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April 11, 2008 notice contained a
description of the program, the
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2008 notice further stated that the pilot
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Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Continuum of Care Homeless
Assistance Program: Deadline for
Applications and Technical
Corrections
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA).
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: On July 10, 2008, HUD
published in the Federal Register the
NOFA for the Continuum of Care (CoC)
Homeless Assistance Program. Through
this NOFA, HUD is making available
approximately $1.42 billion in Fiscal
Year (FY) 2008 for the CoC program.
The purpose of the CoC program is to
reduce the incidence of homelessness in
communities by assisting homeless
individuals and families to move to self
sufficiency and permanent housing.
Today’s publication establishes the
deadline date for the submission of
applications and corrects or clarifies
portions of the CoC NOFA published on
July 10, 2008.
DATES: The application submission date
for applications is September 26, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Individuals may direct questions
regarding the CoC NOFA to the HUD
Field Office serving their area, at the
telephone numbers shown in HUD’s
Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA); Policy
Requirements and General Section to
HUD’s FY2008 NOFAs for Discretionary
Programs (General Section) published
on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14883), or
may contact the e-snaps Help Desk at 1–
877–6esnaps (1–877–637–6277).
Individuals who are hearing- or speechimpaired should use the Information
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 (these
are toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
30, 2008 (73 FR 23483), HUD published
its Notice of FY2008 Opportunity to
Register and Other Important
Information for Electronic Application
Submission for Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance Programs (CoC
Early Registration Notice). The CoC
Early Registration Notice alerted the
public that HUD would require
Continuums of Care to submit
applications electronically, using esnaps, an electronic system separate
from Grants.gov. On July 10, 2008 (73
FR 39840), HUD published its CoC
NOFA, making available approximately
$1.42 billion in FY 2008 for the CoC
program. The purpose of the CoC
program is to reduce the incidence of
homelessness in communities by
assisting homeless individuals and
families to move to self sufficiency and
permanent housing. In the July 10, 2008,
CoC NOFA, HUD stated that the
application portion of the e-snaps
system had not yet been launched and
that HUD, as a result, was unable to
establish a due date for the FY2008 CoC
competition. HUD stated, however, that
it would announce the application due
date for the program through separate
Federal Register notice. Today’s
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publication establishes the deadline
date for the submission of applications.
Today’s publication also corrects or
clarifies the CoC NOFA published on
July 10, 2008.
Deadline for Applications
The application deadline date for the
CoC NOFA is September 26, 2008.
Electronic applications must be received
by e-snaps by 4 p.m. eastern time on the
deadline date. HUD will close e-snaps at
4:01 p.m. eastern time. Similarly, paper
applications from applicants granted a
waiver from the electronic application
submission requirement must be
received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern
standard time on the deadline date.
Summary of Technical Corrections
Today’s publication also corrects or
clarifies a number of sections of the July
10, 2008, CoC NOFA. These corrections
and clarifications are listed below by
page and section.
On page 39840, Overview
Information, Section F., first column,
entitled ‘‘Dates,’’ HUD is revising this
section to conform to the deadline date
for applications established by today’s
publication. HUD had hoped to
establish a deadline date at least 60 days
from the publication date of today’s
publication. While the deadline date
established by today’s publication falls
short of meeting this goal, HUD has
attempted to provide potential CoC
applicants 60 days notice of the
deadline date by posting the deadline
date for applications at https://
www.hud.gov/esnaps.
On page 39845, Section III.A.1., HUD
is correcting the eligibility chart, fourth
column under ‘‘Section 8 SRO’’ to note
that homeless individuals eligible for
SRO need not be disabled.
On page 39851, Section V.1.e., third
column, entitled ‘‘Emphasis on Housing
Activities,’’ HUD is correcting this
paragraph to note that HUD will award
points based on the relationship
between funds requested for housing
activities and funds requested for
supportive services activities among
both new and renewal projects.
On page 39854, Section VI.B.1.a.,
second column, HUD inadvertently
indicated that it will use five
measurable indicators related to the
Continuum of Care homeless assistance
programs based on the Government
Performance and Results Act. In fact,
HUD will use four indicators.
Accordingly, the Notice of HUD’s
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for the Continuum of Care Homeless
Assistance Program, published on July
10, 2008, beginning at 73 FR 39840, is
corrected as follows:
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On page 39840, Overview
Information, Section F., first column,
entitled ‘‘Dates,’’ HUD is revising this
section to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline
date for the CoC NOFA is September 26,
2008. Electronic applications must be
received by e-snaps by 4 p.m. eastern
time on the deadline date. HUD will
close e-snaps at 4:01 p.m. eastern time.
Similarly, paper applications from
applicants granted a waiver from the
electronic application submission
requirement must be received by HUD
by 4 p.m. eastern standard time on the
deadline date.
On page 39845, Section III.A.1., HUD
is correcting the eligibility chart, fourth
column under ‘‘Section 8 SRO,’’ to read
as follows:
Elements
Section 8 SRO
Authorizing Legislation .............................................................................
Section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 11401.
24 CFR part 882, subpart H, except that all persons receiving rental
assistance must meet the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness.
• PHAs.
• Private nonprofit organizations.
• SRO housing.
• Rental assistance.
• Homeless individuals.
• N/A.
• 10 years.
Implementing Regulations ........................................................................
Eligible Applicant(s) ..................................................................................
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Eligible Component(s) ..............................................................................
Eligible Activities, See footnotes 1, 2, and 3 ...........................................
Eligible Populations, See footnote 2 ........................................................
Populations Given Special Consideration ................................................
Initial Term of Assistance, See footnote 4 ...............................................
On page 39851, Section V.1.e., third
column, entitled ‘‘Emphasis on Housing
Activities,’’ HUD is correcting this
paragraph to read as follows:
e. Emphasis on Housing Activities:
HUD will award 18 points based on the
relationship between funds requested
for housing activities (i.e., transitional
and permanent) and funds requested for
supportive service activities. Housing
emphasis will be calculated on eligible
new and renewal projects within FPRN.
HUD will count as housing activity all
approvable requests for funds for rental
assistance and approvable requests for
acquisition, rehabilitation, construction,
leasing and operations when used in
connection with housing. HMIS costs
and administrative costs will be
excluded from this calculation. CoCs are
not required to have 100 percent
housing activities to receive the full 18
points for this scoring criteria.
On page 39854, Section VI.B.1.a.,
second column, HUD is correcting this
paragraph to read as follows:
a. The Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) requires Federal
agencies to measure the performance of
their programs. HUD captures this
information not only from monitoring
visits and APRs, but also on the data
gathered in annual competitions. For
example, the description of methods
used in determining the project priority
order submitted in Exhibit 1 provides
verification that projects are performing
satisfactorily and are effectively
addressing the needs for which they
were designed. HUD’s homeless
assistance programs are measured in
2008 by the objective to ‘‘end chronic
homelessness and to move homeless
families and individuals to permanent
housing.’’ This objective has a number
of measurable indicators, four of which
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relate directly to the Continuum of Care
homeless assistance programs. These
four indicators, as described below, will
be collected in Exhibit 1:
(1) At least 415 functioning CoC
communities will have a functional
Homeless Management Information
System (HMIS) by Fiscal Year 2008.
(2) The percentage of formerly
homeless individuals who remain
housed in HUD permanent housing
projects for at least 6 months will be at
least 71.5 percent.
(3) The percentage of homeless
persons who have moved from HUD
transitional housing into permanent
housing will be at least 63.5 percent.
(4) The employment rate of persons
exiting HUD homeless assistance
projects will be at least 19 percent.
Dated: August 6, 2008.
William H. Eargle, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations,
Community Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5220-N-02]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance Program: Deadline for Applications and Technical
Corrections
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: On July 10, 2008, HUD published in the Federal Register the
NOFA for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program.
Through this NOFA, HUD is making available approximately $1.42 billion
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for the CoC program. The purpose of the CoC
program is to reduce the incidence of homelessness in communities by
assisting homeless individuals and families to move to self sufficiency
and permanent housing. Today's publication establishes the deadline
date for the submission of applications and corrects or clarifies
portions of the CoC NOFA published on July 10, 2008.
DATES: The application submission date for applications is September
26, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Individuals may direct questions
regarding the CoC NOFA to the HUD Field Office serving their area, at
the telephone numbers shown in HUD's Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); Policy Requirements and General
Section to HUD's FY2008 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs (General
Section) published on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14883), or may contact the
e-snaps Help Desk at 1-877-6esnaps (1-877-637-6277). Individuals who
are hearing- or speech-impaired should use the Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339 (these are toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 30, 2008 (73 FR 23483), HUD
published its Notice of FY2008 Opportunity to Register and Other
Important Information for Electronic Application Submission for
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs (CoC Early Registration
Notice). The CoC Early Registration Notice alerted the public that HUD
would require Continuums of Care to submit applications electronically,
using e-snaps, an electronic system separate from Grants.gov. On July
10, 2008 (73 FR 39840), HUD published its CoC NOFA, making available
approximately $1.42 billion in FY 2008 for the CoC program. The purpose
of the CoC program is to reduce the incidence of homelessness in
communities by assisting homeless individuals and families to move to
self sufficiency and permanent housing. In the July 10, 2008, CoC NOFA,
HUD stated that the application portion of the e-snaps system had not
yet been launched and that HUD, as a result, was unable to establish a
due date for the FY2008 CoC competition. HUD stated, however, that it
would announce the application due date for the program through
separate Federal Register notice. Today's publication establishes the
deadline date for the submission of applications. Today's publication
also corrects or clarifies the CoC NOFA published on July 10, 2008.
Deadline for Applications
The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is September 26,
2008. Electronic applications must be received by e-snaps by 4 p.m.
eastern time on the deadline date. HUD will close e-snaps at 4:01 p.m.
eastern time. Similarly, paper applications from applicants granted a
waiver from the electronic application submission requirement must be
received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern standard time on the deadline date.
Summary of Technical Corrections
Today's publication also corrects or clarifies a number of sections
of the July 10, 2008, CoC NOFA. These corrections and clarifications
are listed below by page and section.
On page 39840, Overview Information, Section F., first column,
entitled ``Dates,'' HUD is revising this section to conform to the
deadline date for applications established by today's publication. HUD
had hoped to establish a deadline date at least 60 days from the
publication date of today's publication. While the deadline date
established by today's publication falls short of meeting this goal,
HUD has attempted to provide potential CoC applicants 60 days notice of
the deadline date by posting the deadline date for applications at
https://www.hud.gov/esnaps.
On page 39845, Section III.A.1., HUD is correcting the eligibility
chart, fourth column under ``Section 8 SRO'' to note that homeless
individuals eligible for SRO need not be disabled.
On page 39851, Section V.1.e., third column, entitled ``Emphasis on
Housing Activities,'' HUD is correcting this paragraph to note that HUD
will award points based on the relationship between funds requested for
housing activities and funds requested for supportive services
activities among both new and renewal projects.
On page 39854, Section VI.B.1.a., second column, HUD inadvertently
indicated that it will use five measurable indicators related to the
Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs based on the Government
Performance and Results Act. In fact, HUD will use four indicators.
Accordingly, the Notice of HUD's Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) for the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program, published
on July 10, 2008, beginning at 73 FR 39840, is corrected as follows:
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On page 39840, Overview Information, Section F., first column,
entitled ``Dates,'' HUD is revising this section to read as follows:
F. Dates: The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is
September 26, 2008. Electronic applications must be received by e-snaps
by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. HUD will close e-snaps at
4:01 p.m. eastern time. Similarly, paper applications from applicants
granted a waiver from the electronic application submission requirement
must be received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern standard time on the deadline
date.
On page 39845, Section III.A.1., HUD is correcting the eligibility
chart, fourth column under ``Section 8 SRO,'' to read as follows:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Elements Section 8 SRO
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Authorizing Legislation................ Section 441 of the McKinney-
Vento Homeless Assistance Act,
42 U.S.C. 11401.
Implementing Regulations............... 24 CFR part 882, subpart H,
except that all persons
receiving rental assistance
must meet the McKinney-Vento
definition of homelessness.
Eligible Applicant(s).................. PHAs.
Private nonprofit
organizations.
Eligible Component(s).................. SRO housing.
Eligible Activities, See footnotes 1, Rental assistance.
2, and 3.
Eligible Populations, See footnote 2... Homeless individuals.
Populations Given Special Consideration N/A.
Initial Term of Assistance, See 10 years.
footnote 4.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
On page 39851, Section V.1.e., third column, entitled ``Emphasis on
Housing Activities,'' HUD is correcting this paragraph to read as
follows:
e. Emphasis on Housing Activities: HUD will award 18 points based
on the relationship between funds requested for housing activities
(i.e., transitional and permanent) and funds requested for supportive
service activities. Housing emphasis will be calculated on eligible new
and renewal projects within FPRN. HUD will count as housing activity
all approvable requests for funds for rental assistance and approvable
requests for acquisition, rehabilitation, construction, leasing and
operations when used in connection with housing. HMIS costs and
administrative costs will be excluded from this calculation. CoCs are
not required to have 100 percent housing activities to receive the full
18 points for this scoring criteria.
On page 39854, Section VI.B.1.a., second column, HUD is correcting
this paragraph to read as follows:
a. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires
Federal agencies to measure the performance of their programs. HUD
captures this information not only from monitoring visits and APRs, but
also on the data gathered in annual competitions. For example, the
description of methods used in determining the project priority order
submitted in Exhibit 1 provides verification that projects are
performing satisfactorily and are effectively addressing the needs for
which they were designed. HUD's homeless assistance programs are
measured in 2008 by the objective to ``end chronic homelessness and to
move homeless families and individuals to permanent housing.'' This
objective has a number of measurable indicators, four of which relate
directly to the Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs. These
four indicators, as described below, will be collected in Exhibit 1:
(1) At least 415 functioning CoC communities will have a functional
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) by Fiscal Year 2008.
(2) The percentage of formerly homeless individuals who remain
housed in HUD permanent housing projects for at least 6 months will be
at least 71.5 percent.
(3) The percentage of homeless persons who have moved from HUD
transitional housing into permanent housing will be at least 63.5
percent.
(4) The employment rate of persons exiting HUD homeless assistance
projects will be at least 19 percent.
Dated: August 6, 2008.
William H. Eargle, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Community Planning and
Development.
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