NOFA for Consolidated Technical Assistance for Community Planning and Development (CPD) Programs; Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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Part IV

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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NOFA for Consolidated Technical Assistance for Community Planning and

Development (CPD) Programs; Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and

Development

[Docket No. N-94-3787; FR-3735-N-01]

NOFA for Consolidated Technical Assistance for Community Planning

and Development (CPD) Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

SUMMARY: This notice (NOFA) announces the availability of four

Community Planning and Development (CPD) Technical Assistance (TA)

programs. By announcing the funding for four programs in one NOFA,

HUD's goal is to simplify the requirements of its Community Planning

and Development Programs and to streamline the Technical Assistance

application process.

This NOFA announces the availability of $51 million in TA funds

from four separate technical assistance programs: Supportive Housing

(SH) TA, HOME TA, Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) TA

and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) TA. These funds are

available for eligible applicants in support of individual program

objectives and cross-cutting and coordinated approaches to improving

the effective use of these program funds.

The funding of these four TA programs through a single NOFA will

not affect the ability of eligible applicants to seek TA funding.

Eligible applicants are able, as they have been in the past, to apply

for funding under as few as one, and as many as four, separate TA

programs, individually or collectively, singularly or in combination.

The specific provisions of the four separate CPD TA programs have not

been changed. The NOFA reflects the statutory requirements and

differences in the four different TA programs. As a result, this new

application procedure will not affect the way individual TA programs

function.

In the body of this NOFA is information concerning:

(a) The purpose and background of the NOFA, and the funding level

provided through this NOFA;

(b) Eligible applicants and activities, factors for award, and

statutory and cooperative agreement requirements; and

(c) The application requirements and steps involved in the

application process.

DATES: Completed applications must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m.

EST on August 1, 1994. HUD reserves the right to extend the deadline

date through notification in the Federal Register. In the interest of

fairness to all competing applicants, an application will be treated as

ineligible for consideration if it is not physically received by the

deadline date and hour. Applicants should take this requirement into

account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk

of losing eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other

delivery-related problems.

ADDRESSES: Completed applications (one original and two copies) should

be submitted to: Processing and Control Branch, Office of Community

Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7255, Washington, DC 20410,

by mail or hand-delivery. When submitting your application, please

refer to FR-3735, and include your name, mailing address (including zip

code), and telephone number (including area code). HUD, however, will

not accept faxed applications. Applications must be received no later

than 4:30 p.m. EST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HUD will not accept direct telephone

inquiries about this NOFA. Written inquiries should be mailed or faxed

to the attention of Syl Angel, Director, Office of Technical

Assistance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; FAX (202) 708-3363. (This is

not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have

been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, under section

3504(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520),

and assigned OMB Control Number 2535-0084.

I. Background; Purpose; Authority; Amount Allocated

(A) Background

HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) is

consolidating and simplifying the submission requirements of its

formula grant programs to offer local jurisdictions a better ability to

shape these and other available resources, into effective, coordinated,

neighborhood and community development strategies to revitalize and

physically, socially and economically strengthen their communities. To

complement this overall consolidation and simplification effort, CPD

has designed this NOFA to increase access for technical assistance to

CPD grantees, potential grantees and program participants in the CDBG,

HOME, Supportive Housing and CHDO assistance programs. This NOFA places

heavy emphasis upon coordination of technical assistance activities to

provide greater flexibility and responsiveness in meeting the community

development and housing needs, including the housing needs of homeless

populations in local jurisdictions, while providing greater flexibility

to TA providers in the delivery of assistance services.

The new application procedures presented in this NOFA will simplify

the TA process, promote cost savings, eliminate duplication, improve

the system for potential grantees in need of assistance, and allow

interested applicants to seek to deliver a wider, more integrated array

of TA services.

The selection criteria are designed to select the best qualified TA

providers in each specific program area who are: (a) skilled in

providing a variety of technical assistance services which address

often multi-faceted and complex problems; (b) knowledgeable about local

programs and institutions in the geographic areas they propose to

serve; and (c) willing to work with other TA providers to bring the

essential programs together, so that available housing resources,

services for the homeless and community and economic development

resources can more effectively address community problems.

In some instances, HUD may select a single organization to provide

TA for all CPD programs within a given geographic area. In other

instances several, including qualified consortia of technical

assistance providers, may be selected. Where appropriate, HUD may

select multiple TA providers to work within a single geographic area.

HUD encourages TA providers to work together to coordinate, and to the

maximum extent possible, join their activities to form a seamless and

comprehensive program of technical assistance for the geographic area

they are assisting.

All selected TA providers, with the exception of some national TA

providers, will be required to work under the direction of the local

HUD Field offices which have jurisdiction over the geographic areas

which the provider will serve. All geographically-based work plans must

be approved by the local HUD Field Office(s) before they are

implemented, and progress reports must be submitted to the relevant

Field Office on a minimum quarterly basis. HUD headquarters shall

maintain oversight responsibilities for all awards to ensure continuity

and that all areas of the country are fully served by those

organizations selected as TA providers. National TA providers

conducting activities that do not involve specific geographic areas,

such as publications and national training sessions, will be managed by

HUD Headquarters or its designee.

(B) Purpose

The purpose of this NOFA is to:

(1) Strengthen the abilities of State and local governments and

non-profit organizations to make more effective use of CPD grant and

related programs through coordinated neighborhood and community

development strategies to revitalize communities;

(2) Create opportunities for strategic planning and citizen

participation in a comprehensive context at the local level;

(3) Promote methods for developing more coordinated and effective

approaches to dealing with urban problems by recognizing the inter-

connections among the underlying problems and ways to address them

through the over-laying of available HUD programs;

(4) Promote the ability of non-profit organizations, including

CHDOs and community land trusts, to develop more effective ways of

assisting communities in maintaining, rehabilitating and constructing

affordable housing for low income families; develop and implement

programs to assist homeless persons and prevent homelessness; create

jobs for low-income persons; and assist CDBG, HOME, and SHP grantees to

apply for and maximize the use of available program funds; and

(5) Recognize and make better use of the expertise that each

component (supportive housing, affordable housing, community

development, economic development) and the organizations (States, local

governments, non-profit and for-profit providers) can contribute when

developing the consolidated plan.

(C) Authorities

(1) The HOME Investment Partnerships Act (42 U.S.C. 12701-12840) 24

CFR part 92 authorizes the Department to set aside $25 million of the

total HOME Program appropriation for FY 1994 for community housing

partnership activities and $22 million for support for State and local

housing strategies.

(2) The Community Development Block Grant Technical Assistance

Program, authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community

Development Act of 1974, (42 U.S.C. 5301-5320; Sec. 7(d), Department of

Housing and Urban Development (42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 24 CFR 570.402.), has

several purposes and encompasses several programs.

(3) The Supportive Housing Program is authorized under 42 U.S.C.

11389; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 24 CFR 583.140.

(D) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers for the four

technical assistance programs under this NOFA are:

(1) Supportive Housing Technical Assistance: 14.231

(2) HOME Technical Assistance: 14.239

(3) Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Technical

Assistance: 14.239

(4) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Technical Assistance:

14.227.

(E) Amount Allocated

This NOFA announces the availability of $51 million in TA funds

from four separate technical assistance programs: Supportive Housing

(SH) TA, HOME TA, Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) TA

and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) TA. The funds provided are

as follows:

CDBG TA funds: $7,500,000

CHDO TA funds: 25,000,000

HOME TA funds: 13,000,000

SH TA funds: 5,500,000

Each HUD/CPD Field Office has been allocated a ``fair-share'' of TA

funds for purposes of this competition. (See Appendix A to this NOFA.)

The amounts are based on allocations of HOME and CDBG funds among the

States and other factors designed to represent the approximate TA

workload in each jurisdiction. These amounts are only for guidance

purposes to applicants in developing their program budgets by Field

Office jurisdiction and are not the exact amounts to be awarded in each

area or to each provider. The total amount to be awarded to any

provider will be determined by HUD 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 TA providers and other 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.

To the extent permitted by funding constraints, HUD intends to

provide coverage of as full a range as possible of eligible TA

activities of each 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. It 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 TA

provider. In selecting applicants for funding, in addition to the

ranking factors, HUD will apply program policy criteria identified in

Section IV(B) of this NOFA to select a range of providers and projects

that would best serve program objectives for each program serviced by

the TA funded under this NOFA.

Cooperative Agreements will be for a period of up to 36 months.

However, HUD reserves the right to terminate awards in accordance with

provisions contained in OMB Circulars A-102, A-110 and 24 CFR part 85

anytime after 12 months. HUD also reserves the right to 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 demand for assistance is not commensurate with the award for

assistance. In addition, HUD reserves the right, using either funds

that have been withdrawn from providers, future appropriations or other

available appropriations, to provide additional resources to funded

applicants that perform well and can demonstrate a need for the

additional funds, and to extend the performance period of individual

awardees up to a total of 12 additional months.

In cases where an applicant selected for funding under this NOFA

currently is providing TA under an existing CPD TA grant/cooperative

agreement, HUD reserves the right to adjust the start date of funding

under this NOFA 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.

(F) General Program Requirements

(1) Statutory Requirements. All applicants must meet and comply

with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the TA

program for which they are chosen in order to be awarded a cooperative

agreement. (Appendices C, D, E and F to this NOFA contain copies of

applicable regulations.)

(2) Profit/Fee. No increment above cost, no fee nor profit, may be

paid to any recipient or subrecipient of an award under this NOFA.

(3) Statement of Work. After selection for funding but prior to

award, each applicant must ensure that any deletions, additions or

enhancements to the Statement of Work submitted in the application are

incorporated into the approved grant, including details of how the

approved Statement of Work will be accomplished. Following a task-by-

task format, the approved Statement of Work must:

(a) Delineate the tasks and sub-tasks involved in each program for

which the grantee is responsible within each Field Office jurisdiction.

(b) Indicate the sequence in which the tasks are to be performed,

noting areas of work which must be performed simultaneously.

(c) Identify specific numbers of quantifiable end products and

program improvements the TA provider aims to deliver by the end of the

cooperative agreement period, e.g., number of prospective CHDOs to be

certified by Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) as a result of TA;

number of CHDOs which will submit fundable applications to PJs for the

first time as a result of TA, etc.

(4) Certifications and Assurances. After selection for funding but

prior to award, each applicant must submit signed copies of the

following Assurances and Certifications: (a) Standard Form (SF) 424-B-

Assurances for Non-Construction Programs; (b) Drug-Free Workplace

Certification; (c) Certification Regarding Lobbying; Applicant/

Recipient Disclosure Update Report; (d) Certification and Disclosure

Regarding Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions (where

applicable); and (e) CDBG Nexus Statement (where applicable).

(5) Project Management and Staff Allocation Plan. After selection

for funding but prior to award, each applicant must submit a Project

Management and Staff Allocation Plan for carrying out the activities

proposed in the Statement of Work. The Project Management Plan and

Staff Allocation submission should cover the proposed period of

performance.

(6) Financial Management and Audit Information. After selection for

funding but prior to award, each applicant must submit a certification

from an Independent Public Accountant or the cognizant government

auditor, stating that the financial management system employed by the

applicant meets prescribed standards for fund control and

accountability required by OMB Circular A-110 for Institutions of

Higher Education and other Non-Profit Institutions, OMB Circular A-133

for other non-profit organizations, or 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) Demand/Response Delivery System. All awardees must operate

within the structure of the demand/response system described in this

section. They must coordinate their plans with, and operate under the

direction of, each HUD Field Office within whose jurisdictions they are

operating. When so directed by a Field Office, they will coordinate

their activities instead through a lead TA provider or other

organization designated by the Field Office.

If selected as the lead TA provider in any Field Office

jurisdiction, the awardee must coordinate the activities of other TA

providers selected under this NOFA under the direction of the HUD Field

Office. Joint activities by TA providers may be required.

Under the demand/response system, TA providers will be required to:

(a) Market the availability of their services to existing and

potential clients.

(b) 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. CHDOs, HOME PJs, CDBG and Supportive

Housing grantees may request assistance from the TA provider directly,

but such requests must be approved by the local HUD Field Office.

(c) Advise grantees of their responsibility to provide economic

opportunities for low- and very low-income persons under new

regulations to be issued in 24 CFR part 135 implementing section 3 of

the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended by the

Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. TA providers are

encouraged to make program grantees and TA recipients aware of the

existence of the new section 3 regulations and their responsibilities

under these regulations. Since section 3 applies to many of the program

areas for which TA services are being provided, TA providers should

encourage TA recipients to facilitate the employment of, and award of

contracts to, low- and very low-income persons. Section 3 applies to

housing construction, housing rehabilitation and other public

construction activities. The new section 3 regulations issued under 24

CFR part 135 are expected to be published in the Federal Register on or

about June 30, 1994.

(d) Conduct a Needs Assessment to identify the type and nature of

the assistance needed by the recipients of the assistance. The needs

assessment should 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.

(e) Obtain approval for the technical assistance delivery plan from

the HUD Field Office(s) with oversight for the area in which service

will be provided.

(f) Work cooperatively with other TA providers in their geographic

areas to ensure that clients are provided with the full range of TA

services needed and available. TA providers are expected to be

knowledgeable about the range of services available from other

providers, make referrals and arrange visits by other TA providers when

appropriate, and carry out TA activities concurrently when it is cost-

effective and in the interests of the client to do so. HUD Field

Offices may direct TA providers to conduct joint activities.

(g) CDBG TA providers will be expected to obtain designation as

technical assistance providers by the chief executive officers of each

community within which they are working as required by 24 CFR

570.402(c)(2). 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.

(h) When conducting training sessions as part of its TA activities,

TA providers will be expected to: (1) Make provision for professional

videotaping of the workshops/courses as directed by the GTR and ensure

their production in a professional and high-quality manner suitable for

viewing by other CPD clients; (2) design the course materials as

``step-in'' packages so that a Field Office or other TA provider may

separately give the course on its own; and (3) arrange for joint

delivery of the training with Field Office participation when so

requested by the Field Office.

(i) Report to the HUD Field Office(s) with oversight of the

geographic area(s) in which TA services are provided. At a minimum,

this reporting shall be on a quarterly basis unless otherwise specified

in the approved TA action plan.

(j) HUD Field Offices will be active participants in the delivery

of all technical assistance by funded providers throughout the term of

the cooperative agreement. HUD Field Offices may modify funded

providers' responsibilities to adjust to the demand for assistance, or

its internal ability to provide effective oversight. HUD Field Offices

may also establish technical assistance coordinator roles through a

funded TA provider or other entity, or perform this role themselves.

(k) Where appropriate or requested by HUD Field Offices, HUD

Headquarters staff will serve as active participants in the delivery of

technical assistance by funded providers, serving in such roles as

Cooperative Agreement Officers, Government Technical Representatives,

coordinators, etc., as needed.

(6) CHDO Pass-Through Funds. 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 them 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. (See 24 CFR 92.300(e).)

II. Eligible Applicants

The eligible applicants for each of the four TA programs are listed

below. Many organizations are eligible to apply for more than one TA

program and are encouraged to do so to the extent they have the

requisite experience, expertise and capability.

All applicant organizations must have demonstrated experience in

providing 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.

Additionally, an organization may not provide assistance to itself, and

any organization funded to assist CHDOs under this NOFA may not act as

a CHDO itself within its service area while under award with HUD.

A consortium of organizations may apply for one or more 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.

All applicants must meet minimum statutory eligibility requirements

for each TA program for which they are chosen in order to be awarded a

cooperative agreement. (See Appendices C, D, E, and F to this NOFA for

copies of applicable regulations.)

All eligible TA providers may propose assistance using in-house

staff, consultants, sub-contractors and sub-recipients, and 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.

(A) CDBG and Supportive Housing Eligible Applicants

(1) States and units of general local government.

(2) Public and private non-profit or for-profit groups, including

educational institutions and area-wide planning organizations,

qualified to provide technical assistance on CDBG programs or

Supportive Housing projects.

(B) CHDO 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 24 CFR 92.302(b)(1)(v) and (b)(2). An

intermediary will be considered as a primarily single state technical

assistance provider if it can document that more than 50 percent 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.

(C) HOME Eligible Applicants

(1) A for-profit or non-profit professional and technical services

company or firm that has demonstrated capacity to provide technical

assistance services;

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

(3) A public purpose organization responsible to the chief elected

official of a PJ and established pursuant to state or local

legislation;

(4) An agency or authority established by two or more PJs to carry

out activities consistent with the purposes of the HOME program;

(5) 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.

III. Eligible Activities

(A) General.

Eligible activities for each of the four TA programs are listed in

the program regulations. (See Appendices C, D, E, and F to this NOFA

for copies of applicable regulations.) Any and all eligible activities

for each TA program may be proposed as part of an applicant's TA

program. For the Supportive Housing TA program, this means that TA must

be provided to help supportive housing applicants, prospective

applicants, and/or recipients involved in supportive housing plan,

develop, administer, implement, and evaluate their supportive housing

projects or proposed projects; implement linkages between assisted

supportive housing projects and other activities (including linkages

involved in continuum of care comprehensive planning); and/or evaluate

their supportive housing project's effectiveness at establishing a

continuum of care.

Applicants should pay special attention to eligible activities

related to the Factors for Award contained in Section IV(A) of this

NOFA.

(B) Sub-Grants/Pass-Through Funds

Applicants may propose to make sub-grants to achieve the purposes

of their proposed TA programs in accordance with program requirements

in Section I(E) of this NOFA. 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 24 CFR 92.302(c)

(1), (2), (6), and (7). 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 percent 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 percent 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. Factors for Award

(A) Ranking Factors

Applications will be evaluated competitively and ranked against all

other applicants that have applied for the same TA program (CDBG, HOME,

CHDO and Supportive Housing). There will be separate rankings for each

TA program, and applicants will be ranked only against others that have

applied for the same TA program. The factors and maximum points for

each factor are provided below. The maximum number of points for each

TA program is 100.

Rating of the ``applicant'' or the ``applicant's organization and

staff'', unless otherwise specified, will include any sub-contractors,

consultants, sub-recipients, and members of consortia which are firmly

committed to the project.

(1) Potential effectiveness of the application in meeting needs of

target groups/localities and accomplishing project objectives for each

TA program for which funds are requested (40 points). In rating this

factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the proposal: (a)

identifies high priority needs and issues to be addressed for each TA

program for which funding is requested; (b) outlines a clear &

effective plan for addressing those needs and aiding a broad diversity

of eligible client/beneficiary groups, including those which

traditionally have been under-served; (c) identifies creative and

promising ways of carrying out eligible activities which will result in

better or less costly service to TA clients; (d) identifies creative

activities to assist eligible clients in participating in the

development of, and improving, local consolidated plans and

comprehensive strategies; (e) identifies creative ways to assist

clients in achieving the economic development and continuum of care

objectives of local consolidated plans & comprehensive strategies OR of

creating linkages between activities they are assisting and activities

to achieve these objectives; (f) identifies specific numbers of

quantifiable end products and program improvements the TA provider aims

to deliver by the end of the cooperative agreement period, (e.g.,

number of prospective CHDOs to be certified by PJs as a result of TA;

number of CHDOs which will submit fundable applications to PJs for the

first time as a result of TA; etc.

(2) Soundness of approach (20 points). In rating this factor, HUD

will consider the extent to which the proposal:

(a) Provides a technically and cost effective plan for designing,

organizing, and carrying out the proposed technical assistance within

the framework of the Demand/Response System;

(b) Demonstrates an effective and creative plan for working in

partnership with all other CPD TA providers in each Field Office

jurisdiction in which it will operate, coordinating and conducting

joint activities under the direction of the Field Office or its

designee;

(c) Provides for full geographic coverage, including urban and

rural areas, (directly or through a consortium of providers) of a

single state or Field Office jurisdiction or is targeted to address the

needs of rural areas, minority groups or other under-served client

groups.

(3) Capacity of the applicant and relevant organizational

experience (30 points). In rating this factor, HUD will consider the

extent to which the proposal demonstrates:

(a) Recent, relevant and successful experience of the applicant's

organization and staff in providing technical assistance in all

eligible activities and to all eligible entities for the TA program(s)

applied for, as described in the regulations (see appendices to this

NOFA);

(b) The experience and competence of key personnel in managing

complex, multi-faceted or multi-disciplinary programs which require

coordination with other TA entities or multiple, diverse units in an

organization;

(c) The applicant has the skills and knowledge to aid grantees in

the development of Consolidated Submissions for CPD programs,

comprehensive plans and planning processes and citizen participation

activities;

(d) The applicant has a working knowledge of, and established

relationships with, key public bodies and private organizations

involved in CPD programs in the geographic areas in which it proposes

to serve;

(e) The applicant has sufficient personnel or access to qualified

experts or professionals to deliver the proposed level of technical

assistance in each proposed service area in a timely and effective

fashion.

(4) Transferability of results (10 POINTS). In rating this factor,

HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant proposes a

feasible, creative plan, which uses state of the art or new promising

technology, to transfer models and lessons learned in each of its TA

program's activities to clients in other TA programs.

Selection Process

Once scores are assigned, all applications will be listed in rank

order for each TA program for which they applied. All applications for

the CDBG TA program will be listed in rank order on one list, all

applications for the CHDO TA program will be listed in rank order on a

second list, all applications for the HOME TA program will be listed in

rank order on a third list, and all applications for the Supportive

Housing TA program will be listed in rank order on a fourth list. Under

this system, a single application from one organization for all four TA

programs could be assigned different scores and different rankings for

each program.

Applications will be funded in rank order for each TA program by

Field Office jurisdiction, except for national providers and others

which cannot be ranked by Field Office jurisdiction. National providers

and others will be ranked separately and funded in rank order for each

TA program. Irrespective of final scores, HUD may apply the following

criteria to select a range of providers and projects that would best

serve program objectives for each program serviced by the TA funded

under this NOFA: geographic distribution and diversity of methods,

approaches or kinds of projects. HUD will apply these program policy

criteria to:

(1) Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory

requirements of each TA program;

(2) Select providers that bring expertise in one or more

specialized activity areas to strengthen or supplement the intermediary

network in terms of the location (service area), types and scope of

technical assistance provided;

(3) Ensure adequate geographic coverage of urban and rural areas to

maximize the number and diversity of clients served;

(4) Ensure an adequate representation of approaches used by small

and large TA providers or providers with special skills;

(5) Ensure coverage of TA services for minorities; women,

particularly women in the homebuilding professions under 24 CFR

92.302(c)(7); the disabled; homeless; persons with AIDS and others with

special needs; and rural areas.

Additionally, HUD reserves the right to adjust funding levels for

each applicant for each TA program as follows:

(1) Pursuant to 24 CFR 92.302(d) (1) and (2) of the HOME

regulations, 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 percent of all funds

(i.e., $5 million), or an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the

organization's operating budget for any one year (not including funds

sub-awarded or passed through the intermediary to CHDOs);

(2) Reduce the amount of funding for an application based upon the

appropriateness of the proposed activities or to meet statutory

requirements; not fund all or portions of the activities proposed in an

application; and/or determine an appropriate amount of funds for

proposed activities.

(3) Award additional funds to organizations designated as lead TA

providers as discussed in Sections I(E) and I(F) of this NOFA;

(4) Adjust funding levels for 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, or funds available on a national basis for providers that will be

operating nationally, and the scope of the technical assistance to be

provided;

(5) To negotiate increased grant awards with applicants approved

for funding if HUD requests them to offer coverage to geographic areas

for which they did not apply or budget, or if HUD receives an

insufficient amount of applications.

Additionally, if funds remain after funding the highest ranking

applications, HUD may fund part of the next highest ranking

application. If the applicant turns down the grant 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 made available for other TA program competitions.

V. Application Process

All information and forms needed to complete and submit an

application under this NOFA are contained in the NOFA, except for

Standard Form (SF) 424 and SF 424B. A special computer-readable form

SF-424 is available from HUD by faxing a request to Syl Angel. (See

Section VI of this NOFA for instructions for obtaining the SF 424

forms.)

The address for submitting an application is: Processing and

Control Branch, Office of Community Planning and Development,

Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20410. In submitting your application, please refer to

FR-3735, and include your name, telephone number (including area code)

and mailing address (including zip code). The completed application

(one original and 2 copies) must be physically received by the

Processing and Control Branch, at the above address, no later than 4:30

p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 1, 1994. HUD reserves the right to

extend the deadline date through notification in the Federal Register.

HUD will not accept faxed applications. Applications not meeting the

format requirements identified in Section VI of this NOFA, Application

Submission Requirements, will not be considered for funding.

All applications should be sent to HUD's Washington D.C.

Headquarters Office. It is important that all applications are received

on time at the Washington D.C. address listed above in order to receive

funding consideration.

VI. Application Submission Requirements

All applicants must submit applications on 8\1/2\'' by 11'' paper

which are bound in loose leaf binders for easy xeroxing. All pages and

attachments must be numbered consecutively, in arabic numbers. No tabs

or fold-out sheets will be permitted. Items not meeting these

specifications will not be reproduced and distributed for review.

Applications must use the following format and contain the following

items:

(1) Transmittal Letter which identifies the NOFA under which funds

are requested.

(2) OMB Standard Form 424, Request for Federal Assistance and

Standard Form 424B, Non-Construction Assurances signed by a person

legally authorized to enter into an agreement with the Department. Fax

requests for Standard Forms 424 and 424B to Syl Angel at (202) 708-

3363. (This is not a toll-free number).

(3) Identify the Field Office jurisdictions in which the applicant

proposes to offer services. If services will not be offered throughout

the full jurisdictional area of the Field Office, identify the service

areas involved (e.g., states, counties, etc.), as well as the

communities in which services are proposed to be offered.

(4) A matrix which summarizes the amount of funds requested for

each TA program in each Field Office jurisdiction for which funding is

requested. (See Appendices for a copy of the matrix to be submitted.)

(5) A statement as to whether the applicant proposes to use pass-

through funds for CHDOs under the CHDO TA program, and, if so, the

amount and proposed uses of such funds.

(6) If applying for the CHDO TA program, a statement as to whether

the applicant qualifies as a primarily single-State provider under 24

CFR 92.302(e) and as discussed in Section II(B) of this NOFA.

(7) A Statement of Work which incorporates all activities to be

funded in the application and details how the proposed work will be

accomplished. Following a task-by-task format, the Statement of Work

must:

(a) Delineate the tasks and sub-tasks involved in each program by

Field Office jurisdiction for which the grantee is seeking funds. The

tasks should identify activities conducted within each Field Office

jurisdiction and how the tasks meet the Factors for Award.

(b) Indicate the sequence in which the tasks are to be performed,

noting areas of work which must be performed simultaneously.

(c) Identify specific numbers of quantifiable end products and

program improvements the TA provider aims to deliver by the end of the

cooperative agreement period, e.g., number of prospective CHDOs to be

certified by Participating Jurisdictions (PJs) as a result of TA;

number of CHDOs which will submit fundable applications to PJs for the

first time as a result of TA; etc.

(8) Narrative statement addressing the Factors for Award in Section

IV(A) of this NOFA. Your narrative response should be numbered in

accordance with each factor for award identified under Section IV,

Items (A)(1) (a-f) through (A)(4).

(9) Budget-by-task by Field Office jurisdiction or for a national

program for each TA program for which funds are requested.

(10) Summary Budget for each TA program for which funds are

requested identifying costs by cost category in accordance with the

following: (1) Direct Labor by position or individual, indicating the

estimated hours per position, the rate per hour, estimated cost per

staff position and the total estimated direct labor costs; (2) Fringe

Benefits by staff position identifying the rate, the salary base the

rate was computed on, estimated cost per position, and the total

estimated fringe benefit cost; (3) Material Costs indicating the item,

unit cost per item, the number of items to be purchased, estimated cost

per item, and the total estimated material costs; (4) Transportation

Costs. Where local private vehicle is proposed to be used, costs should

indicate the proposed number of miles, rate per mile of travel

identified by item, and estimated total private vehicle costs. Where

Air transportation is proposed, costs should identify the

destination(s), number of trips per destination, estimated air fare and

total estimated air transportation costs. If other transportation costs

are listed, the applicant should identify the other method of

transportation selected, the number of trips to be made and

destination(s), the estimated cost, and the total estimated costs for

other transportation costs. In addition, applicants should identify per

diem or subsistence costs per travel day and the number of travel days

included, the estimated costs for per diem/subsistence and the total

estimated transportation costs; (5) Equipment charges, if any.

Equipment charges should identify the type of equipment, quantity, unit

costs and total estimated equipment costs; (6) Consultant Costs.

Indicate the type, estimated number of consultant days, rate per day,

total estimated consultant costs per consultant and total estimated

costs for all consultants; (7) Subcontract Costs. Indicate each

individual subcontract and amount. Each proposed subcontract should

include a separate budget which identifies costs by cost categories;

(8) Other Direct Costs listed by item, quantity, unit cost, total for

each item listed, and total direct costs for the award; (9) Indirect

Costs should identify the type, approved indirect cost rate, base to

which the rate applies and total indirect costs. These line items

should total the amount requested for each TA program area. The grand

total of all TA program funds requested should reflect the grand total

of all funds for which you are applying. The submission should include

the rationale used to determine costs and validation of fringe and

indirect cost rates.

Corrections To Deficient Applications

After the deadline, applicants have a 14 day cure period to correct

technical deficiencies in the applications. Technical deficiencies

relate only to items that would not improve the substantive quality of

the application relative to the ranking factors such as a failure to

submit a required certification. Applicants will have 14 calendar days

from the date HUD notifies the applicant of any problem to submit the

appropriate information in writing to HUD. Notification of a technical

deficiency shall be made in writing.

VII. Other Matters

Environmental Review

In accordance with 40 CFR 1508.4 of the regulation of the Council

on Environmental Quality and 24 CFR 50.20 (b) of the HUD regulations,

the policies and procedures contained in this rule relate only to the

provisions of technical assistance and therefore are categorically

excluded from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy

Act.

Federalism Impact

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a)

of the Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the

policies contained in this notice 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.

As a result, the notice is not subject to review under the Order. The

NOFA will fund technical assistance to promote the ability of eligible

recipient organizations to assist low-income families in accordance

with the program requirements of the programs for which assistance is

to be provided as identified in this NOFA. No substantial impacts on

States or their political subdivisions are anticipated as a result of

the provision of technical assistance services under this NOFA.

Impact on the Family

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive

Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this notice will have a

beneficial, although indirect, impact on family formation, maintenance,

and general well-being. The technical assistance provided as a result

of an award under this NOFA will promote the ability of eligible

applicants to meet the requirements and program objectives of the

programs identified as eligible for technical assistance services under

this NOFA. Accordingly, since the impact on the family is beneficial

and indirect, no further review is considered necessary.

Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act: Documentation and Public Access

Requirements; Applicant/Recipient Disclosures

Documentation and Public Access Requirements

HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding

each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to

indicate the basis upon which the 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 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 documentation and public

access requirements).

Disclosures

HUD will make available to the public for five years all applicant

disclosure reports (HUD FORM 2880) will be made available along with

the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case for a period of less

than three years. All reports--both applicant disclosures and updates--

will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information

Act part 15, 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 of the HUD Reform Act

HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the HUD Reform Act is

codified as 24 CFR part 4, and 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 restrained by part 4 from providing

advance information to any person (other than an authorized employee of

HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from 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 (voice/TDD). (This is not a toll-free number).

The Office of Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD

employees, as well. However, a HUD employee who has specific program

questions, such as whether a particular subject matter can be discussed

with persons outside the Department, should contact his or her Regional

or Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel of the program to

which the question pertains.

Section 112 of the HUD Reform Act

Section 112 of the HUD Reform Act added a new section 13 to the

Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3537b). This

new section 13 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 those fees are tied to the number of housing units

received or are based upon the amount of assistance received, or if

they are contingent upon the receipt of assistance.

Section 13 is implemented by 24 CFR part 86. If readers are

involved in any efforts to influence the Department in these ways, they

are urged to refer to the regulations, particularly the examples

contained in Appendix A to this NOFA.

Any questions about the rule should be directed to the Office of

Ethics, Room 2158, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th

Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20410-3000. Telephone: (202) 708-3815

(Voice/TDD). (This is not a toll-free telephone number. Forms necessary

for compliance with the rule may be obtained from the local HUD Field.

Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

The use of funds awarded under this NOFA 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 applicant 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.

Dated: June 27, 1994.

Andrew Cuomo,

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Appendix A.--``Fair-Share'' Amounts Allocated to Each HUD Field

Office

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Field office CDBG TA SUP HSG TA CHDO TA Home TA

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AL.................................. $84,886 $49,966 $367,857 $191,286

AK.................................. 7,498 38,435 79,080 41,121

AR.................................. 54,927 42,278 210,316 109,364

CA-SF............................... 544,274 534,242 1,758,287 914,309

CA-LA............................... 731,524 261,356 1,998,969 1,039,464

CO.................................. 194,740 230,608 709,883 369,139

CT.................................. 127,330 96,086 265,812 138,222

DC.................................. 87,383 234,451 235,363 122,389

FL.................................. 399,467 203,704 1,041,663 541,665

GA.................................. 107,357 119,147 554,774 288,483

HI.................................. 22,470 42,278 149,893 77,944

IL.................................. 396,971 238,295 1,188,340 617,937

IN.................................. 134,820 130,678 441,762 229,716

KS.................................. 89,881 69,182 504,783 262,487

KY.................................. 62,416 84,556 382,535 198,918

LA.................................. 112,350 96,087 491,671 255,669

MD.................................. 82,390 65,339 302,589 157,346

MA.................................. 332,057 457,372 1,010,947 525,692

MI.................................. 339,547 138,365 915,189 475,898

MN.................................. 107,357 96,087 318,710 165,729

MS.................................. 27,463 19,217 248,949 129,453

MO.................................. 69,907 42,278 136,390 70,923

NE.................................. 77,397 61,495 374,392 194,684

NJ.................................. 337,050 172,956 666,406 346,531

NY-NY............................... 431,924 280,573 2,377,010 1,236,045

NY-BF............................... 224,700 130,678 375,691 195,359

NC.................................. 119,840 73,026 516,327 268,490

OH.................................. 337,050 219,078 1,136,163 590,805

OK.................................. 57,423 53,808 275,439 143,228

OR.................................. 94,874 88,400 370,269 192,540

PA-PH............................... 324,567 157,582 981,756 510,513

PA-PI............................... 167,276 76,869 428,383 222,759

SC.................................. 64,913 38,435 265,956 138,297

TN.................................. 92,377 65,339 440,546 229,084

TX-FW............................... 367,010 184,486 1,457,430 757,863

TX-SA............................... 144,807 49,965 305,331 158,772

VA.................................. 117,343 184,486 418,117 217,421

WA.................................. 132,324 253,669 429,455 223,317

WI.................................. 134,820 80,713 451,616 234,840

PR.................................. 157,290 38,435 415,973 216,306

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7,500,000 5,500,000 25,000,021 13,000,011

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Appendix B.--Amount of Funds Requested

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HUD office CDBG TA SHP TA CHDO TA HOME TA Total

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Boston................ $ $ $ $ $

Hartford.............. $ $ $ $ $

Buffalo............... $ $ $ $ $

Newark................ $ $ $ $ $

New York.............. $ $ $ $ $

Baltimore............. $ $ $ $ $

Philadelphia.......... $ $ $ $ $

Pittsburgh............ $ $ $ $ $

Richmond.............. $ $ $ $ $

Washington............ $ $ $ $ $

Atlanta............... $ $ $ $ $

Birmingham............ $ $ $ $ $

Caribbean............. $ $ $ $ $

Columbia.............. $ $ $ $ $

Greensboro............ $ $ $ $ $

Jackson............... $ $ $ $ $

Jacksonville.......... $ $ $ $ $

Knoxville............. $ $ $ $ $

Louisville............ $ $ $ $ $

Chicago............... $ $ $ $ $

Columbus.............. $ $ $ $ $

Detroit............... $ $ $ $ $

Indianapolis.......... $ $ $ $ $

Milwaukee............. $ $ $ $ $

Minneapolis........... $ $ $ $ $

Fort Worth............ $ $ $ $ $

Little Rock........... $ $ $ $ $

New Orleans........... $ $ $ $ $

Oklahoma City......... $ $ $ $ $

San Antonio........... $ $ $ $ $

Kansas City........... $ $ $ $ $

Omaha................. $ $ $ $ $

St. Louis............. $ $ $ $ $

Denver................ $ $ $ $ $

Honolulu.............. $ $ $ $ $

Los Angeles........... $ $ $ $ $

Phoenix............... $ $ $ $ $

San Francisco......... $ $ $ $ $

Anchorage............. $ $ $ $ $

Portland.............. $ $ $ $ $

Seattle............... $ $ $ $ $

National.............. $ $ $ $ $

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Grand Total must equal total amount of funds requested: Grand Total: $

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Appendix C

HOME Program Regulations Relating to the Provision of Techncial

Assistance to Participating Jurisdictions and Other Eligible

Organizations

[The text of Sec. 92.400 is republished for informational purposes.]

Sec. 92.400 Coordinated federal support for housing strategies.

(a) General. HUD will provide assistance under this subpart I to:

(1) Facilitate the exchange of information that would help

participating jurisdictions carry out the purposes of this part,

including information on program design, housing finance, land use

controls, and building construction techniques;

(2) Improve the ability of states and units of general local

government to design and implement housing strategies, particularly

those states and units of general local government that are relatively

inexperienced in the development of affordable housing;

(3) Encourage private lenders and for-profit developers of low-

income housing to participate in public-private partnerships to achieve

the purposes of this part;

(4) Improve the ability of states and units of general 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;

(5) Facilitate the establishment and efficient operation of

employer-assisted housing programs through research, technical

assistance, and demonstration projects; and

(6) 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 program.

(b) Conditions of contracts--(1) Eligible organizations. HUD will

carry out subpart I of this part insofar as is practicable through

contract with--

(i) A participating jurisdiction or agency thereof;

(ii) A public purpose organization established pursuant to state or

local legislation and responsible to the chief elected official of a

participating jurisdiction;

(iii) An agency or authority established by two or more

participating jurisdictions to carry out activities consistent with the

purposes of this part;

(iv) A national or regional nonprofit organization that has a

membership comprised predominantly of entities or officials of entities

that qualify under paragraph (b)(1)(i), (b)(1)(ii), or (b)(1)(iii) of

this section; or

(v) A professional and technical services company or firm that has

demonstrated capacity to provide services under subpart I of this part.

(2) Contract terms. Contracts under subpart I of this part must be

for not more than 3 years and must not provide more than 20 percent of

the operating budget of the contracting organization in any one year.

Within any fiscal year, contracts with any one organization may not be

entered into for a total of more than 20 percent of the funds available

under subpart I of this part in that fiscal year.

(c) Notice of funding. HUD will publish a notice in the Federal

Register announcing the availability of funding under this section as

appropriate.

Appendix D

HOME Program Regulations Relating to the provision of Technical

Assistance to Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs)

[The the definition of ``community housing development organization''

in Sec. 92.2, and the text of Secs. 92.300 and 92.302 are republished

for informational purposes.]

Sec. 92.2 Definitions.

Community housing development organization means a private

nonprofit organization that

(1) Is organized under state or local laws;

(2) Has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit of any

member, founder, contributor, or individual;

(3) Is neither controlled by, nor under the direction of,

individuals or entities seeking to derive profit or gain from the

organization. A community housing development organization may be

sponsored or created by a for-profit entity, but:

(i) The for-profit entity may not be an entity whose primary

purpose is the development or management of housing, such as a builder,

developer, or real estate management firm.

(ii) The for-profit entity may not have the right to appoint more

than one-third of the membership of the organization's governing body.

Board members appointed by the for-profit entity may not appoint the

remaining two-thirds of the board members; and

(iii) The community housing development organization must be free

to contract for goods and services from vendors of its own choosing;

(4) Has a tax exemption ruling from the Internal Revenue Service

under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(5) Does not include a public body (including the participating

jurisdiction). An organization that is State or locally chartered may

qualify as a community housing development organization; however, the

State or local government may not have the right to appoint more than

one-third of the membership of the organization's governing body and no

more than one-third of the board members may be public officials. Board

members appointed by the State or local government may not appoint the

remaining two-thirds of the board members;

(6) Has standards of financial accountability that conform to

Attachment F of OMB Circular No. A-110 (Rev.) ``Standards for Financial

Management Systems.''

(7) Has among its purposes the provision of decent housing that is

affordable to low-income and moderate-income persons, as evidenced in

its charter, articles of incorporation, resolutions or by-laws;

(8) Maintains accountability to low-income community residents by--

(i) Maintaining at least one-third of its governing board's

membership for residents of low-income neighborhoods, other low-income

community residents, or elected representative of low-income

neighborhood organizations. For urban areas, ``community'' may be a

neighborhood or neighborhoods, city, county or metropolitan area; for

rural areas, it may be a neighborhood or neighborhoods, town, village,

county, or multi-county area (but not the entire State); and

(ii) Providing a formal process for low-income, program

beneficiaries to advise the organization in its decisions regarding the

design, siting, development, and management of affordable housing;

(9) Has a demonstrated capacity for carrying out activities

assisted with HOME funds. An organization may satisfy this requirement

by hiring experienced accomplished key staff members who have

successfully completed similar projects, or a consultant with the same

type of experience and a plan to train appropriate key staff members of

the organization; and

(10) Has a history of serving the community within which housing to

be assisted with HOME funds is to be located. In general, an

organization must be able to show one year of serving the community

(from the date the participating jurisdiction provides HOME funds to

the organization). However, a newly created organization formed by

local churches, service organizations or neighborhood organizations may

meet this requirement by demonstrating that its parent organization has

at least a year of serving the community.

Sec. 92.300 Set-aside for community housing development organizations

(CHDOs).

(a) For a period of 24 months after the allocation (including, for

a state, funds reallocated under Sec. 92.451(c)(2)(i) and, for a unit

of general local government, an allocation transferred from a state

under Sec. 92.102(b)) is made available to a participating

jurisdiction, the participating jurisdiction must reserve not less than

15 percent of these funds for investment only in housing to be

developed, sponsored, or owned by community housing development

organizations. The funds must be provided to a community housing

development organization and the funds are reserved when a

participating jurisdiction enters into a written agreement with the

community housing development organization. If a community housing

development organization's involvement in a project is as an owner it

must have control of the project, as evidenced by legal title or a

valid contract of sale. If it owns the project in partnership, it or

its wholly owned for-profit subsidiary must be the managing general

partner. In acting in any of the capacities specified, the community

housing development organization must have effective management

control.

(b) Each participating jurisdiction must make reasonable efforts to

identify community housing development organizations that are capable,

or can reasonably be expected to become capable, of carrying out

elements of the jurisdiction's approved housing strategy and to

encourage such community housing development organizations to do so. If

during the first 24 months of its participation in the HOME Program a

participating jurisdiction cannot identify a sufficient number of

capable CHDOs, up to 20 percent of the minimum CHDO set-aside of 15

percent specified in paragraph (a) of this section, above, (but not

more than $150,000 during the 24 month period) may be expended to

develop the capacity of CHDOs in the jurisdiction.

(c) Up to 10 percent of the HOME funds reserved under this section

may be used for activities specified under Sec. 92.301.

(d) HOME funds required to be reserved under this section are

subject to reduction, as provided in Sec. 92.500(d).

(e) If funds for operating expenses are provided under

Sec. 92.206(g) to a community housing development organization that is

not also receiving funds under paragraph (a) of this section for

housing to be developed, sponsored or owned by the community housing

development organization, the participating jurisdiction must enter

into a written agreement with the community housing development

organization that provides that the community housing development

organization is expected to receive funds under paragraph (a) of this

section within 24 months of receiving the funds for operating expenses,

and specifies the terms and conditions upon which this expectation is

based.

(f) Limitation. A community housing development organization may

not receive HOME funding for any fiscal year in an amount that provides

more than 50 percent or $50,000, whichever is greater, of the community

housing development organization's total operating expenses in that

fiscal year. This includes organization support and housing education

provided under Sec. 92.302 (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(6), as well as funds

for operating expenses provided under Sec. 92.206(g) and administrative

funds provided under Sec. 92.206(f) (if the community housing

development organization is a subrecipient or contractor of the

participating jurisdiction).

Sec. 92.302 Housing education and organizational support.

(a) General. HUD is authorized to provide education and

organizational support assistance, in conjunction with HOME funds made

available to community housing development organizations:

(1) To facilitate the education of low-income homeowners and

tenants; and

(2) To promote the ability of community housing development

organizations, including community land trusts, to maintain,

rehabilitate and construct housing for low-income and moderate-income

families in conformance with the requirements of this part; and

(3) To achieve the purposes under paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of

this section by helping women who reside in low- and moderate-income

neighborhoods rehabilitate and construct housing in the neighborhoods.

(b) Delivery of assistance. HUD will provide assistance under this

section only through contract--

(1) With a nonprofit intermediary organization that, in the

determination of HUD--

(i) Customarily provides, in more than one community, services

related to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to low-

income and moderate-income persons or the revitalization of

deteriorating neighborhoods;

(ii) Has demonstrated experience in providing a range of assistance

(such as financing, technical assistance, construction and property

management assistance, capacity building, and training) to community

housing development organizations or similar organizations that engage

in community revitalization;

(iii) Has demonstrated the ability to provide technical assistance

and training for community-based developers of affordable housing; and

(iv) Has described the uses to which such assistance will be put

and the intended beneficiaries of the assistance;

(v) In the case of activities under paragraph (c)(7) of this

section, is a community based organization as defined in section 4 of

the Job Training Partnership Act or a public housing agency which has

demonstrated experience in preparing women for apprenticeship training

in construction or administering programs for training for construction

or other nontraditional occupations (in which women constitute 25

percent or less of the total number of workers in the occupation); or

(2) With another organization, if a participating jurisdiction

demonstrates that the organization is qualified to carry out eligible

activities and that the jurisdiction would not be served in a timely

manner by intermediaries specified under paragraph (b)(1) of this

section. Contracts under paragraph (b)(2) of this section must be for

activities specified in an application from the participating

jurisdiction. The application must include a certification that the

activities are necessary to the effective implementation of the

participating jurisdiction's approved housing strategy.

(c) Eligible activities. Assistance under this section may be used

only for the following eligible activities:

(1) 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.

(2) 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, or organizing homeowners and tenants who are eligible to

receive assistance under other provisions of this part.

(3) 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 this part.

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

(6) Community Land Trusts (CLTs). HOME funds may be made available

to CLTs for organizational support, technical assistance, education and

training, and continuing support; and to community groups for the

establishment of CLTs. A community land trust is a community housing

development organization that:

(i) Is not sponsored by a for-profit organization;

(ii) Is established, and undertakes activities to:

(A) Acquire parcels of land, held in perpetuity, primarily for

conveyance under long-term ground leases;

(B) Transfer ownership of any structural improvements located on

such leased parcels to the lessees; and

(C) Retain a preemptive option to purchase any such structural

improvement at a price determined by formula that is designed to ensure

that the improvement remains affordable to low- and moderate-income

families in perpetuity;

(iii) Has a corporate membership open to any adult resident of a

particular geographic area specified in the bylaws of the organization;

(iv) Whose board of directors includes a majority of members who

are elected by the corporate membership and is composed of equal

numbers of lessees, corporate members who are not lessees, and any

other category of persons described in the bylaws of the organization;

and

(v) Is not required to have a demonstrated capacity for carrying

out HOME activities or a history of serving the local community within

which HOME-assisted housing is to be located.

(7) 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. This might include facilitating

access by women to, and providing, apprenticeship and other training

programs regarding non-traditional skills, recruiting women to

participate in such programs, providing 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. Up to ten percent of the funds made

available for this activity may be used to provide materials and tools

for training such women.

(d) Limitations. Contracts under this section with any one

contractor for a fiscal year may not--

(1) Exceed 20 percent of the amount appropriated for this section

for such fiscal year; or

(2) Provide more than 20 percent of the operating budget (which may

not include funds that are passed through to community housing

development organizations) of the contracting organization for any one

year.

(e) Single-state contractors. Not less than 40 percent of the funds

made available for this section in an appropriations Act in any fiscal

year must be made available for eligible contractors that have worked

primarily in one state. HUD shall provide assistance under this

section, to the extent applications are submitted and approved, to

contractors in each of the geographic regions having a HUD regional

office.

(f) Notice of funding. HUD will publish a notice in the Federal

Register announcing the availability of funding under this section, as

appropriate. The notice need not include funding for each of the

eligible activities, but may target funding from among the eligible

activities.

Appendix E

Supportive Housing Technical Assistance Regulation 24 CFR 583.140

[The text of Sec. 583.140 is republished for informational purposes.]

Sec. 583.140 Technical assistance.

(a) General. HUD will set aside up to two percent of the amount

available annually for the Supportive Housing program to provide

technical assistance under this part.

(b) Technical assistance. Funds are available to organizations or

individuals to provide applicants (or prospective applicants) and

recipients with skills or knowledge to help them plan, develop,

administer, and/or evaluate their supportive housing program or

specific activities more effectively. The assistance may include, but

is not limited to, written information such as papers, monographs,

manuals, guides, and brochures; person-to-person exchanges; and

training such as seminars, classes, workshops, and meetings.

(c) Selection of providers. From time to time, as HUD determines

the need, HUD will advertise and competitively select providers to

deliver assistance to Supportive Housing program recipients or

applicants (or prospective applicants). HUD may enter into contracts,

grants, or cooperative agreements, as appropriate, to implement the

technical assistance.

Appendix F

CDBG Technical Assistance Program Regulations, 24 CFR 570.402

[The text of Sec. 570.402 is republished for informational purposes.]

Sec. 570.402 Technical assistance awards.

(a) General. (1) The purpose of the Community Development Technical

Assistance Program is to increase the effectiveness with which States,

units of general local government, and Indian tribes plan, develop, and

administer assistance under Title I and section 810 of the Act. Title I

programs are the Entitlement Program (24 CFR part 570, subpart D); the

section 108 Loan Guarantee Program (24 CFR part 570, subpart M); the

Urban Development Action Grant Program (24 CFR part 570, subpart G);

the HUD-administered Small Cities Program (24 CFR part 570, subpart F);

the State-administered Program for Non-Entitlement Communities (24 CFR

part 570, subpart I); the grants for Indian Tribes program (24 CFR part

571); and the Special Purpose Grants for Insular Areas, Community

Development Work Study and Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(24 CFR part 570, subpart E). The section 810 program is the Urban

Homesteading Program (24 CFR part 590).

(2) Funding under this section is awarded for the provision of

technical expertise in planning, managing or carrying out such programs

including the activities being or to be assisted thereunder and other

actions being or to be undertaken for the purpose of the program, such

as increasing the effectiveness of public service and other activities

in addressing identified needs, meeting applicable program requirements

(e.g., citizen participation, nondiscrimination, OMB Circulars),

increasing program management or capacity building skills, attracting

business or industry to CDBG assisted economic development sites or

projects, assisting eligible CDBG subrecipients such as neighborhood

nonprofits or small cities in how to obtain CDBG funding from cities

and States. The provision of technical expertise in other areas which

may have some tangential benefit or effect on a program is insufficient

to qualify for funding.

(3) Awards may be made pursuant to HUD solicitations for assistance

applications or procurement contract proposals issued in the form of a

publicly available document which invites the submission of

applications or proposals within a prescribed period of time. HUD may

also enter into agreements with other Federal agencies for awarding the

technical assistance funds:

(i) Where the Secretary determines that such funding procedures

will achieve a particular technical assistance objective more

effectively and the criteria for making the awards will be consistent

with this section; or

(ii) The transfer of funds to the other Federal agency for use

under the terms of the agreement is specifically authorized by law. The

Department will not accept or fund unsolicited proposals.

(b) Definitions. (1) Areawide planning organization (APO) means an

organization authorized by law or local agreement to undertake planning

and other activities for a metropolitan or non-metropolitan area.

(2) Technical assistance means the facilitating of skills and

knowledge in planning, developing and administering activities under

Title I and section 810 of the Act in entities that may need but do not

possess such skills and knowledge, and includes assessing programs and

activities under Title I.

(c) Eligible Applicants. Eligible applicants for award of technical

assistance funding are:

(1) States, units of general local government, APOs, and Indian

Tribes; and

(2) Public and private non-profit or for-profit groups, including

educational institutions, qualified to provide technical assistance to

assist such governmental units to carry out the Title I or Urban

Homesteading programs. An applicant group must be designated as a

technical assistance provider to a unit of government's Title I program

or Urban Homesteading program by the chief executive officer of each

unit to be assisted, unless the assistance is limited to conferences/

workshops attended by more than one unit of government.

(d) Eligible Activities. Activities eligible for technical

assistance funding include:

(1) The provision of technical or advisory services;

(2) The design and operation of training projects, such as

workshops, seminars, or conferences;

(3) The development and distribution of technical materials and

information; and

(4) Other methods of demonstrating and making available skills,

information and knowledge to assist States, units of general local

government, or Indian Tribes in planning, developing, administering or

assessing assistance under Title I and Urban Homesteading programs in

which they are participating or seeking to participate.

(e) Ineligible Activities. Activities for which costs are

ineligible under this section include:

(1) In the case of technical assistance for States, the cost of

carrying out the administration of the State CDBG program for non-

entitlement communities;

(2) The cost of carrying out the activities authorized under the

Title I and Urban Homesteading programs, such as the provision of

public services, construction, rehabilitation, planning and

administration, for which the technical assistance is to be provided;

(3) The cost of acquiring or developing the specialized skills or

knowledge to be provided by a group funded under this section;

(4) Research activities;

(5) The cost of identifying units of governments needing assistance

(except that the cost of selecting recipients of technical assistance

under the provisions of paragraph (k) is eligible); or

(6) Activities designed primarily to benefit HUD, or to assist HUD

in carrying out the Department's responsibilities; such as research,

policy analysis of proposed legislation, training or travel of HUD

staff, or development and review of reports to the Congress.

(f) Criteria for Competitive Selection. In determining whether to

fund competitive applications or proposals under this section, the

Department will use the following criteria:

(1) For solicited assistance applications. The Department will use

two types of criteria for reviewing and selecting competitive

assistance applications solicited by HUD:

(i) Evaluation Criteria: These criteria will be used to rank

applications according to weights which may vary with each competition:

(A) Probable effectiveness of the application in meeting needs of

localities and accomplishing project objectives;

(B) Soundness and cost-effectiveness of the proposed approach;

(C) Capacity of the applicant to carry out the proposed activities

in a timely and effective fashion;

(D) The extent to which the results may be transferable or

applicable to other title I or Urban Homesteading program participants.

(ii) Program Policy Criteria: These factors may be used by the

selecting official to select a range of projects that would best serve

program objectives for a particular competition:

(A) Geographic distribution;

(B) Diversity of types and sizes of applicant entities; and

(C) Diversity of methods, approaches, or kinds of projects.

The Department will publish a Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) in

the Federal Register for each competition indicating the objective of

the technical assistance, the amount of funding available, the

application procedures, including the eligible applicants and

activities to be funded, any special conditions applicable to the

solicitation, including any requirements for a matching share or for

commitments for CDBG or other title I funding to carry out eligible

activities for which the technical assistance is to be provided, the

maximum points to be awarded each evaluation criterion for the purpose

of ranking applications, and any special factors to be considered in

assigning the points to each evaluation criterion. The Notice will also

indicate which program policy factors will be used, the impact of those

factors on the selection process, the justification for their use and,

if appropriate, the relative priority of each program policy factor.

(2) For competitive procurement contract bids/proposals. The

Department's criteria for review and selection of solicited bids/

proposals for procurement contracts will be described in its public

announcement of the availability of an Invitation for Bids (IFB) or a

Request for Proposals (RFP). The public notice, solicitation and award

of procurement contracts, when used to acquire technical assistance,

shall be procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation

(48 CFR chapter 1) and the HUD Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR chapter

24).

(g) Submission Procedures. Solicited assistance applications shall

be submitted in accordance with the time and place and content

requirements described in the Department's NOFA. Solicited bids/

proposals for procurement contracts shall be submitted in accordance

with the requirements in the IFB or RFP.

(h) Approval Procedures. (1) Acceptance. HUD's acceptance of an

application or proposal for review does not imply a commitment to

provide funding.

(2) Notification. HUD will provide notification of whether a

project will be funded or rejected.

(3) Form of award. (i) HUD will award technical assistance funds as

a grant, cooperative agreement or procurement contract, consistent with

this section, the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977,

31 U.S.C. 6301-6308, the HUD Acquisition Regulation, and the Federal

Acquisition Regulation.

(ii) When HUD's primary purpose is the transfer of technical

assistance to assist the recipients in support of the Title I or

Section 810 programs, an assistance instrument (grant or cooperative

agreement) will be used. A grant instrument will be used when

substantial Federal involvement is not anticipated. A cooperative

agreement will be used when substantial Federal involvement is

anticipated. When a cooperative agreement is selected, the agreement

will specify the nature of HUD's anticipated involvement in the

project.

(iii) A contract will be used when HUD's primary purpose is to

obtain a provider of technical assistance to act on the Department's

behalf. In such cases the Department will define the specific tasks to

be performed. However, nothing in this section shall preclude the

Department from awarding a procurement contract in any other case when

it is determined to be in the Department's best interests.

(4) Administration. Project administration will be governed by the

terms of individual awards and relevant regulations. As a general rule,

proposals will be funded to operate for one to two years, and periodic

and final reports will be required.

(i) Environmental and Intergovernmental Review. The requirements

for Environmental Reviews and Intergovernmental Reviews do not apply to

technical assistance awards.

(j) Selection of Recipients of Technical Assistance. Where under

the terms of the funding award the recipient of the funding is to

select the recipients of the technical assistance to be provided, the

funding recipient shall publish, and publicly make available to

potential technical assistance recipients, the availability of such

assistance and the specific criteria to be used for the selection of

the recipients to be assisted. Selected recipients must be entities

participating or planning to participate in the Title I or Urban

Homesteading programs or activities for which the technical assistance

is to be provided.

(Approved under OMB control numbers 2535-0085 and 2535-0084) (56 FR

41938, Aug. 26, 1991)

Appendix G: List of HUD Field Offices

Telephone numbers for Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf

(TDD machines) are listed for field offices; all HUD numbers,

including those noted *, may be reached via TDD by dialing the

Federal Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TDDY or (1-800-877-

8339) or (202) 708-9300.

Alabama--Jasper H. Boatright, Beacon Ridge Tower, 600 Beacon Pkwy.

West, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35209-3144; (205) 672-1230; TDD

(205) 290-7624.

Alaska--Colleen Craig, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Suite 401, Anchorage, AK

99508-4399; (907) 271-4684; TDD (907) 271-4328.

Arizona--Diane LeVan, 400 N. 5th St., Suite 1600, Arizona Center,

Phoenix AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TDD (602) 379-4461.

Arkansas--Billy M. Parsley, TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Ave., Suite

900, Little Rock, AR 72201-3488; (501) 324-6375; TDD (501) 324-5931.

California--(Southern) Herbert L. Roberts, 1615 W. Olympic Blvd.,

Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801; (213) 251-7235; TDD (213) 251-7038.

(Northern) Steve Sachs, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. Box 36003,

San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 556-8484; TDD (415) 556-8357.

Colorado--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.

Connecticut--Daniel Kolesar, 330 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106-1860;

(203) 240-4508; TDD (203) 240-4522.

Delaware--John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th St.,

Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392; (215) 597-2665; TDD (215) 597-5564.

District of Columbia--James H. McDaniel, 820 First St., NE,

Washington, DC (and MD and VA suburbs) 20002; (202) 275-0994; TDD

(202) 275-0772.

Florida--James N. Nichol, 301 West Bay St., Suite 2200,

Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121; (904) 232-3587; TDD (904) 791-1241.

Georgia--Charles N. Straub, Russell Fed. Bldg., Room 688, 75 Spring

St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3388; (404) 331-5139; TDD (404) 730-2654.

Hawaii (and Pacific)--Patti A. Nicholas, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite

500, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813-4918; (808) 541-1327;

TDD (808) 541-1356.

Idaho--John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97204-1596

(503) 326-7018; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.

Illinois--Richard Wilson, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-

3507; (312) 353-1696; TDD (312) 353-7143.

Indiana--Robert F. Poffenberger, 151 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis,

IN 46204-2526; (317) 226-5169; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.

Iowa--Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley

Road, Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TDD (402) 492-3183.

Kansas--Miguel Madrigal, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave., Kansas

City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TDD (913) 551-6972.

Kentucky--Ben Cook, P.O. Box 1044, 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY

40201-1044; (502) 582-5394; TDD (502) 582-5139.

Louisiana--Greg Hamilton, P.O. Box 70288, 1661 Canal St., New

Orleans, LA 70112-2887; (504) 589-7212; TDD (504) 589-7237.

Maine--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,

Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.

Maryland--Harold Young, 10 South Howard Street, 5th Floor,

Baltimore, MD 21202-0000; (410) 962-2520x3026; TDD (410) 962-0106.

Massachusetts--Robert Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10

Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5343; TDD (617) 565-

5453.

Michigan--Richard Wears, Patrick McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave.,

Detroit, MI 48226-2592; (313) 226-7186; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.

Minnesota--Shawn Huckleby, 220 2nd St. South, Minneapolis, MN 55401-

2195; (612) 370-3019; TDD (612) 370-3186.

Mississippi--Jeanie E. Smith, Dr. A.H. McCoy Fed. Bldg., 100 W.

Capitol St., Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269-1096; (601) 965-4765; TDD

(601) 965-4171.

Missouri--(Eastern) David H. Long, 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO

63103-2836; (314) 539-6524; TDD (314) 539-6331.

(Western) Miguel Madrigal, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave.,

Kansas City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TDD (913) 551-6972.

Montana--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.

Nebraska--Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill

Valley Road, Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TDD (402) 492-

3183.

Nevada--(Las Vegas, Clark Cnty) Diane LeVan, 400 N. 5th St., Suite

1600, 2 Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TDD (602)

379-4461.

(Remainder of State) Steve Sachs, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. Box

36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 556-8484; TDD (415) 556-

8357.

New Hampshire--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut

St., Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.

New Jersey--Frank Sagarese, 1 Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102; (201)

622-7900 x3300; TDD (201) 645-3298.

New Mexico--R.D. Smith, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort

Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 885-5483; TDD (817) 885-5447.

New York--(Upstate) Michael F. Merrill, Lafayette Ct., 465 Main St.,

Buffalo, NY 14203-1780; (716) 846-5768; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.

(Downstate) Joan Dabelko, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-

0068; (212) 264-2885; TDD (212) 264-0927.

North Carolina--Charles T. Ferebee, Koger Building, 2306 West

Meadowview Road, Greensboro, NC 27407; (910) 547-4006; TDD (910)

547-4055.

North Dakota--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th

St., Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.

Ohio--Jack E. Riordan, 200 North High St., Columbus, OH 43215-2499;

(614) 469-6743; TDD (614) 469-6694.

Oklahoma--Katie Worsham, Murrah Fed. Bldg., 200 NW 5th St., Oklahoma

City, OK 73102-3202; (405) 231-4973; TDD (405) 231-4181.

Oregon--John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97204-1596

(503) 326-7018; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.

Pennsylvania--(Western) Bruce Crawford, Old Post Office and

Courthouse Bldg., 700 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906; (412)

644-5493; TDD (412) 644-5747.

(Eastern) John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th St.,

Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392; (215) 597-2665; TDD (215) 597-5564.

Puerto Rico--Carmen R. Cabrera, 159 Carlos Chardon Ave., (and

Caribbean) San Juan, PR 00918-1804; (809) 766-5576; TDD (809) 766-

5909.

Rhode Island--Robert Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10

Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5343; TDD (617) 565-

5453.

South Carolina--Louis E. Bradley, Fed. Bldg., 1835-45 Assembly St.,

Columbia, SC 29201-2480; (803) 765-5564; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.

South Dakota--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th

St., Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.

Tennessee--Virginia Peck, 710 Locust St., Knoxville, TN 37902-2526;

(615) 545-4393; TDD (615) 545-4559.

Texas--(Northern) R.D. Smith, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort

Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 885-5483; TDD (817) 885-5447.

(Southern) John T. Maldonado, Washington Sq., 800 Dolorosa, San

Antonio, TX 78207-4563; (210) 229-6820; TDD (210) 229-6885.

Utah--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.

Vermont--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,

Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.

Virginia--Joseph Aversano, 3600 W. Broad St., P.O. Box 90331,

Richmond, VA 23230-0331; (804) 278-4503; TDD (804) 278-4501.

Washington--John Peters, Federal Office Bldg., 909 First Ave., Suite

200, Seattle, WA 98104-1000; (206) 220-5150; TDD (206) 220-5185.

West Virginia--Bruce Crawford, Old Post Office & Courthouse Bldg.,

700 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906; (412) 644-5493; TDD (412)

644-5747.

Wisconsin--Lana J. Vacha, Henry Reuss Fed. Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin

Ave., Ste. 1380, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289; (414) 297-3113; TDD * via

1-800-877-8339.

Wyoming--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,

Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.

APPENDIX H--Home Investment Partnerships Program: Designated

Participating Jurisdictions (PJs)

Alaska

AK

Anchorage

AK

Alabama

AL

Birmingham

AL

Huntsville

AL

Jefferson County

AL

Mobile

AL

Montgomery

AL

Tuscaloosa

AL

American Samoa

Arkansas

AR

Fort Smith

AR

Little Rock

AR

Pine Bluff

AR

Arizona

AZ

Maricopa County-CNSRT

AZ

Phoenix

AZ

Tucson-CNSRT

AZ

Alameda County-CNSRT

CA

Alhambra

CA

Anaheim

CA

Bakersfield

CA

Berkeley

CA

Burbank

CA

California

CA

Chula Vista

CA

Compton

CA

Contra Costa County

CA

Costa Mesa

CA

Downey

CA

El Cajon

CA

El Monte

CA

Escondido

CA

Fresno

CA

Fresno County

CA

Fullerton

CA

Garden Grove

CA

Glendale

CA

Hawthorne

CA

Huntington Beach

CA

Huntington Park

CA

Inglewood

CA

Kern County

CA

Long Beach

CA

Los Angeles

CA

Los Angeles County

CA

Lynwood

CA

Marin County

CA

Merced

CA

Modesto

CA

Montebello

CA

National City

CA

Oakland

CA

Oceanside

CA

Ontario

CA

Orange

CA

Orange County

CA

Oxnard

CA

Pasadena

CA

Pomona

CA

Redding

CA

Richmond

CA

Riverside

CA

Riverside County

CA

Sacramento

CA

Sacramento County

CA

Salinas

CA

San Bernardino

CA

San Bernardino-CNSRT

CA

San Bernardino County

CA

San Diego

CA

San Diego County

CA

San Francisco

CA

San Joaquin County

CA

San Jose

CA

San Luis Obispo County

CA

San Mateo Co-CNSRT

CA

Santa Ana

CA

Santa Barbara

CA

Santa Clara

CA

Santa Clara County

CA

Santa Monica

CA

Santa Rosa

CA

Sonoma County

CA

South Gate

CA

Stockton

CA

Sunnyvale

CA

Vallejo

CA

Ventura County

CA

Ventura County-CNSRT

CA

Visatia

CA

Adams County

CO

Arapahoe County

CO

Aurora

CO

Boulder

CO

Colorado

CO

Colorado Springs

CO

Denver

CO

Pueblo-CNSRT

CO

Fort Collins

CO

Jefferson County

CO

Lakewood

CO

Bridgeport

CT

Connecticut

CT

Hartford

CT

New Britain

CT

New Haven

CT

Stamford

CT

Waterbury

CT

District of Columbia

DC

Delaware

DE

New Castle County

DE

Wilmington

DE

Brevard County-CNSRT

FL

Broward County

FL

Dade County

FL

Daytona Beach

FL

Escambia County

FL

Escambia County-CNSRT

FL

Florida

FL

Ft Lauderdale

FL

Gainesville

FL

Hialeah

FL

Hillsborough County

FL

Jacksonville

FL

Lee County

FL

Miami

FL

Miami Beach

FL

Orange County

FL

Orlando

FL

Palm Beach County

FL

Pasco County

FL

Pinellas County-CNSRT

FL

Polk County

FL

Sarasota County-CNSRT

FL

St Petersburg

FL

Tallahassee

FL

Tampa

FL

Volusia County-CNSRT

FL

West Palm Beach

FL

Albany

GA

Athens

GA

Atlanta

GA

Augusta

GA

Columbus

GA

De Kalb County

GA

Georgia

GA

Grt No Atlantic-CNSRT

GA

Macon

GA

Marietta-CNSRT

GA

Savannah

GA

Hawaii

HI

Honolulu

HI

Cedar Rapids

IA

Davenport

IA

Des Moines

IA

Iowa

IA

Iowa City

IA

Sioux City-CNSRT

IA

Waterloo

IA

Boise

ID

Idaho

ID

Chicago

IL

Cook County

IL

Decatur

IL

Du Page County

IL

Du Page County-CNSRT

IL

East St Louis

IL

Illinois

IL

Joliet

IL

Lake County-CNSRT

IL

Madison County

IL

Peoria

IL

Rockford

IL

Springfield

IL

St Clair County

IL

Will County

IL

Anderson

IN

Bloomington

IN

East Chicago

IN

Evansville

IN

Fort Wayne

IN

Gary

IN

Hammond

IN

Indiana

IN

Indianapolis

IN

Lafayette-CNSRT

IN

Lake County

IN

Muncie

IN

South Bend-CNSRT

IN

Terre Haute

IN

Johnson County

KS

Kansas

KS

Kansas City

KS

Lawrence

KS

Topeka

KS

Wichita

KS

Covington

KY

Jefferson County

KY

Kentucky

KY

Lexington-Fayette

KY

Louisville

KY

Owensboro

KY

Alexandria

LA

Baton Rouge

LA

Houma-Terrehonne

LA

Jefferson Parish

LA

Lafayette

LA

Lake Charles

LA

Louisiana

LA

Monroe

LA

New Orleans

LA

Shreveport

LA

Barnstable Co-CNSRT

MA

Boston

MA

Brockton

MA

Cambridge

MA

Fall River

MA

Fitchburg-CNSRT

MA

Holyoke-CNSRT

MA

Lawrence

MA

Lowell

MA

Lynn

MA

Malden-CNSRT

MA

Massachusetts

MA

New Bedford

MA

Newton-CNSRT

MA

Peabody-CNSRT

MA

Quincy-CNSRT

MA

Somerville

MA

Springfield

MA

Worcester

MA

Anne Arundel County

MD

Baltimore

MD

Baltimore County

MD

Maryland

MD

Montgomery County

MD

Prince Georges County

MD

Maine

ME

Portland

ME

Ann Arbor

MI

Battle Creek

MI

Dearborn

MI

Detroit

MI

Flint

MI

Genesee County

MI

Grand Rapids

MI

Jackson

MI

Kalamazoo

MI

Kent County

MI

Lansing

MI

Macomb County

MI

Michigan

MI

Muskegon

MI

Oakland County

MI

Pontiac

MI

Saginaw

MI

Warren

MI

Wayne County

MI

Dakota County-CNSRT

MN

Duluth

MN

Duluth-CNSRT

MN

Hennepin County-CNSRT

MN

Minneapolis

MN

Minnesota

MN

St. Paul

MN

St. Louis Co-CNSRT

MN

Columbia

MO

Independence

MO

Kansas City

MO

Missouri

MO

Springfield

MO

St. Joseph

MO

St. Louis

MO

St. Louis County

MO

Jackson

MS

Mississippi

MS

Billings

MT

Montana

MT

Ashville-CNSRT

NC

Charlotte

NC

Durham

NC

Fayetteville

NC

Gastonia

NC

Goldsboro

NC

Reensboro

NC

High Point

NC

North Carolina

NC

Raleigh

NC

Surry County

NC

Wake County

NC

Wilmington

NC

Winston-Salem

NC

Winston-Salem-CNSRT

NC

Fargo

ND

North Dakota

ND

Lincoln

NE

Nebraska

NE

Omaha

NE

Manchester

NH

New Hampshire

NH

Atlantic City

NJ

Bergen County

NJ

Burlington County

NJ

Camden

NJ

Camden County

NJ

Camden-CNSRT

NJ

East Orange

NJ

Elizabeth

NJ

Essex County

NJ

Gloucester County

NJ

Hudson County-CNSRT

NJ

Irvington

NJ

Jersey City

NJ

Mercer County-CNSRT

NJ

Middlesex County

NJ

Monmouth County

NJ

Morris County

NJ

New Jersey

NJ

Newark

NJ

Ocean County-CNSRT

NJ

Passaic

NJ

Paterson

NJ

Perth Amboy

NJ

Somerset County

NJ

Trenton

NJ

Union County-CNSRT

NJ

Vineland-CNSRT

NJ

Albuquerque

NM

Las Cruces

NM

New Mexico

NM

Clark County-CNSRT

NV

Las Vegas

NV

Nevada

NV

Reno

NV

Albany

NY

Amherst-CNSRT

NY

Babylon Town

NY

Binghamton

NY

Buffalo

NY

Dutchess County

NY

Elmira

NY

Erie County-CNSRT

NY

Islip Town

NY

Jamestown

NY

Monroe County-CNSRT

NY

Mount Vernon

NY

Nassau County

NY

New Rochelle

NY

New York City

NY

New York State

NY

Niagara Falls

NY

North Counties-CNSRT

NY

Onondaga Co-CNSRT

NY

Orange County

NY

Rochester

NY

Rockland County

NY

Schenectady-CNSRT

NY

Suffolk County

NY

Syracuse

NY

Utica

NY

Westchester County

NY

Yonkers

NY

Akron

OH

Canton

OH

Cincinnati

OH

Cleveland

OH

Columbus

OH

Cuyahoga County

OH

Cuyahoga Co-CNSRT

OH

Dayton

OH

East Cleveland

OH

Franklin County

OH

Hamilton City

OH

Hamilton County

OH

Lake County

OH

Lima

OH

Lorain

OH

Mansfield

OH

Montgomery Co.-CNSRT

OH

Ohio

OH

Springfield

OH

Stark County

OH

Stark County-CNSRT

OH

Summit Co-CNSRT

OH

Toledo

OH

Trumbell Co-CNSRT

OH

Warren-CNSRT

OH

Youngstown

OH

Lawton

OK

Oklahoma

OK

Oklahoma City

OK

Tulsa

OK

Clackamas County

OR

Eugene-CNSRT

OR

Oregon

OR

Portland-CNSRT

OR

Salem

OR

Washington County

OR

Allegheny County

PA

Allentown

PA

Altoona

PA

Beaver County

PA

Berks County

PA

Bethlehem

PA

Bucks County-CNSRT

PA

Chester County

PA

Delaware Co-CNSRT

PA

Erie

PA

Harrisburg

PA

Johnstown

PA

Lancaster

PA

Lancaster County

PA

Luzerene County-CNSRT

PA

Luzerne County

PA

Montgomery County

PA

Montgomery County

PA

Pennsylvania

PA

Philadelphia

PA

Pittsburgh

PA

Reading

PA

Scranton

PA

Washington County

PA

Westmoreland County

PA

Westmoreland-CNSTR

PA

Williamsport

PA

York

PA

York County-CNSRT

PA

Aguadilla

PR

Arecibo

PR

Bayamon Municipio

PR

Caguas Municipio

PR

Carolina Municipio

PR

Guaynabo Municipio

PR

Mayaguez Municipio

PR

Ponce Municipio

PR

Puerto Rico

PR

San Juan Municipio

PR

Pawtucket

RI

Providence

RI

Rhode Island

RI

Woonsocket

RI

Charleston

SC

Columbia

SC

Greenville

SC

Greenville County

SC

North Charleston

SC

South Carolina

SC

Spartanburg

SC

Sumter Co-CNSRT

SC

Sioux Falls

SD

South Dakota

SD

Chattanooga

TN

Knox County

TN

Knoxville

TN

Memphis

TN

Nashville

TN

Nashville-Davidson Co

TN

Shelby County

TN

Tennessee

TN

Abilene

TX

Amarillo

TX

Arlington

TX

Austin

TX

Beaumont

TX

Bexar County

TX

Brownsville

TX

College Station

TX

Corpus Christi

TX

Dallas

TX

Dallas County

TX

Denton

TX

El Paso

TX

Fort Bend County

TX

Fort Worth

TX

Galveston

TX

Garland

TX

Harris County

TX

Hidalgo County

TX

Houston

TX

Irving

TX

Laredo

TX

Lubbock

TX

Mc Allen

TX

Odessa

TX

Pasadena

TX

Port Arthur

TX

San Antonio

TX

San Angelo

TX

Tarrant County

TX

Texas

TX

Tyler

TX

Waco

TX

Wichita Falls

TX

Ogden

UT

Salt Lake City

UT

Salt Lake County-CNSRT

UT

Utah

UT

Utah Valley-CNSRT

UT

Alexandria

VA

Arlington County

VA

Charlottesville-CNSRT

VA

Chesapeake

VA

Danville

VA

Fairfax County

VA

Hampton

VA

Lynchburg

VA

Newport News

VA

Norfolk

VA

Portsmouth

VA

Prince William County

VA

Richmond

VA

Roanoke

VA

Virginia

VA

Virginia Beach

VA

Vermont

VT

Clark County

WA

King County

WA

King County-CNSRT

WA

Kitsap County

WA

Pierce County

WA

Seattle

WA

Snohomish County

WA

Snohomish Co-CNSRT

WA

Spokane

WA

Spokane County

WA

Tacoma

WA

Washington

WA

Yakima

WA

Green Bay

WI

Madison

WI

Milwaukee

WI

Milwaukee County

WI

Milwaukee Co-CNSRT

WI

Racine

WI

Wisconsin

WI

Charlestown

WV

Huntington

WV

Huntington-CNSRT

WV

West Virginia

WV

Wyoming

WY

[FR Doc. 94-15963 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]

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