[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
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Part III
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination Grants; Funding
Availability--FY 1997; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4191-N-01]
Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination Grants;
Notice of Funding Availability--FY 1997
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY)
1997.
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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of $17,000,000 in FY 1997
funds for Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination
Grants. The purposes of the Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program
are to eliminate drug-related crime and related problems in and around
the premises of Federally assisted low-income housing, and to make
available grants to help owners of such housing carry out plans to
address these issues. This document describes the purpose of the NOFA,
applicant eligibility, available amounts, selection criteria, financial
requirements, management, and application processing, including how to
apply, how selections will be made, and how applicants will be notified
of results.
DATES: Applications must be received at the local HUD field office on
or before July 22, 1997 at 4 p.m., local time. THIS APPLICATION
DEADLINE IS FIRM AS TO DATE AND HOUR. In the interest of fairness to
all competing applicants, HUD 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 unanticipated delays or other delivery-related
problems. A facsimile transmission (FAX) will not constitute delivery.
ADDRESSES: (a) Application Form: An application form may be obtained
from the HUD field office having jurisdiction over the location of the
applicant project. A list of HUD field offices is attached to this NOFA
as Appendix A. The HUD field office will be available to provide
technical assistance in the preparation of applications during the
application period. In addition, applications may be obtained from the
Multifamily Housing Clearinghouse by calling 1-800-685-8470.
(b) Application Submission: Applications (original and two
identical copies) must be received by the deadline at the appropriate
HUD field office with jurisdiction over the applicant project,
Attention: Director of Multifamily Housing. It is not sufficient for
the application to bear a postage date within the submission time
period. Applications submitted by facsimile are not acceptable. HUD
will not consider applications received after the deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For application materials and project-
specific guidance, please contact the Office of the Director of
Multifamily Housing in the HUD field office having jurisdiction over
the project(s) in question. A list of HUD field offices is attached to
this NOFA as Appendix A.
Policy questions of a general nature may be referred to Michael
Diggs, Office of Multifamily Housing Asset Management, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Room 6182, 451 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-0558. (This number is not
toll-free.) Hearing-or speech-impaired persons may access this number
via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339.
HUD publishes a separate NOFA for the Public Housing Drug
Elimination Program (PHDEP). For a copy of the PHDEP NOFA contact the
Public Housing Clearinghouse at (800) 578-3472 (this is a toll-free
number). Policy questions involving the PHDEP should be directed to
Malcolm (Mike) E. Main, Office of Crime Prevention and Security,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4112, 451 Seventh
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1197, ext. 4232
(this number is not toll-free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose and Substantive Description
A. Authority
These grants are 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)
(Pub. L. 101-625; approved November 28, 1990), and section 161 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA 1992) (Pub. L. 102-
550, approved October 28, 1992).
Note: This NOFA does NOT apply to the funding available under
the statute for Public and Indian Housing.
B. Allocation Amounts
(1) Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Funding. This NOFA announces the
availability of $17,000,000 in FY 1997 funds.
HUD is allocating grant funds under this NOFA to four ``Award
Offices'' on the basis of a formula allocation. This formula allocation
reflects the number of eligible Federally assisted low-income housing
units in specific geographic areas and the level of drug-related crime
within each area, based on statistics compiled by the U.S. Department
of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (``Uniform Crime Reports
for Drug Abuse Violations--1990'').
(2) Maximum Grant Award Amounts. The maximum grant award amount is
limited to $125,000 per project.
(3) Term of Grant. The term of the grant is 12 months; however HUD
may approve one 6-month extension to this term.
(4) Reallocation. Any grant funds under this NOFA that are
allocated but that are not reserved for grantees must be released to
HUD Headquarters for reallocation. HUD reserves the right to fund
portions of full applications. If the HUD Award Office determines that
an application cannot be partially funded and there are insufficient
funds to fund the application fully, any remaining funds after all
other applications have been selected will be released to HUD
Headquarters for reallocation. Amounts that may become available due to
deobligation will also be reallocated to Headquarters for use in the
next funding round.
(5) Reduction of Requested Grant Amounts. HUD may award an amount
less than requested if:
(a) HUD determines the amount requested for an eligible activity is
not supported in the application or is not reasonably related to the
activity;
(b) Insufficient amounts remain under the allocation to fund the
full amount requested by the applicant, and HUD determines that partial
funding is a viable option;
(c) HUD determines that some elements of the proposed plan are
suitable for funding and others are not; or
(d) HUD determines that a reduced grant would prevent duplicative
Federal funding.
(6) Distribution of Funds. HUD is allocating funds to four Award
Offices that will receive the scores from each HUD field office that
has received, rated, ranked, and scored its applications. Those Award
Offices will, in turn, request funding for the highest scoring
application from each HUD field office that is eligible for funding
(see section I.E. of this NOFA). If sufficient funds remain, the next
highest scored applications, regardless of HUD field office, will be
awarded funds. HUD intends to allocate grant funds under
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this NOFA to the four Award Offices, in accordance with the following
schedule:
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Award office States covered Allocation
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Buffalo..................................................... Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 4,200,000
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
District of Columbia, West
Virginia, Virginia.
Knoxville................................................... Kentucky, Tennessee, North 4,300,000
Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Puerto Rico,
Mississippi, Florida, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska.
Minneapolis................................................. Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, 4,100,000
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio.
Little Rock................................................. Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, 4,400,000
Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado,
Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona,
California, Hawaii, Nevada,
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
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C. Promoting Comprehensive Approaches to Housing and Community
Development
It is the goal and intent of the Federally Assisted Low-Income
Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program to foster a sense of community
in dealing with the issues of drug-related criminal activity. HUD
greatly desires and encourages programs that foster interrelationships
among the residents, the housing owner and management, the local law
enforcement agencies, and other community groups affecting the housing.
Resident participation in the determination of programs and activities
to be undertaken is critical to the success of all aspects of the
program. Working jointly with community groups, the neighborhood law
enforcement precinct, residents of adjacent properties, and the
community as a whole can enhance and magnify the effect of specific
program activities and should be the goal of all applicants.
(1) Coordination with other Federal Law Enforcement Programs.
In addition to working closely with residents and local governing
bodies, it is critically important that owners establish ongoing
working relationships with Federal, State, and local law enforcement
agencies in their efforts to address crime and violence in and around
their housing developments. HUD firmly believes that the war on crime
and violence in assisted housing can only be won through the concerted
and cooperative efforts of owners and law enforcement agencies working
together in cooperation with residents and local governing bodies. As
such, HUD encourages owners to participate in Departmental and other
Federal law enforcement agencies' programs, as described below:
Safe Neighborhood Action Program (SNAP)
The Safe Neighborhood Action Plan (SNAP) initiative, announced June
12, 1994 by HUD, the National Assisted Housing Management Association
(NAHMA), and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), is an anticrime and
empowerment strategies initiative in HUD-assisted housing neighborhoods
in 14 SNAP cities. The major thrust of SNAP is the formation of local
partnerships in 14 targeted cities where ideas and resources from
government, owners and managers of assisted housing, residents, service
providers, law enforcement officials, and other community groups meet
to work on innovative, neighborhood anticrime strategies. There is no
funding associated with SNAP, which relies on existing ideas and
resources of the participants. Some common initiatives from these SNAP
teams have included the following: Community policing, crime watch
programs, tenant selection policies, leadership training, individual-
development or job skills training, expansion of youth activities,
police tip line or form, community centers, antigang initiatives,
police training for security officers, environmental improvements, and
a needs assessment survey to determine community needs. In addition, a
HUD-sponsored initiative to increase the presence of AmeriCorps' VISTAs
in assisted housing units has led to the placement of 25 VISTAs on 12
SNAP teams. The AmeriCorps VISTA program, which incorporates a theme of
working within the community to find solutions to community needs, has
provided additional technical assistance to the SNAP teams. The cities
participating in the SNAP initiative include: Atlanta, Ga; Boston,
Mass; Denver, Co; Houston, TX; Newark, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore,
MD; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA; Little
Rock, AR; Richmond, VA; and Washington, DC.
For more information on SNAP, contact Henry Colonna, National SNAP
Coordinator, Virginia State Office, 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond,
VA 23230-4920; telephone (804) 278-4505, extension 3027; or (804) 278-
4501 TTY. For more information on AmeriCorps' VISTAs in Assisted
Housing, contact Deanna E. Beaudoin, National VISTAs in Assisted
Housing Coordinator, Colorado State Office, First Interstate Tower
North, 633 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202; telephone (303) 672-5291,
extension 1068.
Operation Safe Home
Operation Safe Home was announced jointly by Vice President Albert
Gore, former HUD Secretary Henry G. Cisneros, former Treasury Secretary
Lloyd Bentsen, Attorney General Janet Reno, and representatives of the
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) at a White House
briefing on February 4, 1994. Operation Safe Home is a major HUD
initiative focusing on violent and drug-related crime within public
housing authorities. As such, it is a holistic enforcement approach
which combines aggressive law enforcement interdiction efforts with a
housing authority's crime prevention and intervention initiatives.
Operation Safe Home is structured to combat the level of violent crime
activities occurring within public and assisted housing, and enhance
the quality of life within such complexes through three simultaneous
approaches:
--Strong, collaborative law enforcement efforts focused on reducing the
level of violent crime activities occurring within public and assisted
housing;
--Collaboration between law enforcement agencies and public housing
managers and residents in devising methods to prevent violent crime;
and
--The introduction of HUD, DOJ, and other agency initiatives
specifically geared to preventing crime.
For more information on Operation Safe Home, contact Lee Isdell,
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, Room 8256, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410;
telephone (202) 708-0430, fax number (202) 401-2505; Internet E:mail
www.hud.gov./oig/oigindex.html. A telecommunications
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device for hearing or speech impaired persons (TTY) is available at
(202) 708-0850. (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.)
Operation Weed and Seed
Operation Weed and Seed, conducted through the Department of
Justice, is a comprehensive, multiagency approach to combatting violent
crime, drug use, and gang activity in high-crime neighborhoods. The
goal is to ``weed out'' crime from targeted neighborhoods, and then to
``seed'' the targeted sites with a wide range of crime and drug
prevention programs, and human services agency resources to prevent
crime from reoccurring. Operation Weed and Seed further emphasizes the
importance of community involvement in combatting drugs and violent
crime. Community residents need to be empowered to assist in solving
crime-related problems in their neighborhoods. In addition, the private
sector needs to get involved in reducing crime. All of these entities,
Federal, State, and local government, the community, and the private
sector should work together in partnership to create a safer, drug-free
environment.
The Weed and Seed strategy involves four basic elements:
--Law enforcement must ``weed out'' the most violent offenders by
coordinating and integrating the efforts of Federal, State, and local
law enforcement agencies in targeted high-crime neighborhoods. No
social program or community activity can flourish in an atmosphere
poisoned by violent crime and drug abuse.
--Local municipal police departments should implement community
policing in each of the targeted sites. Under community policing, law
enforcement should work closely with the housing authority and
residents of the community to develop solutions to the problems of
violent and drug-related crime. Community policing serves as a
``bridge'' between the ``weeding'' (law enforcement) and ``seeding''
(neighborhood revitalization) components.
--After the ``weeding'' takes place, law enforcement and social
services agencies, the private sector, and the community must work to
prevent crime and violence from reoccurring by concentrating a broad
array of human services--drug and crime prevention programs, drug
treatment, educational opportunities, family services, and recreational
activities--in the targeted sites to create an environment where crime
cannot thrive.
--Federal, State, local, and private sector resources must focus on
revitalizing distressed neighborhoods through economic development and
must provide economic opportunities for residents.
For further information on Operation Weed and Seed, contact the
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 366 Indiana Avenue,
Room 304S, NW., Washington, DC, 20531; telephone (202) 616-1152, FAX
number (202) 616-1159; or Internet E:mail: [email protected].
Specific activities undertaken pursuant to SNAP, Operation Safe
Home, and Operation Weed and Seed may be eligible for funding if they
meet the criteria outlined in this NOFA.
(2) Other Related HUD NOFAS.
HUD is interested in promoting comprehensive, coordinated
approaches to housing and community development. Economic development,
community development, public housing revitalization, homeownership,
assisted housing for special needs populations, supportive services,
and welfare-to-work initiatives can work better if linked at the local
level. Toward this end, HUD in recent years has developed the
Consolidated Planning process designed to help communities undertake
such approaches.
In this spirit, it may be helpful for applicants under this NOFA to
be aware of other related HUD NOFAs that have recently been published
or are expected to be published in the near future. By reviewing these
NOFAs with respect to their program purposes and the eligibility of
applicants and activities, applicants may be able to relate the
activities proposed for funding under this NOFA to the recent and
upcoming NOFAs and to the community's Consolidated Plan.
The related NOFAs that HUD is publishing elsewhere in this issue of
the Federal Register are the NOFA for Public Housing Drug Elimination,
the NOFA for Public Housing Drug Elimination Technical Assistance, and
the NOFA for Safe Neighborhood Grants.
To foster comprehensive, coordinated approaches by communities, HUD
intends for the remainder of FY 1997 to continue to alert applicants to
upcoming and recent NOFAs as each NOFA is published. In addition, a
complete schedule of NOFAs to be published during the fiscal year and
those already published appears under the HUD Homepage on the Internet,
which can be accessed at http://www.hud.gov/nofas.html. HUD may
consider additional steps on NOFA coordination for FY 1998.
For help in obtaining a copy of your community's Consolidated Plan,
please contact the community development office of your municipal
government.
D. Eligibility
(1) Eligible activities. The following is a listing of eligible
activities, ineligible activities, eligible applicants, and general
grant requirements under this NOFA:
(a) Physical Improvements to Enhance Security.
Physical improvements that are specifically designed to enhance
security are eligible for funding under this program. The improvements
may include (but are not limited to) systems designed to limit building
access to project residents, the installation of barriers, lighting
systems, fences, bolts, locks; the landscaping or reconfiguration of
common areas to discourage drug-related crime; and other physical
improvements designed to enhance security and discourage drug-related
activities. In particular, HUD is seeking plans that provide
successful, proven, and cost-effective deterrents to drug-related crime
that are designed to address the realities of low-income assisted
housing environments. All physical improvements must also be accessible
to persons with disabilities. For example, some types of locks or
buzzer systems are not accessible to persons with limited strength,
mobility, or to persons who are hearing-impaired. All physical
improvements must meet the accessibility requirements of 24 CFR part 8.
(b) Programs to Reduce the Use of Drugs.
Programs designed to reduce the use of drugs in and around
Federally assisted low-income housing projects, including drug-abuse
prevention, intervention, referral, and treatment programs are eligible
for funding under this program. The program should facilitate drug
prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts, including outreach to
community resources and youth activities, and facilitate bringing these
resources onto the premises, or provide resident referrals to treatment
programs or transportation to out-patient treatment programs away from
the premises. Funding is permitted for reasonable, necessary, and
justified leasing of vehicles for resident youth and adult education
and training activities directly related to programs to reduce the use
of drugs under this section of the NOFA. Alcohol-related activities/
programs are not eligible for funding under this NOFA.
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(i) Drug Prevention. Drug prevention programs that will be
considered for funding under this NOFA must provide a comprehensive
drug prevention approach for residents that will address the individual
resident and his or her relationship to family, peers, and the
community. Prevention programs must include activities designed to
identify and change the factors present in Federally assisted low-
income housing that lead to drug-related problems, and thereby lower
the risk of drug usage. Many components of a comprehensive approach,
such as refusal and restraint skills training programs or drug-related
family counseling, may already be available in the community of the
applicant's housing projects, and the applicant must act to bring those
available program components onto the premises. Activities that should
be included in these programs are:
(A) Drug Education Opportunities for Residents. The causes and
effects of illegal drug usage must be discussed in a formal setting to
provide both young people and adults the working knowledge and skills
they need to make informed decisions to confront the potential and
immediate dangers of illegal drugs. Grantees may contract (in
accordance with 24 CFR 85.36) with drug education professionals to
provide appropriate training or workshops. The drug education
professionals contracted to provide these services shall be required to
base their services upon the program plan of the grantee. These
educational opportunities may be a part of resident meetings, youth
activities, or other gatherings of residents.
(B) Family and Other Support Services. Drug prevention programs
must demonstrate that they will provide directly or otherwise make
available services designed to distribute drug education information,
to foster effective parenting skills, and to provide referrals for
treatment and other available support services in the project or the
community for families living in Federally assisted low-income housing.
(C) Youth Services. Drug prevention programs must demonstrate that
they have included groups composed of teenagers as a part of their
prevention programs. These groups must be coordinated by adults with
the active participation of youth to organize youth leadership, sports,
recreational, cultural, and other activities involving housing youth.
The dissemination of drug education information, the development of
peer leadership skills, and other drug prevention activities must be a
component of youth services. Activities or services funded under this
program may not also be funded under the Youth Sports Program.
(D) Economic/Educational Opportunities for Residents and Youth.
Drug prevention programs should demonstrate the ability to provide
residents the opportunity for referral to established higher education
or vocational institutions with the goal of developing or building on
the residents' skills to pursue educational, vocational, and economic
goals. The program must also demonstrate the ability to provide
residents the opportunity to interact with private sector businesses in
their immediate community for the same desired goals.
(ii) Intervention. The aim of intervention is to identify Federally
assisted low-income housing resident drug users and assist them in
modifying their behavior and in obtaining early treatment, if
necessary. The applicant must establish a program with the goal of
preventing drug problems from continuing once detected.
(iii) Drug Treatment.
(A) Treatment funded under this program shall be in and around the
premises of the Federally assisted low-income housing projects proposed
for funding.
(B) Funds awarded under this program shall be targeted towards the
development and implementation of new drug referral treatment services
and/or aftercare, or the improvement or expansion of such program
services for residents.
(C) Each proposed drug treatment program should address the
following goals:
(1) Increase resident accessibility to drug treatment services;
(2) Decrease criminal activity in and around Federally assisted
low-income housing projects by reducing illicit drug use among
residents; and
(3) Provide services designed for youth and/or maternal drug
abusers, e.g., prenatal/postpartum care, specialized counseling in
women's issues, parenting classes, or other drug elimination supportive
services.
(D) Approaches that have proven effective with similar populations
will be considered for funding. Programs should meet the following
criteria:
(1) Applicants may provide the service of formal referral
arrangements to other treatment programs not in and around the project
when the resident is able to obtain treatment costs from sources other
than this program. Applicants may also provide transportation for
residents to out-patient treatment and/or support programs.
(2) Provide family/collateral counseling.
(3) Provide linkages to educational/vocational counseling.
(4) Provide coordination of services to appropriate local drug
agencies, HIV-related service agencies, and mental health and public
health programs.
(5) Applicants must demonstrate a working partnership with the
Single State Agency or State license provider or authority with drug
program coordination responsibilities to coordinate, develop, and
implement the drug treatment proposal. In particular, applicants must
review and determine with the Single State Agency or State license
provider or authority with drug program coordination responsibilities
whether:
(i) The drug treatment provider(s) has provided drug treatment
services to similar populations, identified in the application, for two
prior years; and
(ii) The drug treatment proposal is consistent with the State
treatment plan and the treatment service meets all State licensing
requirements.
(c) Resident Councils (RCs).
Providing funding to resident councils to strengthen their role in
developing programs of eligible activities involving site residents is
eligible for funding under this program.
(2) Ineligible activities. Funding is not permitted for any
activities listed below:
(a) Any activity or improvement that is normally funded from
project operating revenues for routine maintenance or repairs, or those
activities or improvements that may be funded through reasonable and
affordable rent increases.
(b) The acquisition of real property, vehicles, or physical
improvements that involve the demolition of any units in the project or
displacement of tenants.
(c) Costs incurred prior to the effective date of the grant
agreement, including, but not limited to, consultant fees for surveys
related to the application or its preparation.
(d) Reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional
security and protective services or the hiring of security guards,
since continued funding for these services would not be provided by the
grant.
(e) The employment of one or more individuals:
(i) To investigate drug-related crime on or about the real property
comprising any Federally assisted low-income project; or
(ii) To provide evidence relating to such crime in any
administrative or judicial proceeding.
(f) The provision of training, communications equipment, and other
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related equipment for use by voluntary tenant patrols acting in
cooperation with local law enforcement officials.
(g) Funding is not permitted for treatment of residents at any in-
patient medical treatment programs/facilities.
(h) Funding is not permitted for detoxification procedures, short
term or long term, designed to reduce or eliminate the presence of
toxic substances in the body tissues of a patient.
(i) Funding is not permitted for maintenance drug programs.
Maintenance drugs are medications that are prescribed regularly for a
long period of supportive therapy (e.g., methadone maintenance), rather
than for immediate control of a disorder.
(3) Eligible Applicants. The applicant must be the owner of a
Federally assisted low-income housing project under:
(a) Section 221(d)(3), section 221(d)(4), or section 236 of the
National Housing Act. (Note however, only section 221(d)(4) and section
221(d)(3) market rate projects with project-based assistance contracts
are considered Federally assisted low-income housing. Therefore,
section 221(d)(4) and section 221(d)(3) market rate projects with
tenant-based assistance contracts are not considered Federally assisted
low-income housing and are not eligible for funding.);
(b) Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;
or
(c) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. This
includes State Housing Agency projects, Rural Development (Rural
Housing and Community Development Service) projects, and Moderate
Rehabilitation projects with project-based Section 8 assistance. This
does not include Section 8 tenant-based assistance.
(4) General Grant Requirements. The following requirements apply to
all activities, programs, or functions used to plan, budget and
evaluate the work funded under this program.
(a) After applications have been ranked and selected, HUD and the
applicant shall enter into a grant agreement setting forth the amount
of the grant, the physical improvements or other eligible activities to
be undertaken, financial controls, and special conditions, including
sanctions for violation of the agreement.
(b) The policies, guidelines, and requirements of this NOFA, 48 CFR
part 31, other applicable OMB cost principles, HUD program regulations,
HUD Handbooks, and the terms of grant/special conditions and subgrant
agreements apply to the acceptance and use of assistance by grantees
and will be followed in determining the reasonableness and allocability
of costs. All costs must be reasonable and necessary.
(c) The term of funded activities may not exceed 12 months;
however, HUD may approve one 6-month extension to this term.
(d) Owners must ensure that any funds received under this program
are not commingled with other HUD or project operating funds.
(e) To avoid duplicate funding, owners must establish controls to
assure that any funds from other sources, such as Reserve for
Replacement or Rent Increases, are not used to fund the physical
improvements to be undertaken under this program.
(f) Employment preference. A grantee under this program shall give
preference to the employment of residents, and comply with section 3 of
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 and 24 CFR part 135, to
carry out any of the eligible activities under this program, so long as
such residents have comparable qualifications and training as
nonresident applicants.
(g) Termination of funding. HUD may terminate funding if the
grantee fails to undertake the approved program activities on a timely
basis in accordance with the grant agreement, adhere to grant agreement
requirements or special conditions, or submit timely and accurate
reports.
(h) Subgrants (subcontracting):
(i) A grantee may directly undertake any of the eligible activities
under this NOFA, or it may contract with a qualified third party,
including incorporated Resident Councils (RCs). Resident groups that
are not incorporated RCs may share with the grantee in the
implementation of the program, but may not receive funds as
subgrantees.
(ii) Subgrants or cash contributions to incorporated RCs may be
made only under a written agreement executed between the grantee and
the RC. The agreement must include a program budget that is acceptable
to the grantee, and that is otherwise consistent with the grant
application budget. The agreement must obligate the incorporated RC to
permit the grantee to inspect and audit the RC financial records
related to the agreement, and to account to the grantee on the use of
grant funds and the implementation of program activities. In addition,
the agreement must describe the nature of the activities to be
undertaken by the subgrantee, the scope of the subgrantee's authority,
and the amount of insurance to be obtained by the grantee and the
subgrantee to protect their respective interests.
(iii) The grantee shall be responsible for monitoring, and for
providing technical assistance to, any subgrantee to ensure compliance
with HUD program requirements, including OMB Circular No. A-122 and the
regulations in 24 CFR part 84, which apply to the acceptance and use of
assistance by private nonprofit organizations. The procurement
requirements of part 84 apply to RCs. The grantee must also ensure that
subgrantees have appropriate insurance liability coverage.
E. Selection Criteria and Ranking Factors
HUD will review each application to determine that it meets the
requirements of this NOFA and to assign points in accordance with the
selection criteria. A total of 200 points is the maximum score
available under the selection criteria. An application must receive a
score of at least 151 points out of the maximum of 200 points that may
be awarded under this competition to be eligible for funding. After
assigning points to each application, HUD field offices will rank the
applications in order and submit them to the appropriate Award Office.
The Award Office will select the highest ranking application from each
HUD field office that is eligible for funding and whose eligible
activities can be fully funded. The Award Office will then select the
highest ranking unfunded application submitted to it, regardless of
field office, and continue the process until all funds allocated to it
have been awarded, or to the point that there are insufficient
acceptable applications for which to award funds.
Prior to the award of grant funds under the program, HUD will
perform an environmental review to the extent required under the
provisions of 24 CFR part 50. See section VI.C. of this NOFA, below.
Each application submitted will be evaluated on the basis of the
following selection criteria:
(1) The Quality of the Drug Elimination Grant Plan to Address the
Problem. (Maximum points: 60)
In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following
factors:
(a) A comprehensive strategy as outlined in the applicant's Drug
Elimination Grant Plan (as described in section III.B. of this NOFA) to
address the drug-related crime problem, and the problems associated
with drug-related crime, in the projects proposed for funding, and how
well the activities proposed for funding fit in with the plan. (Maximum
points: 10)
(b) The proposed effectiveness of the plan and activities in
bringing about a
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lasting reduction or elimination of drug-related crime problems.
(Maximum points: 10)
(c) How the activities identified in the plan will affect and
address the problem of drug-related crime in adjacent properties.
(Maximum points: 5)
(d) Evidence that the proposed activities have been found
successful in similar circumstances in terms of controlling drug-
related crime. (Maximum points: 5)
(e) Whether the property is participating in the Safe Neighborhood
Action Program (SNAP), HUD's Office of Inspector General Operation Safe
Home, the Department of Justice's Weed and Seed Program, or any other
law enforcement or similar program designated for combatting drug-
related criminal activity. See section III.J. of this NOFA. (Maximum
points: 20)
(f) Whether the property is participating in Neighborhood Networks
(NN) (formerly called Computerized Community Connections (CCC)) and has
an operational computer learning center or has submitted an NN Plan or
other evidence of commitment to NN (see section III.K. of this NOFA).
(Maximum points: 10)
(2) The Support of Local Government/Law Enforcement Agencies.
(Maximum points: 20)
In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following
factors:
(a) Evidence that the project owner has sought assistance (e.g.,
letters requesting additional services, participation in town hall
meetings, etc.) in deterring drug-related crime problems, and the
extent to which the owner has participated in programs that are
available from local governments or law enforcement agencies; (Maximum
points: 10); and
(b) The level of support by the local government or law enforcement
agency for the applicant's proposed activities. This may include
letters of support to the owner, documentation that the owner
participates in town hall type meetings to develop strategies to combat
crime, or any other form of partnership with local government or law
enforcement agencies. The extent to which an applicant has sought
assistance and the level of assistance from local government will be
reviewed and rated by the Secretary's Representatives. (Maximum points:
10)
(3) The Extent of the Drug-Related Crime Problem in the Housing
Project Proposed for Assistance. (Maximum points: 50)
In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the degree of
severity of the drug-related crime problem in the project proposed for
funding, as demonstrated by the information required to be submitted
under section III.H. of this NOFA.
(4) The Support of Residents in Planning and Implementing the
Proposed Activities. (Maximum Points: 30)
In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following
factors:
(a) Evidence that comments on and suggestions for the proposed plan
for this program have been sought from residents, and the degree to
which residents will be involved in implementation. (maximum points:
20)
(b) Evidence of resident support for the proposed plan. (maximum
points: 10)
(5) Capacity of Owner and Management to Undertake the Proposed
Activities: (Maximum Points: 40)
In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following:
(a) The most recent HUD or Rural Development Management Review,
Housing Quality Standards review (HQS), State-agency review, or other
relevant information available to HUD on the capacity of the owner or
manager to undertake the grant. (maximum points: 20)
(b) Evidence that project owners have initiated other efforts to
reduce drug-related crime by working with Operation Safe Home, SNAP,
Weed and Seed, or other tenant/law enforcement groups (e.g.,
establishment of Tenant Watches or similar efforts). (maximum points:
15)
(c) Evidence that project management carefully screens applicants
for units and takes appropriate steps to deal with known or suspected
tenants exhibiting drug-related criminal behavior. (maximum points: 5)
(d) Subject to evaluation and review of the applicant's financial
and program performance in previous Drug Elimination grants from the
last 5 years. If a pattern of performance with no corrective measures
attempted is disclosed, it will result in a deduction of points from
the current application. This pattern may include some of the
following: failure to respond or correct findings of HUD staff, failure
to submit timely progress reports to HUD, lack of documentation in
submitting vouchers for payment (under the LOCCS). (points deducted:
10)
II. Application Process
A. Application Package
An application package may be obtained from the HUD field office
having jurisdiction over the location of the applicant project or from
the Multifamily Clearinghouse at 1-800-685-8470. The HUD field office
will be available to provide technical assistance on the preparation of
applications during the application period.
B. Application Submission
A separate application must be submitted for each project. If the
grant is to serve connecting or adjacent properties, an applicant may
submit one application that will serve all properties. In such a case,
the applicant must describe in detail in its application how the grant
will serve the properties. Only one project would receive the funding
even though the grant would be serving several properties. If an
applicant has scattered properties, it must submit a separate
application for each project. An application (original and two
identical copies) must be received by the deadline at the appropriate
HUD field office with jurisdiction over the applicant project,
Attention: Director of Multifamily Housing. It is not sufficient for
the application to bear a postage date within the submission time
period. Applications submitted by facsimile (FAX) are not acceptable
and will not be considered. Applications received after the deadline
will not be considered. No applications will be accepted after 4:00
p.m. (local time) in the appropriate HUD field office on July 22, 1997.
This application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the interest
of fairness to all competing applicants, HUD 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 unanticipated delays or other delivery-related
problems.
C. Application Notification
HUD will notify all applicants whether or not they were selected
for funding.
III. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements
To qualify for a grant under this program, an applicant must submit
an application to HUD that contains the following:
A. Application for Federal Assistance form (Standard Form SF-424
and SF-424A). The form must be signed by the applicant.
B. A Drug Elimination Grant Plan addressing the problem of drug-
related crime in the projects for which funding is sought, which should
include the activities to be funded under this program along with all
other initiatives being undertaken by the applicant. The
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Drug Elimination Grant Plan should also include a discussion of:
(1) The proposed effectiveness of the plan and activities in
bringing about a lasting reduction or elimination in drug-related crime
problems;
(2) How the activities identified in the plan will affect and
address the problem of drug-related crime in adjacent properties;
(3) Other efforts that project owners have initiated to reduce
drug-related crime by working with tenant/law enforcement groups (e.g.,
establishment of Tenant Watches or similar efforts);
(4) Procedures that project management uses to screen applicants
for units, and steps taken to deal with known or suspected tenants
exhibiting drug-related criminal behavior.
C. Each applicant for funding for physical improvements must submit
a written plan fully describing the physical improvements to be
undertaken with per unit dollar costs for each item. This plan must be
signed by the owner.
D. Each applicant must submit a letter from the local government or
police (law enforcement) agency that describes the type of drug-related
crime in the project proposed for grant funding and its immediate
environs, and expresses a commitment to assist the owner in taking
steps to reduce or eliminate the drug-related crime problems of the
project.
E. A description of the procedure used to involve residents in the
development of the plan, and written summaries of any comments and
suggestions received from residents on the proposed plan, along with
evidence that the owner carefully considered the comments of residents
and incorporated their suggestions in the plan, when practical.
F. A description of the support of residents for the proposed
activities, and the ways in which residents will be involved in
implementing the plan. Letters of support from residents or a
resolution from the resident organization may be used.
G. A copy of the most recent management review performed by HUD,
State Agency review, Housing Quality Standards Inspection (HQS), or
other relevant information submitted to HUD as evidence supporting the
capacity of the owner and management to undertake the proposed
activities.
H. Detailed information, such as local government and police
reports, showing the degree of drug-related crime in the project and
adjacent properties, to demonstrate the degree of severity of the drug-
related crime problem. This information may consist of:
(1) Objective data. The best available objective data on the
nature, source, and extent of the drug-related crime problem, and the
problems associated with drug-related crime. These data may include
(but are not necessarily limited to) crime statistics from Federal,
State, tribal, or local law enforcement agencies, or information from
the applicant's records on the types and sources of drug-related crime
in the project proposed for assistance; descriptive data as to the
types of offenders committing drug-related crime in the applicant's
project (e.g., age, residence, etc.); the number of lease terminations
or evictions for drug-related criminal activity; the number of
emergency room admissions for drug use or drug-related crime; the
number of police calls for drug-related criminal activity; the number
of residents placed in treatment for substance abuse; and the school
drop-out rate and level of absenteeism for youth. If crime statistics
are not available at the project or precinct level, the applicant may
use other reliable objective data, including those derived from the
owner's records or those of private groups that collect such data. The
crime statistics should be reported both in real numbers and as a
percentage of the residents in each project (e.g., 20 arrests for
distribution of heroin in a project with 100 residents reflects a 20
percent occurrence rate). The data should cover the past 3-year period
and, to the extent feasible, should indicate whether these data reflect
a percentage increase or decrease in drug-related crime over the past
several years. Applicants must address in their assessment how these
crimes have affected the project and how the applicant's overall plan
and strategy is specifically tailored to address these drug-related
crime problems.
(2) Other data on the extent of drug-related crime. To the extent
that objective data as described under paragraph (1) of this section
may not be available, or to complement that data, the applicant may use
relevant information from other sources that has a direct bearing on
drug-related crime problems in the project proposed for assistance. If
other relevant information is to be used in place of, rather than to
complement, objective data, however, the application must indicate the
reason(s) why objective data could not be obtained and what efforts
were made to obtain it. Examples of other data include: resident/staff
surveys on drug-related issues or on-site reviews to determine drug
activity; the use of local government or scholarly studies, or other
research conducted in the past year that analyze drug activity in the
targeted project; vandalism costs and related vacancies attributable to
drug-related crime; information from schools, health service providers,
residents, and police; and the opinions and observations of individuals
having direct knowledge of drug-related crime problems concerning the
nature and extent of those problems in the project proposed for
assistance. (These individuals may include law enforcement officials,
resident or community leaders, school officials, community medical
officials, drug treatment or counseling professionals, or other social
service providers.)
I. If applying for drug treatment program funding, a certification
that the applicant has notified and consulted with the relevant Single
State Agency or other local authority with drug program coordination
responsibilities concerning its application; that the proposed drug
treatment program has been reviewed by the relevant Single State Agency
or other local authority and that it is consistent with the State
treatment plan; and that the relevant Single State Agency or other
local authority has determined that the drug treatment provider(s) has
provided drug treatment services to similar populations identified in
the application for two prior years.
J. If applying for Safe Neighborhood Action Program (SNAP) points
under section I.E.(1)(e) of this NOFA, an applicant must have a SNAP in
operation, have submitted a SNAP plan to the field office for review,
or provide other evidence that a commitment to SNAP is forthcoming.
Similar initiatives, such as Operation Safe Home or Weed and Seed, will
also be awarded points based on information submitted that indicates
that the initiative in the target area reduces the use of drugs and
deters drug-related criminal activity.
K. If applying for Neighborhood Network (NN) points under section
I.E.(1)(f) of this NOFA, an applicant must have an NN in operation,
have an approved NN Plan (if the NN is not in operation), submitted a
Plan to the field office for review, or provide other evidence that a
commitment to NN is forthcoming. This evidence may include either a
resolution of the resident council supporting NN for the project to be
established during the period of the Drug Elimination Grant or a
similar statement from the owner and managing agent.
L.Drug-free workplace. The certification with regard to the drug-
free workplace required by 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
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M. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities. If the amount applied for is
greater than $100,000, the certification with regard to lobbying
required by 24 CFR part 87 must be included. See section VI.G., below,
of this NOFA. If the amount applied for is greater than $100,000, and
the applicant has made or has agreed to make any payment using
nonappropriated funds for lobbying activity, as described in 24 CFR
part 87, the submission must also include the Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities Form (SF-LLL).
N. Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report.
IV. Corrections to Deficient Applications
HUD will notify the applicant within ten (10) working days of the
receipt of the application if there are any curable technical
deficiencies in the application. Curable technical deficiencies relate
to minimum eligibility requirements (such as certifications,
signatures, etc.) that are necessary for funding approval but that do
not relate to the quality of the applicant's program proposal under the
selection criteria. The owner must submit corrections in accordance
with the information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the
date of the HUD notification.
VI. Other Matters
A. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), and assigned OMB control number 2502-0476, which expires October
31, 1999. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless the
collection displays a valid control number.
B. Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity
The following nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements
apply:
(1) The requirements of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
(Fair Housing Act) (42 U.S.C. 3600-20) and implementing regulations
issued at 24 CFR chapter I, subchapter A; Executive Order 11063 (Equal
Opportunity in Housing) and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part
107; and 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;
(2) 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 handicapped individuals under section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing
regulations at 24 CFR part 8;
(3) The requirements of Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment
Opportunity) and the regulations issued under the Order at 41 CFR part
60-1;
(4) The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432, and 12138.
Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, recipients
must make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women's business
enterprises in connection with funded activities.
(5) The requirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701a), and with implementing
regulations in 24 CFR part 135.
C. 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 that
implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Finding of No Significant Impact is
available for public inspection and copying from 7:30 to 5:30 weekdays
in the Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Room 10276, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC. It is anticipated that activities under
this NOFA will be categorically excluded under 24 CFR 50.19 (b)(4),
(b)(12), or (b)(13), as public or supportive services or operating
expenses that do not affect physical conditions in a manner or to the
extent that would require review under NEPA and other related
authorities (see final rule published in the Federal Register on
September 27, 1996 (61 FR 50914)). If grant funds will be used to cover
the cost of any nonexempt activities, HUD will perform an environmental
review to the extent required by 24 CFR part 50 prior to grant award.
D. 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 on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. As a
result, this NOFA is not subject to review under the Order.
E. Section 102 HUD Reform Act Applicant/Recipient Disclosures
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 codified at 24 CFR part 4, subpart A,
published on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 14448), 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, HUD published, at 57 FR 1942, a notice
that also provides information on the implementation of section 102.
The documentation, public access, and 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 5-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.
Disclosures. HUD will make available to the public for 5 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 3 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.
F. Section 103 HUD Reform Act
Section 103 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989, and HUD's implementing regulation codified at
subpart B of 24 CFR part 4, applies to the funding competition
announced today. These requirements continue to apply until the
announcement of the
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selection of successful applicants. HUD employees, including those
conducting technical assistance sessions or workshops and those
involved in the review of applications and in the making of funding
decisions, are limited by section 103 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 section 103 and subpart B of 24 CFR part 4.
Applicants or employees who have ethics related questions should
contact the HUD Ethics Law Division at (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 question pertains.
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) (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, using the certification found at Appendix A to
24 CFR part 87, that they will not, and have not, used appropriated
funds for any prohibited lobbying activities. In addition, applicants
must disclose, using Standard Form LLL, ``Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities,'' any funds, other than Federally appropriated funds, that
will be or have been used to influence Federal employees, members of
Congress, and congressional staff regarding specific grants or
contracts.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq.
Dated: May 7, 1997.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
Appendix A--Multifamily Division Directors
New England
Boston
Jeanne McHallam, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Boston Office,
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, Room
375, Boston, Massachusetts 02222-1092 (617) 565-5101. TTY Number:
(617) 565-5453
Hartford
Robert S. Donovan, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Hartford
Office, 330 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1860 (860) 240-
4524. TTY Number: (860) 240-4665
Manchester
Loren W. Cole, Acting Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Manchester
Office, Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street,
Manchester, New Hampshire 03101-2487 (603) 666-7755. TTY Number:
(603) 666-7518
Providence
Louisa Osbourne, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Providence
Office, Sixth Floor, 10 Weybosset Street, Providence, Rhode Island
02903-3234 (401) 528-5354. TTY Number: (401) 528-5403
New York/New Jersey
New York
Beryl Niewood, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--New York Office,
26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0068 (212) 264-07777
x3717. TTY Number: (212) 264-0927
Buffalo
Rosalinda Lamberty, Chief, Multifamily Asset Management Branch,
HUD--Buffalo Office, Lafayette Court, 465 Main Street, Fifth Floor,
Buffalo, New York 14203-1780 (716) 551-5755 x5500. TTY Number: (716)
551-5787
Newark
Encarnacion Loukatos, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Newark
Office, One Newark Center, 13th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260
(201) 622-7900 x3400. TTY Number: (201) 645-3298
Mid-Atlantic
Philadelphia
Thomas Langston, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Philadelphia
Office, The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19107-3380 (215) 656-0503 x3354. TTY Number: (215) 656-
3452
Baltimore
Ina Singer, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Baltimore Office,
City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard Street, Fifth Floor,
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-2505 (410) 962-2520 x3125. TTY Number:
(410) 962-0106
Charleston
Peter Minter, HUD--Charleston Office, 405 Capitol Street, Suite 708,
Charleston, West Virginia 25301-1795 (304) 347-7064. TTY Number:
(304) 347-5332
Pittsburgh
Edward Palombizio, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Pittsburgh
Office, 339 Sixth Avenue, Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15222-2515 (412) 644-6394. TTY Number: (412) 644-5747
Richmond
Charles Famuliner, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Richmond
Office, The 3600 Center, 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia
23230-4920 (804) 278-4505. TTY Number: (804) 278-4501
District of Columbia
Felicia Williams, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--District of
Columbia Office, 820 First Street, NE., Suite 450, Washington, D.C.
20002-4205 (202) 275-4726 x3096. TTY Number: (202) 275-0772
Southeast/Caribbean
Atlanta
Robert W. Reavis, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Atlanta Office,
Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring Street, SW., Atlanta,
Georgia 30303-3388 404-331-4426. TTY Number: (404) 730-2654
Birmingham
Herman S. Ransom, Multifamily Housing Director, Beacon Ridge Tower,
600 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama 35209-3144
(205) 290-7667 x1062. TTY Number: (205) 290-7630
Caribbean
Minerva Bravo-Perez, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Caribbean
Office, New San Juan Office Building, 159 Carlos E. Chardon Avenue,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1804 (787) 766-5106/5401. TTY Number:
(787) 766-5909
Columbia
Robert Ribenberick, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Columbia
Office, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly Street,
Columbia, South Carolina 29201-2480 (803) 253-3240. TTY Number:
(803) 253-3071
Greensboro
Daniel McCanless, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Greensboro
Office, Koger Building, 2306 West Meadowview Road, Greensboro, North
Carolina 27407-3707 (910) 547-4020. TTY Number: (919) 547-4055
Jackson
Reba G. Cook, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Jackson Office,
Doctor A.H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capitol Street, Room
910, Jackson, Mississippi 39269-1016 (601) 965-4700/01. TTY Number:
(601) 965-4171
Jacksonville
Ferdinand Juluke, Jr., Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--
Jacksonville Office, Southern Bell Tower, 301 West Bay Street, Suite
2200, Jacksonville, Florida 32202-
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5121 (904) 232-3528. TTY Number: (904) 232-1241
Knoxville
William S. McClister, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Knoxville
Office, John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, Third
Floor, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-2526 (423) 545-4406. TTY Number:
(423) 545-4559
Louisville
R. Brooks Hatcher, Jr., Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--
Louisville Office, 601 West Broad Street, Post Office Box 1044,
Louisville, Kentucky 40201-1044 (502) 582-6163 x260. TTY Number: 1-
800-648-6056
Nashville
Ed M. Phillips, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Nashville Office,
251 Cumberland Bend Drive, Suite 200, Nashville, Tennessee 37228-
1803 (615) 736-5365. TTY Number: (615) 736-2886
Mid-West
Chicago
Ed Hinsberger, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Chicago Office,
Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3507 (312) 353-6236 x2152. TTY Number:
(312) 353-5944
Cincinnati
Patricia A. Knight, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Cincinnati
Office, 525 Vine Street, 7th Floor, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202-3188
(513) 684-2133. TTY Number: (513) 684-6180
Cleveland
Preston A. Pace, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Cleveland
Office, Renaissance Building, 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 500,
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1815 (216) 522-4112. TTY Number: (216) 522-
2261
Columbus
Don Jakob, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Columbus Office, 200
North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-2499 (614) 469-2156. TTY
Number: (614) 469-6694
Detroit
Robert Brown, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Detroit Office,
Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit,
Michigan 48226-2592 (313) 226-7107. TTY Number: (313) 226-6899
Grand Rapids
Shirley Bryant, HUD--Grand Rapids Office, Trade Center Building, 50
Louis Street, NW, Third Floor, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2648
(616) 456-2146. TTY Number: (616) 456-2159
Indianapolis
Henry Levandowski, HUD--Indianapolis Office, 151 North Delaware
Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2526 (317) 226-5575. TTY Number:
(317) 226-7081
Milwaukee
Joseph Bates, HUD--Milwaukee Office, Henry S. Reuss Federal Plaza,
310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1380, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-
2289 (414) 297-3156. TTY Number: (414) 297-3123
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Howard Goldman, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Minneapolis
Office, 220 Second Street, South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2195
(612) 370-3051. TTY Number: (612) 370-3186
Southwest
Fort Worth
Ed Ross Burton, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Fort Worth
Office, 1600 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76113-2905 (817)
978-9295 x3214. TTY Number: (817) 978-9273
Houston
Albert Cason, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Houston Office,
Norfolk Tower, 2211 Norfolk, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77098-4096
(713) 313-2274 x7063. TTY Number: (713) 834-3274
Little Rock
Elsie Whitson, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Little Rock
Office, TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 900, Little Rock,
Arkansas 72201-3488 (501) 324-5937. TTY Number: (501) 324-5931
New Orleans
Ann Kizzier, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--New Orleans Office,
Hale Boggs Federal Building, 501 Magazine Street, 9th Floor, New
Orleans, Louisiana 70130-3099 (504) 589-7236 x3106. TTY Number:
(504) 589-7279
Oklahoma City
Kevin J. McNeely, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Oklahoma City
Office, 500 West Main Street, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
73102 (405) 553-7440. TTY Number: (405) 553-7480
San Antonio
Elva Castillo, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--San Antonio
Office, Washington Square, 800 Dolorosa Street, San Antonio, Texas
78207-4563 (210) 472-4914. TTY Number: (210) 472-6885
Great Plains
Kansas City
Joan Knapp, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Kansas City Office,
Gateway Tower II, 400 State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, 66101-5462
(913) 551-5504. TTY Number: (913) 551-6972
Des Moines
Donna Davis, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Des Moines Office,
Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Room 239, Des Moines, Iowa
50309-2155 (515) 284-4375. TTY Number: (515) 284-4718
Omaha
Steven L. Gage, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Omaha Office,
Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road, Omaha, Nebraska
68154-3955 (402) 492-4114. TTY Number: (402) 492-3183
St. Louis
Paul Dribin, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--St. Louis Office,
Robert A. Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, Third Floor,
St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2836 (314) 539-6666. TTY Number: (314)
539-6331
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Larry C. Sidebottom, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Denver
Office, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202-3607 (303) 672-5343 x1172. TTY Number: (303) 672-5248
Pacific/Hawaii
Honolulu
Michael Flores, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Honolulu Office,
Seven Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 500,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4918 (808) 522-8185 x246. TTY Number: (808)
522-8193
Los Angeles
Vivian Williams, Acting Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Los
Angeles Office, 1615 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
90015-3801 (213) 894-8000 x3802. TTY Number: (213) 894-8133
Phoenix
Sally Thomas, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Phoenix Office, Two
Arizona Center, 400 North 5th Street, Suite 1600, Phoenix, Arizona
85004 (602) 379-4667 x6236. TTY Number: (602) 379-4464
Sacramento
William F. Bolton, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Sacramento
Office, 777 12th Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, California 95814-
1997 (916) 498-5220 x322. TTY Number: (916) 498-5959
San Francisco
Janet Browder, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--San Francisco
Office, Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Court House, 450
Golden Gate Avenue, PO Box 36003, San Francisco, California, 94102-
3448 (415) 436-6580. TTY Number: (415) 436-6594
Northwest/Alaska
Portland
Thomas C. Cusack, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Portland
Office, 520 Southwest Sixth Avenue, Suite 700, Portland, Oregon,
97204-1596 (503) 326-2513. TTY Number: (503) 326-3656
Seattle
Willie Spearmon, Multifamily Housing Director, HUD--Seattle Office,
Seattle Federal Office Building, 909 1st Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle,
Washington 98104-1000 (206) 220-5207 x3249. TTY Number: (206) 220-
5185
[FR Doc. 97-13520 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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