[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
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Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing 
Grants; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5196-N-01]


Capacity Building for Community; Development and Affordable 
Housing Grants

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

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Overview Information

    A. Federal Agency Name: Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development.
    B. Funding Opportunity Title: Capacity Building for Community 
Development and Affordable Housing Grants.
    C. Announcement Type: Initial Announcement.
    D. Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5196-N-01.
    E. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 14.252.
    F. Dates: The application deadline date is July 18, 2008.
    G. Additional Overview Information: The competition is limited to 
the first four organizations identified in section 4(a) of the HUD 
Demonstration Act of 1993. These organizations are: Living Cities/The 
National Community Development Initiative, Enterprise Community 
Partners, Inc. (formerly The Enterprise Foundation), Local Initiatives 
Support Corporation (LISC), and Habitat for Humanity International. 
Application information is contained in the General Section of HUD's 
2008 SuperNOFA (73 FR 14882), published March 19, 2008 and the 
information listed in this NOFA. The application submission information 
is contained in this NOFA at Section IV. Approximately $36.95 million 
is available. A 3:1 match of private resources to federal funds is 
required, as outlined in section 4(c) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    A. Program Description. The purpose of the Section 4 capacity 
building program is to enhance the capacity and ability of community 
development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development 
organizations (CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable 
housing activities that benefit low-income families.
    B. Authority. The capacity building program is authorized by 
section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-120, 107 
Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as amended, and the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161).

II. Award Information

    A. Available Funds. Approximately $33.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 
2008 funding is available to carry out the eligible activities related 
to affordable housing and community development for the Section 4 
capacity building program, of which up to $5 million may be made 
available for rural capacity building activities. In addition $3.45 
million in FY2007 assistance is being rolled-over into this 
competition. As a result, approximately $36.95 million is available in 
this competition.
    B. Performance Period. Awards will be for a period of 48 months.
    C. Terms of Award. HUD will enter into a grant agreement with 
selected applicants for the performance period.

III. Eligibility Information

A. Eligible Applicants

    1. The competition is limited to the first four organizations 
identified in section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993. These 
organizations are: Living Cities/The National Community Development 
Initiative, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (formerly The 
Enterprise Foundation), the Local Initiatives Support Corporation 
(LISC), and Habitat for Humanity International. Specifically, the only 
applicants eligible for this competition are the four organizations 
located at the following addresses:

--Living Cities/The National Community Development Initiative, 55 West 
125th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10027.
--Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., 10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 
500, Columbia, MD 21044.
--Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 501 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, 
New York, NY 10018.
--Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 
31709.

    Affiliates and local offices of these organizations and their 
community partners are not eligible to compete either directly or 
independently for capacity building grants under this notice, but 
rather may seek funding from the above organizations.
    2. To be eligible for funding under this NOFA, all applicants must 
also meet the threshold requirements of the General Section, including 
the Civil Rights threshold in section III.C.
    3. The four eligible applicants may propose assistance using in-
house staff, subcontractors, subrecipients, and local organizations 
that have the requisite experience and capabilities.
    B. Match Requirement. Section 4(c) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 requires that each dollar awarded must be matched by three-dollars 
in cash or in-kind contribution obtained from private sources. This is 
a threshold requirement. To receive funding under this NOFA, each of 
the eligible organizations must document their share of matching 
resources. Eligible organizations must submit a firm letter of 
commitment for the match from each organization providing the match. 
HUD will accept documentation from the applicant that provides a firm 
commitment of resources provided by a third party to a grantee or 
subgrantee to conduct activities under this award. The source and 
amount of the match must be specifically provided and explicitly 
dedicated to the FY2008 Section 4 competitive grant. All match, 
including in-kind contributions, shall conform to the requirements of 
24 CFR 84.23. Applications that do not have letters of commitment that 
demonstrate they have met the three-to-one match will fail the 
threshold requirement and will not receive further consideration for 
funding. Evidence of commitment for the three-to-one match, such as 
signed letters from private funding sources, shall be scanned and 
attached to the electronic application or submitted via fax (using form 
HUD-96011, ``Third Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal'' 
(``Facsimile Transmittal Form'' on Grants.gov) as part of the 
application.

C. Other

    1. Eligible Activities and Priorities. Funds may be used to provide 
the following services:
    a. Training, education, support, and advice to enhance the 
technical and administrative capabilities of CDCs and CHDOs, including 
the capacity to participate in consolidated planning, as well as in 
fair housing planning and continuum-of-care homeless assistance efforts 
that help ensure community-wide participation in assessing area needs; 
consulting broadly within the community; cooperatively planning for the 
use of available resources in a comprehensive and holistic manner; and 
assisting in evaluating performance under these community efforts and 
in linking plans with neighboring communities in order to foster 
regional planning;
    b. Loans, grants, development assistance, predevelopment 
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or other financial assistance to CDCs and CHDOs to carry out community 
development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income 
families and persons, including the acquisition, construction, or 
rehabilitation of housing for low-income families and persons, and 
community and economic development activities that create jobs for low-
income persons; and
    c. Such other activities as may be determined by the grantees in 
consultation with the Secretary or his or her designee. Activities 
undertaken as part of, or as a result of, capacity building efforts 
described in this section shall support the implementation of other HUD 
programs, especially the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
programs, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless programs, and Housing 
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). Further, such activities 
shall support HUD's Strategic Plan and priorities as described in the 
section V.B.1 and V.B.2 of the General Section.
    d. Up to $5 million may be available for rural capacity building 
activities. Applicants who intend to spend capacity building funds on 
rural activities should identify those amounts in the application.
    2. DUNS Requirement. Refer to the General Section for information 
regarding the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) requirement. 
Applicants must obtain a DUNS number to receive an award from HUD.
    3. Other Eligibility Requirements. All applicants requesting 
funding under this NOFA must be in compliance with the applicable 
threshold requirements found in the General Section. Applicants that do 
not meet these requirements will be ineligible for funding.
    4. False Statements. An applicant's false statement in an 
application is grounds for denial or termination of an award and 
grounds for possible punishment, as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
    5. Environmental Review. Individual project sites to be funded by 
awards under this NOFA may not be known at the time the individual 
grant agreements are awarded and also may not be known when some of the 
individual subgrants are made. Therefore, in accordance with 24 CFR 
50.3(h), the application and the grant agreement must provide that no 
commitment or expenditure of HUD or private match funds to a HUD-
assisted project may be made until HUD has: (1) completed an 
environmental review to the extent required under applicable 
regulations and (2) given notification of its approval, in accordance 
with 24 CFR 50.3(h).

IV. Application and Submission Information

    A. Addresses To Request Application Package. Applications from the 
four eligible applicants must be received and validated by Grants.gov 
no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application deadline 
date. HUD must receive paper copy applications from applicants that 
received a waiver no later than 11:59:59 p.m. on the application 
deadline date. See the General Section for application submission and 
timely receipt procedures and for instructions on how to request a 
waiver. Paper applications will not be accepted, unless the applicant 
has received a waiver of the electronic submission requirement.
    B. Content and Form of Application Submission. A completed 
application consists of an application submitted by an authorized 
official of the organization and containing all relevant sections of 
the application, as shown in the checklist below in Section IV.B.4.
    1. Rural Activities. Those applying for funds to be used for rural 
capacity building activities must submit specific budget information on 
those rural activities.
    2. Page Limitation. Narratives addressing Factors 1 through 5 are 
limited to no more than 30 typed pages. That is, reviewers will not 
review more than 30 pages for all five factors combined, except that 
the page limit does not include the form HUD-96010, Program Logic 
Model.
    3. Prohibition on Materials Not Required. Materials other than what 
is requested in this NOFA are prohibited. Reviewers will not consider 
resumes, charts, letters, or any other documents attached to the 
application that are not specified in this NOFA.
    4. Checklist for Application Submission. Procedures for submitting 
electronic copies are outlined in Sections IV.B. and F. of the General 
Section. The following checklist is provided as a guide to help ensure 
that applicants submit all the required elements. For applicants 
receiving a waiver of the electronic submission requirement, the paper 
submission must be in the order provided below. All applicants should 
enter the applicant name, DUNS number, and page numbers on the 
narrative pages of the application.

--SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance (Note: Applicants must 
enter their legal name in box 8.a. of the SF-424 as it appears in the 
Central Contractor Register (CCR). See the General Section regarding 
CCR Registration) (SF-424, Version 02, is available from Grants.gov);
--SF-424 Supplement, Survey for Ensuring Equal Opportunity for 
Applicants (``Faith Based EEO Survey (SF-424 SUPP)'' on Grants.gov);
--Narrative addressing Factors 1 through 5;
--HUD-96010, Program Outcome Logic Model;
--HUD-424-CB, Grant Application Detailed Budget (``HUD Detailed Budget 
Form'' on Grants.gov);
--HUD-424-CBW, Detailed Budget Worksheet for Non-Construction Projects;
--SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (if applicable);
--HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (``HUD 
Applicant Recipient Disclosure Report'' on Grants.gov);
--HUD-2993, Acknowledgment of Application Receipt (applicable to paper 
applications only);
--HUD-2994-A, You Are Our Client! Grant Applicant Survey (Optional); 
and
--HUD-96011, Third Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal 
(``Facsimile Transmittal Form'' on Grants.gov).

    C. Submission Dates and Times. The application deadline date is 
July 18, 2008. Unless you received a waiver to the electronic 
application submission requirement, your completed application must be 
submitted through http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp and must be received and validated by Grants.gov no later 
than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application deadline date. 
(Refer to Section IV of the General Section for further information on 
the delivery and receipt of applications.)
    D. Intergovernmental Review. Intergovernmental review is not 
applicable to capacity building applications.
    E. Funding Restrictions. No fee or profit may be paid to any 
recipient or subrecipient of an award under this capacity building 
NOFA.

F. Other Submission Requirements

1. Electronic Delivery
    a. The Grants.gov Web site offers a simple, unified application 
process. There are several registration steps applicants need to 
complete. Further information is contained in the General Section 
published on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14883). Section 4 applicants should 
also read HUD's Federal Register Notice on Early Registration published 
on March 10, 2008 (73 FR 12751).

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    b. Electronic signature. Applications submitted through Grants.gov 
constitute submission as an electronically signed application.
    2. Instructions on how to submit electronically are outlined in 
HUD's ``Desktop User's Guide'' located on HUD's Grants Web site at 
http://www.hud.gov/grants/index.cfm.
    3. Waiver of Electronic Submission Requirement. Applicants 
interested in applying for funding under this NOFA must submit their 
applications electronically or request a waiver from the electronic 
submission process. Waiver requests must be submitted in writing by e-
mail. Waiver requests must be submitted no later than 15 days prior to 
the application deadline date and should be e-mailed to Karen E. Daly 
at [email protected]. If you are granted a waiver from the 
electronic submission process, your application must be received by HUD 
no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the application deadline 
date. See the General Section for additional information.
    4. Proof of Timely Submission. Applicants must submit their 
applications via Grants.gov. http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp in time for receipt and validation by 11:59:59 p.m. 
eastern time on the application deadline date of July 18, 2008. 
Validation can take up to 72 hours, so applicants should submit with 
ample time for the process to be completed. Applicants are also advised 
to submit with sufficient time to correct any deficiencies that would 
prevent the acceptance of their application by Grants.gov. (Refer to 
the General Section for specific procedures regarding proof of timely 
submission of applications.)

V. Application Review Information

    A. Criteria. The maximum number of points to be awarded for a 
capacity building application is 100. The minimum score for an 
application to be considered for funding is 75. The Section 4 capacity 
building program is not subject to bonus points, as described in the 
General Section.
    Points are assigned on five factors. When addressing Factors 2 
through 5, applicants should discuss the activities that will be 
carried out during the term of the grant agreement. Submissions should 
provide relevant examples to support the proposal, where appropriate. 
Submissions should also be specific when describing the communities, 
populations, and organizations that they propose to serve and the 
specific outcomes expected as a result of the activities. Submissions 
should also be specific about the relationship of their plan to the 
goals and objectives in the HUD Strategic Plan. The plan can be viewed 
on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/utilities/intercept.cfm?/offices/cfo/reports/hud_strat_plan_2006-2011.pdf.
1. Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant 
Organizational Experience (15 points)
    Factor 1 relates to the capacity of the applicant and its relevant 
organizational experience. Rating of the ``applicant'' or the 
``applicant's organization and staff'' includes in-house staff and any 
subcontractors and subrecipients who are firmly committed to the 
project. In responding to Factor 1, applicants should specify the 
experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant's 
organization and staff, and of any persons and organizations firmly 
committed to the project. Please do not include the Social Security 
Numbers of any staff.
    a. (5 points) Recent and successful experience of the applicant's 
organization in building the capacity and ability of CDCs and CHDOs to 
develop affordable housing and community development activities.
    In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the 
application demonstrates successful experience, within the last 4 
years, in providing technical and administrative expertise to build the 
capacity of CDCs and CHDOs.
    b. (5 points) Depth of experience in managing multiple capacity 
building tasks, to multiple entities, and in more than one geographic 
area.
    In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the 
application demonstrates ability to manage capacity building 
assignments effectively.
    c. (5 points) Knowledgeable key personnel skilled in providing one 
or more of the eligible activities for the Section 4 program; a 
sufficient number of staff, or ability to procure qualified experts or 
professionals, with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver the 
proposed level of services in the proposed service area in a timely and 
effective fashion; and an ability to provide capacity building in urban 
and rural settings.
    In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the 
application demonstrates that the organization has an adequate number 
of key staff or the ability to procure individuals with the knowledge 
of effective capacity building approaches and knowledge of developing 
affordable housing and community development activities. If applying 
for funds to be used for rural capacity building activities, clearly 
identify the need for funds in those rural areas.
2. Rating Factor 2: Need/Extent of the Problem (20 points)
    Sound and extensive understanding of need for capacity building in 
relation to the eligible activities and priorities listed in Section 
III.C. of this NOFA, as demonstrated by objective information and/or 
data, such as information from current census data, the American 
Housing Survey, or other relevant data sources. Sound and extensive 
understanding of high-priority needs in urban and rural settings for 
CHDOs and CDCs, as demonstrated by objective information and/or data. 
If applying for funds to be used for rural capacity building 
activities, clearly identify the need for funds in those rural areas.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application demonstrates an understanding of the specific needs for 
capacity building and supports the description of need with reliable, 
program-specific, quantitative information.
3. Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (40 points)
    a. (20 points) A sound approach for addressing the need for 
eligible capacity building activities in relation to the priorities 
listed in Section III.C. of this NOFA that will result in positive 
outcomes.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application presents and supports a detailed, feasible, and practical 
approach for addressing capacity building needs; including techniques, 
time frames, goals, and intended beneficiaries, and the likelihood that 
these activities will be cost-effective and will result in the ability 
of the organization receiving technical assistance to commence work on 
specific housing and community development activities by the end of the 
performance period.
    b. (10 points) A feasible work plan for designing, organizing, 
managing, and carrying out the proposed capacity building activities.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application demonstrates the efficiency of the design, organization, 
and management of the proposed activities.
    c. (10 points) An effective assistance program to specific 
disadvantaged communities, populations, and/or organizations that 
previously have been underserved and have the potential to participate 
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(such as the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas designated by 
HUD, Colonias, Appalachia's distressed counties, the lower Mississippi 
Delta region, or locally designated community development target 
areas). If applying for funds to be used for rural capacity building 
activities, clearly identify the need for funds in those rural areas.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
applicant: (1) has identified and has documented, using reliable data, 
specific communities, populations, or organizations that have been 
disadvantaged or previously underserved communities, populations, or 
organizations and (2) has developed an effective strategy for engaging 
the participation of those communities, populations, or organizations 
in the capacity building program.
4. Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources (15 points)
    This factor evaluates the applicant's ability to leverage (secure) 
public and/or private sector resources (such as financing, supplies, or 
services) from sources other than Section 4 that can be added to 
Section 4 funds to perform eligible activities and sustain the 
applicant's proposed project. Higher points will be awarded for higher 
percentages of leveraged resources, compared to the amount of Section 4 
funds requested. No leveraging points will be awarded if the minimum 
match is not exceeded. For leveraging, HUD's Management Plan has a 
performance goal of ten investment dollars from outside sources in 
total project development costs for each Section 4 grant awarded. To 
document leveraging for the FY2008 NOFA, applicants should report their 
actual results in leveraging Section 4--assisted projects in Federal 
Fiscal Year 2007 (October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007). All leveraging 
commitments shall be scanned and attached to the electronic application 
or submitted via fax using form HUD-96011, ``Third Party Documentation 
Facsimile Transmittal'' (``Facsimile Transmittal Form'' on Grants.gov) 
as part of the application.
    Applicants must note that leveraging resources are considered 
additional resources beyond and above the statutorily required 3:1 
matching resource requirement and cannot be counted towards the 
statutory match requirement.
5. Rating Factor 5: Achieving Results and Program Evaluation (10 
points)
    a. (5 points) An effective, quantifiable evaluation plan for 
measuring performance using the Logic Model (form HUD-96010, ``Program 
Outcome Logic Model'') with specific outcome measures and benchmarks, 
and performance improvements.
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application has an evaluation plan that includes outcomes and is 
specific, measurable, and appropriate in relation to the activities 
proposed. HUD is committed to ensuring that programs result in the 
achievement of HUD's strategic mission. To support this effort, grant 
applications submitted for HUD programs will be rated on how well they 
tie proposed outcomes to HUD's policy priorities and annual goals and 
objectives, as well as the quality of the applicant's proposed 
evaluation and monitoring plans. HUD's strategic framework establishes 
the goals and objectives for the Department. Please refer to the 
General Section.
    The Logic Model should, at a minimum, discuss those performance 
indicators that have been developed for use by HUD and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in evaluating the Section 4 program, using 
OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). These measures include: 
(1) The annual number of homes renovated, preserved, or newly 
constructed; (2) the annual number of trainings created and provided to 
CDCs; (3) the long-term total development cost estimate of community 
development projects funded by CDCs; and (4) the efficiency measure of 
per-unit cost of capacity building for housing units developed or 
renovated.
    Applicants should also outline any other short- or long-term 
outcomes that are indicators of their program's performance.
    b. (5 points) Successful past performance in administering HUD's 
Section 4 capacity building program. This rating factor reflects HUD's 
goal to embrace high standards of ethics, management, and 
accountability. Applicants should include, as applicable, increases in 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) or affordable housing and 
community development program accomplishments as a result of capacity 
building (e.g., number of affordable housing units developed, number of 
trainings delivered to CDCs and CHDOs, growth of CDC and CHDO capacity 
over time, efficiency or effectiveness of administration of CPD or 
community development programs, timeliness of use of CPD or community 
development program funds, and project development investment and 
leveraging efficiencies).
    In rating this factor, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the 
application demonstrates successful past performance that was timely 
and resulted in positive outcomes in the delivery of capacity building 
for affordable housing and community development. HUD will also 
consider past performance of current Section 4 grantees, including 
financial and other information in HUD's files.

B. Review and Selection Process

    1. Review Types. Two types of reviews will be conducted. First, HUD 
will review each application to determine whether it meets threshold 
eligibility requirements. Second, HUD will review and assign scores to 
applications using the Factors for Award noted under Criteria, Section 
V.A.
    2. Ranked Order. Once rating scores are assigned, rated 
applications will be listed in ranked order. Applications within the 
fundable range (score of 75+ points) may then be funded in ranked 
order.
    3. Threshold Eligibility Requirements. All applicants must be in 
compliance with the applicable threshold requirements found in the 
General Section and the eligibility requirements listed in Section III 
of this NOFA in order to be reviewed, scored, and ranked. Applications 
that do not meet these requirements and applications that were received 
after the deadline (see Section IV.C. of the General Section) will be 
considered ineligible for funding.

VI. Award Administration Information

    A. Award Notices. HUD will send written notifications to both 
successful and unsuccessful applicants. A notification sent to a 
successful applicant is not an authorization to begin performance or to 
incur costs.
    After selection for funding, each grantee will submit to HUD a 
specific work and funding plan for each community it proposes to serve, 
showing when and how the federal funds and matching funds will be used. 
Applicants will be given the opportunity to amend their logic models 
according to the grant award, prior to entering into the grant 
agreement. The work plan must be sufficiently detailed for monitoring 
purposes and must identify the performance goals and objectives to be 
achieved. Within 45 days after submission of a specific work plan, HUD 
will approve the work plan or notify the grantee of matters that need 
to be addressed prior to approval. Work plans may be developed for less 
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award, but no HUD-funded costs may be incurred for any activity until 
the work plan is approved by HUD. All activities are also subject to 
the environmental requirements in section III.C.5. of this notice.
    After selection, but prior to award, applicants selected for 
funding will be required to provide HUD with their written Code of 
Conduct, if they have not previously done so and it is recorded on the 
HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/codeofconduct/cconduct.cfm.

B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

1. OMB Circulars and Governmentwide Regulations Applicable to Financial 
Assistance Programs
    Awards under this NOFA will be governed by 24 CFR part 84 (Uniform 
Administrative Requirements), OMB Circular A-122 (Cost Principles for 
Nonprofit Organizations), and OMB Circular A-133 (Audits of States, 
Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations). Copies of the OMB 
Circulars may be obtained from Executive Office of the President's 
(EOP) Publications Office, Room 2200, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503, telephone number (202) 395-3080 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or (800) 877-8339 (a toll-free number for the TTY 
Federal Information Relay Service, for hearing-or speech impaired 
persons). Information also may be obtained from the OMB Web site at 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/index.html.
    2. General. See section III.C. of the General Section regarding 
additional applicable requirements. Please note, for example, when the 
activities carried out with HUD funds include construction, the grantee 
must comply with Executive Order 13202, ``Preservation of Open 
Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors' 
Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction 
Projects.''

C. Reporting

    1. Grantees will be required to report to HUD, as specified in the 
grant agreement. Performance reports shall include reports on both 
performance and financial progress under work plans and shall include 
reports on the commitment and expenditure of private matching resources 
utilized through the end of the reporting period. Reports shall conform 
to the reporting requirements of 24 CFR part 84. As part of the 
required performance report to HUD, grant recipients must include a 
completed Program Outcome Logic Model (form HUD-96010), which 
identifies output and outcome achievements.
    2. Additional information or increased frequency of reporting may 
be required by HUD any time during the grant agreement, if HUD finds 
such reporting to be necessary for monitoring purposes.
    3. To further the consultation process and share the results of 
progress to date, the Secretary may require grantees to present and 
discuss their performance reports at annual meetings in Washington, DC, 
during the life of the award.
    4. The performance reports must contain the information required 
under 24 CFR part 84, including a comparison of actual accomplishments 
with the objectives and performance goals of the work plans. In the 
work plans, each grantee will identify performance goals and objectives 
established for each community in which it proposes to work and 
appropriate measurements under the work plan, such as the number of 
housing units and facilities each CDC or CHDO produces annually during 
the grant period and the average cost of such units. The performance 
reports will also include a discussion of the reasonableness of the 
unit costs, the reasons for slippage if established objectives and 
goals are not met, and additional pertinent information.
    5. A final performance report, in the form described in paragraph 
(d) immediately above, shall be provided to HUD by each grantee within 
90 days after the completion date of the award.
    6. Financial status reports (SF-269A) shall be submitted quarterly.

VII. Agency Contacts

    For Assistance. Applicants may contact Karen E. Daly at (202) 708-
1817 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing and speech 
impairments may access the above numbers via TTY (text telephone) by 
calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 (this 
is a toll-free number). Information may also be obtained through the 
HUD Web site at www.hud.gov.

VIII. Other Information

    A. Paperwork Reduction Act. The provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act do not apply because there are fewer than 10 respondents; 
only four applicants are eligible for this program.
    B. Environmental Impact. A Finding of No Significant Impact with 
respect to the environment has been made, in accordance with the 
Department's regulations at 24 CFR part 50, which implements 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 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays at the Office of 
the Rules Docket Clerk, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410.
    C. Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Applications must contain a 
certification that the applicant and all subgrantees shall 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, the Age 
Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 
1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and will affirmatively 
further fair housing.
    D. Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. 
Applications must contain a certification that the applicant and all 
subgrantees will comply with section 3 of the Housing and Urban 
Development Act of 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701u) and HUD's 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 135, which require that, to the 
greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be 
given to low-income persons residing within the unit of local 
government for the metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county) in 
which the project is located.

    Dated: April 2, 2008.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-7400 Filed 4-8-08; 8:45 am]
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