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Part VI





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing



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NOFA for Youth Development Initiative Under Public and Indian Housing 
Family Investment Centers; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
[Docket No. N-94-3756; FR-3707-N-01]

 
NOFA for Youth Development Initiative Under Public and Indian 
Housing Family Investment Centers

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

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: HUD is announcing the availability of $5 million in funding 
for Fiscal Year 1994 for a Youth Development Initiative under the 
Family Investment Center Program (FIC). The Youth Development 
Initiative under FIC will provide five grants for innovative violence 
abatement strategies that have been developed by youth for public 
housing. The Youth Development Initiative furthers the mission of 
Operation Safe Home, a major Clinton Administration Initiative that 
addresses the larger problem of violence in America's low-income 
communities. The Youth Development Initiative will provide young 
individuals (ages 13-25), including noncustodial parents with child 
support agreements for children that are public housing residents and 
who would be capable of meeting their obligations by being provided 
such services, with better access to comprehensive education and 
employment opportunities and supportive services. The grants will be 
for up to three to five years in duration, depending upon the 
activities undertaken, and will involve youth as active partners, to 
provide leadership opportunities and improve the capacity for long-term 
training and services for young residents. The Department has proposed 
regulations for this program as part of the Tenant Participation and 
Tenant Opportunity (TOP) rule, published on April 19, 1994 (59 FR 
18666).
    In the body of this document is information concerning the purpose 
of the NOFA, eligibility, available amounts, ranking factors, and 
application processing, including how to apply and how selections will 
be made.

DATES: Application kits will be available beginning May 13, 1994. The 
application deadline will be 4:30 p.m., local time, on July 12, 1994.

ADDRESSES: An application kit may be obtained from the local HUD Field 
Office with delegated responsibilities over an applicant public housing 
agency (see Appendix for listing), or by calling the HUD Resident 
Initiatives Clearinghouse toll free number 1-800-955-2232. Telephone 
requests must include your name, mailing address, or post office 
address (including zip code), telephone number (including area code), 
and should refer to document FR-3707-N-01. This NOFA cannot be used as 
the application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bertha M. Jones, Office of Resident 
Initiatives (ORI), Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, S.W., Room 4112, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 
number: (202) 708-3611 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or 
speech-impaired persons may use the Telecommunications Devices for the 
Deaf (TDD) by contacting the Federal Information Relay Service on 1-
800-877-TDDY (1-800-877-8339) or 202-708-9300 (not a toll free number) 
for information on the program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The information collection requirements contained in this notice 
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, under 
section 3504(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), and assigned OMB control number 2577-0189.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

A. Authority

    Section 22 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437t) provides for the establishment of Family Investment Centers 
(FIC). The Department has proposed regulations for this program as part 
of the Tenant Participation and Tenant Opportunity (TOP) rule, 
published on April 19, 1994 (59 FR 18666). This NOFA is being issued in 
conformity with the statutory requirements of FIC, in order to make 
funding available as soon as possible.

B. Allocation Amounts

    In the NOFA for Public and Indian Housing Family Investment Centers 
published on February 28, 1994 (59 FR 9592), as amended on April 19, 
1994 (59 FR 18570), the Department announced the availability of $69 
million for funding Family Investment Center activities by public 
housing agencies (PHAs) or Indian housing authorities. In today's NOFA, 
an additional $5 million is being made available to public housing 
agencies (PHAs) under FIC for the Youth Development Initiative, to 
further advance the goals of FIC and the Administration's Operation 
Safe Home (OSH). If the entire $5 million is not needed to carry out 
the Youth Development Initiative, remaining funds will be made 
available for funding FIC activities.
    The FIC Youth Development Initiative grants will be targeted to 
assist youth in gaining access to education, employment, and supportive 
services. HUD expects that this funding will demonstrate the importance 
of comprehensive supportive services in contributing to the reduction 
of unemployment among our youth and crime and violence in public 
housing communities. This Youth Development Initiative requires the 
design and implementation by the targeted youth in partnership with the 
PHA.
    Each applicant may submit only one application under this NOFA. For 
this Youth Development Initiative, the maximum grant amount per 
applicant under this NOFA is $1 million. Although both PHAs and IHAs 
are eligible applicants in the main FIC NOFA published earlier, only 
PHAs may apply for the set-aside funds announced in this NOFA.

C. Overview and Policy

    The stated purpose of Section 22 for FIC is:

    [T]o provide families living in public housing with better 
access to educational and employment opportunities to achieve self-
sufficiency and independence by: (a) developing facilities in or 
near public housing for training and support services; (b) 
mobilizing public and private resources to expand and improve the 
delivery of such services; (c) providing funding for such essential 
training and support services that cannot otherwise be funded; and 
(d) improving the capacity of management to assess the training and 
service needs of families, coordinate the provision of training and 
services that meet such needs, and ensure the long-term provision of 
such training and services.

    Although section 22 is phrased in terms of ``families'' living in 
public housing, because of section 527 of the National Affordable 
Housing Act (104 Stat. 4216; 42 U.S.C. 1437aa note) (NAHA), the 
definition of ``families'' may be used interchangeably as individuals. 
This special Initiative is being made available to individuals (youths, 
ages 13-25), including noncustodial parents with child support 
agreements for children living in public housing and who would be made 
capable of meeting their obligations by being provided these services.
    The Department envisions that this Initiative under FIC will 
complement other youth programs, drug elimination efforts, and Youth 
Sports activities to increase the rates of school completion, 
enrollment in advanced education, or training and employment. PHAs that 
are recipients of or applicants for other programs with youth training 
opportunities must coordinate this FIC Youth Development Initiative 
with these programs. As an incentive to becoming self-sufficient, the 
earnings of public housing ``individuals/youths'' participating in this 
Youth Development Initiative shall not be treated as income for the 
purpose of rent calculation, and services are not treated as income for 
the purposes of any other program or provision of State or Federal law, 
including rent assistance, subject to the limitations set out in 
section I.F(5), ``Treatment of Income,'' of this NOFA. This Initiative 
is administered by the Department's Office of Resident Initiatives in 
the Office of Public and Indian Housing, with assistance from a network 
of Community Relations and Involvement Specialists in HUD Field 
Offices.

D. Definitions

    For purposes of this NOFA, the following definitions apply:
    Eligible Residents means public housing residents aged 13-25 of a 
participating PHA, including noncustodial parents with child support 
agreements for children living in public housing when those parents 
would be made capable of meeting their obligations by being provided 
services.
    Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    Service Coordinator means any person, including youth, who is 
responsible for:
    (1) Determining the eligibility of individuals to be served by this 
Youth Development Initiative;
    (2) Assessing training and service needs of eligible residents;
    (3) Working with service providers to coordinate the provision of 
services on a PHA-wide or less-than-PHA-wide basis, and to tailor the 
services to the needs and characteristics of eligible residents;
    (4) Mobilizing public and private resources to ensure that the 
supportive services identified can be funded over the five-year period, 
at least, following the initial receipt of funding under this NOFA;
    (5) Monitoring and evaluating the delivery, impact, and 
effectiveness of any supportive service funded with capital or 
operating assistance under this program;
    (6) Coordinating the development and implementation of this Youth 
FIC Initiative with other self-sufficiency programs and other education 
and employment programs; or
    (7) Performing other duties and functions that are appropriate for 
providing eligible residents with better access to educational and 
employment opportunities.
    Supportive Services means new or significantly expanded services 
essential to providing youth in public housing with better access to 
educational and employment opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency 
and independence. (PHAs applying for funds to provide supportive 
services must demonstrate that the services will be provided at a 
higher level than currently provided). Program funds may be used for 
the provision of not more than 15 percent of the cost of any supportive 
services (which may be provided directly to eligible residents by the 
public housing agency or by contract or lease through other appropriate 
agencies or providers). Supportive services may include:
    (1) Child care, of a type that provides sufficient hours of 
operation and serves appropriate ages as needed to facilitate parental 
access to education and job opportunities;
    (2) Employment training and counseling (e.g., job training, 
preparation and counseling, job development and placement, business 
management training and entrepreneurship development, and follow-up 
assistance after job placement);
    (3) Computer skills training;
    (4) Education (e.g., remedial education, literacy training, 
completion of secondary or post-secondary education, and assistance in 
the attainment of certificates of high school equivalency);
    (5) Transportation as necessary to enable any participating youth 
to receive available services or to commute to his or her place of 
employment;
    (6) Personal welfare (e.g., substance/alcohol abuse treatment and 
counseling, self-development counseling, etc.);
    (7) Supportive Health Care Services (e.g., outreach and referral 
services); and
    (8) Any other services and resources, including case management, 
that are determined to be appropriate in assisting eligible residents.
    Vacant Unit means a dwelling unit that is not under an effective 
lease to an eligible family. An effective lease is a lease under which 
an eligible family has a right to possession of the unit and is being 
charged rent, even if the amount of any utility allowance equals or 
exceeds the amount of a total tenant payment that is based on income 
and, as a result, the amount paid by the family to the PHA is zero.

E. Eligibility

    (1) Eligible Applicants. Funding for this program is limited to 
public housing authorities. The factors for award reflect that half of 
the points possible are for the provision of supportive services, 
whether provided by the PHA or through partnerships with other social 
service agencies. Facilities assisted shall be on or near the premises 
of public housing. For all families using FIC services, other than 
eligible residents (as defined in Section I.D of this NOFA), any 
additional costs incurred are to be borne by other resources.
    To be eligible under this NOFA, a PHA cannot have serious 
unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General audit findings; fair housing 
and equal opportunity monitoring review findings; or Field Office 
management review findings. In addition, the PHA must be in compliance 
with civil rights laws and equal opportunity requirements. A PHA will 
be considered to be in compliance if:
    (a) As a result of formal administrative proceedings, there are no 
outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil rights laws unless the 
PHA is operating in compliance with a HUD-approved compliance agreement 
designed to correct the area(s) of noncompliance;
    (b) There is no adjudication of a civil rights violation in a civil 
action brought against it by a private individual, unless the PHA 
demonstrates that it is operating in compliance with a court order, or 
implementing a HUD-approved resident selection and assignment plan or 
compliance agreement, designed to correct the area(s) of noncompliance;
    (c) There is no deferral of Federal funding based upon civil rights 
violations;
    (d) HUD has not 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 HUD's 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);
    (e) There is no pending civil rights suit brought against the PHA 
by the Department of Justice; and
    (f) There is no unresolved charge of discrimination against the PHA 
issued by the Secretary under section 810(g) of the Fair Housing Act, 
as implemented by 24 CFR 103.400.
    (2) Eligible Activities. To develop such a Youth Development 
Initiative, program funds may be used for the following activities to 
guarantee youth access to comprehensive services:
    (a) The renovation, conversion, or combination of vacant dwelling 
units in a PHA development to create common areas to accommodate the 
provision of supportive services;
    (b) The renovation of existing common areas in a PHA development to 
accommodate the provision of supportive services;
    (c) The renovation, acquisition, or construction of facilities 
located near the premises of one or more PHA developments to 
accommodate the provision of supportive services. Under this NOFA, 
acquisition and new construction will be treated the same as 
substantial rehabilitation (renovation/conversion) activities, for such 
purposes as ranking and submission requirements.
    (d) The provision of not more than 15 percent of the total cost of 
supportive services (which may be provided directly to eligible 
residents by the PHA or by contract or lease through other appropriate 
agencies or providers), but only if the PHA demonstrates that:
    (i) The supportive services are appropriate to improve the access 
of eligible residents for employment and educational opportunities; and
    (ii) The PHA has made diligent efforts to use or obtain other 
available resources to fund or provide such services; and
    (e) The employment of service coordinators.
    (3) Other Eligibility Related Requirements. (a) Grants used solely 
for the activities listed in paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) of Section 
I.E(2), ``Eligible Activities,'' of this NOFA, shall be completed 
within three years of the effective date of the grant. Other eligible 
activities may be funded over a maximum five-year period.
    (b) Each applicant should submit a description of the Supportive 
Services Activities and/or the renovation or conversion to be 
conducted, along with a budget and timetable for those activities. This 
description should include the PHA's plans to:
    (i) Ensure provision of employment, on-the-job training and work 
experience, education, childcare, transportation, and assistance in 
resolving personal or family crises;
    (ii) Encourage the active involvement of local labor unions, junior 
and senior high schools, two- and four-year post secondary 
institutions, and community agencies; and
    (iii) Ensure outreach and recruitment efforts and integrate service 
delivery, intake assessment, and case management.
    (c) Each applicant must submit a budget, timetable, and list of 
milestones for the five-year period (following initial receipt of 
funding), at least, covered by the applicant's description of 
supportive services. Milestones shall include the number of youth to be 
served, types of services, and dollar amounts to be allocated over the 
five-year period.
    (d) Each applicant must demonstrate a firm commitment of assistance 
from one or more sources ensuring that supportive services will be 
provided for not less than one year following the completion of 
activities funded under this NOFA.
    (e) When a grant application is approved, the PHA must receive 
approval from HUD to conduct renovation or conversions. Approval must 
be provided prior to drawing down funds.
    (f) If a renovation is done off-site, the PHA must provide 
documentation that it has control of the proposed property. Control can 
be evidenced through a lease agreement, ownership documentation, or 
other appropriate documentation (see Sections III.B(3) and III.C(14) of 
this NOFA).

F. Other Program Requirements

    (1) Youth/Resident Involvement. The Department has a longstanding 
policy of encouraging PHAs to promote resident involvement, and to 
facilitate cooperative partnerships to achieve specific and mutual 
goals. Therefore, youth/residents must be included in the planning and 
implementation of this program. The PHA shall develop a process that 
assures that public housing youth, through their Resident Council if 
feasible, are active partners in the development of the content of the 
PHA's application in response to this NOFA. The PHA shall give full 
consideration to the comments and concerns of the youth 
representatives. The Department envisions that the youth 
representatives will work in concert with the duly elected Resident 
Council. The process shall include:
    (a) Informing youth of the selected developments regarding the 
preparation of the application, and providing for residents to become 
active partners in the development of the application.
    (b) Once a draft application has been prepared, the PHA shall make 
a copy available for reading in the management office; provide copies 
of the draft to the duly-elected resident organization representing the 
residents of the developments involved; and provide adequate 
opportunity for comment by all residents, including youth, of the 
development and their representative organizations prior to making the 
application final. A copy of all comments shall be kept on file for 
review, at their request, by the duly elected Resident Council and HUD.
    (c) After HUD approval of a grant, notify youth and other residents 
of the development, and any representative organizations, of approval 
of the grant; notify the youth of the availability of the HUD-approved 
implementation schedule in the management office for reading; and 
develop a system to facilitate a regular youth role in all aspects of 
program implementation.
    (2) Training/Employment of PHA Youth Residents.
    (a) Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701u) (Section 3) requires that programs of direct financial 
assistance administered by HUD provide, to the greatest extent 
feasible, opportunities for job training and employment to lower income 
residents in connection with projects in their neighborhoods. For 
purposes of training and employment, the PHA may offer opportunities to 
Section 3 residents in the following priority: (i) Youth residents of 
the housing development for which the assistance is being provided; 
(ii) residents who reside within a project area as defined in 24 CFR 
135.15 and who reside in developments managed by the PHA that is 
expending the assistance; and (iii) other residents of the Section 3 
area. Therefore, at a minimum each PHA, and each of its contractors and 
subcontractors receiving funds under this program, shall to the 
greatest extent feasible, employ PHA residents to provide services and 
renovation or conversion work.
    (b) For purposes of the requirements under Section 3, to the 
greatest extent feasible means that the PHA shall:
    (1) Attempt to recruit PHA youth from the appropriate areas through 
Resident/Youth Councils, local advertising media, signs placed at the 
proposed FIC project site, and community organizations and public or 
private institutions operating within the development area. The PHA 
shall include in its outreach and marketing efforts, procedures to 
attract the least likely to apply for this program because it includes 
construction/renovation type of activities, i.e., low-income households 
headed by women and persons with disabilities; and
    (2) Determine the qualifications of PHA residents when they apply, 
either on their own or on referral from any source, and employ PHA 
youth if their qualifications are satisfactory and the contractor has 
openings. If the PHA is unable to employ youth determined to be 
qualified, those residents shall be listed for the first available 
openings.
    (3) Davis-Bacon Requirements. All laborers and mechanics employed 
by contractors or the PHA in renovation or conversion (including 
combining of units) on the premises of the PHA development to 
accommodate the provision of supportive services under this program 
shall be paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as 
predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act 
(40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5). All architects, technical engineers, 
draftsmen, and technicians employed with respect to such work shall be 
paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality as determined 
by HUD. These requirements do not apply to volunteers under the 
conditions set out in 24 CFR part 70.
    (4) Youth/Resident Compensation. Residents employed to provide 
services funded under this program or described in the application 
shall be paid at a rate not less than the highest of:
    (a) The minimum wage that would be applicable to the employees 
under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), if section 6(a)(1) 
of the FLSA applied to the resident and if the resident were not exempt 
under section 13 of the FLSA;
    (b) The State or local minimum wage for the most nearly comparable 
covered employment; or
    (c) The prevailing rate of pay for persons employed in similar 
public occupations by the same employer.
    (5) Treatment of Income. (a) 1937 Act. As provided in section 22(i) 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act), no service 
provided to a PHA resident under this program may be treated as income 
for the purpose of any other program or provision of State, or Federal 
law. Program participation shall begin on the first day the resident 
enters training or begins to receive services. Furthermore, the 
earnings of and benefits to any PHA youth resulting from participation 
in the FIC program shall not be considered as income in computing the 
tenant's total annual income that is used to determine the tenant 
rental payment during:
    (i) The period that the youth participates in the program; and
    (ii) The period that begins with the commencement of employment of 
the youth in the first job acquired by the youth after completion of 
the program that is not funded by assistance under the 1937 Act, and 
ends on the earlier of:
    (A) The date the youth ceases to continue employment without good 
cause; or
    (B) The expiration of the 18-month period beginning on the date of 
commencement of employment in the first job not funded by assistance 
under this program.
    (6) Reports. Each PHA receiving a grant shall submit to HUD an 
annual progress report, participant evaluation and assessment data, and 
other information, as needed, regarding the effectiveness of the Youth 
Development Initiative in providing youth with access to education and 
job opportunities and supportive services.

G. Ranking Factors

    Each application for grant award will be evaluated if it is 
submitted as required under Section II.B of this NOFA and meets the 
eligibility requirements in Section I.E of this NOFA. Applications 
submitted for funds that include renovation (including acquisition and 
new construction), conversion, or combination of dwelling unit 
activities will be competitively selected based on the highest scores 
out of a possible 150 points. Applications submitted for funds solely 
to implement supportive services will be competitively selected based 
on the highest scores out of a possible 150 points. Grants will be 
awarded to the five highest-ranked eligible applicants.
    HUD will review and evaluate the application as follows, according 
to whether the application seeks funds for supportive services only or 
for other activities:
    (1) Conversion/Renovation/Supportive Services Activities (Maximum 
150 points). If the applicant is proposing to build or rehab a facility 
to render programmatic services, applications will be scored on the 
following factors:
    (a) Evidence of the need for supportive services by eligible 
residents [10 points];
    (b) The extent to which the envisioned renovation, conversion, and 
combination activities are appropriate to facilitate the provision of 
youth FIC services [15 points];
    (c) The extent to which each service provider has evidenced that 
supportive services and other resources will be provided until at least 
the later of: (i) five years following the initial receipt of funding 
under this NOFA; or (ii) one year following the completion of 
activities funded under this NOFA [25 points];
    (d) The extent to which the PHA has demonstrated that it has 
partnered with youth in the planning phase for the Youth FIC, and will 
further include the youth residents in the implementation phase [40 
points];
    (e) The extent to which the PHA has demonstrated that it will 
contract with or employ youth to provide services and conduct 
conversion and renovation activities [15 points];
    (f) The ability of the PHA or designated service provider to 
provide the supportive services [5 points];
    (g) The extent to which the PHA has coordinated implementation of 
the program, including those in target areas such as Weed and Seed, 
Distressed, etc., with State and or local service agencies [5 points]. 
In assigning points for this factor, HUD shall consider the extent of 
the involvement of those agencies in the development of the application 
and their commitment of assistance in the implementation of the Youth 
FIC. The commitment of these agencies may be demonstrated through 
evidence of intent to provide direct financial assistance or other 
resources, such as social services (i.e., counseling and training); the 
use of public housing funds available through existing State and local 
programs; or other commitments; and
    (h) The extent to which the PHA has demonstrated success in 
modernization activities under the Comprehensive Grant/Comprehensive 
Improvement Assistance (CIAP) Programs (see 24 CFR part 968); has a 
good record of maintaining and operating public housing, as determined 
by the Public Housing Management Assessment Plan (PHMAP) (see 24 CFR 
part 901); and has utilized innovative and workable strategies to 
improve management [10 points]; and
    (i) The extent to which the PHA has demonstrated that it will 
commit to its Youth FIC part of its formula allocation of Comprehensive 
Grant Program (CGP) funds for CGP-eligible activities that result in 
employment, training, and contracting opportunities for eligible youth 
[25 points].
    (2) Supportive Services Only (Maximum 150 points). If applicant is 
proposing to use funds solely for the provision of supportive services, 
applications for funds for these activities will be scored on the 
following factors:
    (a) Evidence of the need for supportive services by eligible youth. 
[10 points];
    (b) Certification that the PHA has control of a site to facilitate 
the provision of supportive services appropriate for the FIC program 
[10 points];
    (c) The extent to which each service provider has evidenced that 
supportive services and other resources will be provided until at least 
the later of: (i) five years following the initial receipt of funding 
under this NOFA; or (ii) one year following the completion of 
activities funded under this NOFA [25 points];
    (d) The extent to which the PHA has demonstrated that it has 
partnered with youth in the planning phase for the FIC, and will 
further include the youth in the implementation phase [40 points];
    (e) The extent to which the PHA has demonstrated that it will 
contract with or employ youth to provide services [15 points];
    (f) Past experience in obtaining and providing similar services for 
PHA youth [5 points];
    (g) The ability of the PHA or a designated service provider to 
provide the supportive services [5 points];
    (h) The extent to which the PHA has a good record of maintaining 
and operating public housing, as determined by its Public Housing 
Management Assessment Plan (PHMAP), and has utilized innovative and 
workable strategies to improve management [10 points];
    (i) The extent to which the PHA has coordinated implementation of 
the program, including those in target areas such as Weed and Seed, 
Distressed, etc., with State and/or local social service agencies [5 
points]. In assigning points for this factor, HUD shall consider the 
involvement of those agencies in the development of the application and 
their commitment of assistance in the implementation of the FIC. The 
commitment of these agencies may be demonstrated through evidence of 
intent to provide direct financial assistance or other resources, such 
as social services (e.g., counseling and training); the use of public 
housing funds available through existing State and local programs; or 
other commitments; and
    (j) Extent to which the PHA has demonstrated that it will commit to 
its Youth FIC part of its formula allocation of Comprehensive Grant 
Program (CGP) funds for CGP-eligible activities that result in 
employment, training, and contracting opportunities for its residents 
[25 points].

H. Environmental Review

    Any environmental impact regarding eligible activities will be 
addressed through an environmental review of that activity as required 
by 24 CFR part 50, including the applicable related laws and 
authorities under section 50.4, to be completed by HUD, to ensure that 
any environmental impact will be addressed before assistance is 
provided to the PHA. Grantees will be expected to adhere to all 
assurances applicable to environmental concerns as contained in this 
NOFA and grant agreements.

II. Application Submissions Process

A. Application Kit

    An application kit is required as the formal submission to apply 
for funding. The kit includes information and guidance on preparation 
of a Plan and Budget for activities proposed by the applicant. This 
process facilitates the execution of the grant for those selected to 
receive funding. An application may be obtained from the local HUD 
Field Offices with delegated responsibilities over an applying PHA (See 
Appendix A for listing), or by calling HUD's Resident Initiatives 
Clearinghouse toll free number 1-800-955-2232. Requests for application 
kits must include your name, mailing address or P.O. Box (including zip 
code), and telephone number (including area code), and should refer to 
document FR-3707-N-01. Applications may be requested beginning May 13, 
1994.

B. Application Submission

    The original and two copies of the application must be submitted. 
The Appendix lists addresses of HUD Field Offices that will accept the 
completed application.
    The application must be physically received by 4:30 p.m., local 
time, on July 12, 1994. This application deadline is firm 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 deadline. Applicants should take this 
practice into account and make early submission of their applications 
to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought on by unanticipated 
delays or other delivery-related problems. Facsimile and telegraphic 
applications are not authorized and shall not be considered.

III. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements

    The Application Kit will contain a checklist of all application 
submission requirements to complete the application process.
    A. Applications for Supportive Services Only must contain the 
following information: (1) Name and address (or P.O. Box) of the PHA. 
Name and telephone number of contact person (in the event further 
information or clarification is needed during the application review 
process);
    (2) SF-424A, Budget Information, Non-Construction Programs, and SF-
424B, Assurances, Non-Construction Programs;
    (3) A description of the need for supportive services by eligible 
youth residents;
    (4) A description of the supportive services that are to be 
provided over at least a 5-year period after the initial receipt of 
funding under this NOFA, and one year following the completion of 
activities funded under this NOFA and how the supportive services will 
enhance education and job opportunities for youth residents;
    (5) Evidence of a firm commitment of assistance from one or more 
sources ensuring that the supportive services will be provided for not 
less than one year following the completion of activities funded under 
this NOFA. Evidence shall be in the form of a letter or resolution. A 
cost allocation plan shall be submitted outlining the one-year 
commitment;
    (6) A description of public or private sources of assistance that 
can reasonably be expected to fund or provide supportive services, 
including evidence of any intention to provide assistance expressed by 
State and local governments, private foundations, and other 
organizations (including profit and nonprofit organizations);
    (7) A description of the plan for continuing operation of the Youth 
FIC, and the provision of services to youth after completion of the 
later of: (i) Five years following the initial receipt of funding under 
this NOFA; or (ii) one year following the completion of activities 
funded under this NOFA;
    (8) A certification from an appropriate service agency (in the case 
of FSS, the certification may be from the Coordinating Committee) that:
    (a) The provision of supportive services is well designed to 
provide youth with better access to educational and employment 
opportunities; and
    (b) There is a reasonable likelihood that such services will be 
funded or provided for the entire five-year period, at least, after the 
initial receipt of funding under this NOFA.
    (9) A description of assistance for which the PHA is applying;
    (10) A narrative on the location of the Youth FIC facility. Provide 
the precise location of the facility to be used for Youth FIC, and 
indicate its accessibility to residents, including distance from the 
development(s), and transportation necessary to receive services;
    (11) Evidence that the PHA has control of the Youth FIC site. If 
the facility is off-site, the PHA shall include copies of the 
negotiated lease and the terms, an option to lease, indicating that the 
facility is available to the PHA for use as a Youth FIC for the period 
ending the later of: (1) Five years following the initial receipt of 
funding under this NOFA, or (ii) one year following the completion of 
activities funded under this NOFA;
    (12) A certification that funds used to pay for a Service 
Coordinator are not duplicate expenses from any other program;
    (13) A description of the youth involvement and participation in 
the planning and implementation phases of this program;
    (14) A description of the services that PHA residents will be 
employed to provide;
    (15) Letters of commitment. The letters should identify all 
commitments for additional resources to be made available to the 
program from the applicant and other State, local, or private entities. 
The description shall include, but is not limited to, the commitment 
source, source committed, availability and use of funds, and other 
conditions associated with the loan, grant, gift, donation, 
contribution, etc. Commitments from State or local agencies may 
include, but are not limited to, vocational, adult, and bilingual 
education; Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Family Support Act 
of 1988 job training programs; child care; and social services 
assistance, counseling or drug addiction services. Commitments may 
include in-kind contributions, on-site journeymen or equivalent 
instructors, transportation, or other resources for use by participants 
of the Youth FIC;
    (16) Certification that efforts were made to use or obtain other 
resources to fund or provide the services proposed;
    (17) Certification of the extent to which the PHA will commit to 
its Youth FIC part of its formula allocation of Comprehensive Grant 
Program funds for CGP eligible activities that result in employment, 
training, and contracting opportunities for eligible residents, if 
applicable;
    (18) A project budget, timetable and narrative;
    (19) Certification that Youth FIC funding will not duplicate any 
other HUD funding, including CGP funding.
    (20) Equal Opportunity Requirements. The PHA must certify that it 
will carry out activities assisted under the program in compliance 
with:
    (a) The requirements of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619) 
and implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 100, 107, 109, 110, and 
121; and Executive Order 11063 (Equal Opportunity Housing implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR Part 107; and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 
Programs) and implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1;
    (b) The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age 
under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; the prohibition against 
discrimination against individuals with a disability under section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 8; and the requirements of Executive Order 
11246 and the implementing regulations issued at 41 CFR chapter 60;
    (c) The requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701u and implementing regulations 
at 24 CFR part 135; and
    (d) The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432, and 12138. 
Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, the grantee 
must make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women's business 
enterprises in connection with activities funded under this notice.
    (21) Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update Report 
must be completed in accordance with 24 CFR part 12, Accountability in 
the Provision of HUD Assistance. A copy is provided in the application 
kit.
    (22) Drug-Free Workplace Certification. The Drug-Free Workplace Act 
of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 701) requires grantees of federal agencies to 
certify that they will provide drug-free workplaces. Each potential 
recipient under this NOFA must certify that it will comply with drug-
free workplace requirements in accordance with the Act and with HUD's 
rules at 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
    (24) Certification regarding Lobbying. Section 319 of the 
Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, Public Law 101-121, 
approved October 23, 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') 
generally prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, grants, and loans 
from using appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative 
Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific 
contract, grant or loan. The Department's regulations on these 
restrictions on lobbying are codified at 24 CFR part 87. To comply with 
24 CFR 87.110, any PHA submitting an application under this 
announcement for more than $100,000 of budget authority must submit a 
certification and, if applicable, a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
(SF-LLL form).
    (25) A certification that:
    (a) The PHA will include in any contract for renovation or 
conversion (including combining of units) on the premises of the PHA 
development to accommodate the provision of supportive services under 
this program, a requirement that all laborers and mechanics (other than 
volunteers under the conditions set out in 24 CFR part 70) shall be 
paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as 
predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act 
(40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5);
    (b) The PHA will include in such contracts a requirement that all 
architects, technical engineers, draftsmen, and technicians (other than 
volunteers) shall be paid not less than the wages prevailing in the 
locality as determined by HUD; and
    (c) The PHA will pay such wage rates to its own employees engaged 
in this work.
    B. Applications for Renovation/Conversion Activities Only must 
contain the following information:
    (1) Name and address (or P.O. Box) of the PHA. Name and telephone 
number of contact person (in the event further information or 
clarification is needed during the application review process);
    (2) A narrative on the location of the off-site facility, if 
applicable. Provide the precise location of the Youth FIC facility 
(street address) and indicate its accessibility to residents, including 
distance from the development(s), and transportation necessary to 
receive services;
    (3) A narrative description of how the funds will be used;
    (4) Evidence that the PHA has control of the proposed premises. 
This shall include copies of the negotiated lease and the terms, an 
option to lease, indicating that the facility will be available to the 
PHA for use as a Youth FIC for the period ending the later of: (i) five 
years following the initial receipt of funding under this NOFA; or (ii) 
one year following the completion of activities funded under this NOFA;
    (5) A description of services that the PHA expects to be provided, 
to the greatest extent practicable, by youth residents, as described in 
Section I.F(2) of this NOFA. The Description shall include the position 
titles and numbers of youth expected to be employed for renovation/
conversion activities;
    (6) Certification of the extent to which the PHA will commit to its 
Youth FIC part of its formula allocation of Comprehensive Grant Program 
(CGP) funds for CGP eligible activities that result in employment, 
training, and contracting opportunities for eligible residents;
    (7) A project budget, timetable and narrative;
    (8) Certification that Youth FIC funding will not duplicate any 
other HUD funding, including CGP funding.
    (9) Equal Opportunity Requirements. The PHA must certify that it 
will carry out activities assisted under the program in compliance 
with:
    (a) The requirements of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619) 
and implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 100, 107, 109, 110, and 
121; and Executive Order 11063 (Equal Opportunity Housing implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR Part 107; and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 
Programs) and implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1;
    (b) The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age 
under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; the prohibition against 
discrimination against individuals with a disability under section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 8 and Title II or the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1009 (42 U.S.C. 12131) and implementing regulation 
at 28 CFR Part 35; and the requirements of Executive Order 11246 and 
the implementing regulations issued at 41 CFR chapter 60;
    (c) The requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701u and implementing regulations 
at 24 CFR part 135; and
    (d) The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432, and 12138. 
Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, the grantee 
must make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women's business 
enterprises in connection with activities funded under this notice.
    (10) Evidence of a firm commitment of assistance from one or more 
sources ensuring that the supportive services will be provided for not 
less than one year following the completion of activities funded under 
this NOFA. Evidence shall be in the form of a letter or resolution. A 
cost allocation plan shall be submitted outlining the one-year 
commitment;
    (11) Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update Report 
must be completed in accordance with 24 CFR part 12, Accountability in 
the Provision of HUD Assistance. A copy is provided in the application 
kit.
    (12) Drug-Free Workplace Certification. The Drug-Free Workplace Act 
of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 701) requires grantees of federal agencies to 
certify that they will provide drug-free workplaces. Each potential 
recipient under this NOFA must certify that it will comply with drug-
free workplace requirements in accordance with the Act and with HUD's 
rules at 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
    (13) Certification Regarding Lobbying. Section 319 of the 
Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, Public Law 101-121, 
approved October 23, 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') 
generally prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, grants, and loans 
from using appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative 
Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific 
contract, grant or loan. The Department's regulations on these 
restrictions on lobbying are codified at 24 CFR part 87. To comply with 
24 CFR 87.110, any PHA submitting an application under this 
announcement for more than $100,000 of budget authority must submit a 
certification and, if applicable, a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
(SF-LLL form).
    (14) A certification that:
    (a) The PHA will include in any contract for renovation or 
conversion (including combining of units) on the premises of the PHA 
development to accommodate the provision of supportive services under 
this program, a requirement that all laborers and mechanics (other than 
volunteers under the conditions set out in 24 CFR part 70) shall be 
paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as 
predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act 
(40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5);
    (b) The PHA will include in such contracts a requirement that all 
architects, technical engineers, draftsmen, and technicians (other than 
volunteers) shall be paid not less than the wages prevailing in the 
locality as determined by HUD;
    (c) The PHA will pay such wage rates to its own employees engaged 
in this work; and
    (d) If new construction is undertaken, the PHA has looked at other 
appropriate facilities and cannot make those usable for FIC purposes.
    C. Applications for Both Supportive Services and Renovation/
Conversion Activities must contain the following information:
    (1) Name and address (or P.O. Box) of the PHA. Name and telephone 
number of contact person (in the event further information or 
clarification is needed during the application review process);
    (2) SF-424A, Budget Information, Non-Construction Programs, and SF-
424B, Assurances, Non-Construction Programs;
    (3) A description of assistance for which the PHA is applying;
    (4) A description of the need for supportive services by eligible 
residents;
    (5) Evidence of a firm commitment of assistance from one or more 
sources ensuring that the supportive services will be provided for not 
less than one year following the completion of activities funded under 
this NOFA. Evidence shall be in the form of a letter or resolution. A 
cost allocation plan shall be submitted outlining the one-year 
commitment;
    (6) A description of the plan for continuing operation of the Youth 
FIC and the provision of supportive services to families after the 
later of: (i) five years following the initial receipt of funding under 
this NOFA; or (ii) one year following the completion of activities 
funded under this NOFA;
    (7) A description of services that the PHA expects to be provided, 
to the greatest extent practicable by PHA residents as provided under 
Section I.F(2) of this NOFA;
    (8) A description of the positions and numbers of residents 
expected to be employed for renovation, conversion, and other eligible 
activities;
    (9) A description of the youth involvement in the planning and 
implementation phases of this program.
    (10) Certification of the extent to which the PHA will commit to 
its Youth FIC part of its formula allocation of Comprehensive Grant 
Program (CGP) funds for CGP eligible activities that result in 
employment, training, and contracting opportunities for eligible 
residents;
    (11) A project budget, timetable, and narrative;
    (12) Letters of commitment. Identify all commitments for additional 
resources to be made available to the program from the applicant and 
other State, local, or private entities. The description shall include, 
but is not limited to, the commitment source, source committed, 
availability and use of funds, and other conditions associated with the 
loan, grant, gift, donation, contribution, etc. Commitments from State 
or local agencies may include, but are not limited to, vocational, 
adult, and bilingual education; JTPA and Family Support Act of 1988 job 
training programs; child care; and social services assistance, 
counseling or drug addiction services. Commitments may include in-kind 
contributions, on-site journeymen or equivalent instructors, 
transportation, or other resources for use by participants of the FIC.
    (13) A narrative on the location of the facility. Provide the 
precise location of the Youth FIC facility (street address) and its 
accessibility to residents including distance from the development(s), 
and transportation necessary to receive services;
    (14) Evidence that the PHA has control of the proposed off-site 
premises. This shall include copies of the negotiated lease and the 
terms, an option to lease, indicating that the facility will be 
available to the PHA for use as a Youth FIC for the period ending the 
later of: (i) five years following the initial receipt of funding under 
this NOFA; or (ii) one year following the completion of activities 
funded under this NOFA;
    (15) Certification that Youth FIC funding will not duplicate any 
other HUD funding, including CGP funding.
    (16) Equal Opportunity Requirements. The PHA must certify that it 
will carry out activities assisted under the program in compliance 
with:
    (a) The requirements of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619) 
and implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 100, 107, 109, 110, and 
121; and Executive Order 11063 (Equal Opportunity Housing implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 107; and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted 
Programs) and implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1;
    (b) The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age 
under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146; the prohibition against 
discrimination against individuals with a disability under section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 8 and Title II or the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1009 (42 U.S.C. 12131) and implementing regulation 
at 28 CFR Part 35; and the requirements of Executive Order 11246 and 
the implementing regulations issued at 41 CFR chapter 60;
    (c) The requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701u and implementing regulations 
at 24 CFR part 135; and
    (d) The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432, and 12138. 
Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, the grantee 
must make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women's business 
enterprises in connection with activities funded under this notice.
    (17) Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update Report 
must be completed in accordance with 24 CFR part 12, Accountability in 
the Provision of HUD Assistance. A copy is provided in the application 
kit.
    (18) Drug-Free Workplace Certification. The Drug-Free Workplace Act 
of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 701) requires grantees of federal agencies to 
certify that they will provide drug-free workplaces. Each potential 
recipient under this NOFA must certify that it will comply with drug-
free workplace requirements in accordance with the Act and with HUD's 
rules at 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
    (19) Certification regarding Lobbying. Section 319 of the 
Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, Public Law 101-121, 
approved October 23, 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') 
generally prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, grants, and loans 
from using appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative 
Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific 
contract, grant or loan. The Department's regulations on these 
restrictions on lobbying are codified at 24 CFR part 87. To comply with 
24 CFR 87.110, any PHA submitting an application under this 
announcement for more than $100,000 of budget authority must submit a 
certification and, if applicable, a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
(SF-LLL form).
    (20) A certification that:
    (a) The PHA will include in any contract for renovation or 
conversion (including combining of units) on the premises of the PHA 
development to accommodate the provision of supportive services under 
this program, a requirement that all laborers and mechanics (other than 
volunteers under the conditions set out in 24 CFR part 70) shall be 
paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality, as 
predetermined by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the Davis-Bacon Act 
(40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5);
    (b) The PHA will include in such contracts a requirement that all 
architects, technical engineers, draftsmen, and technicians (other than 
volunteers) shall be paid not less than the wages prevailing in the 
locality as determined by HUD.
    (c) If new construction is undertaken, the PHA has looked at other 
appropriate facilities and cannot make those usable for FIC purposes.

IV. Corrections to Deficient Applications

    After the submission deadline date, HUD will screen each 
application to determine whether it is complete. If an application 
lacks certain technical items, such as certifications or assurances, or 
contains a technical error, such as an incorrect signatory, HUD will 
notify the applicant in writing that it has 14 calendar days from the 
date of HUD's written notification to cure the technical deficiency. If 
the applicant fails to submit the missing material within the 14-day 
cure period, HUD will disqualify the application.
    This 14-day cure period applies only to nonsubstantive deficiencies 
or errors. Deficiencies capable of cure will involve only items not 
necessary for HUD to assess the merits of an application against the 
ranking factors specified in this NOFA.

V. Other Matters

A. Other Federal Requirements

    In addition to the Equal Opportunity Requirements set forth in 
Section III, Checklist of Application Submission Requirements, of this 
NOFA, grantees must comply with the following requirements:
    (1) Ineligible contractors. The provisions of 24 CFR part 24 
relating to the employment, engagement of services, awarding of 
contracts, or funding of any contractors or subcontractors during any 
period of debarment, suspension, or placement in ineligibility status.
    (2) Flood insurance. No building proposed for acquisition, 
construction, reconstruction, repair, or improvement to be assisted 
under this program may be located in an area that has been identified 
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as having special 
flood hazards, unless the community in which the area is situated is 
participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and the 
regulations thereunder (44 CFR parts 59-79), or less than a year has 
passed since FEMA notification regarding such hazards, and the grantee 
ensures that flood insurance on the structure is obtained in compliance 
with section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
    (3) Lead-based paint. The requirements, as applicable, of the Lead-
Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4821-4846), and 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR parts 35, 965 and 968.
    (4) Applicability of OMB Circulars. The policies, guidelines, and 
requirements of OMB Circular Nos. A-110 and A-122 with respect to the 
acceptance and use of assistance by private nonprofit organizations.
    (5) Relocation and Real Property Acquisition. The Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970 and HUD Handbook 1378, Tenant Assistance, Relocation and Real 
Property Acquisition, apply to the acquisition of real property for an 
assisted project and the displacement of any person (family, 
individual, business, nonprofit organization, or farm) as a direct 
result of acquisition, rehabilitation, or demolition for the project.

B. Environmental Review

    A finding of no significant impact with respect to the environment 
has been made for the NOFA for Public and Indian Housing Family 
Investment Centers (FR-3397) in accordance with HUD regulations in 24 
CFR part 50 that implement section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. (42 U.S.C. 4332) and applies equally 
to this NOFA. The finding of no significant impact is available for 
public inspection and copying Monday through Friday during regular 
business hours at the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of 
General Counsel, room 10276, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410.

C. Executive Order 12612, Federalism

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the policies 
contained in this notice will not have substantial direct effects on 
States or their political subdivisions, or the relationship between the 
Federal government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. As a result, 
the notice is not subject to review under the Order. The notice 
announces the availability of funds to provide youth living in public 
housing, or with children living in public housing, with better access 
to education and job opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency and 
independence.

D. Executive Order 12606, the Family

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that this notice has potential 
for a significant impact on family formation, maintenance, and general 
well-being. The purpose of the notice is to provide funding to assist 
youth living in public housing, or with children living in public 
housing, with better access to education and job opportunities to 
achieve self-sufficiency and independence, and, thus, could benefit 
families. However, because the impact on families is beneficial, no 
further review is considered necessary.

E. Section 102 HUD Reform Act: Documentation and Public Access 
Requirements

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

F. Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act

    HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3537a) 
became effective on June 12, 1991. That regulation, codified as 24 CFR 
part 4, applies to the funding competition announced today. The 
requirements of the rule continue to apply until the announcement of 
the selection of successful applicants.
    HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in the 
making of funding decisions are restrained by part 4 from providing 
advance information to any person (other than an authorized employee of 
HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from otherwise giving any 
applicant an unfair competitive advantage. Persons who apply for 
assistance in this competition should confine their inquiries to the 
subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.
    Applicants who have questions should contact the HUD Office of 
Ethics (202) 708-3815 (voice/TDD). (This is not a toll-free number.) 
The Office of Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD 
employees, as well. However, a HUD employee who has specific program 
questions, such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed 
with persons outside the Department, should contact his or her Regional 
or Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to 
which the question pertains.

G. Section 112 of the Reform Act

    Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 3537b) contains two provisions dealing with efforts to 
influence HUD's decisions with respect to financial assistance. The 
first imposes disclosure requirements on those who are typically 
involved in these efforts--those who pay others to influence the award 
of assistance or the taking of a management action by the Department 
and those who are paid to provide the influence. The second restricts 
the payment of fees to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD 
assistance, if the fees are tied to the number of housing units 
received or are based on the amount of assistance received, or if they 
are contingent upon the receipt of assistance.
    Section 13 was implemented by final rule published in the Federal 
Register on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912). If readers are involved in any 
efforts to influence the Department in these ways, they are urged to 
read the final rule, particularly the examples contained in Appendix A 
of the rule.
    Any questions about the rule should be directed to the Office of 
Ethics, room 2158, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, 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.

H. Freedom of Information Act

    Applications submitted in response to this NOFA are subject to 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). To assist the 
Department in determining whether to release information contained in 
an application in the event a FOIA request is received, and applicant 
may, through clear earmarking, or otherwise, indicate those portions of 
its application that it believes should not be disclosed. The 
applicant's views will be used solely to aid the Department in 
preparing its response to a FOIA request; however, the Department is 
required by the FOIA to make an independent evaluation of the 
information.
    HUD suggests that an applicant provide a basis, when possible, for 
its belief that confidential treatment is appropriate; general 
assertions or blanket requests for confidentiality, without more 
information, are of limited value to the Department in making 
determinations concerning the release of information under FOIA. The 
Department is required to segregate disclosable information from 
nondisclosable items, so an applicant should be careful to identify 
each portion of the application for which confidential treatment is 
requested.
    The Department emphasizes that the presence or absence of comments 
or earmarking regarding confidential information will have no bearing 
on the evaluation of applications submitted in response to this 
solicitation.

I. Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

    The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the 
disclosure requirements and prohibitions of section 319 of the 
Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 
Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') and the 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit 
recipients of federal contracts, grants or loans from using 
appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative branches 
of the Federal government in connection with a specific contract, 
grant, or loan. The prohibition also covers the awarding of contracts, 
grants, cooperative agreements, or loans unless the recipient has made 
an acceptable certification regarding lobbying. Under 24 CFR part 87, 
applicants, recipients, and subrecipients of assistance exceeding 
$100,000 must certify that no federal funds have been or will be spent 
on lobbying activities in connection with the assistance.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437t and 3535(d).

    Dated: May 6, 1994.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Boston, Massachusetts Field Office

Public Housing Division
Room 375,
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building,
10 Causeway Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02222-1092,
(617) 565-5234

Hartford, Connecticut Office

Public Housing Division,
330 Main St. First Floor,
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1860,
(203) 240-4522

Manchester, New Hampshire Office

Public Housing Division,
Norris Cotton Federal Building,
275 Chestnut St.,
Manchester, New Hampshire 03101-2487,
(603) 666-7681

Providence, Rhode Island Office

Public Housing Division,
330 John O. Pastore Federal Building and U.S.
Post Office--Kennedy Plaza,
Providence, Rhode Island 02903-1785,
(401) 528-5351

New York, New York Field Office

Public Housing Division,
26 Federal Plaza,
New York, New York 10278-0068,
(212) 264-6500

Buffalo, New York Office

Public Housing Division,
465 Main Street,
Lafayette Court, 5th Fl.,
Buffalo, New York 14203-1780,
(716) 846-5755

Newark, New Jersey Office

Public Housing Division,
Military Park Building,
60 Park Place,
Newark, New Jersey 07102-5504,
(201) 877-1662

Washington, DC Office

Public Housing Division,
820 First St. NE., Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20002-4502,
(202) 275-9200

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Field Office

Public Housing Division,
Liberty Square Building,
105 South 7th Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-3392

Baltimore, Maryland Office

Public Housing Division,
City Crescent Building,
10 South Howard St., 5th Floor,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-2505,
(410) 962-2520

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office

Public Housing Division,
Old Post Office Courthouse Building,
700 Grant St.,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-1939,
(412) 644-6428

Richmond, Virginia Office

Public Housing Division,
The 3600 Centre,
3600 West Broad St.,
P.O Box 90331,
Richmond, Virginia 23230-0331,
(804) 278-4507

Charleston, West Virginia Office

Public Housing Division,
405 Capitol St., Suite 708,
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-1795,
(304) 347-7000

Atlanta, Georgia Field Office

Public Housing Division,
Richard B. Russell Federal Building,
75 Spring Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3388,
(404) 331-5136

Birmingham, Alabama Office

Public Housing Division,
Beacon Ridge Tower,
600 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 300,
Birmingham, Alabama 35209-3144,
(205) 290-7617

Louisville, Kentucky Office

Public Housing Division,
P.O. Box 1044,
601 W. Broadway,
Louisville, Kentucky 40201-1044,
(502) 582-5251

Jackson, Mississippi Office

Public Housing Division,
Dr. A.H. McCoy Federal Building,
100 West Capitol St., Room 910,
Jackson, Mississippi 39269-1096,
(601) 965-5308

Greensboro, North Carolina Office

Public Housing Division,
2306 W. Meadowview Rd.,
Greensboro, North Carolina 27407,
(919) 547-4000

Caribbean Office

Public Housing Division,
New San Juan Office Building,
159 Carlos E. Chardon Ave.,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1804,
(809) 766-6121

Columbia, South Carolina Office

Public Housing Division,
Strom Thurmond Federal Building,
1835 Assembly St.,
Columbia, South Carolina 29201-2480,
(803) 765-5592

Knoxville, Tennessee Office

Public Housing Division,
John J. Duncan Federal Building,
710 Locust St. 3rd Floor,
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-2526,
(615) 549-4384

Nashville, Tennessee Office

Public Housing Division,
251 Cumberland Bend Drive, Suite 200,
Nashville, Tennessee 37228-1803,
(615) 736-5213

Jacksonville, Florida Office

Public Housing Division,
301 West Bay Street, Suite 2200,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202-5121,
(904) 232-2626

Chicago, Illinois Field Office

Public Housing Division,
Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building,
77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507,
(312) 353-5680

Detroit, Michigan Office

Public Housing Division,
Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building,
477 Michigan Ave.,
Detroit, Michigan 48226-2592,
(313) 226-7900

Indianapolis, Indiana Office

Public Housing Division,
151 North Delaware St.,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2526,
(317) 226-6303

Grand Rapids, Michigan Office

Public Housing Division,
2922 Fuller Ave., NE.,
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505-3499,
(616) 456-2100

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota Office

Public Housing Division,
220 2nd St. South,
Bridge Place Building,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2195,
(612) 370-3000

Cincinnati, Ohio Office

Public Housing Division,
Federal Office Building, Room 9002,
550 Main St.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3253,
(513) 684-2884

Cleveland, Ohio Office

Public Housing Division,
Renaissance Building,
1350 Euclid Ave., 5th Floor,
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1815,
(216) 522-4058

Columbus, Ohio Office

Public Housing Division,
200 North High Street,
Columbus, Ohio 44115-1815,
(216) 522-4058

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office

Public Housing Division,
Henry S. Reuss Federal Plaza,
310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 1380,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2289,
(414) 297-3214

Forth Worth, Texas Field Office

Public Housing Division,
1600 Throckmorton,
P.O. Box 2905,
Fort Worth, Texas 76113-2905
(817) 885-5401

Houston, Texas Office

Public Housing Division,
Norfolk Tower,
2211 Norfolk, Suite 200,
Houston, Texas 77098-4096,
(713) 653-3274

San Antonio, Texas Office

Public Housing Division
Washington Square Building
800 Dolorosa St.
San Antonio, Texas 78207-4563
(210) 229-6800

Little Rock, Arkansas Office

Public Housing Division,
TCBY Tower,
425 West Capitol Ave.,
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3488,
(501) 324-5931

New Orleans, Louisiana Office

Public Housing Division,
Fisk Federal Building,
1661 Canal St., Suite 3100,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2887,
(504) 589-7200

Albuquerque, NM Office

Public Housing Division,
625 Truman Street N.E.,
Albuquerque, NM 87110-6472,
(505) 262-6463

Omaha, Nebraska Office

Public Housing Division,
10909 Mill Valley Rd.,
Omaha, Nebraska 68154-3955,
(402) 492-3100

St. Louis, Missouri Office

Public Housing Division, 1222 Spruce St., Room 3207, St. Louis, 
Missouri 63103-2836, (314) 539-6583

Kansas City Field Office

Public Housing Division, Room 200, Gateway Tower II, 400 State 
Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101-2406, (913) 551-5462

Des Moines, Iowa Office

Public Housing Division, Federal Building, 210 Walnut St., Rm. 239, 
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2155, (515) 284-4512

Denver, Colorado Field Office

Public Housing Division, 633 17th Street, First Interstate Tower 
North, Denver, Colorado 80202-3607, (303) 672-5448

San Francisco, California Field Office

Public Housing Division, Philip Burton Federal Building and U.S. 
Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, P.O. Box 36003, San Francisco, 
California 94102-3448, (415) 556-4752

Honolulu, Hawaii Office

Public Housing Division, 7 Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., 
Suite 500, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4918, (808) 541-1323

Los Angeles, California Office

Public Housing Division, 1615 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, 
California 90015-3801, (213) 251-7122

Sacramento, California Office

Public Housing Division, 777 12th St., Suite 200, Sacramento, 
California 95814-1997, (916) 551-1351

Phoenix, Arizona Office

Public Housing Division, Two Arizona Center, 400 N. 5th St., Suite 
1600, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2361, (602) 379-4434

Portland, Oregon Office

Public Housing Division, Cascade Building, 520 Southwest Sixth Ave., 
Portland, Oregon 97204-1596, (503) 326-2561

Seattle, Washington Field Office

Public Housing Division, Suite 200, Seattle Federal Office Building, 
909 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98104-1000, (206) 220-5101

Anchorage, Alaska Office

Public Housing Division, University Plaza Building, 949 E. 36th 
Ave., Suite 401, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4399, (907) 271-4170

[FR Doc. 94-11610 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-33-P