96-4680. Notice of Funding Availability Youthbuild ProgramFiscal Year 1996  

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    Notice of Funding Availability; Youthbuild Program--Fiscal Year 1996; 
    Notice
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 43 / Monday, March 4, 1996 / Notices 
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
    
    Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development
    [Docket No. FR-4005-N-01]
    
    
    Notice of Funding Availability Youthbuild Program--Fiscal Year 
    1996
    
    AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
    Development, HUD.
    
    ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for the FY 1996 Youthbuild 
    Competition.
    
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    SUMMARY: This Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) announces the 
    expected availability of up to $37.5 million of Fiscal Year 1996 
    program funds for grant assistance under the Youthbuild Program 
    established by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. These 
    funds will be awarded competitively. Only implementation grants will be 
    funded. The body of this NOFA contains information on the following: 
    the purpose of the NOFA, information regarding eligibility, available 
    funding, the application process and selection criteria.
        The Congress has not yet enacted a FY 1996 appropriations for HUD. 
    However, HUD is publishing this notice in order to give potential 
    applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The amount of funds 
    announced in this NOFA is an estimate of the amount that may be enacted 
    in 1996. HUD is not bound by the estimate set forth in this notice. The 
    estimated amount may be adjusted downward based on the enacted 1996 
    appropriation.
    
    APPLICATION SUBMISSION: An original and one copy of the completed 
    application for grant funds must be received in HUD Headquarters prior 
    to 12 midnight EST on May 6, 1996. Applicants may include another copy 
    of their application on 3.5'' computer diskettte. Applications will be 
    accepted at the following address: Processing and Control Unit, Office 
    of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
    Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7255, Washington, DC 20410. 
    ATTN: Youthbuild. At close of business on the deadline date, 
    applications will be received at either room 7255 or the South Lobby of 
    the Department of Housing and Urban Development at the above address.
        Applications which are mailed prior to May 6, 1996, but not 
    received until after the deadline will be deemed to have been received 
    by the date if postmarked by the United States Postal Service by no 
    later than May 3, 1996. Express delivery items received after May 6, 
    1996 will be deemed to have been received by the deadline upon 
    submission of documentary evidence that they were placed in transit 
    with the express delivery service by no later than May 5, 1996. 
    Applications may not be submitted by facsimile (FAX).
    
    FOR A COPY OF THE APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: Requests for 
    application packages, including an instructional video, for the current 
    competition can be made by calling Community Connections at 1-800-998-
    9999 or through the internet at gopher://amcom.aspensys.com:75/11/
    funding. You may also contact the HUD Processing and Control Unit, 
    Office of Community Planning and Development, U. S. Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7255, 
    Washington, DC 20410. Requests for application packages may be faxed to 
    HUD at (202) 708-3363. (This is not a toll-free number.) Requests for 
    application packages must refer to ``Youthbuild'' document FR-4005-N-
    01. The Youthbuild application package contains appropriate 
    instructions, forms and required certifications for completing a grant 
    request. Requests for Youthbuild application packages for the current 
    competition should be made immediately.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All procedural and substantive 
    questions should be directed to the Office of Economic Development, 
    Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7136, 451 Seventh 
    Street SW., Washington DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-2035 or TDD (202) 
    708-1455 for the hearing impaired. These are not toll-free numbers.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection requirements 
    contained in this Notice have been approved under the Paperwork 
    Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) by the Office of Management 
    and Budget (OMB), and have been assigned OMB control number 2506-0142, 
    expiration date August 31, 1996.
    
    I. Program Purpose
    
        The purposes of the Youthbuild program are (1) to provide 
    economically disadvantaged young adults with opportunities to obtain 
    education, employment skills and meaningful on-site work experience as 
    a service to their communities and a means to achieve self-sufficiency; 
    (2) to foster the development of leadership skills and commitment to 
    community; and (3) to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing 
    for homeless and low- and very low-income persons by providing planning 
    grants for program design and implementation grants for carrying out a 
    Youthbuild Program.
    
    A. Authority
    
        The Youthbuild program is authorized under subtitle D of title IV 
    of the National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8011) (the Act), as 
    added by section 164 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
    1992 (Pub. L. 102-550). Implementing regulations are found in the Final 
    Rule published in the Federal Register dated February 21, 1995 and in 
    CFR 24 part 585.
    
    B. Funding Availability
    
        This Notice announces the availability of approximately $37.5 
    million in program funds. Five percent of the funds may be set aside 
    for emergency purposes. In addition, $1.87 million (five percent of the 
    appropriation) is planned for technical assistance consistent with 
    section 458(d) of the Act.
        The Congress has not yet enacted a FY 1996 appropriations for HUD. 
    However, HUD is publishing this notice in order to give potential 
    applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The amount of funds 
    announced in this NOFA is an estimate of the amount that may be enacted 
    in 1996. HUD is not bound by the estimate set forth in this notice. The 
    estimated amount may be adjusted downward based on the enacted 1996 
    appropriation.
    
    C. Objectives
    
        The Youthbuild program is designed to help disadvantaged young 
    adults who have dropped out of high school to 1) obtain the education 
    and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency 
    and 2) develop leadership skills and a commitment to community 
    development in low-income communities. Grant funds can be used to fund 
    eligible educational and support services and activities, as defined by 
    the Act, composed of basic skills instruction and remedial education, 
    employment skills and leadership development, and counseling and other 
    support services.
        Another important objective of the Youthbuild program is to expand 
    the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless persons and 
    members of low- and very low-income families. Providing disadvantaged 
    young adults with meaningful on-site training experiences in housing 
    construction and rehabilitation enables them to provide a service to 
    their communities by helping 
    
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    to meet the housing needs of homeless and low-income families.
        An additional purpose of the program is to give, to the greatest 
    extent feasible, and consistent with existing Federal, State, and local 
    laws and regulations, job training, employment, contracting and other 
    economic opportunities to low-income persons and business concerns. To 
    that purpose, section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
    1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is applicable to Youthbuild implementation grant 
    recipients.
    
    II. Overview of Youthbuild Implementation Grants
    
        HUD will award Youthbuild implementation grants to eligible 
    applicants for the purpose of carrying out Youthbuild programs in 
    accordance with subtitle D of title IV of the National Affordable 
    Housing Act (NAHA). Applications will be selected in a competition in 
    accordance with the grant selection process described in section V. 
    below.
    
    B. Maximum Awards
    
        Under the competitions established by this NOFA, the maximum award 
    for a Youthbuild implementation grant is $700,000. HUD reserves the 
    right to determine the maximum or minimum of any Youthbuild award per 
    application, project, program or budget line item. No amendments will 
    be made to awards under this competition that will increase previously 
    approved grant amounts.
    
    C. Locational Considerations
    
        Each application for an implementation grant may only include 
    activities to carry out one Youthbuild program, i.e., to start a new 
    Youthbuild program or to fund new classes of Youthbuild participants 
    for an existing program. The same applicant organization may submit 
    more than one application in the current competition if the proposed 
    program's participant recruitment and housing areas are in different 
    jurisdictions. HUD will not approve multiple applications for 
    implementation grants in the same jurisdiction unless HUD determines 
    that the jurisdiction is sufficiently large to justify approval of more 
    than one application.
    
    D. Eligible Applicants
    
        Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit agencies, state 
    or local housing agencies or authorities, state or local units of 
    general local government, Indian tribes or any other entity eligible to 
    provide education and employment training under other Federal 
    employment training programs, as further defined in 24 CFR 585.4.
    
    E. Youthbuild Program Components
    
        Youthbuild programs receiving assistance under this NOFA must 
    contain the three components described in items (1), (2) and (4) below. 
    Other activities described in item (3) are optional.
        (1) Educational and job training services.
        (2) Leadership training, counseling and other support activities.
        (3) Special activities such as entrepreneurial training, drivers' 
    education, internships, programs for those with learning disabilities, 
    and in-house staff training. (Optional)
        (4) On-site training through actual housing rehabilitation and/or 
    construction work. Each program must be structured so that 50 percent 
    of each participant's time is spent in on-site training.
        Refer to 24 CFR 585.3 for a detailed description of program 
    components.
    
    F. Eligible Participants
    
        Participants in a Youthbuild program must be very low-income high 
    school dropouts between the ages of 16 and 24, inclusive, at the time 
    of enrollment. Up to 25 percent of participants may be above very low-
    income or high school graduates (or equivalent), but must have 
    educational needs that justify their participation in the program.
    
    G. Eligible Activities
    
        Activities used to conduct a Youthbuild implementation program may 
    include:
        (a) Work and activities associated with the acquisition, 
    rehabilitation, or construction of the housing and related facilities 
    to be used in the program;
        (b) Relocation payments and other assistance required to comply 
    with 24 CFR 585.308;
        (c) Costs for the ongoing training and technical assistance needs 
    of the applicant that are related to carrying out a Youthbuild program;
        (d) Education, job training, counseling, employment and leadership 
    development services and activities;
        (e) Wages, benefits and need-based stipends for participants; and
        (f) Administrative costs. Youthbuild funds for these costs may not 
    exceed 15 percent of the total amount of Youthbuild assistance.
        Refer to 24 CFR 585.305 for further details on eligible 
    implementation activities.
    
    H. Resources From Other Federal, State, Local or Private Entities
    
        Applicants are encouraged to use existing housing and homeless 
    assistance programs administered by HUD or other Federal, State, local 
    or private housing programs as part of their Youthbuild programs. Use 
    of other Federal, State, local or private funds available for 
    vocational, adult and bilingual education programs or for job training 
    under the JTPA Act and the Family Support Act of 1988 is also 
    encouraged. The selection process described in this NOFA provides for 
    applicants to receive points where grant applications contain 
    commitments from Federal, State, local, or private sources to provide 
    resources to carry out Youthbuild activities.
    
    I. Environmental Procedures and Standards
    
        Applicants are encouraged to select hazard-free and problem-free 
    properties for their Youthbuild projects. Environmental procedures 
    apply to HUD approval of implementation grants when the applicant 
    proposes to use Youthbuild funds to cover any costs for the lease, 
    acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of real property 
    proposed for housing project development. Environmental procedures do 
    not apply to HUD approval of implementation applications when 
    applicants propose to use their Youthbuild funds solely to cover any 
    costs for classroom and/or on-the-job construction training and support 
    services.
        For those applicants that propose to use their Youthbuild funds to 
    cover any costs of the lease, acquisition, rehabilitation, or new 
    construction of real property, the applicant shall submit all relevant 
    environmental information in its application to support HUD decision-
    making in accordance with the environmental procedures and standards 
    set forth in 24 CFR 585.307.
    
    J. Grant Period
    
        Funds awarded for an implementation grant should be used within 30 
    months of the effective date of the implementation grant agreement.
    
    III. Selection Criteria for Youthbuild Applications
    
        HUD will review each application and assign points in accordance 
    with the selection criteria described in this section. Each application 
    will be assigned up to 100 points. In addition, applications may 
    receive up to 5 bonus points for AmeriCorps participation (see section 
    F below), and 10 housing priority points (see section G below). 
    
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    A. Capability
    
        The qualifications and experience of the applicant and 
    participating parties. (Maximum Points: 25) The capability of the 
    applicant and participating parties to implement a successful young 
    adult education and training program within a reasonable time period 
    and in an a cost-effective manner as demonstrated through past 
    performance. In assigning points for this criterion, HUD will consider 
    evidence in the application that demonstrates:
        (a) Experience in implementing a comprehensive, integrated, multi-
    disciplinary program with the following components:
        (1) Young adult education and training programs, including programs 
    for low-income persons from economically distressed neighborhoods.
        (2) Young adult leadership development training and activities for 
    young adults.
        (3) Young adult on-site training in housing construction or 
    rehabilitation for the production of sound and affordable housing for 
    the homeless and low-income families.
        (b) The extent to which the applicant has been successful in past 
    education, training and employment programs and activities.
        (c) The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated past ability 
    to leverage other resources to cover administrative, educational and 
    training costs and has demonstrated ability to implemented creative and 
    innovative cost-saving measures.
        (d) The extent of prior program quality and cost-effectiveness.
    
    B. Need
    
        The need for the proposed program, as determined by the degree of 
    distress of the community. (Maximum Points: 20) In assigning points for 
    this criterion, HUD will consider the relative degree of distress of 
    the jurisdiction(s) from which participants will be recruited and in 
    which the housing will be constructed or rehabilitated. HUD will 
    calculate the degree of need of the jurisdiction(s) in which the 
    program will be located from generally available data. In addition, HUD 
    will consider information provided by the applicant on the distress of 
    target areas within the jurisdiction(s).
    
    C. Program Quality and Feasibility
    
        Comprehensiveness and effectiveness of the proposed Youthbuild 
    program. (Maximum Points: 35) HUD will consider the overall quality and 
    feasibility of the proposed program as measured by the principles and 
    goals of the proposed program, whether proposed program activities meet 
    the overall objectives of the Youthbuild program, whether the proposed 
    program activities will be accomplished within a reasonable time and in 
    a cost effective manner, whether the proposed program activities are 
    comprehensive and integrated, and the potential success of the proposed 
    program. Areas to be considered in the evaluation of the overall 
    quality of the proposed program are:
        (1) Outreach, recruitment and selection activities: A description 
    of the proposed (a) outreach, recruitment (including specific steps to 
    be taken to attract potential eligible participants who are unlikely to 
    be aware of this program because of race, ethnicity, sex, or 
    disability) and selection strategies; (b) special outreach efforts to 
    recruit eligible young women and young women with dependent children; 
    and (c) recruitment arrangements made with public agencies, courts, 
    homeless shelters, local school systems, community-based organizations, 
    etc.;
        (2) Educational and job training services and activities: A 
    description of the educational component of the program, including: (a) 
    the types of instructional services to be provided; (b) the number and 
    qualifications of program instructors and ratio of instructors to 
    participants; (c) realistic scheduling plan for classroom and on-the-
    job training; and (d) reasonable payments of participant wages, 
    stipends, and incentives.
        (3) Leadership development and support services: A description of 
    the leadership development, counseling, and referral services to be 
    offered to participants, including: (a) leadership development 
    strategies and activities and plans to build group cohesion and peer 
    support; and (b) the type of counseling and support services and/or 
    need-based stipends to be provided.
        (4) Coordination and Cost-efficiency: A description of how the 
    Youthbuild program will benefit the maximum number of young adults by 
    making use of other public and private resources, programs, services 
    and facilities to sufficiently reduce the cost burden to the Youthbuild 
    program in the following areas: (a) educational, job training, child 
    care, social services, counseling and referral services; (b) on-site 
    housing construction/rehabilitation training; (c) homeless and housing 
    programs; (d) apprenticeship programs of local building trade unions; 
    and (e) administrative, overhead and salary costs.
        (5) On-site training: A description of (a) the housing construction 
    or rehabilitation activities to be undertaken by participants at the 
    site(s) to be used for the on-site training component of the program, 
    (b) the qualifications and number of on-site supervisors; and (c) the 
    amounts, reasonable wages and/or stipends to be paid to participants 
    during on-site work.
        (6) Job placement assistance: A description of the applicant's 
    strategies and procedures for (a) participant placement in meaningful 
    employment, enrollment in post-secondary education programs, job 
    development, starting business enterprises, or other opportunities 
    leading to economic independence; and (b) follow-up assistance and 
    support activities to program graduates.
        (7) Program evaluation: A description of a comprehensive evaluation 
    plan that is designed to measure the success of the program.
        (8) Innovativeness and creativity.
    
    D. Program Resources
    
        Commitment of resources obtained from other Federal, State, local 
    and private sources. (Maximum Points: 10) In assigning points for this 
    criterion, HUD will consider the level of non-housing resources 
    obtained for cash or in-kind contributions to cover the following kinds 
    of areas:
        (1) Social services (i.e, counseling and training);
        (2) Use of existing vocational, adult, bilingual educational 
    courses;
        (3) Donation of labor, resource personnel, supplies, materials, 
    classroom and/or meeting space;
        (4) other commitments.
    
    E. Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community
    
        Up to 10 points will be assigned if the proposed Youthbuild 
    program's participant recruitment and/or housing areas are, in whole or 
    in part, in a Federally designated urban or rural Empowerment Zone, 
    Enterprise Community, or Supplemental Empowerment Zone, as selected by 
    HUD. Application must receive a combined score of at least 50 points 
    for selection criteria (A), (B) and (C) under Section III in order be 
    eligible for Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community points.
    
    F. AmeriCorps Participation Bonus
    
        Up to 5 points may be assigned to Youthbuild applicants who provide 
    evidence of application and/or selection as an AmeriCorps program 
    sponsor. Application must receive a combined score of at least 50 
    points for selection criteria (A), (B) and (C) under Section III 
    
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    in order be eligible for Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community points.
    
    G. Housing Program Priority Points
    
        Ten (10) priority points will be assigned to all applications that 
    contain evidence of housing resources from other Federal, State, local 
    or private sources are available to cover the costs, in full, for the 
    following housing activities for the proposed Youthbuild program: 
    acquisition, architectural and engineering fees, construction, and 
    rehabilitation. Implementation applications proposing to use Youthbuild 
    grant funds, in whole or in part, for any one of the housing activities 
    listed above will not be entitled to the ten priority points. Housing 
    resources will not be used in evaluation of program resources 
    criterion.
    
    IV. Application Requirements
    
        Applicants must complete and submit applications for Youthbuild 
    grants in accordance with instructions contained in the FY 1996 
    Youthbuild application package. The application package will request 
    information in sufficient detail for HUD to determine whether the 
    proposed activities are feasible and meet all the requirements of 
    applicable statutes and regulations. The application package requires a 
    description of the applicant's and participating parties' experiences 
    in young adult and housing programs, a description of the proposed 
    Youthbuild program, a description of other public and private resources 
    to be used for the program, including other housing resources, a 
    schedule for the program, budgets, identification of housing sites(s), 
    and demonstration of site access. The application package also contains 
    certifications that the applicant will comply with fair housing and 
    civil rights requirements, program regulations, regulations in 24 CFR 
    part 135 with regard to economic opportunities for low-income persons 
    and business concerns, and other Federal requirements. Applicants must 
    also certify that the proposed activities are consistent with the HUD-
    approved Consolidated Plan in accordance with 24 CFR part 91. 
    Applicants should refer to the Youthbuild application package for 
    further instructions.
    
    V. Selection process
    
        In order to afford applicants every opportunity to submit a ratable 
    application, while at the same time ensuring the fairness and integrity 
    of the selection process, HUD is adopting the following application 
    submission and selection procedures:
    
    A. Initial Screening
    
        During the period immediately following the application deadline, 
    HUD will screen each application to determine eligibility. Applications 
    will be rejected if they (1) Are submitted by ineligible applicants, 
    (2) do not use the current FY 96 application package, (3) propose a 
    program for which significant activities are ineligible, (4) there are 
    any outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil rights statutes, 
    Executive Orders, or regulations, as a result of formal administrative 
    proceedings, or the Secretary has issued a charge against the applicant 
    under the Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant is operating under a 
    conciliation or compliance agreement designed to correct the areas of 
    noncompliance, and (5) are submitted by applicants that have major 
    unresolved audit or monitoring findings.
    
    B. Rating and Ranking
    
        Each eligible application will be rated based upon the criteria 
    described in section III of this NOFA, with a maximum of 115 points 
    assigned. Using the scores assigned, the applications will be placed in 
    rank order. Applications will be preliminarily selected for funding in 
    accordance with their rank order. To promote geographic diversity, HUD 
    reserves the right to select lower-rated applications if necessary or 
    to limit the amount or number of awards per application, project, 
    program, jurisdiction or State.
        If two or more applications have the same score and there are 
    insufficient funds to fund all of them, the application(s) with the 
    highest score for the Program Quality and Feasibility criterion shall 
    be selected for funding. If a tie still remains, the application(s) 
    with the highest score for the Capability criterion shall be selected. 
    In the event of a procedural error that, when corrected, would result 
    in selection of an otherwise eligible applicant during the funding 
    round under this NOFA, HUD may select that application when sufficient 
    funds become available.
    
    C. Clarification of Application Information
    
        In accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 4, subpart B, HUD 
    may contact an applicant to seek clarification of an item in the 
    application, or to request additional or missing information, but the 
    clarification or the request for additional or missing information 
    shall not relate to items that would improve the substantive quality of 
    the application pertinent to the funding decision. For the Youthbuild 
    program, these clarification items include, but are not limited to: (a) 
    missing or unsigned program certifications; (b) budget errors or 
    inconsistencies; (c) failure to identify the address or equivalent 
    property site identification for the housing project(s) to be used for 
    the on-site training; (d) incomplete documentation to show that the 
    applicant has obtained access to the housing site(s) if the applicant 
    does not own it; (e) failure to structure the proposed program so that 
    fifty percent of the time spent by program participants is devoted to 
    educational and support services and activities and fifty percent to 
    on-site training; (f) failure to target the outreach and recruitment 
    efforts to disadvantaged young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 
    years old; and (g) failure to designate the housing to be produced in 
    conjunction with the program for the use of the homeless and low- and 
    very low-income families. If an applicant fails to provide the 
    clarification as requested, the application may be rejected.
    
    D. Potential Environmental Disqualification
    
        HUD reserves the right to disqualify an implementation application 
    where one or more environmental thresholds are exceeded if it is 
    determined that the environmental review cannot be conducted and 
    satisfactorily completed by HUD within the HUD review period. (See 24 
    CFR 585.307.)
    
    E. Reduction in Requested Grant Amount
    
        As provided in Section B above, HUD may approve an application for 
    an amount lower than the amount requested by the applicant. In 
    addition, HUD will adjust line items in the proposed grant budget 
    within the amount requested if it determines that:
        (1) The amount requested for one or more eligible activities is not 
    supported in the application or is unreasonably related to the service 
    or activity to be carried out;
        (2) An activity proposed for funding does not qualify as an 
    eligible activity and can be separated in the budget;
        (3) The amount requested exceeds the total cost limitation 
    established for an implementation grant; or
        (4) Insufficient funds remain for the entire request.
    
    F. Notification of Approval or Disapproval
    
        HUD will notify the selected applicants and the applicants that 
    have not been selected. HUD's notification to a selected applicant of 
    the amount of the 
    
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    grant award, based on the approved application, will constitute a 
    preliminary approval by HUD, subject to HUD and recipient execution of 
    the grant agreement to initiate program activities.
    
    VI. Other Matters
    
    A. Environmental Impact.
    
        A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment 
    has been made in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 50, 
    which implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Finding is available for public 
    inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays in the Office of 
    the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development, Room 10276, 451 Seventh Street, SW, 
    Washington, DC 20410.
    
    B. Family Executive Order
    
        The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
    Order 12606, The Family, has determined that some of the policies 
    contained in this NOFA will have a potential significant impact on the 
    formation, maintenance, and general well-being of the family. The 
    expected expansion of the housing supply for homeless and low- and very 
    low-income persons and the provision of opportunities to economically 
    disadvantaged young adults to enhance their education and employment 
    skills will provide a positive impact on the family maintenance and 
    general well-being. However, since the impact on the family is 
    beneficial and the program involves very little HUD discretion, no 
    further review is necessary.
    
    C. Federalism Executive Order
    
        The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
    of the Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the 
    policies contained in this NOFA do not have ``Federalism'' implications 
    because they do not have substantial direct effects on the States 
    (including their political subdivisions), or on the distribution of 
    power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    
    D. Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act--Accountability in the Provision 
    of HUD Assistance
    
    1. Documentation and Public Access
        HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding 
    each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to 
    indicate the basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This 
    material, including any letters of support, will be made available for 
    public inspection for a five year period beginning not less than thirty 
    days after the award for 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. (See 24 CFR part 12, subpart B, and the notice 
    published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942) for 
    further information on these requirements.)
    2. Disclosures
        HUD will make available to the public for five years all applicant 
    disclosure reports (form HUD-2880) submitted in connection with this 
    NOFA. Update reports (also form HUD-2880) will be made available along 
    with the applicants 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 (95 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 
    24 CFR part 15. (See 24 CFR part 12, subpart C, and the notice 
    published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942) for 
    further information on disclosure requirements.)
    
    E. Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act--Prohibition of Advance 
    Disclosures of Funding Decisions
    
        HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, codified as 24 CFR 
    part 4, applies to the funding competition announced today. The 
    requirements of the rule 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 part 4 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 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 Regional or 
    Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which 
    the question pertains.
    
    F. Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities
    
        The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the 
    disclosure requirements and prohibitions of section 319 of the 
    Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 
    Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C. 1352) and the implementing regulations at 
    24 CFR part 87. These authorities prohibit recipients of Federal 
    contracts, grants, or loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying 
    the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in 
    connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan. The prohibition 
    also covers the awarding of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, 
    or loans unless the recipient has made an acceptable certification 
    regarding lobbying. Under 24 CFR part 87 and 7 CFR part 1944, Subpart 
    G, applicants, recipients, and subrecipients of assistance exceeding 
    $100,000 must certify that no Federal funds have been or will be spent 
    on lobbying activities in connection with the assistance.
        Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs) established by an Indian tribe as 
    a result of the exercise of the tribe's sovereign power are excluded 
    from coverage of the Byrd Amendment, but IHAs established under State 
    law are not excluded from the statute's coverage.
        Required Reporting. A certification is required at the time 
    application for funds is made that Federally appropriated funds are not 
    being or have not been used in violation of section 319 and the 
    disclosure will be made of payments for lobbying with other than 
    federally appropriated funds. Also, there is a standard disclosure 
    form, SF-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying'', which must be use 
    to disclose lobbying with other than Federally appropriated funds at 
    the time of application.
    
    G. Drug-Free Workplace
    
        The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 701) requires 
    grantees of Federal agencies to certify that they will provide drug-
    free workplaces. Each potential recipient under this NOFA must certify 
    that it will comply with the drug-free workplace requirements of the 
    
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    Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and HUD's implementing regulations at 
    24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
    
    H. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
    
        The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program title and number 
    is 14.243.
    
        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 8011; Pub.L. 102-550.
    
        Dated: January 6, 1996.
    Andrew Cuomo,
    Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
    [FR Doc. 96-4680 Filed 3-1-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4210-29-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/04/1996
Department:
Housing and Urban Development Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of Funding Availability for the FY 1996 Youthbuild Competition.
Document Number:
96-4680
Pages:
8442-8447 (6 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. FR-4005-N-01
PDF File:
96-4680.pdf