[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13446-13448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6053]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. N-95-3846; FR-3786-N-02]
Notice of Amendment to NOFA for Fiscal Year 1995 for Indian
Applicants Under the HOME Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of amendment to notice of funding availability (NOFA)
for fiscal year (FY) 1995 for Indian Applicants for HOME Investment
Partnerships Act (the HOME Act) programs, referred to as the HOME
program.
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SUMMARY: This notice amends the FY 1995 Indian HOME NOFA published on
January 17, 1995 (60 FR 3520), to conform with the recent interim
regulation which expanded the number of eligible applicants. It also
makes corrections or clarifications to several statements in the text
of the NOFA, including a modification to Appendix 1, List of Local
Offices of Native American Programs.
DATES: The application due date remains the same. Applications must be
RECEIVED by the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) having
jurisdiction over the applicant on or before 3 p.m. (ONAP local time)
on April 14, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Knott, Director, Division of
Housing and Community Development, Office of Native American Programs,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 755-0068
(this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired persons
may use the TDD number by contacting the Federal Information Relay
Service on 1-800-877-TDDY (1-800-877-8339)(a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 17, 1995 (60 FR 3520) the
Department published the FY 1995 Indian HOME NOFA. This notice makes a
number of corrections or clarifications to several statements in the
text of the NOFA:
Eligible Applicants
Section I.(c)(1) on page 3521, pertaining to eligible applicants,
is revised to reflect an amendment made to the HOME rule at 24 CFR Part
92. This amendment broadens the category of eligible applicants to
include Tribal organizations.
Number of Copies of Application
This notice specifies that applicants must submit an original and
two copies of the application. This requirement is added to the end of
the paragraph headed ``Summary,'' on page 3520, and to the Checklist of
Eligibility Requirements and Application Submission Requirements, on
page 3521.
Typographical Error
On page 3522, the designation of the section on ``Economic
Opportunities for Low and Very Low Income Persons'' is corrected from
``E'' to ``G''.
Building Codes
On page 3522, section I.(d)(2)(vii) in the second column requires
the submission of ``A statement documenting the codes for the
project''. This requirement ties in with the selection criterion,
``Project feasibility,'' in the first column on page 3524 at section
I.(e)(1)(ii)(E) and item (5) in the last paragraph in the column, which
both refer to building codes. The requirement and the references are
being deleted because they are not in accord with the regulation (24
CFR 92.621) that is cited for building codes.
Benefits to Very Low-Income and Low-Income Members of the Tribe
A clarification is made regarding the formula in section (1)(i)(D)
on page 3523 of the NOFA, ``Benefits to Very Low and Low-Income Members
of the Tribe.'' The formula must use the total of all the families with
unmet housing needs, rather than only the families with unmet needs in
the particular category for which the application is made. An example
is provided. Clarification of the effect of a mixed project on the
formula is also provided. A mixed project may be mixed as to tenure
(e.g., rental, home ownership), but it may not be mixed as to type
(i.e., a combination of acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction).
If the project is mixed, that fact is of no consequence in using the
formula.
Staffing Plan During Implementation
On page 3526 of the NOFA, column 1, ``(iii) Staffing Plan during
Implementation,'' the narrative reads, ``A proposal having highly
experienced/competent personnel will receive 11-15 points.'' The
scoring guide (Table 11) doesn't allow for a range of points. It
assigns 15 points for Good, 7 for Fair, 0 for Unsatisfactory. This
notice amends the text to delete the range and make clear that 15
points will be awarded if the criterion is met.
Points for Geographic Diversity
The NOFA on page 3520, column 2, and page 3521, column 1, in
discussing the new geographic diversity provision refers to an
application which scores over 50 points. However, on page 3527, column
2, in citing geographic diversity, the NOFA refers to an application
that scores at least 50 points. To clarify that the Department means at
least 50 point, i.e., 50 or above, a correction is made to the
statements at the referenced locations.
This notice also includes a modification to Appendix 1.--List of
Local Offices of Native American Programs, to add that Utah tribes
apply to Northern Plains ONAP and Iowa tribes apply to Eastern/
Woodlands ONAP.
Accordingly, the Department amends the FY 1995 Indian HOME NOFA
published on January 17, 1995 (60 FR 3520) as set forth below:
1. A new sentence is added to the paragraph headed ``Summary,'' in
the first column on page 3520 to read as follows:
* * * Applicants must submit an original and two copies of the
application.
2. On page 3520, the fifth paragraph which appears in the second
column is revised to read as follows:
This year there is a geographic diversity requirement in the NOFA
which assures that for every ONAP Region with a fundable application
which scores at least 50 points there will be one award which goes to
the highest scoring application from that ONAP Region.
3. On page 3521, section I.(b)(2), which appears in the first
column, is revised to read as follows: [[Page 13447]]
(2) For FY 1995, there is a geographic diversity requirement which
assures that for every ONAP Region with a fundable application which
scores at least 50 points there will be one award which goes to the
highest scoring application from that ONAP Region.
4. On page 3521, section I.(c)(1), which appears in the first
column, is revised to read as follows:
(1) Eligible Applicants. (i) Eligible applicants for HOME funds for
Indian tribes are any Indian Tribe, band, group, or nation, including
Alaskan Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, and any Alaskan native village of
the United States which is considered an eligible recipient under Title
I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450) or which had been an eligible recipient under the State and
Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.C. 1221). Eligible
recipients under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act will be determined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and eligible
recipients under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 are
those that have been determined eligible by the Department of Treasury,
Office of Revenue Sharing.
(ii) Tribal organizations which are eligible under Title I of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act may apply for
funds under this NOFA on behalf of any Indian Tribe, band, group,
nation, or Alaskan native village eligible under that Act when one or
more of these entities have authorized the Tribal organization to do so
through concurring resolutions. Such resolutions must accompany the
application for funding. Eligible Tribal organizations under Title I of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act will be
determined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(iii) Only eligible applicants shall receive grants. However,
eligible applicants may contract or otherwise agree with non-eligible
entities such as States, cities, counties, or other organizations to
assist in the preparation of applications and to help implement
assisted activities.
(iv) To apply for funding in a given fiscal year, an applicant must
be eligible as an Indian Tribe or Alaskan native village, as provided
in paragraph (i) of this section, or as a Tribal organization, as
provided in paragraph (ii) of this section, by the application
submission date.
(v) Applicants must have the administrative capacity to undertake
the project proposed, including systems of internal control necessary
to administer these projects effectively.
5. On page 3521 in the third column, section I.(d)(1)(vii) is added
to read as follows:
(vii) ____________ Submitted with an original and two copies.
6. On page 3522, in the first column, ``(E) Economic Opportunities
for Low and Very Low Income Persons'' is corrected to read ``(G)
Economic Opportunities for Low-Income and Very Low-Income Persons''.
7. On page 3522, in the second column, section I.(d)(2)(vii) is
removed and reserved.
8. On page 3523, section I.(e)(1)(i)(D), which appears in the third
column, is revised to read as follows:
(D) Benefits to Very Low-Income and Low-Income Members of the Tribe
(5 points maximum). Under this factor, the applicant with the larger
ratio of unmet low-income and very low-income need receives more
points. The ratio consists of a numerator, which is the number of very
low-income and low-income families of the tribe in need of housing
divided by a denominator, which is the total number of very low-income
and low-income families of the tribe. The result is multiplied by 5 to
determine the number of points received under this criterion. The
number of points should be rounded to 2 decimal places. See Table 4.
The total of all the low-income and very low-income families with
unmet housing needs is the number that is considered for the numerator
in the formula used in this criterion, regardless of the particular
activity for which funding is sought in the application. For example,
if the applicant is applying for funds to rehabilitate 10 units and
there are 100 low-income and very low-income families in need of
rehabilitated units but the total number of low-income and very low-
income families with housing needs of all types (rental, new
construction, and rehabilitation) is 500, the number that would be used
in the formula as the numerator is 500. If the project is mixed, that
fact is of no consequence in using the formula (A mixed project may be
mixed as to tenure of the families to be assisted, i.e., rental or home
ownership, but it may not be mixed as to type of project activity,
i.e., a combination of acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction).
For example, a tribe has 20 low-income and very low-income families
in need of housing and a total of 100 low-income and very low-income
families. Substitute these values in the formula:
5 x (20/100)=
5 x 0.20=
1.00 point.
9. On page 3524, in the first column, section I.(e)(1)(ii)(E) and
item (5) in the last paragraph in the column are removed and reserved.
10. On page 3526, section I.(e)(2)(iii)(A), which appears in the
first column, is revised to read as follows:
(A) Implementation Plan. The staffing plan must identify key
personnel, and their experience relative to the proposed project, who
will be employed during the implementation phase of the project, i.e.,
during acquisition, rehabilitation, construction. In order to be
properly rated, experience identified must demonstrate the competence
of key personnel in relation to the tasks required in implementing the
proposed project. A proposal having highly experienced/competent
personnel will receive 15 points. Proposed staff will be rated in
varying degrees of competence in accordance with Table 11 below.
11. On page 3529, Appendix 1, List of Local Offices of Native
American Programs, is amended by revising the first and third entries
to read as follows:
Appendix 1.--List of Local Offices of Native American Programs
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Tribes located ONAP address
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East of the Mississippi Eastern/Woodlands Office of Native American
River (including all of Programs, 5P, Metcalfe Federal Building, 77
Minnesota and Iowa). West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604-3507, (312) 353-1282 or (800) 735-
3239, TDD Numbers: 1-800-927-9275 or 312-886-
3741.
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Colorado, Iowa, Montana, Northern Plains Office of Native American
Nebraska, North Dakota, Programs, 8P, First Interstate Tower North,
South Dakota, Utah, and 633 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-
Wyoming. 3607, (303) 672-5462, TDD Number: 303-844-
6158.
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[[Page 13448]] Dated: March 6, 1995.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 95-6053 Filed 3-10-95; 8:45 am]
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