Office of the Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Supportive Housing for the Elderly

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces HUD's funding for supportive housing for

the elderly. This document describes the following: (a) the purpose of

the NOFA, and information regarding eligibility, submission

requirements, available amounts, and selection criteria; and (b)

application processing, including how to apply and how selections will

be made.

APPLICATION PACKAGE: The Application Package can be obtained from the

Multifamily Housing Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6424, Rockville, MD 20850,

telephone 1-800-685-8470 (the TTY number is 1-800-483-2209); and from

the appropriate HUD Office identified in appendix A to this NOFA. The

Application Package includes a checklist of exhibits and steps involved

in the application process.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of applications in response to this

NOFA is 4:00 p.m. local time on August 19, 1996. The application

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

all applicants, HUD will not consider any application that is received

after the deadline. Sponsors should take this into account and submit

applications as early as possible to avoid the risk of unanticipated

delays or delivery-related problems. In particular, Sponsors intending

to mail applications must provide sufficient time to permit delivery on

or before the deadline date. Acceptance by a Post Office or private

mailer does not constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX), COD, and postage

due applications will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be delivered to the Director of the

Multifamily Housing Division in the HUD Office for your jurisdiction. A

listing of HUD Offices, their addresses, and telephone numbers is

attached as appendix A to this NOFA. HUD will date and time stamp

incoming applications to evidence timely receipt, and, upon request,

will provide the applicant with an acknowledgement of receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The HUD Office for your jurisdiction,

as listed in appendix A to this NOFA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have

been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and assigned OMB

Control Number 2502-0267. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection displays a valid control number.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

A. Authority

Section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing

Act (NAHA) (Pub. L. 101-625, approved November 28, 1990), amended

section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). Section 202

was also amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

(HCD Act of 1992) (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992), and by

the Rescissions Act (Pub. L. 104-19, approved July 27, 1995). The

Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to private nonprofit

organizations and nonprofit consumer cooperatives to expand the supply

of supportive housing for the elderly. HUD provides the assistance as

capital advances and contracts for project rental assistance in

accordance with 24 CFR part 891. This assistance may be used to finance

the construction or rehabilitation of a structure, or acquisition of a

structure from the Resolution Trust Corporation (now the Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation (RTC/FDIC), to be used as supportive

housing for the elderly in accordance with part 891.

Note that on March 22, 1996, HUD published a final rule (61 FR

11948) that consolidated the regulations for the Section 202 Program of

Supportive Housing for the Elderly and the Section 811 Program of

Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities in 24 CFR part 891.

For supportive housing for the elderly, the Omnibus Consolidated

Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, approved

April 26, 1996)(Act) provides Sec. 780,190,000 for capital advances,

including amendments to capital advance contracts (not procurement

contracts), for housing for the elderly as authorized by section 202 of

the Housing Act of 1959, (as amended by the NAHA and HCD Act of 1992),

and for project rental assistance, and amendments to contracts for

project rental assistance, for supportive housing for the elderly under

section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended. In accordance

with the waiver authority provided in the Act, the Secretary is

extending the determinations made in the Notice published in 61 F.R.

3047 to Fiscal Year 1996 funding by waiving the following statutory and

regulatory provision: The term of the project rental assistance

contract is reduced from 20 years to a minimum term of 5 years and a

maximum term which can be supported by funds authorized by the Act. The

Department anticipates that at the end of the contract terms, renewals

will be approved subject to the availability of funds. In addition to

this provision, the Department will reserve project rental assistance

contract funds based on 75 percent rather than on 100 percent of the

current operating cost standards for approved units in order to take

into account the average tenant contribution toward rent.

Please note that the waiver broadening the eligibility of

tenants to persons with incomes at 80 percent of the median or below

(61 FR 3047, January 30, 1996) is not being extended to the projects

funded in accordance with this NOFA. The statutory provision

limiting eligibility to persons with incomes at 50 percent of the

median or below remains in effect.

In accordance with an agreement between HUD and the Rural Housing

Service (RHS), which facilitates the coordination between the two

agencies in administering their respective rental assistance programs,

HUD is required to notify RHS of applications for housing assistance it

receives. This notification gives RHS the opportunity to comment if it

has concerns about the demand for additional assisted housing and

possible harm to existing projects in the same housing market area. HUD

will consider the RHS comments in its review and project selection

process.

B. Allocation Amounts

In accordance with 24 CFR part 791, the Assistant Secretary will

allocate the amounts available for capital advances for supportive

housing for the elderly. HUD reserves project rental assistance funds

based upon 75 percent of the current operating cost standards to

support the units selected for capital advances sufficient for minimum

5-year project rental assistance contracts.

The allocation formula for Section 202 funds consists of a measure

of the number of one- and two-person elderly renter households with

incomes at or below the very low income limit (50

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percent of area median family income, as determined by HUD, with an

adjustment for household size) that have housing deficiencies.

Based on the allocation formula, HUD has allocated the available

capital advance funds as shown on the following chart:

Fiscal Year 1996 Allocations for Supportive Housing for the Elderly

[Fiscal Year 1996 Section 202 Allocations]

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Metropolitan capital Nonmetropolitan capital Totals capital advance

advance advance ------------------------

Offices --------------------------------------------------

Authority Units Authority Units Authority Units

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New England

Massachusetts........................ $16,928,076 209 811,584 10 17,739,660 219

Connecticut.......................... 8,469,328 104 811,584 10 9,280,912 114

New Hampshire........................ 3,524,494 55 2,337,888 36 5,862,382 91

Rhode Island......................... 5,056,731 62 811,584 10 5,868,315 72

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Total.......................... 33,978,629 430 4,772,640 66 38,751,269 496

New York/New Jersey

New York............................. 46,612,243 574 811,584 10 47,423,827 584

Buffalo.............................. 11,833,398 161 2,170,874 29 14,004,272 190

New Jersey........................... 19,404,325 239 0 0 19,404,325 239

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Total.......................... 77,849,966 974 2,982,458 39 80,832,424 1,013

Mid-Atlantic

Maryland............................. 6,089,477 88 693,228 10 6,782,705 98

West Virginia........................ 1,547,082 25 1,288,313 21 2,835,395 46

Pennsylvania......................... 15,174,384 201 1,846,426 25 17,020,810 226

Pittsburgh........................... 6,927,904 103 1,460,882 22 8,388,786 125

Virginia............................. 4,786,791 83 1,555,627 27 6,342,418 110

D.C.................................. 6,352,868 89 0 0 6,352,868 89

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Total.......................... 40,878,506 589 6,844,476 105 47,722,982 694

Southeast/Caribbean

Georgia.............................. 5,480,957 94 2,207,076 38 7,688,033 132

Alabama.............................. 4,059,898 72 1,598,816 28 5,658,714 100

Caribbean............................ 4,080,160 50 1,497,853 18 5,578,013 68

South Carolina....................... 3,624,585 59 1,352,145 22 4,976,730 81

North Carolina....................... 6,948,455 97 2,867,705 40 9,816,160 137

Mississippi.......................... 1,344,186 25 1,764,272 33 3,108,458 58

Jacksonville......................... 17,575,395 281 1,197,782 19 18,773,177 300

Kentucky............................. 3,714,788 62 1,850,921 31 5,565,709 93

Knoxville............................ 2,526,597 47 862,595 16 3,389,192 63

Tennessee............................ 3,601,685 66 1,266,354 23 4,868,039 89

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Total.......................... 52,956,706 853 16,465,519 268 69,422,225 1,121

Midwest

Illinois............................. 20,663,241 262 2,817,536 36 23,480,777 298

Cincinnati........................... 4,878,158 79 615,451 10 5,493,609 89

Cleveland............................ 9,025,257 130 1,300,050 19 10,325,307 149

Ohio................................. 3,649,114 60 1,306,088 21 4,955,202 81

Michigan............................. 9,766,665 138 710,136 10 10,476,801 148

Grand Rapids......................... 3,364,612 56 1,348,633 22 4,713,245 78

Indiana.............................. 6,206,555 99 1,687,713 27 7,894,268 126

Wisconsin............................ 7,204,475 104 2,337,209 34 9,541,684 138

Minnesota............................ 6,655,168 92 2,264,831 31 8,919,999 123

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Total.......................... 71,413,245 1,020 14,387,647 210 85,800,892 1,230

Southwest

Texas/New Mexico..................... $7,008,273 125 1,918,418 34 8,926,691 159

Houston.............................. 4,543,462 80 937,853 16 5,481,315 96

Arkansas............................. 2,288,279 45 1,526,086 30 3,814,365 75

Louisiana............................ 4,443,157 82 1,107,452 20 5,550,609 102

Oklahoma............................. 2,971,733 55 1,374,535 25 4,346,268 80

San Antonio.......................... 3,705,807 69 903,813 17 4,609,620 86

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Total.......................... 24,960,711 456 7,768,157 142 32,728,868 598

Great Plains

Iowa................................. 2,705,698 46 1,814,317 31 4,520,015 77

Kansas/Missouri...................... 4,572,145 77 1,783,825 31 6,355,970 108

Nebraska............................. 1,403,364 25 1,090,587 19 2,493,951 44

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St. Louis............................ 4,970,257 74 1,626,892 24 6,597,149 98

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Total.......................... 13,651,464 222 6,315,621 105 19,967,085 327

Rocky Mountains

Colorado............................. 6,296,423 98 2,459,438 41 8,755,861 139

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Total.......................... 6,296,423 98 2,459,438 41 8,755,861 139

Pacific/Hawaii

Hawaii

(Guam)........................... 3,043,440 25 1,217,376 10 4,260,816 35

Los Angeles.......................... 33,883,830 425 798,058 10 34,681,888 435

Arizona.............................. 4,211,257 75 561,346 10 4,772,603 85

Sacramento........................... 5,725,771 73 781,150 10 6,506,921 83

California........................... 18,885,597 238 1,282,883 17 20,168,480 255

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Total.......................... 65,749,895 836 4,640,813 57 70,390,708 893

Northwest/Alaska

Alaska............................... 3,043,440 25 1,217,376 10 4,260,816 35

Oregon............................... 4,990,487 74 1,730,664 27 6,721,151 101

Washington........................... 7,168,921 97 1,521,969 21 8,690,890 118

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Total.......................... 15,202,848 196 4,470,009 58 19,672,857 254

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National Total................. 402,938,393 5,674 71,106,778 1,091 471,370,274 6,726

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C. Eligibility

Private, nonprofit organizations and nonprofit consumer

cooperatives are the only eligible applicants under this program.

Neither a public body nor an instrumentality of a public body is

eligible to participate in the program. No organization shall

participate as Sponsor or Co-sponsor in the filing of application(s)

for a capital advance in a single geographical region in this fiscal

year in excess of that necessary to finance the construction,

rehabilitation, or acquisition (acquisition permitted only with RTC/

FDIC properties) of 200 units of housing and related facilities for the

elderly. This limit shall apply to organizations that participate as

Co-sponsors regardless of whether the Co-sponsors are affiliated or

nonaffiliated entities. In addition, the national limit for any one

applicant is 10 percent of the total units allocated in all HUD

Offices. Affiliated entities that submit separate applications shall be

deemed to be a single entity for the purposes of these limits. No

single application may propose more than the number of units allocated

to a HUD Office or 125 units, whichever is less. Reservations for

projects will not be approved for less than 5 units.

D. Initial Screening, Technical Processing, and Selection Criteria

1. Initial Screening

HUD will review applications for Section 202 capital advances that

are received by HUD at the appropriate address by 4:00 p.m. local time

on August 19, 1996, to determine if all parts of the application are

included. HUD will not review the content of the application as part of

initial screening. HUD will send deficiency letters, by certified mail

and facsimile, informing Sponsors of any missing parts of the

application. Sponsors must correct such deficiencies within 8 calendar

days from the date of the deficiency letter. Any document requested as

a result of the initial screening may be executed or prepared within

the deficiency period, except for Forms HUD-92015-CAs, Articles of

Incorporation, IRS exemption rulings, Forms SF-424, Board Resolution

committing the minimum capital investment, and site control documents

(all of these excepted items must be dated no later than the

application deadline date).

2. Technical Processing

All applications will be placed in technical processing upon

receipt of the response to the deficiency letter or at the end of the

8-day period. These applications will undergo a complete analysis. If a

reviewer finds that clarification is needed to complete the review, or

an exhibit is missing that was not requested after initial screening,

the reviewer shall immediately advise the Multifamily Housing

Representative, who will: (a) request, by telephone, that the Sponsor

submit the information within five (5) working days; and (b) follow up

by certified letter. Communications must be attached to the technical

review and findings memorandum. As part of this analysis, HUD will

conduct its environmental review in accordance with 24 CFR part 50.

Examples of reasons for technical processing rejection include an

ineligible Sponsor, ineligible population to be served, lack of legal

capacity, lack of site control, and unacceptable site based upon a site

visit. The Secretary will not reject an application based on technical

processing without giving notice of that rejection with all rejection

reasons, and affording the applicant an opportunity to appeal. HUD will

afford an applicant 10 calendar days from the date of HUD's written

notice to appeal a technical rejection to the HUD Office. The HUD

Office must respond within five working days to the Sponsor. The HUD

Office shall make a determination on an appeal prior to making its

selection recommendations. All applications will be either rated or

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technically rejected at the end of technical processing.

Technical processing will also assure that the Sponsor has complied

with the requirements in the civil rights certification in the

Application Package. There must not have been an adjudication of a

civil rights violation in a civil action brought against the Sponsor by

a private individual, unless the Sponsor is operating in compliance

with a court order, or implementing a HUD-approved compliance agreement

designed to correct the areas of noncompliance. There must be no

pending civil rights suits against the Sponsor instituted by the

Department of Justice, and no pending administrative actions for civil

rights violations instituted by HUD (including a charge of

discrimination under the Fair Housing Act). There must be no

outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil rights statutes,

Executive Orders, or regulations, as a result of formal administrative

proceedings, nor any charges issued by the Secretary against the

Sponsor under the Fair Housing Act, unless the Sponsor is operating

under a conciliation or compliance agreement designed to correct the

areas of noncompliance. Moreover, there must not be a deferral of the

processing of applications from the Sponsor imposed by HUD under Title

VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, HUD's implementing regulations (24

CFR 1.8), procedures (HUD Handbook 8040.1), and the Attorney General's

Guidelines (28 CFR 50.3); or under section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973 and HUD's implementing regulations (24 CFR 8.57), and the

Americans with Disabilities Act.

Upon completion of technical processing, all acceptable

applications will be rated according to the selection criteria in

section I.D.3. of this NOFA. Applications, submitted in response to the

advertised metropolitan allocations and nonmetropolitan allocations,

which have a total score of 60 points or more will be eligible for

selection and will be placed in rank order per metropolitan/

nonmetropolitan allocation. These applications will be selected based

on rank order, to and including the last application that can be funded

out of each of the local HUD Office's metropolitan/nonmetropolitan

allocations. HUD Offices shall not skip over any applications in order

to select one based on the funds remaining. However, after making the

initial selections in each allocation area, any residual funds may be

utilized to fund the next rank-ordered application by reducing the

units by no more than 10 percent rounded to the nearest whole number;

provided the reduction will not render the project infeasible. Projects

of nine units or less may not be reduced.

Once this process has been completed, HUD Offices may combine their

unused metropolitan and nonmetropolitan funds in order to select

another application in either category, using the unit reduction policy

described above, if necessary.

Funds remaining after these processes are completed will be

returned to Headquarters. These funds will be used first to restore

units to projects reduced by HUD Offices as a result of the

instructions above and, second, for selecting applications on a

national rank order. However, no more than one application will be

selected per HUD Office from the national residual amount unless there

are insufficient approvable applications in other HUD Offices. If funds

still remain, additional applications will be selected based on a

national rank order, insuring an equitable distribution among HUD

Offices.

3. Selection Criteria

Applications for Section 202 capital advances that successfully

complete technical processing will be rated using the following

selection criteria:

(a) The Sponsor's ability to develop and operate the proposed

housing on a long-term basis, considering the following (60 points

maximum--55 base points plus 5 bonus points):

(1) The scope, extent, and quality of the Sponsor's experience in

providing housing or related services to those proposed to be served by

the project, and the scope of the proposed project (i.e., number of

units, services, relocation costs, development, and operation) in

relationship to the Sponsor's demonstrated development and management

capacity. (30 points);

(2) The scope, extent, and quality of the Sponsor's experience in

providing housing or related services to minority persons or families

(13 points);

(3) The extent of local community support for the project and for

the Sponsor's activities, including previous experience in serving the

area where the project is to be located, and Sponsor's demonstrated

ability to enlist volunteers and raise local funds (12 points); and

(4) The Sponsor's involvement of elderly persons, including

minority elderly persons, in the development of the application and its

intent to involve elderly persons, including minority elderly persons,

in the development of the project (5 bonus points);

(b) The need for supportive housing for the elderly in the area to

be served and the suitability of the site, considering the following

(30 points maximum--25 base points plus 5 bonus points):

(1) The extent of the need for the project in the area based on a

determination by the HUD Office. HUD will make this determination by

considering the Sponsor's evidence of need in the area based on the

guidelines in the Application Package, as well as other economic,

demographic, and housing market data available to the HUD Office. The

data could include the availability of existing Federally assisted

housing (HUD and RHS) (e.g., considering availability and vacancy rates

of public housing) for the elderly and current occupancy in such

facilities, Federally assisted housing for the elderly under

construction or for which fund reservations have been issued, and in

accordance with an agreement between HUD and the RHS, comments from the

RHS on the demand for additional assisted housing and the possible harm

to existing projects in the same housing market area (8 points).

(2) The proximity or accessibility of the site to shopping, medical

facilities, transportation, places of worship, recreational facilities,

places of employment, and other necessary services to the intended

occupants; adequacy of utilities and streets; freedom of the site from

adverse environmental conditions; compliance with site and neighborhood

standards (10 points); and

(3) Suitability of the site from the standpoint of promoting a

greater choice of housing opportunities for minority elderly persons/

families (7 points).

(4) The project will be located within the boundaries of a Place

Based Community Revitalization Area defined as a federally-designated

Empowerment Zone, Urban Supplemental Empowerment Zone, Enterprise

Community, Urban Enhanced Enterprise Community, or a HUD-approved CDBG

neighborhood revitalization strategy area (5 bonus points).

(c) Adequacy of the provision of supportive services and of the

proposed facility, considering the following (20 points maximum):

(1) The extent to which the proposed design will meet the special

physical needs of elderly persons (3 points);

(2) The extent to which the proposed size and unit mix of the

housing will enable the Sponsor to manage and operate the housing

efficiently and ensure that the provision of supportive services will

be accomplished in an economical fashion (4 points);

(3) The extent to which the proposed design of the housing will

accommodate the provision of supportive services that

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are expected to be needed, initially and over the useful life of the

housing, by the category or categories of elderly persons the housing

is intended to serve (3 points);

(4) The extent to which the proposed supportive services meet the

identified needs of the residents (5 points); and

(5) The extent to which the Sponsor demonstrated that the

identified supportive services will be provided on a consistent, long-

term basis (5 points).

For the selection criterion in b.(4) above, the Secretary's

Representative, or the Secretary's Representative in consultation with

the State/Area Coordinator, may assign the 5 bonus points to an

application if the site for the proposed project is approvable, is

located within the boundaries of a Place Based Community Revitalization

Area, as defined above, and the locally developed strategy for the area

involves items such as physical improvements, necessary public

facilities and services, private investment and citizen self-help

activities.

The maximum number of points an application can earn without bonus

points is 100. An application can earn an additional 10 bonus points

for a maximum total of 110 points.

II. Application Process

All applications for Section 202 capital advances submitted by

eligible Sponsors must be filed with the appropriate HUD Office

receiving an allocation and must meet the requirements of this NOFA. No

application will be accepted after 4:00 p.m. local time on August 19,

1996, unless that date and time is extended by a Notice published in

the Federal Register. Applications received after that date and time

will not be accepted, even if postmarked by the deadline date.

Applications submitted by facsimile are not acceptable.

Immediately upon publication of this NOFA, if names have not

already been provided to the Multifamily Housing Clearinghouse, HUD

Offices shall notify elderly and minority media, all persons and

organizations on their mailing lists, minority and other organizations

within their jurisdiction involved in housing and community

development, and groups with special interest in housing for elderly

households.

Organizations interested in applying for a section 202 capital

advance should contact the Multifamily Housing Clearinghouse at 1-800-

685-8470 (the TTY number is 1-800-483-2209) for a copy of the

application package, and advise the HUD Office whether they wish to

attend the workshop described below. HUD encourages minority

organizations to participate in this program as Sponsors. HUD Offices

will advise all organizations on their mailing list of the date, time,

and place of workshops at which HUD will explain the Section 202

program.

HUD strongly recommends that prospective applicants attend the

local HUD Office workshop. Interested persons with disabilities should

contact the HUD Office to assure that any necessary arrangements can be

made to enable their attendance and participation in the workshop.

While strongly urged to do so, if Sponsors cannot attend a workshop,

they can obtain Application Packages from the Multifamily Housing

Clearinghouse (see address and telephone number in the ``Application

Package'' section of this NOFA, above). Contact the appropriate HUD

Office with any questions regarding the submission of applications.

At the workshops, HUD will explain application procedures and

requirements. HUD will also address concerns such as local market

conditions, building codes, historic preservation, floodplain

management, displacement and relocation, zoning, and housing costs.

III. Application Submission Requirements

A. Application

Each application shall include all of the information, materials,

forms, and exhibits listed in section III.B., below (with the exception

of applications submitted by Sponsors selected for a Section 202 fund

reservation within the last three funding cycles), and must be indexed

and tabbed. Such previously selected Section 202 Sponsors are not

required to submit the information described in B.2.(a), (b), and (c),

below (Exhibits 2.a., b., and c. of the application), which are the

articles of incorporation, (or other organizational documents), by-

laws, and the IRS tax exemption, respectively. If there has been a

change in any of the eligibility documents since its previous HUD

approval, the Sponsor must submit the updated information in its

application. The local HUD Office will base its determination of the

eligibility of a new Sponsor for a reservation of Section 202 capital

advance funds on the information provided in the application. HUD

Offices will verify a Sponsor's indication of previous HUD approval by

checking the project number and approval status with the appropriate

HUD Office.

In addition to this relief of paperwork burden in preparing

applications, applicants will be able to use information and exhibits

previously prepared for prior applications under Section 202, Section

811, or other funding programs. Examples of exhibits that may be

readily adapted or amended to decrease the burden of application

preparation include, among others, those on previous participation in

the Section 202 or Section 811 programs, applicant experience in

provision of housing and services, supportive services plan, community

ties, and experience serving minorities.

B. General Application Requirements

1. Form HUD-92015-CA, Application for Section 202 Supportive

Housing Capital Advance.

2. Evidence of each Sponsor's legal status as a private, nonprofit

organization or nonprofit consumer cooperative, including the

following:

(a) Articles of Incorporation, constitution, or other

organizational documents;

(b) By-laws;

(c) IRS tax exemption ruling (this must be submitted by all

Sponsors, including churches). A consumer cooperative that is tax

exempt under State law, has never been liable for payment of Federal

income taxes, and does not pay patronage dividends may be exempt from

the requirement set out in the previous sentence if it is not eligible

for tax exemption.

Note: Sponsors who have received a section 202 fund reservation

within the last three funding cycles are not required to submit the

documents described in (a), (b), and (c), above. Instead, sponsors

must submit the project number of the latest application and the HUD

office to which it was submitted. If there have been any

modifications or additions to the subject documents, indicate such,

and submit the new material.

(d) Resolution of the board, duly certified by an officer, that no

officer or director of the Sponsor or Owner has or will have any

financial interest in any contract with the Owner or in any firm or

corporation that has or will have a contract with the Owner and that

includes a current listing of all duly qualified and sitting officers

and directors by title, and the beginning and ending dates of each

person's term.

3. Sponsor's purpose, community ties, and experience, including the

following:

(a) A description of Sponsor's purposes and activities, ties to the

community, and minority support, and how long the Sponsor has been in

existence (include any additional related information);

(b) A description of Sponsor's housing and/or supportive services

experience.

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The description should include any rental housing projects and/or

medical facilities, sponsored, owned, and operated by the Sponsor, the

Sponsor's past or current involvement in any programs other than

housing that demonstrates the Sponsor's management capabilities and

experience, and the Sponsor's experience in serving the elderly and/or

families and minorities;

(c) A description of Sponsor's participation in joint ventures and

experience in contracting with minority-owned businesses, women-owned

businesses, and small businesses over the last three years, including a

description of the joint venture, partners and the Sponsor's

involvement and a summary of the total contract amounts awarded in each

of the three categories for the preceding three years, and the

percentage that amount represents of all contracts awarded by the

Sponsor in the relevant time period;

(d) A certified Board Resolution, acknowledging responsibilities of

sponsorship, long-term support of the project(s), willingness of

Sponsor to assist the Owner to develop, own, manage, and provide

appropriate services in connection with the proposed project, and that

it reflects the will of its membership. Also, evidence, in the form of

a certified Board Resolution, of the Sponsor's willingness to fund the

estimated start-up expenses, the Minimum Capital Investment (one-half

of one percent of the HUD-approved capital advance, not to exceed

$10,000, if nonaffiliated with a National Sponsor; one-half of one

percent of the HUD-approved capital advance, not to exceed $25,000, for

all other Sponsors;), and the estimated cost of any amenities or

features (and operating costs related thereto) that would not be

covered by the approved capital advance.

(e) Description, if applicable, of the Sponsor's efforts to involve

elderly persons, including minority elderly persons, in the development

of the application, as well as its intent to involve elderly persons in

the development of the project.

4. Project information, including the following:

(a) Evidence of need for supportive housing. Such evidence would

include a description of the category or categories of elderly persons

the housing is intended to serve and evidence demonstrating sustained

effective demand for supportive housing for that population in the

market area to be served, taking into consideration the occupancy and

vacancy conditions in existing Federally assisted housing for the

elderly (HUD and RHS; e.g., public housing); State or local data on the

limitations in activities of daily living among the elderly in the

area; aging in place in existing assisted rentals; trends in

demographic changes in elderly population and households; the numbers

of income eligible elderly households by size, tenure, and housing

condition, the types of supportive services arrangements currently

available in the area and the use of such services as evidenced by data

from local social service agencies or agencies on aging.

(b) Description of the project, including the following:

(1) Narrative description of the building design, including a

description of any special design features and community space, and how

this design will facilitate the delivery of services in an economical

fashion and accommodate the changing needs of the residents over the

next 10-20 years.

(2) Describe whether and how the project will promote energy

efficiency, and, if applicable, innovative construction or

rehabilitation methods or technologies to be used that will promote

efficient construction.

(c) Evidence of site control and permissive zoning.

(1) Evidence that the Sponsor has entered into a legally binding

option agreement (which extends through the end of the current fiscal

year and contains a renewal provision so that the option can be renewed

for at least an additional six months) to buy or lease the proposed

site; or has a copy of the contract of sale for the site, a deed, long-

term leasehold, a request with all supporting documentation, submitted

either prior to or with the Application for Capital Advance, for a

partial release of a site covered by a mortgage under a HUD program, or

other evidence of legal ownership of the site (including properties to

be acquired from the RTC/FDIC). The Sponsor must also identify any

restrictive covenants, including reverter clauses. In the case of a

site to be acquired from a public body, evidence that the public body

possesses clear title to the site, and has entered into a legally

binding agreement to lease or convey the site to the Sponsor after it

receives and accepts a notice of Section 202 capital advance and

identification of any restrictive covenants, including reverter

clauses. However, in localities where HUD determines the time

constraints of the funding round will not permit all of the required

official actions (e.g., approval of Community Planning Boards) that are

necessary to convey publicly-owned sites, a letter in the application

from the mayor or director of the appropriate local agency indicating

approval of conveyance of the site contingent upon the necessary

approval action is acceptable and may be approved by the HUD Office if

it has satisfactory experience with timely conveyance of sites from

that public body. In such cases, documentation shall also include a

copy of the public body's evidence of ownership and identification of

any restrictive covenants, including reverter clauses.

Note: A proposed project site may not be acquired or optioned

from a general contractor (or its affiliate) that will construct the

section 202 project or from any other development team member.

(2) Evidence that the project as proposed is permissible under

applicable zoning ordinances or regulations, or a statement of the

proposed action required to make the proposed project permissible and

the basis for belief that the proposed action will be completed

successfully before the submission of the commitment application (e.g.,

a summary of the results of any requests for rezoning on land in

similar zoning classifications and the time required for such rezoning,

preliminary indications of acceptability from zoning bodies, etc.).

(3) Narrative description of site and area surrounding the site,

characteristics of neighborhood, how the site will promote greater

housing opportunities for minorities, and any other information that

affects the suitability of the site for the elderly.

(4) A map showing the location of the site and the racial

composition of the neighborhood, with the area of racial concentration

delineated.

(5) A Transaction Screen Process, in accordance with the American

Society for Testing and Material (ASTM) Standards E 1528-93 and E 1527-

93, as amended. If the completion of the Transaction Screen

Questionnaire results in either a ``yes'' or ``unknown'' response,

further study is required, and the Sponsor must complete a Phase I

Environmental Site Assessment in accordance with the ASTM and submit it

with the application. Sponsors may choose to automatically complete a

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in lieu of completing the

Transaction Screen Questionnaire. If the Phase I study indicates the

possible presence of contamination and/or hazards, further study must

be undertaken. At this point, the Sponsor must decide whether to

continue with this site or choose another site. Should the Sponsor

choose another site, the same environmental site assessment procedure

identified above must be followed for that site.

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Since all Transaction Screen processes and Phase I studies must be

completed and submitted with the application, it is important that the

Sponsor start the site assessment process as soon after the publication

of this NOFA as possible.

If the Sponsor chooses to continue with the original site, then it

must undertake a detailed Phase II Environmental Site Assessment by an

appropriate professional.

Note: This could be an expensive undertaking. The cost of the

study will be borne by the sponsor if the application is not

selected.

If the Phase II Assessment reveals site contamination, the extent

of the contamination, and a plan for clean-up of the site must be

submitted to the local HUD Office. The plan for clean-up must include a

contract for remediation of the problem(s) and an approval letter from

the applicable Federal, State, and/or local agency with jurisdiction

over the site. In order for the application to be considered for review

under this FY 1996 funding, this information would have to be submitted

to the local HUD Office no later than 30 days after the application

deadline date.

Note: For properties to be acquired from the RTC/FDIC, include a

copy of the RTC/FDIC prepared Transaction Screen Checklist or Phase

I Environmental Site Assessment, and applicable documentation, per

the RTC/FDIC Environmental Guidelines.

(6) If applicable, identify whether the site for the proposed

project is located within the boundaries of a Place Based Community

Revitalization Area, as defined above. If the site is in a Place Based

Community Revitalization Area, briefly summarize the locally developed

strategy for the area involving items such as physical improvements,

necessary public facilities and services, private investment and

citizen self-help activities.

(d) Provision of supportive services and proposed facility.

(1) A detailed description of the supportive services proposed to

be provided to the anticipated occupancy.

(2) Form HUD 92013E, Supplemental Application Processing Form--

Housing for the Elderly. Identify all supportive services, if any, to

be provided to the persons occupying such housing.

(3) A description of public or private sources of assistance that

reasonably could be expected to fund the proposed services.

(4) The manner in which such services will be provided to such

persons (i.e., on or off-site), including whether a service coordinator

will facilitate the adequate provision of such services, and how the

services will meet the identified needs of the residents.

5. A list of the applications, if any, the Sponsor has submitted or

is planning to submit to any other HUD Office in response to this NOFA

or the NOFA for Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

(published elsewhere in today's Federal Register). Indicate by HUD

Office, the proposed location by city and State, and the number of

units requested for each application. Include a list of all FY 1995 and

prior year projects to which the Sponsor(s) is a party, identified by

project number and HUD Office, which have not been finally closed.

6. HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report,

including Social Security Numbers and Employee Identification Numbers.

7. E.O. 12372. A certification that the Sponsor has submitted a

copy of its applications, if required, to the State agency (single

point of contact) for State review in accordance with Executive Order

12372.

8. A statement that (a) identifies all persons (families,

individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations), identified by

race/minority group, and status as owners or tenants, occupying the

property on the date of submission of the application for a capital

advance; (b) indicates the estimated cost of relocation payments and

other services; and (c) identifies the staff organization that will

carry out the relocation activities.

Note: If any of the relocation costs will be funded from sources

other than the section 202 capital advance, the sponsor must provide

evidence of a firm commitment of these funds. When evaluating

applications, HUD will consider the total cost of proposals (i.e.,

cost of site acquisition, relocation, construction and other project

costs).

9. SF-424. A certification on SF-424, Application for Federal

Assistance, that the Sponsor(s) is not delinquent on the repayment of

any Federal debt.

10. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. If the amount applied for is

greater than $100,000, the certification with regard to lobbying

required by 24 CFR part 87 must be included. If the amount applied for

is greater than $100,000 and the applicant has made or has agreed to

make any payment using nonappropriated funds for lobbying activity, as

described in 24 CFR part 87, the submission must also include SF LLL,

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. The applicant determines if the

submission of the SF LLL form is applicable.

11. Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan (Plan)

for the jurisdiction in which the proposed project will be located must

be submitted by the Sponsor. The certification must be made by the unit

of general local government if it is required to have, or has, a

complete Plan. Otherwise the certification may be made by the State, or

if the project will be located in a unit of general local government

authorized to use an abbreviated strategy, by the unit of general local

government if it is willing to prepare such a Plan.

All certifications must be made by the public official responsible

for submitting the Plan to HUD. The certifications must be submitted as

part of the application by the application submission deadline set

forth in this NOFA. The Plan regulations are published in 24 CFR part

91.

12. Sponsor Certifications. (a) A certification of the Sponsor(s)'

intent to comply with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

U.S.C. 794) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 8; the Fair

Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3600-3619) and the implementing regulations at

24 CFR part 100, 108, 109, and 110; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of

1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part

1; 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; the

Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-6107) and the

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; Executive Order 11246 (as

amended) and the implementing regulations at 41 CFR Chapter 60; the

regulations implementing Executive Order 11063 (Equal Opportunity in

Housing) at 24 CFR part 107; the Americans with Disabilities Act (42

U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) to the extent applicable; the affirmative fair

housing marketing requirements of 24 CFR part 200, subpart M and the

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 108; and other applicable

Federal, State, and local laws prohibiting discrimination and promoting

equal opportunity.

(b) A certification that the Sponsor(s) will comply with the

requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

(c) A certification that the project will comply with HUD's project

design and cost standards; the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 40; Section 504 of

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD's implementing regulations at 24

CFR part 8; and for covered multifamily dwellings designed and

constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, the design and

construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act and HUD's

implementing

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regulations at 24 CFR part 100; and the Americans with Disabilities Act

of 1990.

(d) A certification by the Sponsor(s) that it will comply (or has

complied) with the acquisition and relocation requirements of the

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies

Act of 1970, as amended (URA), implemented by regulations at 49 CFR

part 24, and 24 CFR 891.155(e).

(e) A certification by the Sponsor(s) that it will form an Owner

(as defined in 24 CFR 891.305) after the issuance of the capital

advance, will cause the Owner to file a request for determination of

eligibility and a request for capital advance, and will provide

sufficient resources to the Owner to insure the development and long-

term operation of the project, including capitalizing the Owner at

conditional commitment processing in an amount sufficient to meet its

obligations in connection with the project.

IV. Development Cost Limits

(a) The following development cost limits, adjusted by locality as

described in (b) below, shall be used to determine the capital advance

amount to be reserved for projects for the elderly:

(1) The total development cost of the property or project

attributable to dwelling use (less the incremental development cost and

the capitalized operating costs associated with any excess amenities

and design features to be paid for by the Sponsor) may not exceed:

Non-elevator structures:

$28,032 per family unit without a bedroom;

$32,321 per family unit with one bedroom;

$38,979 per family unit with two bedrooms;

For elevator structures:

$29,500 per family unit without a bedroom;

$33,816 per family unit with one bedroom;

$41,120 per family unit with two bedrooms;

(2) These cost limits reflect those costs reasonable and necessary

to develop a project of modest design that complies with HUD minimum

property standards; the accessibility requirements of Sec. 891.120(b);

and the project design and cost standards of Sec. 891.120.

(b) Increased development cost limits.

(1) HUD may increase the development cost limits set forth in

paragraph (a)(1) of this section by up to 140 percent in any geographic

area where the cost levels require, and may increase the development

cost limits by up to 160 percent on a project-by-project basis.

(2) If HUD finds that high construction costs in Alaska, Guam,

Virgin Islands or Hawaii make it infeasible to construct dwellings,

without the sacrifice of sound standards of construction, design, and

livability, within the development cost limits provided in this

paragraph (a), the amount of the capital advances may be increased to

compensate for such costs. The increase may not exceed the limits

established under this section (including any high cost area

adjustment) by more than 50 percent.

V. Other Matters

A. Environmental Impact

A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment

has been made in accordance with HUD regulations that implement section

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.

4332). The Finding of No Significant Impact is available for public

inspection during business hours in the Office of the Rules Docket

Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Room 10276, Department of Housing and

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

NOFA only solicits applications for supportive housing for the elderly.

B. Federalism Executive Order

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

of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that this NOFA

does not have substantial direct effects on States or their political

subdivisions, or on the relationship between the Federal government and

the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among

the various levels of government. This NOFA merely notifies the public

of the availability of capital advances and project rental assistance

for supportive housing for the elderly.

C. Family Executive Order

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive

Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this NOFA does not have

the potential for significant impact on family formation, maintenance,

or general well-being. This NOFA may have a positive though indirect

effect on families, to the extent that families will benefit from the

provision of supportive housing for elderly persons. Since any effect

on families is beneficial, this NOFA is not subject to review under the

Order.

D. Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance

HUD has promulgated a final rule to implement section 102 of the

Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (HUD

Reform Act). This final rule is codified at 24 CFR part 12. Section 102

contains a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater

accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of

assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992, HUD published in

the Federal Register (57 FR 1942) additional information that gave the

public (including applicants for, and recipients of, HUD assistance)

further information on the implementation, public access, and

disclosure requirements of section 102. The documentation, public

access, and disclosure requirements of section 102 are applicable to

assistance awarded under this NOFA as follows:

1. 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

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.)

2. Disclosures

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

disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in connection with this

NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made available along with

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

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

be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24

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CFR part 15. (See 24 CFR subpart C, and the notice published in the

Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for further

information on these disclosure requirements.)

E. Prohibition Against Advance Information on Funding Decisions.

HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, codified as 24 CFR

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

requirements of the rule continue to apply until the announcement of

the selection of successful applicants. HUD employees involved in the

review of applications and in the making of funding decisions are

limited by part 4 from providing advance information to any person

(other than an authorized employee of HUD) concerning funding

decisions, or from otherwise giving any applicant an unfair competitive

advantage. Persons who apply for assistance in this competition should

confine their inquiries to the subject areas permitted under 24 CFR

part 4.

Applicants or employees who have ethics related questions should

contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-3815 (TTY/Voice). (This is

not a toll-free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program

questions, such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed

with persons outside HUD, the employee should contact the appropriate

Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which

the question pertains.

F. 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 the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for

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

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit

recipients of Federal contracts, grants, or loans from using

appropriated funds for lobbying the executive or legislative branches

of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract,

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

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

an acceptable certification regarding lobbying. Under 24 CFR part 87,

applicants, recipients and subrecipients of assistance exceeding

$100,000 must certify that no Federal funds have been or will be spent

on lobbying activities in connection with the assistance.

G. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program title and number

is 14.157, Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped.

Authority: Section 202, Housing Act of 1959, as amended (12

U.S.C. 1701q), Section 7(d), Department of Housing and Urban

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

Dated: June 27, 1996.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.

Appendix A--HUD Offices

Note: The first line of the mailing address for all offices is

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Telephone numbers

listed are not toll-free.

HUD--New England Area

Connecticut State office

First Floor, 330 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1860, (203) 240-

4523

Massachusetts State Office

Room 375, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway

Street, Boston, MA 02222-1092, (617) 565-5234

New Hampshire State Office

Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street, Manchester, NH

03101-2487, (603) 666-7681

Rhode Island State Office

Sixth Floor, 10 Weybosset Street, Providence, RI 02903-3234, (401)

528-5351

HUD--New York, New Jersey Area

New Jersey State Office

Thirteenth Floor, One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102-5260, (201)

622-7900

New York State Office

26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0068, (212) 264-6500

Buffalo Area Office

Fifth Floor, Lafayette Court, 465 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203-

1780, (716) 551-5755

HUD--Midatlantic Area

District of Columbia Office

820 First Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20002-4502, (202) 275-9200

Maryland State Office

Fifth Floor, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard Street,

Baltimore, MD 21201-2505, (410) 962-2520

Pennsylvania State Office

The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA

19107-3390 (215) 656-0600

Virginia State Office

The 3600 Centre, 3600 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 90331, Richmond,

VA 23230-0331, (804) 278-4507

West Virginia State Office

Suite 708, 405 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV 25301-1795, (304) 347-

7000

Pittsburgh Area Office

339 Sixth Avenue, Sixth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2515 (412) 644-

6428

HUD--Southeast/Caribbean Area

Alabama State Office

Suite 300,

Beacon Ridge Tower,

600 Beacon Parkway, West,

Birmingham, AL 35209-3144,

(205) 290-7617

Caribbean Office

New San Juan Office Building,

159 Carlos Chardon Avenue,

San Juan, PR 00918-1804,

(809) 766-6121,

Georgia State Office

Richard B. Russell Federal Building,

75 Spring Street, S.W.,

Atlanta, GA 30303-3388,

(404) 331-5136

Kentucky State Office

601 West Broadway,

P.O. Box 1044,

Louisville, KY 40201-1044,

(502) 582-5251

Mississippi State Office

Suite 910,

Doctor A.H. McCoy Federal Building,

100 West Capitol Street,

Jackson, MS 39269-1096,

(601) 965-5308

North Carolina State Office

Koger Building,

2306 West Meadowview Road,

Greensboro, NC 27407-3707,

(919) 547-4001

South Carolina State Office

Strom Thurmond Federal Building,

1835-45 Assembly Street,

Columbia, SC 29201-2480,

(803) 765-5592

Tennessee State Office

Suite 200,

251 Cumberland Bend Drive,

Nashville, TN 37228-1803,

(615) 736-5213

Jacksonville Area Office

Suite 2200,

Southern Bell Tower,

301 West Bay Street,

Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121,

(904) 232-2626

Knoxville Area Office

Third Floor,

John J. Duncan Federal Building,

710 Locust Street,

Knoxville, TN 37902-2526,

(615) 545-4384

HUD--Midwest Area

Illinois State Office

Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building,

77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, IL 60604-3507,

(312) 353-5680

Indiana State Office

151 North Delaware Street,

Indianapolis, IN 46204-2526,

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(317) 226-6303

Michigan State Office

Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building,

477 Michigan Avenue,

Detroit, MI 48226-2592,

(313) 226-7900

Minnesota State Office,

220 Second Street, South,

Minneapolis, MN 55401-2195,

(612) 370-3000

Ohio State Office

200 North High Street,

Columbus, OH 43215-2499,

(614) 469-5737

Wisconsin State Office

Suite 1380,

Henry S. Reuss Federal Plaza,

310 West Wisconsin Avenue,

Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289,

(414) 297-3214

Cincinnati Area Office

525 Vine Street,

Seventh Floor,

Cincinnati, OH 45202-3188,

(513) 684-2884

Cleveland Area Office

Fifth Floor,

Renaissance Building,

1350 Euclid Avenue,

Cleveland, OH 44115-1815,

(216) 522-4065

Grand Rapids Area Office

Trade Center Building,

Third Floor,

50 Louis Street, NW,

Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2648,

(616) 456-2100

HUD--Southwest Area

Arkansas State Office

Suite 900,

TCBY Tower,

425 West Capitol Avenue,

Little Rock, AR 72201-3488,

(501) 324-5931

Louisiana State Office

Ninth Floor,

Hale Boggs Federal Building,

501 Magazine Street,

New Orleans, LA 70130-3099,

(504) 589-7200

Oklahoma State Office

500 Main Plaza,

500 West Main Street,

Suite 400,

Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2233,

(405) 553-7400

Texas State Office

1600 Throckmorton Street,

P.O. Box 2905,

Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905,

(817) 885-5401

Houston Area Office

Suite 200,

Norfolk Tower,

2211 Norfolk,

Houston, TX 77098-4096,

(713) 313-2274

San Antonio Area Office

Washington Square,

800 Dolorosa Street,

San Antonio, TX 78207-4563,

(210) 472-6800

HUD--Great Plains

Iowa State Office

Room 239,

Federal Building,

210 Walnut Street,

Des Moines, IA 50309-2155,

(515) 284-4512

Kansas/Missouri State Office

Room 200

Gateway Tower II,

400 State Avenue,

Kansas City, KS 66101-2406,

(913) 551-5462

Nebraska State Office

Executive Tower Centre,

10909 Mill Valley Road,

Omaha, NE 68154-3955,

(402) 492-3100

Saint Louis Area Field Office

Third Floor,

Robert A. Young Federal Building,

1222 Spruce Street,

St. Louis, MO 63103-2836,

(314) 539-6583

HUD--Rocky Mountains Area

Colorado State Office

633 17th Street,

Denver, CO 80202-3607,

(303) 672-5440

HUD--Pacific/Hawaii Area

Arizona State Office

Suite 1600,

Two Arizona Center,

400 North 5th Street,

Phoenix, AZ 85004-2361,

(602) 379-4434

California State Office

Philip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse,

450 Golden Gate Avenue,

P.O. Box 36003,

San Francisco, CA 94102-3448,

(415) 436-6532

Hawaii State Office

Suite 500,

7 Waterfront Plaza,

500 Ala Moana Boulevard,

Honolulu, HI 96813-4918,

(808) 522-8175

Los Angeles Area Office

1615 West Olympic Boulevard,

Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801,

(213) 251-7122

Sacramento Area Office

Suite 200,

777 12th Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814-1997,

(916) 498-5220

HUD--Northwest/Alaska Area

Alaska State Office

Suite 401,

University Plaza Building,

949 East 36th Avenue,

Anchorage, AK 99508-4399,

(907) 271-4170

Oregon State Office

400 Southwest Sixth Avenue,

Suite 700,

Portland, OR 97204-1632,

(503) 326-2561

Washington State Office

Suite 200,

Seattle Federal Office Building,

909 First Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98104-1000,

(206) 220-5101

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