
On page 11626, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates. The application deadline
date is July 20, 2007. Applications
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. The
validation process may take up to 72
hours.
On page 11628, section II.A.5., bottom
of first column, the last complete
sentence is revised to read as follows:
HUD expects to award a total of
approximately $30,000,000 in ROSS
Family and Homeownership grants in
FY 2007.
On page 11629, section III.C.1.a., first
column, first partial paragraph, delete
‘‘* * *’’ and add in its place ‘‘,Persons
with Disabilities, the Elderly,
Minorities, and Families with Limited
English Proficiency.’’
On page 11630, section III.C.1.b.(10),
second column, delete ‘‘program
outreach’’ from the list of administrative
costs.
On page 11630, section III.C.1.b., third
column, add the following section
II.C.b.(11):
(11) Program outreach to participants.
When selecting this activity, applicants
should use ‘‘other’’ in the Logic Model
and then enter ‘‘program outreach to
participants.’’ For the unit of measure,
applicants should enter ‘‘households’’
in the dialogue box.
On page 11630, section III.C.2.a., third
column, delete the following sentence:
Letters of commitment, memoranda of
understanding (MOUs), or tribal
resolutions must be on organization
letterhead, and signed by a person
authorized to make the stated
commitment, whether it be in cash or
in-kind services.
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On page 11632, section III.C.4.c.,
second column, in the unnumbered
paragraph following the paragraph
numbered c(3), delete the following
sentence:
Joint applications involving nonprofit
organizations must also provide
evidence of resident support or support
from local civic organizations or from
units of local government.
On page 11634, section IV.E.3., first
column, delete ‘‘program outreach’’
from the list of eligible administrative
costs.
On page 11636, section
V.A.1.c.(1)(a)(i), third column, is revised
to read as follows:
(i) Involve community partners in the
delivery of services (6 points);
An applicant will receive up to 6
points if the applicant narrative
describes the involvement of partner
organizations to deliver or support their
proposed programs. An applicant will
receive up to 3 points if the applicant
narrative describes the existence of
other community-based organizations in
the area, but does not describe firm
connections between program activities
and the delivery or support of the
proposed program. An applicant will
receive 0 points if the applicant does
not intend to involve any community
partners in the delivery or support of
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18. Public and Indian Housing Family
Self-Sufficiency (PH FSS) Program
Coordinators
On page 11643, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Application Deadline: The
application deadline date is June 29,
2007. Please see the General Section for
application submission, delivery, and
timely receipt requirements.
19. Self-Help Homeownership
Opportunity Program
On page 11650, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date for electronic submission and
validation in Grants.gov is June 22,
2007. Applications submitted through
https://www.grants.gov must be received
and validated by grants.gov no later
than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. The
validation process may take up to 72
hours.
On page 11654, section IV.C., first
column, the first sentence is revised to
read as follows:
The electronic application must be
received and validated no later than
11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time by
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Grants.gov on the application deadline
date, which is June 22, 2007.
On page 11656, section V.A., first
column, under paragraph d. of the
section labeled ‘‘Submission
Requirements for Rating Factor 3,’’
revise the first complete sentence to
read as follows:
State how the sales price for SHOPassisted units is established, and
demonstrate how the investment of
SHOP funds, the contribution of sweat
equity and volunteer labor, donations
(e.g. land or building materials, etc.), inkind contributions, and financing
subsidies, reduces the average sales
price to the homebuyer below the
appraised value of the house or market
value of comparable housing in the
neighborhood.
On page 11659, section VI.A.1.,
second column, add the following
section VI.A.1.c. before the final,
unnumbered paragraph:
c. Fund less than the amount
requested by any applicant after taking
into consideration other amounts made
available in FY 2007 to the applicant
under the Self-Help Homeownership
Opportunity Program appropriation.
20. Housing Opportunities for Persons
With AIDS (HOPWA)
On page 11662, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 14, 2007. Applications
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 eastern time on the application
deadline date. The validation process
may take up to 72 hours. Refer to the
General Section for application
submission and timely receipt
requirements.
On page 11663, section II.A., first
column, is revised to read as follows:
A. Total. The total available HOPWA
competitive funding in FY 2007 is
approximately $28,463,000. After first
awarding funds to renew existing
HOPWA permanent housing projects in
FY 2007, HUD estimates that
approximately $2.3 million will be
available for new projects.
21. Assisted Living Conversion Program
for Eligible Multifamily Projects
On page 11677, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: Applications must be
received and validated by Grants.gov no
later than 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
June 20, 2007. See the General Section
for specific instructions regarding
application submission.
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column, is revised to read as follows:
C. Submission Date and Time
Application Submission Date. Unless
you received a waiver to the electronic
application submission requirements,
your completed ALCP application must
be submitted via https://www.grants.gov/
applicants/applyfor_grants.jsp and must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 eastern time on
the application deadline date (June 20,
2007). (Refer to Section IV. of the
General Section for further instructions
on the delivery and receipt of
applications.
22. Service Coordinators in Multifamily
Housing
On page 11690, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 20, 2007. (All applications
must be received and validated by
www.grants.gov no later than 11:59:59
p.m. Eastern Time on the application
deadline date. See submission details in
the General Section.)
On page 11694, section IV.C., first
column, is revised to read as follows:
C. Submission Dates and Times. The
application deadline date is June 20,
2007. (All applications must be received
and validated by www.grants.gov no
later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on
the application deadline date. See
submission details in the General
Section.)
23. Section 202 Supportive Housing for
the Elderly Program
On page 11698, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 15, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic
application submission and receipt
requirements.
On page 11702, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(c)(ii), third column, the last
sentence is revised to read as follows:
In order for your application to be
considered for review under this FY
2007 funding competition, the Phase II
must be received by the local HUD
office on or before July 16, 2007.
On page 11702, section
III.C.2.b(3)(c)(iii), third column, the
second to last sentence before the note
is revised to read as follows:
In order for your application to be
considered for review under this FY
2007 funding competition, this
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local HUD office on or before July 16,
2007.
On page 11712, section V.A.1., first
column, in the section heading delete
‘‘(23 points)’’ and replace with ‘‘(25
points).’’
On page 11712, section V.A.1.a.,
second column, delete ‘‘(13 points)’’ and
replace with ‘‘(15 points)’’.
On page 11713, section V.A.3., second
column, in the section heading, delete
‘‘(47 points)’’ and replace with ‘‘(45
points)’’.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c., third
column, delete ‘‘(10 points)’’ and
replace with ‘‘(8 points)’’.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c.(2)(a),
third column, is revised to read as
follows:
The neighborhood’s percentage of
persons of a particular racial or ethnic
minority is at least 20 percentage points
higher than the percentage of that
particular racial or ethnic minority in
the housing market area.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c.(2)(b),
third column, is revised to read as
follows:
The neighborhood’s total percentage
of minority persons is at least 20
percentage points higher than the total
percentage of minorities in the housing
market area.
24. Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons With Disabilities
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On page 11719, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: Application deadline date:
June 21, 2007. Application must be
received and validated by Grants.gov by
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. Refer to Section IV.
below and the General Section for
information on application submission
requirements.
On page 11724, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(ii), first column, the last
sentence is revised to read as follows:
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considered as an application with site
control, the Phase II must be received in
the local HUD office on or before July
23, 2007.
On page 11724, section
III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii), first column, the last
sentence before the note is revised to
read as follows:
In order for your application to be
considered as an application with site
control, this information must be
received by the appropriate local HUD
office on or before July 23, 2007.
On page 11740, section V.B.4.(c), first
column, first full paragraph, delete the
second and third sentences and replace
with the following:
HUD headquarters will use these
residual funds first to fund Way Station,
Incorporated in the jurisdiction of the
Baltimore, MD Multifamily Program
Center, a FY 2006 application that was
not funded due to an administrative
error relative to the project size limit.
Second, HUD Headquarters will use the
residual funds to restore units to
projects reduced by the 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.
On page 11740, section VI.C.1., third
column, delete, ‘‘Based on the
information you provided in the
Program Outcome Logic Model’’.
25. The Early Doctoral Student Research
Program and Doctoral Dissertation
Research Grant Program
On page 11759, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 13, 2007. Applications must
be received and validated by Grants.gov
by the deadline date. Please be sure to
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read the General Section for electronic
submission and receipt requirements.
On page 11760, section II.C.1., is
revised to read as follows:
1. Eligible Activities. Grant funds
awarded under this NOFA must be used
to support direct costs incurred in the
timely completion of the research
product. Eligible costs include stipends,
computer software, purchase of data,
travel expenses to collect data,
transcription services, and
compensation for interviews. Indirect
costs are not eligible costs.
26. Funding Availability for Continuum
of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance
Programs
On page 11743, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: Applications must be
submitted no later than June 15, 2007.
Please see Section IV of this NOFA for
application submission and timely
receipt requirements.
On page 11751, section C.1., first
column, revise the first complete
sentence to read as follows:
Your completed application must be
submitted on or before June 15, 2007 to
the addresses shown below.
27. Housing Counseling Training
On page 11767, Overview
Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date is June 14, 2007. Applications
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov must be received and
validated by grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. See Section
IV of the General Section, regarding
application submission procedures and
timely filing requirements.
Dated: May 8, 2007.
Keith A. Nelson,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs;
Supplementary Information and Technical Corrections; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5100-C-01]
Fiscal Year 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs;
Supplementary Information and Technical Corrections
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Supplementary Information and Technical Corrections
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SUMMARY: On January 18, 2007, HUD published its Notice of HUD's Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy
Requirements and General Section to the FY 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's
Discretionary Programs (General Section). On March 13, 2007, HUD
published its FY 2007 SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Programs (FY
2007 SuperNOFA). In this notice published in today's Federal Register,
HUD announces that it has posted corrected materials to Grants.gov,
extends deadline dates for submission of applications, and clarifies
requirements for submitting faxed documents. HUD is also providing
supplemental information for and making technical corrections to the
General Section and several individual program NOFAs.
HUD has found that the Logic Models posted to Grants.gov included
an error in the instructions and programming errors that could lead
applicants to submit deficient or less competitive applications. HUD is
posting corrected Logic Models to Grants.gov. Applicants who have
signed up for the Grants.gov notification services will be
automatically notified when the corrected Logic Models and these
technical corrections are posted to Grants.gov. Applicants that have
not signed up for the notification services should check the Grants.gov
Web site for the modification to the announcement posting following
publication of this Notice. In order to give applicants the opportunity
and time to submit or resubmit their applications with the corrected
Logic Models, HUD is reopening competition for program NOFAs whose
deadline dates have already passed and extending the deadline dates for
all NOFAs. Applicants that wish to resubmit their applications must
submit an entire, complete application. Applicants that submit more
than one electronic copy of the same application must resubmit all
faxed documents after receipt and validation by Grants.gov of each
revised application. This will ensure that the faxes are associated
with the revised application.
Finally, this document provides supplementary information for and
makes corrections to the General Section and the individual NOFAs for
the following programs, which were included in the FY 2007 SuperNOFA:
Community Development Technical Assistance Programs (CD-TA), 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),
Lead Outreach Program, Healthy Homes Demonstration Grants Program,
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Coordinators, Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS)--
Elderly/Persons with Disabilities, ROSS--Family-Homeownership, Self-
Help Homeownership Opportunity Program, Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), Section 202 Supportive Housing for the
Elderly Program, Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with
Disabilities Program, Early Doctoral Student Research Program, and
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program. Applicants who have
submitted their applications prior to this publication should resubmit
a complete, updated application that reflects any applicable
corrections and clarifications, along with the corrected Logic Model
described below in section II. The last application received and
validated by Grants.gov by the deadline date will be the application
that is reviewed, rated, and ranked.
The supplementary information and technical corrections in this
notice are reflected in the instruction packages but do not affect the
application packages on Grants.gov.
DATES: The application deadline dates for the all program NOFAs are
extended to the dates provided in Appendix A of this notice published
in today's Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the General
Section of the SuperNOFA published January 18, 2007, should be directed
to the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, Office
of Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Room 3156, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
number (202) 708-0667. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 13,
2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On January 18, 2007 (72 FR 2396), HUD published the General Section
in advance of the FY 2007 SuperNOFA to provide prospective applicants
additional time to become familiar with and address provisions that
apply to almost every application. On March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11434), HUD
published the FY 2007 SuperNOFA, which announced the availability of
approximately $2 billion in HUD assistance. In this notice published in
today's Federal Register, HUD announces that it has posted corrected
materials to Grants.gov, extends deadline dates for submission of
applications, and clarifies requirements for submitting faxed
documents. HUD is also providing supplemental information for and
making technical corrections to the General Section and several
individual program NOFAs.
II. Submission or Resubmission of Applications With Corrected Logic
Model
HUD has found that the Logic Models posted to Grants.gov included
an error in the instructions regarding the references to the Standard
Form (SF) 424 Box 8a (Applicant Legal Name) and Box 15 (Descriptive
Title of Applicant's Project). The Logic Models also had some
programming errors which caused the drop down menus to operate
improperly. In addition, the Lead Outreach Grant Program (LOGP) Logic
Model was corrected to delete references to technical assistance
activities which are no longer eligible activities under the 2007 LOGP
NOFA. Finally, the Continuum of Care, Housing Choice Voucher Family
Self Sufficiency, and Public Housing Family Self Sufficiency Logic
Models have been updated to include an additional management question.
HUD is posting corrected Logic Models to the Grants.gov instructions
download for all 2007 NOFAs. For Continuum of Care applicants, the
revised Logic Model will be posted to HUD's funding available page at
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/nofa07/grpcoc.cfr. All applicants
should use the corrected version of each program Logic Model. For
applicants filing electronically, when resubmitting your revised
application, please use the same application and facsimile transmittal
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cover page that you used to submit your original application. Continuum
of Care applicants should resubmit their revised application in paper
format following the NOFA instructions. HUD recommends that any
applicants that already submitted an application resubmit a revised
application using the corrected version of the program Logic Model. HUD
will rate and rank the latest version of each application submitted.
Applicants who fail to submit a revised application and use the
incorrect version of the Logic Model might inadvertently select
ineligible or less desirable options and be rated less favorably as a
result.
III. Reopening of NOFAS and Extensions of Deadline Dates
To provide applicants the opportunity and time to submit or
resubmit their complete applications with the corrected Logic Models,
HUD is reopening competition for program NOFAs whose deadline dates
have passed and extending the deadline dates for all other NOFAs.
Applicants may submit applications for NOFAs to meet the new extended
deadline dates, whether or not they submitted an application prior to
today's notice. The new deadline dates are provided in Appendix A to
this notice published in today's Federal Register. The new deadline
dates are also reflected in the technical corrections to individual
program NOFAs below. In the event of a discrepancy between a deadline
date in Appendix A to this notice and the deadline date in the
individual program NOFAs after the amendments made below, the deadline
date in Appendix A to this notice prevails.
IV. Faxing Documents to HUD
Applicants submitting an application in response to this notice
must follow the instructions for submitting faxed documents in the
General Section. HUD will only accept complete applications. Subsequent
submissions of the same application must comply with the following,
additional instructions. Submissions must include all faxes. Faxes must
be submitted following validation of each revised application by
Grants.gov to ensure faxes are matched to the latest application
submission.
In addition, HUD is taking the opportunity in this technical
correction to clarify its policy for applicants to follow when
submitting technical cures to an application submission following HUD
review and request for a technical cure to an application submission.
For electronic application submitters only, HUD will be requesting that
technical cures be submitted using the fax transmittal form and faxed
to the facsimile solution number used when submitting faxes with your
application submission. This policy ensures that a complete
application, including any technical cures requested by HUD staff
during the review and evaluation process, will be available in
electronic format in HUD's grants system. Beginning in FY 2007 with
funding announcements, it is HUD's intent to make available the highest
rated application available for public view on HUD's Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) Web site. Therefore, applicants submitting
technical cures requested by HUD staff should submit the material using
the same form HUD-96011 cover sheet used to submit faxes with your
application submission. The material should be sent using the facsimile
solution fax numbers found in the General Section. Prior to placing an
application on the FOIA Web site, HUD will conduct a privacy review and
redact private information. However, if applicants submit applications
with proprietary information they should note the information is
proprietary in their application submission.
V. Supplemental Information and Technical Corrections
This notice also provides supplemental information and makes
technical corrections to the General Section and to the individual
NOFAs for the following programs, which were included in the FY 2007
SuperNOFA: Community Development Technical Assistance Programs (CD-TA),
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), Lead Outreach Program, Healthy Homes Demonstration Grants
Program, Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
Program Coordinators, Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
(ROSS)--Elderly/Persons with Disabilities, ROSS-Family-Homeownership,
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program, Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), Section 202 Supportive Housing for the
Elderly Program, Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with
Disabilities Program, Early Doctoral Student Research Program, and
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program.
Summaries of the technical corrections made by this document are
provided below. The Federal Register page number shown in brackets
identifies where the individual funding availability announcement that
is being corrected can be found either in the January 18, 2007, General
Section or the March 13, 2007, SuperNOFA. The technical corrections
described in today's Federal Register are also reflected in the updated
application instructions download for the funding opportunity located
on Grants.gov. HUD recommends that applicants who have submitted their
applications prior to this publication should resubmit an entire,
complete, revised application that reflects any applicable corrections
and clarifications, along with the corrected Logic Model described
above in section II. The last application received and validated by
Grants.gov by the deadline date will be the application that is
reviewed, rated, and ranked. For Continuum of Care applicants, HUD will
review the last complete paper application received in accordance with
the Continuum of Care NOFA instructions.
A. General Section [2396]
On page 2409, section V.A.1.b., first column, HUD is adding the
instruction that when responding to Rating Factor 1, Capacity,
applicants should not include social security numbers on any resumes
submitted to HUD.
On page 2416, section VIII.F., second column, HUD is adding a new
section VIII.F.3. describing the statutory limitation on the use of HUD
grant funds to support projects that seek to use the power of eminent
domain. Congress made the limitation applicable to funds under the FY
2007 SuperNOFA after HUD published the General Section. Recipients may
use HUD funds to seek a government's use of its power to take property
only if the power is employed for public use. Economic development that
primarily benefits private entities is not considered a public use.
However, transportation and utility projects that serve the general
public, as well as projects that remove threats to public health and
safety or clean up brownfields, are considered examples of public use.
On page 2416, section VIII., third column, HUD is adding a new
section VIII.I., which summarizes guidance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) that applies to the cost sharing and
matching requirements in the FY 2007 SuperNOFA. This section notes the
importance of complying with applicable OMB circulars, particularly
with respect to funds used or proposed to be used to satisfy cost
sharing or matching requirements. OMB Circulars A-102 (as implemented
by 24 CFR part 85), A-110 (as implemented by 24 CFR
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part 84), A-87, and A-122 set forth administrative standards and cost
principles, including requirements that apply to cost sharing and
matching, organized according to the status of the entity receiving a
grant or cooperative agreement.
B. Community Development Technical Assistance (CD-TA) Program NOFA
[11449]
HUD is amending the CD-TA program to implement two revisions. The
first revision will assist applicants to distinguish between TA
priorities for applicants who submit an application for a national
homeless TA program and applicants that submit an application for a
local (i.e., within the jurisdiction of a HUD field office) homeless TA
program.
HUD inadvertently omitted from the CD-TA NOFA language that
referenced priorities to be carried out by TA providers that work on
the local level within the jurisdiction of specific HUD field offices.
Without guidance for applicants on the local level, homeless TA
applicants, regardless of whether they apply for national TA or local
TA in the field offices, would be required to submit applications
focused on Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) activities.
With the revisions presented in this notice, applicants must, in
response to Rating Factors 2 through 5, discuss the specific TA
activities that will be carried out during the term of the grant. These
activities need to relate to the eligible activities listed in Section
III.C. of the CD-TA program NOFA. Because the NOFA, as published on
March 13, 2007, inadvertently requires applicants for local TA to
relate activities to the national HMIS priorities, HUD is clarifying
the local TA priorities in this notice.
The second revision implemented by this notice clarifies the HOME
TA funds that are available under the CD-TA NOFA. In the NOFA, HUD
inadvertently stated that a single applicant organization is limited to
20 percent of the $18,000,000 made available for HOME and CHDO TA in FY
2007. However, by statute, this amount is limited to amounts that are
appropriated and does not include other available funds. As a result,
HUD is revising the CD-TA NOFA to state that a single applicant
organization is limited to 20 percent of the $9.9 million appropriated
in FY 2007.
This amendment contains information that applicants for local
homeless TA and HOME TA need to complete adequately their applications.
Those applicants who have already submitted an application are
encouraged to review this notice and resubmit a revised application.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
C. Indian Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages [11449]
On page 11456, section IV.C.1., first column, HUD is deleting a
sentence describing submission requirements for applicants that are
granted a waiver of electronic submission requirements. Any such
applicants will receive submission requirements once a waiver is
granted.
This correction is reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
D. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program; Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Program; and Operation Lead Elimination Action
Program [Page 11539]
On page 11548, section V.A.1.b.(2), third column, HUD is clarifying
the term ``current or previous grantee'' by adding ``awarded funds in
FY 2002 or later.''
On page 11549, section V.A.2., first column, first full paragraph,
HUD is correcting the HUDuser Web site address, which may be used to
verify income data submitted to HUD.
On page 11552, section V.A.4., second column, third full paragraph,
first sentence, HUD is correcting the minimum match requirement for the
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control and Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
programs to be 10 percent. This correction makes this statement
consistent with other statements in the NOFA (e.g., page 11540, section
I.B.3, left column; page 11541, section III.B., left column; and page
11543, section III.C.3.a., left column).
On page 11552, section V.A.4., third column, HUD is correcting the
table header to read ``LEAP.'' This correction makes the header of the
table at the top of the third column consistent with the last header of
the table in second column, which continues in the third column.
On page 11553, section V.B.2.b., column 3, HUD is correcting the
description of the factors for award by stating that a minimum of 75
points is required for award. This corrects the inadvertent omission of
the minimum rating score for award among eligible applicants, which is
the same as in the FY 2006 combined Lead Hazard Control NOFA.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
E. Lead Technical Studies NOFA (Combined) Grant Program [Page 11556]
On page 11557, Overview Information, section G.2., left column, HUD
is correcting the amount of available funding for the combined
Technical Studies grant programs from $5.6 million to $5.0 million, and
the Lead Technical Studies grant program from $3.6 million to $3.0
million. This reflects a more accurate assessment of the amount of
funds available for the Lead Technical Studies grant program.
On page 11558, section II.A., center column, HUD is correcting the
amount of available funding for the Lead Technical Studies grant
program from $3.6 million to $3.0 million. This reflects a more
accurate assessment of the amount of funds available for this grant
program.
On page 11562, section IV.B.1.g.(5)(b), right column, HUD is
correcting the checklist for the budget to include the budget
narrative, which was inadvertently omitted from the checklist. This
correction makes the checklist consistent with the requirement on page
11565, section V.A.3.c.(5)(b), second column.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
F. Lead Outreach Program [Page 11568]
On page 11568, HUD is correcting the title by deleting line 5,
``Technical Studies NOFA''. Mentioning the Technical Studies NOFA in
the title implies that the Lead Outreach NOFA and Technical Studies
NOFA are connected, which is not the case.
This correction is reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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
prior to submitting their applications.
G. Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program [Page 11578]
On page 11578, HUD is correcting the header by deleting line 5,
``Technical Studies NOFA''. Mentioning the Technical Studies NOFA
implies that the Healthy Homes Demonstration NOFA and Technical Studies
NOFA are connected, which is not the case.
On page 11584, section IV.B.7., first column, second bullet, second
listed submission requirement, HUD is correcting the checklist's
identification of the detailed budget worksheet from Form HUD-424-CB,
``Grant Application Detailed Budget,'' to Form HUD-424-CBW, ``Grant
Application Detailed Budget Worksheet''. This correction makes the
checklist consistent with rating factor 3 (page 11588, section
V.A.2.c.(3), left column), in which the applicant is asked to provide
the worksheet.
On page 11584, section IV.B.7., first column, second bullet, HUD is
correcting the checklist by adding the budget narrative to the list of
materials required to be submitted in response to rating factors. This
correction makes the checklist consistent with Rating Factor 3 (page
11588, section V.A.2.c.(3), center column), in which the applicant is
asked to provide the 4-page (maximum) budget narrative.
On page 11588, section V.A.2.c.(3), second column, HUD is
clarifying the requirement for the budget package to include a budget
narrative, as well as the budget itself, for any sub-grantee proposed
to receive more than 10 percent of the total federal budget request.
This will clarify the requirement on page 11583, section IV.B.6.c.,
right column, and inform applicants that a separate budget proposal
should be provided for certain sub-recipients.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
H. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Coordinators [Page 11593]
On page 11595, section IV.B.1., third column, HUD is clarifying
applicants' obligation to submit form HUD-2991, Certification of
Consistency with the Consolidated Plan. Applicants may satisfy this
requirement by submitting a copy of the signed PHA Certification of
Compliance for their current Annual PHA Plan.
This correction is reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
I. ROSS--Elderly/Persons With Disabilities Program [Page 11610]
On page 11614, section III.C.1., second column, HUD is adding
``program outreach to participants'' to the list of eligible
activities.
On page 11614, section III.C.2.a., third column, HUD is removing
the requirement for match-related letters of commitment, memoranda of
understanding, and tribal resolutions to be on letterhead. HUD is also
deleting the duplicative statement in the same sentence that such
documents must be signed by a person authorized to commit the matching
resources. The signature requirement is set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence and is not affected by this change. The requirement
that letters of support from Resident Associations and PHAs must be on
letterhead is also unaffected by this change.
On page 11616, section III.C.4.c.(3), second column, HUD is
deleting the repetitive statements that joint applications involving
nonprofit organizations must include evidence of resident support for
the nonprofit organization. The requirement for nonprofit non-lead
applicants to submit letters of support is already stated in section
III.C.4.c.(1).
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
J. ROSS Family and Homeownership Program [Page 11625]
On page 11628, section II.A.5., first column, HUD is correcting the
misstatement that the total funding amounts described are for ROSS--
Elderly/Persons with Disabilities grants. The correction clarifies that
the total funding amounts are for ROSS--Family and Homeownership
grants.
On page 11629, section II.C.1.a., first column, first partial
paragraph, HUD is correcting the reference to HUD's policy priority to
provide the complete title of the policy priority, which is ``Providing
Increased Homeownership and Rental Opportunities for Low- and Moderate-
Income Persons, Persons with Disabilities, the Elderly, Minorities, and
Families with Limited English Proficiency.''
On page 11630, section II.C.b.(10), second column, HUD is deleting
``program outreach'' from the list of administrative costs and adding
it to the list of eligible activities in section II.C.b.(11).
On page 11630, section III.C.2.a., third column, HUD is removing
the requirement for match-related letters of commitment, memoranda of
understanding, and tribal resolutions to be on letterhead. HUD is also
deleting the duplicative statement in the same sentence that such
documents must be signed by a person authorized to commit the matching
resources. The signature requirement is set forth in the immediately
preceding sentence and is not affected by this change. The requirement
that letters of support from Resident Associations and PHAs must be on
letterhead is also unaffected by this change.
On page 11632, section III.C.4.c.(3), second column, HUD is
deleting the statement that joint applications involving nonprofit
organizations must include evidence of resident support for the
nonprofit organization. The requirement for nonprofit non-lead
applicants to submit letters of support is already stated in section
III.C.4.c.(1).
On page 11634, section IV.E.3., first column, HUD is deleting
``program outreach'' from the list of administrative costs.
On page 11636, section V.A.1.c.(1)(a)(i), third column, HUD is
increasing the total number of points available for involving community
partners in the delivery of services from 4 to 6. HUD is making this
change so that the total points available for the criterion, Specific
Services and/or Activities, will correctly add up to 12.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
K. Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program [Page 11649]
On page 11656, section V.A., first column, under paragraph d. of
Submission Requirements for Rating Factor 3, HUD is adding a
requirement that applicants must state how the sales
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price for SHOP-assisted units is established. HUD is also modifying an
existing, related requirement. With this change, applicants must
demonstrate how, rather than simply the extent to which, SHOP funds,
sweat equity, and other contributed resources reduce the average sales
price below the appraised value of the home or the market value of
comparable housing in the neighborhood.
On page 11659, section VI.A.1., second column, HUD is adding an
additional basis on which it may fund less than the amount requested by
an applicant.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
L. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
On page 11663, section II.A., first column, HUD is reducing to $2.3
million its estimate of funds that will be available after it makes
awards based on renewal applications for existing projects. HUD has
received more applications for renewal than it had anticipated.
M. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program [Page 11697]
On page 11702, section III.C.2.b.(3)(c)(ii), third column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the local HUD office of Phase II
Environmental Site Assessments to July 16, 2007.
On page 11702, section III.C.2.b.(3)(c)(iii), third column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the local HUD office of the
description of the extent of the contamination and the plan for clean-
up of the site to July 16, 2007.
On page 11712, section V.A.1., first column, HUD is increasing the
number of points available under Rating Factor 1, Capacity of the
Applicant and Relevant Organizational Staff, from 23 to 25 points.
On page 11712, section V.A.1.a., second column, HUD is increasing
the number of points available for the experience and capacity criteria
described from 13 to 15.
On page 11713, section V.A.3., second column, HUD is decreasing the
number of points available under rating Factor 3, Soundness of
Approach, from 47 to 45.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c., third column, HUD is decreasing
the number of points available for the suitability of the site from 10
to 8.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c.(2)(a), third column, HUD is
clarifying the first of three enumerated statistical conditions in
which a neighborhood meets the definition of a ``minority neighborhood
(area of minority concentration).''
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c.(2)(b), third column, HUD is
clarifying the second of three enumerated statistical conditions in
which a neighborhood meets the definition of a ``minority neighborhood
(area of minority concentration).''
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
N. Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With Disabilities [Page
11719]
On page 11724, section III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(ii), first column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the local HUD office of the Phase
II Environmental Site Assessment to July 23, 2007.
On page 11724, section III.C.2.b.(3)(d)(iii), first column, HUD is
extending the deadline for receipt by the local HUD office of the
description of the extent of the contamination and the plan for clean-
up of the site to July 23, 2007.
On page 11740, section V.B.4.(c), first column, first full
paragraph, HUD is correcting the first funding priority for any funds
remaining after the Multifamily HUB selection process is completed. HUD
will use the residual funds first to fund Way Station, Incorporated, an
FY 2006 applicant that was not funded due to an administrative error.
The funding priorities that were previously designated as first and
second priorities are now redesignated as second and third priorities,
respectively, for any remaining funds.
On page 11740, section VI.C.1., third column, HUD is deleting a
sentence fragment that was mistakenly included in the section on
reporting requirements.
These corrections are reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
O. The Early Doctoral Student Research Program and Doctoral
Dissertation Research Grant Program [Page 11758]
On page 11760, section II.C.1, HUD is clarifying that indirect
costs are not eligible costs under the Early Doctoral Student Research
Program or the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program.
This correction is reflected in the instructions found on
Grants.gov. 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 prior to submitting their
applications.
Accordingly, in the Notice of HUD's FY 2007 NOFA General Section,
beginning at 72 FR 2395, in the issue of January 18, 2007, the
following corrections are made.
1. General Section
On page 2409, section V.A.1.b., first column, at the beginning of
the paragraph following ``Factor 5: Achieving Results and Program
Evaluation,'' add the following sentence:
When responding to Rating Factor 1, Capacity, applicants should not
include social security numbers on any resumes submitted to HUD.
On page 2416, section VIII.F., second column, add the following new
section VIII.F.3.:
3. Eminent Domain
The Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L.
110-5, approved February 15, 2007) was enacted after publication of the
General Section and made HUD's FY 2007 appropriated funds subject to
the same conditions imposed on its FY 2006 funds. Section 726 of the
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-115,
approved November 30, 2005) states that no funds made available under
the Act may be used to support any federal, state, or local projects
that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is
employed only for a public use. This limitation applies to FY 2007
appropriated funds.
For purposes of this provision, public use shall not be construed
to include economic development that primarily benefits private
entities.
Further, any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport,
seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit
or serve the general public (including energy-
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related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related
infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general
public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions
that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and
oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an
immediate threat to public health and safety or brownfield as defined
in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act (Pub. L. 107-118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of
eminent domain.
On page 2416, section VIII., third column, add the following new
section VIII.I.:
I. Office of Management and Budget Circular Compliance
On February 15, 2007, President Bush signed into law the Revised
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Pub. L. 110-5, approved
February 15, 2007) (CR), which provided FY 2007 appropriations for the
majority of federal departments and agencies. For the federal
departments and agencies funded by this CR, the CR restricts the
programs and activities of these departments and agencies largely to FY
2006 funding levels. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
issued guidance to federal departments and agencies regarding
administration of funds appropriated by the CR. (See OMB Memorandum (M-
07-10) issued February 15, 2007.)
In this guidance, OMB emphasizes the importance of agencies
adhering to existing statutes, regulations, and Administration policy
with respect to promoting and providing for competition in soliciting
offers and awarding contracts and competitive grants. With respect to
HUD's FY 2007 SuperNOFA, it is important to note that the following OMB
circulars are applicable, and particular note should be given to the
provisions concerning the use of federal funds for matching
requirements.
OMB Circular A-102 (Grants and Cooperative Agreements with State
and Local Governments) establishes consistency and uniformity among
federal agencies in the management of grants and cooperative agreements
with state, local, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments.
The circular provides that state and local administration of federal
funds must include fiscal and administrative requirements that are
sufficiently specific to ensure that: Funds are used in compliance with
all applicable federal statutory and regulatory provisions, costs are
reasonable and necessary for operating these programs, and funds are
not to be used for general expenses required to carry out other
responsibilities of a state or its subrecipients.
OMB Circular A-110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and
Other Non-Profit Organizations) sets forth standards for obtaining
consistency and uniformity among federal agencies in the administration
of grants to and agreements with institutions of higher education,
hospitals, and other non-profit organizations. This circular specifies
the conditions for which funds may be used for cost sharing or matching
and provides that federal funds shall not be accepted as cost sharing
or matching except where authorized by federal statute to be used for
cost sharing or matching.
OMB Circular A-87 (Cost Principles for State, Local, and Indian
Tribal Governments) establishes principles and standards for
determining costs for federal awards carried out through grants, cost
reimbursement contracts, and other agreements with states and local
governments and federally-recognized Indian tribal governments
(governmental units). This circular provides that an allowable cost
under a federal award does not include a cost sharing or matching
requirement of any other federal award in the applicable funding
period, except as specifically provided by federal law or regulation.
OMB Circular A-122 (Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations)
establishes principles for determining costs of grants, contracts, and
other agreements with non-profit organizations. This circular provides,
similar to OMB Circular A-87, that an allowable cost under a federal
award does not include a cost sharing or matching requirement of any
other federally-financed program in the applicable funding period.
Applicants for funding under HUD's FY 2007 SuperNOFA are reminded
of the importance of confirming that any federal grant funds that they
intend to use as a matching share are available to be used as matching
funds under applicable statutes and regulations.
In the Notice of HUD's FY 2007 SuperNOFA, beginning at 72 FR 11433,
in the issue of March 13, 2007, the following corrections are made.
2. Community Development Technical Assistance (CD-TA) Program NOFA
On page 11441, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 22, 2007.
On page 11444, section III.C.1.c., second column, the last sentence
in the paragraph is revised by adding the word ``National'' at the
beginning of the sentence to read as follows:
``National TA activities are focused on these priorities that
result in measurable performance output and outcomes.''
On page 11444, section II.C.1., second column, redesignate section
II.C.1.c. as section II.C.1.c.(1). In redesignated section
II.C.1.c.(1), further redesignate paragraphs (1) through (5) as
paragraphs (a) through (e).
On page 11444, section II.C.1.c., center column, after redesignated
paragraph (e) of national priorities, add the following:
(2) Additionally, local TA activities are focused on these
priorities:
(a) Capacity building for CoCs, including facilitating the exchange
of information that would help CoCs, grantees and project sponsors
carry out the purposes of the McKinney-Vento Act homeless assistance
programs, and assisting in identifying and overcoming barriers to the
CoC's success in doing so. Deliverables for this technical assistance
should include agenda(s), meeting minutes, written summary report(s)
including reports on the barriers and methods of overcoming them, next
steps with responsible party(ies) identified, and time lines.
(b) Assisting CoCs, grantees and project sponsors to improve access
to mainstream systems of care for homeless persons. Deliverables for
this technical assistance should include agenda(s), meeting minutes,
written summary report(s), next steps with responsible party(ies)
identified, and time lines.
(c) Assisting grantees and project sponsors with understanding
program requirements and monitoring standards, including sound fiscal
and financial management practices, assessment of sub-recipients and
providing TA to help CoCs assess grantees, project sponsors and
individual projects.
(d) Presenting curriculums, in person or via interactive web
presentations, that were developed for HUD Headquarters.
Materials developed for a single-use technical assistance
engagement (e.g. agenda, CoC strategic planning, etc.) do not need HUD
Headquarters review. However, any materials developed as part of a
curriculum or developed to serve more than one CoC, must receive HUD
Headquarters review and approval before being used.
On page 11445, section IV.E., third column, the last sentence in
the second
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paragraph under section IV.E is revised to read as follows:
In addition, funding under either HOME or CHDO (HOME) TA to any
single organization is limited to 20 percent of the $9.9 million
appropriated for HOME and CHDO (HOME) TA in FY 2007.
3. Indian Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages
On page 11450, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: Application Deadline: Applications must be received and
validated no later than the deadline date of June 20, 2007. Please see
Section IV of this NOFA for application submission and timely receipt
requirements.
On page 11456, section IV.C.1., first column, delete the following
sentence:
If you are granted a waiver of the electronic submission
requirements, and are submitting a paper application, your completed
application must be received by HUD no later than 11:59:59 p.m. on the
application deadline date.
On page 11456, section IV.C.1., first column, the first complete
sentence is revised to read as follows:
The application deadline date is June 20, 2007.
4. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program
On page 11468, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 13, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic application submission and receipt
requirements.
5. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) Program
On page 11478, Overview information, section F, left column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 13, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic application submission and receipt
requirements.
6. Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities
(AN/NHIAC) Program
On page 11488, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 13, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic application submission and receipt
requirements.
7. Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
On page 11498, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 13, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic application submission and receipt
requirements.
8. Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP)
On page 11507, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 13, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 pm on the application deadline date. Please see the General
Section of the SuperNOFA (the General Section) for information on
electronic deadline and timeliness requirements.
On page 11513, section IV.C., first column, the first complete
sentence is revised to read as follows:
Applications must be received and validated by https://
www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp no later than 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the application deadline date of June 13, 2007, to
be considered timely filed.
9. Housing Counseling Program
On page 11525, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 14, 2007.
Applications submitted through https://www.grants.gov must be received
and validated by grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on
the application deadline date. See Section IV of the General Section,
regarding application submission procedures and timely filing
requirements.
10. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program; Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Grant Program; and Operation Lead Elimination
Action Program
On page 11539, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 15, 2007.
Applications submitted through https://www.grants.gov must be received
and validated by grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on
the application deadline date. See Section IV of the General Section,
regarding application submission procedures and timely filing
requirements.
On page 11548, section V.A.1.b.(2), third column, is clarified to
read as follows:
(2) Current or previous grantees awarded funds in FY 2002 or later
under any of this NOFA's programs: HUD will evaluate the applicant's
quarterly performance reports for the most recent four (4) quarters,
and award a maximum of 10 points based on the performance ratings.
On page 11549, section V.A.2., first column, first full paragraph,
the second Web site address is corrected to read as follows: https://
www.huduser.org/datasets/il/il07/.
On page 11552, section V.A.4., second column, third full paragraph,
first sentence, is corrected to read as follows:
LBPHC and LHRD applicants will be given higher points for leveraged
contributions that the applicant commits over and above the 10 percent
statutory match requirement.
On page 11552, section V.A.4., third column, the table header is
corrected to read ``LEAP''.
On page 11553, section V.B.2.b., third column, is corrected to read
as follows:
b. The maximum number of points to be awarded is 100 plus two bonus
points as described in the General Section and above. A minimum of 75
points is required for award.
11. Lead Technical Studies and Healthy Homes Technical Studies
(combined) Grant Program
On page 11557, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 15, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application deadline date. See
Section IV of the General Section, regarding application submission
procedures and timely filing requirements.
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On page 11557, Overview Information, section G.2., left column, is
corrected to read as follows:
2. Available funding: HUD anticipates that approximately $5.0
million will be available. Of this, approximately $3.0 million is for
Lead Technical Studies and approximately $2.0 million is for Healthy
Homes Technical Studies.
On page 11558 section II.A, second column, first sentence, is
corrected to read as follows:
Approximately $3.0 million in Fiscal Year 2007 funds are available
for Lead Technical Studies.
On page 11562, section IV.B.1.g.(5)(b), third column, is corrected
to read as follows:
(b) Form-424-CBW (Budget Worksheet) and a budget narrative.
12. Lead Outreach Program
On page 11568, the title is corrected by deleting line 5,
``Technical Studies NOFA''.
On page 11569, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 15, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application deadline date. See
Section IV of the General Section, regarding application submission
procedures and timely filing requirements.
13. Healthy Homes Demonstration Grant Program
On page 11578, the title is corrected by deleting line 5,
``Technical Studies NOFA''.
On page 11579, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 15, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application deadline date. See the
General Section IV, regarding application submission procedures and
timely filing requirements.
On page 11584, section IV.B.7, first column, second bullet, the
second listed submission requirement is corrected to read as follows:
Form HUD-424-CBW, ``Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet''
(HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet Form on Grants.gov).
On page 11584, section IV.B.7., first column, second bullet, is
corrected by adding a new submission requirement after the second
listed submission requirement:
Budget narrative (4-page maximum for applicant).
On page 11588, section V.A.2.c.(3), last sentence, second column,
is corrected to read as follows:
Include a separate, detailed budget and budget narrative for any
sub-grantee proposed to receive more than 10 percent of the total
federal budget request.
14. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Coordinators
On page 11593, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 14, 2007. Please
see the General Section for timely receipt requirements.
On page 11595, section IV.B.1, third column, after the first
complete sentence, add the following sentence:
Applicants may satisfy this requirement to submit HUD-2991,
Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan, by submitting
a copy of the signed PHA Certification of Compliance for their current
Annual PHA Plan.
15. Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Program
On page 11601, Overview Information, section F., is revised to read
as follows:
F. Application Date: The application deadline date is June 13,
2007. Applications submitted through https://www.grants.gov must be
received and validated by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m.
Eastern time on the application deadline date. The validation process
may take up to 72 hours.
16. ROSS--Elderly/Persons With Disabilities Program
On page 11611, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates. The application deadline date is August 10, 2007.
Applications submitted through https://www.grants.gov must be received
and validated by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on
the application deadline date. Please note that validation may take up
to 72 hours.
On page 11614, section III.C.1, second column, add the following
section III.C.1.t.:
t. Program outreach to participants. When selecting this activity,
applicants should use ``other'' in the Logic Model and then enter
``program outreach to participants.'' For the unit of measure,
applicants should enter ``households'' in the dialogue box.
On page 11614, section III.C.2.a, third column, delete the
following sentence:
Letters of commitment, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), or tribal
resolutions must be on organization letterhead, and signed by a person
authorized to make the stated commitment, whether it be in cash or in-
kind services.
On page 11616, section III.C.4.c(3), second column, delete the
following two sentences:
Joint applications involving nonprofit organizations must also
provide evidence of resident support (the RA) or, if the RA is
inactive, the RAB. (If the support letter is from the RAB, the
applicant must also provide a support letter from the PHAs or tribes/
TDHEs.)
17. ROSS Family and Homeownership Program
On page 11626, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates. The application deadline date is July 20, 2007.
Applications submitted through https://www.grants.gov must be received
and validated by grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on
the application deadline date. The validation process may take up to 72
hours.
On page 11628, section II.A.5., bottom of first column, the last
complete sentence is revised to read as follows:
HUD expects to award a total of approximately $30,000,000 in ROSS
Family and Homeownership grants in FY 2007.
On page 11629, section III.C.1.a., first column, first partial
paragraph, delete ``* * *'' and add in its place ``,Persons with
Disabilities, the Elderly, Minorities, and Families with Limited
English Proficiency.''
On page 11630, section III.C.1.b.(10), second column, delete
``program outreach'' from the list of administrative costs.
On page 11630, section III.C.1.b., third column, add the following
section II.C.b.(11):
(11) Program outreach to participants. When selecting this
activity, applicants should use ``other'' in the Logic Model and then
enter ``program outreach to participants.'' For the unit of measure,
applicants should enter ``households'' in the dialogue box.
On page 11630, section III.C.2.a., third column, delete the
following sentence:
Letters of commitment, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), or tribal
resolutions must be on organization letterhead, and signed by a person
authorized to make the stated commitment, whether it be in cash or in-
kind services.
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On page 11632, section III.C.4.c., second column, in the unnumbered
paragraph following the paragraph numbered c(3), delete the following
sentence:
Joint applications involving nonprofit organizations must also
provide evidence of resident support or support from local civic
organizations or from units of local government.
On page 11634, section IV.E.3., first column, delete ``program
outreach'' from the list of eligible administrative costs.
On page 11636, section V.A.1.c.(1)(a)(i), third column, is revised
to read as follows:
(i) Involve community partners in the delivery of services (6
points);
An applicant will receive up to 6 points if the applicant narrative
describes the involvement of partner organizations to deliver or
support their proposed programs. An applicant will receive up to 3
points if the applicant narrative describes the existence of other
community-based organizations in the area, but does not describe firm
connections between program activities and the delivery or support of
the proposed program. An applicant will receive 0 points if the
applicant does not intend to involve any community partners in the
delivery or support of their proposed program.
18. Public and Indian Housing Family Self-Sufficiency (PH FSS) Program
Coordinators
On page 11643, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Application Deadline: The application deadline date is June 29,
2007. Please see the General Section for application submission,
delivery, and timely receipt requirements.
19. Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
On page 11650, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date for electronic submission
and validation in Grants.gov is June 22, 2007. Applications submitted
through https://www.grants.gov must be received and validated by
grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application
deadline date. The validation process may take up to 72 hours.
On page 11654, section IV.C., first column, the first sentence is
revised to read as follows:
The electronic application must be received and validated no later
than 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time by Grants.gov on the application
deadline date, which is June 22, 2007.
On page 11656, section V.A., first column, under paragraph d. of
the section labeled ``Submission Requirements for Rating Factor 3,''
revise the first complete sentence to read as follows:
State how the sales price for SHOP-assisted units is established,
and demonstrate how the investment of SHOP funds, the contribution of
sweat equity and volunteer labor, donations (e.g. land or building
materials, etc.), in-kind contributions, and financing subsidies,
reduces the average sales price to the homebuyer below the appraised
value of the house or market value of comparable housing in the
neighborhood.
On page 11659, section VI.A.1., second column, add the following
section VI.A.1.c. before the final, unnumbered paragraph:
c. Fund less than the amount requested by any applicant after
taking into consideration other amounts made available in FY 2007 to
the applicant under the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
appropriation.
20. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)
On page 11662, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 14, 2007.
Applications submitted through https://www.grants.gov must be received
and validated by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 eastern time on the
application deadline date. The validation process may take up to 72
hours. Refer to the General Section for application submission and
timely receipt requirements.
On page 11663, section II.A., first column, is revised to read as
follows:
A. Total. The total available HOPWA competitive funding in FY 2007
is approximately $28,463,000. After first awarding funds to renew
existing HOPWA permanent housing projects in FY 2007, HUD estimates
that approximately $2.3 million will be available for new projects.
21. Assisted Living Conversion Program for Eligible Multifamily
Projects
On page 11677, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2007. See the
General Section for specific instructions regarding application
submission.
On page 11684, section IV.C., second column, is revised to read as
follows:
C. Submission Date and Time
Application Submission Date. Unless you received a waiver to the
electronic application submission requirements, your completed ALCP
application must be submitted via https://www.grants.gov/applicants/
applyfor_grants.jsp and must be received and validated by Grants.gov
no later than 11:59:59 eastern time on the application deadline date
(June 20, 2007). (Refer to Section IV. of the General Section for
further instructions on the delivery and receipt of applications.
22. Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing
On page 11690, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 20, 2007. (All
applications must be received and validated by www.grants.gov no later
than 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application deadline date. See
submission details in the General Section.)
On page 11694, section IV.C., first column, is revised to read as
follows:
C. Submission Dates and Times. The application deadline date is
June 20, 2007. (All applications must be received and validated by
www.grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date. See submission details in the General
Section.)
23. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
On page 11698, Overview Information, section F., first column, is
revised to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date is June 15, 2007.
Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. Please be sure to read the
General Section for electronic application submission and receipt
requirements.
On page 11702, section III.C.2.b.(3)(c)(ii), third column, the last
sentence is revised to read as follows:
In order for your application to be considered for review under
this FY 2007 funding competition, the Phase II must be received by the
local HUD office on or before July 16, 2007.
On page 11702, section III.C.2.b(3)(c)(iii), third column, the
second to last sentence before the note is revised to read as follows:
In order for your application to be considered for review under
this FY 2007 funding competition, this
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information must be received by the local HUD office on or before July
16, 2007.
On page 11712, section V.A.1., first column, in the section heading
delete ``(23 points)'' and replace with ``(25 points).''
On page 11712, section V.A.1.a., second column, delete ``(13
points)'' and replace with ``(15 points)''.
On page 11713, section V.A.3., second column, in the section
heading, delete ``(47 points)'' and replace with ``(45 points)''.
On page 11713, section V.A.3.c., third column, delete ``(10
points)'' and replace with ``(8 points)