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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development
[Docket No. N-94-3750; FR-3700-N-01]
Notice of Funding Availability for Homeless Assistance
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the availability of approximately $545
million for applications for assistance designed to help communities
move toward continuum of care systems to assist homeless persons. These
funds are available under three programs to fill gaps within the
context of developing seamless systems for combating homelessness. The
three programs are: (1) Supportive Housing; (2) Shelter Plus Care; and
(3) Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy
Dwellings for Homeless Individuals. Funds will be awarded
competitively. This notice of funding availability (NOFA) contains
information concerning the continuum of care approach, eligible
applicants, eligible activities, application requirements, and
application processing.
DATES: An original completed application for the applicable program
must be received by 6 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable date shown in
the chart below, following ADDRESSES. The application must be received
in the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs in Washington.
Applications may not be sent by facsimile (FAX). These deadlines are
firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing
applicants, the Department will treat as ineligible for consideration
any application that is received after the applicable deadline.
ADDRESSES: For a copy of application packages contact: Please contact a
HUD Field Office listed in the appendix to this NOFA.
An original completed application must be submitted to the
following address: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Special Needs Assistance Programs, 451 Seventh Street, SW., room
7262, Washington, DC 20410, Attention: Homeless Assistance Funding. Two
copies of the application, as indicated in the chart below, must also
be sent to the HUD Field Office serving the area in which the
applicant's project is located. A list of Field Offices appears in the
appendix to this NOFA. Field Office copies must be received by the
application deadline as well, but a determination that an application
was received on time will be made solely on receipt of the application
at the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs in Washington.
Schedule of Competitions for Fiscal Year 1994
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Supportive
Element Shelter plus care Section 8 SRO housing
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Approximate $115 million..... $140 million.... $290 million.
funding for FY
1994.
Applications due July 5, 1994, July 5, 1994, August 5, 1994,
to HUD 6:00 pm eastern 6:00 pm eastern 6:00 pm eastern
headquarters in time. time. time.
Washington.
Applications to Original copy to Original copy to Original copy to
be sent to. headquarters in headquarters in headquarters in
Washington, two Washington, two Washington, two
copies to local copies to local copies to local
field office. field office. field office.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the HUD Field Office
for the area in which the proposed project is located for additional
information. Telephone numbers are included in the list of Field
Offices set forth in the appendix to this NOFA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
The information collection requirements contained in this notice
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, and assigned OMB approval numbers
2506-0131, 2506-0112, and 2506-0118.
I. Substantive Description
(a) Authority
The Supportive Housing program is authorized by title IV, subtitle
C, of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney Act),
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11381. Regulations for this program are contained
in 24 CFR part 583, as amended by an interim rule published elsewhere
in today's Federal Register. Funds made available under this NOFA for
the Supportive Housing program are subject to the requirements of the
amended regulations.
The Shelter Plus Care program is authorized by title IV, subtitle
F, of the McKinney Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11403. Regulations for
this program are contained in 24 CFR part 582, as amended by an interim
rule published elsewhere in today's Federal Register. Funds made
available under this NOFA for the Shelter Plus Care program are subject
to the requirements of the amended regulations.
The Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Room
Occupancy (SRO) Dwellings for Homeless Individuals is authorized by
section 441 of the McKinney Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11401.
Regulations for this program are contained in 24 CFR part 882, subpart
H, as amended by an interim rule published elsewhere in today's Federal
Register. Funds made available under this NOFA for the Section 8
Moderate Rehabilitation Program for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for
Homeless Individuals are subject to the requirements of the amended
regulations.
(b) Funding Availability
Approximately $545 million is available under this NOFA. This
amount consists of $290 million appropriated for the Supportive Housing
program, $115 million appropriated for the Shelter Plus Care program,
and $140 million appropriated for the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation
Program for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless Individuals.
All of these funds were appropriated by the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1994 (approved October 28, 1993, Public Law 103-
124) (94 App. Act). Any unobligated funds from previous competitions or
additional funds that may become available as a result of deobligations
or recaptures from previous awards may also be used to fund
applications for the same program submitted in response to this NOFA.
HUD reserves the right to fund less than the full amount requested in
any application.
(c) Purpose
The purpose of this NOFA is to fund projects and activities which
will fill gaps within the context of moving toward seamless continuum
of care systems to assist homeless persons and prevent homelessness. A
continuum of care system consists of three fundamental components:
(1) First, there must be an outreach/emergency shelter/assessment
effort which provides immediate shelter and can identify an
individual's or family's needs.
(2) The second component offers transitional housing and necessary
social services. Such services include substance abuse treatment,
short-term mental health services, independent living skills, day care,
job training, etc. for those who need them to transition from
homelessness to the highest level of independent living that the
individual or family is capable of achieving.
(3) The third and final component, and one which every homeless
individual and family needs, is permanent housing or permanent
supportive housing arrangements.
While not all homeless individuals and families in a community will
need to access all three components, unless all three components are
coordinated within a community, none will be successful. A strong
homeless prevention strategy is also key to the success of the
continuum of care.
(d) Background
The Department recognizes that the separate appropriations and
differing statutory requirements of the three programs covered by this
NOFA are barriers to creating continuum of care systems that are truly
responsive to community needs. The Department is pursuing legislative
changes necessary to provide localities and providers with the
flexibility they need to create comprehensive systems that completely
address the many dimensions of the problem in a coordinated fashion.
And, under this NOFA, the Department will move in that direction by
using its funding resources to help increase the level of coordination
among nonprofit organizations, government agencies and other entities
that is necessary to develop systematic approaches for successfully
addressing homelessness.
To further the purpose of this NOFA, heavy emphasis is placed upon
coordination in the application selection criteria. In preparing its
application, the applicant should, to the extent possible, coordinate
its efforts with other providers of services and housing to homeless
persons, such as nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and
housing developers, and consult with homeless or formerly homeless
persons. At a minimum, applicants need to be familiar with currently
available services and housing for homeless families and individuals in
their communities, including services and housing available under
mainstream programs such as those providing mental health services and
substance abuse treatment. This knowledge will allow the applicant to
identify the gaps in currently available services and housing, and
develop its application to fill one or more of the gaps.
Ideally, this process should involve organizations working together
to: create, maintain and build upon a community-wide inventory of
current services and housing for homeless families and individuals;
identify the full spectrum of needs of homeless families and
individuals; and coordinate efforts to obtain resources to fill gaps
between the current inventory and needs.
(e) Use of NOFA Funds and Matching Funds To Fill Gaps
Funds available under this NOFA and matching funds may be used in
the following ways to fill gaps within the context of moving toward
continuum of care systems:
(1) Emergency Shelter/Assessment. The Supportive Housing program
may provide funding for outreach to homeless persons and assessment of
their needs. The Shelter Plus Care program requires a supportive
services match; outreach and assessment activities count toward that
match. The SRO program applicants receive rating points for the extent
to which supportive services, including outreach and assessment, are
provided.
(2) Transitional housing and necessary social services. The
Supportive Housing program may be used to provide transitional housing
with services, including both facility-based transitional housing and
scattered-site transitional services. The Supportive Housing program
may also be used to provide a safe haven, as described in section I.(g)
of this NOFA.
(3) Permanent housing or permanent supportive housing. The
Supportive Housing program may be used to provide permanent supportive
housing for persons with disabilities, including both facility-based
and scattered-site permanent supportive housing. The Shelter Plus Care
program may be used to provide permanent supportive housing for persons
with disabilities in a variety of housing rental situations. This
program requires a supportive services match; all supportive service
activities count toward that match. The SRO program provides permanent
housing for homeless individuals with incomes that do not exceed the
low-income standard of the Section 8 housing program. The SRO program
applicants receive rating points for the extent to which supportive
services are provided. Providing permanent housing for homeless
families is not available under the SRO program or the SRO component of
the Shelter Plus Care (S+C) program because an SRO unit is designed for
a single individual. Permanent housing for homeless families is only
eligible under the other components of the S+C program and under the
Supportive Housing program if an adult member has a disability.
(4) Homeless prevention. The Supportive Housing program under the
Rural Homelessness Initiative component may be for homeless prevention
activities in rural areas, as described in section I.(g) of this NOFA.
(f) Program Summaries
The chart below summarizes key aspects of the Supportive Housing
Program, the Shelter Plus Care Program, and the Section 8 Moderate
Rehabilitation Program for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless
Individuals. Descriptions are contained in the applicable program
regulations. Descriptions of Rural Homelessness Initiative projects and
Safe Havens projects, which may be carried out under the Supportive
Housing program, are included in section I.(g) of this NOFA.
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Supportive Shelter plus
Element housing care Section 8 SRO
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Authorizing Subtitle C of Subtitle F of Section 441 of
legislation. title IV of the title IV of the the Stewart B.
Stewart B. Stewart B. McKinney
McKinney McKinney Homeless
Homeless Homeless Assistance Act,
Assistance Act, Assistance Act, as amended.
as amended. as amended.
Implementing 24 CFR part 583, 24 CFR part 582, 24 CFR part 882,
regulations. as amended May as amended May subpart H, as
10, 1994. 10, 1994. amended May 10,
1994.
Eligible States... States.. PHAs.
applicant(s). Units of Units of Private
general local general local nonprofit
government. government. organizations.
Public Tribes
housing agencies PHAs
(PHAs).
Tribes
Private
nonprofit
organizations.
CMHCs
that are public
nonprofit
organizations.
Components....... Transitio Tenant- SRO
nal housing. based. housing.
Permanent Sponsor-
housing for based
disabled persons. Project-
Innovativ based
e supportive
housing. SRO-
Supportiv based.
e services not
in conjunction
with supportive
housing.
Rural
Homelessness
Initiatives.
Safe
Havens
Eligible Acquisiti Rental Rental
activities*. on. assistance. assistance.
Rehabilit
ation
New
construction
Leasing
Operating
costs
Supportiv
e services
Eligible Homeless Homeless Homeless
populations*. persons. disabled individuals.
individuals. Section
Homeless 8 eligible
disabled current
individuals and occupants.
their families.
Populations given Homeless Homeless N/A.
special persons with persons who:
consideration. disabilities. are
Homeless seriously
families with mentally ill.
children. have
chronic
problems with
alcohol and/or
drugs.
have
AIDS and
related
diseases.
Initial term of 3 years.......... 5 years: TRA, 10 years.
assistance. SRA, and PRA if
no rehab 10
years: SRO and
PRA if rehab.
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*Additional activities and persons are eligible under the Rural Homeless
Initiatives projects, as described in section I.(g) below.
(g) Program Allocations
(1) Supportive Housing Program Allocations. A total of $334 million
was appropriated for Fiscal Year 1994 for the Supportive Housing
Program. However, approximately $44 million is expected to be awarded
to those current grantees who have been notified that they qualify for
renewal grants in 1994. The balance of approximately $290 million is
available for competitive grants under this NOFA, and the Department
expects to award SHP grants generally ranging in size up to $2,000,000,
with the average grant amount for supportive services being
approximately $1,000,000. Rural homelessness initiative projects, safe
havens, and minimum percentage allocations for SHP funds are described
below.
Rural homelessness initiative projects. In accordance with the 94
App. Act, $20 million of the Supportive Housing Program appropriation
is available for rural homelessness initiative projects. Applications
for grants for such projects will compete against each other rather
than against all other SHP applications. If there is an insufficient
number of approvable applications for this rural initiatives
competition, the unused balance will be added to the amount available
for other SHP grants.
Eligible applicants under the Supportive Housing Program may carry
out rural homelessness initiative projects in non-urbanized areas. Such
areas include all counties located outside of Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSAs) and nonurbanized areas inside of MSAs. Applicants will be
required to provide evidence in their applications that the area to be
served is non-urbanized.
A rural homelessness initiative project may include any activity
that is eligible under the Supportive Housing Program. In addition,
such projects may include homeless prevention activities and capacity
building activities, as prescribed by the 94 App. Act, which cross-
references the eligible activities described in subtitle G of the
McKinney Act. Accordingly, the following homeless prevention activities
may be carried out in rural areas as part of a rural homelessness
initiative project:
--Rent, mortgage, or utility assistance after 2 months of nonpayment in
order to prevent eviction, foreclosure, or loss of utility service;
--Security deposits, rent for the first month of residence at a new
location, and relocation assistance;
--Short-term emergency lodging in motels or shelters, either directly
or through vouchers;
--Rehabilitation and repairs to prevent homelessness, such as
insulation, window repair, door repair, roof repair, and repairs that
are necessary to make premises habitable;
--Development of comprehensive and coordinated support services to
prevent homelessness that use and supplement, as needed, community
networks of services, including outreach services to reach eligible
individuals and families; case management; housing counseling;
budgeting; job training and placement; primary health care; mental
health services; substance abuse treatment; child care; transportation;
emergency food and clothing; family violence services; education
services; moving services; entitlement assistance; and referrals to
veterans services and legal services.
Activities designed to build the capacity of organizations to
address homelessness in the community, including payment of operating
costs and staff, may also be carried out as part of a rural
homelessness initiative project, provided that no more than 20 percent
of the amount awarded for any rural homelessness initiative project may
be used for such capacity building activities.
All rules applicable to the Supportive Housing Program, as
described at 24 CFR part 583, apply to rural homelessness initiative
projects, except the eligible activity provisions in subpart B of part
583 are expanded for these projects to include the listed homeless
prevention activities and capacity building activities.
Applicants for rural projects proposing to carry out homeless
prevention activities or capacity building activities must apply under
the category of rural homelessness initiative projects. In total, no
more than $20 million will be awarded for such projects. Applicants for
rural projects proposing only activities that are normally eligible
under the Supportive Housing Program may either apply for assistance
under the $20 million rural homelessness initiatives category or
compete with all other SHP applicants for the balance of the available
SHP funds (approximately $270 million).
Safe havens. In accordance with the 94 App. Act, up to $50 million
of the Supportive Housing Program appropriation is available for safe
havens projects. Although safe havens projects would have been eligible
in the past for Supportive Housing Program grants, these projects would
not have been competitive under the ``Quality of Project Plan'' rating
criteria. It has become clear that safe havens can play an important
role in a continuum of care system, particularly with respect to the
hard-to-serve homeless population. To ensure that safe havens projects
are competitive this year, application selection criteria have been
modified to reflect the special characteristics of safe havens.
Safe havens, as that term is used in this NOFA, is a form of
supportive housing designed specifically to provide a safe residence
for homeless persons with serious mental illness who are currently
residing primarily in public or private places not designed for, or
ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings,
and who have been unwilling or unable to participate in mental health
or substance abuse treatment programs or to receive other supportive
services.
For many persons with mental illness who have been living on the
street, the transition to permanent housing is best made in stages,
starting with a small, highly supportive environment where an
individual can feel at ease, out of danger, and subject to relatively
few immediate service demands. Traditional supportive housing settings
often assume a readiness by the clientele to accept a degree of
structure and service participation that would overwhelm and defeat a
person with mental illness who has come fresh from the street.
Safe havens are designed to provide persons with serious mental
illness who have been living on the streets with a secure, non-
threatening, non-institutional, supportive environment. These
facilities can serve as a ``portal of entry'' to the service system and
provide access to basic services such as food, clothing, bathing
facilities, telephones, storage space, and a mailing address.
Safe havens do not require participation in services and referrals
as a condition of occupancy. Rather, it is hoped that after a period of
stabilization in a safe haven, residents will be more willing to
participate in services and referrals, and will eventually be ready to
move to a more traditional form of housing.
Specifically, the term ``safe haven'' means a structure or a
clearly identifiable portion of a structure: (1) That proposes to serve
hard-to-reach homeless persons with severe mental illness; (2) that
provides 24-hour residence for eligible persons who may reside for an
unspecified duration; (3) that provides private or semi-private
accommodations; (4) that may provide for the common use of kitchen
facilities, dining rooms, and bathrooms; and, (5) in which overnight
occupancy is limited to no more than 25 persons. A ``safe haven'' may
also provide supportive services to eligible persons who are not
residents on a drop-in basis. To be considered for funding under the
Safe Havens component of the Supportive Housing Program, a proposed
project must be consistent with the five features listed above.
All rules applicable to the Supportive Housing Program, as
described at 24 CFR part 583, apply to safe havens.
Minimum percentages. In accordance with section 429 of the McKinney
Act, as amended, HUD will allocate not less than 25 percent of the
total available funds to projects that primarily serve homeless
families with children, not less than 25 percent to projects that
primarily serve homeless persons with disabilities and not less than 10
percent for supportive services not provided in conjunction with
supportive housing. After applications are rated and ranked, based on
the criteria described below, HUD will determine if the conditionally
selected projects achieve these minimum percentages. If not, HUD will
skip higher-ranked applications in a category for which the minimum
percent has been achieved in order to achieve the minimum percent for
another category. If there is an insufficient number of conditionally
selected applications in a category to achieve its minimum percent, the
unused balance will be used for the next highest-ranked approvable
application in the competition.
(2) Shelter Plus Care Program Allocations. Approximately $115
million is available for assistance under the Shelter Plus Care
program. In accordance with section 463(a) of the McKinney Act, as
amended by the 1992 Act, HUD will allocate at least 10 percent of the
available funds for each of the four components of the program: Tenant-
based Rental Assistance; Sponsor-based Rental Assistance; Project-based
Rental Assistance; and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation of Single Room
Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless Individuals.
After applications are rated and ranked, based on the criteria
described below, HUD will determine if the conditionally selected
projects achieve these minimum percentages. If necessary, HUD will skip
higher-ranked applications for a component for which the minimum
percent has been achieved in order to achieve the minimum percent for
another component. If there is an insufficient number of approvable
applications in a component to achieve its minimum percent, the unused
balance will be used for the next highest-ranked approvable application
in the competition.
No Shelter Plus Care application may be approved for more than $3
million. Any applicant that is a unit of general local government, a
local public housing authority, or an Indian tribe may submit only one
Shelter Plus Care application. Any applicant that is a State or a State
public housing authority may submit applications for more than one
jurisdiction but must submit a separate application for each and may
only submit one application for each jurisdiction.
With regard to the Shelter Plus Care/Section 8 SRO component,
applicant States, units of general local government and Indian tribes
must subcontract with a Public Housing Authority to administer the
Shelter Plus Care assistance. Also with regard to this component, no
single project may contain more than 100 units.
(3) Allocations for Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for
Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless Individuals. Approximately
$140 million is available for assistance under the Section 8 SRO
program. HUD estimates that this $140 million will assist approximately
4,000 units over the 10-year funding period. Applicants need to be
aware of the following limitations on the allocation of Section 8 SRO
funds:
A separate application must be submitted for each site for
which assistance is requested and, under section 8(e)(2) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937, no single project may contain more than 100
units;
Under section 441(c) of the McKinney Act, no city or urban
county may have projects receiving a total of more than 10 percent of
the assistance to be provided under this program;
Applicants that are private nonprofit organizations must
subcontract with a Public Housing Authority to administer the SRO
assistance; and
Under section 441(e) of the McKinney Act and 24 CFR
882.805(g)(1), HUD publishes the SRO per unit rehabilitation cost limit
each year to take into account changes in construction costs. For
purposes of Fiscal Year 1994 funding, the cost limitation is raised
from $15,700 to $15,900 per unit to take into account increases in
construction costs during the past 12-month period.
II. Application Requirements
An application for Supportive Housing, Shelter Plus Care, or
Section 8 SRO assistance consists of narrative, numerical, and
financial information. The application requires a description of: The
need for assistance; coordination by the applicant in planning the
proposed project, including how the proposed project will help the
community move toward a continuum of care system by filling a gap in
the community's response to homelessness; the proposed project,
including the plan for housing and services to be provided to
participants; resources expected for the project and the amount of
assistance requested; the experience of all organizations who will be
involved in the project; and the sources and number of proposed
participants. An application also contains certifications that the
applicant will comply with fair housing and civil rights requirements,
program regulations, and other Federal requirements, and (in most
cases) that the proposed activities are consistent with the HUD-
approved Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy of the applicable
State or unit of general local government.
The specific application requirements will be specified in the
application package for each program. This package includes all
required forms and certifications, and may be obtained from a HUD Field
Office listed in the appendix to this NOFA.
Care should be taken in the selection of projects and in the
preparation of applications to ensure that environmental and historic
preservation impediments do not cause an application to be denied or
approval severely delayed. In general, any application HUD receives
from a state or local government will require that the environmental
assessment be prepared by the local or state government before the
grant application can be approved. The environmental assessments for
non-governmental applicants will be conducted by HUD. Questions about
which environmental and historic preservation laws may apply should be
addressed to the HUD Field Office.
III. Application Selection Process
The Department will use the following review, rating, and
conditional selection process for each of the four competitions (S+C,
SRO, SHP, and SHP Rural Initiative) to be conducted under this NOFA:
(a) Review.
Applications will be reviewed to ensure that they meet the
following requirements:
(1) Applicant eligibility. The applicant and project sponsor, if
relevant, must be eligible to apply for the specific program.
(2) Eligible population to be served. The population to be served
must meet the eligibility requirements of the specific program.
(3) Eligible activities. The activities for which assistance is
requested must be eligible under the specific program.
(4) Fair housing and equal opportunity. Organizations that receive
assistance through the application must be in compliance with
applicable civil rights laws and Executive Orders.
(5) Vacancy rate. For the Section 8 SRO program, at least 25
percent of the units to be assisted at any one site must be vacant at
the time of application.
(b) Rating and Conditional Selection.
Applications for each competition (S+C, SRO, SHP, SHP Rural
Initiative) will be rated in two steps based on the criteria listed
below, with a maximum of 75 points awarded at the first step and a
maximum of 50 points awarded at the second step. To rate applications,
the Department may establish a panel including persons not currently
employed by HUD to obtain outside points of view, including views from
other Federal agencies.
After points have been awarded during the first step, applications
will be ranked from highest point score to lowest. A line will then be
drawn at that point in the ranking at which program funds would be
exhausted plus an additional percentage. Applications above the line
will then move to the second step of the selection process, except that
HUD reserves the right to include other applications in the second step
review if necessary to help achieve geographic diversity or to meet the
minimum percentages required by statute.
After points have been awarded during the second step, the points
from each step will be added together. A bonus of 5 points will be
added in determining the final score of any SHP applicant that agrees
to enter into a partnership agreement with a potential AmeriCorps
program sponsor, as described in section V of this NOFA. Using the
final scores, the applications will again be placed in rank order.
Whether an application is conditionally selected will depend on its
overall ranking compared to other applications, except that HUD
reserves the right to select lower rated applications if necessary to
achieve geographic diversity or to meet the minimum percentages
required by statute.
For all programs, in the event of a tie between applicants, the
applicant with the highest total points for the coordination criterion
will 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 applicant
when sufficient funds become available.
For Shelter Plus Care and Supportive Housing, in cases where the
applicant requests assistance for more than one of the components of
the program within one application, the components will not be rated
separately. Rather, the application will be rated as a whole. (For
Section 8 SRO, only one project is allowed per application.)
(c) Core Selection Criteria.
The following five core selection criteria apply to each of the
programs covered by this NOFA and account for 65 of the 75 points
available for award at the first step of the process.
(1) Need. HUD will award up to 20 points based on the
jurisdiction's need for homeless assistance. HUD will calculate need
from generally available data.
(2) Capacity. HUD will award up to 15 points based on extent to
which all the organizations involved in the project demonstrate:
Timeliness in the speed with which the project will become
operational, taking into account differences in the types of projects
proposed for funding.
Experience in carrying out similar activities to those
proposed either as an ongoing provider of housing and/or services to
homeless people, or as an ongoing provider of housing and/or services
who is in some way tangibly connected to an ongoing homeless delivery
system.
As applicable, the rating under this criterion will also
consider prior performance with any HUD McKinney Act grants or other
HUD-administered programs, including any serious, outstanding audit or
monitoring findings that directly affect the proposed project.
(3) Quality of project. HUD will award up to 15 points based on the
extent to which the applicant demonstrates:
Homeless individuals and/or families will obtain and/or
remain in permanent housing.
Homeless individuals and/or families will increase skills
and/or income.
Homeless individuals and/or families will achieve greater
self-determination including being involved in project decision-making
and operation.
The appropriateness of the proposed housing and supportive
services given the needs of the population proposed to be served.
For the permanent housing projects, integration of
homeless individuals and/or families into the surrounding community.
For transitional housing projects, how persons completing
a transitional housing program will be assisted in locating and
remaining in permanent affordable housing and how the applicant will
assure that necessary follow-up services will be provided to such
persons.
For projects serving families, the project serves the
family together, and works to strengthen the family structure. Projects
that mix families with singles populations in the same structure will
be viewed unfavorably.
For Safe Haven projects, in place of the above factors, up
to 15 points will be awarded based on the extent to which the applicant
demonstrates how the project will link persons to other housing and
supportive services after stabilization in a safe haven, the
availability of basic services in the safe haven, and how the security
of participants will be assured by the applicant.
(4) Targeting. HUD will award up to 10 points based on the
percentage of persons to be served by the project who are sleeping in
emergency shelters (including hotels or motels used as shelter for
homeless families), other facilities for homeless persons, or places
not meant for human habitation, such as cars, parks, sidewalks, or
abandoned buildings. This includes persons who ordinarily live in such
places but are in a hospital or other institution on a short-term basis
(short-term is considered to be 30 consecutive days or less). The
applicant's description of its strategy for reaching these populations
will be a factor in rating this criterion.
(5) Leveraging. HUD will award up to 5 points based on the extent
to which the amount of assistance to be provided under this grant is
supplemented with properly documented cash or in-kind resources from
public and private sources that will be used for the project. For S+C
and SRO applications, leveraging will be based on properly documented
resources for supportive services. For SHP applications, leveraging
will be based on properly documented resources for any project
activity.
(d) Supportive Housing additional selection criteria.
The following two selection criteria account for the remaining 10
points available for award at the first step of selection process for
SHP grants.
(1) Cost effectiveness. HUD will award up to 5 points based on the
extent to which supportive services are provided from resources other
than the Supportive Housing Program grant.
(2) Innovation. HUD will award up to 5 points if the proposed
project represents an innovative approach when viewed nationally, and
that promises to be successful and replicable. Applications submitted
under the ``innovative supportive housing'' component of the Supportive
Housing Program must achieve points under this ``Innovation''
criterion.
(e) Shelter Plus Care additional selection criterion.
The following selection criterion accounts for the remaining 10
points available for award at the first step of the selection process
for S+C grants.
(1) Serving targeted disabilities. Within the eligible population
to be served, HUD will award up to 10 points based on the number of
individuals to be served who experience serious mental illness, have
chronic alcohol and/or drug abuse problems, or have AIDS and related
diseases in relation to the total number of people proposed to be
served. In awarding these points, HUD will also consider the
availability of case management in determining the likely effectiveness
of the expenditures for housing and services to be provided to the
targeted population.
(f) Section 8 SRO additional selection criterion.
The following selection criterion accounts for the remaining 10
points available for award at the first step of the selection process
for Section 8 SRO grants.
(1) Availability of vacant units. HUD will award up to 10 points
based on the percentage of units (beyond the required 25 percent)
proposed for assistance which are vacant at the time of application.
(g) Final selection criterion: Coordination and Planning.
For each application that reaches the second step of the selection
process, up to 50 points will be awarded based on the extent to which
the application demonstrates:
Need for the type of project proposed in the area to be
served, and that the proposed project will be coordinated with other
service and housing providers in the community, and will effectively
and appropriately fill a gap in the community's response to
homelessness.
Participation in a community process which is moving
toward a continuum of care strategy, which could include nonprofit
organizations, State and local governmental agencies, other homeless
providers, housing developers and service providers, private
foundations, local businesses and the investment banking community,
neighborhood groups, and homeless or formerly homeless persons.
Coordination with other applicants, if any, applying for
assistance under this NOFA for projects in the same local jurisdiction.
(If more than one organization within a local jurisdiction is
submitting an application under this NOFA, the same description of the
coordination process may be submitted by these organizations. HUD is
encouraging coordination and expects such collaboration among
providers.)
Quality of planning, including how the project uses or
will use mainstream services, such as income supports, mental health
services, and substance abuse treatment, and how the project uses or
will use mainstream housing programs, such as Section 8 rental
assistance, HOME, and State programs, and other permanent housing
resources to complete the continuum of care. The scale of the project
will also be considered, with plans to concentrate large numbers of
homeless persons at one location viewed unfavorably.
(h) 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.
(i) Technical Assistance.
Prior to the application deadline, HUD field office staff will be
available to provide advice and guidance to potential applicants on
application requirements and program policies. Following conditional
selection, HUD field office staff will be available to assist in
clarifying or confirming information that is a prerequisite to the
offer of a grant agreement by HUD. However, between the application
deadline and the announcement of conditional selections, HUD will
accept no information that would improve the substantive quality of the
application pertinent to the funding decision.
IV. Grant Award Process
HUD will notify conditionally selected applicants in writing. As
necessary, HUD will subsequently request them to submit additional
project information, which may include documentation to show the
project is feasible; documentation of firm commitments for cash match;
documentation showing site control; information necessary for HUD to
perform an environmental review, where applicable; and such other
documentation as specified by HUD in writing to the applicant, that
confirms or clarifies information provided in the application.
Applicants will also be notified of the date of the two month deadline
for submission of such information. If an applicant is unable to meet
any conditions for grant award within the specified timeframe, HUD
reserves the right not to award funds and to use the funds available in
the next competition for the applicable program.
V. Linking Supportive Housing Programs and AmeriCorps
On September 21, 1993, President Clinton signed national service
legislation into law, creating the Corporation for National and
Community Service. Through the new Corporation, Americans of all ages
and backgrounds will work to meet urgent challenges in their
communities in the areas of education, public safety, human needs and
the environment. Helping people who are homeless is a key objective
under the Corporation's human needs priority.
AmeriCorps's Fiscal Year 1994 budget will support up to 20,000
full-time equivalent positions for service participants. Full-time
service participants (those working 1700 hours over a 9 to 12 month
period) are eligible to receive approximately $7600 as a living
allowance and a post-service award of $4725 to be used for past or
present educational expenses. AmeriCorps will be able to support a
greater number of service participants if other organizations can pay
the living allowances and related costs, with AmeriCorps providing the
post-service educational awards.
Accordingly, $3,400,000 of Supportive Housing Program funds is
being set-aside under the 1994 SHP competition as a special fund to pay
costs incurred by SHP grantees to procure the services of AmeriCorps
service participants for SHP projects, where SHP grantees enter into
partnerships with local AmeriCorps program sponsors. The local
AmeriCorps program sponsor will be responsible for recruiting,
selecting, and training the service participants, who will then join
the staff of the SHP project.
After a partnership agreement with the local AmeriCorps program
sponsor is executed, bonus SHP funds from the $3,400,000 set-aside
would be added to the regular SHP grant. The bonus may include payment
for living allowances or stipends, benefit packages and the reasonable
overhead costs of the AmeriCorp program sponsor, but may not exceed the
cost which would be paid by the SHP grantee for the same services when
procured from a contractor. Also, if the service participants are
employed in operating the project, the SHP AmeriCorps bonus is subject
to the SHP requirement that operating costs be shared. Examples of
employment often covered in the operating budget include maintenance,
security, and facility management. Supportive services are not subject
to local cost-sharing, so if service participants are employed in
delivering supportive services, such as substance abuse counseling,
case management, or recreational programs, no local share is required.
Supportive Housing Program applicants that wish to be considered
for a bonus award under this set-aside will need to complete a special
exhibit in the SHP application. Five points will be added to the rating
score for any application containing this special exhibit, provided it
is properly completed. More information about linking Supportive
Housing programs with AmeriCorps will be provided in the instructions
to this special exhibit.
VI. Special Incentive for Purchase of HUD Properties Under the Single
Family Property Disposition Initiative
Supportive Housing funds may be used to purchase HUD properties
under the Single Family Property Disposition (SFPD) Initiative for use
by homeless persons. This includes both the acquisition of SFPD
properties in the HUD inventory and SFPD properties currently being
leased from HUD.
Current lessees of HUD-owned single-family properties and others
interested in purchasing such properties for use by homeless persons
now have an opportunity to purchase the properties at a 30 percent
discount off the sale price. The Department is offering a special
incentive for the purchase of HUD properties located in zip code areas
designated by HUD as ``revitalization'' areas. There are 70 such zip
code areas and more than 1800 HUD-owned properties are currently leased
in such areas. HUD Field Offices can assist in identifying these zip
code areas.
Properties located outside these areas can be sold at the standard
10 percent discount generally offered to nonprofit organizations and
government agencies. However, if five or more properties located
outside of revitalization areas are purchased at the same time, a 15
percent discount will be applied. The sales price, to which any
discount would be applied, is the current fair market value or the
value established at the time of the lease, whichever is less, provided
that the lessee agrees to use the property either to house homeless
persons for 10 years or to resell only to a lower income buyer.
The incentives described above should be especially attractive for
organizations currently operating transitional housing for homeless
persons in leased HUD-owned properties. They will have the opportunity
to purchase at a discount up to 30 percent, properties for which they
had a maximum five-year lease, thus sparing the necessity to either
move their projects or close down completely. Current lessees who have
been operating satisfactory transitional housing and who purchase
properties will also have a competitive advantage under the rating
criterion, ``Capacity'', since they may claim previous experience with
HUD homeless programs.
VII. Employment Opportunities for Homeless Persons
A key goal of the continuum of care approach is to assist homeless
persons to achieve independent living whenever possible. Each of the
three programs under this NOFA has as a goal increasing the skill level
and/or income of program participants. Employment opportunities not
only help achieve these goals but are also important in rebuilding
self-esteem.
The McKinney Act recognizes the importance of employment
opportunities in requiring that, to the maximum extent practicable,
recipients involve homeless persons through employment, volunteer
services, or otherwise, in constructing, rehabilitating, maintaining,
and operating the project and in providing supportive services. Under
the Supportive Housing Program, employment assistance activities are
eligible, and grant recipients can use these funds for such activities
as job training, wages, and educational awards for homeless persons.
While Shelter Plus Care Program and SRO Program funds may only be used
for rental assistance, employment assistance activities paid from other
sources count towards the match requirement of the Shelter Plus Care
Program and can also count for purposes of the ``leveraging'' rating
criterion.
Inclusion in the application of employment assistance activities
for homeless persons may improve the rating score under the ``Quality
of Project'' criterion, making the application more competitive.
VIII. Other Matters
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) (the ``Byrd Amendment'') 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,
applicants, recipients and sub-recipients 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.
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 implement 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, Room 10276,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410.
Executive Order 12606, The Family
The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive
Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the policies announced in
this Notice would have a significant impact on the formation,
maintenance, and general well-being of families, but since this impact
would be beneficial, no further analysis under the Order is necessary.
Executive Order 12612, Federalism
The General Counsel has determined, as the Designated Official for
HUD under section 6(a) of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, that the
policies contained in this Notice will not have federalism implications
and, thus, are not subject to review under the Order. The promotion of
activities and policies to end homelessness is a recognized goal of
general benefit without direct implications on the relationship between
the national government and the states or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among various levels of government.
Drug-Free Workplace Certification
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requires grantees of Federal
agencies to certify that they will provide drug-free workplaces. Thus,
each applicant must certify that it will comply with drug-free
workplace requirements in accordance with 24 CFR part 24, subpart F.
Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance
HUD has promulgated a final rule to implement section 102 of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (HUD
Reform Act). The final rule is codified at 24 CFR part 12. Section 102
contains a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater
accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of
assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992, HUD published at
57 FR 1942 additional information that gave the public (including
applicants for, and recipients of, HUD assistance) further information
on the implementation of section 102. The documentation, public access,
and disclosure requirements of section 102 are applicable to assistance
awarded under this NOFA as follows:
Documentation and Public Access Requirements
HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding
each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to
indicate 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 30
days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available
in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will
include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its
quarterly Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance
awarded on a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.14(a) and 12.16(b), and
the notice published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR
1942), for further information on these documentation and public access
requirements.)
Disclosures--HUD will make available to the public for five years
all applicant disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in
connection with this NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made
available along with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case
for a period less than three years. All reports--both applicant
disclosures and updates--will be made available in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing
regulations at 24 CFR part 15. (See 24 CFR subpart C, and the notice
published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for
further information on these disclosure requirements.)
Section 103 HUD Reform Act
HUD's regulation implementing section 103 of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 was published May 13,
1991 (56 FR 22088) and became effective on June 12, 1991. That
regulation, 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 who have questions should contact the HUD Office of
Ethics (202) 708-3815 (TDD/Voice). (This is not a toll-free number.)
The Office of Ethics can provide information of a general nature to HUD
employees, as well. However, a HUD employee who has specific program
questions, such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed
with persons outside the Department, should contact his or her Regional
or Field Office Counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to
which the question pertains.
Section 112 HUD Reform Act
Section 13 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
contains two provisions dealing with efforts to influence HUD's
decisions with respect to financial assistance. The first imposes
disclosure requirements on those who are typically involved in these
efforts, those who pay others to influence the award of assistance or
the taking of a management action by the Department and those who are
paid to provide the influence. The second restricts the payment of fees
to those who are paid to influence the award of HUD assistance, if the
fees are tied to the number of housing units received or are based on
the amount of assistance received, or if they are contingent upon the
receipt of assistance.
Section 13 was implemented by final rule published in the Federal
Register on May 17, 1991 (56 FR 22912) as 24 CFR part 86. If readers
are involved in any efforts to influence the Department in these ways,
they are urged to read the final rule, particularly the examples
contained in Appendix A of the rule.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11403 note; 42 U.S.C. 11389; 42 U.S.C.
1437a, 1437c, and 1437f; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 24 CFR parts 582, 583,
and 882.
Dated: May 3, 1994.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
Appendix: Listing of HUD Field Offices
Appendix: List OF HUD Field Offices
Telephone numbers for Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf
(TDD machines) are listed for field offices; all HUD numbers,
including those noted *, may be reached via TDD by dialing the
Federal Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TDDY or (1-800-877-
8339) or (202) 708-9300.
Alabama--Jasper H. Boatright, Beacon Ridge Tower, 600 Beacon Pkwy.
West, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35209-3144; (205) 672-1230; TDD
(205) 290-7624.
Alaska--Colleen Craig, 949 E. 36th Avenue, Suite 401, Anchorage, AK
99508-4399; (907) 271-4684; TDD (907) 271-4328.
Arizona--Diane LeVan, 400 N. 5th St., Suite 1600, Arizona Center,
Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TDD (602) 379-4461.
Arkansas--Billy M. Parsley, TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Ave., Suite
900, Little Rock, AR 72201-3488; (501) 324-6375; TDD (501) 324-5931.
California--(Southern) Herbert L. Roberts, 1615 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90015-3801; (213) 251-7235; TDD (213) 251-7038.
(Northern) Gordon H. McKay, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O. Box
36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 556-5576; TDD (415) 556-
8357.
Colorado--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Connecticut--Daniel Kolesar, 330 Main St., Hartford, CT 06106-1860;
(203) 240-4508; TDD (203) 240-4522.
Delaware--John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392; (215) 597-2665; TDD (215) 597-5564.
District of Columbia (and MD and VA suburbs)--James H. McDaniel, 820
First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002; (202) 275-0994; TDD (202) 275-
0772.
Florida--James N. Nichol, 301 West Bay St., Suite 2200,
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5121; (904) 232-3587; TDD (904) 791-1241.
Georgia--Charles N. Straub, Russell Fed. Bldg., Room 688, 75 Spring
St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-3388; (404) 331-5139; TDD (404) 730-2654.
Hawaii (and Pacific)--Patti A. Nicholas, 7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite
500, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813-4918; (808) 541-1327;
TDD (808) 541-1356.
Idaho--John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97204-1596
(503) 326-7018; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Illinois--Richard Wilson, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-
3507; (312) 353-1696; TDD (312) 353-7143.
Indiana--Robert F. Poffenberger, 151 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis,
IN 46204-2526; (317) 226-5169; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Iowa--Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley
Road, Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TDD (402) 492-3183.
Kansas--Miguel Madrigal, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave., Kansas
City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TDD (913) 551-6972.
Kentucky--Ben Cook, P.O. Box 1044, 601 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY
40201-1044; (502) 582-5394; TDD (502) 582-5139.
Louisiana--Greg Hamilton, P.O. Box 70288, 1661 Canal St., New
Orleans, LA 70112-2887; (504) 589-7212; TDD (504) 589-7237.
Maine--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,
Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.
Maryland--Harold Young, 10 South Howard Street, 5th Floor,
Baltimore, MD 21202-0000; (410) 962-2520x3026; TDD (410) 962-0106.
Massachusetts--Robert Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10
Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5343; TDD (617) 565-
5453.
Michigan--Richard Wears, Patrick McNamara Bldg., 477 Michigan Ave.,
Detroit, MI 48226-2592; (313) 226-7186; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Minnesota--Shawn Huckleby, 220 2nd St. South, Minneapolis, MN 55401-
2195; (612) 370-3019; TDD (612) 370-3186.
Mississippi--Jeanie E. Smith, Dr. A. H. McCoy Fed. Bldg., 100 W.
Capitol St., Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269-1096; (601) 965-4765; TDD
(601) 965-4171.
Missouri--(Eastern) David H. Long, 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO
63103-2836; (314) 539-6524; TDD (314) 539-6331.
(Western) Miguel Madrigal, Gateway Towers 2, 400 State Ave.,
Kansas City, KS 66101-2406; (913) 551-5485; TDD (913) 551-6972.
Montana--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Nebraska--Gregory A. Bevirt, Executive Tower Centre, 10909 Mill
Valley Road, Omaha, NE 68154-3955; (402) 492-3144; TDD (402) 492-
3183.
Nevada--(Las Vegas, Clark Cnty) Diane LeVan, 400 N. 5th St., Suite
1600, 2 Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004; (602) 379-4754; TDD (602)
379-4461.
(Remainder of State) Gordon H. McKay, 450 Golden Gate Ave., P.O.
Box 36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448; (415) 556-5576; TDD (415)
556-8357.
New Hampshire--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut
St., Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.
New Jersey--Frank Sagarese, 1 Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102; (201)
622-7900 x3300; TDD (201) 645-3298.
New Mexico--R. D. Smith, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905, Fort
Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 885-5483; TDD (817) 885-5447.
New York--(Upstate) Michael F. Merrill, Lafayette Ct., 465 Main St.,
Buffalo, NY 14203-1780; (716) 846-5768; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
(Downstate) Joan Dabelko, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-
0068; (212) 264-2885; TDD (212) 264-0927.
North Carolina--Charles T. Ferebee, Koger Building, 2306 West
Meadowview Road, Greensboro, NC 27407; (910) 547-4006; TDD (910)
547-4055.
North Dakota--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th
St., Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Ohio--Jack E. Riordan, 200 North High St., Columbus, OH 43215-2499;
(614) 469-6743; TDD (614) 469-6694.
Oklahoma--Katie Worsham, Murrah Fed. Bldg., 200 NW 5th St., Oklahoma
City, OK 73102-3202; (405) 231-4973; TDD (405) 231-4181.
Oregon--John G. Bonham, 520 SW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97204-1596
(503) 326-7018; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
Pennsylvania--(Western) Bruce Crawford, Old Post Office and
Courthouse Bldg., 700 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906; (412)
644-5493; TDD (412) 644-5747.
(Eastern) John Kane, Liberty Sq. Bldg., 105 S. 7th St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3392; (215) 597-2665; TDD (215) 597-5564.
Puerto Rico (and Caribbean)--Carmen R. Cabrera, 159 Carlos Chardon
Ave., San Juan, PR 00918-1804; (809) 766-5576; TDD (809) 766-5909.
Rhode Island--Robert Paquin, Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Fed. Bldg., 10
Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092; (617) 565-5343; TDD (617) 565-
5453.
South Carolina--Louis E. Bradley, Fed. Bldg., 1835-45 Assembly St.,
Columbia, SC 29201-2480; (803) 765-5564; TDD * via 1-800-877-8339.
South Dakota--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th
St., Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Tennessee--Virginia Peck, 710 Locust St., Knoxville, TN 37902-2526;
(615) 545-4393; TDD (615) 545-4559.
Texas--(Northern) R. D. Smith, 1600 Throckmorton, P.O. Box 2905,
Fort Worth, TX 76113-2905; (817) 885-5483; TDD (817) 885-5447.
(Southern) John T. Maldonado, Washington Sq., 800 Dolorosa, San
Antonio, TX 78207-4563; (210) 229-6820; TDD (210) 229-6885.
Utah--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
Vermont--David Lafond, Norris Cotton Fed. Bldg., 275 Chestnut St.,
Manchester, NH 03101-2487; (603) 666-7640; TDD (603) 666-7518.
Virginia--Joseph Aversano, 3600 W. Broad St., P.O. Box 90331,
Richmond, VA 23230-0331; (804) 278-4503; TDD (804) 278-4501.
Washington--John Peters, Federal Office Bldg., 909 First Ave., Suite
200, Seattle, WA 98104-1000; (206) 220-5150; TDD (206) 220-5185.
West Virginia--Bruce Crawford, Old Post Office & Courthouse Bldg.,
700 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1906; (412) 644-5493; TDD (412)
644-5747.
Wisconsin--Lana J. Vacha, Henry Reuss Fed. Plaza, 310 W. Wisconsin
Ave., Ste. 1380, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2289; (414) 297-3113; TDD * via
1-800-877-8339.
Wyoming--Sharon Jewell, First Interstate Tower North, 633 17th St.,
Denver, CO 80202-3607; (303) 672-5414; TDD (303) 672-5248.
[FR Doc. 94-11214 Filed 5-5-94; 4:16 pm]
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