Notice of Funding Availability for Training of Trainers and Technical Assistance for Public Housing Resident Patrols

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces funding available up to $300,000 for the

development and implementation of training-of-trainers for resident

patrols in public and Indian housing. The U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development is seeking proposals for a Grant to be executed

through a Cooperative Agreement to develop and implement the training-

of-trainers training. The purpose of this training is to provide state-

of-the-art resident patrol training and technical assistance to housing

authority staff, residents, Resident Councils (RC), Resident Management

Corporations (RMC), housing authority security staff, and local law

enforcement personnel.

DATES: Proposals must be received at HUD Headquarters at the address

below on or before 3 pm, Eastern Daylight Time, August 8, 1994. This

application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the interest of

fairness to all competing applicants, the Department will treat as

ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the

deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make

early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss of

eligibility brought about by any unanticipated or delivery-related

problems. Applications received after the deadline will not be

considered.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: An original and two copies of the application

must be sent to the Drug-Free Neighborhoods Division, Office of

Resident Initiatives, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 4116, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Drug-Free

Neighborhoods Division, Office of Resident Initiatives, Public and

Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4116,

451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone (202) 708-

1197. A telecommunications device for hearing or speech impaired

persons (TDD) is available at (202) 708-0850. (These are not toll-free

telephone numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this notice

have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review

under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C.

3501-3520). No person may be subjected to a penalty for failure to

comply with these information collection requirements until they have

been assigned an OMB control number. The OMB control number, when

assigned, will be announced in the Federal Register.

Public reporting burden for the collection of information

requirements contained in this NOFA are estimated to include the time

for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources,

gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information. Information on the estimated public

reporting burden for all of the technical assistance NOFAs under this

program is provided below. Send comments regarding this burden estimate

or any other aspect of this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Department of Housing and

Urban Development, Rules Docket Clerk, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room

10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500; and to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk

Officer for HUD, Washington, DC 20503.

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Number of

Number of NOFAs respondents per No. respdts. per Total resps. Hours per resp. Total No. hrs.

affected NOFA NOFA

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Per year:

6 10 1 60 40 2,400

Total for three

years:

18 10 1 180 40 7,200

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I. Purpose and Substantive Description

(a) Purpose. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

is seeking proposals for a Grant to provide resident patrol training

and technical assistance in public housing. The purpose of this

training is to provide state-of-the-art training and technical

assistance for resident patrols to housing authority management and

security staff, residents, Resident Councils (RC), Resident Management

Corporations (RMC), and local law enforcement personnel. Training

participants will be able to return to their localities and train

others on resident patrols in public housing.

(b) Authority. This Grant is authorized under Chapter 2, Subtitle

C, Title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et.

seq.), as amended by Section 581 of the National Affordable Housing Act

of 1990 (NAHA), approved November 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101-625, and

Section 161 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA

1992) (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992).

The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban

Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 1993,

(approved October 28, 1993, Pub. L. 103-124), (94 App. Act)

appropriated $265 million for the Drug Elimination Program of which $5

million, a portion of which is made available through this NOFA, will

be used for funding drug elimination technical assistance and training.

(c) Award Amounts. A cost-reimbursable Grant not to exceed

$300,000.

(d) Objectives. The overall objectives of this Grant are to:

(1) Design, develop and implement resident patrol training

necessary for developing and implementing an effective resident patrol

in public housing, and for training other housing authority staff and

residents in effective training and implementation of resident patrols.

(2) Design and develop an impact/process evaluation to be used by

groups which implement resident patrol programs.

(e) Scope of Work.

(1) General Requirements.

(A) The grantee shall furnish all necessary personnel, materials,

services, and equipment and shall otherwise do all things necessary

for, or incidental to, the performance of the tasks set forth in this

Statement of Work.

(B) The work to be performed under this Grant includes, but is not

limited to: brief review of the administration and effectiveness of

current resident patrols in public housing, and the policies and

procedures currently in place at housing authorities with resident

patrols; preparation and delivery of resident patrol training to

housing authority management and security staff, residents, Resident

Councils, Resident Management Corporations, and local law enforcement

personnel; provision of technical assistance during and after training

sessions; and the development of an evaluation program for resident

patrol programs. In addition, the grantee shall attend one or more

meetings at HUD Headquarters for the purpose of discussing HUD's

comments pertaining to the grantee's services.

(2) Specific Requirements. The grantee shall perform the following

tasks in accordance with the objectives and general scope of the Grant.

TASK 1--Orientation

Within the first week after the effective date of the Grant, the

Project Director and other key personnel shall attend a meeting at HUD

Headquarters in Washington, DC, for the purpose of establishing a

common understanding and strategy with respect to the Grant objectives,

the scope of work necessary to achieve the objectives, the time frame,

methodology, and deliverables.

TASK 2--Management and Work Plan

The grantee shall develop a draft management and work plan that

addresses all of the requirements contained in the approved Grant

strategy and provide an updated and detailed work plan for the entire

project. This draft plan shall be submitted to the HUD Government

Technical Representative (GTR) for review and comment by the end of the

second week of the Grant, setting forth the timing of all stages of the

project, describing the training techniques, materials, and experiences

of trainers for this project. The plan shall include a detailed

allocation of Grant resources and a schedule for the accomplishment of

the Grant work. HUD shall submit its comments and suggestions to the

grantee within one week from receipt of the draft plan. A Final

Management and Work Plan incorporating HUD's comments and suggestions

shall be submitted by the end of the 5th week of the Grant.

TASK 3--Review of Resident Patrols Currently in Public Housing

Using a list prepared by HUD of public housing authorities and

resident councils with planned or operational resident patrols, the

grantee will select a shorter list of housing authorities and resident

councils to discuss technical issues of resident patrol training,

formation and implementation for use in the grantee's development of

the training curriculum and technical assistance agenda. The grantee

will prepare and submit to the GTR for approval by the end of the 7th

week of the Grant, a plan for reviewing current public housing resident

patrol programs. The plan should include a detailed description of the

strategy for conducting the review, and a list of housing authorities

and resident councils proposed to be contacted. Results of the review

should address the numbers and types of patrols and implementation

plans, common successes, and common problems. HUD will review the draft

plan and provide comments to the grantee within one week. The final

plan, incorporating HUD's comments and suggestions, shall be submitted

to the GTR by the 10th week of the Grant.

TASK 4--Applications

The grantee shall define the target audience for the training and

make recommendations for participant selection criteria. A participant

team must include from three to five members representing housing

authority staff, residents and law enforcement. Participant teams

should have the commitment and ability to return to their local sites

after the training, and train others on resident patrol activities. The

grantee shall develop an application package to be sent to eligible

housing authorities and resident groups. The draft application package

selection criteria and schedule and plan for approaching eligible HAs

will be provided to the GTR within eight weeks after award of the

Grant. HUD will review and comment on the package and criteria and

return to the grantee within one week. The final application package

and criteria incorporating HUD's comments and suggestions shall be

submitted two weeks after the GTR has provided comments from HUD.

Once the deadline for applications from HA teams has passed, the

grantee will submit the list of all applicants and a list of proposed

training teams to the GTR. HUD will review the applications with the

grantee and submit within two weeks the final list of approved

attendees.

TASK 5--Pre-class Preparation by Participants

The grantee is responsible for providing each of the teams selected

for training with instructions and data collection requirements the

participants may need to prepare for and participate in the training.

For instance, each participant team might be required to bring to the

training a 3 to 5 page description of some targeted developments: the

buildings, surrounding facilities and community, the local population,

and a preliminary action plan for providing training at those local

sites. The grantee will prepare and submit to the GTR for approval, by

the end of the 10th week of the Grant, a list of instructions and data

collection requirements for the participants. HUD will review the draft

list and provide comments to the grantee within one week. The final

instructions and data collection requirements, incorporating HUD's

comments and suggestions, shall be submitted to the GTR by the 14th

week of the Grant.

TASK 6--Develop and Conduct Resident Patrol Training Program

This training will be offered to the chosen teams comprised of

three to five individuals from selected housing authorities at a

minimum of six locations in a conference and seminar-like format.

Training attendees will be responsible for their own travel, lodging

and per diem costs. The grantee will be responsible for all costs

associated with facilities, training materials, and training staff

costs of travel, lodging and per diem at non-governmental rates. The

training sessions must begin no later than week 16 and must be

completed within one year of the date of the Grant.

The grantee will submit a list of proposed training sites with a

short description of the advantages and disadvantages of each site as a

training site including the quality of the local resident patrol to be

highlighted at the training. HUD and the grantee will choose the final

list of training sites two weeks after the curriculum outline is

submitted to HUD.

The Resident Patrol Program training shall be no more than five

days in length. The training will be provided with a train-the-trainer

focus. All participant team members shall be provided a Participant's

Manual and a Trainer's Manual complete with lesson plans, overheads,

handouts and visual aids.

The grantee shall prepare and submit to the GTR for approval by the

end of the 10th week of the Grant a plan which includes, among other

things: an outline and description of the Resident Patrol Training

Program curriculum and a list of the proposed handouts/student

materials, videos, and other student aids; and the number and timing of

the training sessions planned. HUD will provide comments on the draft

program to the grantee within one week. The draft curriculum,

instructor manual, participant manual and other handouts/student

materials, state-of-the art videos and other student aids will be

provided to the GTR by the grantee. HUD will provide comments on the

draft curriculum and related materials within two weeks of receiving

the draft. The grantee will submit to the GTR the final version of the

materials at least four weeks before the first training session.

The grantee shall design, develop and implement a Resident Patrol

training program with at least the following elements:

(1) Provide information on how to develop and implement resident

patrols in public housing programs. The training should include, but

not necessarily be limited to: outlining and understanding the role of

the participants; identifying available funding resources; recruiting,

screening and organizing patrol members; the curriculum and training of

patrol members; written policies, practices and procedures; the working

relationships and necessary communications between patrols and local

law enforcement agencies; patrol techniques; insurance and legal

issues; deportment of patrol members; clothing and equipment needs, and

community relations.

(2) Provide group exercises that develop team cohesion, action

planning for each team, and improving training skills. Specific skill

building sessions should include working in teams, team decision-making

processes, conflict management, and group dynamics.

(3) Provide participants at least one on-site opportunity for

hands-on observation of a successful local, operating resident patrol

in the city where the training session is being held.

(4) Provide information and group exercises that develop the

participants' skills in presenting training classes to others.

(5) Provide curriculum, instructor manual, participant manual,

student materials, and state-of-art videos and other supporting student

aids.

(6) Provide participants with an impact/process evaluation to track

outcome measures for their resident patrols.

(7) At the end of the course, the attendees shall have developed a

specific plan of action for implementing resident patrols in their

public housing community, and a plan for training others at the housing

authority on implementing resident patrols.

(8) After the first training session the grantee shall develop an

analysis and evaluation of the training and proposed changes to the

curriculum based on the completed evaluations of the participants and

direction from the GTR and submit that analysis to the GTR no later

than 2 weeks after the first training is completed.

TASK 7--Technical Assistance

At each training session, the grantee will consult with each

participating team to assist them in identifying and addressing any

local problems or issues which could delay or inhibit resident patrol

training and implementation. After the training session is complete,

the grantee will provide telephone technical assistance on an as needed

basis to the training participants. The telephone TA will be documented

in writing and provided to the GTR on at least a monthly basis.

TASK 8--Analysis, Evaluation and Reporting

The grantee will develop and use a student evaluation form to

assess the effectiveness of the training. The draft evaluation form

shall be provided to the GTR by the end of the 10th week of the Grant.

HUD will review and comments will be provided to the grantee within one

week. A final evaluation form incorporating HUD's comments shall be

provided by the end of the 13th week.

The student evaluation forms shall be provided to all participants.

The grantee shall provide the GTR a synopsis of the evaluations, along

with an overall assessment of the effectiveness of the session. The

synopsis should include any recommendations for timing, format,

curriculum, or other changes needed to improve the effectiveness of the

training. Copies of all completed evaluations and the grantee's

synopsis shall be provided to the GTR within one week of completion of

each session.

(f) Eligibility. Organizations that can demonstrate experience with

successful implementation and continuation of resident patrols, working

with public and Indian housing authorities and resident groups, and in

resident training programs are eligible to apply.

(g) Application submission requirements.

(1) Applicants must submit a completed Application for Federal

Assistance (Standard Form 424). The SF-424 is the face sheet for the

application. Budget Information (Standard Form 424A), including a

program narrative, a detailed budget with budget narrative with

supporting cost analysis and legal and accounting services.

(2) Application format requirements. Each application must include

the items listed in the following format:

(a) Cover letter

(b) Tab 1--Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance.

(c) Tab 2--Standard Form 424A, Budget Information with attached

program narrative. Applicants must provide a budget with detailed

justification for all costs, including the basis for computation of

these costs. The program budget must be complete, reasonable, and cost-

effective in relation to the proposed program. This explanation must

include the applicant's financial capability, i.e., the fiscal controls

and accounting procedures which assure that Federal funds will be

accounted for properly. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the

financial capability to effectively implement a project of this size

and scope.

(d) Tab 3--Organizational Qualifications. Applicants must fully

describe their organizational structure and staff size, and demonstrate

that they are sufficient to effectively implement a project of this

size and scope. Applicants should outline a list of housing authorities

where similar activities were conducted, the dates and numbers of

persons involved, any current points of contact, and the results of any

evaluations of the work.

(e) Tab 4--Staff Qualifications. Applicants must fully describe the

capabilities and work experience of the proposed director, and all key

staff. Applicants must fully describe their knowledge and experience

with the proposed activities, preferably in public housing. Applicants

must include a staffing plan to fulfill the requirements of the

statement of work, including staff titles, related work and educational

background, experience, and skills of the director and the staff; and

the time each will be required to contribute to the project.

(f) Tab 5--Project Experience. Applicants must fully describe prior

experience in designing and delivering conference training programs.

Applicants must demonstrate that their organization, staff size, and

prior experience is sufficient to effectively implement a project of

this size and scope. Applicants should outline a list of housing

authorities or other sites where similar training was offered, the

dates of the training, numbers of persons trained, any current points

of contact, and the results of any evaluations of the training and TA.

(g) Tab 6--Implementation Plan. Applicants must submit a plan

outlining the major activities of implementation and describe how

available resources will be allocated. The plan must include an

annotated organizational chart depicting the roles and responsibilities

of key organizational and functional components and a list of key

personnel responsible for managing and implementing the major elements

of the program. There must be a time-task plan which clearly identifies

the major milestones and products, organizational responsibility, and

schedule for the completion of activities and products.

(h) Tab 7--Representations, certifications, and other statements of

offerors or quoters.

(i) Certification Regarding Federal Employment.

(ii) Certification of Procurement Integrity.

(iii) Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence

Certain Federal Transactions.

(iv) SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.

(v) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Proposed

Debarment, and other Responsibility Matters.

(vi) Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements.

(vii) Prior to award execution, a successful applicant must submit

a certification that it will comply with:

(A) Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968,

Employment Opportunities for Lower Income Persons in Connection with

Assisted Projects (12 U.S.C. 1701u), and with implementing regulations

at 24 CFR part 135. Section 3 requires, that to the greatest extent

feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given to lower

income residents of the project area within the unit of local

government or metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county) and for

work in connection with the project to be awarded to eligible

businesses located in or owned in substantial part by persons residing

in the area;

(B) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-

2000d-4) (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) and

implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1; and

(C) The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age

under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146, and the prohibitions

against discrimination against persons with disabilities individuals

under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8.

(h) Selection Criteria. The Department will review and rate

proposals according to the extent to which they meet the following

criteria, and will make an award to the applicant that best meets all

of the below criteria and receives the highest score out of a possible

100 points divided according to the criteria listed below:

(1) Corporate/Organizational Management Qualifications (20 points).

(i) Organizational Structure (10 points). Applicants must concisely

describe how the organization has the structure, staff size, financial

reporting capacity and internal controls that will maximize successful

implementation of the tasks described in this notice.

(ii) Administrative Experience (10 points). Applicants must

demonstrate their experience in the successful administration of

programs of a similar budget and staff size. (10 points)

(2) Staff Qualifications (20 points).

(i) Project Director (10 points). Applicants should provide a

project director with the experience and capacity to manage the budget

and staff of the proposed grant; showing evidence of the ability to

successfully complete proposed activities on-time and within budget.

Applicant should provide a short list of names and current phone

numbers of individuals or firms for which the proposed project director

has previously accomplished work.

(ii) Project Staff (10 points). Applicants should provide staff

with the experience and capacity to quickly and efficiently organize

and implement the workshops. Staff should have sufficient experience

working with public housing staff and residents to minimize any issues

specific to implementing activities in public housing, and sufficient

experience in the subject area to maximize success.

Applicants must identify the specific personnel to be assigned to

the project, their experience with training conference organization and

resident patrol issues and elements, preferably in public housing.

(3) Project Experience (30 points).

(i) Applicants should be able to demonstrate knowledge and

experience in the following program specifics: successful conference

organization, state-of-the-art training and program elements (15

points).

(ii) Applicants should be able to demonstrate experience with and

understanding of the target population (15 points).

(4) Quality of the Plan (30 points).

(i) Applicants should demonstrate that the proposed plan will

accomplish the goals outlined above with the following elements:

(A) Detailed narrative of the proposed structure, strategy and

activities that will allow staff to effectively reach the stated goals

(10 points).

(B) Tasks, timetable and staff assignments for the proposed

activities (10 points).

(C) State-of-the-art training and program elements (10 points).

(i) Review Process. Applications submitted in response to this

competitive announcement will be reviewed by a panel of HUD

representatives, which will make recommendations to the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and

Urban Development. The panel will assign numerical values based on the

weighted selection criteria. In the case of a numerical tie, preference

will be given to the applicant with the highest numerical score for the

Program Implementation Plan. The final award will be made by the

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of

Housing and Urban Development. Letters will be sent to all applicants

notifying them that their proposal has been selected or the reason(s)

it was not selected. HUD will then negotiate specific terms of the

award with the selected applicant.

(j) Administrative requirements.

(1) Award Period. The Grant will be cost-reimbursable and awarded

for a 1-year base period, with optional years if the approved plan

provides for additional years, subject to the availability of funding.

(2) Cooperative Agreement. After the application has been approved

and the grant awarded, HUD and the applicant shall enter into a

Cooperative Agreement (Form HUD-1044) setting forth the amount of the

Cooperative Agreement and its applicable terms, conditions, financial

controls, payment mechanism/schedule, and special conditions.

(k) Other Matters.

Environmental Impact. A Finding of No Significant Impact with

respect to the environment has been made in accordance with the

Department's regulations at 24 CFR Part 50 which 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 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays at the Office of

the Rules Docket Clerk, Room 10276, Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410.

Federalism Impact. The General Counsel, as the Designated Official

under section 6(a) of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined

that the policies contained in this NOFA will not have substantial

direct effects on States or their political subdivisions, or the

relationship between the Federal government and the States, or on the

distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of

government and, therefore, the provisions of this rule do not have

``federalism implications'' within the meaning of the Order. The NOFA

makes funds available to help housing authorities organize and train

tenant patrols. As such, it would help housing authorities combat

serious drug-related crime problems in their developments, thereby

strengthening their role as instrumentalities of the States.

Family Impact. The General Counsel, as the Designated Official for

Executive Order 12606, the Family, has determined that the provisions

of this NOFA have the potential for a positive, although indirect,

impact on family formation, maintenance and general well-being within

the meaning of the Order. As such, this NOFA is intended to improve the

quality of life of public and Indian housing development residents,

including families, by reducing the incidence of drug-related crime.

Section 102 HUD Reform Act--Documentation and Public Access

Requirements; Applicant/Recipient Disclosures.

Documentation and public access. HUD will ensure that documentation

and other information regarding each application submitted pursuant to

this NOFA 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 five-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 at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the

recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its quarterly Federal

Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a

competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b), and the notice

published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for

further information on these requirements.)

Disclosures. HUD will make available to the public for five years

all applicant disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in

connection with this NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made

available along with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case

for a period less than three 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 15. (See 24 CFR subpart C, and the notice

published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for

further information on these disclosure requirements.)

Section 103 HUD Reform Act. HUD's regulation implementing section

103 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of

1989 was published May 13, 1991 (56 FR 22088) and became effective on

June 12, 1991. That regulation, codified as 24 CFR Part 4, applies to

the funding competition announced today. The requirements of the rule

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 Part 4 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 who have questions should contact the HUD Office of

Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-free number.) The Office of

Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD employees, as

well.

Section 112 HUD Reform Act. Section 13 of the Department of Housing

and Urban Development Act contains two provisions dealing with efforts

to influence HUD's decisions with respect to financial assistance. The

first imposes disclosure requirements on those who are typically

involved in these efforts--those who pay others to influence the award

of assistance or the taking of a management action by the Department

and those who are paid to provide the influence. The second restricts

the payment of fees to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD

assistance, if the fees are tied to the number of housing units

received or are based on the amount of assistance received, or if they

are contingent upon the receipt of assistance. Section 13 was

implemented by final rule published in the Federal Register on May 17,

1991 (56 FR 22912). If readers are involved in any efforts to influence

the Department in these ways, they are urged to read the final rule,

particularly the examples contained in Appendix A of the rule.

Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities. The use of funds awarded

under this Cooperative Agreement is subject to the disclosure

requirements and prohibitions of section 319 of the Department of

Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1990

(31 U.S.C. 1352) (The ``Byrd Amendment'') and the implementing

regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit 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. The

prohibition also covers the awarding of contracts, grants, cooperative

agreements, or loans unless the recipient has made an acceptable

certification regarding lobbying.

Under 24 CFR part 87, applicants, recipients, and subrecipients of

assistance exceeding $100,000 must certify that no federal funds have

been or will be spent on lobbying activities in connection with the

assistance.

Authority: Sec. 5127, Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of

1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq.); sec. 7(d), Department of Housing

and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).

Dated: June 15, 1994.

Michael B. Janis,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 94-15384 Filed 6-23-94; 8:45 am]

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