[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14361]
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Part VIII
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental
Voucher Programs; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4358-N-01]
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency
(FSS) Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and
Rental Voucher Programs
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 for
Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.
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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $25.2 million in
Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 to fund Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
program coordinators. The Section 8 FSS program is intended to promote
the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance
under the Section 8 rental certificate and rental voucher programs with
public and private resources to enable participating families to
achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. An FSS program
coordinator assures that program participants are linked to the
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
Public housing agencies (HAs) eligible to receive funding under
this NOFA are only those which administer FSS programs of at least 25
FSS slots. Under this NOFA, both the voluntary FSS slots reflected in
the HA's HUD-approved FSS Action Plan and its mandatory FSS slots are
counted in determining the HA's FSS program size. HAs with FSS programs
of fewer than 25 slots also may receive funding under this NOFA, if
they previously applied jointly and were awarded FSS coordinator
funding with other eligible HAs, so that between or among the HAs they
administer at least 25 slots or if they are now applying jointly with
one or more HAs, so that between or among the HAs they administer at
least 25 slots.
DATES: The application deadline for the FSS Programs Coordinators is
July 24, 1998, at the time described in the Applications Procedures
section of this NOFA.
The application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the
interest of fairness to all competing HAs, HUD will treat as ineligible
for consideration any application that is not received before the
application deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account
and make early submission of their materials to avoid any risk of loss
of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or other delivery-
related problems. HUD will not accept, at any time during the NOFA
competition, application materials sent via facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
Addresses and Application Submission Procedures
The original completed application should be submitted to the HA's
local HUD Field Office HUB (Attention: HUB, Director of Public Housing)
or local HUD Field Office Program Center (Attention: Program Center
Coordinator). Throughout this NOFA, the Field Office HUBs and Program
Centers will be referred to as the local HUD Field offices. Applicants
should not submit any copies of their applications to HUD Headquarters.
Applications Procedures. Mailed Applications. Applications will be
considered timely filed if postmarked on or before 6:00 pm on the
application due date and received by the HA's local HUD Field Office on
or within ten (10) days of the application due date.
Applications Sent by Overnight/Express Mail Delivery. Applications
sent by overnight delivery or express mail will be considered timely
filed if received by the appropriate local HUD Field Office before or
on the application due date, or upon submission of documentary evidence
that they were placed in transit with the overnight delivery service by
no later than the specified application due date.
Hand Carried Applications. Applications must be delivered to the
appropriate local HUD Field Office by 6:00 pm local time on the due
date.
Hand carried applications will be accepted during normal business
hours before the application due date. On the application due date,
business hours will be extended to 6:00 pm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:
For Further Information: For answers to your questions, you may
contact the Public and Indian Housing Resource Center at 1-800-955-2232
or the Director of Public Housing or the Program Center Coordinator in
the local HUD Field Office. You may also contact Kathryn Greenspan,
Housing Programs Specialist, Office of Public and Assisted Housing
Delivery, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, room 4216, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington DC
20410-8000; telephone number (202) 708-3887. Hearing- or speech-
impaired individuals may call HUD's TTY number (202) 708-0770 or 1-800-
877-8339 (the Federal Information Relay Service TTY). (Other than the
``800'' number, these numbers are not toll-free.) Information can be
accessed via the Internet at http://www.hud.gov.
For Technical Assistance. Prior to the application deadline, staff
at the numbers given above will be available to provide general
guidance, but not guidance in actually preparing the application.
Following selection, but prior to award, HUD staff will be available to
assist in clarifying or confirming information that is a prerequisite
to the offer of an award by HUD.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
The Section 8 information collection requirements contained in this
notice were submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520) and have been assigned OMB control number 2577-0198. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays
a valid control number.
Promoting Comprehensive Approaches to Housing and Community
Development
HUD is interested in promoting comprehensive, coordinated
approaches to housing and community development. Economic development,
community development, public housing revitalization, homeownership,
assisted housing for special needs populations, supportive services,
and welfare-to-work initiatives can work better if linked at the local
level. Toward this end, the Department in recent years has developed
the Consolidated Planning process designed to help communities
undertake such approaches.
In this spirit, it may be helpful for applicants under this NOFA to
be aware of other related HUD NOFAs that have recently been published
or are expected to be published in the near future. By reviewing these
NOFAs with respect to their program purposes and the eligibility of
applicants and activities, applicants may be able to relate the
activities proposed for funding under this NOFA to the recent and
upcoming NOFAs and to the community's Consolidated Plan.
Applicants should see the SuperNOFA for Housing and Community
Development Programs published on March 31, 1998, the SuperNOFA for
Economic Development and Empowerment Programs and the SuperNOFA for
Targeted Housing and
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Homeless Assistance Programs that were published on April 30 1998.
To foster comprehensive, coordinated approaches to communities, the
Department intends for the remainder of FY 1998 to continue to alert
applicants to upcoming and recent NOFAs as each NOFA is published. In
addition, a complete schedule of NOFAs to be published appears under
the HUD Homepage on the Internet, which can be accessed at http://
www.hud.gov.
For help in obtaining a copy of your community's Consolidated Plan,
please contact the community development office of your municipal
government.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I. Background, Authority, Amount Allocated, Purpose, Eligibility of
HAs and Eligible Activity, Exceptions to Minimum Program Size and
Other Requirements
(A) Background
In recent years, HUD provided funding for FSS program coordinators
to HAs with Section 8 programs of fewer than 1,000 units. The FY 1994
and FY 1995 funds were awarded to these HAs based on a request for
funding and all complete applications were funded. The FY 1996 funds
were awarded based on a competitive NOFA. In FY 1996, state and
regional HAs that administered more than 1,000 rental vouchers and
certificates, but fewer than 1,000 mandatory FSS slots, were also
eligible to apply and some received funding. In FY 1997, HUD allocated
funds for FSS program coordinators to allow HAs that were previously
funded to continue to pay an FSS coordinator. Since funding for FSS
service coordinators was limited, HUD did not accept applications from
HAs that were not previously funded. In FY 1998 HUD has allocated funds
to allow HAs that were previously funded for FSS program coordinators
to continue to pay for an FSS coordinator for another year. In FY 1998,
the Department will also accept applications to fund additional small
HAs and state and regional HAs meeting the requirements of this NOFA
that did not receive FSS service coordinator funding in previous years.
(B) Authority and Amount Allocated
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L.
105-65, approved October 27, 1997) allows funding for program
coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. As a result, the
Department determined to make a sufficient amount available under this
NOFA, under part 984, in accordance with Sec. 984.302(b), to enable
smaller HAs to hire up to one FSS program coordinator for one year at a
reasonable cost as determined by the HA and HUD, based on salaries for
similar positions in the locality.
For FY 1998, $25.2 million is available for HA administrative fees
for Section 8 FSS program coordinators. This amount includes
approximately $1.2 million in FY 97 carryover authority from the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104-204) for
funding for program coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. Of
the $25.2 million being made available in FY 1998, approximately $15
million will be provided to those HAs that received funds in response
to the FY 97 NOFA. This is the fifth fiscal year of funding for FSS
program coordinators.
(C) Purpose
HUD determined to make a sufficient amount available under this
NOFA to enable smaller HAs (i.e, those with programs of less than 1,500
total rental vouchers and certificates with FSS programs of at least 25
slots) and state and regional HAs with FSS programs of at least 25 but
fewer than 1,500 FSS slots, to hire up to one FSS program coordinator
for one year at a reasonable cost, as determined by the HA and HUD
based on salaries for similar positions in the locality. Each eligible
HA is limited to an award of $45,000 under this NOFA.
(D) Eligibility of HAs
All HAs that received funding under the FY 97 NOFA for FSS program
coordinators will be funded in FY 1998, except those HAs submitting
applications that are ineligible under Section IV.(C) of this NOFA,
provided the HA certifies on the required Attachment A certification of
this NOFA, subject to HUD verification, that it has hired an FSS
program coordinator with funding previously awarded for that purpose
and has made progress in implementing the FSS program demonstrated by
progress by completing activities in each of the categories in section
2 of the required Attachment A certification. The HAs funded in FY 97
will receive 103 percent of FY 97 funding (not to exceed $45,000)
unless the HA submits a request for a different amount. HUD will not
provide FY 98 funding to any HA that received FSS Program Coordinator
funding in FY 97 that does not comply with all of the above
requirements.
All HAs that did not receive FSS coordinator funding in FY 97 and
that currently administer a rental voucher and certificate program of
less than 1,500 total rental vouchers and certificates and administer
FSS programs of at least 25 FSS slots and state and regional HAs with
programs of at least 25 but fewer than 1,500 FSS slots are also
eligible to apply under this NOFA. HAs with less than 1,500 total
rental vouchers and certificates and with FSS programs of fewer than 25
slots may also apply if they apply jointly with one or more eligible HA
so that between or among the HAs they administer at least 25 FSS slots.
If eligible applicants apply jointly, their combined total program size
may exceed 1,500 total rental vouchers and certificates, but the
$45,000 maximum amount that may be requested still applies. Joint
applicants must specify a lead co-applicant which will receive and
administer the FSS program coordinator funding. A state or regional
(i.e., multi-county jurisdiction) HA that administers a program of more
than 1,500 rental vouchers and certificates may apply if it administers
an FSS program of at least 25 but fewer than 1,500 slots.
HUD has limited eligibility under this NOFA to HAs with less than
1,500 total Section 8 rental vouchers and certificates and to state and
multi-county regional HAs that administer FSS programs of at least 25
but fewer than 1,500 FSS slots, because the $25.2 million available for
FSS program coordinators is insufficient to fund all HAs administering
FSS programs. HUD determined that HAs administering large Section 8
programs are more likely than smaller HAs to have access to other
resources for FSS program administration. HUD has also decided to allow
a state or multi-county regional HA that administers an FSS program in
more than one location to submit an application if the state or multi-
county regional HA administers an FSS program of at least 25 but fewer
than 1,500 slots.
HUD is requiring that applicants under this NOFA administer FSS
programs of at least 25 FSS slots to ensure that the limited program
coordinator funds are used in a cost-effective manner. The Department
expects that FSS programs of less than 25 FSS slots can be managed
within HA resources.
(E) Eligible Activity
Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain
the services of up to one FSS program coordinator for one year. A part-
time
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FSS program coordinator may be retained where appropriate. Under the
FSS program, HAs are required to use Section 8 rental assistance
together with public and private resources to provide supportive
services to enable participating families to achieve economic
independence and self-sufficiency. Effective delivery of supportive
services is a critical element in a successful program.
(1) Program Coordinator Role
HAs administering the FSS program use program coordinating
committees (PCCs) to assist them to secure resources for and implement
the FSS program. The PCC is made up of representatives of local
government, job training and employment agencies, local welfare
agencies, educational institutions, child care providers, nonprofit
service providers, and businesses.
An FSS program coordinator works with the PCC and with local
service providers to assure that program participants are linked to the
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. The FSS
program coordinator may ensure, through case management, that the
services included in participants' contracts of participation are
provided on a regular, ongoing and satisfactory basis, and that
participants are fulfilling their responsibilities under the contracts.
(2) Staffing Guidelines
Under normal circumstances, a full-time FSS program coordinator
should be able to serve approximately 50 FSS participants, depending on
the coordinator's case management functions.
(F) Eligible Applicants With HUD-Approved Exceptions to Mandatory
Minimum Program Size
If HUD has approved either a full or partial exception to
implementing an FSS program of the mandatory minimum size for an
eligible HA, solely because of lack of funds for reasonable
administrative costs, the approval of the exception is hereby rescinded
after funding for an FSS program coordinator is awarded under this
NOFA.
(G.) Other Requirements
(1) Multifamily Tenant Characteristics System (MTCS) Reporting
To qualify for funding under this NOFA, HAs must have adequately
reported on their FSS participants through the MTCS system. Adequate
reporting means that the MTCS system shows tenant records for at least
75 percent of currently enrolled FSS families.
(2) Compliance With Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws
All applicants, with the exception of Federally recognized Indian
tribes, must comply with all Fair Housing and civil rights laws,
statutes, regulations and executive orders as enumerated in 24 CFR
5.105(a). Federally recognized Indian tribes must comply with the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Indian Civil Rights Act. If an applicant: (1) Has been
charged with a violation of the Fair Housing Act by the Secretary; (2)
is the defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed by the Department
of Justice; or (3) has received a letter of noncompliance findings
under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act, or Section 109 of the Housing and Community
Development Act, the applicant is not eligible to apply for funding
under this NOFA until the applicant resolves such charge, lawsuit, or
letter of findings to the satisfaction of the Department.
(3) Additional Nondiscrimination Requirements
Applicants must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In addition to
compliance with the civil rights requirements listed at 24 CFR 5.105,
each successful applicant must comply with the nondiscrimination in
employment requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
U.S.C. sections 2000e et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. section
206(d); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C.
sections 621 et seq., and Titles I and V of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 12101 et seq.
(4) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Each successful applicant will have a duty to affirmatively further
fair housing. After the application is approved, applicants will be
required to identify the specific steps that they will take to (1)
address the elimination of impediments to fair housing that were
identified in the jurisdiction's Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair
Housing Choice; (2) remedy discrimination in housing; or (3) promote
fair housing rights and fair housing choice. Further, applicants have a
duty to carry out the specific activities cited in their responses in a
manner which will affirmatively further fair housing.
II. Application Selection Process for FSS Program Coordinator
Funding
The funds available under this NOFA are not being awarded on a
competitive basis. The Department anticipates that there may be
sufficient funds available under the NOFA to fund all applications that
meet the NOFA requirements. Applications will be reviewed by the local
HUD Field Office to determine whether or not they are technically
adequate based on the NOFA requirements.
Upon completion of its review, each local HUD field office will
prepare a listing of all technically adequate letters and
certifications, which includes each applicant's total program size and
FSS program size, and the amount approved for each applicant. This
listing will be forwarded to the Office of Public and Assisted Housing
Delivery in HUD Headquarters which will then allocate the available
funding among approvable applications. For new applicants, the listing
should be in rank order by program size from the smallest HA to the
largest. All technically adequate applications will be funded to the
extent funds are available. If HUD receives applications for funding
greater than the amount made available under this NOFA, HUD will first
fund applications from the HAs that received FSS program coordinator
funding under the FY 97 NOFA. If funding remains, HUD will then fund
new applicants in size order from the smallest HAs first (i.e., those
HAs with the smallest combined rental voucher and certificate programs,
or, in the case of state and multi-county regional HAs, smallest FSS
program size). The size of a State or multi-county regional HA's
program will be determined based on the number of FSS slots it plans to
administer with the funds for the FSS Coordinator.
III. FSS Program Coordinators Application Submission Requirements
(A) Application Requirement for HAs That Received FY 97 FSS Program
Coordinator Funding
(1) Applications for Funding at 103 Percent of FY 97 Funding
All HAs that received funding for FSS program coordinators under
the FY 97 NOFA and that wish to receive funding under this NOFA at 103
percent of the FY 97 funding, must complete a certification in the
format shown as ``Attachment A'' of this NOFA and submit it to the
appropriate local HUD field office by the due date. The completed
Attachment A certification along with the Fair Housing Certification
(Attachment C of this
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NOFA) constitute the entire HA application for funding under this
section.
(2) Application for Funding Other than 103 Percent of FY 97 Funding
HAs that received FSS Program Coordinator funding in FY 97 that
wish to receive funding for FY 98 at an amount other than 103 percent
of the FY 97 funding must submit the completed Attachment A
certification, the Attachment C Fair Housing Certification, and the
Attachment B letter required under III. (B) of this NOFA.
(B) Request for FSS Program Coordinator Funds by Eligible HAs That Were
Not Funded in FY 97
The applications of all HAs that have not received funding under
the FY 97 NOFA must contain the following information stated in a
letter from the Executive Director of the HA to the HUB, Director of
Public Housing or the Program Center Coordinator in the local HUD field
office (see sample letter format, Attachment B). That letter plus the
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity certification which is Attachment C
of this NOFA constitute the entire HA application for funding under
this section. The HA letter must state:
(1) The total number of budgeted Section 8 rental certificates and
rental vouchers from the most recent HUD-approved form HUD-52672.
(2) The total number of currently enrolled FSS families.
(3) The total number of FSS slots in the HUD approved FSS Action
Plan of the HA.
(4) The annual salary proposed for the FSS program coordinator,
plus any fringe benefits. Do not include costs of training,
transportation, clerical support, equipment, supplies, or other
administrative costs or overhead. The program coordinator salary should
be set as follows:
(a) Determine the salary level, taking into consideration salaries
for comparable jobs, modified by the hours worked.
(b) Set the annual salary, including any fringe benefits that
pertain to the job.
(5) Evidence that demonstrates salary comparability with similar
positions in the local jurisdiction.
(6) Joint applicants must indicate which HA will be the lead
applicant and will receive and administer the FSS program coordinator
funding.
(C) Fair Housing Certification
All HAs must submit the Certification Regarding Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity which is included as Attachment C of this NOFA.
IV. Corrections to Deficient FSS Program Coordinators Applications
(A) Acceptable Applications
To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by
the appropriate local HUD field office no later than the date and time
specified in this NOFA. The local HUD field office will initially
screen all applications and notify HAs of technical deficiencies by
letter.
(B) Correction of Deficient Applications.
After the application due date, HUD may not, consistent with 24 CFR
part 4, subpart B, consider unsolicited information from an applicant.
HUD may contact an applicant, however, to clarify an item in the
application or to correct technical deficiencies. Applicants should
note, however, that HUD may not seek clarification of items or
responses that improve the substantive quality of the applicant's
response to any eligibility or selection criterion. Examples of curable
technical deficiencies include failure to submit the proper
certifications or failure to submit an application containing an
original signature by an authorized official. In each case, HUD will
notify the applicant in writing by describing the clarification or
technical deficiency. HUD will notify applicants by facsimile or by
return receipt requested. Applicants must submit clarifications or
corrections of technical deficiencies in accordance with the
information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the date of
receipt of the HUD notification. If the deficiency is not corrected
within this time period, HUD will reject the application as incomplete.
(C) Unacceptable Applications
(1) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction
period, the local HUD field office will disapprove HA applications that
it determines are not acceptable for processing. The HUD notification
of rejection letter must state the basis for the decision.
(2) Applications from HAs that fall into any of the following
categories will not be processed:
(a) An HA application submitted after the deadline date for this
NOFA will be rejected from processing.
(b) An HA application that does not comply with the requirements of
III.(A) and (B) of this NOFA.
(c) Applications from HAs that do not meet the requirements of
I.G.(2) of this NOFA, Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights
Laws.
(d) The HA has serious unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General
audit findings, or HUD Office management review findings for one or
more of its Rental Voucher, Rental Certificate or Moderate
Rehabilitation Program.
(e) An HA that has not adequately reported on its FSS participants
through the MTCS system. Adequate reporting means that the MTCS system
shows tenant records for at least 75 percent of currently enrolled FSS
families.
V. Other Matters
(A) Environmental Requirements
This NOFA provides funding under 24 CFR Part 984, which does not
contain environmental review provisions because it concerns activities
that are listed in 24 CFR 50.19(b) as categorically excluded from
environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 C.F.R. 4321) (``NEPA''). Accordingly, under 24 CFR
50.19(c)(5), this NOFA is categorically excluded from environmental
review under NEPA. No environmental review is required in connection
with the award of assistance under this NOFA, because the NOFA only
provides funds for employing a coordinator that provides public and
supportive services, which are categorically excluded under 24 CFR
50.19(c)(4) and (12).
(B) Executive Order 12612, Federalism
The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a)
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the
provisions of this NOFA do not have ``federalism implications'' within
the meaning of the Order. The NOFA makes funds available for HAs to
employ or otherwise retain the services of up to one FSS program
coordinator for one year. As such, there are no 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.
(C) Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance
Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) and the final rule codified at 24
CFR part 4, subpart A, published on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448), contain
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, a notice that also provides
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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 that 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 Federal Register
notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a competitive
basis.
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 of 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.
(D) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the Section 8
rental certificate program is 14.855. The number for the Section 8
rental voucher program is 14.857.
Dated: May 20, 1998.
Deborah Vincent,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing
Attachment A--Required Certification Format for HAs That Received FY 97
FSS Program Coordinator Funding*
Dear HUD Field Office HUB Director of Public Housing or Field
Office Program Center Coordinator:
In connection with the FY 98 NOFA for FSS program coordinators,
I hereby certify for the ________________ (enter name) HA that:
(1) The HA has hired an FSS program coordinator using HUD funds
provided for that purpose on ____________ (enter the ACC effective
date of FY 97 FSS program coordinator funding increment), and
(2) The HA has (check all that apply):
(a) Formed and convened an FSS program coordinating committee
____________,
(b) Developed an FSS action plan and submitted it to HUD for
approval ____________,
(c) Executed contracts of participation with FSS participants
____________.
(3) The HA has an FSS program size of ________ (enter number) in
its approved FSS action plan. The HA has ________ (enter number)
Section 8 families currently enrolled in the FSS program.
Sincerely,
Executive Director
*Note: To qualify for funding under this NOFA, HAs that received
Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator funding in FY 97 must have hired
an FSS program coordinator and demonstrate activities in each of the
categories in section 2.(a), 2.(b) and 2(c) of this Attachment A
certification.
Attachment B--New Requests for FSS Program Coordinator Funds Sample
Letter Format
Dear HUD Field Office HUB Director of Public Housing or Field
Office Program Center Coordinator:
This is to request funds to pay the salary of a Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinator for one year, for the
________________ housing agency (HA) FSS program.
1. Total number of budgeted Section 8 rental certificates and
rental vouchers from the most recent HUD-approved form HUD-
52672:________.
2. Total number of currently enrolled FSS families: ________
3. Total number of FSS program slots (based on number identified
in the HA's HUD-approved Action Plan or, when HAs are applying
jointly, the combined total of FSS program slots approved for the
HAs) oR for State or multi-county regional HAs state the number of
FSS slots that will be administered with funding under this
NOFA:________.
4. Service Coordinator Salary:
a. Salary level, based on salaries for comparable jobs (modified
by number of hours worked) ____________
b. Annual Salary plus Fringe Benefits:
________ Hours/Week; ________ $/Hour; ________ Fringe Rate(%)
Annual Salary----------------------------------------------------------
5. Attachment: Evidence demonstrating salary comparability to
similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
6. For joint applications: The lead applicant HA that will
receive and administer the FSS program coordinator funding
is:________________.
If there are any questions, please contact ________________ at
________________.
Sincerely,
Executive Director
Attachments
Attachment C--Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Certifications
The housing agency (HA) certifies that in administering the
funding for the Family Self-Sufficiency program coordinators it will
comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and will
affirmatively further fair housing. CDBG recipients also must
certify to compliance with section 109 of the Housing and Community
Development Act. Federally recognized Indian tribes must certify
that they will comply with the requirements of the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Indian Civil Rights Act.
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Name of HA
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Signature and Title of HA Representative
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Date
[FR Doc. 98-14361 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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