Funding Availability for Fiscal Year 1994 for Youth Apprenticeship Program; Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY: This notice (NOFA) announces the availability of $10,000,000

for Fiscal Year 1994 for the Youth Apprenticeship Program. Of this

available amount, $250,000 shall be used for evaluation activities, and

$1,500,000 will be used for a demonstration program.

The Youth Apprenticeship Program provides grants to public housing

agencies (PHAs) to initiate with joint labor-management organizations a

youth apprenticeship program in ``HOPE VI communities'' (as defined in

this NOFA). Funding for this program is limited to PHAs that have been

awarded a grant under the HOPE VI Program and enter into an agreement

with an established Youth Corps and other required program partners.

In the body of this NOFA is information concerning the following:

(1) The purpose of the NOFA and information regarding eligibility,

available amounts, and program requirements;

(2) The application process, including how to apply and how

applications will be evaluated; and

(3) A checklist of all application submission requirements to

complete the application process.

DATES: The application due date will be specified in the application

kit. An original and two (2) copies of the completed application must

be received in the Office of Resident Initiatives, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Room 4102, 451 7th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410 no later than 5:00 p.m., local time,

on the date specified in the application kit.

The application due date specified in the application kit will

provide applicants with at least 90 days to prepare and submit their

applications. Applications, portions of applications, or pages of

applications may not be submitted by facsimile (FAX).

The application deadline, as specified in the application kit, will

be firm. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, the

Department will treat as ineligible for consideration any application

that is received after the deadline. Applicants should take this

practice into account and make timely submission of their materials to

avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated

delays or other delivery-related problems.

ADDRESSES: An application kit may be obtained from the local HUD Office

with delegated responsibilities over an applicant housing authority

(see the Appendix A to this NOFA for listing), or by calling the HUD

Resident Initiatives Clearinghouse toll free number 1-800-955-2232.

Telephone requests must include your name, mailing address, or post

office address (including zip code), telephone number (including area

code), and must refer to document FR-3649. This NOFA cannot be used as

the application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Blunt, Office of Resident

Initiatives, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, Telephone Number (202) 708-4214

(This is not a toll free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired persons

may use the Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) by contacting

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

8339) or 202-708-9300 for information on the program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this notice

have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review under section 3504(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1990 (44

U.S.C. 3501-3520). HUD has requested expeditious review of these

requirements by OMB. The OMB control number, when assigned, will be

announced by separate notice in the Federal Register.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

The purpose of the Youth Apprenticeship Program is to provide Youth

Corps and joint labor-management supported training, apprenticeship,

and employment to youths living in public and assisted housing in HOPE

VI communities. (``HOPE VI'' and ``HOPE VI community'' are defined in

Section I.C. of this NOFA.)

The Youth Apprenticeship Program will enable young residents (age

16-30) of HOPE VI communities to enter a ladder of opportunity through

a cooperative effort of Youth Corps and joint labor-management

initiatives designed to focus on basic job training and employment

opportunities leading to self-sufficiency. The program shall provide or

be part of a comprehensive strategy to provide paid community service

activities through Youth Corps; supportive services; math and literacy

training; high school equivalency training; life and work skills

development; related classroom instruction; mentoring; and

apprenticeship which includes assured post-training employment.

HUD will select a minimum of five to seven HOPE VI grant recipient

public housing agencies to receive grants to initiate with joint labor-

management organizations a youth apprenticeship program in HOPE VI

communities.

Under this program an agreement must be executed by the following

parties: the PHA, an established Youth Corps, a local labor

organization, and a multi-employer association.

The program must include a Youth Corps component for a minimum of 6

months, and an apprenticeship component which can be the assured post-

training employment for a minimum of 30 months. In this program, a

participant may move from the Youth Corps component of the program

directly into an apprenticeship program (which is considered post-

training employment). Applicants have the option of including other

pre-employment training as a component of the Youth Apprenticeship

Program prior to the apprenticeship. However, a participant must enter

an apprenticeship after such training. The particular skills for which

the apprenticeship should be provided may include, but are not limited

to, areas of construction, repair, and renovation that are related to

the physical needs of public housing, such as: the replacement and

repair of equipment and fixtures, vacant-unit rehabilitation, the

removal of toxic substances, and the abatement and in-place management

of lead-based paint and dust.

In this regard, the young people receiving training under this

program, through the assured employment required as a core component of

the program, will be able to have skills necessary to work for either

public housing agencies or contractors in the construction industry.

Section 3 of the 1968 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as

amended (12 U.S.C. 1701u) requires that economic opportunities

generated by certain HUD financial assistance for housing (including

public and Indian housing) and community development programs shall, to

the greatest extent feasible, be given to low- and very-low income

persons. The Youth Apprenticeship Program will assist in achieving the

objectives of section 3 by preparing youths residing in public and

assisted housing for the work force.

A. Authority

The Youth Apprenticeship Program is funded under the Departments of

Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent

Agencies Appropriations Act for 1994 (Pub.L. 103-124, approved October

28, 1993) (the 1994 Appropriations Act).

B. Allocation Amounts

(1) Funding Availability

In the 1994 Appropriations Act, the Congress appropriated $10

million for youth apprenticeship training activities with joint labor-

management organizations (the Youth Apprenticeship Program).

Of the $10 million appropriated, $250,000 shall be used for

evaluation activities, which will make $9,750,000 available for the

Youth Apprenticeship Program. Of the $9,750,000, $8,250,000 is being

made available on a competitive basis under this NOFA.

The Department intends to use $1.5 million for purposes of

demonstrating ways of promoting, through Youth Corps and a joint labor/

management/community consortium, the long-term welfare of youths living

in public and assisted housing. The funding will be awarded to a HOPE

VI grantee with a distressed public housing community undergoing a

concentrated effort of local revitalization to train public and

assisted housing residents to participate in the rehabilitation of

distressed and vacant public housing units with guaranteed employment

in construction jobs. The Department expects that this funding will

demonstrate the importance of job training, followed by assured

employment, in contributing to the local neighborhood revitalization.

(2) Restrictions

(a) Each applicant may submit only one application. The maximum

grant amount will be between $1.3 and $1.5 million depending on the

number of applications funded.

(b) The $10,000,000 authorized under the Youth Apprenticeship

Program may not be used for wages in any post-training employment

committed under this program except as specified under Section D.(3)(j)

of this NOFA.

(c) No more than 15 percent of the total grant amount may be used

for administrative costs.

(3) Period of Award

Funds awarded are to be used over a maximum period of six years.

However, the grant term may be extended, with approval, when such is

necessary for the participants to complete the program.

C. Definitions

Administrative costs means reasonable and necessary costs, as

described in and valued in accordance with OMB Circular Nos. A-87 or A-

122 as applicable, incurred by a recipient or a sub-grantee or sub-

recipient in carrying out a Youth Apprenticeship Program.

Apprenticeship program means a program registered and/or approved

by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training

(BAT), or by a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the BAT, as

meeting the basic standards and requirements for approval of such

programs as set forth in 29 CFR part 29. Apprenticeship does not

include ``pre-employment training'' as defined elsewhere in this NOFA

but is considered post-training employment.

Commitment means documented evidence in the form of a written

obligation (on appropriate letterhead) specifying:

(1) The dollar amount and source of funds or other types of

resources promised for the program, and their use in the program;

(2) The date of availability and duration of the funds or other

types of resources;

(3) The authority by which the commitment is made (such as board

resolution, grant award notification, approvals); and

(4) The signature of the appropriate executive officer authorized

to commit the resources.

Community service as used in this NOFA means meaningful service on

a volunteer basis or through stipends to address unmet human,

environmental, educational, and/or public safety needs through Youth

Corps.

Eligible applicant. See Section I.D of this NOFA.

Eligible participant means an individual selected to participate in

a Youth Apprenticeship Program receiving assistance under this NOFA,

who is:

(1) 16-30 years of age; and

(2) A resident of public or assisted housing living in the HOPE VI

community. (Note: Up to half the participants can be persons already

enrolled and participating in the Youth Corps provided they are public

or assisted housing residents.)

HOPE VI is the HUD program established pursuant to the Departments

of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Pub. L. 102-389, approved October 6,

1992) (the 1993 Appropriations Act). This program is also referred to

as the Urban Revitalization Demonstration Program. A total of thirty-

four (34) grants were awarded in FY 1993 and 1994 under the HOPE VI

program.

HOPE VI Community is: (1) The HOPE VI development(s) specified in

the HOPE VI program; (2) the neighborhood surrounding the HOPE VI

development(s); and (3) neighborhoods where HOPE VI replacement units

will be located.

Joint labor-management organization means an organization comprised

of representatives of employers and their employees, who are

represented by a bona fide collective bargaining agent, that has been

established to conduct, operate or administer an apprenticeship and/or

other job training program; and/or to cooperatively administer other

such programs, as may be deemed appropriate for and by the employers

and employees.

Post-training employment means employment held by the program

participant after the completion of the Youth Corps and any other pre-

employment training. Post-training employment includes apprenticeship.

Pre-employment training as used in this NOFA means the Youth Corps

training and community service, and any other training which may be

provided prior to a participant entering an apprenticeship.

Youth Corps is an organization, certified by the National

Association of Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC) that provides

participants with a six to twelve month, full-time crew-based, highly

structured and adult-supervised work and learning experience, and

promotes the development of citizenship, life and employment skills.

D. Eligibility

(1) Eligible Applicants

(a) Eligible applicants are PHAs that have been awarded a grant

under the HOPE VI Program.

(b) Eligible applicants do not include PHAs awarded a grant under

the HOPE VI Program for which:

(i) The Department of Justice has brought a civil rights suit

against the applicant PHA, and the suit is pending;

(ii) There has been an adjudication of a civil rights violation in

a civil action brought against the PHA by a private individual, unless

the PHA is operating in compliance with court order, or implementing a

HUD approved tenant selection and assignment plan or compliance

agreement designed to correct the areas of noncompliance.

(iii) There are outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil

rights statutes, Executive Orders, or regulations as a result of formal

administrative proceedings, or the Secretary has issued a charge

against the applicant under the Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant

is operating under a conciliation or compliance agreement designed to

correct the areas of noncompliance;

(iv) HUD has deferred application processing by HUD under title VI

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Attorney General's Guidelines (28

CFR 50.3) and the HUD Title VI regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and procedures

(HUD Handbook 8040.1) or under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of

1973 and HUD regulations (24 CFR 8.57).

(2) Eligible Activities

A Youth Apprenticeship program must include the activities

described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) below, and may include

the activities listed in paragraphs (e) through (k):

(a) Training and community service through Youth Corps;

(b) Apprenticeship program;

(c) Mentoring;

(d) Data collection for evaluation purposes;

(e) Education and job training services and activities including

remedial education, bilingual education; secondary education leading to

the attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent; counseling

and assistance in attaining post-secondary education and required

financial aid;

(f) Instruction in math and literacy, and life and work skills

development;

(g) Supportive services;

(h) Case management;

(i) Job development activities;

(j) Counseling services and related activities; and

(k) Program administration.

(3) Eligible Costs

Eligible costs may include:

(a) Training and community service through Youth Corps;

(b) Mentoring;

(c) Instruction in math and literacy, and life and work skills

development;

(d) Case management;

(e) Counseling services and related activities;

(f) Stipends and benefits necessary to enable individuals to

participate in the program;

(g) Supportive services such as, but not limited to,

transportation, health care, counseling, and child care.

(h) Related fees for job training programs such as, but not limited

to, tuition and room and board, if applicable;

(i) Uniforms and tools;

(j) Administrative costs for program administrators, including

public housing agencies, Youth Corps and their affiliate organizations,

and organizations providing job training and apprenticeships. No more

than 15 percent of the total grant amount may be used for

administrative costs.

(k) Cost for the grantee to enter into subgrants with the Youth

Corps, the joint labor-management organization and non-profit entities

or state or local governments which are named in the Youth

Apprenticeship Program application.

(l) Data collection for program administration and evaluation.

(4) Ineligible Costs

(a) Building materials and construction costs are ineligible.

(b) The $10,000,000 authorized under the Youth Apprenticeship

Program may not be used for wages in any post-training employment

committed under this program except as specified under Section

I.D.(3)(e) of this NOFA. However, participants may continue to receive

supportive services as necessary to enable them to continue

participation in the program.

(5) Other Program Requirements

(a) Resident involvement. The Department has a longstanding policy

of encouraging PHAs to promote meaningful resident involvement, and to

facilitate cooperative partnerships to achieve specific and mutual

goals. Therefore, public housing residents and assisted housing

residents, through their duly elected resident councils or other

representative organizations with membership consisting of residents of

assisted housing, must be included in the planning and implementation

of this program. The PHA shall develop a process that assures that

resident council (RC), resident management corporation (RMC), other

resident organization (RO) representatives, and youth are fully

involved in the development, through a joint working group, of the

PHA's application in response to this NOFA. The PHA shall give full

consideration to the comments, input and other concerns of the

residents. The process shall include:

(i) Informing residents of the joint labor-management organization

and the Youth Corps that will be participating in this program and

providing for residents to assist in the development of the

application.

(ii) Once a draft application has been prepared, the PHA shall make

a copy available for reading in the management office; provide copies

of the draft to the resident organization(s) representing the public

and assisted housing residents of the HOPE VI community; and provide

adequate opportunity for comment by the public and assisted housing

residents of the HOPE VI community and refinement of the proposal prior

to making the application final.

(iii) Advise the resident organization(s) representing the public

and assisted housing residents of the HOPE VI community that resident

comments have been received, its response to them, and that the summary

and response are available for reading in the management office.

(iv) After HUD approval of a grant, notify the duly elected

resident council and/or other representative organization, with

membership consisting of residents of assisted housing, representing

the residents of the HOPE VI community of approval of the grant and the

availability of the HUD approved implementation schedule in the

management office for reading; and develop a system to facilitate a

regular public and assisted housing resident role in all aspects of

program implementation.

(6) Other Federal Requirements

In addition to the Equal Opportunity Requirements set forth in

Section II of this NOFA (Checklist of Application Submission

Requirements), grantees must comply with the following requirements:

(a) Ineligible contractors. The provisions of 24 CFR part 24

relating to the employment, engagement of services, awarding of

contracts, or funding of any contractors or subcontractors during any

period of debarment, suspension, or placement in ineligibility status.

(b) Lead-based paint. The requirements, as applicable, of the Lead-

Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4821-4846), and

implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 35, 965 and 968.

(c) Applicability of OMB Circulars. The policies, guidelines, and

requirements of OMB Circular Nos. A-110 and A-122 with respect to the

acceptance and use of assistance by private nonprofit organizations.

E. Treatment of Income

Amounts received under training programs funded by HUD are excluded

from annual income at 24 CFR 913.106(C)(8)(i).

F. Reports

Each PHA receiving a grant shall submit to HUD an annual progress

report (in a format to be provided by HUD) regarding the implementation

of this program and the effectiveness of the Youth Apprenticeship

Program in meeting its purpose. As part of HUD's evaluation of the

program, grantees will be expected to maintain records on each of the

participants in the program. Grantees will maintain these records on

forms provided by HUD and will make these records available to HUD for

use in an evaluation of the Initiative. The initial forms for the

participants in the program will include information such as: Social

Security number, name, address, telephone number (if available),

emergency contact (if available), age, sex, race, family status (head

of household/spouse/child/grandchild), number of children/dependents,

marital status, current source of income, aid currently receiving, past

work experience, and educational background. The grantee will also have

to collect on-going courses/programs the individual participated in,

their performance; length of Youth Corps component, stipend/pay,

attendance, leader/instructor assessment; type of apprenticeship/job

development activities, length, attendance, pay, assessment; other

services received during the program; and type of employment income. If

an individual leaves the program, the grantee will assess the cause of

the separation and record that information. Grantees also will

cooperate with researchers who will be carrying out an evaluation of

this Initiative for the Department.

G. Rating Factors

Each application for a grant award that is submitted in a timely

manner, and that otherwise meets the requirements of this NOFA, will be

evaluated. Applications will be competitively selected based on the

highest scores out of a possible 130 points.

HUD will review and evaluate the application on the following

factors:

(1) The extent to which the proposed program represents a sound,

coordinated, comprehensive and responsive plan in supporting the

overall objective of this program. (Maximum 45 points)

In assigning points for this criterion, HUD shall consider:

(a) Youth Corps. A sound and comprehensive description of the Youth

Corps component of this program including but not limited to how the

Youth Corps component is linked to other components of the program and

will help prepare participants for an apprenticeship. (0-15 points)

(b) Education, training, and post-training employment. A sound and

comprehensive description of the education and training components of

this program including but not limited to how the education and

training components are linked to other components of the program, and

how they will help prepare participants for an apprenticeship. Also, a

sound and comprehensive description of the apprenticeship and post-

training employment components of this program as applicable. (0-15

points)

(c) Supportive Services. A sound and comprehensive description

(based on projected need) of the type of supportive services to be

provided under this program and how they are linked to other components

of the program. (0-15 points)

(2) The extent to which the applicant has identified occupations

for which the training and apprenticeship are being developed, and the

market for future employment in these fields. (0-15 points)

(3) The PHA's past experience in obtaining and providing

opportunities for public and assisted housing youths and its capability

to develop and implement a successful youth apprenticeship program

within a reasonable time period in an effective manner as demonstrated

through past performance and/or achievements in developing youth

programs. (0-10 points)

(4) The quality of plans for providing mentors to program

participants. (0-15 points)

In assigning points for this criterion, HUD shall consider:

(a) The description of the mentoring program to be provided to

program participants. (0-5 points)

(b) The qualifications of the persons/organization(s) to provide

the mentoring. (0-5 points)

(c) The length of time mentoring will be provided to program

participants. (0-5 points)

(5) The extent of the commitment of other resources toward the

implementation of the program. Resources may include direct financial

assistance, in-kind services or other resources, such as social

services. (0-10 points)

(6) The extent to which the PHA has entered into a partnership with

public and assisted housing residents (including youth) in the planning

phase for the Youth Apprenticeship Program, and will further include

the residents in the implementation of the program. (0-15 points)

(7) The PHA's past experience in implementing HUD's civil rights-

related program requirements in providing training and employment

opportunities and contracts to business concerns owned by or employing

low-income residents in connection with public housing programs. (0-10

points)

(8) The extent to which the commitment by the joint labor-

management organization provides more than thirty (30) months of full-

time employment (which may be an apprenticeship) upon a participant's

completion of the Youth Corps or any other pre-employment training

after Youth Corps. (0-10 points)

II. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements

The Application kit will contain a checklist of all application

submission requirements to complete the application process.

Applications must contain the following information:

A. Applicant Identification.

Name and address (or P.O. Box) of the PHA. Name and telephone

number of contact person (in the event further information or

clarification is needed during the application review process).

B. HOPE VI Certification

Certification that the applicant is a HOPE VI grantee and program

participants will be eligible participants as defined in Section I.C.

of this NOFA.

C. Program Description

A comprehensive description of the proposed Youth Apprenticeship

program including, but not limited to, how the program components link

to each other and the number of youths the program will serve. The

description should also include the method for assuring post-training

employment for a minimum of 30 months.

D. Agreements

A copy of the agreement(s) that has been executed between the PHA,

a Youth Corps, a local labor organization, and a multi-employer

organization. The agreement(s) must specify the roles and

responsibilities of each party to the agreement. At a minimum the

agreement should provide for:

(1) Youths 16-30, who meet eligible participant criteria, to

participate for a minimum of 6 months in the Youth Corps.

(2) A commitment from a Youth Corps to provide program participants

a paid stipend of at least minimum wage.

(3) A commitment from a joint labor-management organization that

immediately following the Youth Corps experience and any other pre-

employment training after Youth Corps, participants will enter an

apprenticeship program.

(4) A commitment by a joint labor-management organization to

provide no less than 30 months of full-time employment (which may be an

apprenticeship) upon a participant's completion of the Youth Corps.

Include a description of how the joint labor-management organization

and the PHA plan to do this.

E. Resident Involvement

A description of the resident involvement in the planning and

implementation phases of this program.

F. Outreach Efforts

A description of youth outreach, recruitment and selection efforts.

G. Mentoring Program.

A description of the mentoring program to be provided for program

participants.

H. Past Training and Employment Opportunities

A description of the PHA's past experience in implementing HUD's

civil rights-related program requirements in providing training and

employment opportunities and contracts to business concerns owned by or

employing low-income residents in connection with public housing

programs.

I. Letters of Commitment for Other Resources

Each letter of commitment should identify all commitments for

resources to be made available to the program from the applicable

entity. The description shall include where applicable, but is not

limited to, the commitment source, availability and use of funds, and

other conditions associated with the loan, grant, gift, donation,

contribution, etc. Commitments may include financial assistance, in-

kind services, facilities, and other resources for the Youth

Apprenticeship Program.

J. Budget and Implementation Schedule

A project budget and implementation schedule. The budget should

reflect reasonable costs for proposed activities including but not

limited to the estimated costs per program participant; estimated costs

for supportive services; estimated costs for participant stipends,

uniforms and tools; estimated administrative costs; and estimated costs

for data collection for evaluation purposes.

K. Previous Experience

A narrative on the housing authority's past experience in obtaining

and providing similar opportunities for public and assisted housing

youths.

L. Occupations

A narrative describing the occupations for which training and

apprenticeships are being developed and the market for future

employment in these occupations.

M. Supportive Services

A description of the need for supportive services and the

supportive services to be provided for program participants.

N. Equal Opportunity Requirements

The PHA must certify that it will carry out activities assisted

under the program in compliance with:

(i) The requirements of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619)

and implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 100, 107, 109, 110, and

121; and Executive Order 11063 (Equal Opportunity in Housing) and the

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 107; and Title VI of the Civil

Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) (Nondiscrimination in Federally

Assisted Programs) and implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part

1;

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

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

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; the prohibition against

discrimination against individuals with a disability under section 504

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing

regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and the requirements of Executive Order

11246 and the implementing regulations issued at 41 CFR chapter 60;

(iii) The requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban

Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) and the implementing

regulations at 24 CFR part 135; and

(iv) The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432, and 12138.

Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, the grantee

must make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women's business

enterprises in connection with activities funded under this notice.

O. Form HUD-2880

Form HUD-2880 (Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update Report) must

be completed in accordance with 24 CFR part 12, Accountability in the

Provision of HUD Assistance. A copy is provided in the application kit.

P. Certification concerning Funds for Eligible Costs

A certification that funds used to pay for items listed in Section

I.E.3 of this NOFA (Eligible Cost) are not duplicate expenses from any

other program.

Q. Drug-Free Workplace Certification

The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 701) requires

grantees of Federal agencies to certify that they will provide drug-

free workplaces. Each potential recipient under this NOFA must certify

that it will comply with drug-free workplace requirements in accordance

with the Act and with HUD's rules at 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.

R. Certification regarding Lobbying

Section 319 of the Department of the Interior Appropriations Act,

Public Law 101-121, approved October 23, 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the

``Byrd Amendment'') generally prohibits recipients of Federal

contracts, grants, and 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 Department's

regulations on these restrictions on lobbying are codified at 24 CFR

part 87. To comply with 24 CFR 87.110, any PHA submitting an

application under this announcement for more than $100,000 of budget

authority must submit a certification and, if applicable, a Disclosure

of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL form).

III. Corrections to Deficient Applications

After the submission deadline date, HUD will screen each

application to determine whether it is complete. If an application

lacks certain technical items, such as certifications or assurances, or

contains a technical error, such as an incorrect signatory, HUD will

notify the applicant in writing that it has 14 calendar days from the

date of HUD's written notification to cure the technical deficiency. If

the applicant fails to submit the missing material within the 14-day

cure period, HUD will disqualify the application.

This 14-day cure period applies only to nonsubstantive deficiencies

or errors. Deficiencies capable of cure will involve only items not

necessary for HUD to assess the merits of an application against the

rating factors specified in this NOFA.

IV. Other Matters

A. Environmental Review.

A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment

has been made in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 50,

implementing section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Finding of No Significant Impact is

available for public inspection and copying between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30

p.m. weekdays at the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, 451 Seventh

Street, S.W., Room 10276, Washington, D.C. 20410.

B. Executive Order 12612, Federalism

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

of 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, and therefore

is not subject to review under the Order. The notice announces the

availability of funds to provide young residents of public and assisted

housing with job training and employment opportunities.

C. Executive Order 12606, the Family

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive

Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this notice has potential

for a significant impact on family formation, maintenance, and general

well-being. The purpose of the notice is to provide funding to assist

young persons living in public and assisted housing with better access

to education, training and job opportunities to achieve self-

sufficiency and independence, and, if the purpose of this notice is

achieved, the notice will be beneficial for families. Because the

impact on families is considered to be beneficial, no further review is

considered necessary.

D. Section 102 HUD Reform Act: 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 assistance was provided or denied. This

material, including any letters of support, will be made available for

public inspection for a five-year period beginning not less than 30

days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available

in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and

HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will

include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its

quarterly Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance

awarded on a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b), and

the notice published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR

1942), for further information on these requirements.)

E. Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act

HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3537a)

became effective on June 12, 1991. That regulation, codified as 24 CFR

part 4, applies to the funding competition announced today. The

requirements of the rule continue to apply until the announcement of

the selection of successful applicants.

HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in the

making of funding decisions are restrained by part 4 from providing

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

HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from otherwise giving any

applicant an unfair competitive advantage. Persons who apply for

assistance in this competition should confine their inquiries to the

subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.

Applicants who have questions should contact the HUD Office of

Ethics (202) 708-3815 (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 particular subject matter can be discussed

with persons outside the Department, should contact counsel at his or

her local HUD Office, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which

the question pertains.

F. Section 112 of the Reform Act

Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act

(42 U.S.C. 3537b) contains two provisions dealing with efforts to

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

first imposes disclosure requirements on those who are typically

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

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

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

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

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

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

are contingent upon the receipt of assistance.

Section 13 was implemented by final rule published in the Federal

Register on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912). If readers are involved in any

efforts to influence the Department in these ways, they are urged to

read the final rule, particularly the examples contained in Appendix A

of the rule.

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

Ethics, room 2158, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410-3000. Telephone: (202)

708-3815 (voice/TDD) (This is not a toll-free number.) Forms necessary

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

G. 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 of

Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') and the

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit

recipients of Federal contracts, grants or loans from using

appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative branches

of the Federal government in connection with a specific contract,

grant, or loan. The prohibition also covers the awarding of contracts,

grants, cooperative agreements, or loans unless the recipient has made

an acceptable certification regarding lobbying.

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

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

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

assistance.

Dated: August 8, 1994.

Joseph Shuldiner,

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Appendix A

Names, Addresses, and Telephone Numbers of the Local HUD Offices Where

Application Kits for the Youth Apprenticeship Program May Be Obtained

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Room 375, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal

Building, 10 Causeway Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02222-1092,

(617) 565-5196

HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 330 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut

06106-1860, (203) 240-4554

NEW YORK, NEW YORK OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-

0068, (212) 264-0903

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Military Park Building, 60 Park Place,

Newark, New Jersey 07102-5504, (201) 877-1679

WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 820 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-

4205, (202) 275-7965

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Liberty Square Building, 105 South 7th

Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3392, (215) 597-2550

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND OFFICE

Public Housing Division, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard

Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2505, (410) 962-2520

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Old Post Office Courthouse Building, 700

Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, (412) 644-6571

ATLANTA, GEORGIA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75

Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3388, (404) 331-4815

CARIBBEAN OFFICE

Public Housing Division, New San Juan Office Building, 159 Carlos E.

Chardon Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1804, (809) 766-5252

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Koger Building, 2306 West Meadowview Road,

Greensboro, North Carolina 27407-3707, (919) 547-4038

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Suite 200, 251 Cumberland Bend Drive,

Nashville, Tennessee 37228-1803, (615) 736-5063

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507, (312) 353-1915

CLEVELAND, OHIO OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Fifth Floor, Renaissance Building, 1350

Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1815, (216) 522-2700

COLUMBUS, OHIO OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 200 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio

43215-2499, (614) 469-2074

DETROIT, MICHIGAN OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, 477

Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226-2592, (313) 226-6880

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 151 North Delaware Street, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46204-2526, (317) 226-7018

FORT WORTH, TEXAS OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort

Worth, Texas 76113-2905, (817) 885-5934

HOUSTON, TEXAS OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Suite 200, Norfolk Tower, 2211 Norfolk,

Houston, Texas 77098-4096, (713) 653-3235

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Fisk Federal Building, 1661 Canal Street,

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-1887, (504) 589-7233

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Washington Square Building, 800 Dolorosa

Street, San Antonio, Texas 78207-4563, (512) 229-6902

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Third Floor, Robert A. Young Federal

Building, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2836, (314)

539-6505

DENVER, COLORADO OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 633 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-

3607, (303) 844-4034

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Philip Burton Federal Building & U.S.

Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, P.O. Box 36003, San Francisco,

California 94102-3448, (415) 556-1726

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA OFFICE

Public Housing Division, 1615 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles,

California 90015-3801, (213) 251-7187

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON OFFICE

Public Housing Division, Suite 200, Seattle Federal Office Building,

909 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104-1000, (206) 220-5290

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