Office of the Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner; Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing, Drug Elimination Grants, Notice of Funding AvailabilityFY 1996

SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of approximately

$17,000,000 in FY 1996 funds for Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing

Drug Elimination Grants. The purposes of the Assisted Housing Drug

Elimination Program are to eliminate drug-related crime and related

problems in and around the premises of Federally assisted low-income

housing, and to make available grants to help owners of such housing

carry out plans to address these issues. This document describes the

purpose of the NOFA, applicant eligibility, available amounts,

selection criteria, financial requirements, management, and application

processing, including how to apply, how selections will be made, and

how applicants will be notified of results.

Note: The Congress has not yet enacted an FY 1996 appropriation

for HUD. However, HUD is publishing this notice in order to give

potential applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The

amount of funds announced in this NOFA is an estimate of the amount

likely to be enacted in 1996. HUD is not bound by the estimate set

forth in this notice. The estimated amount may be adjusted based on

the enacted 1996 appropriation.

DATES: Applications must be received at the local HUD Field Office on

or before June 3, 1996 at 4 p.m., LOCAL TIME. This Application Deadline

is Firm as to Date and Hour. In the interest of fairness to all

competing applicants, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration

any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should

take this practice into account and make early submission of their

materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by

unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems. A facsimile

transmission (FAX) will not constitute delivery.

ADDRESSES: (a) Application Form: An application form may be obtained

from the HUD Field Office having jurisdiction over the location of the

applicant project. A list of HUD Field Offices is attached to this NOFA

as Appendix A. The HUD Field Office will be available to provide

technical assistance in the preparation of applications during the

application period. In addition, applications may be obtained from the

Multifamily Housing Clearinghouse by calling 1-800-685-8470.

(b) Application Submission: Applications (original and one copy)

must be received by the deadline at the appropriate HUD Field Office

with jurisdiction over the applicant project, Attention: Director of

Multifamily Housing. It is not sufficient for the application to bear a

postage date within the submission time period. Applications submitted

by facsimile are not acceptable. HUD will not consider applications

received after the deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For application materials and project-

specific guidance, please contact the Office of the Director of

Multifamily Housing in the HUD Field Office having jurisdiction over

the project(s) in question. A list of HUD Field Offices is attached to

this NOFA as Appendix A.

Policy questions of a general nature may be referred to Michael

Diggs, Office of Multifamily Housing Asset Management, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, Room 6182, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20410. Telephone (202) 708-0614, ext. 2514. (This number

is not toll-free.) Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may access this

number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-

800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this Notice of

Funding Availability (NOFA) have been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). 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. The

OMB control number, when assigned, will be announced in the Federal

Register.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

(a) Authority

These grants are authorized under chapter 2, subtitle C, title V of

the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq.), as amended

by section 581 of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (NAHA)

(Pub. L. 101-625; approved November 28, 1990), and section 161 of the

Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA 1992) (Pub. L. 102-

550, approved October 28, 1992).

Note: This NOFA does NOT apply to the funding available under

the statute for Public and Indian Housing.

(b) Allocation Amounts

(1) Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 1996 Funding. This NOFA announces the

availability of approximately $17,000,000 in FY 1996 funds.

Note: The Congress has not yet enacted an FY 1996 appropriation

for HUD. However, HUD is publishing this notice in order to give

potential applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The

amount of funds announced in this NOFA is an estimate of the amount

likely to be enacted in 1996. HUD is not bound by the estimate set

forth in this notice. The estimated amount may be adjusted based on

the enacted 1996 appropriation.

HUD is allocating grant funds under this NOFA to four ``Award

Offices'' on the basis of a formula allocation. This formula allocation

reflects the number of eligible Federally assisted low-income housing

units in specific geographic areas and the level of drug-related crime

within each area, based on statistics compiled by the U.S. Department

of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (``Uniform Crime Reports

for Drug Abuse Violations--1990'').

(2) Maximum Grant Award Amounts. The maximum grant award amount is

limited to $125,000 per project.

(3) Reallocation. Any grant funds under this NOFA that are

allocated but that are not reserved for grantees must be released to

HUD Headquarters for reallocation. HUD reserves the right to fund

portions of full applications. If the HUD Award Office determines that

an application cannot be partially funded and there are insufficient

funds to fund the application fully, any remaining funds after all

other applications have been selected will be released to HUD

Headquarters for reallocation. Amounts that may become available due to

deobligation will also be reallocated to Headquarters.

All reallocated funds will be awarded in the following manner: HUD

Award Offices will submit to Headquarters a list of applications, with

their scores and amount of funding requested, that would have been

funded had there been sufficient funds in the appropriate allocation to

do so. Headquarters will select applications from those submitted by

the HUD Award Offices, using a random number lottery overseen by the

Offices of Housing, General Counsel, and Inspector General, and make

awards from any available reallocated funds.

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(4) Reduction of Requested Grant Amounts. HUD may award an amount

less than requested if:

(i) HUD determines the amount requested for an eligible activity is

unreasonable;

(ii) Insufficient amounts remain under the allocation to fund the

full amount requested by the applicant, and HUD determines that partial

funding is a viable option;

(iii) HUD determines that some elements of the proposed plan are

suitable for funding and others are not;

(iv) HUD determines that a reduced grant would prevent duplicative

Federal funding; or

(v) For any other reason where good cause exists.

(5) Distribution of Funds. HUD is allocating funds to four Award

Offices that will receive the scores from each HUD Field Office that

has received, rated, ranked, and scored its applications. Those Award

Offices will, in turn, request funding for the properties with the

highest score from each HUD Field Office. If sufficient funds remain,

the next highest scored applications, regardless of HUD Field Office,

will be awarded funds. HUD intends to allocate grant funds under this

NOFA to the four Award Offices, in accordance with the following

schedule:

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Award office States covered Allocation

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Buffalo................................. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, $4,200,000

Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,

Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of

Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia.

Knoxville............................... Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, 4,300,000

Georgia, Alabama, Puerto Rico, Mississippi,

Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska.

Minneapolis............................. Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, 4,100,000

Ohio.

Little Rock............................. Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, 4,400,000

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,

Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada,

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.

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Note: The Congress has not yet enacted an FY 1996 appropriation

for HUD. However, HUD is publishing this notice in order to give

potential applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The

amount of funds announced in this NOFA is an estimate of the amount

likely to be enacted in 1996. HUD is not bound by the estimate set

forth in this notice. The estimated amount may be adjusted based on

the enacted 1996 appropriation.

(c) Eligibility

The following is a listing of eligible activities, ineligible

activities, eligible applicants, and general grant requirements under

this NOFA:

(1) Eligible activities. Please note that the maximum term of the

grant is 12 months.

It is the goal and intent of the Federally Assisted Low-Income

Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program to foster a sense of community

in dealing with the issues of drug-related criminal activity. HUD

greatly desires and encourages programs that foster interrelationships

among the residents, the housing owner and management, the local law

enforcement agencies, and other community groups affecting the housing.

Resident participation in the determination of programs and activities

to be undertaken is critical to the success of all aspects of the

program. Working jointly with community groups, the neighborhood law

enforcement precinct, residents of adjacent properties, and the

community as a whole can enhance and magnify the effect of specific

program activities and should be the goal of all applicants.

(i) Physical Improvements to Enhance Security. Physical

improvements that are specifically designed to enhance security are

eligible for funding under this program. The improvements may include

(but are not limited to) systems designed to limit building access to

project residents, the installation of barriers, lighting systems,

fences, bolts, locks; the landscaping or reconfiguration of common

areas to discourage drug-related crime; and other physical improvements

designed to enhance security and discourage drug-related activities. In

particular, HUD is seeking plans that provide successful, proven, and

cost-effective deterrents to drug-related crime that are designed to

address the realities of low-income assisted housing environments. All

physical improvements must also be accessible to persons with

disabilities. For example, some types of locks or buzzer systems are

not accessible to persons with limited strength, mobility, or to

persons who are hearing-impaired. All physical improvements must meet

the accessibility requirements of 24 CFR part 8.

(ii) Programs to Reduce the Use Of Drugs. Programs designed to

reduce the use of drugs in and around Federally-assisted low-income

housing projects including drug-abuse prevention, intervention,

referral, and treatment programs are eligible for funding under this

program. The program should facilitate drug prevention, intervention,

and treatment efforts, including outreach to community resources and

youth activities, and facilitate bringing these resources onto the

premises, or provide resident referrals to treatment programs or

transportation to out-patient treatment programs away from the

premises. Funding is permitted for reasonable, necessary, and justified

leasing of vehicles for resident youth and adult education and training

activities directly related to programs to reduce the use of drugs

under this section of the NOFA. Alcohol-related activities/programs are

not eligible for funding under this NOFA.

(A) Drug Prevention. Drug prevention programs that will be

considered for funding under this NOFA must provide a comprehensive

drug prevention approach for residents that will address the individual

resident and his or her relationship to family, peers, and the

community. Prevention programs must include activities designed to

identify and change the factors present in Federally-assisted low-

income housing that lead to drug-related problems, and thereby lower

the risk of drug usage. Many components of a comprehensive approach,

such as refusal and restraint skills training programs or drug-related

family counseling, may already be available in the community of the

applicant's housing projects, and the applicant must act to bring those

available program components onto the premises. Activities that should

be included in these programs are:

(1) Drug Education Opportunities for Residents. The causes and

effects of illegal drug usage must be discussed in a formal setting to

provide both young people and adults the working knowledge and skills

they need to make informed decisions to confront the potential and

immediate dangers of illegal drugs. Grantees may contract (in

accordance with 24 CFR 85.36) with drug education professionals to

provide appropriate training or workshops. The drug education

professionals contracted to provide these services shall be required to

base their services upon the

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program plan of the grantee. These educational opportunities may be a

part of resident meetings, youth activities, or other gatherings of

residents.

(2) Family and Other Support Services. Drug prevention programs

must demonstrate that they will provide directly or otherwise make

available services designed to distribute drug education information,

to foster effective parenting skills, and to provide referrals for

treatment and other available support services in the project or the

community for families living in Federally assisted low-income housing.

(3) Youth Services. Drug prevention programs must demonstrate that

they have included groups composed of young people as a part of their

prevention programs. These groups must be coordinated by adults with

the active participation of youth to organize youth leadership, sports,

recreational, cultural, and other activities involving housing youth.

The dissemination of drug education information, the development of

peer leadership skills, and other drug prevention activities must be a

component of youth services. Activities or services funded under this

program may not also be funded under the Youth Sports Program.

(4) Economic/Educational Opportunities for Residents and Youth.

Drug prevention programs should demonstrate the ability to provide

residents the opportunity for referral to established higher education

or vocational institutions with the goal of developing or building on

the residents' skills to pursue educational, vocational, and economic

goals. The program must also demonstrate the ability to provide

residents the opportunity to interact with private sector businesses in

their immediate community for the same desired goals.

(B) Intervention. The aim of intervention is to identify Federally-

assisted low-income housing resident drug users and assist them in

modifying their behavior and in obtaining early treatment, if

necessary. The applicant must establish a program with the goal of

preventing drug problems from continuing once detected.

(C) Drug Treatment.

(1) Treatment funded under this program shall be in and around the

premises of the Federally-assisted low-income housing projects proposed

for funding.

(2) Funds awarded under this program shall be targeted towards the

development and implementation of new drug referral treatment services

and/or aftercare, or the improvement or expansion of such program

services for residents.

(3) Each proposed drug treatment program should address the

following goals:

(i) Increase resident accessibility to drug treatment services;

(ii) Decrease criminal activity in and around Federally-assisted

low-income housing projects by reducing illicit drug use among

residents; and

(iii) Provide services designed for youth and/or maternal drug

abusers, e.g., prenatal/postpartum care, specialized counseling in

women's issues, parenting classes, or other drug supportive services.

(4) Approaches that have proven effective with similar populations

will be considered for funding. Programs should meet the following

criteria:

(i) Applicants may provide the service of formal referral

arrangements to other treatment programs not in and around the project

when the resident is able to obtain treatment costs from sources other

than this program. Applicants may also provide transportation for

residents to out-patient treatment and/or support programs.

(ii) Provide family/collateral counseling.

(iii) Provide linkages to educational/vocational counseling.

(iv) Provide coordination of services to appropriate local drug

agencies, HIV-related service agencies, and mental health and public

health programs.

(v) Applicants must demonstrate a working partnership with the

Single State Agency or State license provider or authority with drug

program coordination responsibilities to coordinate, develop, and

implement the drug treatment proposal. In particular, applicants must

review and determine with the Single State Agency or State license

provider or authority with drug program coordination responsibilities

whether:

(A) The drug treatment provider(s) has provided drug treatment

services to similar populations, identified in the application, for two

prior years; and

(B) The drug treatment proposal is consistent with the State

treatment plan and the treatment service meets all State licensing

requirements.

(iii) Resident Councils (RCs). Providing funding to resident

councils to strengthen their role in developing programs of eligible

activities involving site residents is eligible for funding under this

program.

(2) Ineligible activities. Funding is not permitted for any

activities listed below:

(i) Any activity or improvement that is normally funded from

project operating revenues for routine maintenance or repairs, or those

activities or improvements that may be funded through reasonable and

affordable rent increases.

(ii) The acquisition of real property or physical improvements that

involve the demolition of any units in the project or displacement of

tenants.

(iii) Costs incurred prior to the effective date of the grant

agreement, including, but not limited to, consultant fees for surveys

related to the application or its preparation.

(iv) Reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional

security and protective services.

(v) The employment of one or more individuals:

(A) To investigate drug-related crime on or about the real property

comprising any Federally-assisted low-income project; or

(B) To provide evidence relating to such crime in any

administrative or judicial proceeding.

(vi) The provision of training, communications equipment, and other

related equipment for use by voluntary tenant patrols acting in

cooperation with local law enforcement officials.

(vii) Funding is not permitted for treatment of residents at any

in-patient medical treatment programs/facilities.

(viii) Funding is not permitted for detoxification procedures,

short term or long term, designed to reduce or eliminate the presence

of toxic substances in the body tissues of a patient.

(ix) Funding is not permitted for maintenance drug programs.

Maintenance drugs are medications that are prescribed regularly for a

long period of supportive therapy (e.g., methadone maintenance), rather

than for immediate control of a disorder.

(3) Eligible Applicants. The applicant must be the owner of a

Federally assisted low-income housing project under:

(i) Section 221(d)(3), section 221(d)(4), or section 236 of the

National Housing Act. (Note however, only section 221(d)(4) and section

221(d)(3) market rate projects with project-based assistance contracts

are considered Federally assisted low-income housing. Therefore,

section 221(d)(4) and section 221(d)(3) market rate projects with

tenant-based assistance contracts are not considered Federally assisted

low-income housing and are not eligible for funding.);

(ii) Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;

or

(iii) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

(4) General Grant Requirements. The following requirements apply to

all activities, programs, or functions used

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to plan, budget and evaluate the work funded under this program.

(i) After applications have been ranked and selected, HUD and the

applicant shall enter into a grant agreement setting forth the amount

of the grant, the physical improvements or other eligible activities to

be undertaken, financial controls, and special conditions, including

sanctions for violation of the agreement.

(ii) The policies, guidelines and requirements of this NOFA, 48 CFR

part 31, other applicable OMB cost principles, HUD program regulations,

HUD Handbooks, and the terms of grant/special conditions and subgrant

agreements apply to the acceptance and use of assistance by grantees

and will be followed in determining the reasonableness and allocability

of costs. All costs must be reasonable and necessary.

(iii) The term of funded activities may not exceed 12 months.

(iv) Owners must ensure that any funds received under this program

are not commingled with other HUD or project operating funds.

(v) To avoid duplicate funding owners must establish controls to

assure that any funds from other sources, such as Reserve for

Replacement or Rent Increases, are not used to fund the physical

improvements to be undertaken under this program.

(vi) Employment preference. A grantee under this program shall give

preference to the employment of residents, and comply with section 3 of

the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and 24 CFR part 135, to

carry out any of the eligible activities under this part, so long as

such residents have comparable qualifications and training as

nonresident applicants.

(vii) Termination of funding. HUD may terminate funding if the

grantee fails to: undertake the approved program activities on a timely

basis in accordance with the grant agreement, adhere to grant agreement

requirements or special conditions, or submit timely and accurate

reports.

(viii) Subgrants (subcontracting):

(A) A grantee may directly undertake any of the eligible activities

under this NOFA, or it may contract with a qualified third party,

including incorporated Resident Councils (RCs). Resident groups that

are not incorporated RCs may share with the grantee in the

implementation of the program, but may not receive funds as

subgrantees.

(B) Subgrants or cash contributions to incorporated RCs may be made

only under a written agreement executed between the grantee and the RC.

The agreement must include a program budget that is acceptable to the

grantee, and that is otherwise consistent with the grant application

budget. The agreement must obligate the incorporated RC to permit the

grantee to inspect and audit the RC financial records related to the

agreement, and to account to the grantee on the use of grant funds and

the implementation of program activities. In addition, the agreement

must describe the nature of the activities to be undertaken by the

subgrantee, the scope of the subgrantee's authority, and the amount of

insurance to be obtained by the grantee and the subgrantee to protect

their respective interests.

(C) The grantee shall be responsible for monitoring, and for

providing technical assistance to, any subgrantee to ensure compliance

with HUD program requirements, including OMB Circular Nos. A-110 and A-

122, which apply to the acceptance and use of assistance by private

nonprofit organizations. The procurement requirements of Attachment O

of Circular A-110 apply to RCs. The grantee must also ensure that

subgrantees have appropriate insurance liability coverage.

(d) Selection Criteria and Ranking Factors

HUD will review each application to determine that it meets the

requirements of this NOFA and to assign points in accordance with the

selection criteria. A total of 200 points is the maximum score

available under the selection criteria. An application must receive a

score of at least 151 points out of the maximum of 200 points that may

be awarded under this competition to be eligible for funding. After

assigning points to each application, HUD Field Offices will rank the

applications in order. The Award Office will select the highest ranking

application from each HUD Field Office whose eligible activities can be

fully funded. The Award Office will then select the highest scored

unfunded application submitted to it regardless of Field Office and

continue the process until all funds allocated to it have been awarded

or to the point that there are insufficient acceptable applications for

which to award funds.

Grants under this program are categorically excluded from review

under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.

4321). However, prior to the award of grant funds under the program,

HUD will perform an environmental review to the extent required under

the provisions of 24 CFR 50.4.

Each application submitted will be evaluated on the basis of the

following selection criteria:

(1) The Quality of the Plan to Address the Problem. (maximum

points: 60)

In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following

factors:

(i) The quality of the applicant's plan to address the drug-related

crime problem, and the problems associated with drug-related crime, in

the projects proposed for funding, and how well the activities proposed

for funding fit in with the plan. (maximum points: 10)

(ii) The anticipated effectiveness of the plan and the proposed

activities in reducing or eliminating drug-related crime problems over

an extended period. (maximum points: 10)

(iii) How the activities identified in the plan will affect and

address the problem of drug-related crime in adjacent properties.

(maximum points: 5)

(iv) Evidence that the proposed activities have been found

successful in similar circumstances in terms of controlling drug-

related crime. (maximum points: 5)

(v) Whether the property is located within an area identified as

having a Safe Neighborhood Action Plan (SNAP) or similar plan or

program designated for combatting drug-related criminal activity. (0

points if not, 20 points if so located.)

(vi) Whether the property is participating in Neighborhood Networks

(NN) (formerly called Computerized Community Connections (CCC)) and has

submitted a NN Plan or other evidence of commitment to NN (see section

III.(j) of this NOFA). (maximum points: 10 for submitting a NN Plan, 5

for submitting other evidence committing to NN.)

(2) The Support of Local Government/Law Enforcement Agencies.

(maximum points: 20)

In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following

factors:

(i) Evidence that the project owner has sought assistance in

deterring drug-related crime problems and the extent to which the owner

has participated in programs that are available from local governments

or law enforcement agencies; (maximum points: 10); and

(ii) The level of support by the local government or law

enforcement agency for the applicant's proposed activities. (maximum

points: 10)

(3) The Extent of the Drug-Related Crime Problem in the Housing

Project Proposed for Assistance. (maximum points: 50)

In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the degree of

severity of the drug-related crime problem in the project proposed for

funding, as

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demonstrated by the information required to be submitted under section

III.(h) of this NOFA.

(4) The Support of Residents in Planning and Implementing the

Proposed Activities. (maximum points: 30)

In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following

factors:

(i) Evidence that comments and suggestions have been sought from

residents to the proposed plan for this program, and the degree to

which residents will be involved in implementation. (maximum points:

20)

(ii) Evidence of resident support for the proposed plan. (maximum

points: 10)

(5) Capacity of Owner and Management to Undertake the Proposed

Activities: (maximum points: 40)

In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following:

(i) The most recent Management Review completed by the HUD Field

Office. (Note: The HUD Field Office will conduct another management

review after application submission if the most recent management

review is more than one year old). (maximum points: 30)

(ii) Submission of evidence that project owners have initiated

other efforts to reduce drug-related crime by working with tenant/law

enforcement groups (e.g., establishment of Tenant Watches or similar

efforts). (maximum points: 5)

(iii) Submission of evidence that project management carefully

screens applicants for units and takes appropriate steps to deal with

known or suspected tenants exhibiting drug-related criminal behavior.

(maximum points: 5)

II. Application Process

(a) Application Form: An application form may be obtained from the

HUD Field Office having jurisdiction over the location of the applicant

project. The HUD Field Office will be available to provide technical

assistance on the preparation of applications during the application

period.

(b) Application Submission: A separate application must be

submitted for each project. An application (original and one copy) must

be received by the deadline at the appropriate HUD Field Office with

jurisdiction over the applicant project, Attention: Director of

Multifamily Housing. It is not sufficient for the application to bear a

postage date within the submission time period. Applications submitted

by facsimile (FAX) are not acceptable and will not be considered.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. No

applications will be accepted after 4:00 PM (local time) in the

appropriate HUD Field Office on June 3, 1996. This application deadline

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

competing applicants, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration

any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should

take this practice into account and make early submission of their

materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by

unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems.

(c) Application Notification. HUD will notify all applicants

whether or not they were selected for funding.

III. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements

To qualify for a grant under this program, an applicant must submit

an application to HUD that contains the following:

(a) Application for Federal Assistance form (Standard Form SF-424

and SF-424A). The form must be signed by the applicant.

(b) A description of the applicant's plan for addressing the

problem of drug-related crime in the projects for which funding is

sought, which should include the activities to be funded under this

program along with all other initiatives being undertaken by the

applicant. The description should also include a discussion of:

(1) The anticipated effectiveness of the plan and the proposed

activities in reducing or eliminating drug-related crime problems over

an extended period.

(2) How the activities identified in the plan will affect and

address the problem of drug-related crime in adjacent properties.

(3) Other efforts that project owners have initiated to reduce

drug-related crime by working with tenant/law enforcement groups (e.g.,

establishment of Tenant Watches or similar efforts).

(4) Procedures that project management uses to screen applicants

for units, and steps taken to deal with known or suspected tenants

exhibiting drug-related criminal behavior.

(c) Each applicant for funding for physical improvements must

submit a written plan fully describing the physical improvements to be

undertaken with per unit dollar costs for each item. This plan must be

signed by the owner.

(d) Each applicant must submit a letter from the local government

or police (law enforcement) agency that describes the type of drug-

related crime in the project proposed for grant funding and its

immediate environs, and expresses a commitment to assist the owner in

taking steps to reduce or eliminate the drug-related crime problems of

the project.

(e) A description of the procedure used to involve residents in the

development of the plan, and written summaries of any comments and

suggestions received from residents on the proposed plan, along with

evidence that the owner carefully considered the comments of residents

and incorporated their suggestions in the plan, when practical.

(f) A description of the support of residents for the proposed

activities, and the ways in which residents will be involved in

implementing the plan. Letters of support from residents or a

resolution from the resident organization may be used.

(g) A copy of the most recent management review performed by HUD,

and evidence supporting the capacity of the owner and management to

undertake the proposed activities.

(h) Detailed information, such as local government and police

reports, showing the degree of drug-related crime in the project and

adjacent properties to demonstrate the degree of severity of the drug-

related crime problem. This information may consist of:

(1) Objective data. The best available objective data on the

nature, source, and extent of the drug-related crime problem, and the

problems associated with drug-related crime. These data may include

(but are not necessarily limited to) crime statistics from Federal,

State, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies, or information from

the applicant's records on the types and sources of drug-related crime

in the project proposed for assistance; descriptive data as to the

types of offenders committing drug-related crime in the applicant's

project (e.g., age, residence, etc.); the number of lease terminations

or evictions for drug-related criminal activity; the number of

emergency room admissions for drug use or drug-related crime; the

number of police calls for drug-related criminal activity; the number

of residents placed in treatment for substance abuse; and the school

drop-out rate and level of absenteeism for youth. If crime statistics

are not available at the project or precinct level, the applicant may

use other reliable objective data including those derived from the

owner's records or those of private groups that collect such data. The

crime statistics should be reported both in real numbers and as a

percentage of the residents in each project (e.g., 20 arrests for

distribution of heroin in a project with 100 residents reflects a 20

percent occurrence rate).

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The data should cover the past 3-year period and, to the extent

feasible, should indicate whether these data reflect a percentage

increase or decrease in drug-related crime over the past several years.

Applicants must address in their assessment how these crimes have

affected the project and how the applicant's overall plan and strategy

is specifically tailored to address these drug-related crime problems.

(2) Other data on the extent of drug-related crime. To the extent

that objective data as described under paragraph (1)(i) of this section

may not be available, or to complement that data, the assessment may

use relevant information from other sources that have a direct bearing

on drug-related crime problems in the project proposed for assistance.

However, if other relevant information is to be used in place of,

rather than to complement, objective data, the application must

indicate the reason(s) why objective data could not be obtained and

what efforts were made to obtain it. Examples of other data include:

resident/staff surveys on drug-related issues or on-site reviews to

determine drug activity; the use of local government or scholarly

studies or other research conducted in the past year that analyze drug

activity in the targeted project; vandalism costs and related vacancies

attributable to drug-related crime; information from schools, health

service providers, residents and police; and the opinions and

observations of individuals having direct knowledge of drug-related

crime problems concerning the nature and extent of those problems in

the project proposed for assistance. (These individuals may include law

enforcement officials, resident or community leaders, school officials,

community medical officials, drug treatment or counseling

professionals, or other social service providers.)

(i) If applying for drug treatment program funding, a certification

that the applicant has notified and consulted with the relevant Single

State Agency or other local authority with drug program coordination

responsibilities concerning its application; and that the proposed drug

treatment program has been reviewed by the relevant Single State Agency

or other local authority and that it is consistent with the State

treatment plan; and that the relevant Single State Agency or other

local authority has determined that the drug treatment provider(s) has

provided drug treatment services to similar populations identified in

the application for two prior years.

(j) If applying for Neighborhood Network (NN) points under section

I.(d)(1)(vi) of this NOFA, an applicant must have an approved NN Plan,

submitted a Plan to the Field Office for review, or provide other

evidence that a commitment to NN is forthcoming. This evidence may

include either a resolution of the resident council supporting NN for

the project to be established during the period of the Drug Elimination

Grant or a similar statement from the owner and managing agent.

(k) Drug-free workplace. The certification with regard to the drug-

free workplace required by 24 CFR part 24, subpart F and appendix C.

(l) 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. See section VI.(g), below,

of this NOFA. 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 the Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities Form (SF-LLL).

(m) Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report.

IV. Corrections to Deficient Applications

HUD will notify the applicant within ten (10) working days of the

receipt of the application if there are any curable technical

deficiencies in the application. Curable technical deficiencies relate

to minimum eligibility requirements (such as certifications,

signatures, etc.) that are necessary for funding approval but that do

not relate to the quality of the applicant's program proposal under the

selection criteria. The owner must submit corrections in accordance

with the information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the

date of the HUD notification.

VI. Other Matters.

(a) Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity. The following

nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements apply:

(1) The requirements of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968

(Fair Housing Act) (42 U.S.C. 3600-20) and implementing regulations

issued at 24 CFR chapter I, subchapter A; Executive Order 11063 (Equal

Opportunity in Housing) and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part

107; and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-

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

implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1;

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

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

implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146, and the prohibitions

against discrimination against handicapped individuals under section

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

regulations at 24 CFR part 8;

(3) The requirements of Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment

Opportunity) and the regulations issued under the Order at 41 CFR part

60-1;

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

Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, recipients

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

enterprises in connection with funded activities.

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

Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701a), and with implementing

regulations in 24 CFR part 135.

(b) Environmental Impact. A Finding of No Significant Impact with

respect to the environment has been made in accordance with HUD

regulations at 24 CFR part 50 that implement section 102(2)(C) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332. The Finding

of No Significant Impact is available for public inspection and copying

from 7:30 to 5:30 weekdays in the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk,

Room 10276, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC.

(c) Federalism Impact. The General Counsel, as the Designated

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

determined that the provisions of this NOFA do not have ``federalism

implications'' within the meaning of the Order. The NOFA announces the

availability of funds and provides the application requirements for

Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination Grants focusing

on activities designed to deter drug-related crime. Deterring drug-

related crime is a recognized goal of general benefit without direct

implications on the relationship between the national government and

the states or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among

various levels of government.

(d) Family Impact. The General Counsel, as the Designated Official

under Executive Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the

policies announced in this NOFA will not have a significant impact on

the formation, maintenance, and general well-being of

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families, except indirectly to the extent of the social and other

benefits expected from this program of assistance.

(e) Section 102 HUD Reform Act Applicant/Recipient Disclosures.

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). The final rule is codified in 24 CFR part 4. 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) further information on the

implementation of section 102. The documentation, public access, and

disclosure requirements of section 102 are applicable to assistance

awarded under this NOFA as follows:

Documentation and public access. HUD will ensure that documentation

and other information regarding each application submitted pursuant to

this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis upon which assistance

was provided or denied. This material, including any letters of

support, will be made available for public inspection for a 5-year

period beginning not less than 30 days after the award of the

assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing

regulations 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 part 4, and the notice published in the Federal

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

these requirements.)

Disclosures. HUD will make available to the public for 5 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 3 years. All reports--both applicant disclosures and

updates--will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24

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

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

information on these disclosure requirements.)

(f) Section 103 HUD Reform Act. HUD's regulations implementing

section 103 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform

Act of 1989, codified in 24 CFR part 4, apply to this funding

competition. The requirements of the regulations continue to apply

until the announcement of the selection of successful applicants. HUD

employees involved in the review of applications and in the making of

funding decisions are limited by 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 about what information may be discussed with them

during the selection may contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-

3815. (This is not a toll-free number.) HUD employees who have specific

program questions, such as whether particular subject matter can be

discussed with persons outside HUD should contact the appropriate Field

Office Counsel or Headquarters counsel for the program to which the

question pertains.

(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 for Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (The

Byrd Amendment) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87.

These authorities prohibit recipients of Federal contracts, grants, or

loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the executive or

legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a

specific contract, grant, or loan. The prohibition also covers the

awarding of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or loans unless

the recipient has made an acceptable certification regarding lobbying.

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

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

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

assistance.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.

Dated: March 27, 1996.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.

Appendix A: Field Office Addresses and Telephone Numbers

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

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

MAINE STATE OFFICE

99 Franklin Street

Bangor, ME 04401-4925

(207) 945-0467

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 02903-2808

(401) 528-5351

VERMONT STATE OFFICE

Room 244

Federal Building

11 Elmwood Ave.

P.O. Box 879

Burlington, VT 05402-0879

(802) 951-6290

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

ALBANY AREA OFFICE

52 Corporate Circle

Albany, NY 12203-5121

(518) 464-4200

BUFFALO AREA OFFICE

Fifth Floor

Lafayette Court

465 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14203-1780

(716) 846-5755

CAMDEN AREA OFFICE

Second Floor

Hudson Building

800 Hudson Square

Camden, NJ 08102-1156

(609) 757-5081

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HUD--MIDATLANTIC AREA

DELAWARE STATE OFFICE

Suite 850

824 Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19801-3016

(302) 573-6300

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFICE

820 First Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20002-4205

(202) 275-9200

MARYLAND STATE OFFICE

Fifth Floor

City Crescent Building

10 South Howard Street

Baltimore, MD 21201-2505

(401) 962-2520

PENNSYLVANIA STATE OFFICE

The Wanamaker Building

100 Pennsylvania Sq. East

Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390

(215) 656-0548

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

412 Old Post Office Courthouse

7th Avenue and Grant Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906

(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 E. Chardon Avenue

San Juan, PR 00918-1804

(809) 766-6121

FLORIDA STATE OFFICE

1320 S. Dixie Highway

Coral Gables, FL 33146-2911

(305) 662-4500

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 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, SW

Knoxville, TN 37902-2526

(423) 545-4384

MEMPHIS AREA OFFICE

Suite 1200

One Memphis Place

200 Jefferson Avenue

Memphis, TN 38103-2335

(901) 544-3367

ORLANDO AREA OFFICE

Suite 270

Langley Building

3751 Maguire Boulevard

Orlando, FL 32803-3032

(407) 648-6441

TAMPA AREA OFFICE

Suite 700

Timberlake Federal Building Annex

501 East Polk Street

Tampa, FL 33602-3945

(813) 228-2501

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

(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

Room 9002 Federal Office Building

550 Main Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202-3253

(513) 684-2884

CLEVELAND AREA OFFICE

Fifth Floor

Renaissance Building

1350 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44115-1815

(216) 522-4058

FLINT AREA OFFICE

Room 200

605 North Saginaw Street

Flint, MI 48502-1953

(313) 766-5109

GRAND RAPIDS AREA OFFICE

2922 Fuller Avenue, NE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3499

(616) 456-2100

SPRINGFIELD AREA OFFICE

Suite 206

509 West Capitol Street

Springfield, IL 62704-1906

(217) 492-4085

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

Fisk Federal Building

1661 Canal Street

New Orleans, LA 70112-2887

(504) 589-7200

NEW MEXICO STATE OFFICE

625 Truman Street, NE

Albuquerque, NM 87110-6443

(505) 262-6463

OKLAHOMA STATE OFFICE

500 Main Street

Oklahoma City, OK 73102-3202

(405) 553-7500

TEXAS STATE OFFICE

1600 Throckmorton Street

P.O. Box 2905

Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905

(817) 885-5401

DALLAS AREA OFFICE

Room 860

525 Griffin Street

Dallas, TX 75202-5007

(214) 767-8359

HOUSTON AREA OFFICE

Suite 200

Norfolk Tower

2211 Norfolk

Houston, TX 77098-4096

(713) 834-3274

LUBBOCK AREA OFFICE

Federal Office Building

1205 Texas Avenue

Lubbock, TX 79401-4093

(806) 743-7265

SAN ANTONIO AREA OFFICE

Washington Square

800 Dolorosa Street

San Antonio, TX 78207-4563

(210) 229-6800

SHREVEPORT AREA OFFICE

Suite 1510

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401 Edwards Street

Shreveport, LA 71101-3107

(318) 676-3385

TULSA AREA OFFICE

Suite 110

Boston Place

1516 South Boston Street

Tulsa, OK 74119-4032

(918) 581-7434

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

MONTANA STATE OFFICE

Room 340

Federal Office Building, Drawer 10095

301 S. Park

Helena, MT 59626-0095

(406) 449-5205

NORTH DAKOTA STATE OFFICE

Federal Building

653 2nd Avenue North

P.O. Box 2483

Fargo, ND 58108-2483

(701) 239-5136

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OFFICE

Suite I-201

2400 West 49th Street

Sioux Falls, SD 57105-6558

(605) 330-4223

UTAH STATE OFFICE

Suite 550

257 Tower

257 East, 200 South

Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2048

WYOMING STATE OFFICE

4225 Federal Office Building

100 East B Street

P.O. Box 120

Casper, WY 82602-1918

(307) 261-5252

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) 556-4752

HAWAII STATE OFFICE

Suite 500

7 Waterfront Plaza

500 Ala Moana Boulevard

Honolulu, HI 96813-4918

(808) 522-8175

NEVADA STATE OFFICE

Suite 205

1500 E. Tropicana Avenue

Las Vegas, NV 89119-6516

(702) 388-6500

FRESNO AREA OFFICE

Suite 138

1630 E. Shaw Avenue

Fresno, CA 93710-8193

(209) 487-5033

LOS ANGELES AREA OFFICE

1615 West Olympic Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801

(213) 251-7122

RENO AREA OFFICE

Suite 114

1575 Delucchi Lane

Reno, NV 89502-6581

(702) 784-5356

SACRAMENTO AREA OFFICE

Suite 200

777 12th Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95814-1997

(916) 551-1351

SAN DIEGO AREA OFFICE

Suite 300

Mission City Corporate Center

2365 Northside Drive

San Diego, CA 92108-2712

(619) 557-5310

SANTA ANA AREA OFFICE

Suite 500

3 Hutton Centre

Santa Ana, CA 92707-5764

(714) 957-7333

TUCSON AREA OFFICE

Suite 700

Security Pacific Bank Plaza

33 North Stone Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85701-1467

(602) 670-6237

HUD--NORTHWEST/ALASKA AREA

ALASKA STATE OFFICE

Suite 401

University Plaza Building

949 East 36th Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99508-4399

(907) 271-4170

IDAHO STATE OFFICE

Suite 220

Plaza IV

800 Park Boulevard

Boise, ID 83712-7743

(208) 334-1990

OREGON STATE OFFICE

520 S.W. 6th Avenue

Portland, OR 97204-1596

(503) 326-2561

WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE

Suite 200

Seattle Federal Office Building

909 First Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104-1000

(206) 220-5101

SPOKANE AREA OFFICE

Eighth Floor East

Farm Credit Bank Building

West 601 First Avenue

Spokane, WA 99204-0317

(509) 353-2510

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