[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
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Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher Programs, FY 2000; 
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators; Notice of Funding 
Availability

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4546-N-01]


Notice of Funding Availability Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental 
Voucher Programs for Fiscal Year 2000

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

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 for 
Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.

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SUMMARY: Purpose of Program: The Section 8 FSS program is intended to 
promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of 
assistance under the Section 8 certificate and voucher programs with 
public and private resources to enable participating families to 
achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. An FSS program 
coordinator assures that program participants are linked to the 
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
    Available Funds: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $29 
million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 to fund Section 8 Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinators.
    Eligible Applicants: Public housing agencies (PHAs) eligible to 
receive funding under this NOFA are only those that received funding 
under one of the FY 99 NOFAs for Section 8 FSS Program Coordinators and 
that continue to operate a Section 8 FSS program.
    Application Deadline: The application deadline for FSS Program 
Coordinator funding under this NOFA is May 30, 2000, at the time 
described under section I of Additional Information of this NOFA.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I. Application Due Date, Application Kits, and Technical Assistance

    Application Due Date: The application deadline for Section 8 FSS 
Program Coordinator funding under this NOFA is May 30, 2000, at the 
time described in section I of this NOFA. The application deadline is 
firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing 
PHAs, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration any application 
that is not received by 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.
    Official Place of Application Receipt: The original and a copy of 
the application should be submitted to Michael E. Diggs, Director of 
the PIH Grants Management Center, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 501 School Street, Suite 804, Washington, DC 20024 and one 
copy to the local HUD Field Office. In the interest of fairness to all 
competing applicants, HUD will not consider any application that is not 
submitted to and received by the PIH Grants Management Center at the 
address indicated above. For ease of reference, the term ``GMC'' will 
be used throughout the NOFA to mean the PIH Grants Management Center.
    Mailed Applications: Applications will be considered timely filed 
if postmarked on or before 12 midnight on the application due date and 
received by the PIH Grants Management Center on or within ten (10) days 
of the application due date.
    Applications Sent by Overnight/Express Mail Delivery: Applications 
sent by overnight delivery or express mail will be considered timely 
filed if received by the appropriate PIH Grants Management Center 
before or on the application due date, or upon submission of 
documentary evidence that they were placed in transit with the 
overnight delivery service by no later than the specified application 
due date.
    Hand Carried Applications: Applications must be delivered to the 
PIH Grants Management Center by 5 pm on the due date. Hand carried 
applications will be accepted during normal business hours before the 
application due date.
    For Application Kits, Further Information and Technical Assistance: 
There is no application kit for this NOFA. For answers to your 
questions, you may contact either the Public and Indian Housing 
Resource Center at 1-800-955-2232 or the HUB Director of Public Housing 
or the Program Center Coordinator in the local HUD Field Office. 
Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may call HUD's TTY number 1-
800-877-8339 (the Federal Information Relay Service TTY). Information 
can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.hud.gov. Prior to the 
application deadline, staff at the numbers given above will be 
available to provide general guidance, but not guidance in actually 
preparing the application. Following selection, but prior to award, HUD 
staff will be available to assist in clarifying or confirming 
information that is a prerequisite to the offer of an award by HUD.

II. Amount Allocated

    For FY 2000, up to $29 million is available for PHA administrative 
fees for Section 8 FSS program coordinators. This amount is composed of 
$25.1 million from the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 
(Pub. L. 106-74, enacted October 21, 1999), and approximately $3.4 
million in FY 1999 carryover authority from the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-276, approved October 21, 1998). 
All of the approximately $29 million being made available in FY 2000 
will be provided to those PHAs that received funds in response to the 
FY 99 Section 8 FSS program coordinator NOFAs. This is the seventh 
fiscal year of funding for Section 8 FSS program coordinators.

HUD Corrections to Funding Provided Under the FY 99 NOFA

    If prior to award of funding under the FY 2000 Section 8 FSS NOFA, 
HUD determines that any PHAs have been underfunded in amounts awarded 
under the FY 99 FSS Program Coordinator NOFAs, before funding any 
applications under the FY 2000 NOFA, the Department will increase 
funding to the amount that the PHAs should have received under the FY 
99 FSS NOFAs with funding available under the FY 2000 FSS NOFA.

III. Program Description; Eligible Applicants; Eligible Activities

(A) Program Description

    In the earliest FSS program coordinator NOFAs, HUD provided funding 
for Section 8 FSS program coordinators only to PHAs with Section 8 
programs of fewer than 1,000 units. The FY 1994 and FY 1995 funds were 
awarded to these PHAs based on a request for funding, and all complete 
applications were funded. The FY 1996 funds were awarded based on a 
competitive NOFA. In FY 1996, state and regional PHAs that administered 
more than 1,000 rental vouchers and certificates, but fewer than 1,000 
mandatory FSS slots, were also eligible to apply, and some received 
funding. In FY 1997, HUD allocated funds for Section 8 FSS program 
coordinators to allow PHAs that were previously

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funded to continue to pay a Section 8 FSS coordinator. Since funding 
for Section 8 FSS program coordinators was limited, HUD did not accept 
applications from PHAs that were not previously funded. In FY 1998 HUD 
awarded funds to PHAs that were funded for Section 8 FSS program 
coordinators in FY 1997 to continue to pay for an FSS coordinator for 
another year and was also able to fund additional eligible small PHAs 
and state and regional PHAs that did not receive Section 8 FSS program 
coordinator funding in the previous year. HUD extended eligibility for 
funding under the FY 98 NOFA to include PHAs operating voluntary 
Section 8 FSS programs as well as those with mandatory Section 8 FSS 
programs.
    In FY 99, HUD published two Section 8 FSS NOFAs that made a 
sufficient amount available to continue funding for another year to 
those PHAs that received funding under the FY 98 NOFA. In FY 99 HUD was 
also able to fund applications from PHAs (including state and regional 
HAs) that were not funded in FY 98, for PHAs with approval to 
administer voluntary or mandatory Section 8 FSS programs of at least 25 
slots.
    Under the FY 99 NOFAs, for the first time, there was no maximum 
Section 8 rental certificate/voucher program size limit for PHAs 
eligible to apply for funding under the NOFA.
    The response to the FY '99 NOFA was so strong that HUD expects to 
need all available funds in FY 2000 for renewals of Section 8 FSS 
program coordinators funded under the FY 99 NOFAs to allow PHAs to 
continue to pay a Section 8 FSS program coordinator for another year.

(B) Eligible Applicants

    Subject to the availability of sufficient funding, all PHAs that 
received funding under one of the FY 99 NOFAs for Section 8 FSS program 
coordinators that are still operating Section 8 FSS programs will be 
funded in FY 2000, except those PHAs submitting applications that are 
ineligible under Section VII.(C) of this NOFA, provided the PHA 
continues to operate a Section 8 FSS program, has hired a Section 8 FSS 
program coordinator with funding awarded for that purpose under one of 
the FY '99 FSS program coordinator NOFAs, and has made progress in 
implementing the FSS program demonstrated by having completed 
activities in each of the categories in section 2 of the required 
Attachment A certification of this NOFA. Subject to the availability of 
funds, the eligible PHAs funded in FY 99 will receive 103 percent of FY 
99 funding (not to exceed $47,700) unless the PHA requests a lower 
amount or the salary comparability information submitted by the PHA 
supports approval of a lower amount. HUD will not provide FY 2000 
funding to any PHA that received Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator 
funding in FY 99 that does not comply with all of the above 
requirements.

(C) Eligible Activities

     Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain 
the services of up to one Section 8 FSS program coordinator for one 
year. A part-time Section 8 FSS program coordinator may be retained 
where appropriate. Under the Section 8 FSS program, PHAs 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 FSS program.

IV. Program Requirements

(A) Program Coordinator Role

    PHAs administering the FSS program use program coordinating 
committees (PCCs) to assist them to secure resources and implement the 
FSS program. The PCC 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) Other Requirements

(1) Compliance With Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws.
    All applicants must comply with all fair housing and civil rights 
laws, statutes, regulations, and executive orders as enumerated in 24 
CFR 5.105(a). If an applicant: (a) Has been charged with a systemic 
violation of the Fair Housing Act by the Secretary alleging ongoing 
discrimination; (b) is the defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit 
filed by the Department of Justice alleging an ongoing pattern or 
practice of discrimination; or (c) has received a letter of 
noncompliance findings under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or section 109 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the applicant's 
application will not be evaluated under this NOFA if, prior to the 
application deadline, the charge, lawsuit, or letter of findings has 
not been resolved to the satisfaction of the Department. HUD's decision 
regarding whether a charge, lawsuit, or a letter of findings has been 
satisfactorily resolved will be based upon whether appropriate actions 
have been taken necessary to address allegations of ongoing 
discrimination in the policies or practices involved in the charge, 
lawsuit, or letter of findings.
(2) Additional Nondiscrimination Requirements.
    Applicants must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, 
and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In addition to 
compliance with the civil rights requirements listed at 24 CFR section 
5.105, each successful applicant must comply with the nondiscrimination 
in employment requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, U.S.C. sections 2000e et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. 
section 206(d); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 
U.S.C. sections 621 et seq., and Titles I and V of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 12101 et seq.
(3) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
    Each successful applicant will have a duty to affirmatively further 
fair housing. After the application is approved, applicants will be 
required to identify the specific steps that they will take to: (a) 
Address the elimination of impediments to fair housing that were 
identified in the jurisdiction's Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair 
Housing Choice; (b) remedy discrimination in housing; or (c) promote 
fair housing rights and fair housing choice. Further, applicants have a 
duty to carry out the specific activities cited in their responses in a 
manner which will affirmatively further fair housing.

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V. Application Selection Process

    The funds available under this NOFA are not being awarded on a 
competitive basis. The Department anticipates that there will be 
sufficient funds available under the NOFA to fund all applications that 
meet the NOFA requirements. Applications will be reviewed by the GMC to 
determine whether or not they are technically adequate based on the 
NOFA requirements. Categories of applications that will not be funded 
are stated in section VII(C) of this NOFA.
    All technically adequate applications will be funded to the extent 
funds are available. If HUD receives applications for funding greater 
than the amount made available under this NOFA, HUD will fund eligible 
applicants in size order starting from the smallest PHAs first (i.e., 
those PHAs with the smallest combined rental voucher and certificate 
programs first). Section 8 program size will be determined by HUD using 
baseline data developed by the Department. If there are not sufficient 
monies to fund all applications from PHAs with the same combined 
Section 8 rental certificate voucher program size, funding will be 
provided based on the size of the PHA's Section 8 FSS program, 
reflected in the PHA's HUD-approved Section 8 FSS Action Plan, starting 
with the largest approved Section 8 FSS program. If there is 
insufficient money remaining to fully fund the last application funded, 
HUD will provide residual funding to that application in an amount less 
than the amount requested by the PHA, unless the PHA is unwilling to 
accept the lower amount.

VI. Application Submission Requirements

    (A) Each PHA that received funding for a Section 8 FSS program 
coordinator under one of the FY 99 NOFAs that wishes to receive funding 
under this NOFA must complete a certification in the format shown as 
``Attachment A'' of this NOFA, which includes all information required 
in ``Attachment A.'' The completed Attachment A certification along 
with the Fair Housing Certification (Attachment B of this NOFA) and the 
Certification Regarding Lobbying (Attachment C of this NOFA) constitute 
the entire HA application for funding under this section. These three 
certifications and supporting documents must be submitted to the GMC by 
the due date.
    (B) Fair Housing Certification and Certification Regarding 
Lobbying: All PHAs applying for funding under this NOFA must submit the 
Certification Regarding Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity which is 
included as Attachment B of this NOFA and the Certification Regarding 
Lobbying which is Attachment C of this NOFA.

VII. Corrections to Deficient Applications

(A) Acceptable Applications

    To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by 
the GMC no later than the date and time specified in this NOFA. The GMC 
will initially screen all applications and notify PHAs of technical 
deficiencies by letter.

(B) Correction of Deficient Applications

    After the application due date, HUD may not, consistent with 24 CFR 
part 4, subpart B, consider unsolicited information from an applicant. 
HUD may contact an applicant, however, to clarify an item in the 
application or to correct technical deficiencies. Applicants should 
note, however, that HUD may not seek clarification of items or 
responses that improve the substantive quality of the applicant's 
response to any eligibility or selection criterion. Examples of curable 
technical deficiencies include failure to submit the proper 
certifications or failure to submit an application containing an 
original signature by an authorized official. In each case, HUD will 
notify the applicant in writing by describing the clarification or 
technical deficiency. HUD will notify applicants by facsimile or by 
return receipt requested. Applicants must submit clarifications or 
corrections of technical deficiencies in accordance with the 
information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the date of 
receipt of the HUD notification. If the deficiency is not corrected 
within this time period, HUD will reject the application as incomplete.

(C) Unacceptable Applications

    (1) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction 
period, the GMC will disapprove PHA applications that it determines are 
not acceptable for processing. The HUD notification of rejection letter 
must state the basis for the decision.
    (2) Applications from PHAs that fall into any of the following 
categories are ineligible for funding under this NOFA and will not be 
processed:
    (a) An PHA application submitted after the deadline date for this 
NOFA.
    (b) An application from a PHA that is not an eligible PHA under 
III.(B) of this NOFA or an application that does not comply with the 
requirements of VI.(A) or VI.(B) of this NOFA.
    (c) An application from a PHA that does not meet the requirements 
of IV.C.(1) of this NOFA, Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights 
Laws.
    (d) An application from a PHA that at the end of the 14-calendar 
day technical correction period has not made progress satisfactory to 
HUD in resolving serious outstanding Inspector General audit findings, 
or serious outstanding HUD management review findings for one or more 
of the following programs: Rental Voucher, Rental Certificate or 
Moderate Rehabilitation. Serious program management findings are those 
that would cast doubt on the capacity of the PHA to administer its 
Section 8 programs in accordance with applicable HUD regulatory and 
statutory requirements.

VIII. Findings and Certifications

(A) Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Section 8 information collection requirements contained in this 
notice were 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) and have been assigned OMB control number 2577-0198. 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) Environmental Requirements

    In accordance with provisions of 24 CFR part 50.19(c)(5)(ii), a 
finding of no significant impact is not required under this Notice. 
This NOFA provides funding under 24 CFR part 984, which does not 
contain environmental review provisions because it concerns activities 
that are listed in 24 CFR 50.19(b) as categorically excluded from 
environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 CFR 4321) (``NEPA''). Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(5), 
this NOFA is categorically excluded from environmental review under 
NEPA. No environmental review is required in connection with the award 
of assistance under this NOFA, because the NOFA only provides funds for 
employing a coordinator that provides public and supportive services, 
which are categorically excluded under 24 CFR 50.19(b)(4) and (12).

(C) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

    The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the Section 8 
rental certificate program is 14.855. The

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number for the Section 8 rental voucher program is 14.857.

(D) Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    This notice does not have federalism implications and does not 
impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local 
governments or preempt State law within the meaning of the Executive 
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.

(E) 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 1448), 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 that 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.
Disclosures
    HUD will make available to the public for five years all applicant 
disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in connection with this 
NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made available along with 
the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case for a period of less 
than three years. All reports--both applicant disclosures and updates--
will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 
15.

(F) Section 103 HUD Reform Act

    HUD will comply with section 103 of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 and HUD's implementing regulations 
in subpart B of 24 CFR part 4 with regard to the funding competition 
announced today. These requirements 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 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 Office of Ethics (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.

(G) Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

    Applicants for funding under this NOFA are subject to the 
provisions of section 319 of the Department of Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the 
Byrd Amendment) and to the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (Pub. L. 104-65; approved December 19, 1995).
    The Byrd Amendment, which is implemented in regulations at 24 CFR 
part 87, prohibits applicants for Federal contracts and grants from 
using appropriated funds to attempt to influence Federal executive or 
legislative officers or employees in connection with obtaining such 
assistance, or with its extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or 
modification. The Byrd Amendment applies to the funds that are the 
subject of this NOFA. Therefore, applicants must file a certification 
stating that they have not made and will not make any prohibited 
payments and, if any payments or agreement to make payments of 
nonappropriated funds for these purposes have been made, a form SF-LLL 
disclosing such payments must be submitted. The certification and the 
SF-LLL are included as Attachment D of this NOFA.
    The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-65; approved 
December 19, 1995), which repealed section 112 of the HUD Reform Act, 
requires all persons and entities who lobby covered executive or 
legislative branch officials to register with the Secretary of the 
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and file reports 
concerning their lobbying activities.

IX. Authority

    The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Pub. L. 
No. 106-74, enacted October 21, 1999) allows funding for program 
coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. As a result, the 
Department determined to make a sufficient amount available under this 
NOFA, under Part 984, in accordance with section 984.302(b), to enable 
PHAs to employ up to one Section 8 FSS program coordinator for one year 
at a reasonable cost as determined by the PHA and HUD, based on 
salaries for similar positions in the locality.

    Dated: March 23, 2000.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Attachment A--Required Certification Format for FY 2000 Section 8 FSS 
Program Coordinator Funding \1\
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    \1\ To be eligible for funding under this NOFA, PHAs must have 
received Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator funding under a FY 99 FSS 
NOFA, must have hired an FSS program coordinator with funding 
awarded under that NOFA, must demonstrate activities in each of the 
categories in section 2(a), 2(b), and 2(c) of this Attachment A 
certification and must still be operating a Section 8 FSS program.
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Mr. Michael E. Diggs, Director, Grants Management Center, 501 School 
Street, Suite 804, Washington, DC 20024.

    Dear Mr. Diggs: In connection with the FY 2000 NOFA for Section 
8 FSS program coordinators, I hereby certify for the ______ (enter 
PHA name) \2\ that:
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    \2\ For joint applications, please indicate the names of all co-
applicants and identify the lead PHA that received and administered 
funds received under the FY '99 NOFA.
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    (1) The PHA which received funding under a FY '99 FSS program 
coordinator NOFA, continues to operate a Section 8 FSS program and 
has hired a Section 8 FSS program coordinator using HUD funds 
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that purpose on ______ (enter the ACC effective date of Section 8 FY 
99 FSS program coordinator funding increment), and
    (2) The PHA has (check all that apply):
__ (a) Formed and convened an FSS program coordinating committee,
__ (b) Obtained HUD approval of its Section 8 FSS action plan,
__ (c) Executed contracts of participation with FSS participants.
    (3) Total number of Section 8 FSS program slots based on the 
number of (both voluntary and mandatory) FSS slots identified in the 
PHA's HUD-approved Action Plan OR, when HAs are applying jointly, 
the combined total of Section 8 FSS program slots in the HUD-
approved Action Plans of the PHAs: ______.
    (4) Amount requested under the FY 2000 Section 8 FSS NOFA: 
______.
    (5) Section 8 FSS 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) Attachment: Evidence demonstrating salary comparability to 
similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
    If there are any questions, please contact ______ at ______.

      Sincerely,

Executive Director.

Attachments

Attachment B--Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Certifications

    The housing agency (PHA) certifies that in administering the 
funding for the Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency program 
coordinators it will comply with the requirements of the Fair 
Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 
1975, and will affirmatively further fair housing. CDBG recipients 
also must certify to compliance with section 109 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act.

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Name of PHA
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Signature and Title of PHA Representative
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Date

Attachment C--Certification Regarding Lobbying

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge 
and belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be 
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding 
of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making 
of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, 
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification 
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been 
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, 
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and 
submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
accordance with its instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards 
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under 
grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients 
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
    This certification is a material representation of fact upon 
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered 
into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making 
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1342, title 31, 
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification 
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not 
more than $100,000 for each such failure.

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