[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38208-38212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18125]




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Part VI





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 for Training and Technical Assistance for Public 
Housing Resident Patrols; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
[Docket No. FR-3920-N-01]


Notice of Funding Availability for Training and Technical 
Assistance for Public Housing Resident Patrols

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

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Training of Trainers 
and Technical Assistance for Public Housing Resident Patrols.

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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces funding available up to $500,000 for the 
development and implementation of technical assistance and training for 
resident patrols in public and Indian housing. The U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development is seeking proposals for one or more 
Grant(s) to be executed through Cooperative Agreement(s) to develop and 
implement training, technical assistance (TA) and TA instruments. The 
purpose of this assistance is to provide state-of-the-art resident 
patrol training and TA to housing authority staff, residents, Resident 
Councils (RC), Resident Management Corporations (RMC), housing 
authority security staff, and local law enforcement personnel.

DATES: Proposals must be received at HUD Headquarters at the address 
below on or before 3 pm, Eastern Daylight Time, August 24, 1995. This 
application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the interest of 
fairness to all competing applicants, the Department will treat as 
ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the 
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 any unanticipated or delivery-related 
problems. Applications received after the deadline will not be 
considered.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION: There is no application kit for this grant 
application submission. All applications should be submitted with the 
required tabs and Federal forms. Copies of the forms are available from 
the contact listed below.
    An original and two copies of the application must be sent to the 
Crime Prevention and Security Division, Office of Community Relations 
and Involvement, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Room 4116, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20410. Facsimile (``FAX'') applications are not acceptable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Crime Prevention 
and Security Division, Office of Community Relations and Involvement, 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Room 4116, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-1197. A telecommunications device for hearing or speech 
impaired persons (TDD) is available at (202) 708-0850. (These are not 
toll-free telephone numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have 
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and have been assigned OMB 
control number 2577-0197.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

    (a) Purpose. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 
is seeking proposals for one or more Grant(s) to provide resident 
patrol training and technical assistance in public housing. The purpose 
of this training is to develop and provide state-of-the-art training 
and technical assistance to housing authority management and security 
staff, residents, Resident Councils (RC), Resident Management 
Corporations (RMC), and local law enforcement personnel in their 
development and implementation of volunteer resident patrols. 
Recipients of the TA and training should be better able to implement 
volunteer resident patrols in their authorities and developments.
    (b) Authority. This Grant is authorized under Chapter 2, Subtitle 
C, Title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et 
seq.), as amended by Section 581 of the National Affordable Housing Act 
of 1990 (NAHA), approved November 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101-625, and 
section 161 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA 
1992) (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992).
    The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 1995, 
(approved September 28, 1994, Pub. L. 103-327), (95 App. Act) 
appropriated $290 million for the Drug Elimination Program of which $10 
million, a portion of which is made available through this NOFA, will 
be used for funding drug elimination technical assistance and training.
    (c) Award mounts. This NOFA makes a total amount of $500,000 
available for one or more cost reimbursable grants.
    (d) Objectives. The Department's overall objectives in awarding 
this Grant are to build upon the initial TA and training grant awarded 
by the Department in 1994. Successful applicants for this grant award 
must design, develop and administer a variety of resident patrol TA and 
training instruments that will have functional use beyond the period of 
this grant, and that will assist public and Indian housing authority 
staff and residents, and local law enforcement officers. Specifically 
grantees must:
    (1) Use and build on HUD's past successful Resident Patrol TA and 
training. A copy of the training curriculum for FY 1994 will be 
available for review at HUD's Community Relations and Involvement 
Clearinghouse, telephone 1-800-578-3472.
    (2) Provide training and technical assistance using state-of-the-
art techniques which can be easily transferable and replicable to 
assist housing authority staff and residents in understanding and 
implementing Resident Patrols. The media could include but is not 
limited to on-site visits, printed materials, ``fact sheets'', ``how-
to'' technical material, training material and training meetings, 
videos, or other instruments.
    (3) Design and develop a series of TA instruments for housing 
authority staff and residents on issues specific to Resident Patrol 
implementation. These include but are not limited to:
    (i) Increasing the number of residents participating in volunteer 
resident patrols;
    (ii) Increasing the number of successful patrols;
    (iii) Improving the administration and active membership of 
existing patrols;
    (iv) Improving coordinated administration by resident groups, 
housing authorities, and police departments, and
    (v) Increasing the number of and quality of state-of-the-art TA and 
training instruments and media available to HA staff and residents 
interested in developing or improving their patrols.
    (4) Design and develop an impact/process evaluation methodology for 
HA staff and residents to use in measuring their progress after 
implementing resident patrols.
    (5) Successfully complete all tasks within a 24 month period and 
within budget. 

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    (e) Scope of work.
    (1) General Requirements.
    (A) The grantee shall furnish all necessary personnel, materials, 
services, and equipment and shall otherwise do all things necessary 
for, or incidental to, the performance of the tasks set forth in this 
Statement of Work.
    (B) The work to be performed under this Grant includes, but is not 
limited to: A brief report on the current status of the administration 
and effectiveness of current resident patrols in public housing, 
especially those formed and operating in the past twelve months; the 
development, dissemination and implementation of several tools for TA 
and training. In addition, the grantee shall attend one or more 
meetings at HUD Headquarters for the purpose of discussing HUD's 
comments pertaining to the grantee's services.
    (2) Specific Requirements. The grantee shall perform the following 
tasks in accordance with the objectives and general scope of the Grant.
TASK 1--Orientation
    Within the first week after the effective date of the Grant, the 
Project Director and other key personnel shall attend a meeting at HUD 
Headquarters in Washington, DC, for the purpose of establishing a 
common understanding and strategy with respect to the Grant objectives, 
the scope of work necessary to achieve the objectives, the time frame, 
methodology, and deliverables.
TASK 2--Management and Work Plan
    The grantee shall develop a draft management and work plan that 
addresses all of the requirements contained in the approved Grant 
strategy and provide an updated and detailed work plan for the entire 
project. This draft plan shall be submitted to the HUD Government 
Technical Representative (GTR) for review and comment by the end of the 
second week of the Grant, setting forth the timing of all stages of the 
project, describing the training techniques, materials, and experiences 
of trainers for this project. The plan shall include a detailed 
allocation of Grant resources and a schedule for the accomplishment of 
the Grant work. HUD shall submit its comments and suggestions to the 
grantee within one week from receipt of the draft plan. A Final 
Management and Work Plan incorporating HUD's comments and suggestions 
shall be submitted by the end of the 5th week of the Grant.
TASK 3--Review of Resident Patrols and Other TA and Training Current in 
Public Housing
    The grantee will review a variety of available documents, and work 
with previous grantees, HA staff, residents and law enforcement 
personnel to identify issues involving resident patrols and TA and 
training. The review should include housing authorities and resident 
councils with new resident patrols, Public Housing Drug Elimination 
Program (PHDEP) grantees with funds designated for training and 
implementing volunteer Resident Patrols, and former PHDEP grantees. The 
review should concentrate on learning from housing authority staff, 
residents and law enforcement personnel what they consider the most 
useful forms of resident patrol TA.
    At a minimum the grantee should address the following issues:
    (1) Outlining and understanding the role of the participants;
    (2) Identifying available funding resources;
    (3) Recruiting, screening and organizing patrol members;
    (4) Curriculum and training of patrol members;
    (5) Written policies, practices and procedures;
    (6) The working relationships and necessary communications between 
patrols and local law enforcement agencies;
    (7) Patrol techniques; insurance and legal issues;
    (8) Deportment of patrol members;
    (9) Clothing and equipment needs;
    (10) Community relations;
    (11) How to train new members;
    (12) Group cohesion and group dynamics;
    (13) Action planning;
    (14) Team decision-making processes;
    (15) Conflict management;
    (16) Impact/process evaluation.
    The grantee should also work with HAs and other interested parties 
to identify TA, training, and TA instruments from a variety of media, 
especially those which can continue to be of use after the end of the 
grant. The grantee will confer with several Clearinghouses which 
disseminate TA material, as well as other training organizations for 
public housing staff and residents, and law enforcement, to identify 
popular, useful and cost-effective media for TA and training. This 
could include on-site visits, printed materials, ``fact sheets'', 
``how-to'' technical material, training material and training meetings, 
videos, or other instruments.
TASK 4--Revision of TA and Training Plan
    HUD and the grantee will work to incorporate into the original plan 
any new issues, or TA and training techniques identified during the 
review and develop a revised action plan for the grant. The revised 
plan will be made available to the GTR for comment and approval, and 
will incorporate HUD's comments and suggestions. The grantee must 
submit any revised budget, plan and timetable by Week 12 of the Grant. 
The GTR will work with the grantee to approve a revised budget, plan 
and timetable no later than Week 14 of the Grant.
TASK 5--Choosing HAs for Targeting TA and Training
    The grantee shall define the target audience, including any 
specific HAs, for all TA, training and related TA instruments. All TA, 
training and TA instruments must address issues in a comprehensive 
manner, including issues raised by HA staff, residents, local law 
enforcement and other parties involved in the training, development and 
implementation of Resident Patrols. Additionally, any HA participating 
in the TA or training must establish a team including three to five 
members representing housing authority staff, residents and law 
enforcement. HA teams participating in the TA and training should 
demonstrate their commitment and ability to use the TA or training at 
their own developments.
TASK 6--Develop and Administer Resident Patrol Training Workshops, TA, 
and TA Instruments
    From the plan revised in Task 4, and approved by the GTR, the 
grantee will begin and complete the administration and implementation 
of the TA, training and TA instruments identified as most effective for 
the issues and problems identified. This will be provided to the HA 
teams specified in Task 5.
    Training, TA and the use of TA instruments will be provided to the 
HA teams from selected housing authorities using the TA, training and 
TA instruments identified in the plan. For any training, the grantee 
will submit a list of proposed training sites, and HUD and the grantee 
will choose the final list of training sites. Attendees will be 
responsible for their own travel, lodging and per diem costs. The 
grantee will be responsible for all costs associated with facilities, 
training materials, and training staff costs of travel, lodging and per 
diem at non-governmental rates. All provision of TA and training must 
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    For any training, the grantee will provide printed materials, or if 
required, curriculum, instructor manual, participant manual, student 
materials, and state-of-the-art videos and other supporting student 
aids for each of the elements addressed above.
    As part of each training or TA, the attendees shall have developed 
a specific plan of action for using the TA, training or TA instrument 
in their public housing community.
TASK 7--Analysis, Evaluation and Reporting
    The grantee will develop an evaluation instrument for each of the 
TA and training instruments developed. This will be used to assess the 
effectiveness of each of the instruments. The draft evaluation form for 
each instrument shall be provided to the GTR for review and comments. 
The GTR's comments will be provided to the grantee and incorporated 
into the final product(s).
    (f) Eligibility. Organizations that can demonstrate experience with 
successful implementation and continuation of resident patrols, working 
with public and Indian housing authorities and resident groups, and in 
resident training programs are eligible to apply.
    (g) Application submission requirements. (1) Applicants must submit 
a completed Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424). The 
SF-424 is the face sheet for the application. Applicants must also 
submit a Standard Form 424A (Budget Information), including a program 
narrative, a detailed budget with budget narrative with supporting cost 
analysis and legal and accounting services.
    (2) Application format requirements. The application must be no 
longer than 25 pages, excluding attachments (e.g. resumes, 
certifications, etc.). All materials must be typewritten, single-
spaced, with type no smaller than 10 cpi, on 8.5'' by 11'' paper, with 
at least 1'' margins on all sides and printed on one side only. Each 
application must include the items listed in the following format:
    (a) Cover letter.
    (b) Tab 1--Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance.
    (c) Tab 2--Standard Form 424A, Budget Information with attached 
program narrative. Applicants must provide a budget with detailed 
justification for all costs, including the basis for computation of 
these costs. The program budget must be complete, reasonable, and cost-
effective in relation to the proposed program. This explanation must 
include the applicant's financial capability, i.e., the fiscal controls 
and accounting procedures which assure that Federal funds will be 
accounted for properly. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the 
financial capability to effectively implement a project of this size 
and scope.
    (d) Tab 3--Organizational Qualifications. Applicants must fully 
describe their organizational structure and staff size, and demonstrate 
that they are sufficient to effectively implement a project of this 
size and scope. Applicants should outline a list of housing authorities 
where similar activities were conducted, the dates and numbers of 
persons involved, any current points of contact, and the results of any 
evaluations of the work.
    (e) Tab 4--Staff Qualifications. Applicants must fully describe the 
capabilities and work experience of the proposed director, and all key 
staff. Applicants must fully describe their knowledge and experience 
with the proposed activities, preferably in public housing. Applicants 
should have successful experience in working with persons with 
disabilities and with persons from diverse ethnic and racial 
backgrounds. Applicants must include a staffing plan to fulfill the 
requirements of the statement of work, including staff titles, related 
work and educational background, experience, and skills of the director 
and the staff; and the time each will be required to contribute to the 
project. Applicants must provide a short list of names and current 
phone numbers of individuals or firms for which the proposed project 
director has previously accomplished work.
    (f) Tab 5--Project Experience. Applicants must fully describe prior 
experience in designing and delivering TA, training and TA instruments. 
Applicants must demonstrate that their organization, staff size, and 
prior experience is sufficient to effectively implement a project of 
this size and scope. Applicants should outline a list of housing 
authorities or other sites where similar training was offered, the 
dates of the training, numbers of persons trained, any current points 
of contact, and the results of any evaluations of the training and TA.
    (g) Tab 6--Implementation Plan. Applicants must submit a plan 
outlining the major activities of each task and describe how available 
resources will be allocated. The plan must include an annotated 
organizational chart depicting the roles and responsibilities of key 
organizational and functional components and a list of key personnel 
responsible for managing and implementing the major elements of the 
program. There must be a time-task plan which clearly identifies the 
major milestones and products, organizational responsibility, and 
schedule for the completion of activities and products. The plan must 
discuss how the proposed activities reflect a knowledge of the subject 
and the target populations (including persons from diverse ethnic/
racial backgrounds and persons with disabilities), and how the 
applicant plans to take into account any minor or major changes in the 
timetable that might result from the review of the issues outlined in 
Task 3 above.
    (h) Tab 7--Representations, certifications, and other statements of 
offerors or quoters.
    (i) HUD Form 2880--Applicant Disclosure Report.
    (ii) SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.
    (iii) Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements.
    (iv) Prior to award execution, a successful applicant must submit a 
certification that it will comply with:
    (A) Section 3 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1968, 
Economic Opportunities for Low and Very-Low Income Persons (12 U.S.C. 
1701u), and with implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 135. Section 3 
requires, that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for 
training and employment arising in connection with housing 
rehabilitation, construction or other public construction projects be 
given to lower income residents within the metropolitan area (or 
nonmetropolitan county) and for contracts for work to be performed in 
connection with the housing rehabilitation, construction or other 
public construction project be awarded to eligible businesses that 
provide economic opportunities for low and very-low income persons 
residing within the metropolitan area (or nonmetroplitan county) in 
which the assistance is expended;
    (B) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-
2000d-4) (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) and 
implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part 1; and
    (C) The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age 
under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146, and the prohibitions 
against discrimination against persons with disabilities under section 
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 8.
    (h) Selection criteria. The Department will review and rate 
proposals according to the extent to which they meet the following 
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make an award to the applicant that best meets all of the below 
criteria and receives the highest score out of a possible 100 points 
divided according to the criteria listed below:
    (1) Corporate/Organizational Management Qualifications (20 points).
    (i) Organizational Structure (10 points). Applicants must concisely 
describe how their organizational structure, staff size, financial 
reporting capacity and internal controls will maximize successful 
implementation of the tasks described in this notice.
    (ii) Administrative Experience (10 points). Applicants must 
demonstrate their experience in the successful administration of 
programs of a similar budget and staff size. (10 points)
    (2) Staff Qualifications (20 points).
    (i) Project Director (10 points). Applicants should provide a 
project director with the experience and capacity to manage the budget 
and staff of the proposed grant, showing evidence of the ability to 
successfully complete proposed activities on-time and within budget. 
The project director must also have demonstrated experience in working 
with the public housing and law enforcement communities.
    (ii) Project Staff (10 points). Applicants should provide staff 
with the experience and capacity to quickly and efficiently organize 
and implement the TA and training. Staff must have demonstrable 
experience in working with public housing staff and residents 
(including persons from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds and persons 
with disabilities), especially in the implementation of resident 
patrols. The applicant must demonstrate how such staff experience will 
result in the ability to understand and resolve any issues (including 
those issues identified through the completion of Task 3) arising from 
the implementation of tenant patrols in public housing.
    (3) Project Experience (20 points).
    (i) Applicants must be able to demonstrate maximum knowledge and 
experience in developing and implementing needs assessments with public 
housing staff and residents, and law enforcement, showing previous 
success in matching identified needs to the type of TA and training 
provided (10 points).
    (ii) Applicants must demonstrate experience with and understanding 
of the target population and of resident patrols. (10 points).
    (4) Quality of the Plan (40 points).
    (i) Applicants must propose tasks, timetable and staff assignments 
for the proposed activities that reflect an understanding of the 
current needs of public housing communities in the development of 
resident patrols, and that will minimize revisions to the budget, plan 
and timetable outlined in Task 2. The activities proposed by the 
grantee must evidence an understanding of the diversity of public 
housing staff and residents. (20 points).
    (ii) Applicants must propose TA, training and TA instruments that 
demonstrate maximum understanding of the current needs of public 
housing communities in the development of resident patrols, and which 
are cost-effective and state-of-the-art (20 points).
    (i) Review process. Applications submitted in response to this 
competitive announcement will be reviewed by a panel of HUD 
representatives, which will make recommendations to the Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. The panel will assign numerical values based on the 
weighted selection criteria. In the case of a numerical tie, preference 
will be given to the applicant with the highest numerical score for the 
Quality of the Plan. The final award will be made by the Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. Letters will be sent to all applicants notifying 
them that their proposal has been selected or the reason(s) it was not 
selected. HUD will then negotiate specific terms of the award with the 
selected applicant.
    (j) Administrative requirements.
    (1) Award Period. The Grant(s) will be cost-reimbursable and 
awarded for a 12 to 24 month base period. HUD has the option to extend 
the Agreement for an additional year(s), subject to the grantee's 
performance, and the availability of funding.
    (2) Cooperative Agreement. After the application has been approved 
and the grant awarded, HUD and the applicant shall enter into a 
Cooperative Agreement (Form HUD-1044) setting forth the amount of the 
Cooperative Agreement and its applicable terms, conditions, financial 
controls, payment mechanism/schedule, and special conditions.
    (k) Other matters.
    Environmental Impact. A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
with respect to the environment has been made in accordance with the 
Department's regulations at 24 CFR part 50 which implement section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332). Since the FY 1995 NOFA is substantially identical to the FY 1994 
NOFA, the FY 1994 FONSI is appropriately applicable to the FY 1995 
NOFA. This FONSI is available for public inspection between 7:30 a.m. 
and 5:30 p.m. weekdays at the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Room 
10276, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410.
    Federalism Impact. The General Counsel, as the Designated Official 
under section 6(a) of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined 
that the policies contained in this NOFA will not have substantial 
direct effects on States or their political subdivisions, or the 
relationship between the Federal government and the States, or on the 
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 
government and, therefore, the provisions of this rule do not have 
``federalism implications'' within the meaning of the Order. The NOFA 
makes funds available to help housing authorities organize and train 
tenant patrols. As such, it would help housing authorities combat 
serious drug-related crime problems in their developments, thereby 
strengthening their role as instrumentalities of the States.
    Family Impact. The General Counsel, as the Designated Official for 
Executive Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the provisions 
of this NOFA have the potential for a positive, although indirect, 
impact on family formation, maintenance and general well-being within 
the meaning of the Order. As such, this NOFA is intended to improve the 
quality of life of public and Indian housing development residents, 
including families, by reducing the incidence of drug-related crime.

Section 102 HUD Reform Act--Documentation and Public Access 
Requirements; Applicant/Recipient Disclosures

    Documentation and public access. HUD will ensure that documentation 
and other information regarding each application submitted pursuant to 
this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis upon which assistance 
was provided or denied. This material, including any letters of 
support, will be made available for public inspection for a five-year 
period beginning not less than 30 days after the award of the 
assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the 
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 

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1942), for further information on these requirements.)
    Disclosures. HUD will make available to the public for five years 
all applicant disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in 
connection with this NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made 
available along with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case 
for a period less than three years. All reports--both applicant 
disclosures and updates--will be made available in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 15, subpart C, and the notice published in 
the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942).

Section 103 HUD Reform Act

    HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 was published May 13, 
1991 (56 FR 22088) and became effective on June 12, 1991. That 
regulation, codified as 24 CFR part 4, applies to the funding 
competition announced today. The requirements of the rule continue to 
apply until the announcement of the selection of successful applicants.
    HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in the 
making of funding decisions are limited by part 4 from providing 
advance information to any person (other than an authorized employee of 
HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from otherwise giving any 
applicant an unfair competitive advantage. Persons who apply for 
assistance in this competition should confine their inquiries to the 
subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.
    Applicants who have questions should contact the HUD Office of 
Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-free number.) The Office of 
Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD employees, as 
well.

Section 112 HUD Reform Act

    Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 
contains two provisions dealing with efforts to influence HUD's 
decisions with respect to financial assistance. The first imposes 
disclosure requirements on those who are typically involved in these 
efforts--those who pay others to influence the award of assistance or 
the taking of a management action by the Department and those who are 
paid to provide the influence. The second restricts the payment of fees 
to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD assistance, if the 
fees are tied to the number of housing units received or are based on 
the amount of assistance received, or if they are contingent upon the 
receipt of assistance. Section 13 was implemented by final rule 
published in the Federal Register on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912). 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.

Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

    The use of funds awarded under this Cooperative Agreement 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.

    Authority: Sec. 5127, Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 
1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq.); sec. 7(d), Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).

    Dated: July 7, 1995.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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