[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7249-7250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3971]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4021-N-05]


NOFA for Public and Indian Housing Economic Development and 
Supportive Services (EDSS) Grant: Notice of Procedure for Determining 
Funding in the Event of Tie Scores

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

ACTION: NOFA for Public and Indian Housing Economic Development and 
Supportive Services (EDSS) Grant: Notice of procedure for determining 
funding in the event of tie scores.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the NOFA published in the Federal Register 
on August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42356) to advise of the procedure that HUD 
will use to determine how public housing agency and Indian housing 
authority applications will be selected for funding in the event of tie 
scores.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Y. Martin, Office of Community 
Relations and Involvement, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, S.W., Room 4108, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 
708-4214. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may contact the Federal 
Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-8339 or 202-708-9300 for 
information on the program. (With the exception of the ``800'' number, 
the numbers listed above are not toll free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 14, 1996 (61 FR 42356), HUD 
published a notice of funding availability that announced grants to 
public housing agencies and Indian housing authorities that are in 
partnership with non-profit or incorporated for-profit agencies to (1) 
provide economic development opportunities and supportive services to 
assist residents of public and Indian housing to become economically 
self-sufficient, particularly families with children where the head of 
household would benefit from the receipt of supportive services and is 
working, seeking work, or is preparing for work by participating in 
job-training or educational programs, and (2) to provide supportive 
services to assist the elderly and persons with disabilities to live 
independently or to prevent premature or unnecessary 
institutionalization.
    The August 14, 1996 NOFA was amended by notice published in the 
Federal Register on September 26, 1996 (61 FR 50501) to extend the 
application

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deadline for all applicants to October 29, 1996. The August 14, 1996 
NOFA was amended by notice published in the Federal Register on October 
22, 1996 to extend the application deadline to November 12, 1996 for 
HUD's Puerto Rico office as a result of severe flooding caused by 
Hurricane Hortense.
    This notice amends the August 14, 1996 NOFA to advise of the 
procedure that HUD will use to determine how public housing agency and 
Indian housing authority applications will be selected for funding in 
the event of tie scores. The procedure for breaking tie scores was 
inadvertently omitted from the August 14, 1996 NOFA.
    Accordingly, the NOFA for Public and Indian Housing Economic 
Development and Supportive Services (EDSS) Grants, published at 61 FR 
42356 on August 14, 1996, is amended as follows:
    On page 42360, column two, the first paragraph is revised to read 
as follows:

    All PHA and the remaining IHA applications will be placed in an 
overall nationwide ranking order and funded until all funds are 
exhausted. In the event of tie scores, at the lowest ranking 
eligible for funding, HUD will award the funds by providing a 
proportioned amount to each applicant sharing the tied score. The 
proportioned amount will be based on the amount of funding requested 
by each tied applicant relative to the total amount requested by all 
tied applicants. This ratio will then be applied against the amount 
of remaining funds available at this point in the competition. 
Should a grantee decide not to accept the proportioned amount, those 
funds will be reallocated for use in the FY 1997 EDSS funding round.

    Dated: February 12, 1997.
Kevin E. Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-3971 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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