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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development
[Docket No. N-94-3750; FR-3700-N-01]

 

Notice of Funding Availability for Homeless Assistance

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA).

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the availability of approximately $545 
million for applications for assistance designed to help communities 
move toward continuum of care systems to assist homeless persons. These 
funds are available under three programs to fill gaps within the 
context of developing seamless systems for combating homelessness. The 
three programs are: (1) Supportive Housing; (2) Shelter Plus Care; and 
(3) Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy 
Dwellings for Homeless Individuals. Funds will be awarded 
competitively. This notice of funding availability (NOFA) contains 
information concerning the continuum of care approach, eligible 
applicants, eligible activities, application requirements, and 
application processing.

DATES: An original completed application for the applicable program 
must be received by 6 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable date shown in 
the chart below, following ADDRESSES. The application must be received 
in the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs in Washington. 
Applications may not be sent by facsimile (FAX). These deadlines are 
firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing 
applicants, the Department will treat as ineligible for consideration 
any application that is received after the applicable deadline.

ADDRESSES: For a copy of application packages contact: Please contact a 
HUD Field Office listed in the appendix to this NOFA.
    An original completed application must be submitted to the 
following address: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office 
of Special Needs Assistance Programs, 451 Seventh Street, SW., room 
7262, Washington, DC 20410, Attention: Homeless Assistance Funding. Two 
copies of the application, as indicated in the chart below, must also 
be sent to the HUD Field Office serving the area in which the 
applicant's project is located. A list of Field Offices appears in the 
appendix to this NOFA. Field Office copies must be received by the 
application deadline as well, but a determination that an application 
was received on time will be made solely on receipt of the application 
at the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs in Washington.

              Schedule of Competitions for Fiscal Year 1994             
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                                                           Supportive   
     Element       Shelter plus care    Section 8 SRO        housing    
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Approximate        $115 million.....  $140 million....  $290 million.   
 funding for FY                                                         
 1994.                                                                  
Applications due   July 5, 1994,      July 5, 1994,     August 5, 1994, 
 to HUD             6:00 pm eastern    6:00 pm eastern   6:00 pm eastern
 headquarters in    time.              time.             time.          
 Washington.                                                            
Applications to    Original copy to   Original copy to  Original copy to
 be sent to.        headquarters in    headquarters in   headquarters in
                    Washington, two    Washington, two   Washington, two
                    copies to local    copies to local   copies to local
                    field office.      field office.     field office.  
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the HUD Field Office 
for the area in which the proposed project is located for additional 
information. Telephone numbers are included in the list of Field 
Offices set forth in the appendix to this NOFA.

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, and assigned OMB approval numbers 
2506-0131, 2506-0112, and 2506-0118.

I. Substantive Description

(a) Authority
    The Supportive Housing program is authorized by title IV, subtitle 
C, of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney Act), 
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11381. Regulations for this program are contained 
in 24 CFR part 583, as amended by an interim rule published elsewhere 
in today's Federal Register. Funds made available under this NOFA for 
the Supportive Housing program are subject to the requirements of the 
amended regulations.
    The Shelter Plus Care program is authorized by title IV, subtitle 
F, of the McKinney Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11403. Regulations for 
this program are contained in 24 CFR part 582, as amended by an interim 
rule published elsewhere in today's Federal Register. Funds made 
available under this NOFA for the Shelter Plus Care program are subject 
to the requirements of the amended regulations.
    The Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Room 
Occupancy (SRO) Dwellings for Homeless Individuals is authorized by 
section 441 of the McKinney Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11401. 
Regulations for this program are contained in 24 CFR part 882, subpart 
H, as amended by an interim rule published elsewhere in today's Federal 
Register. Funds made available under this NOFA for the Section 8 
Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for 
Homeless Individuals are subject to the requirements of the amended 
regulations.
(b) Funding Availability
    Approximately $545 million is available under this NOFA. This 
amount consists of $290 million appropriated for the Supportive Housing 
program, $115 million appropriated for the Shelter Plus Care program, 
and $140 million appropriated for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation 
Program for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless Individuals. 
All of these funds were appropriated by the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1994 (approved October 28, 1993, Public Law 103-
124) (94 App. Act). Any unobligated funds from previous competitions or 
additional funds that may become available as a result of deobligations 
or recaptures from previous awards may also be used to fund 
applications for the same program submitted in response to this NOFA. 
HUD reserves the right to fund less than the full amount requested in 
any application.
(c) Purpose
    The purpose of this NOFA is to fund projects and activities which 
will fill gaps within the context of moving toward seamless continuum 
of care systems to assist homeless persons and prevent homelessness. A 
continuum of care system consists of three fundamental components:
    (1) First, there must be an outreach/emergency shelter/assessment 
effort which provides immediate shelter and can identify an 
individual's or family's needs.
    (2) The second component offers transitional housing and necessary 
social services. Such services include substance abuse treatment, 
short-term mental health services, independent living skills, day care, 
job training, etc. for those who need them to transition from 
homelessness to the highest level of independent living that the 
individual or family is capable of achieving.
    (3) The third and final component, and one which every homeless 
individual and family needs, is permanent housing or permanent 
supportive housing arrangements.
    While not all homeless individuals and families in a community will 
need to access all three components, unless all three components are 
coordinated within a community, none will be successful. A strong 
homeless prevention strategy is also key to the success of the 
continuum of care.
(d) Background
    The Department recognizes that the separate appropriations and 
differing statutory requirements of the three programs covered by this 
NOFA are barriers to creating continuum of care systems that are truly 
responsive to community needs. The Department is pursuing legislative 
changes necessary to provide localities and providers with the 
flexibility they need to create comprehensive systems that completely 
address the many dimensions of the problem in a coordinated fashion. 
And, under this NOFA, the Department will move in that direction by 
using its funding resources to help increase the level of coordination 
among nonprofit organizations, government agencies and other entities 
that is necessary to develop systematic approaches for successfully 
addressing homelessness.
    To further the purpose of this NOFA, heavy emphasis is placed upon 
coordination in the application selection criteria. In preparing its 
application, the applicant should, to the extent possible, coordinate 
its efforts with other providers of services and housing to homeless 
persons, such as nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and 
housing developers, and consult with homeless or formerly homeless 
persons. At a minimum, applicants need to be familiar with currently 
available services and housing for homeless families and individuals in 
their communities, including services and housing available under 
mainstream programs such as those providing mental health services and 
substance abuse treatment. This knowledge will allow the applicant to 
identify the gaps in currently available services and housing, and 
develop its application to fill one or more of the gaps.
    Ideally, this process should involve organizations working together 
to: create, maintain and build upon a community-wide inventory of 
current services and housing for homeless families and individuals; 
identify the full spectrum of needs of homeless families and 
individuals; and coordinate efforts to obtain resources to fill gaps 
between the current inventory and needs.
(e) Use of NOFA Funds and Matching Funds To Fill Gaps
    Funds available under this NOFA and matching funds may be used in 
the following ways to fill gaps within the context of moving toward 
continuum of care systems:
    (1) Emergency Shelter/Assessment. The Supportive Housing program 
may provide funding for outreach to homeless persons and assessment of 
their needs. The Shelter Plus Care program requires a supportive 
services match; outreach and assessment activities count toward that 
match. The SRO program applicants receive rating points for the extent 
to which supportive services, including outreach and assessment, are 
provided.
    (2) Transitional housing and necessary social services. The 
Supportive Housing program may be used to provide transitional housing 
with services, including both facility-based transitional housing and 
scattered-site transitional services. The Supportive Housing program 
may also be used to provide a safe haven, as described in section I.(g) 
of this NOFA.
    (3) Permanent housing or permanent supportive housing. The 
Supportive Housing program may be used to provide permanent supportive 
housing for persons with disabilities, including both facility-based 
and scattered-site permanent supportive housing. The Shelter Plus Care 
program may be used to provide permanent supportive housing for persons 
with disabilities in a variety of housing rental situations. This 
program requires a supportive services match; all supportive service 
activities count toward that match. The SRO program provides permanent 
housing for homeless individuals with incomes that do not exceed the 
low-income standard of the Section 8 housing program. The SRO program 
applicants receive rating points for the extent to which supportive 
services are provided. Providing permanent housing for homeless 
families is not available under the SRO program or the SRO component of 
the Shelter Plus Care (S+C) program because an SRO unit is designed for 
a single individual. Permanent housing for homeless families is only 
eligible under the other components of the S+C program and under the 
Supportive Housing program if an adult member has a disability.
    (4) Homeless prevention. The Supportive Housing program under the 
Rural Homelessness Initiative component may be for homeless prevention 
activities in rural areas, as described in section I.(g) of this NOFA.
(f) Program Summaries
    The chart below summarizes key aspects of the Supportive Housing 
Program, the Shelter Plus Care Program, and the Section 8 Moderate 
Rehabilitation Program for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless 
Individuals. Descriptions are contained in the applicable program 
regulations. Descriptions of Rural Homelessness Initiative projects and 
Safe Havens projects, which may be carried out under the Supportive 
Housing program, are included in section I.(g) of this NOFA.

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                       Supportive       Shelter plus                    
     Element            housing             care          Section 8 SRO 
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Authorizing        Subtitle C of      Subtitle F of     Section 441 of  
 legislation.       title IV of the    title IV of the   the Stewart B. 
                    Stewart B.         Stewart B.        McKinney       
                    McKinney           McKinney          Homeless       
                    Homeless           Homeless          Assistance Act,
                    Assistance Act,    Assistance Act,   as amended.    
                    as amended.        as amended.                      
Implementing       24 CFR part 583,   24 CFR part 582,  24 CFR part 882,
 regulations.       as amended May     as amended May    subpart H, as  
                    10, 1994.          10, 1994.         amended May 10,
                                                         1994.          
Eligible           States...  States..  PHAs.   
 applicant(s).     Units of   Units of  Private 
                    general local      general local     nonprofit      
                    government.        government.       organizations. 
                   Public     Tribes                    
                    housing agencies  PHAs                      
                    (PHAs).                                             
                   Tribes                                       
                   Private                                      
                    nonprofit                                           
                    organizations.                                      
                   CMHCs                                        
                    that are public                                     
                    nonprofit                                           
                    organizations.                                      
Components.......  Transitio  Tenant-   SRO     
                    nal housing.       based.            housing.       
                   Permanent  Sponsor-                  
                    housing for        based                            
                    disabled persons. Project-                  
                   Innovativ   based                            
                    e supportive                                        
                    housing.          SRO-                      
                   Supportiv   based.                           
                    e services not                                      
                    in conjunction                                      
                    with supportive                                     
                    housing.                                            
                   Rural                                        
                    Homelessness                                        
                    Initiatives.                                        
                   Safe                                         
                    Havens                                              
Eligible           Acquisiti  Rental    Rental  
 activities*.       on.                assistance.       assistance.    
                   Rehabilit                                    
                    ation                                               
                   New                                          
                    construction                                        
                   Leasing                                      
                   Operating                                    
                    costs                                               
                   Supportiv                                    
                    e services                                          
Eligible           Homeless   Homeless  Homeless
 populations*.      persons.           disabled          individuals.   
                                       individuals.     Section 
                                      Homeless   8 eligible     
                                       disabled          current        
                                       individuals and   occupants.     
                                       their families.                  
Populations given  Homeless   Homeless  N/A.            
 special            persons with       persons who:                     
 consideration.     disabilities.     are                       
                   Homeless    seriously                        
                    families with      mentally ill.                    
                    children.         have                      
                                       chronic                          
                                       problems with                    
                                       alcohol and/or                   
                                       drugs.                           
                                      have                      
                                       AIDS and                         
                                       related                          
                                       diseases.                        
Initial term of    3 years..........  5 years: TRA,     10 years.       
 assistance.                           SRA, and PRA if                  
                                       no rehab 10                      
                                       years: SRO and                   
                                       PRA if rehab.                    
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*Additional activities and persons are eligible under the Rural Homeless
  Initiatives projects, as described in section I.(g) below.            

(g) Program Allocations
    (1) Supportive Housing Program Allocations. A total of $334 million 
was appropriated for Fiscal Year 1994 for the Supportive Housing 
Program. However, approximately $44 million is expected to be awarded 
to those current grantees who have been notified that they qualify for 
renewal grants in 1994. The balance of approximately $290 million is 
available for competitive grants under this NOFA, and the Department 
expects to award SHP grants generally ranging in size up to $2,000,000, 
with the average grant amount for supportive services being 
approximately $1,000,000. Rural homelessness initiative projects, safe 
havens, and minimum percentage allocations for SHP funds are described 
below.
    Rural homelessness initiative projects. In accordance with the 94 
App. Act, $20 million of the Supportive Housing Program appropriation 
is available for rural homelessness initiative projects. Applications 
for grants for such projects will compete against each other rather 
than against all other SHP applications. If there is an insufficient 
number of approvable applications for this rural initiatives 
competition, the unused balance will be added to the amount available 
for other SHP grants.
    Eligible applicants under the Supportive Housing Program may carry 
out rural homelessness initiative projects in non-urbanized areas. Such 
areas include all counties located outside of Metropolitan Statistical 
Areas (MSAs) and nonurbanized areas inside of MSAs. Applicants will be 
required to provide evidence in their applications that the area to be 
served is non-urbanized.
    A rural homelessness initiative project may include any activity 
that is eligible under the Supportive Housing Program. In addition, 
such projects may include homeless prevention activities and capacity 
building activities, as prescribed by the 94 App. Act, which cross-
references the eligible activities described in subtitle G of the 
McKinney Act. Accordingly, the following homeless prevention activities 
may be carried out in rural areas as part of a rural homelessness 
initiative project:

--Rent, mortgage, or utility assistance after 2 months of nonpayment in 
order to prevent eviction, foreclosure, or loss of utility service;
--Security deposits, rent for the first month of residence at a new 
location, and relocation assistance;
--Short-term emergency lodging in motels or shelters, either directly 
or through vouchers;
--Rehabilitation and repairs to prevent homelessness, such as 
insulation, window repair, door repair, roof repair, and repairs that 
are necessary to make premises habitable;
--Development of comprehensive and coordinated support services to 
prevent homelessness that use and supplement, as needed, community 
networks of services, including outreach services to reach eligible 
individuals and families; case management; housing counseling; 
budgeting; job training and placement; primary health care; mental 
health services; substance abuse treatment; child care; transportation; 
emergency food and clothing; family violence services; education 
services; moving services; entitlement assistance; and referrals to 
veterans services and legal services.

    Activities designed to build the capacity of organizations to 
address homelessness in the community, including payment of operating 
costs and staff, may also be carried out as part of a rural 
homelessness initiative project, provided that no more than 20 percent 
of the amount awarded for any rural homelessness initiative project may 
be used for such capacity building activities.
    All rules applicable to the Supportive Housing Program, as 
described at 24 CFR part 583, apply to rural homelessness initiative 
projects, except the eligible activity provisions in subpart B of part 
583 are expanded for these projects to include the listed homeless 
prevention activities and capacity building activities.
    Applicants for rural projects proposing to carry out homeless 
prevention activities or capacity building activities must apply under 
the category of rural homelessness initiative projects. In total, no 
more than $20 million will be awarded for such projects. Applicants for 
rural projects proposing only activities that are normally eligible 
under the Supportive Housing Program may either apply for assistance 
under the $20 million rural homelessness initiatives category or 
compete with all other SHP applicants for the balance of the available 
SHP funds (approximately $270 million).
    Safe havens. In accordance with the 94 App. Act, up to $50 million 
of the Supportive Housing Program appropriation is available for safe 
havens projects. Although safe havens projects would have been eligible 
in the past for Supportive Housing Program grants, these projects would 
not have been competitive under the ``Quality of Project Plan'' rating 
criteria. It has become clear that safe havens can play an important 
role in a continuum of care system, particularly with respect to the 
hard-to-serve homeless population. To ensure that safe havens projects 
are competitive this year, application selection criteria have been 
modified to reflect the special characteristics of safe havens.
    Safe havens, as that term is used in this NOFA, is a form of 
supportive housing designed specifically to provide a safe residence 
for homeless persons with serious mental illness who are currently 
residing primarily in public or private places not designed for, or 
ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, 
and who have been unwilling or unable to participate in mental health 
or substance abuse treatment programs or to receive other supportive 
services.
    For many persons with mental illness who have been living on the 
street, the transition to permanent housing is best made in stages, 
starting with a small, highly supportive environment where an 
individual can feel at ease, out of danger, and subject to relatively 
few immediate service demands. Traditional supportive housing settings 
often assume a readiness by the clientele to accept a degree of 
structure and service participation that would overwhelm and defeat a 
person with mental illness who has come fresh from the street.
    Safe havens are designed to provide persons with serious mental 
illness who have been living on the streets with a secure, non-
threatening, non-institutional, supportive environment. These 
facilities can serve as a ``portal of entry'' to the service system and 
provide access to basic services such as food, clothing, bathing 
facilities, telephones, storage space, and a mailing address.
    Safe havens do not require participation in services and referrals 
as a condition of occupancy. Rather, it is hoped that after a period of 
stabilization in a safe haven, residents will be more willing to 
participate in services and referrals, and will eventually be ready to 
move to a more traditional form of housing.
    Specifically, the term ``safe haven'' means a structure or a 
clearly identifiable portion of a structure: (1) That proposes to serve 
hard-to-reach homeless persons with severe mental illness; (2) that 
provides 24-hour residence for eligible persons who may reside for an 
unspecified duration; (3) that provides private or semi-private 
accommodations; (4) that may provide for the common use of kitchen 
facilities, dining rooms, and bathrooms; and, (5) in which overnight 
occupancy is limited to no more than 25 persons. A ``safe haven'' may 
also provide supportive services to eligible persons who are not 
residents on a drop-in basis. To be considered for funding under the 
Safe Havens component of the Supportive Housing Program, a proposed 
project must be consistent with the five features listed above.
    All rules applicable to the Supportive Housing Program, as 
described at 24 CFR part 583, apply to safe havens.
    Minimum percentages. In accordance with section 429 of the McKinney 
Act, as amended, HUD will allocate not less than 25 percent of the 
total available funds to projects that primarily serve homeless 
families with children, not less than 25 percent to projects that 
primarily serve homeless persons with disabilities and not less than 10 
percent for supportive services not provided in conjunction with 
supportive housing. After applications are rated and ranked, based on 
the criteria described below, HUD will determine if the conditionally 
selected projects achieve these minimum percentages. If not, HUD will 
skip higher-ranked applications in a category for which the minimum 
percent has been achieved in order to achieve the minimum percent for 
another category. If there is an insufficient number of conditionally 
selected applications in a category to achieve its minimum percent, the 
unused balance will be used for the next highest-ranked approvable 
application in the competition.
    (2) Shelter Plus Care Program Allocations. Approximately $115 
million is available for assistance under the Shelter Plus Care 
program. In accordance with section 463(a) of the McKinney Act, as 
amended by the 1992 Act, HUD will allocate at least 10 percent of the 
available funds for each of the four components of the program: Tenant-
based Rental Assistance; Sponsor-based Rental Assistance; Project-based 
Rental Assistance; and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation of Single Room 
Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless Individuals.
    After applications are rated and ranked, based on the criteria 
described below, HUD will determine if the conditionally selected 
projects achieve these minimum percentages. If necessary, HUD will skip 
higher-ranked applications for a component for which the minimum 
percent has been achieved in order to achieve the minimum percent for 
another component. If there is an insufficient number of approvable 
applications in a component to achieve its minimum percent, the unused 
balance will be used for the next highest-ranked approvable application 
in the competition.
    No Shelter Plus Care application may be approved for more than $3 
million. Any applicant that is a unit of general local government, a 
local public housing authority, or an Indian tribe may submit only one 
Shelter Plus Care application. Any applicant that is a State or a State 
public housing authority may submit applications for more than one 
jurisdiction but must submit a separate application for each and may 
only submit one application for each jurisdiction.
    With regard to the Shelter Plus Care/Section 8 SRO component, 
applicant States, units of general local government and Indian tribes 
must subcontract with a Public Housing Authority to administer the 
Shelter Plus Care assistance. Also with regard to this component, no 
single project may contain more than 100 units.
    (3) Allocations for Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for 
Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless Individuals. Approximately 
$140 million is available for assistance under the Section 8 SRO 
program. HUD estimates that this $140 million will assist approximately 
4,000 units over the 10-year funding period. Applicants need to be 
aware of the following limitations on the allocation of Section 8 SRO 
funds:
     A separate application must be submitted for each site for 
which assistance is requested and, under section 8(e)(2) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, no single project may contain more than 100 
units;
     Under section 441(c) of the McKinney Act, no city or urban 
county may have projects receiving a total of more than 10 percent of 
the assistance to be provided under this program;
     Applicants that are private nonprofit organizations must 
subcontract with a Public Housing Authority to administer the SRO 
assistance; and
     Under section 441(e) of the McKinney Act and 24 CFR 
882.805(g)(1), HUD publishes the SRO per unit rehabilitation cost limit 
each year to take into account changes in construction costs. For 
purposes of Fiscal Year 1994 funding, the cost limitation is raised 
from $15,700 to $15,900 per unit to take into account increases in 
construction costs during the past 12-month period.

II. Application Requirements

    An application for Supportive Housing, Shelter Plus Care, or 
Section 8 SRO assistance consists of narrative, numerical, and 
financial information. The application requires a description of: The 
need for assistance; coordination by the applicant in planning the 
proposed project, including how the proposed project will help the 
community move toward a continuum of care system by filling a gap in 
the community's response to homelessness; the proposed project, 
including the plan for housing and services to be provided to 
participants; resources expected for the project and the amount of 
assistance requested; the experience of all organizations who will be 
involved in the project; and the sources and number of proposed 
participants. An application also contains certifications that the 
applicant will comply with fair housing and civil rights requirements, 
program regulations, and other Federal requirements, and (in most 
cases) that the proposed activities are consistent with the HUD-
approved Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy of the applicable 
State or unit of general local government.
    The specific application requirements will be specified in the 
application package for each program. This package includes all 
required forms and certifications, and may be obtained from a HUD Field 
Office listed in the appendix to this NOFA.
    Care should be taken in the selection of projects and in the 
preparation of applications to ensure that environmental and historic 
preservation impediments do not cause an application to be denied or 
approval severely delayed. In general, any application HUD receives 
from a state or local government will require that the environmental 
assessment be prepared by the local or state government before the 
grant application can be approved. The environmental assessments for 
non-governmental applicants will be conducted by HUD. Questions about 
which environmental and historic preservation laws may apply should be 
addressed to the HUD Field Office.

III. Application Selection Process

    The Department will use the following review, rating, and 
conditional selection process for each of the four competitions (S+C, 
SRO, SHP, and SHP Rural Initiative) to be conducted under this NOFA:
    (a) Review.
    Applications will be reviewed to ensure that they meet the 
following requirements:
    (1) Applicant eligibility. The applicant and project sponsor, if 
relevant, must be eligible to apply for the specific program.
    (2) Eligible population to be served. The population to be served 
must meet the eligibility requirements of the specific program.
    (3) Eligible activities. The activities for which assistance is 
requested must be eligible under the specific program.
    (4) Fair housing and equal opportunity. Organizations that receive 
assistance through the application must be in compliance with 
applicable civil rights laws and Executive Orders.
    (5) Vacancy rate. For the Section 8 SRO program, at least 25 
percent of the units to be assisted at any one site must be vacant at 
the time of application.
    (b) Rating and Conditional Selection.
    Applications for each competition (S+C, SRO, SHP, SHP Rural 
Initiative) will be rated in two steps based on the criteria listed 
below, with a maximum of 75 points awarded at the first step and a 
maximum of 50 points awarded at the second step. To rate applications, 
the Department may establish a panel including persons not currently 
employed by HUD to obtain outside points of view, including views from 
other Federal agencies.
    After points have been awarded during the first step, applications 
will be ranked from highest point score to lowest. A line will then be 
drawn at that point in the ranking at which program funds would be 
exhausted plus an additional percentage. Applications above the line 
will then move to the second step of the selection process, except that 
HUD reserves the right to include other applications in the second step 
review if necessary to help achieve geographic diversity or to meet the 
minimum percentages required by statute.
    After points have been awarded during the second step, the points 
from each step will be added together. A bonus of 5 points will be 
added in determining the final score of any SHP applicant that agrees 
to enter into a partnership agreement with a potential AmeriCorps 
program sponsor, as described in section V of this NOFA. Using the 
final scores, the applications will again be placed in rank order. 
Whether an application is conditionally selected will depend on its 
overall ranking compared to other applications, except that HUD 
reserves the right to select lower rated applications if necessary to 
achieve geographic diversity or to meet the minimum percentages 
required by statute.
    For all programs, in the event of a tie between applicants, the 
applicant with the highest total points for the coordination criterion 
will be selected. In the event of a procedural error that, when 
corrected, would result in selection of an otherwise eligible applicant 
during the funding round under this NOFA, HUD may select that applicant 
when sufficient funds become available.
    For Shelter Plus Care and Supportive Housing, in cases where the 
applicant requests assistance for more than one of the components of 
the program within one application, the components will not be rated 
separately. Rather, the application will be rated as a whole. (For 
Section 8 SRO, only one project is allowed per application.)
    (c) Core Selection Criteria.
    The following five core selection criteria apply to each of the 
programs covered by this NOFA and account for 65 of the 75 points 
available for award at the first step of the process.
    (1) Need. HUD will award up to 20 points based on the 
jurisdiction's need for homeless assistance. HUD will calculate need 
from generally available data.
    (2) Capacity. HUD will award up to 15 points based on extent to 
which all the organizations involved in the project demonstrate:
     Timeliness in the speed with which the project will become 
operational, taking into account differences in the types of projects 
proposed for funding.
     Experience in carrying out similar activities to those 
proposed either as an ongoing provider of housing and/or services to 
homeless people, or as an ongoing provider of housing and/or services 
who is in some way tangibly connected to an ongoing homeless delivery 
system.
     As applicable, the rating under this criterion will also 
consider prior performance with any HUD McKinney Act grants or other 
HUD-administered programs, including any serious, outstanding audit or 
monitoring findings that directly affect the proposed project.
    (3) Quality of project. HUD will award up to 15 points based on the 
extent to which the applicant demonstrates:
     Homeless individuals and/or families will obtain and/or 
remain in permanent housing.
     Homeless individuals and/or families will increase skills 
and/or income.
     Homeless individuals and/or families will achieve greater 
self-determination including being involved in project decision-making 
and operation.
     The appropriateness of the proposed housing and supportive 
services given the needs of the population proposed to be served.
     For the permanent housing projects, integration of 
homeless individuals and/or families into the surrounding community.
     For transitional housing projects, how persons completing 
a transitional housing program will be assisted in locating and 
remaining in permanent affordable housing and how the applicant will 
assure that necessary follow-up services will be provided to such 
persons.
     For projects serving families, the project serves the 
family together, and works to strengthen the family structure. Projects 
that mix families with singles populations in the same structure will 
be viewed unfavorably.
     For Safe Haven projects, in place of the above factors, up 
to 15 points will be awarded based on the extent to which the applicant 
demonstrates how the project will link persons to other housing and 
supportive services after stabilization in a safe haven, the 
availability of basic services in the safe haven, and how the security 
of participants will be assured by the applicant.
    (4) Targeting. HUD will award up to 10 points based on the 
percentage of persons to be served by the project who are sleeping in 
emergency shelters (including hotels or motels used as shelter for 
homeless families), other facilities for homeless persons, or places 
not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, or 
abandoned buildings. This includes persons who ordinarily live in such 
places but are in a hospital or other institution on a short-term basis 
(short-term is considered to be 30 consecutive days or less). The 
applicant's description of its strategy for reaching these populations 
will be a factor in rating this criterion.
    (5) Leveraging. HUD will award up to 5 points based on the extent 
to which the amount of assistance to be provided under this grant is 
supplemented with properly documented cash or in-kind resources from 
public and private sources that will be used for the project. For S+C 
and SRO applications, leveraging will be based on properly documented 
resources for supportive services. For SHP applications, leveraging 
will be based on properly documented resources for any project 
activity.
    (d) Supportive Housing additional selection criteria.
    The following two selection criteria account for the remaining 10 
points available for award at the first step of selection process for 
SHP grants.
    (1) Cost effectiveness. HUD will award up to 5 points based on the 
extent to which supportive services are provided from resources other 
than the Supportive Housing Program grant.
    (2) Innovation. HUD will award up to 5 points if the proposed 
project represents an innovative approach when viewed nationally, and 
that promises to be successful and replicable. Applications submitted 
under the ``innovative supportive housing'' component of the Supportive 
Housing Program must achieve points under this ``Innovation'' 
criterion.
    (e) Shelter Plus Care additional selection criterion.
    The following selection criterion accounts for the remaining 10 
points available for award at the first step of the selection process 
for S+C grants.
    (1) Serving targeted disabilities. Within the eligible population 
to be served, HUD will award up to 10 points based on the number of 
individuals to be served who experience serious mental illness, have 
chronic alcohol and/or drug abuse problems, or have AIDS and related 
diseases in relation to the total number of people proposed to be 
served. In awarding these points, HUD will also consider the 
availability of case management in determining the likely effectiveness 
of the expenditures for housing and services to be provided to the 
targeted population.
    (f) Section 8 SRO additional selection criterion.
    The following selection criterion accounts for the remaining 10 
points available for award at the first step of the selection process 
for Section 8 SRO grants.
    (1) Availability of vacant units. HUD will award up to 10 points 
based on the percentage of units (beyond the required 25 percent) 
proposed for assistance which are vacant at the time of application.
    (g) Final selection criterion: Coordination and Planning.
    For each application that reaches the second step of the selection 
process, up to 50 points will be awarded based on the extent to which 
the application demonstrates:
     Need for the type of project proposed in the area to be 
served, and that the proposed project will be coordinated with other 
service and housing providers in the community, and will effectively 
and appropriately fill a gap in the community's response to 
homelessness.
     Participation in a community process which is moving 
toward a continuum of care strategy, which could include nonprofit 
organizations, State and local governmental agencies, other homeless 
providers, housing developers and service providers, private 
foundations, local businesses and the investment banking community, 
neighborhood groups, and homeless or formerly homeless persons.
     Coordination with other applicants, if any, applying for 
assistance under this NOFA for projects in the same local jurisdiction. 
(If more than one organization within a local jurisdiction is 
submitting an application under this NOFA, the same description of the 
coordination process may be submitted by these organizations. HUD is 
encouraging coordination and expects such collaboration among 
providers.)
     Quality of planning, including how the project uses or 
will use mainstream services, such as income supports, mental health 
services, and substance abuse treatment, and how the project uses or 
will use mainstream housing programs, such as Section 8 rental 
assistance, HOME, and State programs, and other permanent housing 
resources to complete the continuum of care. The scale of the project 
will also be considered, with plans to concentrate large numbers of 
homeless persons at one location viewed unfavorably.
    (h) Clarification of application information.
    In accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 4, subpart B, HUD 
may contact an applicant to seek clarification of an item in the 
application, or to request additional or missing information, but the 
clarification or the request for additional or missing information 
shall not relate to items that would improve the substantive quality of 
the application pertinent to the funding decision.
    (i) Technical Assistance.
    Prior to the application deadline, HUD field office staff will be 
available to provide advice and guidance to potential applicants on 
application requirements and program policies. Following conditional 
selection, HUD field office staff will be available to assist in 
clarifying or confirming information that is a prerequisite to the 
offer of a grant agreement by HUD. However, between the application 
deadline and the announcement of conditional selections, HUD will 
accept no information that would improve the substantive quality of the 
application pertinent to the funding decision.

IV. Grant Award Process

    HUD will notify conditionally selected applicants in writing. As 
necessary, HUD will subsequently request them to submit additional 
project information, which may include documentation to show the 
project is feasible; documentation of firm commitments for cash match; 
documentation showing site control; information necessary for HUD to 
perform an environmental review, where applicable; and such other 
documentation as specified by HUD in writing to the applicant, that 
confirms or clarifies information provided in the application. 
Applicants will also be notified of the date of the two month deadline 
for submission of such information. If an applicant is unable to meet 
any conditions for grant award within the specified timeframe, HUD 
reserves the right not to award funds and to use the funds available in 
the next competition for the applicable program.

V. Linking Supportive Housing Programs and AmeriCorps

    On September 21, 1993, President Clinton signed national service 
legislation into law, creating the Corporation for National and 
Community Service. Through the new Corporation, Americans of all ages 
and backgrounds will work to meet urgent challenges in their 
communities in the areas of education, public safety, human needs and 
the environment. Helping people who are homeless is a key objective 
under the Corporation's human needs priority.
    AmeriCorps's Fiscal Year 1994 budget will support up to 20,000 
full-time equivalent positions for service participants. Full-time 
service participants (those working 1700 hours over a 9 to 12 month 
period) are eligible to receive approximately $7600 as a living 
allowance and a post-service award of $4725 to be used for past or 
present educational expenses. AmeriCorps will be able to support a 
greater number of service participants if other organizations can pay 
the living allowances and related costs, with AmeriCorps providing the 
post-service educational awards.
    Accordingly, $3,400,000 of Supportive Housing Program funds is 
being set-aside under the 1994 SHP competition as a special fund to pay 
costs incurred by SHP grantees to procure the services of AmeriCorps 
service participants for SHP projects, where SHP grantees enter into 
partnerships with local AmeriCorps program sponsors. The local 
AmeriCorps program sponsor will be responsible for recruiting, 
selecting, and training the service participants, who will then join 
the staff of the SHP project.
    After a partnership agreement with the local AmeriCorps program 
sponsor is executed, bonus SHP funds from the $3,400,000 set-aside 
would be added to the regular SHP grant. The bonus may include payment 
for living allowances or stipends, benefit packages and the reasonable 
overhead costs of the AmeriCorp program sponsor, but may not exceed the 
cost which would be paid by the SHP grantee for the same services when 
procured from a contractor. Also, if the service participants are 
employed in operating the project, the SHP AmeriCorps bonus is subject 
to the SHP requirement that operating costs be shared. Examples of 
employment often covered in the operating budget include maintenance, 
security, and facility management. Supportive services are not subject 
to local cost-sharing, so if service participants are employed in 
delivering supportive services, such as substance abuse counseling, 
case management, or recreational programs, no local share is required.
    Supportive Housing Program applicants that wish to be considered 
for a bonus award under this set-aside will need to complete a special 
exhibit in the SHP application. Five points will be added to the rating 
score for any application containing this special exhibit, provided it 
is properly completed. More information about linking Supportive 
Housing programs with AmeriCorps will be provided in the instructions 
to this special exhibit.

VI. Special Incentive for Purchase of HUD Properties Under the Single 
Family Property Disposition Initiative

    Supportive Housing funds may be used to purchase HUD properties 
under the Single Family Property Disposition (SFPD) Initiative for use 
by homeless persons. This includes both the acquisition of SFPD 
properties in the HUD inventory and SFPD properties currently being 
leased from HUD.
    Current lessees of HUD-owned single-family properties and others 
interested in purchasing such properties for use by homeless persons 
now have an opportunity to purchase the properties at a 30 percent 
discount off the sale price. The Department is offering a special 
incentive for the purchase of HUD properties located in zip code areas 
designated by HUD as ``revitalization'' areas. There are 70 such zip 
code areas and more than 1800 HUD-owned properties are currently leased 
in such areas. HUD Field Offices can assist in identifying these zip 
code areas.
    Properties located outside these areas can be sold at the standard 
10 percent discount generally offered to nonprofit organizations and 
government agencies. However, if five or more properties located 
outside of revitalization areas are purchased at the same time, a 15 
percent discount will be applied. The sales price, to which any 
discount would be applied, is the current fair market value or the 
value established at the time of the lease, whichever is less, provided 
that the lessee agrees to use the property either to house homeless 
persons for 10 years or to resell only to a lower income buyer.
    The incentives described above should be especially attractive for 
organizations currently operating transitional housing for homeless 
persons in leased HUD-owned properties. They will have the opportunity 
to purchase at a discount up to 30 percent, properties for which they 
had a maximum five-year lease, thus sparing the necessity to either 
move their projects or close down completely. Current lessees who have 
been operating satisfactory transitional housing and who purchase 
properties will also have a competitive advantage under the rating 
criterion, ``Capacity'', since they may claim previous experience with 
HUD homeless programs.

VII. Employment Opportunities for Homeless Persons

    A key goal of the continuum of care approach is to assist homeless 
persons to achieve independent living whenever possible. Each of the 
three programs under this NOFA has as a goal increasing the skill level 
and/or income of program participants. Employment opportunities not 
only help achieve these goals but are also important in rebuilding 
self-esteem.
    The McKinney Act recognizes the importance of employment 
opportunities in requiring that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
recipients involve homeless persons through employment, volunteer 
services, or otherwise, in constructing, rehabilitating, maintaining, 
and operating the project and in providing supportive services. Under 
the Supportive Housing Program, employment assistance activities are 
eligible, and grant recipients can use these funds for such activities 
as job training, wages, and educational awards for homeless persons. 
While Shelter Plus Care Program and SRO Program funds may only be used 
for rental assistance, employment assistance activities paid from other 
sources count towards the match requirement of the Shelter Plus Care 
Program and can also count for purposes of the ``leveraging'' rating 
criterion.
    Inclusion in the application of employment assistance activities 
for homeless persons may improve the rating score under the ``Quality 
of Project'' criterion, making the application more competitive.

VIII. Other Matters

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 sub-recipients 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.
Environmental Impact
    A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment 
has been made in accordance with the Department'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). The Finding of No Significant 
Impact is available for public inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 
p.m. weekdays at the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Room 10276, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410.
Executive Order 12606, The Family
    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the policies announced in 
this Notice would have a significant impact on the formation, 
maintenance, and general well-being of families, but since this impact 
would be beneficial, no further analysis under the Order is necessary.
Executive Order 12612, Federalism
    The General Counsel has determined, as the Designated Official for 
HUD under section 6(a) of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, that the 
policies contained in this Notice will not have federalism implications 
and, thus, are not subject to review under the Order. The promotion of 
activities and policies to end homelessness 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.
Drug-Free Workplace Certification
    The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires grantees of Federal 
agencies to certify that they will provide drug-free workplaces. Thus, 
each applicant must certify that it will comply with drug-free 
workplace requirements in accordance with 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
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 at 24 CFR part 12. Section 102 
contains a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater 
accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of 
assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992, HUD published 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:
Documentation and Public Access Requirements
    HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding 
each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to 
indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This 
material, including any letters of support, will be made available for 
public inspection for a five-year period beginning not less than 30 
days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available 
in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and 
HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will 
include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its 
quarterly Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance 
awarded on a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b), and 
the notice published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 
1942), for further information on these documentation and public access 
requirements.)
    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 subpart C, and the notice 
published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for 
further information on these disclosure requirements.)
Section 103  HUD Reform Act
    HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 was published May 13, 
1991 (56 FR 22088) and became effective on June 12, 1991. That 
regulation, codified as 24 CFR part 4, applies to the funding 
competition announced today. The requirements of the rule continue to 
apply until the announcement of the selection of successful applicants. 
HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in the making 
of funding decisions are 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 who have questions should contact the HUD Office of 
Ethics (202) 708-3815 (TDD/Voice). (This is not a toll-free number.) 
The Office of Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD 
employees, as well. However, a HUD employee who has specific program 
questions, such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed 
with persons outside the Department, should contact his or her Regional 
or Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to 
which the question pertains.
Section 112  HUD Reform Act
    Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
contains two provisions dealing with efforts to influence HUD's 
decisions with respect to financial assistance. The first imposes 
disclosure requirements on those who are typically involved in these 
efforts, those who pay others to influence the award of assistance or 
the taking of a management action by the Department and those who are 
paid to provide the influence. The second restricts the payment of fees 
to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD assistance, if the 
fees are tied to the number of housing units received or are based on 
the amount of assistance received, or if they are contingent upon the 
receipt of assistance.
    Section 13 was implemented by final rule published in the Federal 
Register on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912) as 24 CFR part 86. If readers 
are involved in any efforts to influence the Department in these ways, 
they are urged to read the final rule, particularly the examples 
contained in Appendix A of the rule.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11403 note; 42 U.S.C. 11389; 42 U.S.C. 
1437a, 1437c, and 1437f; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 24 CFR parts 582, 583, 
and 882.

    Dated: May 3, 1994.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Appendix: Listing of HUD Field Offices

Appendix: List OF HUD Field Offices

    Telephone numbers for Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf 
(TDD machines) are listed for field offices; all HUD numbers, 
including those noted *, may be reached via TDD by dialing the 
Federal Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TDDY or (1-800-877-
8339) or (202) 708-9300.

Alabama--Jasper H. Boatright, Beacon Ridge Tower, 600 Beacon Pkwy. 
West, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35209-3144; (205) 672-1230; TDD 
(205) 290-7624.
Alaska--Colleen Craig, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Suite 401, Anchorage, AK 
99508-4399; (907) 271-4684; TDD (907) 271-4328.
Arizona--Diane LeVan, 400 N. 5th St., Suite 1600, Arizona Center, 
Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TDD (602) 379-4461.
Arkansas--Billy M. Parsley, TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Ave., Suite 
900, Little Rock, AR 72201-3488; (501) 324-6375; TDD (501) 324-5931.
California--(Southern) Herbert L. Roberts, 1615 W. Olympic Blvd., 
Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801; (213) 251-7235; TDD (213) 251-7038.
    (Northern) Gordon H. McKay, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. Box 
36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 556-5576; TDD (415) 556-
8357.
Colorado--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St., 
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Connecticut--Daniel Kolesar, 330 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106-1860; 
(203) 240-4508; TDD (203) 240-4522.
Delaware--John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th St., 
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392; (215) 597-2665; TDD (215) 597-5564.
District of Columbia (and MD and VA suburbs)--James H. McDaniel, 820 
First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002; (202) 275-0994; TDD (202) 275-
0772.
Florida--James N. Nichol, 301 West Bay St., Suite 2200, 
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121; (904) 232-3587; TDD (904) 791-1241.
Georgia--Charles N. Straub, Russell Fed. Bldg., Room 688, 75 Spring 
St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3388; (404) 331-5139; TDD (404) 730-2654.
Hawaii (and Pacific)--Patti A. Nicholas, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 
500, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813-4918; (808) 541-1327; 
TDD (808) 541-1356.
Idaho--John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97204-1596 
(503) 326-7018; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Illinois--Richard Wilson, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-
3507; (312) 353-1696; TDD (312) 353-7143.
Indiana--Robert F. Poffenberger, 151 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, 
IN 46204-2526; (317) 226-5169; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Iowa--Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley 
Road, Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TDD (402) 492-3183.
Kansas--Miguel Madrigal, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave., Kansas 
City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TDD (913) 551-6972.
Kentucky--Ben Cook, P.O. Box 1044, 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 
40201-1044; (502) 582-5394; TDD (502) 582-5139.
Louisiana--Greg Hamilton, P.O. Box 70288, 1661 Canal St., New 
Orleans, LA 70112-2887; (504) 589-7212; TDD (504) 589-7237.
Maine--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St., 
Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.
Maryland--Harold Young, 10 South Howard Street, 5th Floor, 
Baltimore, MD 21202-0000; (410) 962-2520x3026; TDD (410) 962-0106.
Massachusetts--Robert Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10 
Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5343; TDD (617) 565-
5453.
Michigan--Richard Wears, Patrick McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave., 
Detroit, MI 48226-2592; (313) 226-7186; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Minnesota--Shawn Huckleby, 220 2nd St. South, Minneapolis, MN 55401-
2195; (612) 370-3019; TDD (612) 370-3186.
Mississippi--Jeanie E. Smith, Dr. A. H. McCoy Fed. Bldg., 100 W. 
Capitol St., Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269-1096; (601) 965-4765; TDD 
(601) 965-4171.
Missouri--(Eastern) David H. Long, 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO 
63103-2836; (314) 539-6524; TDD (314) 539-6331.
    (Western) Miguel Madrigal, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave., 
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TDD (913) 551-6972.
Montana--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St., 
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Nebraska--Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill 
Valley Road, Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TDD (402) 492-
3183.
Nevada--(Las Vegas, Clark Cnty) Diane LeVan, 400 N. 5th St., Suite 
1600, 2 Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TDD (602) 
379-4461.
    (Remainder of State) Gordon H. McKay, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. 
Box 36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 556-5576; TDD (415) 
556-8357.
New Hampshire--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut 
St., Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.
New Jersey--Frank Sagarese, 1 Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102; (201) 
622-7900 x3300; TDD (201) 645-3298.
New Mexico--R. D. Smith, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort 
Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 885-5483; TDD (817) 885-5447.
New York--(Upstate) Michael F. Merrill, Lafayette Ct., 465 Main St., 
Buffalo, NY 14203-1780; (716) 846-5768; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
    (Downstate) Joan Dabelko, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-
0068; (212) 264-2885; TDD (212) 264-0927.
North Carolina--Charles T. Ferebee, Koger Building, 2306 West 
Meadowview Road, Greensboro, NC 27407; (910) 547-4006; TDD (910) 
547-4055.
North Dakota--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th 
St., Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Ohio--Jack E. Riordan, 200 North High St., Columbus, OH 43215-2499; 
(614) 469-6743; TDD (614) 469-6694.
Oklahoma--Katie Worsham, Murrah Fed. Bldg., 200 NW 5th St., Oklahoma 
City, OK 73102-3202; (405) 231-4973; TDD (405) 231-4181.
Oregon--John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97204-1596 
(503) 326-7018; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Pennsylvania--(Western) Bruce Crawford, Old Post Office and 
Courthouse Bldg., 700 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906; (412) 
644-5493; TDD (412) 644-5747.
    (Eastern) John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th St., 
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392; (215) 597-2665; TDD (215) 597-5564.
Puerto Rico (and Caribbean)--Carmen R. Cabrera, 159 Carlos Chardon 
Ave., San Juan, PR 00918-1804; (809) 766-5576; TDD (809) 766-5909.
Rhode Island--Robert Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10 
Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5343; TDD (617) 565-
5453.
South Carolina--Louis E. Bradley, Fed. Bldg., 1835-45 Assembly St., 
Columbia, SC 29201-2480; (803) 765-5564; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
South Dakota--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th 
St., Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Tennessee--Virginia Peck, 710 Locust St., Knoxville, TN 37902-2526; 
(615) 545-4393; TDD (615) 545-4559.
Texas--(Northern) R. D. Smith, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, 
Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 885-5483; TDD (817) 885-5447.
    (Southern) John T. Maldonado, Washington Sq., 800 Dolorosa, San 
Antonio, TX 78207-4563; (210) 229-6820; TDD (210) 229-6885.
Utah--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St., 
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Vermont--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St., 
Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.
Virginia--Joseph Aversano, 3600 W. Broad St., P.O. Box 90331, 
Richmond, VA 23230-0331; (804) 278-4503; TDD (804) 278-4501.
Washington--John Peters, Federal Office Bldg., 909 First Ave., Suite 
200, Seattle, WA 98104-1000; (206) 220-5150; TDD (206) 220-5185.
West Virginia--Bruce Crawford, Old Post Office & Courthouse Bldg., 
700 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906; (412) 644-5493; TDD (412) 
644-5747.
Wisconsin--Lana J. Vacha, Henry Reuss Fed. Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin 
Ave., Ste. 1380, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289; (414) 297-3113; TDD * via 
1-800-877-8339.
Wyoming--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St., 
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
[FR Doc. 94-11214 Filed 5-5-94; 4:16 pm]
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