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List of HUD Programs Subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4893-N-02]


List of HUD Programs Subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a list of HUD programs that are subject 
to the nondiscrimination provisions in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Walsh, Director, Program 
Standards Division, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 5246, Washington, DC 20410-2000, telephone (202) 708-2288, 
extension 7017 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-
impaired individuals may access this telephone number via TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 11, 1995, HUD published a final 
rule (60 FR 47260) that removed from Title 24 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations any regulation determined unnecessary or obsolete. Among 
the numerous changes, HUD removed Appendix A from 24 CFR part 1. The 
regulations in 24 CFR part 1 implement the provisions of Title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d--2000d-7), which provides 
that ``no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, 
color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied 
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or 
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.'' Appendix A was a 
list of HUD's programs that provide federal financial assistance and, 
therefore, are subject to the nondiscrimination provisions of Title VI 
and 24 CFR part 1.
    In the September 11, 1995, final rule, HUD determined that Appendix 
A was unnecessary because no regulatory requirement is included in 
Appendix A and because the information can be provided through other 
non-rulemaking means. To that end, HUD is publishing, and will publish 
periodically, a list of HUD programs that are subject to the provisions 
of Title VI. In November 2004, when HUD most recently republished the 
List of Federally Assisted Programs, a reference to Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (23 U.S.C.) was not included. Section 504 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and is being 
included in this new publication because all of the programs listed 
herein are also subject to Section 504. This notice is provided for 
information and reference; therefore, applicability of Title VI and 
Section 504 and the Title VI and Section 504 implementing regulations 
is not affected by inclusion in or omission from this list.

HUD Programs Subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Community Planning and Development

    1. Community Development Block Grant (Entitlement Program), Title 
I, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.), 24 CFR part 570: Provides annual grants on a formula basis to 
entitled communities to carry out a wide range of community development 
activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic 
development, and improved community facilities and services.
    2. Community Development Block Grant (State Program), Title I, 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 
24 CFR part 570: Provides annual grants on a formula basis to carry out 
a wide range of community development activities directed toward 
neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and improved 
community facilities and services to states and units of local 
government in non-entitled areas.
    3. Community Development Block Grant (HUD-Administered Small Cities 
Program), Title I, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 24 CFR part 570: Provides annual grants on a 
formula basis to carry out a wide range of community development 
activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic 
development, and improved community facilities and services. HUD's 
Honolulu Office administers the funds to non-entitled areas in the 
State of Hawaii (the islands of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii).
    4. Community Development Block Grant Section 108 Loan Guarantee 
Program, Section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308), 24 CFR part 570, subpart M: Guarantees loans for 
state and local governments for economic development, housing 
rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development 
projects.
    5. Community Development Block Grant (Disaster Recovery 
Assistance), Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.): Provides flexible grants to help cities, 
counties, and states recover from Presidentially declared disasters, 
especially in low- and moderate-income areas.
    6. Community Development Block Grant--Section 107 (Insular Areas 
Grants), Section 107, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5307), 24 CFR part 570: Provides annual grants on a formula 
basis to carry out a wide range of community development activities 
directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and 
improved community facilities and services. HUD's Honolulu and 
Caribbean field offices administer the funds to non-entitled areas in 
the insular areas of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, 
and U.S. Virgin Islands.
    7. The HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and American Dream Down-
Payment Initiative (ADI) Programs, Cranston-Gonzalez National 
Affordable Housing Act, Title II (1990) (42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.), 24 
CFR part 92: Provides grants to state and local governments to 
implement local housing strategies designed to increase homeownership 
and affordable housing opportunities for low- and very low-income 
Americans, including homeownership downpayment, tenant-based 
assistance, housing rehabilitation, assistance to homebuyers, and new 
construction of housing.
    8. Shelter Plus Care (S+C), Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act, 24 CFR part 582: Provides grants for rental assistance 
for homeless people with disabilities, primarily those with serious 
mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol or drugs or both, or 
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related diseases. Each 
dollar of rental assistance must be matched by funds provided by the 
grantee, by the sponsor, or through social service agencies. The funds 
to be used for supportive services may be from federal, state, local, 
or private sources.
    9. Emergency Shelter Grants Program, Title IV, Subtitle B, of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371-11378), 24 CFR 
part 576: Provides grants to states, large cities, urban counties, and 
U.S. territories for the rehabilitation and conversion of buildings for 
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persons. Eligible activities also include essential services, 
operations, prevention activities, and grant administration.
    10. Supportive Housing Program, Subtitle C of Title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381), 24 CFR part 
583: The Supportive Housing Program (SHP) is designed to promote the 
development of housing and supportive services to assist homeless 
individuals and families to make a successful transition from 
homelessness to independent living. SHP provides grants to public 
entities and nonprofit organizations. The six program components 
include: Permanent Housing for Homeless Persons with Disabilities--
long-term housing and supportive services; Transitional Housing--
housing for up to 24 months; Supportive Services Only--addresses the 
service needs of homeless persons; Safe Havens--supportive housing for 
hard-to-reach homeless persons with severe mental illness; Homeless 
Management Information Systems--data-collection software designed to 
capture client-level information; and Innovative Supportive Housing--
enables an applicant to design a program outside the scope of the other 
components. SHP will fund acquisition, rehabilitation, new 
construction, leasing, supportive services, operating costs, and 
administration. Funds may be used to establish new housing or service 
facilities, expand existing facilities, add services, or bring existing 
facilities up to code. Funds are also available to renew existing SHP 
projects.
    11. Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) 
Program, Title IV, subtitle E, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11401), 24 CFR part 882, subpart H: Assists very low-income, 
single, homeless individuals in obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary 
housing in privately owned rehabilitated buildings through Section 8 
rental assistance payments to participating landlords.
    12. Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI), Section 
108(q) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5308(q)): Provides competitive economic development grants to CDBG 
recipients for enhancing either the security of guaranteed loans or the 
viability of projects financed under Section 108. Grants are used to 
redevelop industrial or commercial sites known as brownfields due to 
the presence or potential presence of environmental contamination.
    13. Economic Development Initiative (EDI) Grants, Section 108(q) of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5308(q)): 
Provides economic development grants to CDBG recipients for the purpose 
of enhancing either the security of Section 108 guaranteed loans or the 
viability of projects financed by those loans. EDI enables localities 
to carry out eligible economic development activities, especially for 
low- and moderate-income persons, and reduce the risk of potential 
defaults on Section 108 loan guarantee-assisted projects.
    14. Round II Urban Empowerment Zones: Provides grants for economic 
development activities in economically disadvantaged areas.
    15. Youthbuild, Subtitle D of Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899 et seq.), 24 CFR part 
585: Provides planning and implementation grants to public and private 
entities to assist economically disadvantaged young adults in obtaining 
education, employment skills, and meaningful on-site experience in 
constructing affordable housing for homeless and low- and very low-
income persons.
    16. Rural Housing and Economic Development, Annual HUD 
Appropriations Act: Provides grants to meet rural communities' economic 
and housing needs.
    17. Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), Section 11 
of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
12805 note): Provides competitive grants to national and regional 
organizations and consortia that provide or facilitate self-help 
housing opportunities. Under the program, homebuyers and volunteers 
contribute a significant amount of sweat equity toward home 
construction.
    18. Capacity Building for Community Development, Section 4 of the 
HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-120; 42 U.S.C. 9816 note, as 
amended by Section 10004 of Pub. L. 105-118): Provides grants to 
develop the capacity and ability of community development corporations 
and community housing development organizations to undertake community 
development and affordable housing projects and programs.
    19. Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), The AIDS 
Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.), Subtitle D of Title 
VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 24 CFR 
part 574: Provides grants to eligible states and cities to provide 
housing assistance and related supportive services to meet the needs of 
low-income persons with HIV/AIDS or related diseases and their 
families.
    20. Neighborhood Initiatives Program, Annual HUD Appropriations 
Act: Provides grants for neighborhood initiatives that improve the 
conditions of distressed and blighted areas and neighborhoods; to 
stimulate investment, economic diversification, and community 
revitalization in areas with declining population or a stagnating or 
declining economic base; or to determine whether housing benefits can 
be integrated more effectively with welfare reform initiatives.
    21. Technical Assistance Programs--CDBG, HOME, CHDO (HOME), 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance, HOPWA, and Youthbuild: Provide 
grants for technical assistance, for six separate programs: (1) CDBG; 
(2) HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME); (3) HOME Investment 
Partnerships for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO); 
(4) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance; (5) HOPWA; and (6) Youthbuild.

Single Family Housing Programs

    22. Single Family Property Disposition (Section 204(g)), Section 
204(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(g)), 24 CFR part 
291: Disposes of one-to four-family FHA properties, either through a 
competitive, sealed-bid process or direct sale. The program is 
considered federal financial assistance when such sales are to 
nonprofit organizations, states, or local governments and are 
discounted below fair market value.
    23. Counseling for Homebuyers, Homeowners, and Tenants (Section 
106), Section 106, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701x): Awards housing counseling grants on a competitive basis to 
approved counseling agencies.

Multifamily Housing Programs

    24. Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202), Section 202, 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q), as amended by Section 801 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 24 CFR part 891: 
Provides interest-free capital advances to eligible private, nonprofit 
organizations to finance the development of rental housing with 
supportive services for the elderly. In addition, project rental 
assistance contract (PRAC) funds are used to cover the difference 
between the tenants' contributions toward rent and the HUD-approved 
expense to operate the project. PRAC funds may also be used to provide 
supportive services and to hire a service coordinator in projects 
serving frail elderly residents.
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Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q): Provides grants to private, 
nonprofit owners of eligible developments to convert some or all of the 
dwelling units in the development into an assisted living facility for 
the frail elderly.
    26. Multifamily Housing Service Coordinators, Section 808, 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8012), as 
amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 
102-550) and the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 
2000 (Pub. L. 106-569): Provides funding for service coordinators that 
assist elderly individuals and persons with disabilities who live in 
federally assisted multifamily housing to obtain needed supportive 
services from community agencies.
    27. Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811), 
Section 811, Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, 24 CFR 
part 891: Provides interest-free capital advances to eligible nonprofit 
sponsors to finance the development of rental housing offering 
supportive services for persons with disabilities. PRAC funds are used 
to cover the difference between the tenants' contributions toward rent 
and the HUD-approved cost to operate the project.
    28. Self-Help Housing Property Disposition, Public Law 105-50; 
approved October 6, 1997: Makes surplus federal properties available 
through sale, at less than fair market value, to states, their 
subdivisions and instrumentalities, and nonprofit organizations for 
self-help housing for low-income persons. Residents of the property 
make a substantial contribution of labor toward the construction, 
rehabilitation, or refurbishment of the property.
    29. Mark-to-Market: Outreach and Training Assistance, Multifamily 
Assistance and Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f note), 24 CFR parts 401 and 402: Provides funding for technical 
assistance for tenant groups in properties with project-based rental 
assistance contracts that are nearing expiration and properties with 
HUD-insured mortgages in which the property owners have notified the 
property's tenants of the owners intention to prepay the mortgage. The 
funding supports outreach, organizing, and training activities for 
tenants in units receiving HUD assistance.
    30. Renewal of Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance: Assists 
low- and very low-income families to obtain decent, safe, and sanitary 
housing in private accommodations. Rental assistance was originally 
used in conjunction with both existing properties and new construction 
(Section 8 New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation, and Loan 
Management and Property Disposition Set Aside programs). Funding no 
longer is available for new commitments beyond renewing expiring 
contracts on units already receiving project-based Section 8 rental 
assistance.

Public and Indian Housing

    31. Housing Choice Voucher Program, Section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), Section 8(o) for vouchers 
(tenant-based), Section 8(t) for enhanced vouchers, and 24 CFR part 5 
(certain cross-cutting requirements); 24 CFR part 982, Tenant-based 
Housing Choice Voucher Program; 24 CFR part 983, Project-Based Voucher 
Program; 24 CFR part 984, Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program; 
and 24 CFR part 985, Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP): 
Provides tenant-based housing assistance subsidies for units that are 
chosen by the tenant in the private market.
    32. Mainstream Program. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Pub. 
L. 108-199, approved January 23, 2004): Provides tenant-based housing 
assistance for persons with disabilities living in units chosen by the 
tenant in the private market.
    33. Housing Voucher Homeownership Assistance, Section 8(y) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, Section 302 of the American 
Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-569), 
and 24 CFR part 982, subpart M: Provides public housing agencies (PHAs) 
the option of providing monthly tenant-based assistance to voucher 
participants who are purchasing homes.
    34. Project-Based Voucher Program, Section 8(o)(13) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1473f(o)(13)), as amended by 
Section 232 of the Fiscal Year 2001 appropriations act (Pub. L. 106-
377, approved October 27, 2000), 24 CFR part 983: Provides rental 
assistance to eligible families that reside in housing developments or 
units.
    35. Public Housing Operating Fund, Section 9(e) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), 24 CFR part 990: 
Provides an annual subsidy to PHAs for operations and management.
    36. Public Housing Capital Fund, Section 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)), 24 CFR parts 905 and 968: 
Provides capital and management funding for PHAs.
    37. Public Housing Neighborhood Networks (NN) Program, Section 
9(d)(1)(E) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)(1)(E)) 
and Section 9(e)(1)(K) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(e)(1)(K)): Provides grants to PHAs for computer and Internet 
access, and job training to public housing residents.
    38. Public Housing/Section 8 Moving to Work, Section 204 of the 
Fiscal Year 1996 Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 104-134), and Section 
599H(e) of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (Pub. L. 
105-276): Provides incentives to PHAs to design and test approaches for 
providing and administering housing assistance that save money, give 
incentives to families with children to become economically self-
sufficient, and increase housing choices for low-income families; also 
provides training and technical assistance to identify replicable 
program models.
    39. Demolition and Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public 
Housing (HOPE VI), appropriations acts for Fiscal Year 1993 through 
1999; and Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended by Section 535 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 1437v): Provides competitive grants to PHAs to 
eradicate severely distressed public housing through demolition, major 
reconstruction, rehabilitation, and other physical improvements; the 
provision of replacement housing; management improvements; planning and 
technical assistance; and the provision of supportive services.
    40. Public Housing Homeownership--Section 32, Section 32 of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z-4), 24 CFR part 906: 
Sells public housing units to low-income families.
    41. Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS), Section 34 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z-6), as amended 
by Section 221 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Appropriations Act: Provides 
grants to PHAs for supportive services and resident empowerment 
activities.
    42. Family Self-Sufficiency Program, Section 23 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.SA.C. 1437u), 24 CFR 984: Promotes the 
development of local strategies to coordinate the use of public housing 
and Housing Choice Voucher program assistance with public and private 
resources to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence 
and self-sufficiency.
    43. Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program, Title 
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Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), 24 CFR part 1003: 
Provides block grants for Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages to 
develop viable Native American communities. Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) applies only to applicants and 
subrecipients of block grants that are not federally recognized Indian 
tribes or their instrumentalities. Federally recognized Indian tribes 
and their instrumentalities are subject to the requirements of Title II 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, known as the Indian Civil Rights Act; 
the prohibitions in Section 109 against discrimination based on age, 
sex, religion, and disability; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and 
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
    44. Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program, Titles I through IV 
of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996 (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.), 24 CFR part 1000: Provides 
annual housing single block grants to eligible Indian tribes or their 
tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs). Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d) applies only to applicants and 
subrecipients of the block grants that are not federally recognized 
Indian tribes or their instrumentalities. Federally recognized Indian 
tribes and their instrumentalities are subject to the requirements of 
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, known as the Indian Civil 
Rights Act; the prohibitions in Section 109 against discrimination 
based on age, sex, religion, and disability; the Age Discrimination Act 
of 1975; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
    45. Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (NHHBG) Program, Title VIII 
of NAHASDA (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.), 24 CFR part 1006: Provides annual 
block grants to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to address the 
housing needs of Native Hawaiians.
    46. Hope VI Main Street: Section 24 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, as amended by Section 535 of the Quality Housing and Work 
Responsibility Act of 1998, as amended by the HOPE VI program 
Reauthorization and Small Community Main Street Rejuvenation and 
Housing Act of 2003: Provides grants to small communities to assist in 
the rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing in 
conjunction with an existing program to revitalize an historic or 
traditional central business district or main street area.

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

    47. Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), Fair Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.)--Regulations at 24 CFR part 115: Provides funding 
to state and local public agencies that administer fair housing laws 
certified by the Secretary to be ``substantially equivalent'' to the 
federal Fair Housing Act. Funding is for complaint processing, 
training, technical assistance, data and information systems, and other 
fair housing-related activities.
    48. Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), Section 561, Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616(a)), 24 CFR part 
125: Provides funding to private nonprofit and for-profit fair housing 
organizations and Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies for 
carrying out educational and enforcement programs to prevent or 
eliminate discriminatory housing practices.

Policy Development and Research

    49. Doctoral Research Grant Programs, Title V of the Housing and 
Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.): Provides 
competitive grants to Ph.D. candidates to enable them to complete their 
dissertations, to Ph.D. students early in their studies to complete 
research projects, and to Ph.D.s early in their academic careers to 
undertake research on issues related to HUD's priorities.
    50. Bridges to Work, Supportive services program authorized under 
the CDBG heading in the Fiscal Year 1996 appropriations act (Pub. L. 
104-134): Provides grants to link low-income, inner-city residents with 
suburban jobs by providing job placement, transportation, and 
supportive services, such as child care and counseling.
    51. Research on Socioeconomic Change in Cities: Provides grants to 
academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and municipalities for 
research dealing with trends in urban areas, including social, 
economic, demographic, and fiscal changes.
    52. Community Outreach Partnership Program (COPC), Section 107, 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307), 24 CFR 
part 570: Provides grants to establish or implement outreach and 
applied research activities that address problems of urban areas and 
encourages structural change, both within institutions of higher 
education and in the way institutions relate to their neighbors.
    53. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (HBCU), 
Section 107, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5307), 24 CFR part 570: Provides grants to HBCUs to expand their role 
and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their 
localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and 
economic development, principally for persons of low and moderate 
income.
    54. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program 
(HSIAC), annual HUD appropriation act: Provides grants to assist 
Hispanic serving institutions in expanding their role and effectiveness 
in addressing community development needs in their localities, 
including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic 
development.
    55. Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting 
Communities Program (AN/NHIAC), annual HUD appropriation act: Provides 
grants to Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher 
education to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing 
community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood 
revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for 
persons of low and moderate income.
    56. Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP), annual HUD 
appropriation act: Provides grants to tribal colleges and universities 
to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities. Title VI 
applies only to tribal colleges and universities that are not a part of 
nor an instrumentality of a tribe.
    57. Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing Initiative 
(PATH), Title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 
U.S.C. 1701z-1 et seq.): The goal of this initiative is to identify 
techniques for building more affordable, durable, disaster resistant, 
safe, and energy efficient housing.

Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control

    58. Lead-Based Paint Hazard Grant Control Program, Section 1011 of 
the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4852): 
Provides grants to state and local governments and federally recognized 
Native American tribes to evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards 
in privately owned, low-income housing and to nonprofit and for-profit 
entities to leverage private sector resources to eliminate lead 
poisoning as a major public health threat to children.
    59. Lead Technical Studies, Section 1051 and 1052 of the 
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Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4854 and 4554a): Funds 
research by nonprofit and for-profit institutions, state and units of 
local general government, and federally recognized Native American 
tribes to find improved methods for detecting and controlling 
residential lead-based paint hazards.
    60. Healthy Homes Demonstration Program, Sections 501 and 502 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 and 
1701z-2): Provides grants to state and local governments, federally 
recognized Native American tribes, and nonprofit and for-profit 
institutions to develop, demonstrate, and promote cost-effective, 
preventive measures to correct multiple safety and health hazards.
    61. Operation Lead Elimination Action Program (LEAP), Section 1011 
of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title 
X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 
4852): Provides grants to nonprofit and for-profit organizations and 
universities that can leverage HUD funds with private resources and 
that will reallocate resources to other entities to eliminate lead in 
residential buildings, especially in low-income housing that is 
privately owned or owner-occupied.
    62. Lead Outreach Grant Program, Sections 1011 of the Residential 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4842): Provides 
funding to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, state and local 
governments, and federally recognized Native American tribes to develop 
and distribute outreach and educational materials.
    63. Healthy Homes Technical Studies, Sections 501 and 502 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 and 1701z-
2): Funds research by nonprofit and for-profit organizations, state and 
local governments, and federally recognized Native American tribes to 
find improved methods for detecting and controlling lead-based paint 
and other residential health and safety hazards.
    64. Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program, Section 1011 
of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title 
X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Pub. L.102-
550): Assist states and local governments in undertaking programs for 
the identification and control of lead-based paint hazards in eligible 
privately owned rental and owner-occupied housing units in urban 
jurisdictions with the highest lead-based paint hazard control needs.

Inactive HUD Programs (Programs With No New Funding, But That May Still 
Fund Previous Contracts)

    65. Rent Supplements: Provided federal payments to reduce rents for 
certain low-income persons. New rent supplement contracts are no longer 
available.
    66. Congregate Housing Services: Provided federal grants to 
eligible housing projects for the elderly and disabled. No activity in 
recent years except to extend previously funded grants.
    67. HOPE 2 Homeownership of Multifamily Units: Provided grants to 
assist in developing and carrying out homeownership programs for low-
income families and individuals through the use of multifamily rental 
properties. No new commitments are being made.
    68. HOPE for Homeownership of Single Family Homes (HOPE 3) Program: 
Provided grants to assist in developing and carrying out homeownership 
programs for low-income families and individuals through the 
rehabilitation of existing single-family homes. No new commitments 
since 1995.
    69. Emergency Low-Income Housing Preservation Title II) (except for 
FHA-mortgage insurance): Addressed the preservation of Section 
221(d)(3) and Section 236 projects whose low-income use restrictions 
could otherwise expire 20 years after the final mortgage endorsement. 
No new commitments are being made.
    70. Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership 
(Title VI) (except for FHA-mortgage insurance): Addressed the 
preservation of Section 221(d)(3) and Section 236 projects whose low-
income use restrictions could otherwise expire 20 years after the final 
mortgage endorsement. No new commitments are being made.
    71. Flexible Subsidy (Section 201): Provided federal aid for 
troubled multifamily housing projects, as well as capital improvement 
funds for both troubled and stable subsidized projects. No new 
commitments are being made.
    72. Direct Loans for Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped 
(Section 202): Provided housing and related facilities for the elderly 
or handicapped. This program was replaced in Fiscal Year 1999 by the 
Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program (Section 202 Capital 
Advances) and Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811).
    73. Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program: Assisted low-income 
families in obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary housing in privately 
owned, rehabilitated buildings. Funding is no longer available for new 
commitments beyond renewing expiring contracts.
    74. Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE I): 
Made available grants to provide affordable homeownership to the 
residents of public housing. No funding has been appropriated since 
Fiscal Year 1995.
    75. Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program: Grants to 
fund drug elimination activities in public, assisted, and Indian 
housing.
    Environmental Impact.
    The Notice involves a policy document that sets out 
nondiscrimination standards. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(3), 
this notice is categorically excluded from environmental review under 
the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    Dated: July 20, 2006.
Kim Kendrick,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 06-6516 Filed 7-27-06; 8:45 am]
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