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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5229–N–01]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for Rental Assistance for Non-Elderly
Persons With Disabilities Related to
Certain Types of Section 8 ProjectBased Developments and Sections
202, 221(d)(3), and 236 Developments
(Certain Developments)
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Rental
Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons
With Disabilities Related to Certain
Types of Section 8 Project-Based
Developments and Sections 202,
221(d)(3) and 236 Developments
(Certain Developments).
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the
availability of approximately $15
million in one-year budget authority for
Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) for
non-elderly disabled families in support
of Certain Developments that provide
preferences for, or restrict occupancy to,
certain units for occupancy for elderly
families only. This NOFA is governed
by the information and instructions
found in the Notice of HUD’s FY2008
Notice of Funding Availability; Policy
Requirements and General Section
(General Section) to HUD’s FY2008
NOFAs for Discretionary Programs that
HUD published in the Federal Register
on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14882), the
SuperNOFA Introduction published on
May 12, 2008 (73 FR 27032), and the
correction published on June 12, 2008
(73 FR 33446).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to the
agency contact identified in this
program NOFA.
Questions regarding the March 10,
2008 (73 FR 12751) Notice of FY2008
Opportunity to Register Early and Other
Important Information for Electronic
Application Submission Via Grants.gov,
the General Section of March 19, 2008,
the SuperNOFA Introduction of May 12,
2008, or the correction of June 12, 2008,
should be directed to the Office of
Departmental Grants Management and
Oversight at (202) 708–0667 (this is not
a toll-free number) or the NOFA
Information Center at (800) HUD–8929
(toll-free). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access these
numbers via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. The NOFA Information Center is
open between the hours of 10 a.m. and
6:30 p.m. eastern time, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
HUD is making available
approximately $15 million in one-year
budget authority for Housing Choice
Vouchers (HCVs) for non-elderly
disabled families in support of Certain
Developments noted above that provide
preferences for, or restrict occupancy to,
certain units for occupancy by elderly
families only. This funding is expected
to provide assistance for approximately
2,000 non-elderly disabled families.
As is HUD’s practice in publishing the
SuperNOFA, the NOFA published today
provides the statutory and regulatory
requirements, threshold requirements,
and other factors applicable to funding
being made available. Applicants for
assistance under this NOFA must also
refer to the 2008 General Section
published on March 19, 2008, and
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subsequent supplementary information
and technical corrections noted in the
Summary section above for important
application information and
requirements (including submission
requirements) which have changed this
year. Applicants must submit their
applications electronically through
https://www.grants.gov. This
requirement for all applicants was not
in place at the time of the last NOFA
published for Rental Assistance for NonElderly Persons with Disabilities
Related to Certain Developments in
2002. Accordingly, if applicants have
questions concerning the registration
process, registration renewal, assigning
a new Authorized Organization
Representative, or have a question about
a NOFA requirement, please contact
HUD staff identified in this program
NOFA HUD staff cannot help you write
your application, but can clarify
requirements that are contained in the
General Section to the SuperNOFA, this
NOFA, and in HUD’s registration
materials.
New applicants should note that they
are required to complete a five-step
registration process in order to submit
their applications electronically. The
General Section to the SuperNOFA
included in the instructions download
materials on Grants.gov provides a stepby step explanation of the registration
process, as well as where to find, on
HUD’s Web site, materials prepared by
HUD to help guide applicants through
the registration and application
submission process.
Applications and Instructions are
posted to Grants.gov as soon as HUD
finalizes them. HUD encourages
applicants to subscribe to the Grants.gov
free notification service. By doing so,
applicants will receive an e-mail
notification as soon as items are posted
to the Web site. The address to
subscribe to this service is https://
www.grants.gov/search/email.do. By
joining the notification service, if a
modification is made to the NOFA,
applicants will receive an e-mail
notification that a change has been
made.
HUD encourages applicants to
carefully read the General Section and
this NOFA. Carefully following the
directions provided can make the
difference in a successful application
submission.
Overview Information
A. Federal Agency Name: Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
Office of Public and Indian Housing.
B. Funding Opportunity Title: Rental
Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons
With Disabilities Related to Certain
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Types of Section 8 Project-Based
Developments and Sections 202,
221(d)(3) and 236 Developments
(Certain Developments).
C. Announcement Type: Initial
announcement.
D. Funding Opportunity Number:
OMB Approval Numbers applicable to
this NOFA are 2577–0169 and 2577–
0083.
E. Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): 14.871,
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.
F. Dates:
1. Application Submission Date: The
application deadline date is January 30,
2009. Applications must be received
and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59
p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.
The validation check can take 24 to 48
hours after an application is received by
Grants.gov. As a result, HUD strongly
encourages applicants to submit their
applications 48 to 72 hours prior to the
application deadline date. See the 2008
General Section for application
submission, faxing instructions, and
timely receipt requirements. HUD will
not accept an entire application
submitted by fax.
2. Estimated Grant Award Date. The
estimated award date will be June or
July 2009.
G. Additional Important Overview
Information:
1. This NOFA announces the
availability of approximately $15
million in one-year budget authority for
HCVs for non-elderly disabled families
in support of Certain Developments that
provide preferences for, or restrict
occupancy to, certain units for
occupancy by elderly families only.
Funding made available under the HCV
program through this NOFA will enable
public housing agencies (PHA) to
provide vouchers to approximately
2,000 non-elderly disabled families who
are not currently receiving housing
assistance in certain Section 8 projectbased developments due to the owner’s
establishment of preferences for the
admission of elderly families, or in
certain types of Section 202, Section
221(d)(3), or Section 236 developments
where the owner is restricting
occupancy in the developments (or
portions thereof) to elderly families. The
vouchers will enable non-elderly
disabled families affected by these
actions to access affordable housing.
2. Electronic Application Submission.
Applications for this NOFA must be
submitted electronically through https://
www.grants.gov/applicants/
apply_for_grants.jsp. Registration or
required annual re-registration to submit
an application electronically may take
more than a week because of the
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following: (1) The applicant’s
requirement to register with the Central
Contractor Registration (CCR), (2) the
cross-checking of applicant
identification numbers between CCR
and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
(3) applicant registration with the
Grants.gov Web site, and (4) the
applicant’s requirement to register the
official who will be submitting the
application. HUD’s Early Registration
Notice can be obtained through HUD’s
Web site at
https://www.hud.gov/grants/.
3. Match. None required.
4. Application materials. Application
materials may be obtained from https://
www.grants.gov/applicants/
apply_for_grants.jsp. Any technical
corrections will be published in the
Federal Register and posted to
Grants.gov. Frequently asked questions
will be posted on HUD’s Web site at
https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
otherhud.cfm and https://www.hud.gov/
offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/grants/
fy08/.
5. 2008 General Section Reference.
Section I, ‘‘Funding Opportunity
Description’’ of the 2008 General
Section and subsequent supplementary
information and technical corrections
published in the Federal Register are
hereby incorporated by reference.
6. Other 2008 General Section
References. See ‘‘Other Submission
Requirements’’ in Section IV.F. of this
NOFA and the 2008 General Section for
detailed information about application
submission.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Available Funds. This NOFA
announces the availability of
approximately $15 million in FY 2008
funds.
B. Purpose of this program. Vouchers
under this NOFA will assist non-elderly
disabled families that are not currently
receiving housing assistance in certain
Section 8 project-based developments
due to the owner’s establishment of
preferences for the admission of elderly
families, or in certain types of Section
202, Section 221(d)(3), or Section 236
developments where the owner is
restricting occupancy in the
developments (or portions thereof) to
elderly families, access affordable
housing.
C. Legal Authority. Title II of Division
K of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110–161) provides
appropriations for incremental vouchers
to assist non-elderly disabled families
affected by the establishment of
preferences in accordance with section
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651 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13611) or the restriction of occupancy to
elderly families in accordance with
section 658 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
13618).
D. Definitions of Terms. The
following definitions apply to funding
available under this NOFA.
1. Section 651 of the Housing and
Community Development Act (HCDA)
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611). This section
refers to section 659 of the HCDA of
1992 which states that ‘‘covered section
8 housing’’ means housing described in
section 683(2)(G) that was originally
designed for occupancy by elderly
families. Section 683(2)(G) of the HCDA
of 1992 describes such housing as that
constructed or substantially
rehabilitated pursuant to assistance
provided under section 8(b)(2) of the
USHA of 1937, as in effect before
October 1, 1983, that is assisted under
a contract for assistance under such
section. Section 651 of the HCDA of
1992 allowed owners of the following
covered Section 8 project-based
developments to provide preferences to
elderly families in selecting tenants for
available assisted units in those
projects:
a. Section 8 New Construction
Program, 24 CFR part 880;
b. Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation
Program, 24 CFR part 881;
c. State Housing Agencies Program
(insofar as involving new construction
and substantial rehabilitation), 24 CFR
part 883;
d. New Construction Set-Aside for
Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Projects Program, 24 CFR part 884; and
e. Section 8 Housing Assistance
Program for the Disposition of HUDOwned Projects (insofar as involving
substantial rehabilitation), 24 CFR part
886, subpart C.
2. Section 658 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13618). This section provides
that an owner of a Federally assisted
project (or portion thereof) that was
designed for occupancy for elderly
families may continue to restrict
occupancy in such project (or portion)
to elderly families in accordance with
the rules, standards, and agreements
governing occupancy in such housing in
effect at the time of the development of
the housing. The three types of assisted
housing developments covered by
Section 658 are as follows:
a. Housing assisted under section 202
of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q), as such section existed before
the enactment of the National
Affordable Housing Act (Pub. L. 101–
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625, 104 Stat. 4079, approved November
28, 1990) (NAHA);
b. Housing financed by a loan or
mortgage insured under section
221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) that bears an
interest rate determined under section
221(d)(5) of the National Housing Act;
and
c. Housing insured, assisted or held
by the Secretary or a State or State
Agency under section 236 of the
National Housing Act.
3. Elderly Family. A family whose
head, spouse, or sole member is 62 years
or older. It may include two or more
elderly persons living together, or one or
more elderly persons living with one or
more persons determined under the
public housing agency plan to be
essential to their care or well being.
4. Non-Elderly Disabled Family. A
family that does not meet the definition
of an elderly family whose head,
spouse, or sole member is a person with
disabilities.
5. Person with disabilities.
a. Has a disability as defined in
Section 223 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 423);
b. Is determined, pursuant to
regulations issued by the Secretary, to
have a physical, mental, or emotional
impairment which: (i) Is expected to be
of long-continued and indefinite
duration; (ii) substantially impedes his
or her ability to live independently; and
(iii) is of such a nature that such ability
could be improved by more suitable
housing conditions; or
c. Has a developmental disability as
defined in Section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
6001); and
d. Such term shall not exclude
persons who have the disease of
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
or any conditions arising from the
etiologic agent for acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no individual shall be considered
a person with disabilities for purposes
of eligibility for low-income housing
solely on the basis of any drug or
alcohol dependence.
II. Award Information
A. Available Funds. This NOFA
announces the availability of $15
million in one-year budget authority for
HCVs for non-elderly disabled families
in support of Certain Developments that
provide preferences for, or restrict
occupancy to, certain units for
occupancy by elderly families only.
This funding is expected to provide
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assistance to approximately 2,000 nonelderly disabled families.
Any funds remaining unobligated
under this NOFA will first be used to
fund any approvable applications under
HUD’s NOFA entitled Rental Assistance
for Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities
in Support of Designated Housing Plans
(Designated Housing) for which there
are insufficient funds. Conversely, any
funds remaining unobligated after
funding approvable applications under
the Designated Housing NOFA will be
made available to fund approvable
applications under this NOFA. Further,
pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, any funds
still remaining unobligated under this
announcement or the Designated
Housing NOFA will be available for
other non-elderly disabled families
through a subsequent NOFA.
B. HCV Funding Process. HUD will
only fund one application per PHA
under this announcement. This oneapplication-per-PHA limit applies
regardless of whether or not the PHA is
a state or regional PHA.
1. Maximum Voucher Request. A PHA
may apply for only the number of
vouchers needed to house those nonelderly disabled families that otherwise
would have been housed if not for the
preferences for, or restricted occupancy
to, a project/building (or portion
thereof) for elderly families only. PHAs
are limited to applying for no more than
the number of these restricted units for
one or more Certain Development
projects or 100 vouchers, whichever is
less.
2. Determination of Funding Amount
for the Applicant’s Requested Number
of Vouchers. HUD’s Housing Voucher
Financial Management Division will
determine the amount of one-year
budget authority that an applicant will
be awarded under this NOFA based on
the PHA’s per unit cost for 2008 renewal
funding or 2009 renewal funding if
those costs are available. Administrative
fees are not included in this funding
and will be determined in accordance
with section 10 of Public and Indian
Housing (PIH) Notice 2008–15 (HA) or
a subsequent administrative fee notice
(a copy of all PIH notices referenced in
this NOFA may be downloaded at
https://www.hudclips.org). PIH Moving
to Work (MTW) agencies will be funded
under this NOFA in accordance with
their MTW agreements.
3. Unfunded Approvable
Applications. PHAs with approvable
applications that are not funded in
whole or in part due to insufficient
funds available under this NOFA will
not be funded.
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III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Applicants. PHAs that
currently administer a HCV program are
eligible to apply for funding under this
NOFA.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching. None
required.
C. Other Requirements.
1. Eligible Activities.
HCVs awarded under this NOFA will
be subject to all of the requirements of
24 CFR part 982 with exceptions noted
for waiting list selection in section
III.C.3. MTW agencies may administer
these vouchers in accordance with their
MTW agreements unless they are
inconsistent with Appropriations Act
requirements or the requirements of this
NOFA. All PHAs (including MTW
agencies) must comply with the
requirements of PIH Letter 2007–1 (New
Freedom Initiative, Executive Order
13217: ‘‘Community-Based Alternatives
for Individuals with Disabilities,’’ and
the Housing Choice Voucher Program)
which extended Notice PIH 2006–21
(HA) which reinstated Notice PIH
Notice 2005–5 (HA). These
requirements include, but are not
limited to, re-issuance upon turnover of
these vouchers to non-elderly disabled
families on the PHA’s waiting list and
entering appropriate data into the Public
and Indian Housing Information Center
(PIC). In addition, Section 213 of the FY
2008 Appropriations Act states that
amounts available under this Act or
previous appropriations acts for tenantbased rental assistance and used for
non-elderly disabled families or for the
Family Unification Program shall, to the
extent practicable, remain available for
each respective purpose upon turnover.
2. Threshold Requirements.
a. All applicants must meet all
threshold requirements in Section III.C.
of the General Section with the
following exceptions:
(1) Section III.C.2.d. (Conducting
Business in Accordance with Core
Values and Ethical Standards). To
reflect core values, all applicant PHAs
shall develop and maintain a written
code of conduct in the PHA’s
administrative plan that:
(a) Requires compliance with the
conflict of interest requirements of the
HCV program cited in 24 CFR 982.161;
and
(b) Prohibits the solicitation or
acceptance of gifts or gratuities in excess
of a nominal value by an officer or
employee of the HA or any contractor,
subcontractor, or agent of the PHA.
The PHA’s administrative plan shall
state the PHA policies concerning PHA
administrative and disciplinary
remedies for violation of the PHA code
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of conduct. The PHA shall inform all
officers, employees and agents of its
organization of the PHA’s code of
conduct.
(2) Section III.C.4.b.(1) through (3)
(Specific Steps to Affirmatively
Furthering Fair Housing). The PHA
must comply with Section III.C.4.b. of
the General Section; the exceptions only
apply to providing specific steps in the
application. In addition, prior to the
application due date under this NOFA,
each applicant must submit to the
public housing director in the
applicant’s local HUD field office an
addendum to the applicant’s HCV
administrative plan that outlines
reasonable steps the applicant will take
to affirmatively further fair housing in
regard to the vouchers awarded under
this NOFA. Reasonable steps must
include:
(a) Identifying and contacting all nonelderly disabled families that were
affected by the preferences, or restricted
occupancy, to certain units in Certain
Developments for occupancy by elderly
families only; and
(b) Informing individuals on how to
file a fair housing complaint including
the provision of the toll free number for
the Housing Discrimination Hotline: 1–
800–669–9777.
Further, an applicant must comply
with the affirmatively furthering fair
housing requirements of 24 CFR Section
903.7(o) by: (1) Examining its programs
or proposed programs; (2) identifying
any impediments to fair housing choice
within those programs; (3) addressing
those impediments in a reasonable
fashion in view of the resources
available; (4) working with local
jurisdictions to implement any of the
jurisdiction’s initiatives to affirmatively
further fair housing that require the
PHA’s involvement; and (5) maintaining
records reflecting these analyses and
actions. Further, applicant PHAs are
encouraged to take the following
proactive steps in addressing
accessibility problems for persons with
disabilities: (1) Where requested by an
individual, assist program applicants
and participants gain access to
supportive services available within the
community, but not require eligible
applicants or participants to accept
supportive services as a condition of
continued participation in the program;
(2) Identify public and private funding
sources to assist participants with
disabilities in covering the costs of
structural alterations and other
accessibility features that are needed as
accommodations for their disabilities;
(3) Not deny persons who qualify for a
HCV under this program other housing
opportunities, or otherwise restrict
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access to PHA programs to eligible
applicants who choose not to
participate; (4) Provide housing search
assistance; (5) In accordance with rent
reasonableness requirements, approve
higher rents to owners that provide
accessible units with structural
modifications for persons with
disabilities; and (6) Provide technical
assistance, through referrals to local fair
housing and equal opportunity offices,
to owners interested in making
reasonable accommodations or units
accessible to persons with disabilities.
b. Applications under this NOFA
must also meet the following threshold
requirements to be eligible for funding
under this NOFA.
(1) Each applicant must meet the PIC
reporting requirements under PIH
Notice 2007–29(HA) that will be
assessed for the month immediately
preceding the month in which the
applications under this NOFA are due.
This threshold requirement will not
apply to MTW agencies.
(2) Each applicant must have
achieved points (15 or 20) under the
Section 8 Management Assessment
Program (SEMAP) leasing indicator (24
CFR 985.3(n)) and not be designated as
troubled for its most recent assessed
fiscal year. MTW agencies that are not
required to report under SEMAP shall
be held to the 95 percent lease-up and
budget authority utilization
requirements referenced above. These
MTW agencies are required to submit a
certification with their application
certifying that they are not required to
report under SEMAP, and that they
meet the 95 percent lease-up or budget
authority utilization requirements.
(3) The PHA applicant must not have
any major unresolved program
management findings from an Inspector
General audit, HUD management review
or Independent Public Accountant (IPA)
audit for the PHA’s HCV program or
other significant program compliance
problems (such as fair housing and/or
civil rights violations or findings) that
were not resolved prior to this NOFA’s
application deadline. Major program
management findings, or significant
program compliance problems, are those
that would cast doubt on the capacity of
the applicant to effectively administer
any new HCV funding in accordance
with applicable HUD regulatory and
statutory requirements.
(4) The PHA must not be involved in
litigation where HUD determines that
the litigation may seriously impede the
ability of the applicant to administer the
vouchers.
3. Eligible Participants. Non-elderly
disabled families that are income
eligible under 24 CFR 982.201(b)(1) and
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were on the waiting list for a unit when
the Certain Development provided
preferences for or restricted occupancy
to certain units may receive a HCV
awarded under this NOFA. Such
families need not be listed on the PHA’s
HCV waiting list in order to be offered
a voucher. These families may be
admitted to the HCV program as special
admissions under 24 CFR Section
982.203.
4. Environmental Review. In
accordance with 24 CFR 50.19(b)(11)
and 58.35(b)(1) of the HUD regulations,
tenant-based rental activities under this
program are categorically excluded from
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) and are not subject to
environmental review under the related
laws and authorities. Activities under
the homeownership option for existing
units and for units under construction at
the time the family enters into the
contract for sale are categorically
excluded from NEPA requirements and
excluded from other environmental
requirements under 24 CFR 58.5 in
accordance with 24 CFR 58.35(b)(5), but
PHAs are responsible for the
environmental requirements in 24 CFR
982.626(c). With regard to activities
under the homeownership option for
units not yet under construction at the
time the family enters into the contract
for sale, the additional environmental
review requirements referenced in 24
CFR 982.628(e), 982.631(c)(3) and
982.637(b) also apply in addition to
§ 982.626(c), and the PHA shall submit
all relevant environmental information
to the responsible entity or to HUD to
assist in the completion of those
requirements.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
A. Addresses to Request Application
Package. Please read the General Section
under Section IV.A. for full details on
Web sites, electronic forms, and
electronic applicant submission
requirements.
1. Web site. A copy of this funding
announcement for Certain
Developments under the HCV program
may be downloaded from the following
Web site: https://www.Grants.gov/
applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp.
2. Further Information. When
requesting information, please refer to
the name of the program you are
interested in. The NOFA Information
Center opens for business
simultaneously with the publication of
the SuperNOFA. You can also obtain
information on this NOFA when you
download the instructions from the
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identified above.
B. Content and Form of Application
Submission. Please carefully read
Section IV. of the General Section.
1. Content of Application under this
NOFA.
a. Each PHA must complete the
following forms:
(1) Form HUD–52515, Funding
Application, Section 8 Tenant-Based
Assistance, Rental Certificate Program,
Rental Voucher Program.
(A) When completing this form, only
complete the box for total dwelling
units under vouchers in section B. Do
not complete section C.
(B) In section D of the form, the PHA
applicant must provide the following
information for each Certain
Development that provided preferences
for, or restricted occupancy to, certain
units for occupancy by elderly families
only. The PHA may apply for units
affected in more than one Certain
Development:
(i) The name and identifier of the
Certain Development;
(ii) The month and year the owner of
the Certain Development provided
preferences for, or restricted occupancy
to, certain units for occupancy by
elderly;
(iii) The number of units affected by
the provision of preferences or the
restricted occupancy;
(iv) The owner-certified number of
non-elderly disabled families on the
waiting list for the Certain Development
at the time of the action that restricted
occupancy that must correspond to the
family data and contact information
provided to the PHA.
(v) Any vouchers previously awarded
to the PHA related to a prior Certain
Development NOFA.
(vi) The minimum number of
vouchers that the PHA will accept if
selected under a lottery system (See
Section V.B.3. below).
In order to obtain the information
required above, the PHA must contact
the Multifamily Housing Division
(MHD) in the local HUD field office. A
MHD representative will provide the
names of the Certain Developments
noted in section I.B.1. and 2. of this
NOFA and the number of units for
which a preference was provided for, or
occupancy restricted to, elderly families
only in each project that are recorded in
HUD’s Real Estate Management System
(REMS). Contact information for these
Certain Developments may be obtained
at the following Web site: https://
www.hud.gov/apps/section8/index.cfm.
If the development is not listed on this
Web site, the MHD representative can
provide this information. Each
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development owner must be contacted
by the PHA for the information required
above.
(2) Form SF–424, Application for
Federal Assistance. When completing
this form, the Federal Identifier
requested in section 5a is the PHA’s five
digit number (e.g., MD035 or AK002).
PHA applicants should estimate the
proposed start date and end date in
section 17. In Section 18 (Estimated
Funding), complete only 18.a and 18.g.
The amount entered in both fields
should be the total number of vouchers
requested in Section B of the form
HUD–52515 multiplied by the per
housing assistance payments unit cost
for 2008 HCV renewal funding or the
per unit cost for 2009 renewal funding,
if those costs are available.
(3) Form HUD–2880, Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report;
(4) Form HUD–2993,
Acknowledgment of Application
Receipt;
(5) Form HUD–96011, Third Party
Documentation Facsimile Transmittal;
if applicable for cover letter;
(6) Form HUD–2991, Certification of
Consistency with the Consolidated Plan,
or a copy of the signed PHA
Certification of Compliance for its
current Annual PHA Plan; and
(7) SF–LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities, if applicable.
C. Submission Date and Time. Your
completed application must be received
and validated by Grants.gov no later
than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the
application deadline date.
D. Intergovernmental Review. This
NOFA is not subject to Executive Order
12372, Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs.
E. Funding Restrictions. Funds under
this NOFA may only be used for
housing assistance for eligible
participants and may not be used for
performance of routine HCV program
functions that are reimbursed through
HCV administrative fees.
F. Other Submission Requirements.
See section IV.F.3. of the General
Section. Electronic application
submission is mandatory unless an
applicant requests, and is granted, a
waiver to the requirement. Applicants
should submit their waiver requests in
writing using e-mail. Waiver requests
must be submitted no later than 15 days
prior to the application deadline date
and should be submitted to
Danielle.L.Bastarache@hud.gov and
Phyllis.A.Smelkinson@hud.gov. The
subject line of the e-mail message
should be FY2008 Certain
Developments NOFA Waiver Request. If
an applicant is granted a waiver, then
the approval will provide instructions
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for submitting paper copies to the
appropriate HUD office(s). All paper
applications must be received by the
application deadline date to meet the
requirements for timely submission.
V. Application Review Information
A. Criteria.
1. Factors Used to Evaluate and Rate
Applications. None.
B. Review and Selection Process.
1. Technically Acceptable
Applications. All technically acceptable
applications that meet the threshold
criteria of section III.C.2. above will be
funded to the extent funds are available.
a. Funding Priority Categories. None.
b. Order of Funding. If funding under
this NOFA is not available to fund all
applications received by the NOFA
deadline, a lottery will be used until all
funding is exhausted.
c. Insufficient Funds. Not applicable.
2. Corrections to Deficient
Applications. The General Section
provides the procedures for corrections
to deficient applications. Please note
that clarifications or corrections of
technical deficiencies in accordance
with the information provided by HUD
to the applicant must be submitted
within 14 calendar days of the date of
receipt of the HUD notification.
3. Unacceptable Applications. After
the technical deficiency correction
period (as provided in the General
Section), the HUD Grants Management
Center (GMC) will disapprove PHA
applications that it determines are not
acceptable for processing. Applications
from PHAs that fall into any of the
following categories are ineligible for
funding under this NOFA and will not
be processed:
a. Any PHA that does not meet the
threshold requirements of the General
Section;
b. Any PHA that does not meet the
threshold requirements of Section III.C;
c. A PHA whose application does not
comply with the requirements of this
NOFA after the expiration of the 14calendar day technical deficiency
correction period;
d. A PHA whose application was
submitted after the application due date;
or
e. A PHA whose application was not
submitted to the official place of receipt.
C. Anticipated Announcement and
Award Dates. It is anticipated that
award announcements will take place
during the month of June or July, 2009.
VI. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices. Successful
applicants will receive an award letter
from HUD. Funding will be provided to
successful applicants as an amendment
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to the Annual Contributions Contract
(ACC) of the applicant PHA.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive a
notification of rejection letter from the
GMC that will state the basis for the
decision. The applicant may request an
applicant debriefing. Beginning not less
than 30 days after the awards for
assistance are announced publicly,
upon receiving a written request, HUD
will provide a debriefing to the
requesting applicant. (See the General
Section for additional information
regarding a debriefing.) Applicants
requesting to be debriefed must send a
written request to: Keia Neal, Acting
Director, Grants Management Center,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 501 School Street, SW.,
Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024.
B. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements.
1. HUD’s Strategic Goals. HUD is
committed to ensuring that programs
result in the achievement of HUD’s
strategic mission. HCVs awarded under
this NOFA support the Department’s
strategic goals of: (1) Increasing
homeownership opportunities, and (2)
promoting decent, affordable housing by
expanding access to these opportunities
for non-elderly persons with
disabilities. For more information about
HUD’s Strategic Plan and Annual
Performance Plan, you may visit HUD’s
Web site at https://www.hud.gov/offices/
cfo/reports/cforept.cfm.
2. HUD Policy Priorities. HCVs
awarded under this NOFA supports
HUD’s policy providing increased
homeownership and rental
opportunities for low- and moderateincome persons with disabilities.
C. Reporting. Successful applicants
(including MTW agencies) must report
the usage of voucher funds under this
NOFA through required submissions of
the form HUD–50058, Family Report.
PHAs must enter the program code
‘‘MFHDES’’ on line 2n of the Family
Report for families who are assisted
with vouchers under this NOFA. PHAs
must maintain this code on the form
HUD–50058 for the duration of the
family’s participation in the HCV
program. HUD’s assessment of PHA
compliance under this NOFA will be
based on PIC system data.
VII. Agency Contacts
A. For Technical Assistance. For
answers to your questions, you may
contact the Public and Indian Housing
Resource Center at 1–800–955–2232.
Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
via TTY (text telephone) by calling the
Federal Information Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339. (These are toll-free
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numbers). Prior to the application
deadline, staff at the numbers given
above, will be available to provide
general guidance, but not guidance in
actually preparing the application.
Following selection, but prior to award,
HUD staff will be available to assist in
clarifying or confirming information
that is a prerequisite to the offer of an
award by HUD. Agency contacts are
those listed in Section IV. F. above in
the Housing Voucher Management and
Operations Division, (202) 708–0744.
B. Technical Corrections to the
NOFA.
1. Technical corrections to this NOFA
will be posted on the Grants.gov Web
site.
2. Any technical corrections will also
be published in the Federal Register.
3. You are responsible for monitoring
these sites during the application
preparation period.
Dated: November 18, 2008.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. E8–28237 Filed 11–26–08; 8:45 am]
VIII. Other Information
SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the
availability of approximately $15
million in one-year budget authority for
Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) for
non-elderly disabled families. This
NOFA is governed by the information
and instructions found in the Notice of
HUD’s FY2008 Notice of Funding
Availability; Policy Requirements and
General Section (General Section) to
HUD’s FY2008 NOFAs for Discretionary
Programs that HUD published in the
Federal Register on March 19, 2008 (73
FR 14882), the SuperNOFA Introduction
published on May 12, 2008 (73 FR
27032), and the correction published on
June 12, 2008, (73 FR 33446).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to the
agency contact identified in this
program NOFA. Questions regarding the
March 10, 2008 (73 FR 12751) Notice of
FY2008 Opportunity to Register Early
and Other Important Information for
Electronic Application Submission Via
Grants.gov, the General Section of
March 19, 2008, the SuperNOFA
Introduction of May 12, 2008, or the
correction of June 12, 2008, should be
directed to the Office of Departmental
Grants Management and Oversight at
(202) 708–0667 (this is not a toll-free
number) or the NOFA Information
Center at (800) HUD–8929 (toll-free).
Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access these numbers
via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. The NOFA Information Center is
open between the hours of 10 a.m. and
6:30 p.m. eastern time, Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
A. General Section References
The following sub-sections of section
VIII. of the General Section are hereby
incorporated by reference:
1. Executive Order 13132, Federalism;
2. Public Access, Documentation, and
Disclosure;
3. Section 103 of the HUD Reform
Act.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection
requirements contained in this
document have been approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520) and assigned OMB control
numbers 2577–0169 and 2577–0083. In
accordance with the PRA, HUD may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless the collection
displays a currently valid OMB control
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C. Environmental Impact
This NOFA provides funding under,
and does not alter the environmental
requirements of 24 CFR part 982.
Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(5),
the NOFA is categorically excluded
from environmental review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). For
environmental review of activities
funded under this NOFA, see
requirements described in section III.C.4
above.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5228–N–01]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for Rental Assistance for Non-Elderly
Persons With Disabilities in Support of
Designated Housing Plans
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for Rental
Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons with
Disabilities in Support of Designated
Housing Plans.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Through today’s publication, HUD is
making available approximately $15
million in one-year budget authority for
Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) for
non-elderly disabled families. This
funding is expected to provide
assistance to approximately 2,000 nonelderly disabled families and will
enable public housing agencies (PHAs)
to provide sufficient alternative
resources to meet the housing needs of
those non-elderly disabled families who
would have been housed by the PHA if
occupancy in a designated public
housing project or building (or portion
thereof) were not restricted to elderly
households through the approval of a
Designated Housing Plan.
As is HUD’s practice in publishing the
SuperNOFA, the NOFA published today
provides the statutory and regulatory
requirements, threshold requirements,
and other factors applicable to funding
being made available. Applicants for
assistance under this NOFA must also
refer to the 2008 General Section
published on March 19, 2008, and
subsequent supplementary information
and technical corrections noted in the
Summary section above for important
application information and
requirements (including submission
requirements) which have changed this
year.
Applicants must submit their
applications electronically through
https://www.grants.gov. If applicants
have questions concerning the
registration process, registration
renewal, assigning a new Authorized
Organization Representative, or have a
question about a NOFA requirement,
please contact HUD staff identified in
this program NOFA. HUD staff cannot
help the applicant write the application,
but can clarify requirements that are
contained in the 2008 General Section
of this Notice, and in HUD’s registration
materials.
New applicants should note that they
are required to complete a five-step
registration process in order to submit
their applications electronically. The
2008 General Section, included in the
instructions download materials on
https://www.grants.gov (Grants.gov),
provides a step-by-step explanation of
the registration process, as well as
where to find, on HUD’s Web site,
materials prepared by HUD to help
guide applicants through the
registration and application submission
process.
Applications and Instructions have
been posted to Grants.gov. HUD
encourages applicants to subscribe to
the Grants.gov free notification service.
By doing so, applicants will receive an
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5229-N-01]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Rental Assistance for
Non-Elderly Persons With Disabilities Related to Certain Types of
Section 8 Project-Based Developments and Sections 202, 221(d)(3), and
236 Developments (Certain Developments)
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Rental
Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons With Disabilities Related to Certain
Types of Section 8 Project-Based Developments and Sections 202,
221(d)(3) and 236 Developments (Certain Developments).
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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $15
million in one-year budget authority for Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs)
for non-elderly disabled families in support of Certain Developments
that provide preferences for, or restrict occupancy to, certain units
for occupancy for elderly families only. This NOFA is governed by the
information and instructions found in the Notice of HUD's FY2008 Notice
of Funding Availability; Policy Requirements and General Section
(General Section) to HUD's FY2008 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs that
HUD published in the Federal Register on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14882),
the SuperNOFA Introduction published on May 12, 2008 (73 FR 27032), and
the correction published on June 12, 2008 (73 FR 33446).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to the agency contact identified in
this program NOFA.
Questions regarding the March 10, 2008 (73 FR 12751) Notice of
FY2008 Opportunity to Register Early and Other Important Information
for Electronic Application Submission Via Grants.gov, the General
Section of March 19, 2008, the SuperNOFA Introduction of May 12, 2008,
or the correction of June 12, 2008, should be directed to the Office of
Departmental Grants Management and Oversight at (202) 708-0667 (this is
not a toll-free number) or the NOFA Information Center at (800) HUD-
8929 (toll-free). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access
these numbers via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339. The NOFA Information Center is open between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
HUD is making available approximately $15 million in one-year
budget authority for Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) for non-elderly
disabled families in support of Certain Developments noted above that
provide preferences for, or restrict occupancy to, certain units for
occupancy by elderly families only. This funding is expected to provide
assistance for approximately 2,000 non-elderly disabled families.
As is HUD's practice in publishing the SuperNOFA, the NOFA
published today provides the statutory and regulatory requirements,
threshold requirements, and other factors applicable to funding being
made available. Applicants for assistance under this NOFA must also
refer to the 2008 General Section published on March 19, 2008, and
subsequent supplementary information and technical corrections noted in
the Summary section above for important application information and
requirements (including submission requirements) which have changed
this year. Applicants must submit their applications electronically
through https://www.grants.gov. This requirement for all applicants was
not in place at the time of the last NOFA published for Rental
Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities Related to Certain
Developments in 2002. Accordingly, if applicants have questions
concerning the registration process, registration renewal, assigning a
new Authorized Organization Representative, or have a question about a
NOFA requirement, please contact HUD staff identified in this program
NOFA HUD staff cannot help you write your application, but can clarify
requirements that are contained in the General Section to the
SuperNOFA, this NOFA, and in HUD's registration materials.
New applicants should note that they are required to complete a
five-step registration process in order to submit their applications
electronically. The General Section to the SuperNOFA included in the
instructions download materials on Grants.gov provides a step-by step
explanation of the registration process, as well as where to find, on
HUD's Web site, materials prepared by HUD to help guide applicants
through the registration and application submission process.
Applications and Instructions are posted to Grants.gov as soon as
HUD finalizes them. HUD encourages applicants to subscribe to the
Grants.gov free notification service. By doing so, applicants will
receive an e-mail notification as soon as items are posted to the Web
site. The address to subscribe to this service is https://
www.grants.gov/search/email.do. By joining the notification service, if
a modification is made to the NOFA, applicants will receive an e-mail
notification that a change has been made.
HUD encourages applicants to carefully read the General Section and
this NOFA. Carefully following the directions provided can make the
difference in a successful application submission.
Overview Information
A. Federal Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing.
B. Funding Opportunity Title: Rental Assistance for Non-Elderly
Persons With Disabilities Related to Certain Types of Section 8
Project-Based Developments and Sections 202, 221(d)(3) and 236
Developments (Certain Developments).
C. Announcement Type: Initial announcement.
D. Funding Opportunity Number: OMB Approval Numbers applicable to
this NOFA are 2577-0169 and 2577-0083.
E. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): 14.871,
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.
F. Dates:
1. Application Submission Date: The application deadline date is
January 30, 2009. Applications must be received and validated by
Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. The
validation check can take 24 to 48 hours after an application is
received by Grants.gov. As a result, HUD strongly encourages applicants
to submit their applications 48 to 72 hours prior to the application
deadline date. See the 2008 General Section for application submission,
faxing instructions, and timely receipt requirements. HUD will not
accept an entire application submitted by fax.
2. Estimated Grant Award Date. The estimated award date will be
June or July 2009.
G. Additional Important Overview Information:
1. This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $15
million in one-year budget authority for HCVs for non-elderly disabled
families in support of Certain Developments that provide preferences
for, or restrict occupancy to, certain units for occupancy by elderly
families only. Funding made available under the HCV program through
this NOFA will enable public housing agencies (PHA) to provide vouchers
to approximately 2,000 non-elderly disabled families who are not
currently receiving housing assistance in certain Section 8 project-
based developments due to the owner's establishment of preferences for
the admission of elderly families, or in certain types of Section 202,
Section 221(d)(3), or Section 236 developments where the owner is
restricting occupancy in the developments (or portions thereof) to
elderly families. The vouchers will enable non-elderly disabled
families affected by these actions to access affordable housing.
2. Electronic Application Submission. Applications for this NOFA
must be submitted electronically through https://www.grants.gov/
applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp. Registration or required annual re-
registration to submit an application electronically may take more than
a week because of the
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following: (1) The applicant's requirement to register with the Central
Contractor Registration (CCR), (2) the cross-checking of applicant
identification numbers between CCR and the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), (3) applicant registration with the Grants.gov Web site, and (4)
the applicant's requirement to register the official who will be
submitting the application. HUD's Early Registration Notice can be
obtained through HUD's Web site at https://www.hud.gov/grants/.
3. Match. None required.
4. Application materials. Application materials may be obtained
from https://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp. Any
technical corrections will be published in the Federal Register and
posted to Grants.gov. Frequently asked questions will be posted on
HUD's Web site at https://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/otherhud.cfm
and https://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/grants/fy08/.
5. 2008 General Section Reference. Section I, ``Funding Opportunity
Description'' of the 2008 General Section and subsequent supplementary
information and technical corrections published in the Federal Register
are hereby incorporated by reference.
6. Other 2008 General Section References. See ``Other Submission
Requirements'' in Section IV.F. of this NOFA and the 2008 General
Section for detailed information about application submission.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Available Funds. This NOFA announces the availability of
approximately $15 million in FY 2008 funds.
B. Purpose of this program. Vouchers under this NOFA will assist
non-elderly disabled families that are not currently receiving housing
assistance in certain Section 8 project-based developments due to the
owner's establishment of preferences for the admission of elderly
families, or in certain types of Section 202, Section 221(d)(3), or
Section 236 developments where the owner is restricting occupancy in
the developments (or portions thereof) to elderly families, access
affordable housing.
C. Legal Authority. Title II of Division K of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161) provides appropriations for
incremental vouchers to assist non-elderly disabled families affected
by the establishment of preferences in accordance with section 651 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611) or
the restriction of occupancy to elderly families in accordance with
section 658 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13618).
D. Definitions of Terms. The following definitions apply to funding
available under this NOFA.
1. Section 651 of the Housing and Community Development Act (HCDA)
of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13611). This section refers to section 659 of the
HCDA of 1992 which states that ``covered section 8 housing'' means
housing described in section 683(2)(G) that was originally designed for
occupancy by elderly families. Section 683(2)(G) of the HCDA of 1992
describes such housing as that constructed or substantially
rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of
the USHA of 1937, as in effect before October 1, 1983, that is assisted
under a contract for assistance under such section. Section 651 of the
HCDA of 1992 allowed owners of the following covered Section 8 project-
based developments to provide preferences to elderly families in
selecting tenants for available assisted units in those projects:
a. Section 8 New Construction Program, 24 CFR part 880;
b. Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation Program, 24 CFR part 881;
c. State Housing Agencies Program (insofar as involving new
construction and substantial rehabilitation), 24 CFR part 883;
d. New Construction Set-Aside for Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Projects Program, 24 CFR part 884; and
e. Section 8 Housing Assistance Program for the Disposition of HUD-
Owned Projects (insofar as involving substantial rehabilitation), 24
CFR part 886, subpart C.
2. Section 658 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13618). This section provides that an owner of a Federally
assisted project (or portion thereof) that was designed for occupancy
for elderly families may continue to restrict occupancy in such project
(or portion) to elderly families in accordance with the rules,
standards, and agreements governing occupancy in such housing in effect
at the time of the development of the housing. The three types of
assisted housing developments covered by Section 658 are as follows:
a. Housing assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959
(12 U.S.C. 1701q), as such section existed before the enactment of the
National Affordable Housing Act (Pub. L. 101-625, 104 Stat. 4079,
approved November 28, 1990) (NAHA);
b. Housing financed by a loan or mortgage insured under section
221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) that
bears an interest rate determined under section 221(d)(5) of the
National Housing Act; and
c. Housing insured, assisted or held by the Secretary or a State or
State Agency under section 236 of the National Housing Act.
3. Elderly Family. A family whose head, spouse, or sole member is
62 years or older. It may include two or more elderly persons living
together, or one or more elderly persons living with one or more
persons determined under the public housing agency plan to be essential
to their care or well being.
4. Non-Elderly Disabled Family. A family that does not meet the
definition of an elderly family whose head, spouse, or sole member is a
person with disabilities.
5. Person with disabilities.
a. Has a disability as defined in Section 223 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423);
b. Is determined, pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary,
to have a physical, mental, or emotional impairment which: (i) Is
expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration; (ii)
substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently; and
(iii) is of such a nature that such ability could be improved by more
suitable housing conditions; or
c. Has a developmental disability as defined in Section 102 of the
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 6001); and
d. Such term shall not exclude persons who have the disease of
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or any conditions arising from the
etiologic agent for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no individual shall be considered a person
with disabilities for purposes of eligibility for low-income housing
solely on the basis of any drug or alcohol dependence.
II. Award Information
A. Available Funds. This NOFA announces the availability of $15
million in one-year budget authority for HCVs for non-elderly disabled
families in support of Certain Developments that provide preferences
for, or restrict occupancy to, certain units for occupancy by elderly
families only. This funding is expected to provide
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assistance to approximately 2,000 non-elderly disabled families.
Any funds remaining unobligated under this NOFA will first be used
to fund any approvable applications under HUD's NOFA entitled Rental
Assistance for Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities in Support of
Designated Housing Plans (Designated Housing) for which there are
insufficient funds. Conversely, any funds remaining unobligated after
funding approvable applications under the Designated Housing NOFA will
be made available to fund approvable applications under this NOFA.
Further, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, any
funds still remaining unobligated under this announcement or the
Designated Housing NOFA will be available for other non-elderly
disabled families through a subsequent NOFA.
B. HCV Funding Process. HUD will only fund one application per PHA
under this announcement. This one-application-per-PHA limit applies
regardless of whether or not the PHA is a state or regional PHA.
1. Maximum Voucher Request. A PHA may apply for only the number of
vouchers needed to house those non-elderly disabled families that
otherwise would have been housed if not for the preferences for, or
restricted occupancy to, a project/building (or portion thereof) for
elderly families only. PHAs are limited to applying for no more than
the number of these restricted units for one or more Certain
Development projects or 100 vouchers, whichever is less.
2. Determination of Funding Amount for the Applicant's Requested
Number of Vouchers. HUD's Housing Voucher Financial Management Division
will determine the amount of one-year budget authority that an
applicant will be awarded under this NOFA based on the PHA's per unit
cost for 2008 renewal funding or 2009 renewal funding if those costs
are available. Administrative fees are not included in this funding and
will be determined in accordance with section 10 of Public and Indian
Housing (PIH) Notice 2008-15 (HA) or a subsequent administrative fee
notice (a copy of all PIH notices referenced in this NOFA may be
downloaded at https://www.hudclips.org). PIH Moving to Work (MTW)
agencies will be funded under this NOFA in accordance with their MTW
agreements.
3. Unfunded Approvable Applications. PHAs with approvable
applications that are not funded in whole or in part due to
insufficient funds available under this NOFA will not be funded.
III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Applicants. PHAs that currently administer a HCV
program are eligible to apply for funding under this NOFA.
B. Cost Sharing or Matching. None required.
C. Other Requirements.
1. Eligible Activities.
HCVs awarded under this NOFA will be subject to all of the
requirements of 24 CFR part 982 with exceptions noted for waiting list
selection in section III.C.3. MTW agencies may administer these
vouchers in accordance with their MTW agreements unless they are
inconsistent with Appropriations Act requirements or the requirements
of this NOFA. All PHAs (including MTW agencies) must comply with the
requirements of PIH Letter 2007-1 (New Freedom Initiative, Executive
Order 13217: ``Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with
Disabilities,'' and the Housing Choice Voucher Program) which extended
Notice PIH 2006-21 (HA) which reinstated Notice PIH Notice 2005-5 (HA).
These requirements include, but are not limited to, re-issuance upon
turnover of these vouchers to non-elderly disabled families on the
PHA's waiting list and entering appropriate data into the Public and
Indian Housing Information Center (PIC). In addition, Section 213 of
the FY 2008 Appropriations Act states that amounts available under this
Act or previous appropriations acts for tenant-based rental assistance
and used for non-elderly disabled families or for the Family
Unification Program shall, to the extent practicable, remain available
for each respective purpose upon turnover.
2. Threshold Requirements.
a. All applicants must meet all threshold requirements in Section
III.C. of the General Section with the following exceptions:
(1) Section III.C.2.d. (Conducting Business in Accordance with Core
Values and Ethical Standards). To reflect core values, all applicant
PHAs shall develop and maintain a written code of conduct in the PHA's
administrative plan that:
(a) Requires compliance with the conflict of interest requirements
of the HCV program cited in 24 CFR 982.161; and
(b) Prohibits the solicitation or acceptance of gifts or gratuities
in excess of a nominal value by an officer or employee of the HA or any
contractor, subcontractor, or agent of the PHA.
The PHA's administrative plan shall state the PHA policies
concerning PHA administrative and disciplinary remedies for violation
of the PHA code of conduct. The PHA shall inform all officers,
employees and agents of its organization of the PHA's code of conduct.
(2) Section III.C.4.b.(1) through (3) (Specific Steps to
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing). The PHA must comply with
Section III.C.4.b. of the General Section; the exceptions only apply to
providing specific steps in the application. In addition, prior to the
application due date under this NOFA, each applicant must submit to the
public housing director in the applicant's local HUD field office an
addendum to the applicant's HCV administrative plan that outlines
reasonable steps the applicant will take to affirmatively further fair
housing in regard to the vouchers awarded under this NOFA. Reasonable
steps must include:
(a) Identifying and contacting all non-elderly disabled families
that were affected by the preferences, or restricted occupancy, to
certain units in Certain Developments for occupancy by elderly families
only; and
(b) Informing individuals on how to file a fair housing complaint
including the provision of the toll free number for the Housing
Discrimination Hotline: 1-800-669-9777.
Further, an applicant must comply with the affirmatively furthering
fair housing requirements of 24 CFR Section 903.7(o) by: (1) Examining
its programs or proposed programs; (2) identifying any impediments to
fair housing choice within those programs; (3) addressing those
impediments in a reasonable fashion in view of the resources available;
(4) working with local jurisdictions to implement any of the
jurisdiction's initiatives to affirmatively further fair housing that
require the PHA's involvement; and (5) maintaining records reflecting
these analyses and actions. Further, applicant PHAs are encouraged to
take the following proactive steps in addressing accessibility problems
for persons with disabilities: (1) Where requested by an individual,
assist program applicants and participants gain access to supportive
services available within the community, but not require eligible
applicants or participants to accept supportive services as a condition
of continued participation in the program; (2) Identify public and
private funding sources to assist participants with disabilities in
covering the costs of structural alterations and other accessibility
features that are needed as accommodations for their disabilities; (3)
Not deny persons who qualify for a HCV under this program other housing
opportunities, or otherwise restrict
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access to PHA programs to eligible applicants who choose not to
participate; (4) Provide housing search assistance; (5) In accordance
with rent reasonableness requirements, approve higher rents to owners
that provide accessible units with structural modifications for persons
with disabilities; and (6) Provide technical assistance, through
referrals to local fair housing and equal opportunity offices, to
owners interested in making reasonable accommodations or units
accessible to persons with disabilities.
b. Applications under this NOFA must also meet the following
threshold requirements to be eligible for funding under this NOFA.
(1) Each applicant must meet the PIC reporting requirements under
PIH Notice 2007-29(HA) that will be assessed for the month immediately
preceding the month in which the applications under this NOFA are due.
This threshold requirement will not apply to MTW agencies.
(2) Each applicant must have achieved points (15 or 20) under the
Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) leasing indicator (24
CFR 985.3(n)) and not be designated as troubled for its most recent
assessed fiscal year. MTW agencies that are not required to report
under SEMAP shall be held to the 95 percent lease-up and budget
authority utilization requirements referenced above. These MTW agencies
are required to submit a certification with their application
certifying that they are not required to report under SEMAP, and that
they meet the 95 percent lease-up or budget authority utilization
requirements.
(3) The PHA applicant must not have any major unresolved program
management findings from an Inspector General audit, HUD management
review or Independent Public Accountant (IPA) audit for the PHA's HCV
program or other significant program compliance problems (such as fair
housing and/or civil rights violations or findings) that were not
resolved prior to this NOFA's application deadline. Major program
management findings, or significant program compliance problems, are
those that would cast doubt on the capacity of the applicant to
effectively administer any new HCV funding in accordance with
applicable HUD regulatory and statutory requirements.
(4) The PHA must not be involved in litigation where HUD determines
that the litigation may seriously impede the ability of the applicant
to administer the vouchers.
3. Eligible Participants. Non-elderly disabled families that are
income eligible under 24 CFR 982.201(b)(1) and were on the waiting list
for a unit when the Certain Development provided preferences for or
restricted occupancy to certain units may receive a HCV awarded under
this NOFA. Such families need not be listed on the PHA's HCV waiting
list in order to be offered a voucher. These families may be admitted
to the HCV program as special admissions under 24 CFR Section 982.203.
4. Environmental Review. In accordance with 24 CFR 50.19(b)(11) and
58.35(b)(1) of the HUD regulations, tenant-based rental activities
under this program are categorically excluded from the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and are not
subject to environmental review under the related laws and authorities.
Activities under the homeownership option for existing units and for
units under construction at the time the family enters into the
contract for sale are categorically excluded from NEPA requirements and
excluded from other environmental requirements under 24 CFR 58.5 in
accordance with 24 CFR 58.35(b)(5), but PHAs are responsible for the
environmental requirements in 24 CFR 982.626(c). With regard to
activities under the homeownership option for units not yet under
construction at the time the family enters into the contract for sale,
the additional environmental review requirements referenced in 24 CFR
982.628(e), 982.631(c)(3) and 982.637(b) also apply in addition to
Sec. 982.626(c), and the PHA shall submit all relevant environmental
information to the responsible entity or to HUD to assist in the
completion of those requirements.
IV. Application and Submission Information
A. Addresses to Request Application Package. Please read the
General Section under Section IV.A. for full details on Web sites,
electronic forms, and electronic applicant submission requirements.
1. Web site. A copy of this funding announcement for Certain
Developments under the HCV program may be downloaded from the following
Web site: https://www.Grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp.
2. Further Information. When requesting information, please refer
to the name of the program you are interested in. The NOFA Information
Center opens for business simultaneously with the publication of the
SuperNOFA. You can also obtain information on this NOFA when you
download the instructions from the https://www.Grants.gov Web site
identified above.
B. Content and Form of Application Submission. Please carefully
read Section IV. of the General Section.
1. Content of Application under this NOFA.
a. Each PHA must complete the following forms:
(1) Form HUD-52515, Funding Application, Section 8 Tenant-Based
Assistance, Rental Certificate Program, Rental Voucher Program.
(A) When completing this form, only complete the box for total
dwelling units under vouchers in section B. Do not complete section C.
(B) In section D of the form, the PHA applicant must provide the
following information for each Certain Development that provided
preferences for, or restricted occupancy to, certain units for
occupancy by elderly families only. The PHA may apply for units
affected in more than one Certain Development:
(i) The name and identifier of the Certain Development;
(ii) The month and year the owner of the Certain Development
provided preferences for, or restricted occupancy to, certain units for
occupancy by elderly;
(iii) The number of units affected by the provision of preferences
or the restricted occupancy;
(iv) The owner-certified number of non-elderly disabled families on
the waiting list for the Certain Development at the time of the action
that restricted occupancy that must correspond to the family data and
contact information provided to the PHA.
(v) Any vouchers previously awarded to the PHA related to a prior
Certain Development NOFA.
(vi) The minimum number of vouchers that the PHA will accept if
selected under a lottery system (See Section V.B.3. below).
In order to obtain the information required above, the PHA must
contact the Multifamily Housing Division (MHD) in the local HUD field
office. A MHD representative will provide the names of the Certain
Developments noted in section I.B.1. and 2. of this NOFA and the number
of units for which a preference was provided for, or occupancy
restricted to, elderly families only in each project that are recorded
in HUD's Real Estate Management System (REMS). Contact information for
these Certain Developments may be obtained at the following Web site:
https://www.hud.gov/apps/section8/index.cfm. If the development is not
listed on this Web site, the MHD representative can provide this
information. Each
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development owner must be contacted by the PHA for the information
required above.
(2) Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. When
completing this form, the Federal Identifier requested in section 5a is
the PHA's five digit number (e.g., MD035 or AK002). PHA applicants
should estimate the proposed start date and end date in section 17. In
Section 18 (Estimated Funding), complete only 18.a and 18.g. The amount
entered in both fields should be the total number of vouchers requested
in Section B of the form HUD-52515 multiplied by the per housing
assistance payments unit cost for 2008 HCV renewal funding or the per
unit cost for 2009 renewal funding, if those costs are available.
(3) Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report;
(4) Form HUD-2993, Acknowledgment of Application Receipt;
(5) Form HUD-96011, Third Party Documentation Facsimile
Transmittal; if applicable for cover letter;
(6) Form HUD-2991, Certification of Consistency with the
Consolidated Plan, or a copy of the signed PHA Certification of
Compliance for its current Annual PHA Plan; and
(7) SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable.
C. Submission Date and Time. Your completed application must be
received and validated by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m.
eastern time on the application deadline date.
D. Intergovernmental Review. This NOFA is not subject to Executive
Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.
E. Funding Restrictions. Funds under this NOFA may only be used for
housing assistance for eligible participants and may not be used for
performance of routine HCV program functions that are reimbursed
through HCV administrative fees.
F. Other Submission Requirements. See section IV.F.3. of the
General Section. Electronic application submission is mandatory unless
an applicant requests, and is granted, a waiver to the requirement.
Applicants should submit their waiver requests in writing using e-mail.
Waiver requests must be submitted no later than 15 days prior to the
application deadline date and should be submitted to
Danielle.L.Bastarache@hud.gov and Phyllis.A.Smelkinson@hud.gov. The
subject line of the e-mail message should be FY2008 Certain
Developments NOFA Waiver Request. If an applicant is granted a waiver,
then the approval will provide instructions for submitting paper copies
to the appropriate HUD office(s). All paper applications must be
received by the application deadline date to meet the requirements for
timely submission.
V. Application Review Information
A. Criteria.
1. Factors Used to Evaluate and Rate Applications. None.
B. Review and Selection Process.
1. Technically Acceptable Applications. All technically acceptable
applications that meet the threshold criteria of section III.C.2. above
will be funded to the extent funds are available.
a. Funding Priority Categories. None.
b. Order of Funding. If funding under this NOFA is not available to
fund all applications received by the NOFA deadline, a lottery will be
used until all funding is exhausted.
c. Insufficient Funds. Not applicable.
2. Corrections to Deficient Applications. The General Section
provides the procedures for corrections to deficient applications.
Please note that clarifications or corrections of technical
deficiencies in accordance with the information provided by HUD to the
applicant must be submitted within 14 calendar days of the date of
receipt of the HUD notification.
3. Unacceptable Applications. After the technical deficiency
correction period (as provided in the General Section), the HUD Grants
Management Center (GMC) will disapprove PHA applications that it
determines are not acceptable for processing. Applications from PHAs
that fall into any of the following categories are ineligible for
funding under this NOFA and will not be processed:
a. Any PHA that does not meet the threshold requirements of the
General Section;
b. Any PHA that does not meet the threshold requirements of Section
III.C;
c. A PHA whose application does not comply with the requirements of
this NOFA after the expiration of the 14-calendar day technical
deficiency correction period;
d. A PHA whose application was submitted after the application due
date; or
e. A PHA whose application was not submitted to the official place
of receipt.
C. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates. It is anticipated that
award announcements will take place during the month of June or July,
2009.
VI. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices. Successful applicants will receive an award
letter from HUD. Funding will be provided to successful applicants as
an amendment to the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) of the
applicant PHA.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive a notification of rejection
letter from the GMC that will state the basis for the decision. The
applicant may request an applicant debriefing. Beginning not less than
30 days after the awards for assistance are announced publicly, upon
receiving a written request, HUD will provide a debriefing to the
requesting applicant. (See the General Section for additional
information regarding a debriefing.) Applicants requesting to be
debriefed must send a written request to: Keia Neal, Acting Director,
Grants Management Center, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 501 School Street, SW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024.
B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements.
1. HUD's Strategic Goals. HUD is committed to ensuring that
programs result in the achievement of HUD's strategic mission. HCVs
awarded under this NOFA support the Department's strategic goals of:
(1) Increasing homeownership opportunities, and (2) promoting decent,
affordable housing by expanding access to these opportunities for non-
elderly persons with disabilities. For more information about HUD's
Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan, you may visit HUD's Web
site at https://www.hud.gov/offices/cfo/reports/cforept.cfm.
2. HUD Policy Priorities. HCVs awarded under this NOFA supports
HUD's policy providing increased homeownership and rental opportunities
for low- and moderate-income persons with disabilities.
C. Reporting. Successful applicants (including MTW agencies) must
report the usage of voucher funds under this NOFA through required
submissions of the form HUD-50058, Family Report. PHAs must enter the
program code ``MFHDES'' on line 2n of the Family Report for families
who are assisted with vouchers under this NOFA. PHAs must maintain this
code on the form HUD-50058 for the duration of the family's
participation in the HCV program. HUD's assessment of PHA compliance
under this NOFA will be based on PIC system data.
VII. Agency Contacts
A. For Technical Assistance. For answers to your questions, you may
contact the Public and Indian Housing Resource Center at 1-800-955-
2232. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number
via TTY (text telephone) by calling the Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339. (These are toll-free
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numbers). Prior to the application deadline, staff at the numbers given
above, will be available to provide general guidance, but not guidance
in actually preparing the application. Following selection, but prior
to award, HUD staff will be available to assist in clarifying or
confirming information that is a prerequisite to the offer of an award
by HUD. Agency contacts are those listed in Section IV. F. above in the
Housing Voucher Management and Operations Division, (202) 708-0744.
B. Technical Corrections to the NOFA.
1. Technical corrections to this NOFA will be posted on the
Grants.gov Web site.
2. Any technical corrections will also be published in the Federal
Register.
3. You are responsible for monitoring these sites during the
application preparation period.
VIII. Other Information
A. General Section References
The following sub-sections of section VIII. of the General Section
are hereby incorporated by reference:
1. Executive Order 13132, Federalism;
2. Public Access, Documentation, and Disclosure;
3. Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection requirements contained in this document
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and
assigned OMB control numbers 2577-0169 and 2577-0083. In accordance
with the PRA, HUD may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless the
collection displays a currently valid OMB control number.
C. Environmental Impact
This NOFA provides funding under, and does not alter the
environmental requirements of 24 CFR part 982. Accordingly, under 24
CFR 50.19(c)(5), the NOFA is categorically excluded from environmental
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321). For environmental review of activities funded under this NOFA,
see requirements described in section III.C.4 above.
Dated: November 18, 2008.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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