# Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Housing, Community Development and Empowerment Programs and Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance for Fiscal Year 2000

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** February 24, 2000
- **Citation:** 65 FR 9322

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4560-N-01]
Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD's Housing, Community Development and Empowerment Programs and Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance for Fiscal Year 2000

AGENCY:

Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION:

Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD Grant Programs.

SUMMARY:

This Fiscal Year 2000 Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) announces the availability of approximately
$2.424
billion in HUD program funds covering 39 grant categories within programs operated and administered by HUD offices and Section 8 housing voucher assistance.

The
General Section
of this SuperNOFA provides the application procedures and requirements that are applicable to all the programs in this SuperNOFA. The
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA provides a description of the specific programs for which funding is made available and describes any additional procedures and requirements that are applicable to a specific program. Please be sure you read both the
General Section
and the
Program Section
of this SuperNOFA to ensure you respond to all the requirements for funding.

APPLICATION DUE DATES

The information in this “APPLICATION DUE DATES” section applies to all programs that are part of this SuperNOFA.
You, the applicant, must submit a completed application to HUD no later than the application due date established for the program for which you are seeking funding. HUD will not accept for review and evaluation any applications sent by facsimile (fax).

ADDRESSES AND APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

Addresses.
You, the applicant, must submit a complete application to the location identified in the
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA. When submitting your application, please refer to the
name of the program
for which you are seeking funding.

For Applications to HUD Headquarters.
If your application is due to HUD Headquarters, you must send the application to the following address: Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410 (see the Program Chart or
Programs Section
for Room location and additional information regarding the addresses for application submission). Please make sure that you note the room number. The correct room number is very important to ensure that your application is not misdirected.

For Applications to HUD Field Offices.
If your application is required to be submitted to a HUD Field Office, please see the
Programs Section
for the exact office location for submission of your application.

Applications Submission Procedures. Mailed Applications.
Your application will be considered timely filed if your application is postmarked on or before 12:00 midnight on the application due date and received by the designated HUD Office on or within ten (10) days of the application due date.

Applications Sent by Overnight/Express Mail Delivery.
If your application is sent by overnight delivery or express mail, your application will be timely filed if it is received before or on the application due date, or when you submit documentary evidence that your application was placed in transit with the overnight delivery/express mail service by no later than the application due date.

Hand Carried Applications. Hand-carried to HUD Headquarters.
If your application is required to be submitted to HUD Headquarters, and you arrange for the application to be hand carried, hand carried applications delivered before and on the application due date must be brought to the specified location at HUD Headquarters and room number between the hours of 8:45 am to 5:15 pm, Eastern time. Applications hand carried on the application due date will be accepted in the South Lobby of the HUD Headquarters Building at the above address from 5:15 pm until 12:00 midnight, Eastern time. This deadline date is firm. Please make appropriate arrangements to arrive at the HUD Headquarters Building before 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on the application due date.

Hand-carried to HUD Field Office.
If your application is required to be submitted to a HUD Field Office, your application must be delivered to the appropriate HUD Field Office in accordance with the instructions specified in the Programs Section of the SuperNOFA. A hand carried application will be accepted at the specified HUD Field Office during normal business hours before the application due date. On the application due date, business hours will be extended to 6:00 pm, local time. (Appendix A-1 to this General Section of the SuperNOFA lists the HUD Field Offices and the hours of operation.) Please be sure to arrive at the HUD Field Office with adequate time to submit the application before the 6:00 pm deadline on the application due date.

Copies of Applications to HUD Offices.
The
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA may specify that to facilitate the processing and review of your application, a copy of the application also must be sent to an additional HUD location (for example, a copy to the HUD Field Office if the original application is to be submitted to HUD Headquarters, or a copy to HUD Headquarters, if the original application is to be submitted to a HUD Field Office). Please follow the directions of the
Programs Section
to ensure that you submit your application to the proper location. For some programs, HUD requests additional copies in order to expeditiously review your application, and to ensure that all reviewers receive complete applications to review. HUD appreciates your assistance in providing the copies. Please note that for those applications for which copies are to be submitted to the Field Offices and HUD Headquarters, timeliness of submission will be based on the time your application is received at HUD Headquarters.

FOR APPLICATION KITS, FURTHER INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

The information in this section is applicable to all programs that are part of this SuperNOFA. This section describes how you may obtain application kits, further information about the SuperNOFA and technical assistance. A guidebook to HUD programs, titled “Connecting with Communities: A User's Guide to the HUD Programs and the 2000 SuperNOFA Process.” This guidebook provides a brief description of all of HUD's programs, a description of the SuperNOFA programs, and eligible applicants for these programs, and examples of how programs can work in combination to serve local community needs. The main sources for obtaining this information are:

The
SuperNOFA Information Center,
which you may reach by calling
1-800-HUD-8929
or the
Center's TTY number at 1-800-HUD-2209;
and

HUD's web site on the Internet at
http://www.hud.gov.

For Application Kits and SuperNOFA User Guide.
HUD is pleased to provide you with the FY 2000 application kits and/or a guidebook to all HUD programs that are part of this SuperNOFA. For some announcements of funding

availability in this SuperNOFA, the process for applying for funds is so simple no application kit is required. Where this is the case, the program section for that funding will note that there is no application kit. The application kits are designed to guide you through the application process and ensure that your application addresses all requirements for the program funding you are seeking.
Please note that if there is a discrepancy between information provided in the application kit and the information provided in the published SuperNOFA, the information in the published SuperNOFA prevails.
Therefore, please be sure to review your application submission against the requirements in the SuperNOFA.

You may request general information and application kits from the SuperNOFA Information Center. When requesting an application kit from the SuperNOFA Information Center, please refer to the name of the program of the application kit you are interested in receiving. Please be sure to provide your name, address (including zip code), and telephone number (including area code). To ensure sufficient time to prepare your application, requests for application kits can be made immediately following publication of the SuperNOFA. The SuperNOFA Information Center opens for business simultaneously with the publication of the SuperNOFA.

The SuperNOFA Information Center (1-800-HUD-8929) can provide you with assistance, application kits, and guidance in determining which HUD Office(s) should receive a copy of your application. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may call the Center's TTY number at 1-800-HUD-2209. Additionally, you can obtain information on this SuperNOFA and application kits for this SuperNOFA through the HUD web site on the Internet at http://www.hud.gov.

Consolidated Application Submissions.
If you, the applicant, would like to apply for funding under more than one program in this SuperNOFA, you need only submit one originally signed SF-424 and one set of original signatures for the other standard assurances and certifications, accompanied by the matrix that is provided in each application kit. As long as you submit one originally signed set of these documents with an application, you need only submit copies of these documents with any additional application you submit. Your application should identify the program for which you have submitted the original signatures for the standard assurances and certifications. Additionally, the
Programs Section
may specify additional forms, certifications, assurances, or other information that may be required for a particular program in this SuperNOFA.

For Further Information.
For answers to your questions about this SuperNOFA, you have several options. You may call, during business hours, the SuperNOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929, or you may contact the HUD Office or Processing Center serving your area at the telephone number listed in the application kit for the program in which you are interested. If you are a person with a hearing or speech impairment you may call the Center's TTY number at 1-800-HUD-2209. You may also obtain information on this SuperNOFA and application kits for this SuperNOFA through the HUD web site on the Internet at http://www.hud.gov.

For Technical Assistance.
Before the application due date, HUD staff will be available to provide you with general guidance and technical assistance about this SuperNOFA. HUD staff, however, are not permitted to assist in preparing your application. Following selection of applicants, but before awards are made, HUD staff are available to assist in clarifying or confirming information that is a prerequisite to the offer of an award or Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) by HUD.

Satellite Broadcasts.
HUD will hold information broadcasts via satellite for potential applicants to learn more about the programs in this SuperNOFA and preparation of the applications. For more information about the date and time of the broadcast, you should consult the HUD web site at http://www.hud.gov.

INTRODUCTION TO THE FY 2000 SUPERNOFA

HUD'S FY 2000 SUPERNOFA PROCESS

Background

This year marks the third year that HUD is issuing a SuperNOFA for almost all of its competitive grant programs, and the first year, as further discussed below, that HUD has added to the SuperNOFA its announcements of funding availability for Section 8 housing voucher assistance for certain initiatives. The SuperNOFA approach, in which the great majority of HUD's competitive funds are announced in one document, is designed to simplify the application process, bring consistency and uniformity to the application and selection process, and accelerate the availability of funding. Equally important, the SuperNOFA approach is designed to increase the ability of applicants to consider and apply for funding under a wide variety of HUD programs. The SuperNOFA provides a “menu” of HUD competitive programs. From this menu, communities will be made aware of funding available for their jurisdictions. Nonprofits, public housing agencies, local and State governments, tribal governments and tribally designated housing entities, veterans service organizations, faith-based organizations and others will be able to identify the programs for which they are eligible for funding.

The most creative and novel element of the SuperNOFA is that it places heavy emphasis on the coordination of activities assisted by HUD funds to provide (1) greater flexibility and responsiveness by potential grantees in meeting local housing and community development needs, and (2) greater flexibility for eligible applicants to determine what HUD program resources best fit the community's needs. The SuperNOFA's promotion of coordination and comprehensive planning of HUD assistance reduces duplication in the delivery of services by organizations and communities, and allows for delivery of a wider more integrated array of services, thereby resulting in more efficient use of HUD funds to more effectively serve a greater number of those most in need of HUD assistance.

Changes Made in the SuperNOFA Process for FY 2000

Addition of Section 8 Housing Voucher Assistance for Certain Initiatives.
In the FY 2000 SuperNOFA, HUD adds three NOFAs that provide Section 8 housing voucher funding for persons with disabilities under the following initiatives: (1) Mainstream housing opportunities for persons with disabilities (Mainstream Housing); (2) rental assistance for non-elderly persons with disabilities related to certain types of Section 8 project-based developments and Section 202, 221(d)(3) and Section 236 developments (Certain Developments); and (3) rental assistance for non-elderly persons with disabilities in support of designated housing plans (Designated Housing). Although in prior years, these NOFAs were published independently of the SuperNOFA, HUD believes that the inclusion in this SuperNOFA of funding for Mainstream Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities is especially helpful for nonprofit organizations coordinating housing assistance proposals for persons with disabilities under the Section 811 Program of Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities. (Please note

that the notices of funding availability for Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators, and Section 8 voucher assistance for Fair Share Allocation of Incremental Voucher Funding are not part of the SuperNOFA but will be published in the near future.)

Encouraging Participation in Certain Policy Initiatives.
In addition to the policy initiatives for which HUD encouraged applicant participation in the FY 1999 SuperNOFA, HUD adds two additional initiatives to this year's SuperNOFA. They are:

(1)
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing.
President Clinton officially launched the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) on May 4, 1998, in Los Angeles, California, during ground-breaking ceremonies for 186 energy-efficient, moderately priced homes. HUD's FY 2000 SuperNOFA encourages this partnership. PATH is discussed in more detail in Section VI of the General Section of this SuperNOFA.

(2)
Bridging the Digital Divide.
Bridging the Digital Divide is an initiative whose objective is to provide access to computers to low- and moderate-income families and children who do not have access and therefore may be disadvantaged with respect to education, work and training opportunities. The Bridging the Digital Divide Initiative is discussed in more detail in Section VI of the General Section of this SuperNOFA.

Civil Rights/Fair Housing Compliance Certification.
Applicants familiar with the HUD SuperNOFA may note that the certification that the applicant will comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act and civil rights and nondiscrimination statutes has been removed from the list of required forms, certifications and assurances. Although HUD has removed the independent certification for compliance with fair housing and civil/rights nondiscrimination requirements, the certification requirement remains. The certification is part of the Standard Form for Assurances. For Non-Construction Programs that form is SF-424B; for Construction Programs, the form is SF-424D.

Program Changes.
The main difference between the FY 2000 SuperNOFA and the FY 1999 SuperNOFA are the programs that comprise the SuperNOFA. As noted earlier, the SuperNOFA adds three new funding availability announcements that provide Section 8 voucher funding for specified persons.

Programs that are no longer included in the SuperNOFA are HUD's Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP) and Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP), which now distribute funds through formula. (CIAP funds will eventually become part of HUD's new Capital Fund Program, which also will be distributed by formula.) HUD's Multifamily Drug Elimination Program and the New Approach Anti-Drug Program remain part of the SuperNOFA. Additionally, this FY 2000 SuperNOFA includes Public Housing Drug Elimination Technical Assistance for Safety and Security.

HUD's Tenant Opportunities Program (TOP) and Economic Development Supportive Services Program (EDSS) have been replaced by a new program—the Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program.

In this FY 2000 SuperNOFA, in addition to the Hispanic Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program, there is also funding for the Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program.

HUD's Healthy Homes Initiative that was published as a separate NOFA in FY 1999, is part of the FY 2000 SuperNOFA.

Inclusion of Application Forms.
HUD is including with this publication of the SuperNOFA the application forms you will need to fully complete your application. Application kits have been prepared and will also be available after publication of this SuperNOFA, but the inclusion of application forms in this publication minimizes the possibility of any delay in timely completion and submission of applications.

Organization of the SuperNOFA

The SuperNOFA is divided into two major sections. The
General Section
of the SuperNOFA describes the procedures and requirements applicable to all applications. The
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA describes each program that is part of this SuperNOFA. For each program, the
Programs Section
describes the eligible applicants, eligible activities, factors for award, and any additional requirements or limitations that apply to the program.

Please read carefully both the
General Section
and the
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA for the program(s) for which you are applying. Your careful reading will ensure that you apply for program funding for which your organization is eligible to receive funds and that you fulfill all the requirements for that program(s).

As part of the simplification of this funding process, and to avoid duplication of effort, the SuperNOFA provides for consolidated applications for several of the programs that are part of this SuperNOFA. HUD programs that provide assistance for, or complement, similar activities (for example, the Continuum of Care programs and CPD Technical Assistance programs) have a consolidated application that reduces the administrative and paperwork burden applicants would otherwise encounter in submitting a separate application for each program. The Program Chart in this introductory section of the SuperNOFA identifies the programs that have been consolidated and for which a consolidated application is made available to eligible applicants.

As noted earlier in this Introduction to the FY 2000 SuperNOFA, HUD is providing copies of the application forms in this publication. The standard forms, certifications and assurances applicable to all programs, or the great majority of programs, in the SuperNOFA follow the
General Section
as
Appendix B
. The forms and any additional certifications and assurances that are unique to the individual program will follow that program section of the SuperNOFA.

The specific statutory and regulatory requirements of the programs that are part of this SuperNOFA continue to apply to each program. The SuperNOFA will identify, where necessary, the statutory requirements and differences applicable to the specific programs.
Please pay careful attention to the individual program requirements that are identified for each program. Note that not all applicants are eligible to receive assistance under all programs identified in this SuperNOFA.

The Programs of This SuperNOFA and the Amount of Funds Allocated

The programs that are part of this SuperNOFA are identified in the chart below. The approximate available funds for each program are based on appropriated funds, and for some programs, the available funding include funds already recaptured. In the event: (1) HUD recaptures funds (either for programs for which funding already reflects recaptured funds or other programs for which funding does not reflect recaptured funds), or (2) other funds become available for any program, HUD reserves the right to increase the available funding amount for a program by the additional amounts that become available.

The chart also includes the application due date for each program, the OMB approval number for the information collection requirements contained in the specific program, and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number.

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Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.
The information collection requirements in this SuperNOFA have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The chart shown above provides the OMB approval number for each program that is part of this SuperNOFA. Where the chart notes that an OMB number is pending, this means that HUD has submitted the information to OMB to obtain an approval number and HUD's request for the number is pending. As soon as HUD receives the approval number, the number will be published in the
Federal Register
and provided to the SuperNOFA Information Center. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid control number.

General Section of the SuperNOFA

I. Authority; Purposes of the FY 2000 SuperNOFA; Funding Available; Eligible Applicants and Eligible Activities

(A)
Authority.
HUD's authority for making funding under this SuperNOFA is the Fiscal Year 2000 Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Pub.L. 106-74, 113 Stat. 1047, approved October 20, 1999) (FY 2000 HUD Appropriations Act). Generally, the authority is not repeated in the individual program sections of this SuperNOFA. The authority provision of the program sections identify additional laws and regulations that authorize the requirements listed for the funding competitions that make up this SuperNOFA.

(B)
Purposes.
The purposes of this SuperNOFA are to:

(1)
Make funding available to empower communities and residents.
The funding made available by this SuperNOFA will assist community leaders and residents, particularly low-and moderate-income residents, in using HUD funds to develop viable communities and provide decent housing for all citizens, without discrimination.

(2)
Simplify the application process for funding under HUD programs.
This year's SuperNOFA continues to provide a single, uniform set of rating factors and submission requirements. This year's SuperNOFA also allows, as did last year's, for you, the applicant, to apply for more than one program with a single application.

(3)
Promote comprehensive approaches to housing and community development.
Through the SuperNOFA process, HUD encourages you, the applicant, to focus on the interrelationships that exist in a community and in HUD's funding programs, and to build community-wide efforts that coordinate the resources of multiple applicants and programs. To successfully address community needs and solve community problems, and to take advantage of existing resources, HUD encourages members of a community to join together and pool all available resources in a common, coordinated effort. By making all of HUD's competitive funding available in one document, HUD allows you, the applicant, to be able to relate the activities proposed for funding under this SuperNOFA to the community's Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.

(C)
Funding Available.
As noted in the Introduction Section to the SuperNOFA, the HUD programs that are part of this SuperNOFA are allocated amounts based on appropriated funds. If HUD recaptures funds in any program, HUD reserves the right to increase the available funding amounts by the amount of funds recaptured.

(D)
Eligible Applicants and Eligible Activities.
The
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA describes the eligible applicants and eligible activities for each program.

II. Requirements and Procedures Applicable to All Programs

Except as may be modified in the
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA, or as noted within the specific provisions of this Section II, the requirements, procedures and principles listed below apply to all programs that are part of this SuperNOFA. Please be sure to read the
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA for additional requirements or information.

(A)
Statutory Requirements.
To be eligible for funding under this SuperNOFA, you, the applicant, must meet all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the program or programs for which you are seeking funding. If you need copies of the program regulations, they are available from the SuperNOFA Information Center or through the Internet at the HUD web site located at http://www.hud.gov. Among the reasons that HUD may find an application ineligible to receive further funding consideration is if the activities or projects proposed in the application are not eligible activities and projects. In addition (with the exception of the Section 202 and Section 811 programs) HUD may eliminate the ineligible activities from funding consideration and reduce the grant amount accordingly.

(B)
Threshold Requirements.
(1)
Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws.
With the exception of Federally recognized Indian tribes, all applicants and their subrecipients must comply with all Fair Housing and civil rights laws, statutes, regulations and executive orders as enumerated in 24 CFR 5.105(a). If you are a Federally recognized Indian tribe, you must comply with the nondiscrimination provisions enumerated at 24 CFR 1000.12.

If you, the applicant—

(a) Have been charged with a systemic violation of the Fair Housing Act by the Secretary alleging ongoing discrimination;

(b) Are a defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice alleging an ongoing pattern or practice of discrimination; or

(c) Have received a letter of noncompliance findings under Title VI, Section 504, or Section 109—

HUD will not rate and rank your application under this SuperNOFA if the charge, lawsuit, or letter of findings has not been resolved to the satisfaction of the Department before the application deadline stated in the individual program NOFA. HUD's decision regarding whether a charge, lawsuit, or a letter of findings has been satisfactorily resolved will be based upon whether appropriate actions have been taken to address allegations of ongoing discrimination in the policies or practices involved in the charge, lawsuit, or letter of findings.

(2)
Other Threshold Requirements.
The program section for the funding for which you are applying may specify other threshold requirements. Additional threshold requirements may be identified in the discussion of “eligibility” requirements in the program section.

(C)
Additional Nondiscrimination Requirements.
You, the applicant and your subrecipients, must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.
), and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681
et seq
).

(D)
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
Unless otherwise specified in the
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA, if you are a successful applicant, you will have a duty to affirmatively further fair housing. Again, except as may be provided otherwise in the
Programs Section
of this

SuperNOFA, you, the applicant, should include in your application or work plan the specific steps that you will take to:

(1) Address the elimination of impediments to fair housing that were identified in the jurisdiction's Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice;

(2) Remedy discrimination in housing; or

(3) Promote fair housing rights and fair housing choice.

Further, you, the applicant, have a duty to carry out the specific activities provided in your responses to the SuperNOFA rating factors that address affirmatively furthering fair housing. Please see the
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA for further information.

(E)
Economic Opportunities for Low and Very Low-Income Persons (Section 3).
Certain programs in this SuperNOFA require recipients of assistance to comply with section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701u (Economic Opportunities for Low and Very Low-Income Persons in Connection with assisted Projects) and the HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 135, including the reporting requirements subpart E of this part. Section 3 requires recipients to ensure that, to the greatest extent feasible, training, employment and other economic opportunities will be directed to (1) low and very low income persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing and (2) business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low-and very low-income persons. As noted in the
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA, Section 3 is applicable to the following programs:

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU);

• Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC);

• Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC)

• Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control;

• Healthy Homes Initiative;

• HOPE VI Public Housing Revitalization and Demolition;

• Public Housing Drug Elimination Technical Assistance for Safety and Security;

• New Approach Anti-Drug Program;

• Multifamily Housing Drug Elimination Program;

• Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Program;

• Economic Development Initiative (EDI);

• Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI);

• Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP);

• Youthbuild Program;

• Rural Housing and Economic Development Program;

• Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs;

• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA);

• Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program;

• Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program;

More information is available on Section 3 at the following website—
www.hud.gov/fhe/sec3over.html.

(F)
Relocation.
Any person (including individuals, partnerships, corporations or associations) who moves from real property or moves personal property from real property directly (1) because of a written notice to acquire real property in whole or in part, or (2) because of the acquisition of the real property, in whole or in part, for a HUD-assisted activity is covered by Federal relocation statute and regulations. Specifically, this type of move is covered by the acquisition policies and procedures and the relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (URA), and the implementing governmentwide regulation at 49 CFR part 24. The relocation requirements of the URA and the governmentwide regulations cover any person who moves permanently from real property or moves personal property from real property directly because of rehabilitation or demolition for an activity undertaken with HUD assistance.

(G)
Forms, Certifications and Assurances.
You, the applicant, are required to submit signed copies of the standard forms, certifications, and assurances listed in this section, unless the requirements in the
Programs Section
specify otherwise. Also, the
Programs Section
may specify additional forms, certifications, assurances or other information that may be required for a particular program in this SuperNOFA.

As part of HUD's continuing efforts to improve the SuperNOFA process, several of the required standard forms have been simplified this year. The standard forms, certifications, and assurances are as follows:

• Standard Form for Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) (which includes civil rights/fair housing certification);

• Federal Assistance Funding Matrix, HUD-424M;

• Standard Form for Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) or

• Standard Form for Budget Information-Construction Programs (SF-424C), as applicable;

• Standard Form for Assurances—Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) or

• Standard Form for Assurances—Construction Programs (SF-424D), as applicable; Drug-Free Workplace Certification (HUD-50070);

• Certification of Payments to Influence Federal Transaction (HUD-50071) and if engaged in lobbying, the Disclosure Form Regarding Lobbying (SF-LLL); (Tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) established by an Indian tribe as a result of the exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are not required to submit this certification. Tribes and TDHEs established under State law are required to submit this certification.)

• Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (HUD-2880);

• Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension (HUD-2992). This is the certification required by 24 CFR 24.510. (The provisions of 24 CFR part 24 apply to the employment, engagement of services, awarding of contracts, subgrants, or funding of any recipients, or contractors or subcontractors, during any period of debarment, suspension, or placement in ineligibility status, and a certification is required.)

• Certification of Consistency with the EZ/EC Strategic Plan (HUD-2990) (if applicable);

• Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan (HUD-2991) (if applicable).

Copies of these standard forms follow this
General Section
of the SuperNOFA. Copies of forms that are particular to an individual program, follow the funding information for that program.

Also included in the Appendix B to this
General Section
is the Funding Application for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HUD-52515) and the Acknowledge of Application Receipt (HUD 2993).

These forms are available at the HUD website at www.hudclips.org.

(H)
OMB Circulars and Governmentwide Regulations Applicable to Grant Programs.
Certain OMB circulars also apply to programs in this SuperNOFA. The policies, guidance, and requirements of: OMB Circular No. A-87 (Cost Principles Applicable to Grants, Contracts and Other Agreements with State and Local Governments); OMB Circular A-21 (Cost Principles for Education Institutions) OMB Circular No. A-122 (Cost Principles for Nonprofit

Organizations); OMB Circular A-133 (Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations); and the regulations in 24 CFR part 84 (Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit Organizations) and 24 CFR part 85 (Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State, Local, and Federally recognized Indian tribal governments) — may apply to the award, acceptance and use of assistance under the programs of this SuperNOFA, and to the remedies for noncompliance, except when inconsistent with the provisions of the FY 2000 HUD Appropriations Act, other Federal statutes or the provisions of this SuperNOFA. Compliance with additional OMB Circulars or governmentwide regulations may be specified for a particular program in the
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA. Copies of the OMB Circulars may be obtained from EOP Publications, Room 2200, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 10503, telephone (202) 395-7332 (this is not a toll free number) or from the website at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/index.html#circulars.

(I)
Environmental Requirements.
If you become a grantee under one of the programs in this SuperNOFA that assist physical development activities or property acquisition, you are generally prohibited from acquiring, rehabilitating, converting, leasing, repairing or constructing property, or committing or expending HUD or non-HUD funds for these types of program activities, until one of the following has occurred:

(1) HUD has completed an environmental review in accordance with 24 CFR part 50; or (2) For programs subject to 24 CFR part 58, HUD has approved a grantee's Request for Release of Funds (HUD Form 7015.15) following a Responsible Entity's completion of an environmental review.

You, the applicant, should consult the
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA for the applicable program to determine the procedures for, timing of, and any exclusions from environmental review under a particular program. For applicants applying for funding under the Sections 202 or 811 Programs, please note the environmental review requirements for these programs.

(J)
Conflicts of Interest.
If you are a consultant or expert who is assisting HUD in rating and ranking applicants for funding under this SuperNOFA, you are subject to 18 U.S.C. 208, the Federal criminal conflict of interest statute, and the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch regulation published at 5 CFR part 2635. As a result, if you have assisted or plan to assist applicants with preparing applications for this SuperNOFA, you may not serve on a selection panel and you may not serve as a technical advisor to HUD for this SuperNOFA. All individuals involved in rating and ranking this SuperNOFA, including experts and consultants, must avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts. Individuals involved in the rating and ranking of applications must disclose to HUD's General Counsel or HUD's Ethics Law Division the following information if applicable: how the selection or non-selection of any applicant under this SuperNOFA will affect the individual's financial interests, as provided in 18 U.S.C. 208; or how the application process involves a party with whom the individual has a covered relationship under 5 CFR 2635.502. The individual must disclose this information prior to participating in any matter regarding this SuperNOFA. If you have questions regarding these provisions or if you have questions concerning a conflict of interest, you may call the Office of General Counsel, Ethics Law Division, at 202-708-3815 and ask to speak to one of HUD's attorneys in this division.

III. Application Selection Process

(A)
Rating Panels.
To review and rate your applications, HUD may establish panels. These panels may include persons not currently employed by HUD. HUD may include these non-HUD employees to obtain certain expertise and outside points of view, including views from other Federal agencies.

(1)
Rating.
HUD will evaluate and rate all applications for funding that meet the threshold requirements and rating factors for award described in this SuperNOFA. The rating of you, as the “applicant,” or of your organization, “the applicant's organization and staff,” for technical merit or threshold compliance will include any sub-contractors, consultants, sub-recipients, and members of consortia which are firmly committed to the project.

(2)
Ranking.
HUD will rank applicants within each program (or, for Continuum of Care applicants, across the three programs identified in the Continuum of Care section of this SuperNOFA). HUD will rank applicants only against other applicants that applied for the same program funding. Where there are set-asides within a program competition, you, the applicant, will compete against only those applicants in the same set-aside competition.

(B)
Threshold Requirements.
HUD will review your application to determine whether it meets all of the threshold requirements described in Section II(B), above. Only if your application meets all of the threshold requirements will it be eligible to be rated and ranked.

(C)
Factors for Award Used to Evaluate
and Rate Applications. For each program that is part of this SuperNOFA, the points awarded for the rating factors total 100. Depending upon the program for which you the applicant seek funding, the program may provide for up to four bonus points as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Section III(C).

(1)
Bonus Points.
The SuperNOFA provides for the award of up to two bonus points for eligible activities/projects that the applicant proposes to be located in federally designated Empowerment Zones (EZs), Enterprise Communities (ECs), Urban Enhanced Enterprise Communities (EECs), or Strategic Planning Communities and serve the residents of these federally designated areas, and are certified to be consistent with the strategic plan of these federally designated references. (For ease of reference in the SuperNOFA, these federally designated areas are collectively referred to as “EZs/ECs” and residents of these federally designated areas as EZ/EC residents.)
1

The application kit contains a certification which must be completed for the applicant to be considered for EZ/EC bonus points. A list of the EZs, ECs, EECs and Strategic Planning Communities is available from the SuperNOFA Information Center, through the HUD web site at
http://www.hud.gov,
and is attached to this
General Section
of the SuperNOFA as Appendix A-2.

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On December 21, 1994, President Clinton and Vice President Gore designated 72 urban areas and 33 rural communities as Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities. These designated areas receive more than $1.5 billion in performance grants and more than $2.5 billion in tax incentives. On August 5, 1997, President Clinton signed the Taxpayers Relief Act of 1997 which established a second round of designations for 15 new Empowerment Zones. Round II designees were announced in December 1998. Strategic Planning Communities are HUD designations that ranked competitively in the Round II competition but were not selected for EZ designation.

In the BEDI competition, two bonus points are available for federally designated Brownfields Show Case Communities. (Please see BEDI section of this SuperNOFA for additional information). A listing of the federally designated EZs, ECs, and Enhanced ECs and Brownfields Showcase Communities is available from the SuperNOFA Information Center, or

through the HUD web site on the Internet at http://www.hud.gov.

(2)
Court-Ordered Consideration.
For any application submitted by the City of Dallas, Texas, for funds under this SuperNOFA for which the City of Dallas is eligible to apply, HUD will consider the extent to which the strategies or plans in the city's application or applications will be used to eradicate the vestiges of racial segregation in the Dallas Housing Authority's low income housing programs. The City of Dallas should address the effect, if any, that vestiges of racial segregation in Dallas Housing Authority's low income housing programs have on potential participants in the programs covered by this NOFA, and identify proposed actions for remedying those vestiges. HUD may add up to 2 points to the score based on this consideration. This special consideration results from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Division. (This Section III(C)(2) is limited to applications submitted by the City of Dallas.)

(3)
The Five Standard Rating Factors.
Additional details about the five rating factors listed below, and the maximum points for each factor, are provided in the
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA. You, the applicant, should carefully read the factors for award as described in the
Programs Section
of the SuperNOFA. HUD has established these five factors as the basic factors for award in every program that is part of this SuperNOFA. For a specific HUD program, however, HUD may have modified these factors to take into account specific program needs, or statutory or regulatory limitations imposed on a program. The standard factors for award, except as modified in the program area section are:

Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational Staff

Factor 2: Need/Extent of the Problem

Factor 3: Soundness of Approach

Factor 4: Leveraging Resources

Factor 5: Comprehensiveness and Coordination

The Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs have only two factors that receive points: Need and Continuum of Care.

(D)
Negotiation.
After HUD has rated and ranked all applications and has made selections, HUD may require, depending upon the program, that all winners participate in negotiations to determine the specific terms of the grant agreement and budget. In cases where HUD cannot successfully conclude negotiations with a selected applicant or a selected applicant fails to provide HUD with requested information, an award will not be made to that applicant. In this instance, HUD may offer an award to the next highest ranking applicant, and proceed with negotiations with the next highest ranking applicant.

(E)
Adjustments to Funding.
(1) HUD reserves the right to fund less than the full amount requested in your application to ensure the fair distribution of the funds and to ensure that the purposes of a specific program are met. (2) HUD will not fund any portion of your application that is not eligible for funding under specific program statutory or regulatory requirements; which does not meet the requirements of this SuperNOFA or which may be duplicative of other funded programs or activities from previous years' awards or other selected applicants. Only the eligible portions of your application (including non-duplicative portions) may be funded.

(3) If funds remain after funding the highest ranking applications, HUD may fund part of the next highest ranking application in a given program. If you, the applicant, turn down the award offer, HUD will make the same determination for the next highest ranking application. If funds remain after all selections have been made, remaining funds may be available for other competitions for each program where there is a balance of funds.

(4) In the event HUD commits an error that, when corrected, would result in selection of an otherwise eligible applicant during the funding round of this SuperNOFA, HUD may select that applicant when sufficient funds become available.

(F)
Performance and Compliance Actions of Grantees.
HUD will measure and address the performance and compliance actions of grantees in accordance with the applicable standards and sanctions of their respective programs.

IV. Application Submission Requirements

The application submission requirements are specified in the
Programs Section
of this SuperNOFA. As discussed in the Introduction Section of this SuperNOFA, part of the simplification of this SuperNOFA funding process is to reduce the duplication of effort that has been required of applicants in the past. As the Program Chart above shows, the FY 2000 SuperNOFA provides, as did the previous SuperNOFAs, for consolidated applications for several of the programs for which funding is available under this SuperNOFA.

V. Corrections to Deficient Applications

After the application due date, HUD may not, consistent with its regulations in 24 CFR part 4, subpart B, consider any unsolicited information you, the applicant, may want to provide. HUD may contact you, however, to clarify an item in your application or to correct technical deficiencies. You should note, however, that HUD may not seek clarification of items or responses that improve the substantive quality of your response to any selection factors. In order not to unreasonably exclude applications from being rated and ranked, HUD may, however, contact applicants to ensure proper completion of the application and will do so on a uniform basis for all applicants.
Examples
of curable (correctable) technical deficiencies include your failure to submit the proper certifications or your failure to submit an application that contains an original signature by an authorized official. In each case, HUD will notify you in writing by describing the clarification or technical deficiency. HUD will notify applicants by facsimile or by return receipt requested. You must submit clarifications or corrections of technical deficiencies in accordance with the information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the date of receipt of the HUD notification. (If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, your correction must be received by HUD on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday.) If your deficiency is not corrected within this time period, HUD will reject your application as incomplete, and it will not be considered for funding. (Note that the Sections 202 and 811 Programs provide for appeal of rejection of an application on technical deficiency. Please see the Programs Sections for these programs for additional information and instructions.)

VI. Promoting Comprehensive Approaches to Housing and Community Development

(A)
General.
HUD believes the best approach for addressing community problems is through a community-based process that provides a comprehensive response to identified needs. This Section VI of the General Section of the SuperNOFA describes important initiatives that applicants should be aware of.

(B)
Linking Program Activities with AmeriCorps.
You are encouraged to link your proposed activities with AmeriCorps, a national service program engaging thousands of Americans on a

full or part-time basis to help communities address their toughest challenges, while earning support for college, graduate school, or job training. For information about AmeriCorps, call the Corporation for National Service at (202) 606-5000, or visit the AmeriCorps website at
www.cns.gov/americorps
.

(C)
Linking Program Activities with USDA.
In this year's SuperNOFA, HUD is working with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide technical assistance to public housing authorities to develop a natural resource stewardship program to enhance the natural environment through activities such as tree planting, creating green spaces in areas devoid of vegetation and protecting areas from erosion and storm water runoff. Further information about this initiative can be found on the U.S. Forest Service website at
www.fs.fed/us/research/rvur/urban/urbanforestry/urbanforest.htm.

(D)
Encouraging Visitability in New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation Activities.
In addition to applicable accessible design and construction requirements, you are encouraged to incorporate visitability standards where feasible in new construction and substantial rehabilitation projects. Visitability standards allow a person with mobility impairments access into the home, but do not require that all features be made accessible. Visitability means at least one entrance at grade (no steps), approached by an accessible route such as a sidewalk; the entrance door and all interior passage doors are at least 2 feet 10 inches wide, allowing 32 inches of clear passage space. A visitable home also serves persons without disabilities, such as a mother pushing a stroller, or a person delivering a large appliance. Copies of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) are available from the SuperNOFA Information Center (1-800-HUD-8929 or 1-800-HUD-2209 (TTY)) and also from the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 5230, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 755-5404 or the TTY telephone number, 1-800-877 8399 (Federal Information Relay Service).

(E)
Developing Healthy Homes.
HUD's Healthy Homes Initiative is one of the initiatives developed by the White House Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children that was established under Executive Order 13045 (“Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks”). HUD encourages the funding of activities (to the extent eligible under specific programs) that promote healthy homes, or that promote education on what is a healthy home. These activities may include, but are not limited to, the following: educating homeowners or renters about the need to protect children in their home from dangers that can arise from items such as curtain cords, electrical outlets, hot water, poisons, fire, and sharp table edges, among others; incorporating child safety measures in the construction, rehabilitation or maintenance of housing, which include but are not limited to: child safety latches on cabinets, hot water protection devices, proper ventilation and moisture control to protect from mold, window guards to protect children from falling, proper pest management to prevent cockroaches which can trigger asthma, and activities directed to control of lead-based paint hazards. The National Lead Information Hotline is 1-800-424-5323, and information is also available at the following website—
www.hud.gov/hhchild.html
.

(F)
Participation in PATH.
If you are applying for funds that may be utilized for construction or rehabilitation, HUD encourages participation in the President Clinton's Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH). PATH's goal is to achieve dramatic approvement in the quality of American housing by the year 2010. PATH promotes leaders from the home building, product manufacturing, insurance and financial industries and representatives from federal agencies dealing with housing issues to work together to spur housing design and construction innovations. PATH has a FY 2000 budget of $10 million. PATH will provide technical support in design and cost analysis of advance technologies to be incorporated in project construction.

Applicants should see
www.pathnet.org/about/about.html
on the Internet for more information, the list of technologies, latest PATH Newsletter, results from field demonstrations and PATH projects. Applicants are encouraged to employ PATH technologies to exceed prevailing national building practices by: reducing costs; improving durability; increasing energy efficiency; improving disaster resistance; improving energy; and reducing environmental impact.

HUD's objective is to select projects funded under this SuperNOFA which demonstrate high potential opportunities for application of PATH technologies. HUD will provide technical assistance in the form of architectural, engineering and financial analysis to incorporate the specific technologies appropriate to the type of construction and climate. More information about PATH is available at the following website—
www.pathnet.org/about/about.html.

(G)
Bridging the Digital Divide.
Bridging the Digital Divide is an initiative whose objective is to provide access to computers to low and moderate income families and children who do not have access and therefore may be disadvantaged with respect to education, work and training opportunities. HUD encourages applicants to incorporate education and job training opportunities through initiatives such as HUD's Neighborhood Networks and Twenty/20 Education communities in their programs.

(1)
Neighborhood Networks.
The Neighborhood Networks Initiative enhances the self-sufficiency, employability and economic self-reliance of low-income families and the elderly living in HUD insured and HUD assisted properties by providing them with on-site access to computer and training resources. More information about Neighborhood Networks is available at the following website—
www.hud.gov/nnw/nnwindex.html.

(2)
The Twenty/20 Education Communities Initiative.
This initiative (formerly known as Campus of Learners) is designed to transform public housing into safe and livable communities where families undertake training in new telecommunications and computer technology and partake in educational opportunities and job training initiatives.

VII. Findings and Certifications

(A)
Environmental Impact.
A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment has been made in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 50 that implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Finding of No Significant Impact is available for public inspection during regular business hours in the Office of the General Counsel, Regulations Division, Room 10276, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-0500.

(B)
Executive Order 13132, Federalism.
Executive Order 13132 (entitled “Federalism”) prohibits, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, an agency from promulgating policies that have federalism implications and either impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments and are not required by statute, or preempt State law, unless the

relevant requirements of section 6 of the Executive Order are met. This SuperNOFA does not have federalism implications and does not impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments or preempt State law within the meaning of the Executive Order.

(C)
Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities.
You, the applicant, are subject to the provisions of section 319 of the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 31 U.S.C. 1352 (the Byrd Amendment), which prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, grants, or loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan. You are required to certify, using the certification found at Appendix A to 24 CFR part 87, that you will not, and have not, used appropriated funds for any prohibited lobbying activities. In addition, you must disclose, using Standard Form LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” any funds, other than Federally appropriated funds, that will be or have been used to influence Federal employees, members of Congress, and congressional staff regarding specific grants or contracts. Tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) established by an Indian tribe as a result of the exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are excluded from coverage of the Byrd Amendment, but tribes and TDHEs established under State law are not excluded from the statute's coverage.)

(D)
Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act; Documentation and Public Access Requirements.
Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545) (HUD Reform Act) and the regulations codified in 24 CFR part 4, subpart A, contain a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992 (57 FR 1942), HUD published a notice that also provides information on the implementation of section 102. The documentation, public access, and disclosure requirements of section 102 apply to assistance awarded under this SuperNOFA as follows:

(1)
Documentation and public access requirements.
HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding each application submitted pursuant to this SuperNOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This material, including any letters of support, will be made available for public inspection for a 5-year period beginning not less than 30 days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations in 24 CFR part 15.

(2)
Disclosures.
HUD will make available to the public for 5 years all applicant disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in connection with this SuperNOFA. Update reports (update information also reported on Form 2880) will be made available along with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case for a period less than 3 years. All reports—both applicant disclosures and updates—will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 5.

(3)
Publication of Recipients of HUD Funding.
HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 4.7 provide that HUD will publish a notice in the
Federal Register
on at least a quarterly basis to notify the public of all decisions made by the Department to provide:

(i) Assistance subject to section 102(a) of the HUD Reform Act; or

(ii) Assistance that is provided through grants or cooperative agreements on a discretionary (non-formula, non-demand) basis, but that is not provided on the basis of a competition.

(E)
Section 103 HUD Reform Act.
HUD's regulations implementing section 103 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3537a), codified in 24 CFR part 4, subpart B, apply to this funding competition. The regulations continue to apply until the announcement of the selection of successful applicants. HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in the making of funding decisions are limited by the regulations from providing advance information to any person (other than an authorized employee of HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from otherwise giving any applicant an unfair competitive advantage. Persons who apply for assistance in this competition should confine their inquiries to the subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.

Applicants or employees who have ethics related questions should contact the HUD Ethics Law Division at (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program questions, the employee should contact the appropriate field office counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which the question pertains.

VIII. The FY 2000 SuperNOFA Process and Future HUD Funding Processes

Each year, HUD strives to improve its SuperNOFA. The FY 2000 SuperNOFA was revised based on comments received during the FY 1999 funding process. HUD continues to welcome comments and feedback from applicants and other members of the public on how HUD may further improve its competitive funding process.

The description of programs for which funding is available under this SuperNOFA follows.

Dated: February 11, 2000.
Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.

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APPENDIX A-2—LIST OF EZs, ECs, URBAN ENHANCED ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES, STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMUNITIES

URBAN EMPOWERMENT ZONES (23)

CA, Los Angeles (EZ)

David Eder, EZ/EC Program Coordinator, City of Los Angeles EZ/EC Programs, Los Angeles Community Development Department, 215 West 6th Street, Third Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014, 213-485-2956 (Phone), 213-847-0890 (Fax)

CA, Santa Ana (EZ)

Aldo Schindler, EZ Manager, Community Development Agency, PO Box 1988, Santa Ana, CA 92702, 714-647-6507 (Phone), 714-647-6549 (Fax)

CT, New Haven (EZ-EC)

Sherri Killins, President/CEO, Empower New Haven, Inc., 59 Elm St., 4th Floor, Suite 410, New Haven, CT 06510, 203-776-2777 (Phone), 203-776-0537 (Fax)

FL, Miami/Dade County (EZ-EC)

Andre Wallace, Miami-Dade Empowerment Trust, Inc., 140 West Flagler Street, Suite 1107, Miami, FL 33130, 305-372-7620 (Phone), 305-372-7629 (Fax)

GA, Atlanta (EZ)

Joseph Reid, Executive Director, Atlanta EZ Corporation, City Hall East, 675 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Second Floor, Atlanta, GA 30308, 404-853-7610 (Phone), 404-853-7372 (Fax)

IL, Chicago (EZ)

Ronald Carter, Jr., Special Assistant/Director, City of Chicago, 20 North Clark Street, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602, 312-744-9623 (Phone), 312-744-9696 (Fax)

IN, Gary, E. Chicago, Hammond (EZ)

IN, Gary

Taghi Arshami, Office of Planning & Community Development, 475 Broadway, Suite 318, Gary, IN 46402, 219-881-5075 (Phone), 219-881-5085 (Fax)

IN, E. Chicago

John Artis, Executive Director, City of East Chicago, Dept. of Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 4920 Larkspur Drive, East Chicago, IN 46312, 219-397-9974 (Phone), 219-397-4249 (Fax)

IN, Hammond

Allen Kress, City Planner, Hammond City Planning, 649 Conkey Street, Hammond, IN 46324, 219-853-6398 (Phone), 219-853-6334 (Fax)

MA, Boston (EZ-EEC)

Reginald Nunnally, Executive Director of Enhanced EC/Interim Director of EZ, Boston Empowerment Center, 20 Hampdon St., Roxbury, MA 02119, 617-445-3413 (Phone), 617-445-5675 (Fax)

MD, Baltimore (EZ)

Diane Bell, President & CEO, Empower Baltimore Management Corporation, 34 Market Pl., Suite 800, Baltimore, MD 21202, 410-783-4400 (Phone), 410-783-0526 (Fax)

MI, Detroit (EZ)

Denise Gray, Executive Director, Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, 1 Ford Place, Suite 1F, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-872-8050, 313-872-8002 (Fax)

MN, Minneapolis (EZ-EC)

Kim W. Havey, Director, Minneapolis Empowerment Zone, 350 South Fifth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415, 612-673-5415 (Phone), 612-673-3724 (Fax)

MO, St. Louis/E. St. Louis, IL (EZ-EC)

Alicia Smith, St. Louis Development Corporation, 1200 Market St., Mayor's Office, Room 200, St. Louis, MO 63103, 314-622-3201 (Phone), 314-436-7983 (Fax)

NJ, Cumberland County (EZ)

Gerry Valasquez, Executive Director, Department of Planning and Development, Cumberland County, 800 E. Commerce Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302, 856-453-2177 (Phone), 856-453-9138 (Fax),

NY, New York (EZ) (Main Contact)

Marion Phillips, III, Chief Administrative Officer, New York Empowerment Zone Corporation, 633 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017, 212-803-3239 (Phone), 212-803-3294 (Fax)

NY, New York (Bronx)

Maria Canales, Director, Bronx Empowerment Zone, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, 198 East 161st Street, Suite 201, Bronx, NY 10451, 718-590-6034 (Phone), 718-590-6249 (Fax)

NY, New York (Upper Manhattan)

Jeannine L. Melly, Director of Grants Management, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, Development Corporation, 290 Lenox Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10027, 212-410-0030 (Phone), 212-410-9616 (Fax)

OH, Cincinnati (EZ)

Susan Paddock, Special Assistant to the City Manager, City of Cincinnati, 801 Plum Street, Room 104, Cincinnati, OH 45202, 513-352-4648 (Phone), 513-352-2458 (Fax)

OH, Cleveland (EZ)

Valarie McCall, Director, Cleveland Empowerment Zone, 601 Lakeside Avenue, City Hall, Room 335, Cleveland, OH 44114, 216-664-2804 (Phone), 216-420-8522 (Fax), 216-664-3083 (Direct)

OH, Columbus (EZ-EC)

Jon Beard, Columbus Compact Corporation, 1000 East Main St., Columbus, OH 43205, 614-251-0926 (Phone), 614-251-2243 (Fax)

PA, Philadelphia/NJ, Camden (EZ)

Eva Gladstein, Executive Director, City of Philadelphia, 1515 Arch Street, l Parkway, 9th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-683-0462 (Phone), 215-683-0493 (Fax)

Bryan K. Finnie, Managing Director, Camden Empowerment Zone Corporation, Hudson Square Complex, 817 Carpenter Street, Camden, NJ 08102, 856-365-0300 (Phone), 856-365-1058 (Fax)

SC, Sumter/Columbia (EZ)

Leona Plaugh, Assistant City Manager, City of Columbia, Dept. of Community Service, 1225 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-733-8313 (Phone), 803-733-8312 (Fax)

TN, Knoxville (EZ)

Jeanette Kelleher, Community Development Administrator, City of Knoxville, Department of Development, P.O. Box 1631, Knoxville, TN 37901, 865-215-2116 (Phone), 865-215-2962 (Fax)

TX, El Paso (EZ-EC)

Deborah G. Hamlyn, Director, Community and Human Development, City of El Paso, #2 Civic Center Plaza, 9th Floor, El Paso, TX 79901-1196, 915-541-4242 (Phone), 915-541-4370 (Fax)

VA, Norfolk/Portsmouth (EZ-EC)

David Ollison, Empowerment 2010, 201 Granby Street, Ste. 100A, Norfolk, VA 23510, 757-624-8650 (Phone), 757-622-4623 (Fax)

WV, Huntington/Ironton, OH (EZ-EC)

Cathy Burns, Executive Director, Huntington WV-Ironton OH Empowerment Zone, Inc., P.O. Box 1659, Huntington, WV 25717, 304-696-5533 (Phone), 304-696-4465 (Fax)

URBAN ENHANCED ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES (4)

CA, Oakland (EEC)

Mahlon Harmon, EEC Coordinator, Community and Economic Development Agency (CEDA), 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 3rd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, 510-238-6204 (Phone), 510-238-2226 (Fax)

KS, Kansas City and MO, Kansas City (EEC)

Marlene Nagel, MARC, 600 Broadway, 300 Rivergate Center, Kansas City, MO 64105, 816-474-4240 (Phone), 816-421-7758 (Fax)

MA, BOSTON (EEC) (SEE EZ)

TX, Houston (EEC)

Judith Butler, Mayor's Office, 901 Bagby Street, City Hall, 4th Floor, Houston, TX 77002, 713-247-2666 (Phone), 713-247-3985 (Fax)

URBAN ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES

AL, Birmingham,

Keith Strother, City of Birmingham, 710 N. 20th Street, City Hall, 3rd Floor, Birmingham, AL 35203, 205-254-2870 (Phone), 205-254-7741 (Fax)

AR, Pulaski County

Henry McHenry, Pulaski County Enterprise Community Alliance, Inc., 400 W. Markham, Suite 705, Little Rock, AR 72201-2424, 501-340-5675 (Phone), 501-340-5680 (Fax)

AZ, Phoenix

Jennifer Harper, Neighborhood Services Department, City of Phoenix, 200 West Washington Street, 4th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1611, 602-262-4730 (Phone), 602-534-1555 (Fax)

CA, Los Angeles—Huntington Park

David Eder, EZ/EC Program Coordinator, City of Los Angeles EZ/EC Programs, Los Angeles Community Development, Department 215 West 6th Street, Third Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014, 213-485-2956 (Phone), 213-847-0890 (Fax)

CA, San Diego

Bonnie Contreras, Enterprise Community Coordinator, City of San Diego, 202 C Street, Third Floor, Mail Station 3A, San Diego, CA 92101, 619-236-6846 (Phone), 619-236-6512 (Fax)

CA, San Francisco

Anna Yee, City of San Francisco, San Francisco Enterprise Community

Program, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415-252-3130 (Phone), 415-252-3110 (Fax)

CO, Denver

Ernest Hughes, Denver Enterprise Community Coordinator, Denver Community Development Agency, 216 16th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80202, 303-640-5726 (Phone), 303-640-7120 (Fax)

CT, Bridgeport

Janice Willis, Director, City of Bridgeport Central Grants Office, 999 Broad St., Bridgeport, CT 06604, 203-332-5662 (Phone), 203-332-5657 (Fax)

DE, Wilmington

James Walker Wilmington Enterprise Community, Louis L. Redding City/County Building, 800 French Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801, 302-571-4472 (Phone), 302-571-4326 (Fax)

District of Columbia

Kimmarie Jamison, DCECP Coordinator, 801 N. Capitol St., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20002, 202-442-7203 (Phone), 202-442-7089 (Fax)

FL, Tampa

Jeanette LaRussa Fenton, Manager, Ybor Service Center, 2105 N. Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602-2529, 813-274-7959 (Phone), 813-274-7927 (Fax)

GA, Albany

Julie Duke, City Manager's Office, P.O. Box 447, Albany, GA 31702, 912-431-3234 (Phone), 912-431-3223 (Fax)

IA, Des Moines

Carol Gathright, City of Des Moines 602 East First Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-283-4151 (Phone), 515-237-1713 (Fax)

IL, East St. Louis

Diane Bonner, Executive Director, CDBG Operations Corporation, 301 River Park Drive, East St. Louis, IL 62201, 618-482-6635 ext. 15 (Phone), 618-271-8194 (Fax)

IL, Springfield

Jan Sorenson Interim Director, Office of Economic Development, 231 South Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62701, 217-789-2377 (Phone), 217-789-2380 (Fax)

IN, Indianapolis

Renia Colbert, Project Manager, Div. of Comm. Development & Financial Services, 200 East Washington, Suite 1841, Indianapolis, IN 46204, 317-327-5869 (Phone), 317-327-5908 (Fax)

KY, Louisville

Carolyn Gatz, Louisville Empowerment Zone, NIA Center, 2900 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211, 502-458-6813 (Phone), 502-456-9780 (Fax)

LA, New Orleans

Thelma H. French, Executive Assistant to Mayor, Office of Federal and State Programs, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 2E04, New Orleans, LA 70112, 504-565-6445 (Phone), 504-565-6423 (Fax)

LA, Ouachita Parish

Eric Loewe, Executive Director, Ouachita Enterprise Community, P.O. Box 4268, Monroe, LA 71211, 318-329-4031 (Phone), 318-329-4034 (Fax)

MA, Lowell

Susanne Beaton, EC Program Manager, Department of Planning and Development, City Hall-JFK Civic Center, 50 Arcand Drive, Lowell, MA 01852, 978-446-7239 (Phone), 978-970-4262 (Fax)

MA, Springfield

Miguel Rivas, Director of Neighborhood Programs, Community Development Department, 36 Court Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-750-2240 (Phone), 413-787-6027 (Fax)

MI, Flint

Nancy Jurkiewicz, Corporate Resident Agent, Flint Area Enterprise Community, 805 Welch Blvd., Flint, Michigan 48504, 810-766-7436 ext. 3014 (Phone), 810-766-7351 (Fax)

MI, Muskegon/Muskegon Heights (EC)

Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, Director, Department of Community and Economic Development, P.O. Box 536, 933 Terrace St., Muskegon, MI 49443-0536, 231-724-6702 (Phone), 231-724-6790 (Fax)

MN, St. Paul

Harriet Horwath,

Senior Employment Training Planner,

City of St. Paul, Planning and Economic Development

25 West Fourth Street,

St. Paul, Minnesota 55102,

651-266-6591 (Phone),

651-228-3314 (Fax)

MS, Jackson

Roosevelt T. Sanders,

Executive Director,

Jackson Urban Enterprise Community Council, Inc.,

P.O. Box 10353,

Jackson, MS 39289

601-949-7879 (Phone),

601-981-2407 (Fax)

NC, Charlotte

Deborah Hazzard,

Neighborhood Development Department, 600 East Trade Street,

Charlotte, NC 28202,

704-336-2106 (Phone),

704-336-2527 (Fax)

NE, Omaha

Herb Patten,

Enterprise Zone Coordinator,

Omaha Enterprise Community/Enterprise Zone,

Blue Lion Centre,

2421 North 24th St.,

Omaha, NE 68110-2282,

402-444-3514 (Phone),

402-444-3755 (Fax)

NH, Manchester

Amanda Parenteau,

Administrator,

Enterprise Community Program,

One City Hall Plaza, Room 110,

Manchester, NH 03101,

603-624-6505 (Phone),

603-624-6308 (Fax)

NJ, Newark

Angela Corbo,

EC Coordinator,

Department of Administration,

City Hall, Room B-16,

920 Broad Street,

Newark, NJ 07102,

973-733-4331 (Phone),

973-733-3769 (Fax)

NM, Albuquerque

Sylvia Fettes,

Department of Family & Community Services,

P.O. Box 1293,

Albuquerque, NM 87103,

505-768-2932 (Phone),

505-768-3204 (Fax)

NV, Las Vegas

Douglas R. Bell,

Director,

Community Resources Management,

500 South Grand Central Parkway,

P.O. Box 551601,

Las Vegas, NV 89155-1212,

702-455-5025 (Phone),

702-383-6041 (Fax)

NY, Albany/Troy/Schenectady

Anthony Tozzi,

Enterprise Community Director,

Center for Economic Growth,

One Key Corp Plaza,

Suite 600,

Albany, NY 12207,

518-382-5054 (Phone),

518-382-5275 (Fax)

NY, Buffalo

Paula Alcala Rosner,

Executive Director,

Federal Enterprise Community of Buffalo, Inc.,

911 City Hall,

Buffalo, NY 14202,

716-851-5032 (Phone),

716-851-4388 (Fax)

NY, Newburgh/Kingston

Sharon Hyder,

The Kingston-Newburgh Enterprise Corp.,

62 Grand Street,

Newburgh, NY 12550,

914-569-1680 ext. 102 (Phone),

914-569-1630 (Fax)

NY, Rochester

Valerie Wheatley,

Staff Assistant to the Deputy Mayor,

City of Rochester,

Room 205A, City Hall,

30, Church Street,

Rochester, NY 14614,

716-428-7207 (Phone),

716-428-7901 (Fax)

OH, Akron

Jerry Egan,

Department of Planning & Urban Development,

166 South High Street,

Akron, OH 44308-1628,

330-375-2090 (Phone),

330-375-2387 (Fax)

OK, Oklahoma City,

Carl Friend,

Oklahoma City Planning Department,

420 West Main Street, Suite 920,

Oklahoma City, OK 73102,

405-297-2574 (Phone),

405-297-3796 (Fax)

OR, Portland

Regena S. Warren,

Multnomah County,

421 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 200,

Portland, OR 97204,

503-248-3691 (Phone),

503-248-3379 (Fax)

PA, Harrisburg

Terri Martini,

Director,

Department of Building and Housing Development,

City of Harrisburg, Suite 206,

10 North Second Street,

Harrisburg, PA 17101,

717-255-6408 (Phone),

717-255-6421 (Fax)

PA, Pittsburgh

Joan Blaustein,

Manager, Special Projects,

City Planning Dept.,

City of Pittsburgh,

200 Ross Street, 4th Floor,

Pittsburgh, PA 15219,

412-255-2206 (Phone),

412-255-2838 (Fax)

RI, Providence

Kim Rose,

Enterprise Community Project Director,

The Providence Plan,

56 Pine Street, Suite 3B,

Providence, RI 02903,

401-455-8880 (Phone),

401-331-6840 (Fax)

SC, Charleston/N. Charleston

Geona Shaw Johnson,

Coordinator,

Enterprise Community Program,

Department of Housing and Community Development,

City of Charleston,

75 Calhoun Street, 3rd Floor,

Charleston, SC 29401,

843-973-7285 (Phone),

843-720-3836 (Fax)

TN, Memphis

Joseph C. Gibbs, Economic Development Coordinator,

Memphis Technical Assistance & Resource Center (MTARC),

555 Beale Street,

Memphis, TN 38103-3297,

901-526-9300 ext.109 (Phone),

901-525-2357 (Fax)

TN, Nashville

Paul Johnson,

Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency,

701 South Sixth Street,

Nashville, TN 37206,

615-252-8543 (Phone),

615-252-8559 (Fax)

TX, Dallas

Mark Obeso, Fund Development Manager, City of Dallas, 1500 Marilla, 2B North, Dallas, TX 75201, 214-670-4897 (Phone), 214-670-5798 (Fax)

TX, San Antonio

Curley Spears, San Antonio EZ/EC Coordinator, 419 South Main St., Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78204, 210-207-6605 (Phone), 210-886-0006 (Fax)

TX, Waco

George Johnson, Jr., Assistant City Manager, City of Waco, Office of Economic Development, 300 Austin Avenue, Waco, TX 76701-2570, 254-750-5640 (Phone), 254-750-5880 (Direct), 254-750-5880 (Fax)

UT, Ogden

Karen Thurber, Ogden City Neighborhood Development, 2484 Washington Boulevard, Suite 211, Ogden, UT 84401, 801-629-8943 (Phone), 801-629-8902 (Fax)

VT, Burlington

Maria Vaivao, EC Coordinator, Office of Community & Economic Development, City Hall, Room 32, Burlington, VT 05401, 802-865-7182 (Phone), 802-865-7024 (Fax)

WA, Seattle

Ben Wolters, Senior Community Development Specialist, City of Seattle, Office of Economic Development, Seattle Municipal Building, Room 205, Seattle, WA 98104-1826, 206-684-8591 (Phone), 206-684-0379 (Fax)

WA, Tacoma

Dr. Shirl E. Gilbert II, Executive Director, Tacoma Empowerment Consortium, 1101 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402, 253-274-1288 (Phone), 253-274-1289 (Fax)

WI, Milwaukee

Glen Mattison, Enterprise Community Program Officer, City of Milwaukee, Community Block Grant Administration, 200 East Wells Street, City Hall, Room 606, Milwaukee, WI 53202, 414-286-3760 (Phone), 414-286-5003 (Fax)

URBAN STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMUNITIES (15)

AK, Anchorage

Karen Mathis, Director of Community Planning & Development, Municipality of Anchorage, P.O. Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650, 907-343-4303 (Phone), 907-343-4220 (Fax)

NY, Brooklyn

George Glatter, Executive Director, City of New York, Department of Business Services, 110 William Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10038, 212-513-6442 (Phone), 212-618-8987 (Fax)

AL, Birmingham (See EC)

AR, Little Rock/N. Little Rock (See EC)

KS/MO, Kansas City, KS/Kansas City, MO (see EEC)

KY, Louisville (See EC)

LA, New Orleans (See EC)

MS, Jackson (See EC)

NV, Las Vegas/N. Las Vegas (see EC)

NJ, Newark/Elizabeth (See EC)

RI, Providence (See EC)

SC, Charleston/N. Charleston (See EC)

TX, San Antonio (See EC)

VT, Burlington/Plattsburgh, NY (see EC)

WA, Tacoma/Lakewood (See EC)

BILLING CODE 4210-32-P

Appendix B

This appendix to the General Section of the SuperNOFA contains the standard forms, certifications and assurances used by the majority if not all of the programs that are part of the SuperNOFA. Also included in this appendix is Form HUD-52515, Funding Application, required for the Section 8 voucher assistance funding announcement. These forms are found on the following pages.

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FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CD-TA) PROGRAMS—CHDO, HOME, MCKINNEY ACT HOMELESS ASSISTANCE AND HOPWA

Program Overview

Purpose of the Program.
The purposes of the technical assistance programs in this SuperNOFA are:

CHDO Technical Assistance.
To promote the ability of Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to maintain, rehabilitate and construct housing for low-income and moderate-income families; facilitate the education of low-income homeowners and tenants; and help women who reside in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods to rehabilitate and construct housing in these neighborhoods.

HOME Technical Assistance.
To help HOME participating jurisdictions design and implement HOME programs, including: improving their ability to design and implement housing strategies and incorporate energy efficiency into affordable housing; facilitating the exchange of information to help participating jurisdictions carry out their programs; facilitating the establishment and efficient operation of employer-assisted housing programs and land bank programs; and encouraging private lenders and for-profit developers of low-income housing to participate in public-private partnerships.

McKinney Act Homeless Assistance Programs Technical Assistance.
To provide applicants, potential applicants, grantees, and project sponsors for McKinney Act funded Emergency Shelter Grants, Supportive Housing Program, Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy and Shelter Plus Care projects with technical assistance to promote the development of housing and supportive services as part of the Continuum of Care approach, including innovative approaches to assist homeless persons in the transition from homelessness, and to enable them to live as independently as possible.

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA).
To train HOPWA grantees, project sponsors, and potential recipients of program funds in comprehensive housing strategies and responsive area programs that assist residents who are living with HIV/AIDS; in the sound management of HOPWA programs to support program operations in an efficient and effective manner, including undertaking community consultations, program planning, housing development and operations, program evaluation and reporting on accomplishments; and to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations to carry out activities as HOPWA project sponsors.

Available Funds.
Up to $22.74 million is available for the four CD-TA programs.

Eligible Applicants.
Specific eligibility requirements for the four CD-TA programs are found below in Section III(C). Forty percent of the CHDO, HOME and McKinney Act Homeless Assistance technical assistance funds is limited to qualified providers who have not previously received a CPD technical assistance award. This limitation is not applicable to HOPWA technical assistance.

Application Deadline.

May 19, 2000
.

Match.
None.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you are interested in applying for funding under this program, please review carefully the General Section of this SuperNOFA and the following additional information.

I. Application Due Date, Application Kits, Further Information, and Technical Assistance

Application Due Date.
Submit your completed applications (an original and one copy) on or before 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on May 19, 2000, at the address shown below.

The original application that you submit to Headquarters is considered the official application. Send a copy of your application on or before the application deadline date to the HUD CPD Field Office(s) in which you are seeking to provide services. Only one application per applicant is permitted; however, one application can include as few as one or as many as all four CD-TA programs.

See the
General Section
of this SuperNOFA for specific procedures governing the form of application submission (e.g., mailed applications, express mail, overnight delivery, or hand carried).

Addresses for Submitting Applications. HUD Headquarters.
Your completed application consists of one original application and one copy. Submit your original application to HUD Headquarters, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, CPD Processing and Control Branch, Room 7251, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410.

Copy to Field Office.
Send a copy of the application to the appropriate CPD Field Office(s) at the address shown on the list of HUD CPD Field Offices included in the application kit.

When submitting your application, please refer to the Community Development Technical Assistance Program. Be sure to include your name, mailing address (including zip code), telephone number (including area code), and fax number (including area code).

For Application Kits.
For an application kit and any supplemental information, please call the SuperNOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may call the Center's TTY number at 1-800-HUD-2209. When requesting an application kit, please refer to “Community Development Technical Assistance Programs or CD-TA.” Please be sure to provide your name, address (including zip code), telephone number (including area code), and fax number (including area code).

For Further Information and Technical Assistance.
You may contact the HUD CPD Office serving your area at the telephone number listed in the list of HUD CPD Field Offices included in the application kit, or you may contact Penny McCormack at 202-708-3176, x4391 in HUD Headquarters. Information on this SuperNOFA also may be obtained through the HUD web site on the Internet at http://www:HUD.gov.

Satellite Broadcast.
HUD will hold an information broadcast via satellite for potential applicants to learn more about the program and preparation of the application. For more information about the date and time of the broadcast, you should consult the HUD web site at http://www.hud.gov.

II. Amount Allocated

(A) The amounts allocated for each CD-TA program are as follows:

CHDO TA funds: up to $8,000,000 Total

$3,200,000 Single State

$4,800,000 Multi-State

HOME TA funds: up to $9,000,000

McKinney Act Homeless Assistance

Programs TA funds: up to $4,000,000

HOPWA TA funds: up to $1,740,000

(B) Each HUD/CPD Field Office has been allocated a “fair-share” of CD-TA funds for purposes of this competition, except for the HOPWA TA funds which will be awarded only through a national competition (see CD-TA Appendix A for the fair share allocations). The amounts are based on allocations of HOME and McKinney Act Homeless Assistance formula funds and competitive programs for which Field Offices have management oversight. These amounts are only for guidance purposes for you to develop your

program budgets by Field Office jurisdiction and are not the exact amounts to be awarded to you in each area.

HUD will determine the total amount to be awarded to any provider based upon the size and needs of the provider's service area within each Field Office jurisdiction in which the provider is selected to operate, the funds available for that area, the number of other awardees selected in that area, and the scope of the technical assistance to be provided. Additionally, HUD may reduce the amount of funds allocated for Field Office jurisdictions to fund national CD-TA providers and other CD-TA providers for activities which cannot be budgeted or estimated by Field Office jurisdiction. HUD may require selected applicants, as a condition of funding, to provide coverage on a geographically broader basis than applied for in order to supplement or strengthen the intermediary network in terms of the location (service area), types and scope of technical assistance proposed.

(C) In order to reach new technical assistance providers in the HOME, CHDO and McKinney Act Homeless Assistance program areas, 40% of the funds in each of these three program areas within a Field Office (or at the national level) will be awarded to applicants who have not previously been funded under a CPD technical assistance competition. Therefore, approximately $3.6 million will be awarded to new providers in HOME; $3.2 million in CHDO; and $1.6 million in McKinney Act Homeless Assistance. With respect to CHDO funds, 40% of the total funds (single state and multi-state combined) are earmarked for new providers. If qualified new applicants are not found in each program area in each Field Office and/or at the national level, the remaining funds will be made available for previously funded providers. The reverse also is true.

(D) To the extent permitted by funding constraints, HUD intends to provide coverage for as full a range as possible, of eligible CD-TA activities of each CD-TA program in each Field Office jurisdiction. To achieve this objective, HUD will fund the highest ranking providers that bring the required expertise in one or more specialized activity areas, and fund portions of providers' proposed programs in which they have the greatest skill and capability for given geographic areas or on a national basis. HUD also may require national, multi-jurisdictional, or other providers to provide coverage to Field Office jurisdictions which cannot otherwise receive cost-effective support from a CD-TA provider. In selecting applicants for funding, in addition to the rating factors, HUD will apply program policy criteria identified in Section V of this CD-TA Program section of SuperNOFA to select a range of providers and activities that would best serve program objectives for each program serviced by the CD-TA funded under this SuperNOFA.

III. Program Description; Program Award Period; Eligible Applicants; Eligible Activities; and Sub-Grants/Pass Through Funds

(A)
Program Description.
Up to $22.74 million in technical assistance (TA) funds is available from four separate technical assistance programs: Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) TA, HOME TA, McKinney Act Homeless Assistance TA, and HOPWA TA (collectively “CD-TA”).

The funding of these four CD-TA programs through a single funding availability announcement will not affect the ability of eligible applicants to seek CD-TA funding. Eligible applicants are able to apply for funding under as few as one, and as many as four, separate CD-TA programs, individually or collectively, singularly or in combination. The specific provisions of the four separate CD-TA programs have not been changed. This Community Development Technical Assistance Programs section of the SuperNOFA reflects the statutory requirements and differences in the four different CD-TA programs.

(B)
Program Award Period.
(1) Cooperative Agreements will be for a period of up to 36 months. HUD, however, reserves the right to:

(a) Terminate awards in accordance with provisions contained in OMB Circular A-102, and 24 CFR parts 84 and 85 anytime after 12 months;

(b) Withdraw funds from a specific provider, if HUD determines that the urgency of need for the assistance is greater in other Field Office jurisdictions or the need for assistance is not commensurate with the award for assistance;

(c) Extend the performance period of individual awardees up to a total of 12 additional months.

(2) In cases where an applicant selected for funding under this CD-TA program section of the SuperNOFA currently is providing CD technical assistance under an existing CD-TA grant/cooperative agreement, HUD reserves the right to adjust the start date of funding under this program to coincide with the conclusion of the previous award, or to incorporate the remaining activities from the previous award into the new agreement, adjusting the funding levels as necessary.

(C)
Eligible Applicants.
(1)
General.
The eligible applicants for each of the four CD-TA programs are listed in paragraphs (2), (3), (4) and (5) of this Section (C). This paragraph (1) lists requirements applicable to all applicants.

(a) Many organizations are eligible to apply for more than one CD-TA program and are encouraged to do so to the extent they have the requisite experience, expertise and capability.

(b) All applicant organizations must have demonstrated ability to provide CD-TA in a geographic area larger than a single city or county and must propose to serve an area larger than a single city or county.

(c) An organization may not provide assistance to itself, and any organization funded to assist CHDOs under this CD-TA Program section of the SuperNOFA may not act as a CHDO itself within its service area while under award with HUD.

(d) A consortium of organizations may apply for one or more CD-TA programs, but HUD will require that one organization be designated as the legal applicant, where legally feasible. Where one organization cannot be so designated for all proposed activities, HUD may execute more than one cooperative agreement with the members of a consortium. However, in general HUD will not award more than one cooperative agreement per application unless necessary due to legal requirements.

(e) All applicants must meet minimum statutory eligibility requirements for each CD-TA program for which they are chosen in order to be awarded a cooperative agreement. Copies of the Technical Assistance program regulations will be provided with the application kit.

(f) All eligible CD-TA providers may propose assistance using in-house staff, consultants, sub-contractors and sub-recipients, networks of private consultants and/or local organizations with requisite experience and capabilities. Whenever possible, applicants should make use of technical assistance providers located in the Field Office jurisdiction receiving services. This draws upon local expertise and persons familiar with the opportunities and resources available in the area to be served while reducing travel and other costs associated with delivering the proposed technical assistance services.

(g) All applicants must meet the applicable threshold requirements of

Section II(B) of the
General Section
of the SuperNOFA.

(2)
McKinney Act Homeless Assistance Programs TA Eligible Applicants.

(a) States, units of general local government, and public housing authorities.

(b) Public and private non-profit or for-profit groups, including educational institutions and area-wide planning organizations, qualified to provide technical assistance on McKinney Act Homeless Assistance projects.

(3)
CHDO TA Eligible Applicants.
Public and private non-profit intermediary organizations that customarily provide services (in more than one community) related to affordable housing or neighborhood revitalization to CHDOs, or similar organizations that engage in community revitalization, including all eligible organizations under section 233 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended.

HUD will consider an intermediary as a primarily single State technical assistance provider if it can document that more than 50% of its past activities in working with CHDOs or similar nonprofit and other organizations (on the production of affordable housing or revitalization of deteriorating neighborhoods and/or the delivery of technical assistance to these groups) was confined to the geographic limits of a single State.

(4)
HOME TA Eligible Applicants.

(a) A for-profit or non-profit professional and technical services company or firm that has demonstrated capacity to provide technical assistance services;

(b) A HOME participating jurisdiction (PJ) or agency thereof;

(c) A public purpose organization responsible to the chief elected official of a PJ and established pursuant to State or local legislation;

(d) An agency or authority established by two or more PJs to carry out activities consistent with the purposes of the HOME program;

(e) A national or regional non-profit organization that has membership comprised predominantly of entities or officials of entities of PJs or PJs' agencies or established organizations.

(5)
HOPWA TA Eligible Applicants.

(a) Non-profit organizations; and

(b) States and units of general local government.

(D)
Eligible Activities.
Eligible activities as appropriate for each of the four CD-TA programs are listed below:

(1)
CHDO Technical Assistance.
CHDO Technical Assistance funds may be used only for the following eligible activities:

(a) Organizational Support—Organizational support assistance may be made available to community housing development organizations to cover operational expenses and to cover expenses for training and technical, legal, engineering and other assistance to the board of directors, staff, and members of the community housing development organization;

(b) Housing Education—Housing education assistance may be made available to community housing development organizations to cover expenses for providing or administering programs for educating, counseling, organizing homeowners and tenants who are eligible to receive assistance under other provisions of the HOME Program;

(c) Program-Wide Support of Nonprofit Development and Management—Technical assistance, training, and continuing support may be made available to eligible community housing development organizations for managing and conserving properties developed under the HOME Program;

(d) Benevolent Loan Funds—Technical assistance may be made available to increase the investment of private capital in housing for very low-income families, particularly by encouraging the establishment of benevolent loan funds through which private financial institutions will accept deposits at below-market interest rates and make those funds available at favorable rates to developers of low-income housing and to low-income homebuyers;

(e) Community Development Banks and Credit Unions—Technical assistance may be made available to establish privately owned, local community development banks and credit unions to finance affordable housing;

(f) Community Land Trusts—Organizational support, technical assistance, education, training and continuing support under this subsection may be made available to community land trusts (as such term is defined in section 233(f) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act) and to community groups for the establishment of community land trusts; and

(g) Facilitating Women in Homebuilding Professions—Technical assistance may be made available to businesses, unions, and organizations involved in construction and rehabilitation of housing in low- and moderate-income areas to assist women residing in the area to obtain jobs involving such activities, which may include facilitating access by helping such women develop nontraditional skills, recruiting women to participate in such programs, providing continuing support for women at job sites, counseling and educating businesses regarding suitable work environments for women, providing information to such women regarding opportunities for establishing small housing construction and rehabilitation businesses, and providing materials and tools for training such women (in an amount not exceeding 10% of any assistance provided under this paragraph). HUD shall give priority under this paragraph to providing technical assistance for organizations rehabilitating single family or multifamily housing owned or controlled by HUD pursuant to title II of the National Housing Act and which have women members in occupations in which women constitute 25% or less of the total number of workers in the occupation (in this section referred to as “nontraditional occupations”).

(2)
HOME Technical Assistance.
HUD will provide assistance to:

(a) Facilitate the exchange of information that would help participating jurisdictions carry out the purposes of the HOME statute, including information on program design and accessibility, housing finance, land use controls, and building construction techniques;

(b) Improve the ability of States and units of local government to design and implement housing strategies, particularly those States and units of local government that are relatively inexperienced in the development of affordable housing;

(c) Encourage private lenders and for-profit developers of low-income housing to participate in public-private partnerships to achieve the purposes of the HOME statute;

(d) Improve the ability of States and units of local government, community housing development organizations, private lenders, and for-profit developers of low-income housing to incorporate energy efficiency into the planning, design, financing, construction and operation of affordable housing;

(e) Facilitate the establishment and efficient operation of employer-assisted housing programs, through research, technical assistance, and demonstration projects; and

(f) Facilitate the establishment and efficient operation of land bank programs, under which title to vacant and abandoned parcels of real estate located in or causing blighted neighborhoods is cleared for use consistent with the purposes of the HOME statute.

(3)
McKinney Act Homeless Assistance Programs Technical Assistance.
Funds are available to provide technical assistance to McKinney Act funded Homeless Assistance projects. Funds may be used to provide technical assistance to prospective applicants, applicants, recipients or other providers (project sponsors) of McKinney Act funded housing and supportive services for homeless persons. The assistance may include, but is not limited to, written information such as papers, manuals, guides and brochures; person-to-person exchanges; on-site assessments and provision of technical expertise; and training and related costs.

(4)
HOPWA Technical Assistance.
For the purposes of this CD-TA program section of the SuperNOFA, HOPWA technical assistance shall mean the transfer to HOPWA grantees and project sponsors and potential recipients of program funds, the skills and knowledge needed to develop, operate and support HOPWA-eligible projects and activities.

An applicant for HOPWA TA funds must propose activities on a national basis, a regional basis (
e.g.,
serving a multi-state area) or within a State or community. The application should emphasize how activities will advise and train communities and project sponsors in undertaking program planning, community consultations, housing development and operations, coordination with related health-care and other supportive services, and evaluation and reporting on program performance. The Department has established the following national goals for HOPWA TA projects:

•
National Goal—Sound Management of HOPWA Programs and Projects

HOPWA TA funds can be used to help to strengthen the management, operation, and capacity of grantees, project sponsors, and potential applicants to ensure that organizations use funds in a manner that upholds the public trust in the operation of programs. To achieve this goal, HOPWA TA can be used in the following areas:

(i) Management and operations through such activities as:

(
A
) Advising on management practices to ensure responsive, efficient and cost effective facility and program operations;

(
B
) Advising on fiscal management to ensure accountability in the use of funds; and

(
C
) Assisting projects in using the Department's information technology, financial systems and information management systems.

(ii) State, local, and community planning through such activities as:

(
A
) Advising on the coordination of housing with health-care and other related supportive services for eligible persons;

(
B
) Assisting in developing collaborations with local, State and Federal agencies that administer HIV/AIDS-related programs, including programs funded under the Ryan White CARE Act;

(
C
) Creating or linking to existing needs assessments of the area's housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families;

(
D
) Creating or linking to comprehensive multiple-year HIV/AIDS housing plans that are undertaken in collaboration with local, State and federal programs including the Ryan White CARE Act programs; and

(
E
) Creating or linking to existing plans that address specialized needs of clients, including assistance for clients with serious mental illness, chronic alcohol and other drug abuse issues, and homelessness.

(iii) Program evaluation through such activities as:

(
A
) Advising on data collection and program evaluation; and

(
B
) Developing and providing program handbooks, guidance materials, audio/visual products, training, and other activities to promote good management practices.

•
National Goal—Targeting Resources to Underserved Populations

The Department has been advised by persons living with HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS housing providers, and national organizations, of the continuing disparity in accessing health-care and HIV/AIDS treatment among underserved populations, such as, racial and ethnic minority populations, women, and persons living in rural areas. In an effort to meet this continuing need and diversify the number and type of organizations that have traditionally received HOPWA funding, the Department is encouraging that HOPWA TA funds be used to build collaborations between HOPWA grantees, project sponsors, and/or potential grantees to enhance the provision of housing assistance and related supportive services to better serve underserved populations on a national, regional, or local level.

Collaborations may pair organizations that are experienced in developing or operating housing facilities and housing assistance programs with organizations that provide services or use culturally-sensitive efforts to reach persons in underserved communities, but may have little or no experience in meeting the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. It is intended that this collaborative approach will meet the HOPWA TA goal of providing for sound management of HOPWA programs, projects, or potential applicants.

HOPWA TA providers seeking funds to work with organizations targeting underserved populations must further the HOPWA TA national goal of Sound Management by addressing the following.

(i) Addressing the management and operation of organizations serving underserved populations by:

(
A
) Helping organizations reach underserved populations in areas that lack housing and health care infrastructure; and

(
B
) Improving organizational capacity to develop, operate, manage, and evaluate housing assistance programs for underserved persons living with HIV/AIDS.

(ii) Addressing State, local, and community planning affecting underserved populations by:

(
A
) Assisting less experienced organizations serving underserved populations to become involved in existing state, local, and community planning addressing the housing and related supportive service needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS; and

(
B
) Addressing community needs—assisting organizations to address the unmet needs of underserved populations in state, local, and community planning processes.

(iii) Addressing program evaluation of projects serving underserved populations by:

(
A
) Advising on data collection and program evaluation serving underserved populations;

(
B
) Disseminating information on data collection outcomes and program evaluations to increase knowledge of model programs serving the housing needs of underserved populations; and

(
C
) Providing program handbooks, guidance materials, audio/visual products, training, and other activities to promote good management practices of organizations targeting underserved populations.

Note:

All assistance provided to targeted underserved communities must be in accordance with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act.

For the purposes of the HOPWA TA portion of this NOFA, underserved populations are defined as low-income populations living with HIV/AIDS and their families, such as racial or ethnic minority groups, women, persons living in rural areas, or other underserved groups as determined by your service

area, whose housing and related service needs are not currently being met in your service area. To meet this definition of an underserved population, you must present reliable statistics and data sources (
i.e.,
Census, health department statistics, research, scientific studies, Consolidated Plan, and Continuum of Care documentation), showing the unmet need in the provision of housing and supportive services for the identified underserved population. HUD will consider your presentation of statistics and data sources based on soundness and reliability and the specificity of information to the underserved population and the area to be served.

(E)
Sub-Grants/Pass-Through Funds.
Applicants may propose to make sub-grants to achieve the purposes of their proposed CD-TA programs in accordance with program requirements in Section IV of this CD-TA Program section of the SuperNOFA. In the case of CHDO TA, these sub-grants (also called “pass-through” funds) may be made for eligible activities and to eligible entities as identified in Section 233(b)(1), (2), and (7) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. When CHDO TA sub-grants are made to CHDOs, two statutory provisions apply:

(1) The sub-grant amount, when combined with other capacity building and operating support available through the HOME program, cannot exceed the greater of 50% of the CHDO's operating budget for the year in which it receives the funds, or $50,000 annually;

(2) An amount not exceeding 10% of the total funds awarded for the “Women in the Homebuilding Professions” eligible activity may be used to provide materials and tools for training such women.

IV. Program Requirements

In addition to the program requirements listed in the General Section of this SuperNOFA, applicants are subject to the following requirements:

(A)
Program Requirements for CHDO, HOME and McKinney Act Homeless Assistance.

(1)
Profit/Fee.
No increment above cost, no fee or profit, may be paid to any recipient or subrecipient of an award under this CD-TA Program section of the SuperNOFA.

(2)
Demand/Response Delivery System.

(a) As an awardee, you must operate within the structure of the demand/response system described in this section. You must coordinate your plans with, and operate under the direction of, each HUD Field Office within whose jurisdiction you are operating. When so directed by a Field Office, you will coordinate your activities instead through a lead CD-TA provider or other organization designated by the Field Office.

(b) If selected as the lead CD-TA provider in any Field Office jurisdiction, as an awardee you must coordinate the activities of other CD-TA providers selected under this CD-TA Program section of the SuperNOFA under the direction of the HUD Field Office. Joint activities by CD-TA providers may be required.

(c) Under the demand/response system, CD-TA providers will be required to:

(i) When requested by a Field Office or Government Technical Representative (GTR), market the availability of their services to existing and potential clients to include local jurisdictions in which the assistance will be delivered.

(ii) Respond to requests for assistance from the HUD Field Office(s) with oversight of the geographic service area for which the technical assistance will be delivered, including responding to priorities established by the Field Office in its Grants Management System. CHDOs, HOME PJs, and McKinney Act Homeless Assistance grantees may request assistance from the CD-TA provider directly, but such requests must be approved by the local HUD Field Office.

(iii) When requested by a Field Office or GTR, conduct a Needs Assessment to identify the type and nature of the assistance needed by the recipients of the assistance. These needs assessments should typically identify the nature of the problem to be addressed by the technical assistance services; the plan of action to address the need including the type of technical assistance services to be provided, the duration of the service, the staff assigned to provide the assistance, anticipated products and/or outcomes, and the estimated cost for the provision of services; and the relationship of the proposed services to the planned or expected Consolidated Plan submission to HUD and to other technical assistance providers providing service within the locality.

(iv) Obtain approval for the Technical Assistance Delivery Plan (TADP) from the HUD Field Office(s) with oversight for the area in which service will be provided. (See Section 3 below).

(v) Work cooperatively with other CD-TA providers in their geographic areas to ensure that clients are provided with the full range of CD-TA services needed and available. CD-TA providers are expected to be knowledgeable about the range of services available from other providers, make referrals and arrange visits by other CD-TA providers when appropriate, and carry out CD-TA activities concurrently when it is cost-effective and in the interests of the client to do so. HUD Field Offices may direct CD-TA providers to conduct joint activities.

(3)
Technical Assistance Delivery Plan (TADP).

(a) After selection for funding but prior to award, you must develop a TADP for each Field Office jurisdiction or National Program for which you have been selected, in consultation with the Field office and/or GTR.

(b) In developing the TADP, you must follow the Field Office's Business Operating Plan (BOP) and management strategies/workplans for each community/State in the Field Office's jurisdiction. You must use these BOP/management strategies/workplans in determining your priority work activities, location of activities, and organizations to be assisted during the cooperative agreement performance period.

(c) The BOP/grantee management strategies/workplans are part of the Field Office's Grants Management Process (GMP) and should indicate the issues to be addressed by CD-TA, the improved performance expected as a result of CD-TA, and methods for measuring the success of the CD-TA.

(d) The TADP must delineate all the tasks and sub-tasks for each CD program the applicant will undertake in each Field Office jurisdiction. The TADP must show the location of the community/State in which the CD-TA activities will occur, the level of CD-TA funding and proposed activities by location, the improved program performance or other results expected from the CD-TA and the methodology to be used for measuring the success of the CD-TA. A time schedule for delivery of the activities, budget summary, budget-by-task and staffing plan must be included in the TADP.

(4)
Negotiation.
After all applications have been rated and ranked and a selection has been made, HUD requires that all winners participate in negotiations to determine the specific terms of the TADP and the budget. HUD will follow the negotiation procedures described in Section III(D) of the
General Section
of the SuperNOFA.

(5)
Forms, Certifications and Assurances.
You must submit with your application the forms, certifications and assurances listed in the
General Section
of this SuperNOFA. After selection for funding but prior to your providing

services to a specific community you must submit the CHDO TA designation letter (where applicable).

(6)
Financial Management and Audit Information.
After selection for funding but prior to award, you must submit a certification from an Independent Public Accountant or the cognizant government auditor, stating that your financial management system meets prescribed standards for fund control and accountability required by 24 CFR part 84 for Institutions of Higher Education and other Non-Profit Institutions, 24 CFR part 85 for States and local governments, or the Federal Acquisition Regulations (for all other applicants). The information should include the name and telephone number of the independent auditor, cognizant Federal auditor, or other audit agency as applicable.

(7)
Designation for CHDO Technical Assistance Providers.
CHDO TA providers will be responsible for securing a technical assistance designation letter from a PJ stating that a CHDO or prospective CHDO to be assisted by the provider is a recipient or intended recipient of HOME funds and indicating, at its option, subject areas of assistance that are most important to the PJ.

(8)
Training Sessions.
When conducting training sessions as part of its CD-TA activities, CD-TA providers are required to:

(a) Design the course materials as “step-in” packages (also called “train-the trainer” packages) so that a Field Office or other CD-TA provider may separately give the course on its own;

(b) Arrange for joint delivery of the training with Field Office participation when so requested by the Field Office or by the GTR for national grants; and

(c) When requested by a Field Office and/or GTR, provide for professional videotaping of the workshops/courses and ensure their production in a professional and high-quality manner, suitable for viewing by other CD clients (if this requirement is implemented, additional funds may be requested).

(d) When required by HUD, deliver HUD-approved training courses that have been designed and developed by other HUD contractors or HUD cooperating parties on a “step-in” basis for CD-TA clients, and send trainers to HUD-approved Train-the Trainer sessions.

(9)
Reports to Field Offices and/or GTRs.
CD-TA providers will be required to report to the HUD Field Office(s) with oversight of the geographic area(s) in which CD-TA services are provided or to Headquarters GTRs in the case of national providers. At a minimum, this reporting will be on a quarterly basis unless otherwise specified in the approved TADP.

(10)
Active Participation.
HUD Field Offices will be active participants in the delivery of all technical assistance by funded providers throughout the term of the cooperative agreement.

(11)
CHDO Pass-Through Funds.
CD-TA providers proposing pass-through grants are required to:

(a) Establish written criteria for selection of CHDOs receiving pass-through funds which includes the following:

(i) Participating jurisdictions (PJs) must designate the organizations as CHDOs.

(ii) Generally, the organizations should not have been in existence more than 3 years.

(b) Enter into an agreement with the CHDO that the agreement and pass-through funding may be terminated at the discretion of the Department if no written legally binding agreement to provide assistance for a specific housing project (for acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction or tenant-based rental assistance) has been made by the PJ with the CHDO within 24 months of receiving the pass-through funding.

(12)
CHDO TA Program Limitations.
(a) Pursuant to section 233(d)(1) and (2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, funding to any single eligible nonprofit intermediary organization seeking to provide CHDO TA, whether as an independent or joint applicant, is limited to the lesser of 20% of all funds, or an amount not to exceed 20% of the organization's operating budget for any one year (not including funds sub-awarded or passed through the intermediary to CHDOs).

(b) Pursuant to section 233(e), HUD is making available through this CD-TA program section of the SuperNOFA 40% of the total CHDO TA funds to single state providers within the Field Offices. As discussed in Section III(C)(3), CHDO Eligible Applicants, to be considered a single state provider you must be able to document that 50% of your past activities working with CHDOs or simi

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