[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 145 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39262-39266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19134]



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Part VII





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Notice of Funding Availability for Family Self-Sufficiency Program 
Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher 
Programs; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4061-N-01]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; 
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental 
Voucher Programs

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

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for fiscal year (FY) 1996 for 
Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.

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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $9.2 million for 
administrative fees for Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program 
coordinators. Eligible applicants are only those public housing 
agencies (PHAs) and Indian housing authorities (IHAs), herein referred 
to as housing agencies (HAs), with obligations to enroll at least 25 
families in the FSS program. Due to limited funding, HUD has decided to 
limit the competition to the HAs with Section 8 programs of fewer than 
1,000 rental vouchers and certificates and limit the funds available to 
each HA to $42,500.
    In recent years, HUD has provided funding for FSS program 
coordinators to HAs with Section 8 programs of fewer than 600 units. 
The funds for FY 94 and FY 95 were allocated to these HAs based on a 
request for funding and all complete applications were funded. HUD is 
allocating FY 1996 funds for FSS program coordinators through a 
competitive NOFA as required by Congress.

DATES: The application deadline for the FSS Program Coordinators is 
September 9, 1996, 3:00 p.m., local HUD Office time.
    The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour. 
In the interest of fairness to all competing HAs, HUD will treat as 
ineligible for consideration any application that is not received 
before the application deadline. Applicants should take this practice 
into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any 
risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or 
other delivery-related problems. HUD will not accept, at any time 
during the NOFA competition, application materials sent via facsimile 
(FAX) transmission.

ADDRESSES: The local HUD State or Area Office, Attention: Director, 
Office of Public Housing, is the official place of receipt for all 
applications, except applications from Indian Housing Authorities 
(IHAs). The local HUD Office of Native American Programs Office, 
Attention: Administrator, Office of Native American Programs, is the 
place of official receipt for IHA applications. For ease of reference, 
the term ``HUD Office'' will be used throughout this NOFA to mean the 
HUD State Office, HUD Area Office, and the HUD Office of Native 
American Programs Office. If a particular type of HUD Office needs to 
be identified, e.g., the HUD Office of Native American Programs Office, 
the appropriate office will be used.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    The information collection requirements contained in this notice 
have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520). No person may be subjected to a penalty for failure to 
comply with these information collection requirements until they have 
been approved and assigned an OMB control number. The OMB control 
number, when assigned, will be announced in the Federal Register.

I. Purpose and Substantive Description

    The Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 
(Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, approved April 26, 1996) allows HUD 
to set-aside Community Development Block Grant funds for program 
coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. As a result, HUD 
determined to make a sufficient amount available under this NOFA, to 
enable the smaller HAs (i.e., those with programs of fewer than 1,000 
total rental vouchers and certificates ) with required FSS programs of 
at least 25 slots, to hire up to one FSS program coordinator for one 
year at a reasonable cost, as determined by the HA and HUD, based on 
salaries for similar positions in the locality. Each HA is limited to 
an award of $42,500 under this NOFA.

(1) Eligible Activity

    Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain 
the services of up to one FSS program coordinator for one year. A part-
time FSS program coordinator may be retained where appropriate. Under 
the FSS program, HAs are required to use Section 8 rental assistance 
together with public and private resources to provide supportive 
services to enable participating families to achieve economic 
independence and self-sufficiency. Effective delivery of supportive 
services is a critical element in a successful program.
(a) Program Coordinator Role
    HAs administering the FSS program use program coordinating 
committees (PCCs) to assist them to secure resources for and implement 
the FSS program. The program coordinating committee is made up of 
representatives of local government, job training and employment 
agencies, local welfare agencies, educational institutions, child care 
providers, nonprofit service providers, and businesses.
    An FSS program coordinator works with the PCC, and with local 
service providers to assure that program participants are linked to the 
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. The FSS 
program coordinator may ensure, through case management, that the 
services included in participants' contracts of participation are 
provided on a regular, ongoing and satisfactory basis, and that 
participants are fulfilling their responsibilities under the contracts.
(b) Staffing Guidelines
    Under normal circumstances, a full-time FSS program coordinator 
should be able to serve approximately 50 FSS participants, depending on 
the coordinator's case management functions.
(c) Eligibility of HAs
    All HAs that currently administer a rental voucher and certificate 
program of fewer than 1,000 total rental vouchers and certificates and 
that received FY 1992 FSS incentive award funding, or FY 1993 and later 
rental voucher or certificate funding (other than renewal funding), and 
as a result are required to administer an FSS program of at least 25 
FSS slots are eligible to apply. HAs with fewer than 1,000 total rental 
vouchers and certificates and with FSS programs of fewer than 25 slots 
may also apply, if they apply jointly with one or more

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other eligible HAs so that between or among the HAs they administer at 
least 25 FSS slots. If eligible applicants apply jointly, their 
combined total program size may exceed 1,000 total rental vouchers and 
certificates, but the $42,500 maximum amount that may be requested 
still applies. Joint applicants must specify a lead coapplicant which 
will receive and administer the FSS program coordinator funding. A 
State or regional (i.e., multi-county jurisdiction) HA that administers 
a program of more than 1,000 rental vouchers and certificates may apply 
if it is required to administer an FSS program of fewer than 1,000 FSS 
slots.
    Since the $9.2 million available for FSS program coordinators is 
insufficient to fund all HAs administering FSS programs, HUD is 
limiting eligibility under this NOFA to HAs with fewer than 1,000 total 
Section 8 rental vouchers and certificates and to state and multi-
county regional HAs that are required to administer FSS programs of at 
least 25 but fewer than 1,000 FSS slots. HUD determined that HAs 
administering large Section 8 programs are more likely than smaller HAs 
to have access to other resources for FSS program administration. State 
HAs indicated an interest in FY 1994 in submitting applications for 
funding under the FSS Program Coordinators NOFA regardless of the 600 
total program size limitation in FY 1994. In response, HUD has decided 
in this FY 1996 NOFA to allow a state or multi-county regional HA that 
administers an FSS program in more than one location to submit an 
application if the state or multi-county regional HA is required to 
administer an FSS program of at least 25 but fewer than 1,000 Section 8 
units.
    HUD is requiring that applicants under this NOFA administer FSS 
programs of at least 25 FSS slots (based on FY 1992 FSS incentive award 
funding or FY 1993 and later rental voucher and certificate funding 
(other than renewal funding)) to ensure that the limited program 
coordinator funds are used in a cost-effective manner. The Department 
expects that FSS programs of fewer than 25 FSS slots can be managed 
within HA resources.

(2) Eligible Applicants With HUD Approved Exceptions to Mandatory 
Minimum Size

    If HUD has approved either a full or partial exception to 
implementing an FSS program of the mandatory minimum size for an 
eligible applicant with fewer than 1,000 rental vouchers and 
certificates, solely because of a lack of funds for reasonable 
administrative costs, the approval of the exception is hereby 
automatically rescinded, since funding for an FSS program coordinator 
is now available under this NOFA.

II. FSS Program Coordinators Allocation Amounts

    For FY 1996, $9.2 million is available for HA administrative fees 
for Section 8 FSS Program Coordinators. This is the third fiscal year 
of funding for FSS Program Coordinators. All HAs that received funding 
for FSS Program Coordinators under the FY 1994 and FY 1995 NOFA must 
re-apply under this NOFA and compete for funding under the terms of 
this NOFA. There will be no automatic funding for previously funded 
HAs.
    An eligible HA may apply for a maximum of $42,500 to support up to 
one FSS program coordinator for one year. An eligible state HA or 
multi-county regional HA may apply for a maximum of $42,500. The HUD 
Office may fund applications at fewer than the requested amount, based 
on the HUD Office application review, if the HA requests more funds 
than permitted under the NOFA for a full or part-time program 
coordinator.

III. FSS Program Coordinators Application Submission Requirements

    Each application for funding under this NOFA must contain the 
following items to be considered for an award:

(1) Application for FSS Program Coordinator Funds

    All applications must contain the following information stated in a 
letter from the Executive Director of the HA to the Director of the 
Office of Public Housing in the local HUD Office or to the 
Administrator of the Office of Native American Programs (see sample 
letter format, Attachment 1):
    (a) The total number of units in the latest HUD approved HA budget 
for the Section 8 rental voucher and certificate programs.
    (b) The total number of required FSS slots (based on FY 1992 
incentive award funding and FY 1993 and later rental voucher and 
certificate funding).
    (c) The total number of currently enrolled FSS families.
    (d) The number of FSS families that are currently working at full 
or part-time jobs.
    (e) The annual salary proposed for the FSS program coordinator, 
plus any fringe benefits. Do not include costs of training, 
transportation, clerical support, equipment, supplies, or other 
administrative costs or overhead. The Program coordinator salary should 
be set as follows:
    (i) Determine the salary level, taking into consideration salaries 
for comparable jobs, modified by the hours worked.
    (ii) Set the annual salary, including any fringe benefits that 
pertain to the job.
    (f) Evidence that demonstrates salary comparability with similar 
positions in the local jurisdiction.
    (g) Joint applicants must indicate which HA will be the lead 
applicant and will receive and administer the FSS program coordinator 
funding.

(2) Type and Quality of Proposed Services

    Each HA must provide a brief description of the services provided 
in its FSS program, including any innovative approaches to services 
that increase the likelihood of success for FSS families and internal 
goals established by the HA to determine the success of its FSS 
program. A successful FSS program must offer a wide variety of services 
to address the needs of FSS participants that can be integrated into 
meaningful assistance for families. A key consideration is that the 
services must be coordinated in their delivery and appropriate to the 
needs of the families. For example, quality child-care, capable of 
attending to a variety of age groups and operating a sufficient number 
of hours per week to accommodate work, training, and/or counseling 
schedules may be important. Another important service may be 
transportation, which links the other services together. The HA shall 
describe current FSS services or past services provided by others to 
its Section 8 families.

(3) List of Firm Commitments for Services From Other Sources

    Each HA must provide a summary cover letter of commitments for 
services along with copies of commitment letter from service providers 
with reasonable assurances that services will be provided. The HA may 
include services currently being provided to FSS participants as long 
as the services will continue to be provided.

(4) Funding Application

    All HAs must complete Form HUD-52515, Section 8 Tenant-Based 
Assistance, Rental Certificate Program and Rental Voucher Program 
(dated January 1996). This form was recently revised to include all 
necessary certifications for Fair Housing, Drug Free Workplace and 
Lobbying activities; therefore, HAs can complete and sign the new form 
HUD-52515 to meet the requirements of these certifications. All

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parts of the application form must be completed, except parts B and C 
which relate to funding of units. HAs should note that, unlike other 
applications for funding, the provisions of Section 213 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 do not apply for the FSS program 
coordinator funding and no solicitation of comments from the chief 
executive officer of the unit of general local government need be made.

IV. Application Rating Process

    (1) General. The HUD Office is responsible for rating the 
applications for the criteria established in this NOFA, and HUD 
Headquarters is responsible for selection of applications (including 
applications rated by the Office of Native American Programs) that will 
receive funding for FSS program coordinators. Each application, to be 
eligible for funding, must receive a total score of 35 points after all 
criteria are rated. The HUD Office will initially screen all 
applications and determine any technical deficiencies based on the 
application submission requirements.
    (2) Rating Criteria.
    (a) Rating Criterion 1: Percentage of FSS Families Currently 
Enrolled Compared to the HA'S Obligation to Enroll Families.
    (i) Description: This criterion assesses the success to date that 
the HA has achieved in enrolling families in FSS in comparison with its 
obligation to enroll families based on the new funding the HA has been 
awarded in FY 1992 and subsequently.
    (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
based on the number of families currently enrolled for FSS divided by 
the total number of families that the HA is obligated to enroll. The 
HUD Office must use the HAs' statement as to the number of enrolled 
families and the number of families obligated to be enrolled unless the 
HUD Office is aware of other more up-to-date data. The HUD Office will 
assign point values based on the following:
     20 Points--Assign 20 points if the HA has enrolled more 
than 75 percent of the number of families it is obligated to enroll.
     10 Points--Assign 10 points if the HA has enrolled between 
50 and 75 percent of the number of families it is obligated to enroll.
     Zero Points--Assign zero points if the HA has enrolled 
fewer than 50 percent of the number of families it is obligated to 
enroll.
    (b) Rating Criterion 2: Number of Enrolled FSS Families That Are 
Working.
    (i) Description: This criterion assesses the success of the FSS 
families in the HA's program to achieve results in job training and job 
search activities.
    (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
based on the following percentages for the number of FSS families who 
are currently attending school or working in full or part-time jobs:
     10 Points--Assign 10 points if the HA has more than 50 
percent of its FSS families attending school full-time and/or working 
either in full-time or part-time jobs.
     5 Points--Assign 5 points if the HA has between 25 and 50 
percent of its FSS families attending school full-time and/or working 
either in full-time or part-time jobs.
     Zero Points--Assign zero points if neither threshold 
applies.
    (c) Rating Criterion 3: Supportive Services for FSS Families.
    (i) Description: This criterion assesses the variety of the 
services provided to FSS families. The services proposed should match 
the needs of the FSS families as described in the HA's application. 
Services can include the following: child care, transportation, job 
training and placement, counseling, education, money management, 
parenting and rehabilitation services.
    (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
for the following assessments based on the number of services provided 
by the HA:
     10 Points--Assign 10 points if FSS families have access to 
at least five of the listed services:
     5 Points--Assign 5 points if FSS families have access to 
at least three of the listed services.
     Zero Points--Assign zero points if FSS families have 
access to fewer than three of the listed services.
    (d) Rating Criterion 4: Type and Quality Funding of Supportive 
Services for FSS Families.
    (i) Description: This criterion assesses the quality of the 
services provided to FSS families by determining whether child care and 
transportation are provided in addition to other services such as 
training, education and counseling.
    (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
for the following assessments based on the availability of certain 
services provided by the HA:
     20 Points--Assign 20 points if FSS families have access to 
child care and transportation in addition to other services such as 
training, education, counseling, money management, parenting and 
rehabilitation services;
     10 Points--Assign 10 points if FSS families have access to 
child care or transportation in addition to other services such as 
training, education, counseling, money management, parenting and 
rehabilitation services;
     Zero Points--Assign zero points if FSS families are 
without access to child care or transportation.
    (e) Rating Criterion 5: Firm Commitments for Supportive Services 
for FSS Families.
    (i) Description: This criterion assesses the number of services 
provided to FSS families with firm commitments for the next fiscal year 
from third party providers.
    (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
for the following assessments based on the number of services with firm 
commitments for the next HA fiscal year:
     10 Points--Assign 10 points if an HA has firm commitments 
for four or more services;
     5 Points--Assign 5 points if an HA has firm commitments 
for two or three services;
     Zero Points--Assign zero points if an HA has only one firm 
commitment for services.

V. Corrections to Deficient Applications

(1) Acceptable Applications

    To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by 
the appropriate HUD Office no later than the date and time specified in 
this NOFA. The HUD Office will initially screen all applications and 
notify HAs of technical deficiencies by letter.
    If an application has technical deficiencies, the HA will have 14 
calendar days from the date of the issuance of the HUD notification 
letter to submit the missing or corrected information to the HUD 
Office. Curable technical deficiencies relate only to items that do not 
improve the substantive quality of the application relative to the 
rating factors.
    All HAs must submit corrections within 14 calendar days from the 
date of the HUD letter notifying the applicant of any such deficiency. 
Information received after 3:00 p.m. local time (i.e., the time in the 
appropriate HUD Office), of the 14th calendar day of the correction 
period will not be accepted and the application will be rejected as 
incomplete.

(2) Unacceptable Applications

    (a) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction 
period, the HUD Office will disapprove HA applications that it 
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processing. The HUD Office disapproval letter must state the basis for 
the decision.
    (b) Applications that fall into any of the following categories 
will not be processed:
    (i) There is a pending civil rights suit against the HA instituted 
by the Department of Justice or there is a pending administrative 
action for civil rights violations instituted by HUD (including a 
charge of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act).
    (ii) There has been an adjudication of a civil rights violation in 
a civil action brought against the HA by a private individual, unless 
the HA is operating in compliance with a court order or implementing a 
HUD-approved resident selection and assignment plan or compliance 
agreement designed to correct the areas of noncompliance.
    (iii) There are outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil 
rights statutes, Executive Orders, or regulations, as a result of 
formal administrative proceedings, or the Secretary has issued a charge 
against the applicant under the Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant 
is operating under a conciliation or compliance agreement designed to 
correct the areas of noncompliance.
    (iv) HUD has denied application processing under Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR 
50.3), and the HUD Title VI regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and procedures 
(HUD Handbook 8040.1), or under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 and HUD regulations (24 CFR 8.57).
    (v) The HA has serious unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General 
audit findings, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity monitoring review 
findings, or HUD management review findings for its rental voucher or 
rental certificate program.
    (vi) A HA application that does not comply with the requirements of 
24 CFR 982.102 and this NOFA, after the expiration of the 14-calendar 
day technical deficiency correction period will be rejected from 
processing.
    (vii) A HA application submitted after the deadline date.

VI. FSS Program Coordinators Selection Process

    After the HUD Office has screened HA applications and disapproved 
any applications unacceptable for further processing (See Section IV(2) 
of this NOFA), the HUD Office will review and rate all approvable 
applications, utilizing the threshold criteria listed in this NOFA. 
Each HUD Office will send to HUD Headquarters the information on each 
application that receives a rating of at least 35 points, including the 
name of the HA, the type of program to be funded, i.e., rental voucher 
or certificate, the application score as determined by the HUD Office 
under the rating process, the amount requested, and the size of the 
HA's total Section 8 program.
    HUD Headquarters will rank and select the HA applications based on 
the scores provided by the HUD Offices with the highest scores being 
funded first. In the case of tie scores, HUD will fund the smallest HAs 
first. This process will continue until all available funds have been 
awarded. HUD may not be able to fund all applications depending on the 
amount of funds recommended by the HUD Office and the size of an 
applicant's total Section 8 program.

VII. 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 implements section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969. The Finding of No Significant Impact is available for 
public inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays in the 
Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, room 10276, 451 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20410.

(b) Executive Order 12612, Federalism

    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the 
provisions of this NOFA do not have ``federalism implications'' within 
the meaning of the Order. The NOFA makes funds available for HAs to 
employ or otherwise retain the services of up to one FSS program 
coordinator for one year. As such, there are no direct implications on 
the relationship between the national government and the states or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities among various levels of 
government.

(c) Executive Order 12606, The Family

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

(d) Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance

    Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) and the final rule published on 
April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448) (to be codified at 24 CFR part 4, subpart 
A), contain a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater 
accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of 
assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992 (57 FR 1942), HUD 
published a notice that also provides information on the implementation 
of section 102. The documentation, public access, disclosure 
requirements of section 102 are applicable to assistance awarded under 
this NOFA as follows:
    Documentation and public access requirements. HUD will ensure that 
documentation and other information regarding each application 
submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis 
upon which assistance was provided or denied. This material, including 
any letters of support, will be made available for public inspection 
for a five-year period beginning not less than 30 days after the award 
of the assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the 
recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its Federal Register 
notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a competitive 
basis.

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

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

(e) Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act

    HUD's regulations implementing section 103 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, codified as 24 CFR 
part 4, applies to this funding competition. The requirements in part 4 
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

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(other than persons authorized to receive such information) 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 or employees who have ethics related questions should 
contact the HUD Office of Ethic (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-
free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program questions, 
such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed with persons 
outside HUD, the employee should contact the appropriate Field Office 
Counsel or Headquarters counsel for the program to which the questions 
pertains.

(e) Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

    The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the 
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. 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.

    Dated: July 22, 1996.
Kevin E. Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary, for Public and Indian Housing.

Attachment 1.--Request for FSS Program Coordinator Funds Sample Letter 
Format

    Dear Director, Office of Public Housing (or Administrator, 
Native American Programs Office):
    This is to request approval to hire a Family Self-Sufficiency 
(FSS) program coordinator for one year, for the X housing agency 
(HA) FSS program.
    1. Total Number of Units in the HA's Section 8 rental voucher 
and certificate programs as listed in the latest HUD approved 
budget.
    2. Total Number of Currently Enrolled FSS Families: ________.
    3. Total Number of Required FSS Program Slots (based on units 
approved under FY 1992 incentive award funding and under FY 1993 and 
later rental voucher and certificate program funding): ________.
    4. Total Number of families participating in the HA's Section 8 
FSS program that are attending school or working: ________.
    5. Program Coordinator Salary:

    a. Salary level, based on salaries for comparable jobs (modified 
by number of hours worked) ________.
    b. Annual Salary plus Fringe Benefits:

________ Hours/Week;

________ $/Hour;

________ Fringe Rate (%);

Annual Salary ________.
    6. The HA will contract out for a Program coordinator:

________ Yes

________ No

________ Unknown

    7. Attachment: Evidence demonstrating salary comparability with 
similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
    8. Is this application submitted jointly with another HA?

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Yes

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 No

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Name of Lead Agency

    If there are any questions, please contact ______________at 
______________.
      Sincerely,
Executive Director
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