[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25092-25105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11448]




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Part V





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Congregate Housing Services Program; Funding Availability; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner
Rural Economic and Community Development Services--Rural Housing and 
Community Development Service
[Docket No. N-95-3852; FR-3839-N-01]


Congregate Housing Services Program; Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1995

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD; Office of the Administrator, Rural Housing and 
Community Development Service.\1\

    \1\Previously entitled the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for fiscal year 1995.

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SUMMARY: This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announces the 
funding of designated geographic area competitions for HUD dollars and 
a national competition for dollars allocated to the Rural Housing and 
Community Development Service (RHCDS), which are available for the 
supportive services component of the Congregate Housing Services 
Program (CHSP). A Final Common Rule for the CHSP was published in the 
Federal Register as 59 FR 22220, on April 29, 1994. Funds are available 
for new grants for congregate services for frail elderly persons, 
persons with disabilities, and temporarily disabled individuals living 
in eligible housing for the elderly. States, Indian tribes, units of 
general local government, Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), Indian 
Housing Authorities (IHAs) and local nonprofit housing sponsors, are 
eligible applicants. Applications from PHA/IHAs and local non-profit 
housing sponsors are limited to the housing they own. States, Indian 
tribes and units of general local government may submit one or more 
applications on behalf of one or more owners of eligible housing who 
may be either local non-profit housing sponsors or for-profit housing 
owners.
    This document contains information concerning: (a) The purpose of 
the NOFA; (b) where to get the application package; (c) deadline for 
filing applications; (d) eligibility, available amounts, and selection 
criteria; and (e) information on application processing, and the 
selection process.

DATES: The deadline date for submission of an application to HUD for 
funding under the CHSP is on or before 3 P.M., local time, July 10, 
1995 at the appropriate HUD State or Area Office.
    The deadline date for submission of an application to RHCDS for 
funding under the CHSP is on or before 3 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time, 
July 10, 1995 at RHCDS Headquarters.

RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: HUD will receive applications at the State or 
Area Office for the jurisdiction in which the projects are located.
    RHCDS will receive applications at the RHCDS Headquarters Building 
in Washington, DC. Copies will also be received at the RHCDS State 
Office which has jurisdiction over the project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information concerning 
grants under the CHSP, or limited technical assistance by telephone 
regarding the preparation of an application for the CHSP, potential 
applicants may contact HUD and RHCDS as follows:
    For questions regarding HUD projects, applicants applying for 
Public and/or Indian Housing Projects should contact the Housing 
Management Specialist in the State or Area Office which has 
jurisdiction for the projects.
    Applicants applying for Sections 8, 202, 221(d) or 236 Projects 
should call the Loan Servicer in the State or Area Office which has 
jurisdiction for the projects.
    HUD and RHCDS State and Area Office addresses and telephone numbers 
are listed in Attachment 1 to this NOFA.
    Applicants for RHCDS projects should contact Sue Harris at RHCDS 
Headquarters at 202-720-1606. (This is NOT a toll-free number.) Hearing 
impaired individuals may reach RHCDS by calling the central TDD number 
of (202)-245-0846, HUD by calling (202)-708-9300, or either agency by 
calling the TDD number of the Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-TDDY and 
requesting a transfer.
    Applicants for HUD projects should not contact HUD Headquarters: 
such calls will normally be referred to the appropriate HUD State or 
Area Office. Applicants for RHCDS projects should not contact RHCDS 
State or District Offices; such calls will normally be referred to 
RHCDS Headquarters.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) under 
Number 2502-0485 through 5/31/97.

Purpose and Substantive Description

A. Authority and Background

(1) Authority
    (a) Section 802 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (NAHA) (42 USC 8011) created a new CHSP.
    (b) Section 604 and 672 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1992 amended the CHSP.
    (c) A final common rule for the CHSP is at 59 FR 22220, published 
on April 29, 1994.
(2) Background
    The CHSP was originally authorized and funded as a demonstration 
program under the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 (1978 Act) 
(42 USC 8001). It provided congregate housing and coordinated 
supportive services for elderly handicapped or non-elderly handicapped 
individuals to allow them to maintain their independence and avoid 
costly and unnecessary institutionalization. Congress appropriated 
funds for Fiscal Years 1979 through 1982, to remain available until 
expended. Since then, Congress has provided funds on an annual basis to 
continue funding grantees that previously received assistance. The 
demonstration became a permanent program in 1987.
    Based upon the experience of the grantees funded under the 
demonstration, Congress created a new CHSP as one of the components of 
NAHA, which was enacted on November 28, 1990 and amended in 1992. HUD, 
in coordination with the Rural Housing and Community Development 
Service (RHCDS) of the Department of Agriculture, administers the CHSP 
under a Common Rule in accordance with the statute. This Notice 
announces the availability of both HUD and RHCDS funds for the CHSP and 
invites applications from both HUD and RHCDS applicants.
    The CHSP is a program with two components: a retrofit and 
renovation component which has not yet been implemented and a 
supportive services component. Retrofitting and renovation of 
facilities are not eligible for funding under this NOFA.
    Funds are available under the supportive services component for 
five-year, renewable, congregate services grants for frail elderly 
persons, persons with disabilities, and temporarily disabled 
individuals living in eligible housing for the elderly. The program 
serves as a means of preventing [[Page 25093]] unnecessary 
institutionalization and encouraging deinstitutionalization of those 
potentially eligible residents who do not need an institutionalized 
setting. It also improves the capacity of management to assess the 
supportive service needs of eligible residents, and to either ensure 
the coordination and delivery of supportive services from third party 
providers or provide the services directly in order to meet the minimum 
needs of eligible residents.
    HUD and RHCDS are interested in using the services funds in the 
most cost-efficient manner. Thus, a number of program items are 
highlighted. Both Departments continue to:
    (a) stress the service coordination/case management aspects of the 
program by making the service coordinator a clearly mandated function, 
whether funded wholly or in part by CHSP, or funded by a third party. 
(The more coordinators that are funded, the larger the number of 
projects whose residents will ultimately benefit from supportive 
services in the community.)
    (b) focus on projects nearly fully occupied. (Occupied projects 
more readily are able to plan programs for existing needs and get them 
operational in the most effective manner and the shortest time. Thus, 
CHSP is offered this year only to projects which are at least 85 
percent occupied as of the date of the CHSP application to HUD.)
    (c) clarify the meals requirement. While the current requirement 
that each CHSP provide at least one hot meal per day in a group setting 
for some or all of the participants who are assessed as needing such 
assistance is not changed, additional meals can be available for frail 
elderly or non-elderly disabled participants who are assessed with a 
need for them. Such additional meals can be either hot or cold and may 
be home delivered.
    The CHSP will ensure the long-term provision of supportive services 
in a manner which insures the program participant's freedom of choice 
and which respects the dignity of the persons served. It will also 
provide readily available and efficient services with emphasis on 
providing only those services minimally necessary to maintain 
independent living, but maintaining a continuum of support for 
individual program participants over time.
B. Allocation Amounts
    The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (P.L. 
103-124) appropriated $25,000,000 in FY 1994. Approximately $18,700,000 
of these funds remained after the FY 1994 competition and the refunding 
of the 52 existing grantees through July 12, 1997. Additionally, the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (P.L. 103-327) made 
available $25,000,000 for the CHSP, all of which is included in this 
NOFA. Up to $6,267,000 will be used to correct extensions and provide 
further extensions to pre-1992 grantees.
    Together with carryover funds, $38,480,150 is available for new 
grants. In consultation with RHCDS, the dollars are allocated as 
follows:
--Approximately 20 percent ($7,696,030) of the total funds are 
available to applicants with RHCDS projects.
--The remainder, approximately 80 percent ($30,784,120) is for 
applicants with HUD projects.
1. HUD Projects
    Applicants for HUD projects may apply for grants from the available 
$30,784,120. The formula for the HUD allocation is stated below:
    a. Compute the total number of section 8 New Construction/
substantial rehabilitation elderly, Section 202, section 221(d) 
elderly, section 236 elderly and PIH/IHA elderly units in each 
geographic area for the nation as a whole.
    b. Calculate the proportion of the national total represented by 
each geographic area's share.
    c. Divide the available dollars proportionally in accordance with 
the geographic area's share of the elderly housing inventory, as 
follows:

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                                                                          No. of                                
                           Geographic area                                units         Dollars      Percentage 
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New England..........................................................      102,257      $2,770,571             9
New York/New Jersey..................................................      127,124       3,386,253            11
Mid-Atlantic.........................................................      135,760       3,694,095            12
Southeast............................................................      182,684       4,617,618            15
Midwest..............................................................      273,075       7,080,348            23
Southwest............................................................       82,319       2,154,888             7
Great Plains.........................................................       95,605       2,462,730             8
Rocky Mountain.......................................................       36,616         923,523             3
Pacific/Hawaii.......................................................       96,958       2,462,730             8
Northwest/Alaska.....................................................       42,837       1,231,364             4
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      Total..........................................................    1,175,235      30,784,120          *100
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*Percentages are rounded to equal 100%.                                                                         

    The funds for the CHSP will be awarded by HUD through 10 
geographical area competitions, in which applicants are selected to 
receive supportive services grants by HUD. The funding process is 
further described in Section II of this NOFA.
2. RHCDS Projects
    Applicants for RHCDS projects may apply for grants from the 
available $7,696,030.
    The funds for the CHSP will be awarded by RHCDS through a national 
competition, in which applicants are selected to receive supportive 
services grants by RHCDS Headquarters. HUD will fund the grants, and 
administer them with RHCDS assistance. The funding process is further 
described in Section II. of this NOFA.

C. Eligibility

1. General
    Applicants must submit applications for HUD projects to HUD State 
or Area Offices and applications for RHCDS projects to RHCDS 
Headquarters and State Offices. Applicants may apply for either HUD 
and/or RHCDS dollars. Applications may only be submitted to the HUD 
State or Area Office/RHCDS State Office which has jurisdiction over the 
project.
    Projects submitted by eligible applicants under this NOFA are 
limited to eligible housing for the elderly, as defined below. 
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2. Eligible Applicants
    Eligible applicants are States, Indian Tribes, units of general 
local government, PHA/IHAs or local non-profit housing sponsors as 
defined in 59 FR 22220, published April 29, 1994 (sections 700.105 or 
1944.252). Local non-profit housing sponsors and PHA/IHAs may only 
apply on behalf of projects they own. For-profit owners of eligible 
housing for the elderly may not apply directly for CHSP grants. For-
profit owners of eligible housing for the elderly shall apply through 
an application submitted by a State, Indian tribe or unit of general 
local government (but NOT under an application submitted by a local 
non-profit sponsor or a PHA/IHA).
3. Eligible Housing Projects
    Eligible projects under this NOFA must be eligible housing for the 
elderly as defined in 59 FR 22220, published April 29, 1994 (sections 
700.105 or 1944.252), and must be 85 percent occupied as of the date of 
the application deadline for funding under this NOFA.
4. Services Required by the CHSP
    Each application must provide documentation that it will provide or 
is already providing the following required services.
    a. A meals program of at least one hot meal a day, seven days a 
week in a group setting for some or all of the participants; and,
    b. A service coordinator to provide case management and other 
activities as required by 59 FR 22220, published April 29, 1994 
(sections 700.220 and 225 or 1944.257 and 258).
5. Funding Limits
    The maximum amount of funds which will be granted to any one 
applicant under this NOFA is $2,000,000, subject to Section II.G.(6). 
The maximum amount granted to any one project will be $500,000, also 
subject to Section II.G.(6).

D. Selection Criteria/Ranking Factors

1. General
    To provide each applicant a fair and equitable opportunity to 
receive FY 1994 funds under the CHSP, HUD and RHCDS will use the 
selection criteria stated below to rate all eligible applications which 
have passed eligibility, threshold and technical review.
2. Selection Criteria
    The selection criteria, with a maximum total rating value of 70 
points, are as follows:

Selection Criteria

    a. Experience or capability of the applicant:
    The applicant currently administers an effective, successful 
service program for the frail elderly or (for persons with 
disabilities, or evidences relevant experience or capability to develop 
and implement such a service program. The applicant is:

Experienced.........................................     ________   (10)
Has Capability only.................................     ________   ( 5)
Unqualified.........................................     ________   ( 0)
                                                                        

    If 10 points are awarded here, No Points may be awarded under 
criterion ``i''.
    b. The degree of adequacy of local service providers, 
appropriateness of the targeting of the services and the relationship 
of the proposal to the needs and characteristics of the eligible 
residents of the projects where the services are to be provided:
    Proposed services to be provided by both the applicant and local 
social service agencies:
    (1) appropriately address the daily living needs of the residents 
presented in the application;
    (2) adequately appear to both provide a core of necessary services 
and fill the gap between the existing services and those that are not 
available/affordable; and,
    (3) will serve all residents identified as either disabled or frail 
(deficient in at least 3 activities of daily living).

Meets all three.....................................       ______   (15)
Meets 2 of 3........................................     ________   (10)
Meets one...........................................     ________   ( 5)
Meets none..........................................     ________   ( 0)
                                                                        

    c. The schedule for establishment of services following approval of 
the application:
    The applicant's timetable for implementation of services is 
reasonable and credible based upon HUD/RHCDS's experience with the 
applicant.

Implementation in 6 months or less..................     ________    (5)
From 7 to 12 months.................................     ________    (3)
Over 12 months......................................     ________    (0)
Plan is not credible as presented...................     ________    (0)
                                                                        

    d. The professional qualification of the members of the PAC:
    The proposed PAC consists of no less than three individuals, and 
includes both social service professionals and at least one qualified 
medical or other health professional. PAC members are competent to 
appraise the functional abilities of frail elderly individuals and 
persons with disabilities in regard to performing activities of daily 
living.

Acceptable..........................................     ________    (5)
Not acceptable......................................     ________    (0)
                                                                        

    e. The reasonableness and application of fee schedules established 
for congregate services:
    The applicant proposes reasonable fees which meet prescribed 
requirements. The applicant has:
    (1) accurately calculated meal fees according to Exhibit 20, or did 
not utilize meal fees as the meals are funded totally from the Older 
Americans Act;
    (2) presented flat fees for services other than meals that do not 
exceed the cost of each service, or had no other service fee(s); and,
    (3) proposed total fees that do not exceed 20% of a participant's 
adjusted income.

Yes, meets all three................................     ________   (10)
Yes, meets one or two...............................     ________   ( 5)
No, fee schedule meets none.........................     ________   ( 0)
                                                                        

    f. The adequacy and accuracy of proposed budgets:
    The budget conforms to the following conditions:
    (1) service costs are consistent with local market conditions;
    (2) costs of all services correspond directly to the proposed 
number of participants;
    (3) all costs proposed are eligible;
    (4) the limits on administrative costs (10% of program), in-kind 
contributions (10% of match), local government proportion of match when 
a State is the applicant (10%) and the $1,200 per/person/year limit are 
not exceeded; and,
    (5) total participant fees as shown in the first year budget are 
equal to or greater than 10% of total program cost.

Conforms to all five................................     ________   (15)
Conforms to at least two............................     ________   ( 5)
Conforms to one or none.............................     ________   ( 0)
                                                                        

    g. The extent to which the applicant proposes funds from other 
services in excess of that required:
    The applicant proposes matching funds for the first year and for 
the next four years in an amount that exceeds the minimum required. The 
applicant's match is:

(1) 55% or more of total program cost for the first                     
 year and/or one or more of the next four years.....     ________   ( 3)
(2) Under 55% of total program cost for the first                       
 and other years....................................     ________   ( 0)
                                                                        

    h. The methods of providing for deinstitutionalized older 
individuals and persons with disabilities:
    The application has a proposed plan to identify and transfer 
potential [[Page 25095]] participants from institutions to the project 
and into the CHSP.

There is a plan and it is acceptable...........  YES________         (2)
                                                 NO________          (0)
                                                                        

    i. Existing/New Services:

The applicant or other third parties currently do                       
 not provide supportive services to frail or                            
 disabled residents and the proposed CHSP services                      
 will constitute an entirely new program............     ________    (5)
The applicant or other third party provides some                        
 supportive services to eligible residents; the                         
 proposed CHSP services will expand or add to                           
 existing services..................................     ________    (0)
                                                                        

    If 5 points are awarded here, NO MORE THAN 5 POINTS may be awarded 
under criterion ``a''.
    j. Housing/Services Assistance for Minorities and Minority Business 
Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE)

1. Housing/Services Experience                                          
  Applicant has significant previous experience in                      
   serving minorities (i.e., previous housing/                          
   services to minorities was equal to or greater                       
   than the percentage of minorities in the                             
   jurisdiction where the previous housing/service                      
   experience occurred AND has direct experience in                     
   serving the client group proposed to be served in                    
   the application..................................     ________    (3)
  Applicant has previous experience in serving                          
   minorities, BUT previous housing/services to                         
   minorities was less than the percentage of                           
   minorities in the jurisdiction where the previous                    
   service experience occurred......................     ________    (1)
  Applicant does not have experience in serving                         
   minorities.......................................     ________   (0) 
2. Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise Experience    
 (MBE/WBE)                                                              
  Applicant has substantial prior MBE and WBE                           
   experience (awarded services or other contracts                      
   over $10,000)....................................     ________    (2)
  Applicant has substantial prior MBE or WBE                            
   experience (awarded services or other contracts                      
   over $10,000)....................................     ________    (1)
  Applicant does not have significant MBE/WBE                           
   experience.......................................     ________    (0)
                                                                        

II. Application Process

A. Obtaining Application Packages

    CHSP applications can be obtained ONLY from the Multifamily Housing 
Clearinghouse at 1-800-685-8470. The Clearinghouse must be called 
regardless of whether the potential applicant is considering HUD 
projects or RHCDS projects. Applications will not be available to 
applicants directly from HUD Headquarters or State and Area Offices or 
from RHCDS Headquarters or State Offices.
    The application packages will be available from May 10, 1995 
through July 10, 1995.

B. Application Requirements

    All applications must contain the following information, in such 
form and in such detail as HUD/RHCDS require in the application 
package:

Part A: Applicant Information

1. SF-424, ``Request for Federal Assistance''

General Information

Exhibit 1: Applicant information
Exhibit 2: Evidence of Eligibility
Exhibit 3: List of Applications submitted to other HUD State or Area/
RHCDS State Offices
Exhibit 4: Applicant Experience Statement

Disclosures and Certifications

Exhibit 5: HUD-2880, ``Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report''
Exhibit 6: Applicant's Anti-lobbying Certifications (certification for 
Grants, Loans, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements and SF-LLL, 
``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying'')
Exhibit 7: Applicant Certifications (SF-424B ``Assurances, Non-
construction Programs'', Drug-Free Workplace Certification and Civil 
Rights Certifications)
Exhibit 8: CHSP Blanket certification

Part B: Project Information

General Information

Exhibit 1A Applicant Identifier
Exhibit 9: Letter of Support from Area Agency on Aging/Agency Serving 
the Disabled
Exhibit 10: Project information
Exhibit 11: Evidence of Eligibility
Exhibit 12: Certification for HUD-Approved Budget and for use of 
Residual Receipts (section 202 only)
Exhibit 13: Existing Services Description

Needs of Residents and Need for Supportive Services

Exhibit 14: Profile of Eligible Project Residents
Exhibit 15: Description of the Need for the Supportive Services
Exhibit 16: Deinstitutionalization Plan

Proposed CHSP Program

Exhibit 17: Description of Proposed Services
Exhibit 18: Meals description
Exhibit 19: Implementation Start-up Schedule
Exhibit 20: Participant Fees Calculation Form
Exhibit 21: Budget Forms:
    --HUD-91178--``Annual Program Budget, Applicant'',
    --HUD-91179--``Summary Budget, Five-Year Projection'', and,
    --HUD-91180--``Summary Budget, Applicant''

Matching Funds

Exhibit 22: Summary Form for Match
Exhibit 23: Match Letters
Exhibit 24: Documentation of Residual Receipts (NOT for use of Public/
Indian Housing Agencies)

Professional Assessment Committee (PAC)

Exhibit 25: Qualification of PAC members

    For applicant's information, the application package contains a 
copy of the Joint Common Rule and three Attachments:

--Attachment 1: CHSP Questions and Answers;
--Attachment 2: Discussion of Service Coordinator; and,
--Attachment 3: Instructions for Completing Budget Forms

C. Packaging of Applications

    Applications must be submitted on the basis of ``one application--
one project.'' A HUD PHA/IHA project is defined either by number or by 
distinct building name; HUD Multifamily and RHCDS projects are defined 
by a project number and/or a Section 8 contract [[Page 25096]] number. 
The applicant's portion of the application submission is ``Part A'' and 
the project's portion of the application with project and program 
information is ``Part B.''
    RHCDS applicants must submit an original ``Part A and one or more 
Part Bs'' to RHCDS Headquarters; a copy of each Part A and Part B must 
be submitted to the appropriate RHCDS State Offices.
    An applicant submitting one application for one project only must 
submit one Part A and one Part B. (For example, the Smalltown Housing 
and Redevelopment Authority submits one application for one project 
``Pleasant Valley Towers'' to the HUD Omaha State Office. That 
application must contain one Part A and one Part B.)
    Applicants submitting applications for multiple projects must 
submit a separate application for each project, in each jurisdiction in 
which it is submitting applications.
    However, for multiple applications from the same applicant in the 
same jurisdiction, only one copy of Part A is submitted. Thus, an 
applicant submitting three applications in one jurisdiction must submit 
one Part A and three Part Bs (e.g., the North Carolina Office on Aging 
is submitting three applications for three HUD projects to the HUD 
Greensboro Office. It submits one Part A to that office, with a Part B 
for each of the three separate projects.)
    However, if an applicant is submitting applications to more than 
one HUD State or Area Office or RHCDS State Office or to both HUD and 
RHCDS, it must submit one ``Part A'' and the appropriate number of 
``Part Bs'' in each jurisdiction. For example, the Ohio Office of Aging 
is submitting two applications for two HUD projects to the Cleveland 
HUD Office, one application for one HUD project to the Columbus HUD 
Office and one RHCDS application to the RHCDS Columbus State office. An 
original Part A must be submitted to each of the three Offices, with 
two Part Bs to the Cleveland Office, one Part B to the HUD Columbus 
Office and one Part B to the RHCDS Columbus Office.
    Each Part A and each Part B must be in separate folders. Each Part 
must be appropriately tabbed and numbered according to the instructions 
in the Application Package.

D. Submission of Applications

1. Submission of Applications to HUD
    All applicants shall submit an original and three copies (a FAX 
copy of the application is NOT acceptable) of the CHSP application to 
the Director of Multifamily Housing in the HUD State or Area Office 
which has jurisdiction over the project at the address noted in 
Attachment 1 of the NOFA by 3 P.M., Local Time, on or before July 10, 
1995.
    In the case of IHAs, the submission is to the Director of 
Multifamily Housing in the HUD State or Area Office in which is located 
the Office of Native American Programs which has jurisdiction over that 
project. The deadline date is firm as to date and hour.
    In the interest of fairness to all applicants requesting CHSP 
funds, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration any request which 
is received after the deadline.
    Applicants making requests for CHSP funds should take this practice 
into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any 
risk of lost eligibility brought about by unanticipated delivery-
related problems.
    Applications received after the date and time stated herein will 
not be accepted, and will be returned to the applicant.
    Each application package must be identified on the envelope or 
wrapper as follows:
    Director of Housing/Director of Multifamily CHSP FY 1995 
Application Package, Due by 3 P.M., Local Time, July 10, 1995.
    Determination whether an application is received in a timely manner 
is solely the responsibility of the receiving HUD State or Area Office.
2. Submission of Applications to RHCDS
    All applicants shall submit an original and TWO copies (a FAX copy 
of the application is NOT acceptable) of the CHSP application to RHCDS 
Headquarters by 3 P.M., Eastern Daylight Time, on or before July 10, 
1995. The deadline date is firm as to date and hour. The address is: 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing and Community Development 
Service, Attn: Sue M. Harris-Green, South Building, Room 5343, 14th and 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250.
    One copy of the application must also be submitted to the RHCDS 
State Office which has jurisdiction over the project.
    In the interest of fairness to all applicants requesting CHSP 
funds, the RHCDS will treat as ineligible for consideration any request 
which is received by RHCDS Headquarters after the deadline.
    Applicants making requests for CHSP funds should take this practice 
into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any 
risk of lost eligibility brought about by unanticipated delivery-
related problems.
    Applications received after the date and time stated herein will 
not be accepted, and will be returned to the applicant.
    Each application package must be identified on the envelope or 
wrapper as follows:
    CHSP FY 1995 Application Package, Due by 3 P.M., Eastern Daylight 
Time July 10, 1995.
    Determination whether an application is received in a timely manner 
is solely the responsibility of RHCDS Headquarters. The decision of 
that Office is not subject to appeal.

E. Eligibility Review

    HUD State and Area Office/RHCDS State Office staff will review all 
timely applications for eligibility. Both applicants and projects will 
be reviewed to determine that the applicant entity and the project 
included in the application, if different, are eligible under the terms 
of this NOFA and the common rule to participate in the FY 1995 CHSP.
    Applicants must submit a copy of their charter or by-laws as 
evidence of their legal status and of their authority to run a CHSP, or 
evidence of non-profit status as a local non-profit housing sponsor. 
Applicants that are applying as local non-profit housing sponsors or 
PHA/IHAs must ALSO submit proof of ownership of the project submitted 
in the application.
    Applicants must also submit proof of project eligibility. The 
regulatory agreement or the HAP contract may be submitted as evidence 
of the project's eligibility.
    All documentation of eligibility or ownership must have been 
executed and dated on or before the application deadline.
    Eligibility will also include determination that the application 
was submitted to the appropriate HUD or RHCDS Office.
    Applicants and/or projects which are not eligible or have been 
submitted to the incorrect HUD State or Area Office/RHCDS State Office 
will be rejected and so notified by the appropriate office at this 
time. Applications which pass eligibility review will proceed to 
threshold/technical deficiency review. If eligibility material is 
missing, it will be treated as a deficiency, subject to Sections 
II.F(4) and III below.

F. Threshold and Technical Deficiency Review

    1. General: HUD State or Area Offices/RHCDS Headquarters staff will 
review [[Page 25097]] applications for threshold and technical 
acceptability concurrently.
    2. First, each application will be checked for completeness. Any 
application missing three or more exhibits other than certifications 
will be rejected by the HUD State or Area Office/RHCDS Headquarters, 
with the applicant being notified.
    3. Second, the applications will be checked for threshold 
eligibility. During this review, an applicant (or project in the case 
of an application from a governmental jurisdiction) will be rejected 
if:
    a. The project is not 85 percent occupied;
    b. It has not met the match requirement (i.e., there is a lack of 
clear and documented evidence of a commitment for funds equal to no 
less than 50 percent for the supportive services from the applicant or 
project owners, or from third party providers, for the first year of 
the five-year grant).
    Indicators of clear and documented evidence are: (i) there is a 
separate match letter on letterhead of the provider of the matching 
funds; (ii) match letters show committed dollar levels at least equal 
to the dollar level in the first year budget; (iii) the match items 
provided are firm commitments not contingent upon any other action 
(e.g., state or county legislation, board of directors or local county 
legislation/ approval); and (iv) for match other than in-kind (see 59 
FR 22220, published April 29, 1994, sections 700.235(d)(2)(iii) or 
1944.260(d)(2)(iii)), the required certification for new or expanded 
services is included.
    c. It has not submitted a participant fee-collection plan that 
proposes to collect at least 10 percent of the cost of the CHSP (up to 
20 percent of the adjusted incomes of the participants or the cost of 
providing the services, whichever is less).
    d. The proposal includes a retrofit or renovation component in the 
budget subject to section 802(a)(2) of the Act.
    e. The meals program does not provide at least one hot meal a day 
in a group setting SEVEN days a week, for some or all of the 
participants. (The meals program may be an existing program; it may be 
funded fully or in part with funds other than the CHSP.)
    f. A service coordinator is NOT included as part of the services 
program. (The coordinator may be paid fully or in part from funds other 
than the CHSP.)
    g. There is:

--a pending civil rights suit against the applicant (or project owner, 
if different) brought by the Department of Justice;
--an outstanding finding of non-compliance as a result of formal 
administrative proceedings under any of the statutes, regulations, or 
other requirements listed in the civil rights certification, unless the 
applicant is operating under a HUD-approved compliance agreement 
designed to correct the area(s) of noncompliance, or, in cases of 
noncompliance with state or local statutes, regulations or other 
requirements, is operating under a compliance agreement approved by the 
appropriate state or local agency designed to correct the area(s) of 
non-compliance.
--a charge issued by the Secretary concerned against the applicant (or 
project owner, if different) under Section 810(g) of the Fair Housing 
Act as implemented by 24 CFR 103.400.
--a pending denial of application processing by HUD or by RHCDS under 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, under the Attorney General's 
guidelines (28 CFR 50.3), or 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 the HUD Section 504 regulations (24 CFR 
8.57); or,
--an adjudication adverse to the applicant (or the project owner, if 
different) of a civil rights violation in a civil action brought 
against it under any of the statutes, regulations or other requirements 
listed in the civil rights certification, unless the sponsor is 
operating in compliance with a court order designed to correct the 
area(s) of noncompliance.
    h. There exist serious, unaddressed or outstanding Inspector 
General audit findings or HUD Headquarters/State or Area Office/RHCDS 
State Office management monitoring review findings for any of the 
applicant's (or project's, if different) ongoing management operations 
or in connection with its administration of existing grants;
    i. There exist serious, unaddressed or outstanding Inspector 
General audit findings or HUD Headquarters/State or Area Office/RHCDS 
State Office FH&EO monitoring review findings for any of the 
applicant's (or project's, if different) ongoing management operations 
or in connection with its administration of existing grants; or,
    j. The applicant (or project owner, if different) is involved with 
litigation which could seriously jeopardize its ability to administer 
the CHSP.
    If an applicant (or project within an application) is determined to 
be the subject of a rejection on the basis of one or more of the above 
criteria, the HUD State or Area Office or RHCDS Headquarters staff 
shall reject the application; the review cannot be completed nor the 
application scored.
    If the applicant agency is a governmental jurisdiction supporting 
one or more projects in multiple applications and the applicant agency 
is rejected, all projects submitted by that applicant agency will be 
disqualified. However, any individual project may be rejected without 
disqualifying the applicant agency, if it is a different legal entity. 
For example, ``River Homes'' (a section 202 project) and ``Tower 
House'' (a section 236 project) are the two projects in two 
applications submitted by the Westchester County, NY, Area Agency on 
Aging. ``River House'' is rejected for insufficient match. As the 
project is a different legal entity than the applicant, the other 
application submitted by that same applicant may still be processed.
    All applicants whose application(s) have been rejected by HUD State 
or Area Offices or RHCDS Headquarters will be notified that they have 
been rejected, in writing, at the time the decision to reject is made.
    4. Third, applicants will be reviewed for technical completeness 
(deficiency review).
    During the technical review process, if HUD or RHCDS determines 
that an application is missing up to two exhibits (other than 
certifications), or has certain technical deficiencies, the applicant 
will be given 14 calendar days from the date of written notification in 
which to correct such deficiencies.
    The purpose of this process is to assist an applicant in completing 
a fundable proposal, and not to provide an opportunity for an 
application to be substantively improved, once it has been submitted. 
Curable, technical deficiencies relate to submission of a limited 
number of missing items, submission of items that are not necessary for 
HUD review under threshold review or selection criteria/ranking 
factors, e.g., a missing certification, inadvertent blank spot in 
certain forms and certifications or missing signature; substantive 
items for which information exists elsewhere in the application showing 
that the items have been created (e.g., an annual first year budget 
summary is missing, but there are sufficient program budgets to 
determine what the annual budget is; or revision of match letters to 
include missing data, when the amount of resources is clearly 
indicated); or, missing match letters in certain instances (see next 
paragraph).
     Submission of missing items or correction of technical 
deficiencies does not allow additional time to complete, 
[[Page 25098]] amend or correct the application to overcome any 
substantive defects in the original submission. Thus, missing match 
letters, or corrected match letters adding the required certification 
of new or expanded qualifying resources must be submitted together with 
proof that the match was available to the applicant on or before the 
application deadline (e.g., copy of dated Board resolution approving 
the allocation of the match dollars). Also, missing documents dealing 
with applicant or project eligibility (e.g., articles of incorporation) 
must be dated on or before the application deadline date.
    The HUD State or Area Office or RHCDS Headquarters will request 
documents as necessary to correct technical deficiencies in any CHSP 
application. (A FAX copy of an original document may NOT be submitted 
to meet any technical deficiency correction request.) A response to a 
letter request from HUD or RHCDS to an applicant for correction of 
technical deficiencies must be received by the requesting HUD State or 
Area Office/RHCDS Headquarters, by 3:00 P.M., Local Time on the 14th 
calendar day following the date on the request letter to the applicant. 
This means (for example) that if the deficiency letter to the applicant 
is dated July 30, 1995, the response must be received by 3:00 P.M., 
Local Time, in the HUD State or Area Office or RHCDS Headquarters on 
August 13, 1995. Information provided after 3:00 P.M. on the fourteenth 
day of the correction period will be rejected as non-responsive. In any 
such situation, the application, or the appropriate project, will be 
rejected.
    All applicants are encouraged to review the Table of Contents 
provided in the application package. The Table of Contents identifies 
all technical exhibits needed for application processing. Filling in 
the appropriate page number indicates that the exhibit has been 
prepared.
    5. HUD/RHCDS reserves the right to reduce the amount of funding 
requested in any application. Examples of reasons to reduce initial 
funding requests during HUD State or Area Office/RHCDS Headquarters 
review include, but are not limited to:
    (a) Activities proposed in any project are not eligible or not 
approved by HUD or RHCDS; (b) HUD or RHCDS determines that the cost of 
any particular component of a proposed program is more than necessary 
to make the activity feasible; and, (c) the cost of the grant is 
reduced to meet the funding limits of Section I.C(5).
     Reductions may take place in the State or Area Offices as part of 
the review process.
    6. Once threshold and technical reviews have been completed, HUD 
State or Area Offices, or the RHCDS Headquarters (as appropriate) will 
score all selection criteria.
    HUD State or Area Offices will rank-order all applications by score 
and submit the scores and other required information to HUD 
Headquarters.

G. Final Selection

    1. All eligible applications, other than those noted as rejects, 
will be rank-ordered by score in either the RHCDS Headquarters or by 
HUD Headquarters, within the geographic areas.
2. Final Reductions in Funding Within Applications
    HUD/RHCDS reserves the right to additionally reduce the amount of 
funding requested in any application at time of selection to reduce the 
cost of the grant to meet the funding limits of Section I.C(5).
    Reductions may also take place after selection and announcement of 
award, as part of final negotiations.
3. Ranking of Projects
a. Ranking of RHCDS Projects
    RHCDS Headquarters will select applicants by rank-order until all 
CHSP funds allocated have been exhausted. If there is more than one 
unfunded application at the next-highest score (in a tie) and there are 
insufficient funds to cover both, funding will be decided subject to 
section II.F.4, below. Further selections will be made until any 
residual funds are insufficient to fund another RHCDS project.
    If there is a residual amount after all eligible applications in 
rank order are funded, the next application(s) on the list which 
contain funding requests above the level of the residual may be skipped 
over to reach a fundable project lower down on the list which is within 
the level of the residual amount. The first remaining fundable but 
unfunded project on the list which is within the residual limit must be 
funded, as well as any subsequent projects which are still within any 
remaining residual.
    If funds remain available after ranking all the approvable RHCDS 
projects, these funds will be utilized by HUD Headquarters for 
reallocation to HUD projects which were approvable but unfunded (see 
subsection II.G(3)(b), below). The RHCDS Headquarters reserves the 
right to reduce any proposed amount of CHSP funds requested.
b. Ranking of HUD projects
    HUD Headquarters will integrate all scored applications within each 
designated geographic area by rank-order and select applicants in score 
order in each geographic area until the funds allotted to that 
geographic area are exhausted.
    If there is more than one unfunded application at the next-highest 
score (in a tie) and there are insufficient funds to cover both, 
funding will be decided subject to section II.G.4, below. Further 
selections will be made until any residual funds are insufficient to 
fund another HUD project.
    If there is a residual amount after most eligible applications are 
funded in rank order, the next application(s) on the list which contain 
funding requests above the level of the residual may be skipped over to 
reach a fundable project lower down on the list which is within the 
level of the residual amount. The first remaining fundable but unfunded 
project on the list which is within the residual limit must be funded, 
as well as any subsequent projects which are still within any remaining 
residual.
    If there are excess funds in one or more geographic areas, 
Headquarters will fund in score order additional eligible but unfunded 
projects from other geographic areas in which there were too many 
projects to fund from within the initial allocation, consistent with 
Section II.G(4), below.
    If there are insufficient fundable applications, any excess funds 
will be made available to approvable but unfunded RHCDS applicants.
4. Tie Scores
    In the event of a tie score among the last-to-be-considered 
applications in either RHCDS Headquarters or in a HUD geographic area 
allocation, the application that scores higher on Selection Criteria 
Numbers b, f, g, and i will be selected, if that application is within 
the limits of the remaining dollars or can be so modified. If there is 
still a tie score among two or more applications, one of the tied 
applications will be selected by lottery.
5. Multi-project Grants
    HUD and RHCDS reserve the right to aggregate into one grant award 
multiple applications from a single applicant in any jurisdiction.
6. Self-Monitoring
    HUD and RHCDS reserve the right to require self-monitoring of those 
applications approved for States, Indian tribes and units of general 
local government (NOT PHA/IHAs). In such cases, HUD/RHCDS will add an 
amount [[Page 25099]] equal to one percent of the total HUD grant 
approved, for monitoring costs, under which certain responsibilities 
will be delegated to that agency subject to 24 CFR 700.325 or 7 CFR 
1944.270. As this is a HUD or RHCDS-directed add-on, it may bring the 
total award granted to more than the limit stated in section I.C(5).
7. Excess Funds
    In the event that funds still remain after completion of the 
selection process, such funds will be allotted to the HUD Headquarters 
Reserve Fund, subject to 59 FR 22220 (sections 700.405 or 1944.278), 
published on April 29, 1994.

H. Awarding of Grants

    Once selections are made, the HUD State or Area Offices will issue 
funding letters to selected applicants. Each applicant must sign and 
return the letter within the indicated time period to signify 
acceptance of the award. Subsequent to receipt of the signed 
acceptance, HUD State or Area Offices or RHCDS Headquarters, as 
appropriate, will negotiate the final terms, conditions and amount of 
the grant with the selected applicant. Once agreement is reached on all 
issues, a grant award will be prepared and sent to the applicant for 
signature by the HUD State or Area Office. Once the signed grant award 
is returned to HUD, it will be executed by an appropriate HUD Official.

III. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements

    The checklist specifies the required information that must be 
submitted as part of an application, and identifies those materials 
necessary to pass eligibility and threshold requirements. Other items 
including forms and certifications may be corrected during the 
technical deficiency correction period, subject to Section II.F(4) of 
this Notice.
    The Checklist is the Table of Contents in the application package; 
the check is done by filling in the appropriate application page number 
in the blank space.

IV. Other Matters

A. Environmental Impact

    A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment 
has been made in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 50, 
which implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Finding 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 the General Counsel, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Room 10276, 451 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20410.

B. Family Executive Order

    The General Counsel of HUD, as the Designated Official under 
Executive order 12606, The Family, has determined that the policies 
contained in this NOFA will have some significant impact on the 
maintenance and general well-being of families. The revised CHSP can be 
expected to provide supportive services which can prevent or postpone 
unnecessary or premature institutionalization, and reduce unnecessary 
stress and financial burdens on participants' families by allowing them 
to remain in their apartments. Because the impact on family concerns is 
wholly beneficial, no further review under the executive order is 
considered necessary.

C. Federalism Executive Order

    The General Counsel of HUD, as the Designated Official under 
section 6(a) of the Executive order 12612, Federalism, has determined 
that the policies contained in this NOFA do not have Federalism 
implications, and, thus, are not subject to review under the order. 
These guidelines are limited to providing the procedures under which 
HUD would make rental assistance available to applicants under a 
program designed to provide housing assistance and supportive services 
to frail elderly individuals. The program involves intergovernmental 
cooperation, but in no manner will involve federal incursion upon local 
or state decision making, or the administration of local or state law.

D. Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act--Accountability in the Provision 
of HUD Assistance

1. Documentation and Public Access
    HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding 
each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to 
indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This 
material, including any letters of support, will be made available for 
public inspection for a five year period beginning not less than thirty 
days after the award for assistance. Material will be made available in 
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will 
include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its 
Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on 
a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b) and the notice 
published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942) for 
further information on these requirements.)
2. Disclosures
    HUD will make available to the public for five years all applicant 
disclosure reports (form HUD-2880) submitted in connection with this 
NOFA. Update reports (also form HUD-2880) will be made available along 
with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case for a period of 
less than three years. All reports--both applicant disclosures and 
updates--will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of 
Information Act (95 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 
24 CFR part 15. (See 24 CFR part 12, subpart C, and the notice 
published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942) for 
further information on disclosure requirements.)
3. Subsidy-Layering Determinations
    24 CFR 12.52 requires HUD to certify that the amount of HUD 
assistance is not more than necessary to make the assisted activity 
feasible after taking into account other government assistance. HUD 
will make the decision with respect to each certification available 
free of charge, for a three-year period. (See the notice published in 
the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942) and the 
guidelines published in the Federal Register on February 25, 1994 (59 
FR 9332) for further information on this certification.) Additional 
information about applications, HUD certifications and assistance 
adjustments, both before assistance is provided or subsequently are to 
be made under the Freedom of Information Act (24 CFR part 15).

E. Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act--Prohibition of Advance 
Disclosures of Funding Decisions

    HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Reform Act was 
published on May 13, 1991 (56 FR 22088) and became effective on June 
12, 1991. That regulation, codified as 24 CFR part 4, applies to the 
funding competition announced today. The requirements of the rule 
continue to apply until the announcement of the selection of successful 
applicants. Also, refer to (58 FR 61016), a final rule amending part 4 
regarding the regulations of certain conduct by HUD employees and by 
applicants for HUD assistance during the selection process 
[[Page 25100]] for the award of financial assistance by HUD.
    HUD and RHCDS 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 or RHCDS) 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. (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 or RHCDS 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 State or 
Area Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which 
the question pertains.

F. Section 112 of the HUD Reform Act

    Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
(section 112 of the Reform 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.
    Any questions regarding the rule should be directed to: Acting 
Director, Office of Ethics, room 2158, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410. 
Telephone: (202) 708-3815; TDD: (202) 708-1112. (These are not toll-
free numbers.) Forms necessary for compliance with the rule may be 
obtained from the local HUD Office.

G. Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

     The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the 
disclosure requirements and prohibitions of section 319 of the 
Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) 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 and 7 CFR part 1944, Subpart 
G, applicants, recipients, and a 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.
    IHAs established by an Indian tribe as a result 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.

Required Reporting

    A certification is required at the time application for funds is 
made that Federally appropriated funds are not being or have not been 
used in violation of section 319 and the disclosure will be made of 
payments for lobbying with other than federally appropriated funds. 
Also, there is a standard disclosure form, SF-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to 
Report Lobbying'', which must be used to disclose lobbying with other 
than Federally appropriated funds at the time of application.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program title and 
number is 14.170, Congregate Housing Services Program.

    Authority: Section 802, Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8012).

    Section 604 and 672, Housing and Community Development 
Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-550).

    Dated: May 4, 1995.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

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New England

Cas Kolaski--1AH
Housing Director
Massachusetts State Office
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Office Building
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222-1092
Phone Number: (617) 565-5102
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: BOSTPOST

Jeanne McHallam--1AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Massachusetts State Office
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Office Building
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222-1092
Phone Number: (617) 565-5154
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: BOSTPOST4

Robert S. Donovan--1EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Connecticut State Office
First Floor
330 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06106-1860
Phone Number: (203) 240-4523
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: HARTPOST

Loren Cole--1FHM
Acting Multifamily Housing Director
New Hampshire State Office
Norris Cotton Federal Building
275 Chestnut Street
Manchester, NH 03101-2487
Phone Number: (603) 666-7755
FAX Number: (603) 666-7697
CC Mail Address: MANCHPOST

Luisa Osborne--1GHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Rhode Island State Office
10 Weybosset Street
Sixth Floor
Providence, RI 02903-3234
Phone Number: (401) 528-5354
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address:

New York/New Jersey

Gerard W. Sheridan--2AH
Housing Director
New York State Office
26 Federal Plaza
Room 32-130
New York, NY 10278-0068
Phone Number: (212) 264-0777 ext: 3701
FAX Number: (212) 264-1277
CC Mail Address: NYNPOSTI

Beryl H. Niewood--2AHM
Acting Multifamily Housing Director
New York State Office
26 Federal Plaza
Room 32-130
New York, NY 10278-0068
Phone Number: (212) 264-0777 ext: 3716
FAX Number: (212) 264-1277
CC Mail Address: NYNPOST

Kenneth J. Lobene--2CHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Buffalo Area Office
Lafayette Court
465 Main Street, Fifth Floor
Buffalo, NY 14203-1780
Phone Number: (716) 846-5722
FAX Number: (716) 846-3252
CC Mail Address: BUFPOST

Encarnacion C. Loukatos-2FHM
Multifamily Housing Director
New Jersey State Office
One Newark Center
Thirteenth Floor
Newark, NJ 07102-5260
Phone Number: (201) 622-7900 ext: 3400
FAX Number: (201) 645-2271
CC Mail Address: NJNPOST

Mid-Atlantic

Sidney B. Severe-3AH
Housing Director
Pennsylvania State Office
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone Number: (215) 656-0503
FAX Number: (215) 656-3427
CC Mail Address: PHIPOST3

Thomas Langston-3AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Pennsylvania State Office
The Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone Number: (215) 656-0548
FAX Number: (215) 656-3427
CC Mail Address: PHIPOST

Ina B. Singer-3BHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Maryland State Office
City Crescent Building
10 South Howard Street, Fifth Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201-2505
Phone Number: (410) 962-2520 ext: 3125
FAX Number: (410) 962-4378
CC Mail Address: BALPOST

Fred S. Roncaglione-3CHM
Multifamily Housing Director
West Virginia State Office
405 Capitol Street
Suite 708
Charleston, WV 25301-1795
Phone Number: (304) 347-7037
FAX Number: (304) 347-7050
CC Mail Address: CHAPOST

Edward J. Palombizio-3EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Pittsburgh Area Office
Old Post Office Courthouse Building
710 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1939
Phone Number: (412) 644-6394
FAX Number: (412) 644-6499
CC Mail Address: PITPOST

Charlie Famuliner-3FHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Virginia State Office
The 3600 Centre
3600 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230-0331
Phone Number: (804) 278-4505
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: RICPOST

Felicia Williams-3GHM
Multifamily Housing Director
District of Columbia Office
820 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-4205
Phone Number: (202) 275-4726
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: WASPOST

Southeast

Charles E. Gardner--4AH
Housing Director
Georgia State Office
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3388
Phone Number: (404) 331-4127
FAX Number: (404) 730-2364
CC Mail Address: ATLPOST

Robert W. Reavis--4AHMM
Multifamily Housing Director
Georgia State Office
Richard B. Russell Federal Building
75 Spring Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-3388
Phone Number: (404) 331-4426
FAX Number: (404) 730-2240
CC Mail Address: ATLPOST

Herman S. Ransom--4CHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Alabama State Office
Beacon Ridge Tower
600 Beacon Parkway, West-Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35209-3144
Phone Number: (205) 290-7667
FAX Number: (205) 290-7632
CC Mail Address: BIRPOST

Minerva Bravo--4NHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Caribbean Office
New San Juan Office Building
159 Carlos Chardon Avenue, Room 204
Hato Rey, PR 00918-1804
Phone Number: (809) 766-5106
FAX Number: (809) 766-5522
CC Mail Address: SJUPOST

Robert A. Rifenberick--4EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
South Carolina State Office
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street
Columbus, SC 29201-2480
Phone Number: (803) 253-3240
FAX Number: (803) 253-3424
CC Mail Address: COLPOST

Daniel A. McCanless--4FHM
Multifamily Housing Director [[Page 25103]] 
North Carolina State Office
Koger Building
2306 West Meadowview Road
Greensboro, NC 27407-3707
Phone Number: (910) 547-4020
FAX Number: (910) 547-4120
CC Mail Address: GREPOST

Reba G. Cook--4GHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Mississippi State Office
Doctor A. H. McCoy Federal Building
100 West Capitol Street, Suite 910
Jackson, MS 39269-1016
Phone Number: (601) 965-4700
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: JACPOST

Wendy Gruel--4HH
Acting Housing Director
Jacksonville Area Office
Southern Bell Tower
300 West Bay Street, Suite 2200
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121
Phone Number: (904) 232-3197
FAX Number: (904) 232-2217
CC Mail Address: JKVPOST

Ferdinand Juluke--4HH
Multifamily Housing Director
Jacksonville Area Office
Southern Bell Tower
300 West Bay Street, Suite 2200
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121
Phone Number: (904) 232-3528
FAX Number: (904) 232-2731
CC Mail Address: JKVPOST

James H. Martin--4PPP
Chief Asset Management Branch
Miami/South Dade Area Office
10710 South West 211 Street
Miami, FL 33189
Phone Number: (305) 238-2851
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: DADEPOST

William S. McClister--4JHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Knoxville Area Office
John J. Duncan Federal Building
710 Locust Street, Third Floor
Knoxville, TN 37902-2526
Phone Number: (615) 545-4406
FAX Number: (615) 545-4578
CC Mail Address: KNXPOST

R. Brooks Hatcher--4IHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Kentucky State Office
601 West Broadway
P.O. Box 1044
Louisville, KY 40201-1044
Phone Number: (502) 582-6124
FAX Number: (502) 582-6074
CC Mail Address: LOUPOST

Ed M. Phillips--4LHM
Acting Multifamily Housing Director
Tennesee State Office
251 Cumberland Bend Drive
Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37228-1803
Phone Number: (615) 736-5365
FAX Number: (615) 736-2018
CC Mail Address: NASPOST

Midwest

Beverly Bishop--5AH
Housing Director
Illinois State Office
Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Phone Number: (312) 353-6950
FAX Number: (312) 353-5164
CC Mail Address: CHIPOST

Edward Hinsberger--5AHM
Acting Multifamily Housing Director
Illinois State Office
Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Phone Number: (312) 353-9174
FAX Number: (312) 353-9563
CC Mail Address: CHIPOST01

Patricia A. Knight--5CHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Cincinnati Area Office
Federal Office Building
Room 9002
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3253
Phone Number: (513) 684-2133
FAX Number: (512) 684-6224
CC Mail Address: CINPOST

Michael P. Kulick--5DHM
Acting Multifamily Housing Director
Cleveland Area Office
The Renaissance on Playhouse Square
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 500
Cleveland, OH 44115-1815
Phone Number: (216) 522-4112
FAX Number: (216) 522-2975
CC Mail Address: CLEPOST

Donald Jakob--5EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Ohio State Office
200 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-2499
Phone Number: (614) 469-2156
FAX Number: (614) 469-2432
CC Mail Address: CLBPOST

Robert Turner--5FH
Housing Director
Michigan State Office
Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building
477 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226-2592
Phone Number: (313) 226-6337
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: DETPOST

Robert M. Brown--5FHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Michigan State Office
Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building
477 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226-2592
Phone Number: (313) 226-7107
FAX Number: (313) 226-5737
CC Mail Address: DETPOST

John Milchick--5GHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Grand Rapids Area Office
2922 Fuller Avenue, N.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49505-3499
Phone Number: (616) 456-2122
FAX Number: (616) 456-2191
CC Mail Address: GRAPOST

Henry Levandowski--5HHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Indiana State Office
151 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2526
Phone Number: (317) 226-6305
FAX Number: (317) 226-7026
CC Mail Number: INDPOST

Gladys A. Kane--5IHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Wisconsin State Office
Henry S. Reuss Federal Building
310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1380
Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289
Phone Number: (414) 297-3159
FAX Number: (414) 297-3946
CC Mail Address: MILPOST

Howard Goldman--5KHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Minnesota State Office
220 Second Street, South
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2195
Phone Number: (612) 370-3051
FAX Number: (612) 370-3090
CC Mail Address: STPPOST

Southwest

James E. Hicks--6AH
Housing Director
Texas State Office
1600 Throckmorton
P.O. Box 2905
Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905
Phone Number: (817) 565-5102
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: FTWPOST

E. Ross Burton--6AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Texas State Office
1600 Throckmorton
P.O. Box 2905
Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905
Phone Number: (817) 885-5967
FAX Number: (817) 885-6083
CC Mail Address: FTWPOST

Robert L. Salazar--6BHML
Chief Asset Management Branch
New Mexico State Office
625 Truman Street, N.E.
Albuquerque, NM 87110-6443
Phone Number: (505) 262-6272
FAX Number: (505) 262-6004
CC Mail Address: ABQPOST

Robert L. Greene--6CHML
Chief Asset Management Branch
Dallas Area Office
525 Griffin Street, Room 860
Dallas, TX 75202-5007
Phone Number: (214) 767-8372
FAX Number:
CC Mail Address: DALPOST

[[Page 25104]] Albert J. Cason--6EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Houston Area Office
Norfolk Tower
2211 Norfolk, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77098-4096
Phone Number: (713) 834-3200
FAX Number: (713) 834-3305
CC Mail Address: HOUPOST

Elsie L. Whitson--6FHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Arkansas State Office
TCBY Tower
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 900
Little Rock, AR 72201-3488
Phone Number: (501) 324-5937
FAX Number: (501) 324-5900
CC Mail Address: LRKPOST

Ann C. Kizzier--6HHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Louisiana State Office
Fisk Federal Building
1661 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70112-2887
Phone Number: (504) 589-6834
FAX Number: (504) 589-6526
CC Mail Address: NORPOST

Multifamily Housing Director--6IHM
Oklahoma State Office
500 West Main St., Suite 400
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone Number: (405) 231-5968
FAX Number: (405) 231-4510

Carmen P. Casas--6JHM
Multifamily Housing Director
San Antonio Area Office
Washington Square
800 Delorosa Street
San Antonio, TX 78207-4563
Phone Number: (210) 229-4910
FAX Number: (210) 229-4984
CC Mail Address: SANPOST

Anthony J. Hernandez--6KHMLM
Chief Asset Management Branch
Shreveport Area Office
401 Edwards Street
Suite 1510
Shreveport, LA 71101-3107
Phone Number: (318) 676-3393
FAX Number: (318) 676-3408
CC Mail Address: SHRPOST

Faye O'Connor--6LHML
Chief Asset Management Branch
Tulsa Area Office
50 East 15th Street
Tulsa, OK 74119-4030
Phone Number: (918) 581-7456
FAX Number: (918) 581-7440
CC Mail Address: TULPOST

Great Plains

Gerald F. Hayes--7AH
Housing Director
Kansas/Missouri State Office
Gateway Tower II
400 State Avenue, Room 200
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
Phone Number: (913) 551-6812
FAX Number: (913) 551-6812
CC Mail Address: KANPOST

Joan Knapp--7AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Kansas/Missouri State Office
Gateway Tower II
400 State Avenue, Room 200
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406
Phone Number: (913) 551-5504
FAX Number: (913) 551-6818
CC Mail Address: KANPOST

Donna M. Davis--7BHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Iowa State Office
Federal Building
210 Walnut Street, Room 239
Des Moines, IA 50309-2155
Phone Number: (515) 284-4736
FAX Number: (515) 284-4743
CC Mail Address: DESPOST

Steven L. Gage--7DHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Nebraska State Office
Executive Tower Centre
10909 Mill Valley Road
Omaha, NE 68154-3955
Phone Number: (402) 492-3126
FAX Number: (402) 492-3184
CC Mail Address: OMAPOST

Erica Dobreff--7EH
Housing Director
St. Louis Area Office
Robert A. Young Federal Building
1222 Spruce Street, Third Floor
St. Louis, MO 63103-2836
Phone Number: (314) 539-3672
FAX Number: (314) 539-6384
CC Mail Address: STLPOST

Paul Dribin-7EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
St. Louis Area Office
Robert A. Young Federal Building
1222 Spruce Street, Third Floor
St. Louis, MO 63103-2836
Phone Number: (314) 539-6666
FAX Number: (314) 539-6384
CC Mail Address: STLPOST

Rocky Mountain

Ronald C. Bailey-8AH
Housing Director
Colorado State Office
633 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202-3607
Phone Number: (303) 672-5010
FAX Number: (303) 672-5048
CC Mail Address: DENPOST2

Larry C. Sidebottom-8AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Colorado State Office
633 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202-3607
Phone Number: (303) 672-5343 ext: 1172
FAX Number: (303) 672-5048
CC Mail Address: DENPOST2

Pacific/Hawaii

Keith E. Axtell-9AH
Housing Director
California State Office
Phillip Burton Federal Bld. & Courthouse
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3448
Phone Number: (415) 556-0796
FAX Number: (415) 556-8500
CC Mail Address: SFCPOST1

Janet L. Browder-9AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
California State Office
Phillip Burton Federal Bld. & Courthouse
450 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3448
Phone Number: (415) 556-7317
FAX Number: (415) 556-8500
CC Mail Address: SFCPOST

Michael S. Flores-9CHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Hawaii State Office
Seven Waterfront Plaza
500 Ala Maoana Boulevard, Suite 500
Honolulu, HI 96813-4918
Phone Number: (808) 552-8185 ext: 246
FAX Number: (808) 522-8194
CC Mail Address: HONPOST

Dorothy A. Manz-9KHM
Chief Asset Management Branch
Nevada State Office
1500 East Tropricana Avenue
Suite 205
Las Vegas, NV 89119-6516
Phone Number: (702) 388-6247
FAX Number: (702) 388-6736
CC Mail Address: VEGPOST

Martha A. Littlefield-9DH
Acting Housing Director
Los Angeles Area Office
1615 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801
Phone Number: (213) 251-7122
FAX Number: (213) 251-7085
CC Mail Address: LOSPOST

Joyce Biase--9DH
Multifamily Housing Director
Los Angeles Area Office
1615 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801
Phone Number: (213) 251-7033
FAX Number: (213) 251-7085
CC Mail Address: LOSPOST

Sally G. Thomas--9EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Arizona State Office
2 Arizona Center
400 North Fifth Street, Suite 1600
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2361
Phone Number: (602) 379-4667
FAX Number: (602) 379-4568
CC Mail Address: PHXPOST

William F. Bolton--9GHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Sacramento Area Office
777 12th Street
Suite 200 [[Page 25105]] 
Sacramento, CA 95814-1997
Phone Number: (916) 498-5228
FAX Number: (916) 498-5247
CC Mail Address: SACPOST

Sebastian M. Adame--9HHM
Chief Asset Management Branch
San Diego Area Office
Mission City Corporate Center
2365 Northside Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92108-2712
Phone Number: (619) 557-2600 ext: 2712
FAX Number: (619) 557-6296
CC Mail Address: SDGPOST

Northwest/Alaska

Diana Goodwin--0AH
Housing Director
Washington State Office
Seattle Federal Office Building
909 lst Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1000
Phone Number: (206) 220-5200 ext. 3247
FAX Number: (206) 220-5206
CC Mail Address: SEATTLE

Willie Spearmon--0AHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Washington State Office
Seattle Federal Office Building
909 lst Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1000
Phone Number: (206) 220-5207 ext: 3249
FAX Number: (206) 220-5206
CC Mail Address: SEATTLE

Paul Johnson--0CHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Alaska State Office
University Plaza Building
949 East 36th Avenue, Suite 401
Anchorage, AK 99508-4399
Phone Number: (907) 271-4610
FAX Number: (907) 271-3667.
CC Mail Address: ANCHORAGE

Tom Cusack--0EHM
Multifamily Housing Director
Oregon State Office
520 Southwest Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR 97204-1596
Phone Number: (503) 326-2664
FAX Number: (503) 326-2663
CC Mail Address: PORTLAND

[FR Doc. 95-11448 Filed 5-9-95 8:45 am]
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