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Part V

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing

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Funding Availability (NOFA) for Service Coordinators for the HOPE for
Elderly Independence Program; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
[Docket No. N-94-3784; FR-3677-N-01]

Funding Availability (NOFA) for Service Coordinators for the HOPE
for Elderly Independence Program

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

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for fiscal year (FY) 1994.

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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $5 million in
Section 8 fees for service coordinators in conjunction with the HOPE
for Elderly Independence Program. Each public housing agency (PHA) that
received rental voucher funding and funding for supportive services
under the FY 1992 or FY 1993 HOPE for Elderly Independence Program
competitions may apply for funds under this NOFA, to employ or
otherwise retain the services of up to one service coordinator for a
period of up to five years. A part-time service coordinator may be
retained where appropriate. The NOFA contains information concerning
the deadline for filing applications; eligibility of applicants;
available amounts; selection criteria; and the application and
selection process.

DATES: Applications are due on August 5, 1994, by 3 p.m. local time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Operations
Branch, Rental Assistance Division, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, room 4220, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone number (202)
708-0477. Hearing or speech impaired individuals may call HUD's TDD
number (202) 708-4594. (These numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The information collection requirements contained in this notice
have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520). No person may be subjected to a penalty for failure to
comply with these information collection requirements until they have
been approved and assigned an OMB control number. The OMB control
number, when assigned, will be announced in the Federal Register.
Public reporting burden for the collection of information
requirements contained in this NOFA are estimated to include the time
for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information. Information on the estimated public
reporting burden for this NOFA is provided below. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rules Docket Clerk, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500; and to the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for HUD, Washington, DC 20503.

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No. of
No. of responses per Total annual Hours per Total burden
respondents respondent respondents response hours
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28 1 28 5 140
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Total Burden Hours.................................................. .............. .............. .............. .............. 140
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I. Purpose and Substantive Description

(a) Authority

Section 675 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992
(HCDA 1992) (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992).

(b) Allocation Amounts

For FY 1994, the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994
(Pub. L. 103-124, approved October 28, 1993), (94 App. Act) made $5
million available for the purposes of section 675 of HCDA 1992. An
eligible PHA may apply for a maximum of $250,000 in Section 8 fees to
support up to one service coordinator, for up to five years. HUD may
fund applications at less than the requested amount, based on the HUD
State or Area Office application review.
To the extent that any applicant PHA's required match of 50 percent
of the costs of supportive services for the HOPE for Elderly
Independence Program included the dollar value of a service
coordinator's services, and funding is received under this NOFA to pay
the costs of a service coordinator, that dollar value match must be
replaced with payment for other supportive services costs.

(1) Eligible Activity
Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain
the services of up to one service coordinator for a period of up to
five years in conjunction with the HOPE for Elderly Independence
Program. A part-time service coordinator may be retained where
appropriate.
The HOPE for Elderly Independence Program is intended to
demonstrate that effectively targeted and tailored supportive services,
coupled with tenant-based rental voucher assistance, can help frail
elderly persons continue to live independently in a cost efficient way
and prevent premature or unnecessary institutionalization. Effective
delivery of supportive services is the critical element in a successful
program.
Supportive services for the frail elderly are coordinated by a PHA
through a service coordinator and a professional assessment committee
(PAC). The PAC is competent to appraise the functional abilities of
frail elderly persons with respect to the performance of normal daily
living activities. The service coordinator is skilled and trained in
dealing with the frail elderly, is a member of the PAC, and is
responsible for assuring, through case management, that program
participants are linked to the supportive services they need to
continue independent living.
(i) A service coordinator's training, educational, and work
experiences must meet the following minimum guidelines:
(A) A Bachelor of Social Work or degree in a related field such as
gerontology, psychology or counseling is preferable; a college degree
is fully acceptable. However, individuals without a degree but with
appropriate work experience may be hired. A PHA may hire a person
without a degree, with appropriate justification.
(B) The service coordinator must be trained in the aging process,
elder services, disability services, eligibility for and procedures of
federal and applicable State entitlement programs, legal liability
issues relating to providing service coordination, drug and alcohol use
and abuse by the elderly, and mental health issues. This requirement is
not a prerequisite for hiring. However, training requirements, if not
met at the point of hiring, must be satisfied within one year.
(C) Two years of experience in social services delivery with senior
citizens or demonstrated working knowledge of supportive services and
other resources for senior citizens in the jurisdiction where the
demonstration is located.
(D) Ability to advocate, problem-solve and provide results for the
elderly served.
(E) Demonstrated writing and organizational skills.
(ii) A service coordinator performs the following functions:
(A) Consults with frail elderly tenants, service providers, owners
and other appropriate persons to identify the particular needs and
characteristics of frail elderly persons.
(B) Builds professional relationships with agencies, service
providers and volunteers in the community to secure ongoing provision
of supportive services and other necessary items for the program. Shops
to determine the best value in service pricing to assure
individualized, flexible and creative services for the frail elderly.
May set up a directory of service providers.
(C) Screens applicants for the HOPE for Elderly Independence
Program, reviews any comments from applicants' physicians and the
adequacy of applicants' informal support network (i.e., family and
friends available to the applicant to assist in meeting daily living
needs), conducts preliminary assessments of frailty, refers potentially
eligible applicants to the PAC.
(D) Educates program participants on such issues as application
procedures, service availability, and client rights providing advocacy
as appropriate. Assists participants in making their own choices,
refers and links participants to service providers. These are, for
example, case management, personal assistance, homemaker assistance,
meals-on-wheels, transportation, counseling, occasional visiting
nurses, preventive health screening and legal advocacy.
(E) Helps build informal support networks with neighbors, friends
and family, with the objective to provide only those services necessary
to maintain independence and to avoid dependence. If necessary, assists
participants with the decision to move to a higher level of care.
(F) Ensures that the services included in participants' case plans
are provided on a regular, ongoing and satisfactory basis. Completes
and maintains case files for the PAC including records of assessments,
case plans, referrals, case monitoring, and reassessments. Keeps the
PAC and the service providers informed of the progress of participants.
Recommends reassessments as necessary.
(G) Educates other PHA staff on issues related to aging in-place
and services coordination to help them assist other frail elderly
program participants.
(iii) Staffing Guidelines. Under normal circumstances, a full-time
service coordinator should be able to serve about 50 frail elderly
participants.
(2) Eligible Applicants
Only the following PHAs, which received Section 8 rental voucher
funding and funding for supportive services under the FY 1992 or FY
1993 HOPE for Elderly Independence Program competitions, are eligible
to apply for funds under this NOFA:

West Hartford Housing Authority, CT
City of Westbrook Housing Authority, ME
Lynn Housing Authority, MA
Sommerville Housing Authority, MA
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Erie County, NY
Fayette County Housing Authority, PA
Jefferson County Housing Authority, KY
Kentucky Housing Corporation
Fayette Metropolitan Housing Authority, OH
Eau Claire County Housing Authority, WI
White River Regional Housing Authority, AK
Miami Housing Authority, OK
Oklahoma City Housing Authority, OK
El Paso Housing Authority, TX
Des Moines Housing Authority, IA
Waterloo Housing Authority, IA
Boulder County, CO
Jefferson County Housing Authority, CO
Mesa City, AZ
Tucson City, AZ
Alameda County Housing Authority, CA
Los Angeles City Housing Authority, CA
Redding City, CA
Everett Housing Authority, WA
Richland Housing Authority, WA
Seattle Housing Authority, WA

(d) Selection Process

Applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not they are
technically adequate based on the requirements of this NOFA. All
technically adequate applications will be funded to the extent funds
are available. If HUD receives applications for funding greater than
the amount made available under this NOFA, HUD will reduce the amount
of funds to be provided to each PHA in direct proportion to the funds
available.

II. Application Process

Application Submission--Place and Time: Applications are due in the
local HUD State or Area Office on August 5, 1994 by 3:00 p.m. local
time. This application deadline is firm as to date and hour. HUD will
not accept applications via facsimile (fax) transmission. In the
interest of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD will treat as
ineligible for consideration any application that is not received on or
before the application deadline. Applicants should take this practice
into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any
risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or
other delivery-related problems.

III. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements

Each application for funding under this NOFA must contain the
following items:

(a) Request for Service Coordinator Funds

All applications must contain the following information stated in a
letter from the Executive Director of the PHA to the Director of the
Public Housing Division in the local HUD State or Area Office (see
sample letter format, Attachment 1):
(1) The total number of HOPE for Elderly Independence Program
participants.
(2) The dollar amount of any PHA matching funds for supportive
services costs under the HOPE for Elderly Independence Program that is
attributable to the costs of a service coordinator. If funds are
received under this NOFA to pay service coordinator costs that were
formerly part of the PHA's required match, that dollar value match must
be replaced with payment for other additional supportive services
costs. The PHA's application must identify any replacement supportive
services and their costs, and include firm written commitments from the
service providers for at least the first year's funding.
(3) The annual salary proposed for the service coordinator, plus
any fringe benefits and administrative costs (e.g., additional office
equipment, supplies, car allowance, copying, training, etc.) for the
first year, the amounts needed for years two through five, and the
total amount requested for the complete five year period.
The service coordinator salary should be based on the following
formula:
(i) Determine the salary level, taking into consideration salaries
for comparable jobs, modified by the hours worked.
(ii) Set the annual salary, including any fringe benefits that
pertain to the job.
(iii) List first year administrative costs.
(iv) Set the total cost for year one: Annual salary, plus first
year administrative costs, equals total cost for the first year.
(v) The estimates for years two through five (or less) may be based
on an annual inflation factor of up to five percent. Any one-time,
first-year start-up costs should be subtracted from the year one
administrative cost before calculating the year two through five
estimates.
EXAMPLE

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Admin.
Salary Fringes costs Total
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Year 1.......................... $20,000 $5,000 $2,000 $27,000
Year 2.......................... 21,000 5,250 500 26,750
Year 3.......................... 22,150 5,550 500 28,200
Year 4.......................... 23,350 5,800 550 29,700
Year 5.......................... 24,550 6,150 550 31,250
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Grand Total................. 111,050 27,750 4,100 142,900
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(4) Evidence that demonstrates salary comparability with similar
positions in the local jurisdiction.
(5) Whether the PHA will contract out for a service coordinator.

(b) Required Certification Forms

The following certification forms are required to be submitted with
the application and are attached to this NOFA:
(1) Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
(Attachment 2);
(2) Certification Regarding Lobbying (Attachment 3);
(3) Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
(Attachment 4, if applicable); and
(4) Certifications regarding Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
(Attachment 5).
(i) The HUD review criteria shall include an analysis of any
evidence that challenges the validity of the civil rights
certification. Such evidence includes:
(A) A pending civil rights suit against the PHA, referred by the
Department's General Counsel and instituted by the Department of
Justice;
(B) Outstanding HUD findings of PHA noncompliance with civil rights
statutes, regulations and executive orders, as a result of formal
administrative proceedings, unless the PHA is implementing a HUD-
approved tenant selection and assignment plan and a voluntary
compliance agreement designed to correct the areas of noncompliance;
(C) A deferral of the processing of applications from the PHA
imposed by HUD under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR 50.3) and the HUD Title VI
regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and procedures (HUD Handbook 8040.1), or under
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD implementing
regulations (24 CFR 8.57);
(D) A pending proceeding against the PHA based upon a Charge of
Discrimination issued under the Fair Housing Act. A Charge of
discrimination is a Charge under Section 810(g)(2) of the Fair Housing
Act, issued by the Department's General Counsel or legally authorized
designee.
(E) There is an 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
designed to correct the area(s) of noncompliance.
(ii) In the event that the validity of a civil rights certification
is drawn into question the application is eligible to be funded, but
the PHA may not draw down funds until it has satisfied any outstanding
civil rights issues.

IV. Corrections to Deficient Applications

The HUD State or Area Office will screen all applications and
notify applicants of technical deficiencies by letter. Since the funds
available under this NOFA are not being awarded on a competitive basis,
a technical deficiency would be a significant discrepancy in
information supplied by the applicant and information available to HUD,
or the omission or the incomplete submission of any of the items
required to be submitted in the application. These are listed in
section III. of this NOFA, Checklist of Application Submission
Requirements, above.
Applicants must submit corrections within 14 calendar days from the
date of HUD's letter notifying the applicant of any technical
deficiency. Information received after 3:00 p.m., local time, on the
fourteenth calendar day of the correction period will not be accepted
and the application will be rejected as being incomplete.

V. Other Matters

(a) 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. The Finding of No Significant Impact
is available for public inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
weekdays in the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, room 10276, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410.

(b) Executive Order 12612, Federalism

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a)
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the
provisions of this NOFA do not have ``federalism implications'' within
the meaning of the Order. The NOFA makes funds available for PHAs to
employ or otherwise retain the services of up to one service
coordinator for a period of up to five years in conjunction with the
HOPE for Elderly Independence Program. As such, there are no 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.

The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the policies announced in
this Notice would not have a significant impact on the formation,
maintenance, and general well-being of families except indirectly to
the extent of the social and other benefits expected from this program
of assistance.

(d) Documentation and Public Access Requirements: HUD Reform Act

Public notice. HUD will include recipients that receive assistance
pursuant to this NOFA in its quarterly Federal Register notice of
recipients of all HUD assistance awarded on a competitive basis. (See
24 CFR 12.16(b), and the notice published in the Federal Register on
January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for further information on these
requirements.)

(e) Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the
disclosure requirements and prohibitions of section 319 of the
Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for
Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') and the
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit
recipients of Federal contracts, grants, or loans from using
appropriated funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative Branches
of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract,
grant, or loan. The prohibition also covers the awarding of contracts,
grants, cooperative agreements, or loans unless the recipient has made
an acceptable certification regarding lobbying. Under 24 CFR part 87,
applicants, recipients, and subrecipients of assistance exceeding
$100,000 must certify that no Federal funds have been or will be spent
on lobbying activities in connection with the assistance. Indian
Housing Authorities (IHAs) established by an Indian tribe as a result
of the exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are excluded from
coverage of the Byrd Amendment, but IHAs established under State law
are not excluded from the statute's coverage.

(f) Prohibition Against Lobbying of HUD Personnel

Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
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.

Dated: June 29, 1994.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

REQUEST FOR SERVICE COORDINATOR FUNDS--SAMPLE LETTER FORMAT

Dear Director, Public Housing Division:
This is to request approval to hire a service coordinator for X
years, for the X public housing agency (PHA) HOPE for Elderly
Independence Demonstration Program.
1. Total Number of HOPE for Elderly Independence participants
________.
2. Dollar amount, if any, of PHA 50 percent match for supportive
services costs under the HOPE for Elderly Independence Program that
is attributable to the costs of a service coordinator: ________.
If this request is approved to pay the costs of a service
coordinator that were formerly part of the PHA's required match,
that dollar value match will be replaced with payment for the
following supportive services costs:
[Identify the replacement supportive services and their costs,
and attach firm written commitments from the service providers for
at least the first year's funding.]
3. Service Coordinator Salary:
a. Salary level, based on salaries for comparable jobs (modified
by number of hours worked) ________.
b. Annual Salary plus Fringe Benefits:
________Hours/Week; ________ $/Hour; ________Fringe Rate (%);
Annual Salary ________.
c. Administrative Costs (list):
Total Administrative Costs ________.
d. Total Cost per Year:
Annual Salary ________
+ Administrative Costs ________
Total Cost per Year ________
4. Request for Five Years (or Less):

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Salary Fringes Admin. costs Total
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Year 1....................................... ................ ................ ................ ...........
Year 2....................................... ................ ................ ................ ...........
Year 3....................................... ................ ................ ................ ...........
Year 4....................................... ................ ................ ................ ...........
Year 5....................................... ................ ................ ................ ...........
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Grand Total.................................. ................ ................ ................ ...........
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4. The PHA will contract out for a service coordinator:
Yes________ No ________
5. Attachment: Evidence that demonstrates salary comparability
with similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
If there are any questions, please contact ______ at ________.
Sincerely,
Executive Director.
Attachment(s)

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (From 24 CFR,
Appendix C) Instructions for Certification

1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.
2. The certification set out below is a material representation
of fact upon which reliance was placed when the agency determined to
award the grant. If it is later determined that the grantee
knowingly rendered a false certification, or otherwise violates the
requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition
to any other remedies available to the Federal Government, may take
action authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.
3. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies.
4. For grantees who are individuals, Alternate II applies.

Alternate I

A. The grantee certifies that it will provide a drug-free
workplace by:
(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for
violation of such prohibition;
(b) Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform
employees about--
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee
assistance programs; and
(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug
abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in
the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement
required by paragraph (a);
(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant,
the employee will--
(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
(2) Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction
for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days
after such conviction;
(e) Notifying the agency within ten days after receiving notice
under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or otherwise receiving
actual notice of such conviction;
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of
receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any
employee who is so convicted--
(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an
employee, up to and including termination; or
(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a
drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such
purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or
other appropriate agency;
(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-
free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e) and (f).
B. The grantee shall insert in the space provided below the
site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the
specific grant:
Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip
code)
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Signed by: (Name, Title & Signature of Authorized HA Official)
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(Name & Title)
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(Signature & Date)

Alternate II

The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he or
she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance in
conducting any activity with the grant.

Signed by: (Name, Title & Signature of Authorized HA Official)
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(Name & Title)
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(Signature & Date)

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge
and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of a Member of
Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract,
the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the
entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal
contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant,
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and
submit Standard Form LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in
accordance with its instructions.
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered
into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not
more than $100,000 for each such failure.
Signed by: (Name, Title & Signature of Authorized HA Official)
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(Name & Title)
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(Signature & Date)

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Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Certifications

The public housing agency (PHA) certifies that, in administering
the activities of elderly service coordinators:
(1) The PHA will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and related HUD regulations (24 CFR Part 1), which state that
no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color,
or national origin, be excluded from participation, be denied the
benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any
program or activity for which the applicant receives financial
assistance; and will take any measures necessary to effectuate this
agreement.
(2) The PHA will comply with the Fair Housing Act and related
HUD regulations (24 CFR Part 100), which prohibit discrimination in
housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin, and administer its programs and
activities relating to housing in a manner to affirmatively further
fair housing.
(3) The PHA will comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 and related HUD regulations (24 CFR Part 8), which state
that no otherwise qualified individual with handicaps in the United
States shall, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance.
(4) The PHA will comply with the provisions of the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975 and related HUD regulations (24 CFR Part
146), which state that no person in the United States shall on the
basis of age be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under a program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
(5) The PHA will comply with the provisions of Title II of the
Americans with Disabilities Act and related Department of Justice
regulations (28 CFR Part 35) which state that subject to the
provisions of Title II, no qualified individual with a disability
shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation
in or be denied the benefits of services, programs or activities of
a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such
entity.
(6) The PHA will comply with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, as amended, and related HUD regulations (24
CFR Part 135), which require that, to the greatest extent feasible,
opportunities for training and employment be given to lower-income
persons residing within the unit of local government or the
metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county) in which the project
is located.
Name of PHA
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Signature and Title of PHA Representative
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Date
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