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Part IV





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing



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Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1994 for the HOPE for 
Elderly Independence Multifamily Project Demonstration in HUD Region I; 
and Project Guidelines; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
[Docket No. N-94-3667; FR-3571-N-03]

 
Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1994 for the HOPE for 
Elderly Independence Multifamily Project Demonstration in HUD Region I; 
and Project Guidelines

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 
1994; and Notice of Project Guidelines for the HOPE for Elderly 
Independence Multifamily Project Demonstration.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funding in the HUD 
Boston Region for section 8 project-based certificate (PBC) assistance 
for one multifamily housing project and a supportive services grant 
under the HOPE for Elderly Independence Multifamily Project 
Demonstration. The Multifamily Project Demonstration must be 
administered by a public housing agency or Indian housing authority 
(HA), and located in a unit of general local government of under 50,000 
population. Selection of an HA to carry out this Demonstration is 
limited to eligible HAs in the HUD Boston Region which includes the 
States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and 
Rhode Island.
    This notice presents the Multifamily Project Demonstration 
Guidelines and announces the availability of funding of up to 
$6,172,250 in section 8 budget authority which will support project-
based certificate assistance for an estimated 75 to 150 units. In 
addition, up to $1,012,500 in supportive services grant funds will be 
made available by HUD to the selected HA to provide program 
participants who are frail elderly persons with services appropriate to 
their needs so they may continue to live independently and avoid 
premature or unnecessary institutionalization. The selected HA must 
match the HUD supportive services funds with at least 50 percent of the 
total cost of the supportive services estimated to be necessary by the 
HA and approved by HUD.
    The purpose of the Multifamily Project Demonstration is to 
determine the feasibility of using section 8 project-based certificate 
assistance to assist frail elderly persons and near-frail elderly 
persons to live independently in a single multifamily housing project 
specifically designed for occupancy by frail and near-frail elderly 
persons, and to have frail elderly persons reside in this housing in 
sufficient proportion to achieve economies of scale in the provision of 
supportive services. The Multifamily Project Demonstration is a five-
year demonstration; however, the initial term of the Housing Assistance 
Payments Contract is renewable for three additional five-year terms at 
the option of the HA and subject to the availability of funds.
    The NOFA contains information concerning the deadline for filing 
applications; eligibility of applicants; available amounts; selection 
criteria; and the application and selection process.
    Section 23 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 requires that any HA 
receiving additional section 8 rental voucher or certificate program 
funding must administer a family self-sufficiency (FSS) program. For 
Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs), participation in the FSS program is 
optional. The FSS program regulations were published in the Federal 
Register on May 27, 1993 (56 FR 49592). Any rental voucher or 
certificate funding reserved in FY 1993 or subsequently, including 
funding made available under this NOFA, will establish or increase the 
minimum size of an HA's FSS program.
    This NOFA is substantially similar to the NOFA published on 
September 28, 1993 (58 FR 50768), and withdrawn on November 30, 1993 
(58 FR 63181). The principal differences between this NOFA published in 
today's Federal Register and the September 28, 1993 NOFA, are that this 
NOFA increases the availability of funding with amounts remaining from 
the HOPE for Elderly Independence (Nationwide) Demonstration, and opens 
up occupancy in the multifamily demonstration project to near-frail 
elderly persons, as this term is defined in this NOFA. Although 
eligible near-frail elderly persons are permitted to reside in the 
multifamily project, supportive services grant funds are still 
restricted to funding services for only the frail elderly.
    This NOFA provides for a two-tiered competition based on:
    (1) The proposal for supportive services and the proposal to 
construct or rehabilitate the housing, and
    (2) The competitive selection criteria identified in the law. This 
NOFA also increases the fair market rents (FMRs) published April 24, 
1991, by two percent per year to adjust for inflation and corrects the 
FMRs previously published in Appendix 10 to reflect section 202 FMRs 
for housing designed for elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

DATES: The due date for submission of applications in response to this 
NOFA is July 5, 1994. Applications must be received in the local HUD 
Field Office on the due date by 4:30 p.m. local time. The application 
deadline is firm as to date and hour when applications must be 
submitted to the Field Offices. In the interest of fairness to all 
competing applicants, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration 
any application that is not received on or before the application 
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. Application forms may be obtained from the local HUD 
Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Operations 
Branch, Rental Assistance Division, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., room 4220, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone number 
(202) 708-0477. Hearing or speech impaired individuals may call HUD's 
TDD number (202) 708-0850. (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The information collection requirements contained in this notice 
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. OMB has approved the section 8 
information collection requirements under the assigned control number 
2577-0123; OMB has approved the supportive services information 
collection requirements under the assigned control number 2577-0154.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

(A) Authority

    The HOPE for Elderly Independence Multifamily Project Demonstration 
is authorized by section 803(h) of the National Affordable Housing Act 
(42 U.S.C. 8012) (NAHA). Section 8 project-based certificate (PBC) 
assistance is governed by section 8(d)(2)(B) of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937 (1937 Act). The Multifamily Project Demonstration differs from the 
HOPE for Elderly Independence (Nationwide) Demonstration, the NOFA for 
which was published on July 22, 1993 (58 FR 39372), in that the 
Multifamily Project Demonstration is limited to one multifamily housing 
project in one HUD Region and uses section 8 PBC assistance instead of 
tenant-based section 8 rental vouchers or certificates. The Project 
Guidelines governing the Multifamily Project Demonstration are 
consistent with, but not identical to, the Program Guidelines for the 
HOPE for Elderly Independence (Nationwide) Demonstration, published in 
the Federal Register on February 4, 1991 (56 FR 4506), and amended on 
May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22816).

(B) Multifamily Project Demonstration Guidelines

(1) Purpose and Scope
    These guidelines implement the HOPE for Elderly Independence 
Multifamily Project Demonstration. The purpose of the Multifamily 
Project Demonstration is to test the effectiveness of using section 8 
PBC assistance to assist frail elderly persons and near-frail elderly 
persons to live independently in a multifamily housing project 
specifically designed for occupancy by frail and near-frail elderly 
persons, and to have frail elderly persons reside in this housing in 
sufficient proportion to achieve economies of scale in the provision of 
needed supportive services.
    This Multifamily Project Demonstration refers to assistance that is 
attached to units as ``project-based'' assistance to distinguish this 
assistance from the ``tenant-based'' assistance provided by the rental 
voucher program under the HOPE for Elderly Independence Nationwide 
Demonstration.
    With tenant-based assistance, the assisted unit is selected by the 
family. The HA then enters into an assistance contract, which only 
covers a single unit and the specific assisted family. If the family 
moves out of a unit, the assistance contract terminates. The family may 
move with continued assistance under the tenant-based rental voucher 
program, and may find a new unit that meets program requirements.
    With project-based assistance, the HA enters into an assistance 
contract for a specific project to make housing assistance payments for 
a specified term, provided the unit is occupied by an eligible family 
and the unit meets program requirements. To fill vacant project-based 
units, the HA refers families from its waiting list to the project 
owner. Because assistance is tied to the unit, a family that moves from 
the unit does not have any right to continued assistance.
    Except as otherwise expressly modified or excluded by these 
Guidelines, the provisions of the section 8 PBC assistance program 
regulations (24 CFR part 882, subparts A, B and G apply to the project-
based assistance under this Multifamily Project Demonstration. The 
following sections in subpart G do not apply to project-based 
assistance under this demonstration: Sec. 882.702, Additional 
Definitions; Secs. 882.703 and 882.704 pertaining to HA submission and 
HUD approval of HA plans to implement a project-based program; 
Sec. 882.714(b), Fair Market Rent limitation; Sec. 882.720 (a), (b)(1), 
and (b)(2), HA unit selection policy; the provisions of Sec. 882.721, 
Rehabilitation: Initial inspection and determination of unit 
eligibility, and Sec. 882.723, New construction: HA evaluation and 
technical processing, relating to the HA selection of a developer/owner 
since the owner's proposal is part of the HA application being 
competitively selected under this NOFA; and Sec. 882.740 (b) and (c), 
Housing Assistance Payments Contract.
(2) Definitions
    For the purposes of this program:
    Act means section 803 of the National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8012).
    Activities of Daily Living (ADL) mean eating, dressing, bathing, 
grooming and household management activities as further described 
below:

--Eating: May need assistance with cooking, preparing or serving food, 
but must be able to feed self;
--Bathing: May need assistance in getting in and out of the shower or 
tub, but must be able to wash self;
--Grooming: May need assistance in washing hair, but must be able to 
take care of personal appearance;
--Dressing: Must be able to dress self, but may need occasional 
assistance;
--Home Management Activities: May need assistance in doing housework, 
grocery shopping or laundry, or getting to and from one location to 
another for activities such as going to the doctor and shopping, but 
must be mobile.
    The mobility requirement does not exclude persons in wheelchairs or 
those requiring mobility devices.

    Each of the Activities of Daily Living noted above includes a 
requirement that a person must be able to perform at a specified 
minimal level (e.g., to satisfy the eating ADL, the person must be able 
to feed him/herself). The determination of whether a person meets this 
minimal level of performance must include consideration of those 
services that will be performed by a person's spouse, relatives or 
other attendants to be provided by the individual. For example, if a 
person requires assistance with cooking, preparing or serving food plus 
assistance in feeding him/herself, the individual would meet the 
minimal performance level and thus satisfy the eating ADL, if a spouse, 
relative or attendant provides assistance with feeding the person. 
Should such assistance become unavailable at any time, the Owner is not 
obligated at any time to provide individualized services beyond those 
offered to the resident population in general. The Activities of Daily 
Living analysis is relevant only to determine a person's eligibility 
for initial occupancy in a subsidized unit and eligibility to receive 
supportive services paid for under the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration, and is not a determination of eligibility for continued 
occupancy.
    Agreement to Enter Into Housing Assistance Payments Contract 
(``Agreement''). A written agreement between the Owner and the HA that, 
upon satisfactory completion of the new construction or the 
rehabilitation in accordance with requirements specified in the 
Agreement, the HA will enter into a Housing Assistance Payments 
Contract with the Owner.
    Area Agency on Aging means the single agency designated by the 
State Agency on Aging to administer the program described in title III 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (45 CFR Chapter 13).
    Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing.
    Case management means implementing the processes of: establishing 
linkages with appropriate agencies and service providers in the general 
community in order to properly tailor the needed services to the 
program participant; linking program participants to providers of 
services that the participant needs; developing and monitoring case 
plans in coordination with a formal assessment of services needed; and 
educating participants on issues including, but not limited to, 
supportive service availability, application procedures and client 
rights.
    Elderly person means a person who is at least 62 years of age.
    Fair Market Rent (FMR) means HUD's determination of the rent, 
including utilities (except telephone), ranges and refrigerators, 
parking, and all maintenance, management and other essential housing 
services, which would be required to be paid, in order to obtain, in a 
particular market area, privately developed and owned, newly 
constructed or substantially rehabilitated rental housing of modest 
design with suitable amenities.
    Frail elderly person means a person at least 62 years of age who is 
unable to perform three or more activities of daily living.
    Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract means a contract between 
an HA and Owner for the purpose of providing housing assistance 
payments to the Owner on behalf of a person or family eligible for 
occupancy in the Owner's housing project.
    Housing Agency (HA) means the public housing agency defined in 
section 3(b)(6) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, including Indian 
Housing Authorities as defined in section 3(b)(11) of the 1937 Act.
    HUD means the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    Near-frail elderly person means a person who is at least 62 years 
of age and who is unable to perform one or two activities of daily 
living.
    Owner means any person or entity, including a cooperative, having 
the legal right to lease or sublease Existing Housing as defined in 24 
CFR 882.101(b).
    Professional Assessment Committee (PAC). See section (B)(10) of 
these Guidelines.
    Program participant means a frail elderly person or near-frail 
elderly person who meets the requirements of Section (B)(8) of these 
Guidelines and has been admitted to the HOPE for Elderly Independence 
Multifamily Project Demonstration.
    Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.
    Service coordinator means a social services staff person who is 
hired by the HA or management company, or another third party 
contractor such as a local case management agency. The service 
coordinator is responsible for assuring through case management that 
program participants are linked to the supportive services they need to 
continue independent living.
    Supportive services means assistance determined by the Secretary to 
address the needs of frail elderly persons to enable them to live 
independently and avoid unnecessary institutionalization, and may be 
provided directly by the HA or through a service provider with the 
assistance of the service coordinator. Supportive services include case 
management, personal care and grooming, transportation, meals, 
housekeeping, laundry, counseling, non-medical supervision, wellness 
programs, preventive health screening, monitoring of medication 
consistent with State law, and other requested supportive services 
essential for achieving and maintaining independent living, if approved 
by HUD.
    Service provider means a person or organization licensed or 
otherwise approved in writing by a State or local agency (e.g., 
Department of Health, Department of Human Services or Welfare) to 
provide supportive services. Such person or organization may provide 
the service on either a for-profit or not-for-profit basis.
    State Agency on Aging means the single agency designated by the 
governor to administer the program designated under Title III of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (45 CFR part 13).
    Unit of general local government means any city, town, township, 
county, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision 
of a State within the HUD Boston Region.
(3) Eligible Applicants
    An eligible applicant shall consist of a unit of general local 
government with a population of less than 50,000, together with an HA 
that currently administers a section 8 rental certificate, rental 
voucher or moderate rehabilitation program within the unit of general 
local government, and the developer/owner of an eligible housing 
project located in the unit of general local government, and which 
applicant meets the criteria specified in the notice of funding 
availability for this demonstration. The HA shall be the lead co-
applicant.
(4) Eligible Projects
    (a) General. (i) An eligible project is a single multifamily 
housing project with at least 101 units that will be reserved for 
occupancy by elderly persons. Any single multifamily housing project 
that meets the criteria set forth in this paragraph (4)(a) and that is 
suitable for elderly persons to live independently constitutes an 
eligible project, including, but not limited to congregate housing.
    (ii) At least 75 percent of the units in the project are required 
to be subsidized under PBC after construction or rehabilitation and 
suitable for occupancy by frail elderly persons or near-frail elderly 
persons (either efficiency or 0-bedroom units or 1-bedroom units). (If 
rehabilitation is proposed, the building must be vacant or the units to 
be rehabilitated and subsidized must be occupied by eligible persons.) 
The maximum number of units subsidized will be determined based on the 
availability of budget authority.
    (b) Eligible and ineligible properties: housing types. The PBC 
regulations at 24 CFR 882.709 and 882.711 apply.
    (c) Exemption from 15 percent limit. Units in the selected project 
shall not be subject to, and will not count when determining the 15 
percent limit on project-based assistance under an HA's section 8 
rental certificate program.
(5) Housing Assistance Payments Contract (Contract)
    (a) Term of contract. The Contract shall have an initial term of up 
to five years, which shall commence after inspection and upon 
acceptance of the completed construction or rehabilitation work by the 
HA, and which may not extend beyond the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration Annual Contributions Contract expiration date.
    (b) Renewal of contract. The Contract is renewable for three 
additional five-year terms at the option of the HA and subject to the 
availability of funds.
(6) Rents
    (a) Initial contract rents. (i) Fair market rent limitation. The 
initial gross rent (initial contract rent plus any applicable utility 
allowance) approved by HUD for any contract unit under the Multifamily 
Project Demonstration shall not exceed the fair market rent limitations 
published in Attachment 10 of this notice.
    (ii) Rent reasonableness limitation. The initial contract rent must 
be reasonable in relation to rents currently being charged for units in 
the private unassisted market that are comparable to the newly 
constructed units or to the units after they are rehabilitated, taking 
into account the location, size, structure type, quality, amenities, 
facilities, and management and maintenance service of the unit.
    The initial contract rent may not exceed rents charged by the Owner 
for comparable unassisted units and may not exceed the rents necessary 
to make the project feasible, as determined by HUD, after taking into 
account assistance from other government sources. For an assisted unit 
that is subject to local rent control, comparable units are rent-
controlled units. However, for an assisted unit that is not subject to 
local rent control while it is assisted (regardless of whether the unit 
would be subject to such control if it were not assisted), comparable 
units are units that are not subject to rent-control.
    If a project is financed with a HUD-insured multifamily mortgage, 
then, in addition to meeting the other requirements of this paragraph 
(ii), the initial contract rent for each assisted unit shall not exceed 
an amount determined by HUD to be necessary to amortize the insured 
mortgage.
    (b) Congregate housing. If congregate housing is utilized, the fair 
market rent for each congregate housing unit shall be the same as for a 
0-bedroom unit, except that if the unit consists of two or more private 
rooms, the fair market rent shall be the same as for a 1-bedroom unit. 
To qualify as congregate housing, there must be a central kitchen and 
dining facility with food service provided by persons other than unit 
occupants. At least one hot meal each day must be provided in the 
central facility. Each unit in congregate housing must contain a living 
room, a bathroom, and a refrigerator of appropriate size, although food 
preparation facilities and a kitchen area are not required in the 
congregate housing unit. In determining the reasonableness of the 
rents, consideration must be given to the presence or absence of common 
rather than private cooking, dining, and sanitary facilities, and the 
provision of special amenities or maintenance and/or management 
services.
    (c) Other services--exclusion from contract rent. The contract rent 
may not include the cost of providing supportive services, housekeeping 
or laundry services, furniture, food, or the cost of serving food.
    (d) Contract rent adjustments. Contract rents shall be adjusted in 
accordance with the PBC program regulation at 24 CFR 882.715.
(7) Owner's Submission
    The Owner's submission to the HA for inclusion in the application 
to HUD must contain all of the information required under the PBC 
program regulation at 24 CFR 882.720(b)(3). In addition, the Owner's 
submission must contain a statement of sources and uses of funds for 
the development or rehabilitation of the project, and a certification 
that the assistance, including adjustments of the contract rent, will 
not be more than is necessary to make the assisted activity feasible 
after taking into account assistance from other government sources.
(8) Program Participants
    (a) Eligibility requirements. Participation in the Multifamily 
Project Demonstration is limited to frail elderly persons and near-
frail elderly persons, as these terms are defined in section I(B)(2) of 
this NOFA, who:
    (i) Qualify as a very low income family (whose income generally 
does not exceed 50 percent of the median income for the area); and
    (ii) Are not receiving any form of Federal, State or local housing 
assistance at the time of expressing an interest to the HA in 
participating in the Multifamily Project Demonstration.
    (b) Selection. (i) General. The HA must establish a Multifamily 
Project Demonstration selection preference for frail elderly persons 
and near-frail elderly persons on the HA's Section 8 waiting list. If 
there are an insufficient number of eligible frail elderly persons or 
near-frail elderly persons on the HA's waiting list who qualify for 
selection for the Multifamily Project Demonstration, the HA must 
advertise for frail elderly or near-frail elderly applicants to be 
added to the waiting list. If the HA waiting list is closed, the HA may 
open its list solely to frail elderly and near-frail elderly applicants 
who are willing to reside in the demonstration project, and may also 
limit the number of applications accepted. A frail elderly or near-
frail elderly applicant who refuses the offer of a unit assisted under 
this demonstration may keep his or her place on the waiting list unless 
the applicant was added to the waiting list in response to a 
solicitation for applications from only frail elderly or near-frail 
elderly applicants willing to reside in the demonstration project.
    (ii) Supportive services application. Before selecting program 
participants, the selected HA (with PAC assistance) shall develop a 
supportive services application form for frail elderly persons to use 
in applying for supportive services under the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration. The information in the individual's supportive services 
application is crucial to the PAC's determination of the need for 
further physical and/or psychological evaluation of any individual who 
wishes to receive the supportive services offered. The application 
should include: any intake form, the ADL assessment, and any 
appropriate comments from both the applicant's physician and the 
service coordinator.
    (iii) Institutionalization during participation in demonstration. 
If a program participant is unable to reside in a dwelling unit in the 
project assisted under the Multifamily Project Demonstration, due to 
severe illness or accident requiring institutionalization, the HA and 
the PAC, in consultation with the program participant, the 
participant's family, and any involved doctors, shall determine whether 
there is a reasonable expectation that the individual will be able to 
return home to live in the dwelling unit. If not, the HA may terminate 
the individual's eligibility for the supportive services under this 
demonstration. The HA must adopt a policy for termination of supportive 
services and informal hearing procedures.
    (iv) Termination of rental assistance and supportive services. 
Rental assistance shall be terminated only in accordance with 24 CFR 
882.758. If rental assistance is terminated in accordance with Section 
8 requirements, the HUD-funded portion of the supportive services 
component also is terminated. The program participant shall be provided 
an informal hearing in accordance with the procedures in 24 CFR part 
882.
    Supportive services shall be terminated if the participant:
    1. Gains physical and mental health, and is able to function 
without supportive services, even if only for a short time (in which 
case readmission to the supportive services component--based upon 
reassessment to determine degree of frailty--is acceptable).
    2. Requires a higher level of care than that which can be provided 
under the Multifamily Project Demonstration; or,
    3. Refuses to pay rent and/or supportive services fees.
    (v) Participation Agreement. Each program participant must sign a 
participation agreement regarding the use of supportive services and 
payment of supportive service fees, as provided in section 
(B)(9)(e)(vi) of these Guidelines.
(9) Supportive Services
    (a) General. The HA may provide the supportive services directly or 
subcontract with service providers in the community. The HUD supportive 
services grant and the required matching funds may be used only for 
frail elderly program participants who occupy the project subsidized 
under this Multifamily Project Demonstration. However, other supportive 
services funding may be used to provide services at the project for 
elderly persons living at or near the project site.
    (b) Supportive services plan. (i) General. HAs applying to carry 
out the Multifamily Project Demonstration must develop a plan to 
provide or secure supportive services appropriate to the needs of frail 
elderly program participants. This plan should be developed in 
consultation with the Area Agency on Aging.
    (ii) Letter from area agency on aging. The plan shall include a 
letter from the Area Agency on Aging through which the agency certifies 
that the costs of the supportive services proposed to be provided are 
reasonable and consistent with the cost of other supportive service 
programs in the jurisdiction of the HA. The letter also must describe 
the degree to which the Area Agency has been involved with the planning 
and proposed operations of the Multifamily Project Demonstration.
    (iii) Estimate of cost of supportive services during demonstration 
term. The plan must include an estimate of the total value of services 
to be provided over the life of the five-year demonstration period.
    (iv) Maintenance of existing supportive services. The plan shall 
provide for the maintenance of supportive services already being 
provided to frail elderly persons selected to participate in the 
Multifamily Project Demonstration. These services will be maintained 
for the time that the frail elderly person remains in the Multifamily 
Project Demonstration, unless the PAC or other entity performing the 
assessment determines that the services are no longer needed. These 
services do not qualify as matching funds.
    (c) Services minimally necessary to ensure independence. The 
supportive services to be provided to frail elderly program 
participants under the demonstration are those minimally necessary to 
ensure that program participants retain their independence and avoid 
unnecessary or premature institutionalization.
    (d) Purchase of additional supportive services. Program 
participants may purchase additional supportive services from the HA, 
subject to the agreement of the HA, at the cost at which the HA must 
obtain these services, and provided that the provision of these 
additional supportive services do not put an undue burden on the 
management and administration of the demonstration.
    (e) Matching funds. (i) 50 percent match. HUD will provide the 
selected HA with a supportive service grant that covers 40 percent of 
the cost of the necessary supportive services. The frail elderly 
program participant will cover 10 percent of the cost of the supportive 
services (see paragraph (vi) of this paragraph (e)). The selected HA 
must provide funding from other sources sufficient to cover the 
remaining 50 percent of the cost of the supportive services.
    (ii) Certification of committed dollar amounts for first year. The 
HA must certify that funding for its portion of the cost of the 
supportive services has been committed by other sources for the first 
year of the demonstration with reasonable assurance that the funding 
for supportive services will be available during the five-year term of 
the contract. The HA will be required to provide such certification 
annually thereafter for each year of the demonstration, as part of the 
annual project/budget review.
    (iii) Sources of funds for matching contribution. In determining 
potential sources of matching funds for the necessary supportive 
services, the HA may include:
    1. Cash (which may include funds from Federal, State and local 
governments, third party contributions, available payments authorized 
under Medicaid for program participants, grants or subgrants of funds 
originating from an Area Agency on Aging under the Older Americans Act 
and funds from local governments originating from either Community 
Development Block Grants or Community Services Block Grants).
    2. The dollar value of supportive services provided by other agency 
or third party, or of staff who will work to provide services to 
program participants; these services must be justified in the 
application to assure that they are the services necessary to keep the 
frail elderly program participants independent.
    3. The dollar value of in-kind items (these are limited to 10 
percent of the 50 percent matching amount), such as the current market 
value of donated furniture, material, supplies, equipment and food used 
in the provision of supportive services. The applicant must provide an 
explanation for the estimated donated value of any item listed and an 
explanation of why they are necessary to keep the program participants 
independent.
    4. The value of volunteers to the project at a rate of $5.00 an 
hour. The value of PAC volunteer time cannot be counted for any time 
period estimate related to initial assessment of individuals before 
they are accepted into the Multifamily Project Demonstration.
    (iv) Annual documentation of matching funds. The HA shall supply 
such documentation of its matching supportive services cost 
contribution with each annual budget review in such form as specified 
by HUD, and explain how any mismatches between the services committed 
and those needed by the participants have been corrected. HUD will 
review the infusion of matching funds annually, as part of the project/
budget review.
    (v) Insufficient matching funds. If there are insufficient matching 
funds available to meet HUD requirements at any point after start-up of 
the Multifamily Project Demonstration, or at any time during the term 
of the demonstration, HUD may decrease its share of the supportive 
services cost in proportion to the amount by which matching funds drop 
below 50 percent of total supportive services cost. This adjustment 
will be done in the year subsequent to the year of the shortfall, so 
that the required ratio of HUD to non-HUD funds is maintained. The 
adjustment may be reconsidered and canceled by HUD at such time that 
the HA provides sufficient matching funds to eliminate any shortfall.
    (vi) Supportive service fee payable by program participant. The HA 
must ensure that each program participant will pay at least 10 percent 
of the cost of the services received, up to a limit of 20 percent of 
adjusted gross income. This requirement may be waived by the HA in 
cases where a program participant does not have any adjusted gross 
income (income used to determine family share of rent under the rental 
certificate regulations). In cases where program participants are not 
required to pay a full 10 percent of the supportive service costs, 50 
percent of the shortfall will be paid for from the supportive services 
grant funds. The balance will be paid for by the HA from other sources.
    (f) Supportive services budget. The selected HA must submit a 
supportive services budget for the first year of supportive services 
delivery, beginning on the date of initial occupancy of the project, 
and annually thereafter, on Form SF-424A, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs. Except when there is an unused portion of 
supportive services funds carried over from the previous year, the 
selected HA may not budget more than 20 percent of the supportive 
services grant amount for any year of the five-year demonstration. The 
budget for the first year normally will use less than 20 percent of the 
funds potentially available, due to start-up. If this occurs in the 
first year or in any subsequent year, the HA may exceed the 20 percent 
limit on the annual supportive services budget for the succeeding year 
only by that percentage which represents the amount of unused 
supportive services budgeted for the preceding year. The supportive 
services budget submission is in addition to the budget documents 
submitted in accordance with Section 8 rental assistance requirements.
(10) Professional Assessment Committee (PAC)
    (a) Membership. As provided in paragraph (b) of this section (10), 
a PAC is not required to be established by the HA. If established, the 
PAC shall be composed of from three-to-seven members appointed by the 
HA, at least one of which is a qualified medical professional (e.g., a 
physician or registered nurse). The service coordinator must be on the 
PAC. Other members also must be professionally qualified to appraise 
the functional abilities of frail elderly persons or near-frail elderly 
persons in relation to the performance of the normal activities of 
daily living. The HA (e.g., the service coordinator) may refer to the 
PAC those elderly applicants, in accordance with the HA's approved 
program participation selection process, who are interested in applying 
for the Multifamily Project Demonstration and have been screened for 
degree of frailty or near-frailty.
    (b) Alternative to formation of PAC. The selected HA may develop an 
agreement with community agencies to perform frailty and near-frailty 
assessments as an alternative to performing its own screening for 
frailty and near-frailty and setting up its own PAC. Such an agreement 
would include a letter of understanding between the HA and the 
assessment center stating the roles, responsibilities and relationship 
of each to each other. The letter must be signed by the executive 
officer(s) of both organizations. This letter must be included in the 
HA's application to HUD. Such local agencies may include, but are not 
limited to: Geriatric Assessment Centers, Public Health and Veterans 
Administration facilities, County Health Departments, or similar 
private agencies.
    (c) Assessment of frailty and near-frailty. The PAC (or a community 
agency with which the HA has a written agreement to perform 
assessments) will assess the degree of frailty and near-frailty of 
elderly persons applying for the Multifamily Project Demonstration, 
referred to the PAC (or community agency) by the HA.
    (d) General operating procedures. A PAC must establish operating 
procedures and establish case files for each frail elderly person and 
near-frail elderly person. The PAC must operate according to the 
following guidelines:
    (i) Recommend to the service coordinator eligibility for entrance 
to, or transition out of, if applicable, the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration.
    (ii) Authorize or perform a medical evaluation, if necessary. This 
evaluation may be performed by a PAC medical professional, or the 
applicant to the Multifamily Project Demonstration may be referred to 
another agency in the community that will perform the evaluation 
without charge.
    (iii) Recommend, and update as necessary, a supportive services 
plan for each frail elderly person.
    (iv) Be furnished with and retain information in files concerning 
program participants. The files should contain such information and be 
maintained in such form that HUD shall require.
    (v) Present written evaluations to the HA.
    (vi) Allow for program participants to appeal decisions related to 
entrance to, degree of participation needed, and transition out of the 
Multifamily Project Demonstration.
    (e) Specific operating procedures. In addition to the above 
described general operating procedures, the PAC must:
    (i) Perform a formal assessment of each potential program 
participant's deficiencies in performing the ADLs. This assessment 
shall be based upon the screening done by the service coordinator, and 
shall include a review of the adequacy of the informal support network 
(i.e., family and friends available to the potential participant to 
assist in meeting the ADL needs of that individual).
    (ii) Clarify that any program participant needs assistance in at 
least one ADL.
    (iii) Perform a regular reassessment and updating of the supportive 
services plan of all frail elderly participants.
    (iv) Replace any member of the PAC within 30 days after such member 
resigns. A PAC should not perform formal assessments if its membership 
drops below three, or if the qualified medical professional leaves the 
PAC and has yet to be replaced by the HA.
    (v) Notify the HA and program participants of any proposed 
modifications to PAC procedures and provide these parties with a 
process and reasonable time period on which to review and comment, 
prior to adoption.
    (vi) Provide assurance of nondiscrimination in the selection of 
Multifamily Project Demonstration participants, with respect to race, 
religion, color, sex, national origin or type of disability.
    (vii) Provide complete confidentiality of information related to 
any individual examined, in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974.
    (viii) In addition to the foregoing, the PAC procedures should 
ensure that any frail elderly person has the option of refusing offered 
services and requesting other supportive services as part of the case 
planning process. In the case of refusal of services, the PAC must 
determine the person's continued ability to live independently without 
the recommended service, with this determination being a consideration 
for the individual's entering into/remaining in the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration. In situations where an individual requests additional 
service(s), not initially recommended by the PAC, the PAC must make a 
determination of whether this request is legitimately a needs-based 
service which can be covered under the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration supportive services grant.
    (f) Transition from multifamily project demonstration. The HA/PAC 
must develop procedures for providing for a program participant's 
transition out of the Multifamily Project Demonstration to another 
setting. Such a transition is based upon the degree of supportive 
services needed by that individual to continue to live independently. A 
program participant may be transitioned out of the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration under the following circumstances.
    (i) Requires a higher level of care than that which can be provided 
under the Multifamily Project Demonstration; or,
    (ii) Refuses to pay rent and/or supportive services fees.
(11) Service Coordinator and Case Management
    (a) General. A full-time service coordinator should be able to 
serve about 50-70 program participants. The service coordinator may be 
hired directly by the HA or contracted through a case management agency 
on a fee-for-service basis. If the service coordinator is a contracted-
out function, the service coordinator may not work for the service 
provider which will provide supportive services to the HA for the 
Multifamily Project Demonstration.
    (b) Service coordinator contract. If the selected HA proposes to 
contract out to a third-party agency for a service coordinator, the 
contract must include provisions containing, at a minimum: Beginning 
and end dates of the contract; number and responsibilities of staff 
hired; rates of pay/costs of services to be provided; location of 
office(s) and an agreement to provide HUD access to the files; other 
documentation pertinent to the Multifamily Project Demonstration; and 
other items necessary to conform to 24 CFR 85.36 (procurement 
requirements for Federal grants). Any contract awarded under this 
subsection must conform to the policies and procedures stated at 24 CFR 
85.36.
    (c) Qualifications of service coordinator. A service coordinator's 
work and educational experiences should meet the following minimum 
guidelines:
    (i) A Bachelor of Social Work or degree in a related field such as 
gerontology, psychology or counseling. An HA may propose justification 
for hiring a person without a degree.
    (ii) Two to three years of experience in social services delivery 
with senior citizens or demonstrated working knowledge of supportive 
services and other resources for senior citizens in the jurisdiction 
where the Multifamily Project Demonstration is to be located.
    (iii) Ability to advocate, problem-solve and provide results for 
the elderly served.
    (iv) Demonstrated writing and organizational skills.
    (d) Functions of the service coordinator. The functions of the 
service coordinator include the following:
    (i) To provide general case management and referral services to all 
applicants for the Multifamily Project Demonstration. This involves 
intake screening upon referral of those income eligible frail elderly 
persons and near-frail elderly persons from the HA, and preliminary 
assessment of frailty and near-frailty, using a commonly accepted 
assessment tool. The service coordinator then will refer to the PAC 
those individuals who appear eligible for the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration.
    (ii) To establish linkages and professional relationships with all 
agencies and service providers in the community; develops a directory 
of providers for use by demonstration program staff and program 
participants.
    (iii) To complete, for the PAC, all paperwork necessary for the 
assessment, referral, case monitoring and reassessment processes;
    (iv) To implement the case plan developed by the PAC and agreed to 
by the program participant.
    (v) To maintain necessary case files on each program participant, 
containing such information and kept in such form as HUD shall require, 
and to provide files to PAC members upon request, in connection with 
PAC duties.
    (vi) To refer program participants to service providers in the 
community, or those of the HA.
    (vii) To monitor the ongoing provision of services from community 
agencies and to keep the PAC and the agency providing the supportive 
service informed of the progress of the individual. If needed, the 
service coordinator may request reassessment of the individual by the 
PAC at intervals less than that stipulated in PAC operating procedures.
    (viii) To educate program participants on such issues as 
application procedures, service availability, client rights.
    (ix) To establish volunteer support programs with service 
organizations in the community.
    (x) To assist the program participant to build informal support 
networks with neighbors, friends and family.
    (xi) To educate other HA management staff on issues related to 
``aging-in-place'' and services coordination.
(12) Compliance with Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity and Other 
Federal Requirements
    The selected HA must comply with all applicable nondiscrimination, 
equal opportunity, affirmative outreach requirements, and other Federal 
requirements contained in 24 CFR part 882.

II. Application Process

(A) Application Submission Deadline

    Applications must be received in the HUD Field Office on July 5, 
1994 by 4:30 p.m. local time. The 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 
not received on or before the application 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. HUD will not 
accept applications which are sent via facsimile (FAX) transmission.

(B) Threshold Approvable Applications

    Only those applications that meet the threshold criteria set forth 
in section II(C) of this NOFA will be considered for rating and ranking 
under section II(D). Applications that meet the threshold criteria will 
be reviewed, rated and ranked by the Field Office using the selection 
criteria and point assignments set forth in section II(D) of this NOFA. 
All scored applications and rating sheets in each Field Office will be 
sent to the Regional Public Housing Director for Region I.
    In order to ensure that rating is consistent among the Field 
Offices, the Office of Public Housing for Region I will review and may 
re-rate these applications using the criteria in the NOFA. The highest 
rated application will be selected for technical processing by the HUD 
Field Office (i.e., determination of contract rents; environmental and 
historic preservation reviews under 24 CFR part 50; review of previous 
participation of the principals of the developer/owner; for projects 
using low income housing tax credits, subsidy layering review; and for 
new construction projects, intergovernmental review under 24 CFR part 
52) and, if the application meets program requirements, will be 
approved by the HUD Field Office. If the selected application cannot be 
approved after technical processing is completed, the next highest 
ranked application will be selected for technical processing until an 
approvable application is selected for funding by HUD.

(C) Threshold Criteria

(1) HA Section 8 Administrative Capability
    The HA's administrative capability must meet, at a minimum, the 
following criteria: the Field Office rated the HA's overall 
administration of its Rental Voucher, Rental Certificate, and Moderate 
Rehabilitation Programs as good; any management review, fair housing 
and equal opportunity monitoring review, or Inspector General audit 
findings are being satisfactorily addressed; not more than 25 percent 
of the units inspected by the Field Office during the last management 
review failed to meet housing quality standards (HQS) and also failed 
to meet HQS at the time of the previous HA inspection, or the Field 
Office is aware of actions taken by the HA to improve its inspection 
procedures; and the leasing rate for rental vouchers and rental 
certificates under ACC for one year or more was at least 90 percent as 
of September 30, 1993, unless the Field Office documents that the 
September 30, 1993, report is not reflective of HA performance. In 
addition, the HA must have prior experience with rehabilitation or 
development of housing. If an HA is not administering a Rental Voucher, 
Rental Certificate, or Moderate Rehabilitation Program, the HA is not 
eligible to participate in this demonstration program.
(2) Supportive Services (100 points)
    An application that meets threshold requirements will be one that 
contains a supportive services plan that scores a minimum of 75 points 
out of a possible 100 points in the following areas.
    (i) Matching funds for five-year demonstration period. The 
supportive services plan adequately addresses how the applicant or 
joint applicants will obtain the matching funds needed to provide the 
minimum services that frail elderly participants are expected to 
require throughout the initial five year demonstration period. The 
applicant's plans for obtaining needed matching funds over five years 
are described
    (A) Very well (20 points); or
    (B) Adequately (10 points).
    (ii) Written commitments for services. The supportive services plan 
includes written commitments from the providers of supportive services 
necessary to address the needs identified in at least three of the five 
activities of daily living as defined in the Multifamily Project 
Demonstration Guidelines (Section I.B.), and the service providers have 
given reasonable assurances that services will be continued during the 
initial five years of the demonstration. Providers of supportive 
services to address at least three of the activities of daily living 
have provided:
    (A) Specific and firm written commitments, with reasonable 
assurance of ongoing commitments over five years (25 points); or
    (B) Contingent commitments, with reasonable assurance that 
contingencies can be satisfied and reasonable assurance of ongoing 
commitments over five years (15 points).
    (iii) Involvement of area agency on aging. The letter from the Area 
Agency/State Agency on Aging indicates how the agency was involved in 
the development of the proposed supportive services program and case 
management system and indicates that, in the ongoing operations of the 
project, the agency will be
    (A) Very involved (15 points);
    (B) Moderately involved (10 points); or
    (C) Minimally involved (5 points).
    (iv) Professional assessment committee. The supportive services 
plan demonstrates that the applicant has commitments from at least 3 
qualified persons (one of which is a qualified medical professional) to 
serve as the professional assessment committee (PAC) or a commitment 
from an alternative entity agreeing to perform the functions of the 
PAC. (20 points)
    (v) HA's supportive services experience. The HA or its 
subcontractor currently administers or has past experience--
    (A) Administering an effective supportive service delivery program 
for frail elderly persons or other persons in need of such services, 
including minorities and women (20 points); or
    (B) Delivering supportive services (10 points).
(3) Project Development (100 points)
    An application that meets the threshold requirements will be one 
that contains a developer's proposal that scores a minimum of 75 points 
out of a possible 100 points in the following areas.
    (i) Developer's experience. In developing, marketing and managing 
multifamily housing for frail elderly persons, the developer has--
    (A) Substantial experience (25 points);
    (B) Moderate experience (10 points); or
    (C) Little experience (5 points).
    (ii) Developer's supportive services experience. In coordinating 
services to meet the needs of frail elderly tenants, the developer 
has--
    (A) Substantial experience (25 points);
    (B) Moderate experience (10 points)
    (C) Little experience (5 points).
    (iii) Development financing commitments. The Owner's submission 
contains:
    (A) Letters evidencing committed equity and debt financing to cover 
all project development costs, and showing that the sources of 
financing have completed their feasibility analysis of the project and 
the developer/owner and lender(s) have agreed in writing on the loan 
amount(s) and business terms (25 points); or
    (B) Evidence of sufficient equity commitment and lender interest in 
financing to cover all project development costs (10 points).
    (iv) Site. The project site is--
    (A) Accessible to social, recreational, educational, commercial, 
transportation and health facilities and services suitable for frail 
elderly persons to be served by the project; the site and neighborhood 
are free from disturbing noises and reverberations and from hazards to 
health and safety (25 points); or
    (B) Accessible to only a few services suitable for frail elderly 
persons; the site and neighborhood are reasonably free from disturbing 
noises and from hazards to health and safety (15 points).

(D) Selection Criteria

    Only applications that meet the threshold requirements in Section 
II(C) will be rated and ranked on the basis of the following selection 
criteria.
(1) Need for Elderly Independence Program (20 points)
    (i) Description. The need for a program providing housing 
assistance and supportive services for frail elderly persons and 
housing for near-frail elderly persons in the area to be served, as 
demonstrated by the applicant's analysis of the size and 
characteristics of the population to be served, the unit of general 
local government's total population of persons over 62, and the 
proportion of elderly households receiving housing assistance.
    (ii) Rating: 10-20 points. The applicant has documented that there 
is a need in the locality for the Multifamily Project Demonstration 
which is not being met through existing housing assistance programs, 
and the documentation provides a thorough analysis of the size and 
characteristics, including race, gender and ethnicity, of the frail 
elderly and near-frail elderly population. There is a substantial 
number of elderly persons in the local population.
    1-9 points. The applicant has documented that there is a need in 
the locality for the Multifamily Project Demonstration which is not 
being met through existing housing assistance programs, but the 
documentation provides only a cursory analysis of the frail elderly and 
near-frail elderly population including race, gender and ethnicity. 
There is a moderate number of elderly persons in the local population.
    0 points. There is no demonstration of need for the Multifamily 
Project Demonstration or the needs of most elderly households are being 
met through existing housing assistance programs. There is a small 
elderly population in the locality.
(2) Extent of Existing Housing Built Prior to 1940 in the Unit of 
General Local Government's Jurisdiction (20 points)
    (i) Description. The percent of the housing stock built prior to 
1940.
    (ii) Rating: 5-20 points. The HUD Boston Regional Office will 
determine the percent of the housing stock built prior to 1940 in each 
applicant unit of general local government's jurisdiction. The unit of 
general local governments' percentages will be listed in order from 
those with the highest percentage to those with the lowest percentage, 
and divided into four equal groups. Those in the quarter of applicants 
with the highest percentage of the housing stock built prior to 1940 
will be awarded 20 points, and the succeeding quarters will be awarded 
15 points, 10 points and 5 points, respectively.
(3) The Number of Elderly Persons Living in Adjacent Projects to Whom 
the Services and Facilities Provided by the Project Would Be Available 
(20 points)
    (i) Description. The number of elderly persons living near (i.e., 
within an approximate one-mile radius) the proposed multifamily 
demonstration project.
    (ii) Rating: 10-20 points. The number of elderly persons living 
near the project for whom services will be offered is substantial.
    1-9 points. The number of elderly persons living near the project 
for whom services will be offered is moderate.
(4) The Level of State and Local Contributions Toward the Cost of 
Developing the Project and of Providing Supportive Services (20 points)
    (i) Description. The extent to which the proposed development and 
services financing for the project is committed, and level of State and 
local (i.e., nonfederal) contributions toward the cost of developing 
the project and providing supportive services.
    (ii) Rating: 10-20 points. State and local public or private 
contributions committed to developing the project and providing 
supportive services are substantial.
    1-9 points. State and local public or private contributions 
committed to developing the project and providing supportive services 
are limited.
    0 points. There are no financing commitments.
(5) The Project's Contribution To Neighborhood Improvement (20 points)
    (i) Description. The extent to which the project will contribute to 
the improvement of the neighborhood.
    (ii) Rating: 10-20 points. The project site is located in an area 
in which major, concentrated neighborhood improvement is being 
undertaken by the local government and/or neighborhood-based 
organizations, and the project will contribute to neighborhood 
improvement.
    1-9 points. The project site is located in an area in which some 
limited neighborhood improvement is being undertaken.
    0 points. There is no neighborhood improvement planned or underway.

(E) Unacceptable Applications

    (1) Following the 14-day period provided to applicants to cure 
technical deficiencies in applications (see section IV of this NOFA), 
the Field Office will disapprove applications that it determines are 
not acceptable for processing. The Field Office notification of 
rejection letter must state the basis for the Field Office decision.
    Material to cure technical deficiencies that is received after 
close of business on the fourteenth calendar day after the date of 
HUD's written notice will not be accepted. If the applicant has not 
cured all technical deficiencies by this deadline, the application will 
be rejected as incomplete.
    Each applicant is encouraged to review the initial screening 
checklist provided as Attachment 1 of this NOFA. The checklist 
identifies all technical requirements needed for application 
processing.
    (2) Applications that fall into any of the following categories 
will not be processed:
    (a)(i) The Department of Justice has brought a civil rights suit 
against the applicant HA, and the suit is pending;
    (ii) There has been an adjudication of a civil rights violation in 
a civil action brought against the HA by a private individual, unless 
the HA is operating in compliance with court order, or implementing a 
HUD approved resident selection and assignment plan or compliance 
agreement designed to correct the areas of noncompliance;
    (iii) There are outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil 
rights statutes, Executive Orders, or regulations as a result of formal 
administrative proceedings, or the Secretary has issued a charge 
against the applicant under the Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant 
is operating under a conciliation or compliance agreement designed to 
correct the areas of noncompliance;
    (iv) HUD has deferred application processing by HUD under title VI 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Attorney General's Guidelines (28 
CFR 50.3) and the HUD Title VI regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and procedures 
(HUD Handbook 8040.1) or under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 and HUD regulations (24 CFR 8.57).
    (b) The HA has serious, unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General 
audit findings or fair housing and equal opportunity monitoring review 
findings or Field Office management review findings for one or more of 
its Rental Certificate, Rental Voucher, or Moderate Rehabilitation 
programs.
    (c) The leasing rate for Rental Certificates and Rental Vouchers 
under ACC for at least one year is less than 85 percent.
    (d) The HA is involved in litigation and HUD determines that the 
litigation may seriously impede the ability of the HA to administer an 
additional increment of Rental Certificates and the supportive services 
grant.
    (e) The HA does not administer a rental voucher, rental 
certificate, or moderate rehabilitation program.
    (f) The HA is not in compliance with the Single Audit Act, OMB 
Circular No. A-128 and HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 44; or OMB 
Circular No. A-133, as applicable.

(F) Funding Award Process

    In accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 and HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 
12.16, HUD will notify the public by notice published in the Federal 
Register of the award decision made by HUD under this competition. HUD 
and the recipient of the award under this NOFA also shall comply with 
the accountability provisions of Section V(D) of this NOFA.

III. Application Submission Requirements

(A) General

    Since only one application will be selected for the Multifamily 
Project Demonstration, an applicant may apply for the full amount of 
section 8 and supportive services funding made available under this 
NOFA.
    The application should include an explanation of how the 
application meets, or will meet, application selection criteria. 
Failure to submit a narrative description is not cause for application 
rejection; however, a Field Office can only rate and rank an 
application based on information it has on-hand.

(B) Required Application Contents

    The eligible applicant under the Multifamily Project Demonstration 
Guidelines consists of an HA, a unit of general local government, and a 
developer/owner. While the HA must be the lead co-applicant and will 
assume full responsibility for carrying out the demonstration under the 
section 8 Annual Contributions Contract and Grant Agreement for 
Supportive Services, the unit of general local government and 
developer/owner as co-applicants must supply important application 
documents.
(1) Application Documents to be Completed by HA.
    The HA must complete:
    (a) Form HUD-52515, Application for Existing Housing signed only by 
the housing authority representative;
    (b) Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance (for the 
supportive services grant);
    (c) A description of the size and characteristics (i.e., race, 
ethnicity and gender) of the population of frail elderly persons and 
near-frail elderly persons in the unit of general local government and 
their housing and supportive services needs;
    (d) The Supportive Services Plan, which includes:
    (i) A description of the proposed method for determining whether a 
person qualifies as a frail elderly person or a near-frail elderly 
person and of selecting frail elderly persons and near-frail elderly 
persons to participate, including a description of the PAC or 
alternative assessment agency;
    (ii) A description of the type and nature of supportive services to 
be provided, their estimated costs, and justification of why the 
services are necessary for independence;
    (iii) The identity of service providers and their qualifications;
    (iv) An estimate of service costs over the five year demonstration 
period;
    (v) Firm commitments for the HA's 50-55 percent share of funding 
for supportive services to be provided during the first year of the 
demonstration, clearly identifying funding from nonfederal sources;
    (vi) Form SF 424A, Budget Information (for the supportive services 
grant);
    (vii) The letter from the Area Agency on Aging certifying that 
supportive service costs are reasonable, and describing its involvement 
in planning and operating the Multifamily Project Demonstration;
    (viii) A description of case management mechanisms, including 
procedures for the transition out of the Demonstration of participants 
who become too frail to continue the services component; and
    (ix) A plan for continuing supportive services to frail elderly 
participants who continue to receive section 8 rental assistance after 
the end of the five-year demonstration period.
    (e) A description of the HA's or its subcontractor's past 
experience in delivery of supportive services to frail elderly persons.
    (f) Certification Regarding Lobbying and, if applicable, Standard 
Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities;
    (g) Certification for a Drug-Free Workplace (The Drug-Free 
Workplace Act of 1988 requires grantees of Federal agencies to certify 
that they will provide a drug-free workplace. Thus, each HA must 
certify (even though it has done so previously) that it will comply 
with the drug-free workplace requirements in accordance with 24 CFR 
part 24 subpart F.);
    (h) Certification Regarding Compliance with the Single Audit Act 
(The HA must be in compliance with OMB Circular No. A-128 and HUD's 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 44; or OMB Circular No. A-133, 
in order to be eligible for funding. The certification must state the 
period covered by the last audit conducted and submitted to HUD in 
accordance with these requirements, or the period covered by the audit 
currently under contract. Applicants that are not currently in 
compliance with the audit requirements are not eligible for funding); 
and
    (i) HUD-Form 2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update Report 
must be completed in accordance with 24 CFR part 12, subpart C, 
Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance.
(2) Application Documents to be Completed by Developer/Owner
    The developer/owner as co-applicant must supply to the HA for 
inclusion in the application, the owner's submission required by the 
Multifamily Project Demonstration Guidelines (Section (B)(7)). This 
includes a detailed project description; a statement of sources and 
uses of funds for project development and evidence of financing; 
evidence of site control; evidence of proper zoning; proposed rents for 
the project and projected utility costs; identification of participants 
in development, information on their qualifications and experience and 
form HUD-2530, Previous Participation Certification; and a project 
management plan. The owner must also certify that the assistance 
including adjustments of the contract rent will not be more than is 
necessary to make the assisted activity feasible after taking into 
account assistance from other government sources. In addition, the 
developer/owner must supply form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient 
Disclosure/Update Report (regarding other government assistance for the 
project); and Certification Regarding Lobbying and, if applicable, 
Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
(3) Application Documents to be Completed by the Unit of General Local 
Government
    The chief executive officer of the unit of general local government 
as co-applicant must supply to the HA for inclusion in the application 
a letter of support for the proposed Multifamily Project Demonstration 
project. The chief executive officer's letter must address the need for 
the project in the unit of general local government's jurisdiction, and 
the adequacy of public facilities and public services to serve the 
housing to be assisted. (This letter satisfies the requirements of 
section 213 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and 
the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 791, Subpart C.)
(4) Application Forms and Certifications
    To assist applicants, the following are attached to this notice: 
Checklist for Technical Requirements [Attachment 1]; Form HUD-52515, 
Application for Existing Housing [Attachment 2]; Form SF-424, 
Application for Federal Assistance [Attachment 3]; SF 424A, Budget 
Information--Non-Construction Programs (for supportive services) 
[Attachment 4]; Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update 
Report (for HA and Owner disclosure of other government assistance for 
the project) [Attachment 5]; Certification Regarding Lobbying 
[Attachment 6]; Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
[Attachment 7]; Certification for a Drug-Free Workplace [Attachment 8]; 
Certification Regarding Compliance with the Single Audit Act 
[Attachment 9]; and Fair Market Rents for Section 8 Projects Receiving 
Loans under section 202 [Attachment 10]. (Form HUD-2530, Previous 
Participation Certification, to be completed by the developer/owner 
must be obtained from the HUD Field Office.)

(C) Certification Regarding Lobbying

    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'') generally prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, 
grants, and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the 
Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in 
connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan. HUD's regulations 
on these restrictions on lobbying are codified at 24 CFR part 87. To 
comply with 24 CFR 87.110, any HA submitting an application under this 
announcement for more than $100,000 of budget authority must submit a 
certification and, if applicable a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
(SF-LLL form). Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs) established by an 
Indian tribe as a result of the exercise of the tribe's sovereign power 
are excluded from coverage of the Byrd Amendment, but IHAs established 
under State law are not excluded from the statute's coverage.

IV. Corrections To Deficient Applications

    To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by 
the Field Office no later than the application submission deadline date 
and time specified at section II(A) of the NOFA. The Field Office will 
initially screen all applications and notify HAs of technical 
deficiencies by letter. Field Office notification of HAs must be 
uniform.
    Curable technical deficiencies relate only to items that do not 
improve the substantive quality of the application relative to the 
rating factors.
    Applicants must submit corrections within 14 calendar days from the 
date of HUD's letter notifying the applicant of any such deficiency. 
Information received after close of business on the fourteenth day of 
the correction period will not be accepted and the application will be 
rejected on the basis of being incomplete. Applicants are encouraged to 
review the initial screening checklist provided in Attachment 2 of the 
notice. The checklist identifies all technical requirements needed for 
application processing.

V. Other Matters

(A) Environmental Impact

    A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment 
was made in accordance with HUD's regulations at 24 CFR part 50, which 
implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332), at the time of development of the HOPE for 
Elderly Independence NOFA that was published on September 28, 1993 (58 
FR 50769). That Finding remains applicable to this NOFA, and is 
available for public inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. 
weekdays in the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General 
Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, room 10276, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410.

(B) Federalism Impact

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that this NOFA, 
and the accompanying Project Guidelines do not have substantial, direct 
effects on the States, on their political subdivisions, or on the 
relationship between the Federal government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power or responsibilities among the various levels of 
government. Neither this NOFA nor the accompanying Guidelines would 
substantially alter the established roles of HUD, the States and local 
governments, including HAs.

(C) Impact on the Family

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this NOFA and the 
accompanying Project Guidelines, may have a significant impact on the 
maintenance and general well-being of some families. This NOFA provides 
FY 1993 funding for, and the accompanying Guidelines provide guidance 
for the operation of, the HOPE for Elderly Independence Multifamily 
Project Demonstration, the purpose of which is to provide decent and 
sanitary housing, and supportive services to frail elderly persons and 
near-frail elderly persons in a selected multifamily housing project. 
The supportive services provided by this demonstration are expected to 
prevent or postpone unnecessary or premature institutionalization, and 
reduce unnecessary stress and financial burden on participants' 
families. Since the impact on the family is considered beneficial, no 
further review is necessary.

(D) Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance

    Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) 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. The 
regulations implementing section 102 are codified at 24 CFR part 12. On 
January 16, 1992, HUD published at 57 FR 1942, additional information 
that gave the public (including applicants for, and recipients of, HUD 
assistance) 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:
(1) Documentation and Public Access
    HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding 
each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to 
indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This 
material, including any letters of support, will be made available for 
public inspection for a five-year period beginning not less than 30 
days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available 
in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and 
HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will 
include the recipient of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its 
quarterly Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance 
awarded on a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b), and 
the notice published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 
1942), for further information on these requirements.)
(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 CFR part 15. (See 
24 CFR part 12, 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 Lobbying Activities: The Byrd Amendment

    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, and applicants for Federal commitments exceeding $150,000 
must certify that no Federal funds have been or will be spent on 
lobbying activities in connection with the assistance. Indian Housing 
Authorities (IHAs) established by an Indian tribe as a result of the 
exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are excluded from coverage of 
the Byrd Amendment, but IHAs established under State law are not 
excluded from the statute's coverage.

(F) Prohibition Against Lobbying of HUD Personnel.

    Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3537b) contains two provisions dealing with efforts to 
influence HUD's decisions with respect to financial assistance. The 
first imposes disclosure requirements on those who are typically 
involved in these efforts--those who pay others to influence the award 
of assistance or the taking of a management action by HUD and those who 
are paid to provide the influence. The second restricts the payment of 
fees to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD assistance, if 
the fees are tied to the number of housing units received or are based 
on the amount of assistance received, or if they are contingent upon 
the receipt of assistance. The regulations implementing section 13 are 
codified at 24 CFR part 86. If readers are involved in any efforts to 
influence HUD in these ways, they are urged to read these regulations, 
particularly the examples contained in appendix A to part 86.
    Any questions concerning the rule should be directed to the 
Director, Office of Ethics, room 2158, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington DC 20410-3000. 
Telephone: (202) 708-3815 (voice/TDD). (This is not a toll-free 
number.) Forms necessary for compliance with the rule may be obtained 
from the local HUD office.

(G) Prohibition Against Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions.

    Section 103 of the Reform Act proscribes the communication of 
certain information by HUD employees to persons not authorized to 
receive that information during the selection process for the award of 
assistance that entails a competition for its distribution. HUD's 
regulations implementing section 103 are codified at 24 CFR part 4. In 
accordance with the requirements of section 103, HUD employees involved 
in the review of applications and in the making of funding decisions 
under a competitive funding process are restrained by 24 CFR 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 by 24 CFR part 4. Applicants 
who have questions should contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-
3815 (voice/TDD). (This is not a toll-free number.)

    Dated: March 29, 1994.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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           Attachment 10.--Fair Market Rents For Section 8 Projects Receiving Loans Under Section 202           
            [Based on the Federal Register fair market rents published April 24, 1991 (56 FR 18888))            
                                (By Market Area] Region I: Boston Regional Office                               
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                                                    Boston No. of       Worcester No. of      Fall River No. of 
                                                      bedrooms              bedrooms              bedrooms      
                Structure type                 -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    0          1          0          1          0          1    
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Elevator 2-4 sty..............................        789        957        711        818        748        777
Elevator 5+ sty...............................        795        964        747        862        755        818
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                                                 Hartford Office                                                
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                                                   Hartford No. of      New Haven No. of      New London No. of 
                                                      bedrooms              bedrooms              bedrooms      
                Structure type                 -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    0          1          0          1          0          1    
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Elevator 2-4 sty..............................        644        748        651        730        599        657
Elevator 5+-- sty.............................        665        814        674        805        632        725
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                                                 New Milford No. of      Windham No. of       Bridgeport No. of 
                                                      bedrooms              bedrooms              bedrooms      
                Structure type                 -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    0          1          0          1          0          1    
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Elevator 2-4 sty..............................        603        702        568        650        624        747
Elevator 5+ sty...............................        624        765        591        689        650        790
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                                                  Ridgefield No. of      Norwich No. of                         
                                                      bedrooms              bedrooms                            
                Structure type                 --------------------------------------------                     
                                                    0          1          0          1                          
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Elevator 2-4 sty..............................        725        842        619        718                      
Elevator 5+ sty...............................        748        917        639        768                      
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                                                 Maine State No. of   Vermont State No. of    New Hampshire St. 
                                                      bedrooms              bedrooms          No. of bedrooms   
                Structure type                 -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    0          1          0          1          0          1    
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Elevator 2-4 sty..............................        498        668        667        761        600        723
Elevator 5+ sty...............................        554        743        740        843        667        803
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                                                  Providence No. of                                             
                                                      bedrooms                                                  
                Structure type                 ----------------------                                           
                                                    0          1                                                
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Elevator 2-4 sty..............................        613        710                                            
Elevator 5+ sty...............................        619        835                                            
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[FR Doc. 94-8064 Filed 4-4-94; 8:45 am]
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