[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25684-25685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12796]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4042-N-02]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development; Notice of Funding Availability for Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance; Clarification; Supportive Housing Program (SHP);
Shelter Plus Care (S+C); Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room
Occupancy Program for Homeless Individuals (SRO)
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA); clarification.
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SUMMARY: On March 15, 1996 (61 FR 10866), HUD published a notice
announcing the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funding for three
of its programs which assist communities in combatting 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. The Congress had not yet enacted a
FY 1996 appropriation for HUD at the time of publication of the March
15, 1996 notice of funding availability (NOFA). Accordingly, the March
15, 1996 NOFA set forth HUD's estimate of the FY 1996 funding that the
Congress would make available. The Congress has since enacted a FY 1996
appropriation for HUD. This notice provides the final FY 1996 amount
made available under the March 15, 1996 NOFA.
DEADLINE DATES: The original application deadline date is not changed.
All applications are due in HUD Headquarters before midnight Eastern
Time on June 12, 1996. HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration
applications that are received after that deadline. Applications may
not be sent by facsimile (FAX).
ADDRESSES: For a copy of the application package and supplemental
information please call the Community Connections information center at
1-800-998-9999 (voice) or 1-800-483-2209 (TDD), or contact by internet
at gopher://amcom.aspensys.com:75/11/funding. Also, you can purchase,
for a nominal fee, a video that walks you through the application
package and provides general background that can be useful in preparing
your application. The fee for the video may be waived in cases of
financial hardship. For copies of the relevant portions of your
community's Consolidated Plan, please contact the local or State
official responsible for that Plan. If you need assistance in
identifying this person, please call your local HUD Field Office.
Before close of business on the deadline date completed
applications will be accepted at the following address: Special Needs
Assistance Programs, Room 7270, Office of Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, Attention: Continuum of Care
Funding. On the deadline date, hand-carried applications will be
received at the South lobby of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development at the above address. Two copies of the application must
also be sent to the HUD Field Office serving the State in which the
applicant's projects are located. A list of Field Offices appears in an
appendix of 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 HUD Headquarters in Washington.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: In addition to submitting the application
narratives and forms in the traditional manner, you may also include an
electronic version of your materials on a 3\1/2\' computer diskette.
The inclusion of the computer version this year is strictly an optional
supplement to the standard application.
If you use HUD's Consolidated Planning software to generate
supplemental maps, charts, or project lists, please include these files
on the diskette as well.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Community Connections information
center at 1-800-998-9999 (voice) or 1-800-483-2209 (TDD), or by
internet at gopher://amcom.aspensys.com:75/11/funding.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. The March 15, 1996 NOFA
On March 15, 1996 (61 FR 10866), HUD published a NOFA announcing
the 1996 homeless assistance competition to help communities develop
Continuum of Care systems to assist homeless persons. These funds are
available under three HUD programs to create community systems for
combatting 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. The March 15, 1996 NOFA contained information concerning
the Continuum of Care approach, eligible applicants, eligible
activities, application requirements, and application processing.
Congress had not yet enacted a FY 1996 appropriation for HUD at the
time of publication of the March 15, 1996 NOFA. Accordingly, the March
15, 1996 NOFA set forth HUD's estimate of the FY 1996 funding that the
Congress would make available. HUD published the NOFA in order to give
potential applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The purpose
of this notice is to publish the final FY 1996 amount made available
under the March 15, 1996 NOFA.
B. Final FY 1996 Funding Amount Under the March 15, 1996 NOFA
On April 26, 1996, the President signed the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (OCRA) (Pub.L. 104-134,
approved April 26, 1996). The OCRA makes $823,000,000 in FY 1996 funds
available for HUD's homeless assistance grants programs. Of this
amount, $675 million is being made available under the March 15, 1996
NOFA. Of the remaining amount, HUD is making $115 million available for
the Emergency Shelter Grants Program, and $33 million for the renewal
of previously awarded grants.
C. Revised Pro Rata Need Estimates
Appendix B to the March 15, 1996 NOFA set forth two columns of pro
rata need estimates for use by eligible jurisdictions. These figures
were based on different HUD estimates of the FY 1996 funding amount
that the Congress would make available. Estimate A, which equalled $675
million, was based on Congressional action authorizing interim
spending, referred to as a Continuing Resolution. Estimate B, which
totalled $925 million, reflected the Administration's FY 1996 Budget
request (published February 1995). As explained above, the final FY
1996 amount made available under the March 15, 1996 NOFA is $675
million. Applicants should therefore utilize Estimate A in determining
their relative need estimates. Estimate B should be disregarded.
Dated: May 16, 1996.
Andrew M. Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 96-12796 Filed 5-21-96; 8:45 am]
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