[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36472-36492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17639]
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Part VII
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program Funding
Availability, Fiscal Year 1996; Amendment and Reopening of Application
Period; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 133 / Wednesday, July 10, 1996 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4003-N-02]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing;
Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program Notice of Funding
Availability--FY 1996; Amendment and reopening of application period
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY)
1996; Amendment and Reopening of Application Period.
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SUMMARY: On April 8, 1996 (61 FR 15674), HUD published a notice
announcing the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funding for its
Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program. This notice,
published in today's Federal Register makes two amendments to the April
8, 1996 NOFA, and reopens the application period for a period of 30
days. This notice amends the April 8, 1996 NOFA to provide for the
final FY 1996 funding amount. This notice also amends the FY 1996 NOFA
to revise the grant award limit for the largest category of housing
authorities (50,000 units or more). For the convenience of the reader,
the entire NOFA is being republished.
Note: All eligible housing authorities are invited to submit
applications under this NOFA.
Housing authorities whose applications were submitted by the
application deadline (June 14, 1996) under the April 8, 1996 NOFA are
not required to resubmit applications under this amended NOFA. However,
a housing authority whose application was timely filed under the April
8, 1996 NOFA, may submit an amended application or a replacement
application during the 30-day application period. If submitting an
amended or replacement application, the housing authority must clearly
identify that its previous application filed under the April 8, 1996
NOFA is being amended or replaced in its entirety by the new
submission.
Housing authorities whose applications were not filed by the June
14, 1996 deadline under the April 8, 1996 NOFA are considered timely
filed under this NOFA, and need not reapply under this NOFA.
Housing authorities whose applications were timely filed under the
April 8, 1996 but rejected will be notified of the rejection and may
reapply under this NOFA published in today's Federal Register.
Again, all eligible housing authorities are eligible to apply under
this NOFA.
This amended NOFA provides for HUD's final FY 1996 funding amount
($259,000,487) under the Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination
Program (PHDEP) for use in eliminating drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems. Funded
programs must be part of a comprehensive plan for addressing the
problem of drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated
with drug-related problems.
In the body of this document is information concerning the purpose
of the NOFA, applicant eligibility, available amounts, selection
criteria, financial requirements, management, and application
processing, including how to apply, how selections will be made, and
how applicants will be notified of results. HEREAFTER, the term housing
authority (HA) shall include public housing agencies (PHAs) and Indian
housing authorities (IHAs).
DATES: Applications must be received at the local HUD Field Office on
or before August 9, 1996 AT 3:00 PM, LOCAL TIME. THIS APPLICATION
DEADLINE IS 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 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 any unanticipated or delivery-related problems. A FAX
is not acceptable.
ADDRESSES: (a) APPLICATION KIT: An application kit may be obtained,
and assistance provided, from the local HUD Field Office with
delegated public housing responsibilities over an applying public
housing authority, or from the Area Offices of Native American
Programs (AONAP) having jurisdiction over an Indian housing
authority making an application, or by calling HUD's Drug
Information and Strategy Clearinghouse, telephone (800) 578-3472.
The application kit contains information on all exhibits and
certifications required under this NOFA.
(b) APPLICATION SUBMISSION: An applicant may submit only one
application per housing authority under each Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA). Joint applications ARE NOT PERMITTED under this
program with the following EXCEPTION: HAs under a single administration
(such as HAs managing another HA under contract or HAs sharing a common
executive director) may submit a single application, even though each
HA has its own operating budget. Applications (original and two
identical copies of the original application) must be received by the
deadline at the local HUD Field Office with responsibilities over the
applying public housing authorities, Attention: Director, Office of
Public Housing or, in the case of Indian housing authorities, at the
local HUD AONAP (with jurisdiction over the applying Indian housing
authorities, as appropriate) Attention: Administrator, AONAP. A
complete listing of these offices is provided in Appendix ``A'' of this
NOFA. It is not sufficient for an application to bear a postage date
within the submission time period. Applications submitted by facsimile
are not acceptable. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE DATE OF
AUGUST 9, 1996, AT 3:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning the Public
Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP) contact: the local HUD Field
Office, Director, Office of Public Housing (Appendix ``A'' of this
NOFA), HUD's Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse, telephone
(800) 578-3472 or Malcolm E. (Mike) Main, Crime Prevention and Security
Division, Office of Community Relations and Involvement, Office of
Public and Indian Housing, Room 4112, telephone (202) 708-1197, ext.
4232.
For questions concerning Native Americans programs contact: the
local HUD Field Office Administrator, AONAP (Appendix ``A'' of this
NOFA), HUD's Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse, telephone
(800) 578-3472 or Tracy Outlaw, Office of Native American Programs,
Room B-133, telephone (202) 755-0088.
For questions concerning the Assisted Housing Drug Elimination
Program (AHDEP) contact: Michael E. Diggs, Office of Multifamily
Housing Programs, Office of Housing, Room 6130, telephone (202) 708-
0614, ext. 2514.
The address for the above Headquarters persons is: Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410. Hearing-or-speech impaired persons may call (800) 877-8339.
(Federal Information Relay Service TTY.) Except for the ``800'' number,
these telephone numbers are not toll-free.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
The information collection requirements contained in this Notice
have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). 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. The OMB control number, when assigned, will be
announced by separate notice in the Federal Register.
Changes to the April 8, 1996 NOFA
Final Funding Amount. On April 8, 1996 (61 FR 15674), HUD published
a NOFA announcing the approximate FY 1996 funding for the Public and
Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP). At the time of
publication of the April 8, 1996 NOFA, Congress had not yet enacted a
FY 1996 appropriation for HUD. Accordingly, the April 8, 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.
On April 26, 1996, the President signed the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134) (``FY 1996
Appropriations Act''). The amount available (to remain available until
expended) for funding under the FY 1996 PHDEP NOFA is $259,000,487. The
FY 1996 Appropriations Act appropriated $290 million for the Drug
Elimination Program. Of the total $290 million appropriated, $1.5
million will fund drug information clearinghouse services; $10 million
will fund drug elimination technical assistance, contracts and other
assistance training, program assessments, and execution for or on
behalf of public housing agencies and resident organizations (including
the cost of necessary travel for participants in such training); $2.5
million shall be used in connection with efforts to combat violent
crime in public and assisted housing under the Operation Safe Home
Program administered by the Inspector General of HUD; and $17,343,750
is for funding the Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program.
No FY 1996 Funding for the Youth Sports Program. As stated in a
notice published by HUD on June 12, 1996 (61 FR 29884), HUD is not
funding the Youth Sports Program for FY 1996. However, following an
appeal from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Housing Authority for
reconsideration of its FY 1994 Youth Sports Program NOFA score, HUD has
determined that this application qualified for funding. Because all FY
1994 and FY 1995 funds have already been awarded, HUD has decided to
correct this error by awarding the Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Housing Authority $125,000 of FY 1996 funds. In addition, $469,237 of
carryover/recovery program funds will be made available under the April
8, 1996 NOFA. Accordingly, the total FY 1996 funding available under
the April 1996 PHDEP NOFA is $259,000,487.
Revision to the Maximum Grant Award Amount for the Largest Category
of HAs. This NOFA revises the grant amount cap for the largest category
of HAs (50,000 units or more). The cap is increased from $25,000,000 to
$35,000,000 as a matter of allocational equity. This change will permit
an HA with a high number of units to compete for an amount that more
fairly represents its share of public housing unit responsibility.
The entire NOFA, as amended by the changes discussed above, is set
forth below.
I. Purpose and Substantive Description
(a) Authority
These grants are authorized under Chapter 2, Subtitle C, Title V of
the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.), as amended
by section 581 of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (NAHA),
approved November 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101-625, and section 161 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA 1992) (Pub. L. 102-
550, approved October 28, 1992), and the Omnibus Consolidated
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, approved
April 26, 1996).
(b) Allocation Amounts
(1) Federal Fiscal Year 1996 Funding. The amount available, to
remain available until expended, for funding under this NOFA in FY 1996
is $259,000,487.
(2) Maximum Grant Award Amounts. HUD is distributing grant funds
under this NOFA on a national competition basis. Maximum grant award
amounts are computed on a sliding scale, using an overall maximum cap,
depending upon the number of public housing agency (PHA) or Indian
housing authority (IHA) units. The unit count includes rental, Turnkey
III Homeownership, Mutual Help Homeownership and Section 23 leased
housing bond-financed projects. Units in the Turnkey III Homeownership,
Mutual Help Homeownership and Section 23 bond-financed programs are
counted IF they have not been conveyed. Eligible projects must be
covered by an annual contributions contract (ACC) or annual operating
agreement (AOA) during the period of the grant award.
(i) Public housing agencies.
(A) PHA-Owned Rental Housing Program. In accordance with Notice 94-
66 (PHA), Low Rent Public Housing Program--Streamlined Operating Budget
and Financial Reporting Procedures, PHAs with fiscal years beginning
January 1, 1995 and after, ARE NOT REQUIRED to submit an Operating
Budget (Form HUD-52564) IF they have been determined, by HUD, to be
High or Standard performers under Public Housing Management Assessment
Program (PHMAP) and HAVE NOT FAILED the PHMAP financial indicators.
Those requesting subsidy must, however, submit Form HUD-52723,
Calculation of Performance Funding System (PFS) Operating Subsidy and
units are in the header (which is the top of the form).
(B) PHAs (rental program) that are NOT REQUIRED to submit a budget
under the PHMAP criteria in Section I.(b)(2)(ii)(A), above, of this
NOFA AND are not requesting operating subsidy ARE NOT REQUIRED to
submit Form HUD-52723. Unit counts MUST be confirmed with the local
Field Office prior to submission of the PHDEP application.
(C) For PHA-Owned Turnkey III Homeownership Program and Section 23
Leased Housing Programs, PHAs ARE REQUIRED to submit Form HUD-52564, in
accordance with Notice PIH 94-66 (PHA), and units in the header (which
is the top of the form).
(D) For purposes of this NOFA, PHAs ARE REQUIRED to validate their
unit counts with the local Field Office as of April 1, 1996. Units
identified after this date will not be accepted.
(ii) Indian housing authorities.
(A) As of January 1, 1995 Indian housing authorities ARE NOT
REQUIRED to submit Form HUD-52564, UNLESS a corrective action order has
been issued in accordance with Notice PIH 94-72 (IHA) extended by
Notice PIH 95-65.
(B) For purposes of this NOFA, Indian housing authorities ARE
REQUIRED to validate their unit counts with the local AONAP, prior to
submission of the PHDEP application, to ensure the unit count matches
the data in the Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) for
units in management as of April 1, 1996. Units identified after this
date will not be accepted.
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(iii) The amount computed in this way MUST be compared with the
dollar amount requested in the PHA/IHA application to make certain the
amount requested does not exceed the maximum grant award. BASED UPON
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS I.(B)(2)(i) THROUGH (iii) OF THIS NOFA,
APPLICANTS THAT REQUEST FUNDING THAT EXCEEDS THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM
GRANT AWARD AMOUNT PERMITTED WILL BE REJECTED AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE
FOR ANY FUNDING.
Amendments to the PHDEP made by the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992),
permit grants, under certain conditions as given in Section (c)(9) of
this NOFA, below, to be used to eliminate drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related crime in housing owned
by PHAs that is not housing assisted under the United States Housing
Act of 1937 and is not otherwise federally assisted. Where an
application is submitted for this category of housing, the amount of
eligible funding will be determined on the same per-unit basis as for
federally assisted housing units, above.
The maximum grant awards are estimated to be as follows, although,
as discussed below, in Section I.(b)(4) of this NOFA (Reduction of
Requested Grant Amounts and Special Conditions), the Department may
adjust the amount of any grant award. These estimates of the maximum
grant awards are based on the amount of funds available in FY 1995. The
maximum grant awards may be further adjusted based on the enacted 1996
appropriation.
(i) For housing authorities with 1-499 units: The maximum grant
award is either a maximum grant award cap of $500.00 per unit, or a
TOTAL MINIMUM grant award of $50,000, WHICHEVER IS GREATER;
(ii) For housing authorities with 500-1,249 units: The maximum
grant award is either a maximum grant award cap of $300.00 per unit, or
a TOTAL MINIMUM grant award of $250,000, WHICHEVER IS GREATER;
(iii) For housing authorities with 1,250-49,999 units: The maximum
grant award is either a maximum grant award cap of $250.00 per unit, or
a TOTAL MINIMUM grant award of $375,000 WHICHEVER IS GREATER;
(iv) For housing authorities with 50,000 or more units: The maximum
grant award is a maximum cap of $200.00 per unit OR A TOTAL MAXIMUM
GRANT AWARD OF $35 MILLION.
An applicant shall not apply for more funding than is permitted in
accordance with the estimated maximum grant award amount as described
above. Any application requesting funding that exceeds the estimated
maximum grant award amount permitted will be rejected and will not be
eligible for any funding UNLESS A COMPUTATIONAL ERROR WAS INVOLVED IN
THE FUNDING REQUEST. Section IV of this NOFA provides guidance
regarding application curable and noncurable deficiencies.
Such a computational error will be considered a curable deficiency
in the application. Section III.(d) (Checklist of Application
Requirements) of this NOFA requires applicants to compute the maximum
grant award amount for which they are eligible. In accordance with
Sections I.(b)(2)(i) through (iii) of this NOFA, applicants are
required to confirm the unit count with the local HUD Field Office and/
or AONAP prior to submission of the application. The amount computed in
this way must be compared with the dollar amount requested in the
application to make certain the amount requested does not exceed the
maximum grant award.
(3) Reallocation. All awards will be made to fund fully an
application, except as provided in Section I.(b)(4) of this NOFA
(Reduction of Requested Grant Amounts and Special Conditions) below.
(4) Reduction of Requested Grant Amounts and Special Conditions.
HUD may approve an application for an amount lower than the amount
requested, withhold funds after approval, and/or the grantee will be
required to comply with special conditions added to the grant
agreement, in accordance with 24 CFR 85.12 (PHAs), and 24 CFR 950.135
(IHAs) as applicable, and the requirements of this NOFA, or where:
(i) HUD determines the amount requested for one or more eligible
activities is unreasonable or unnecessary;
(ii) The application does not otherwise meet applicable cost
limitations established for the program;
(iii) The applicant has requested an ineligible activity;
(iv) Insufficient amounts remain in that funding round to fund the
full amount requested in the application and HUD determines that
partial funding is a viable option;
(v) The applicant fails to implement the program in its plan and/or
fails to submit required reports;
(vi) The applicant has demonstrated an inability to manage HUD
grants, particularly PHDEP grants; or
(vii) For any other reason where good cause exists.
(c) Eligibility
Funding under this NOFA is available only for HAs. Although section
161 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-
550, approved October 28, 1992) makes public housing resident
management corporations (RMCs) eligible for PHDEP funding, the FY 1996
Appropriations Act limited the funds appropriated ``for grants to
public and Indian housing agencies.'' Because RMCs, unlike IHAs,
constitute a separate entity from PHAs under the authorizing statute,
no funds are appropriated for RMCs. However, RMCs may continue to
receive funding from housing authority grantees, as sub-grantees, to
develop security and drug abuse prevention programs involving site
residents as they have in the past. The Department has determined that
the term ``in or around'' means within, or adjacent to, the physical
boundaries of a public or Indian housing development. This effect of
this definition is appropriate to make certain that program funds and
program activities are targeted to benefit, as directly as possible,
public and Indian housing developments, the intended beneficiaries of
the program under the authorizing statute. An application for funding
under this program may be for one or more of the eligible activities.
The following is a listing of eligible activities under this program
and guidance as to their parameters:
(1) Employment of Security Guard Personnel. Employment of security
personnel IS PERMITTED under this section. Employment of contracted
security personnel is divided into two categories: contracted security
personnel services and equipment for and employment of HA police
departments.
(i) CONTRACTED SECURITY GUARD PERSONNEL SERVICES. Contracting for
or direct HA employment of security personnel services in HAs/
development(s) IS PERMITTED under this program. Contracting for
security personnel services is defined as a competitive process in
which individual companies and/or individuals participate.
(A) Contracted security personnel funded by this program must
perform services not usually performed by local law enforcement
agencies on a routine basis, such as, patrolling inside buildings,
providing personnel services at building entrances to check for proper
identification or patrolling and checking car parking lots for
appropriate parking decals.
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(B) Contracted security personnel funded by this program must meet
and demonstrate compliance with all relevant Federal, Tribal, State or
local government insurance, licensing, certification, training,
bonding, or other similar requirements relating to security services.
(C) The HA, the cooperating local law enforcement agency, and the
provider (contractor) of the security personnel services are required
to enter into and execute a security personnel service contract that
includes (but is not limited to) the following:
(1) The activities to be performed by security personnel employed
by the contractor; the scope of authority, written policies,
procedures, and practices that will govern security personnel
performance (i.e., a Policy Manual as described in Section I.(c)) of
this NOFA; and how the security personnel contractor shall coordinate
activities with the local law enforcement agency;
(2) The types of activities that the approved security personnel
contractor(s) are expressly prohibited from undertaking.
(D) Expenditures for activities under this section will not be
incurred by the HA (grantee) and/or funds released by the local HUD
Field Office until the HA has executed a contract for security
personnel services.
(E) Security personnel services funded under this program shall be
guided by a contract for services that includes a policy manual (see
below) that regulates, directs, controls, and monitors the conduct and
activities of its personnel. The HA shall ensure all contracted
security personnel are trained at a minimum in the areas described in
this section.
(1) An up-to-date policy manual, which contains the security
personnel contractor's policies, procedures, and general orders that
regulate conduct and describe in detail how jobs are to be performed,
must exist before a contract for services can be executed.
(2) Areas that MUST BE COVERED IN THE CONTRACTOR'S SECURITY
PERSONNEL MANUAL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: use of force, resident
contacts, enforcement of HA rules, response criteria to calls,
pursuits, arrest procedures, reporting of crimes and workload, feedback
procedures to victims, citizens' complaint procedures, internal affairs
investigations, towing of vehicles, authorized weapons and other
equipment, radio procedures internally and with local police, training
requirements, patrol procedures, scheduling of meetings with residents,
reports to be completed, record keeping and position descriptions on
all personnel, post assignments, monitoring and self evaluation
program.
(F) The security personnel contractor shall complete a daily
activity form/incident complaint report for the HA. The contractor
shall use a HA approved activity form for the collection, analysis and
reporting of these activities by personnel funded under this section.
Computers, software, and associated equipment ARE PERMITTED as eligible
items in support of crime workload data collection activities to
support the HA's crime prevention and security mission.
(ii) EQUIPMENT FOR AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL FOR HOUSING
AUTHORITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS. Funding for equipment and employment of
HA police department personnel IS PERMITTED by HAs that already have
their own public housing authority police department. The below listed
eleven (11) HAs have public housing police departments:
Baltimore Housing Authority and Community Development, Baltimore, MD
Boston Housing Authority, Boston, MA
Buffalo Housing Authority, Buffalo, NY
Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago, IL
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cleveland, OH
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Housing Authority of the City of Oakland, Oakland, CA
Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, PA
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Waterbury Housing Authority, Waterbury, CT
Virgin Islands Housing Authority, Virgin Islands
(A) On September 22, 1995, the Department issued Notice PIH 95-58
(Guidelines for Creating, Implementing and Managing Public Housing
Authority Police Departments in Public Housing Authorities). This
Notice identifies the prerequisites for creating public housing police
departments and provides guidance regarding technical assistance to HAs
to assist in making decisions regarding public housing security,
analysis of security needs and performance measures.
(B) HAs that have established their own public housing authority
police departments, but are not included on this list, may file a
request to be recognized as a HA police department by contacting
Malcolm E. (Mike) Main of the Crime Prevention and Security Division
(CPSD), Office of Community Relations and Involvement (OCRI), Public
and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room
4112, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone (202)
708-1197, ext 4232. THIS REQUEST MUST BE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE
SUBMISSION OF THE FY 1996 PHDEP APPLICATION. Hearing-or-speech impaired
persons may call (800) 877-8339. (Federal Information Relay Service
TTY.) Except for the ``800'' number, this telephone number is not toll-
free.
(C) An applicant seeking funding for this activity must describe
the current level of local law enforcement agency baseline services
being provided to the HA/development(s) proposed for assistance. The
baseline services are defined as ordinary and routine services provided
to the residents as a part of the overall city and county-wide
deployment of police resources, to respond to crime and other public
safety incidents, including 911 communications, processing calls for
service, routine patrol, police officer response to calls for service
and investigative follow-up of criminal activity.
(D) Public housing authority police departments funded by this
program must meet, and demonstrate compliance with, all relevant
Federal, State, Tribal or local government insurance, licensing,
certification, training, bonding, or other similar law enforcement
requirements.
(E) Before approval of the grant agreement (Form HUD-1044), and
funding by HUD, the applicant and the cooperating local law enforcement
agency are required to enter into and execute a law enforcement service
agreement, in addition to the HA's cooperation agreement, between the
HA and the local law enforcement agency, that describes the following:
(1) The activities to be performed by the public housing authority
police department, their scope of authority, established policies,
procedures, and practices that will govern their performance (i.e., a
public housing police department policy manual as described in Section
I.(c) of this NOFA), and how they will coordinate their activities with
the Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies;
(2) The types of activities that the public housing authority
police departments are expressly prohibited from undertaking.
(F) Public housing authority police departments funded under this
program shall be guided by an up-to-date policy manual (see paragraph
(1) below) that regulates, directs, and controls the conduct and
activities of its personnel.
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All HA police officers must be trained at a minimum in the areas
described in paragraph (2), below.
(1) An up-to-date public housing police department policy manual,
which contains the policies, procedures, and general orders that
regulate conduct and describe in detail how jobs are to be performed
must exist prior to execution of the grant agreement. Applicants must
submit a plan and timetable for the implementation of training for
staff.
(2) Areas that MUST BE COVERED IN THE PUBLIC HOUSING POLICE
DEPARTMENT MANUAL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: use of force,
resident contacts, enforcement of HA rules, response criteria to calls,
pursuits, arrest procedures, prisoner transport procedures, reporting
of crimes and workload, feedback procedures to victims, citizens
complaint procedures, internal affairs investigations, towing of
vehicles, authorized weapons and other equipment, radio procedures
internally and with local police, training requirements, patrol
procedures, scheduling of meetings with residents, reports to be
completed, record keeping, evidence and drug seizures, position
descriptions on every class of personnel, post and assignments, and
integration of HA police and security personnel with local police as
part of the HA's comprehensive security and safety strategy.
(G) Public housing authority police departments shall collect
information on drug-related crime and other criminal activities as
defined by the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system (any Part I or Part
II crimes that occur). For purposes of this section, HA police
departments shall establish, implement and maintain a system of records
management that ensures confidentially of criminal records and
information. A HA approved daily activity/incident complaint form must
be used for the collection, analysis, workload, response to service
calls, reporting of activities/crime by officers within the HA/
development(s) funded under this section. Computers, software, and
associated equipment ARE PERMITTED AS ELIGIBLE ITEMS in support of the
HA crime and workload data collection activities to support the overall
HA's comprehensive crime prevention, security and safety mission.
(H) Applicants for funding of HA public housing authority police
department officers must have car-to-car (or other vehicles) and
portable-to-portable radio communications links between public housing
authority police officers and local law enforcement officers to assure
a coordinated and safe response to crimes or calls for services. The
use of scanners (radio monitors) is not sufficient to meet the
requirements of this section. Applicants that do not have such links
must submit a plan and timetable for the implementation of such
communications links.
(I) Public housing authority police departments funded under this
program that are not employing a community policing concept must submit
a plan and timetable for the implementation of community policing. An
HA funded under the FY 1994/1995 PHDEP for public housing police
departments should demonstrate in its plan what progress has been made
in implementing its community policing program. The Department will
monitor results of the HA's plan and timetable.
(1) Community policing has a variety of definitions; however, for
the purposes of this program, it is defined as follows: Community
policing is a method of providing law enforcement services that
stresses a partnership among residents, police, schools, churches,
government services, the private sector, and other local, State,
Tribal, and Federal law enforcement agencies to prevent crime by
addressing the conditions and problems that lead to crime and the fear
of crime.
(2) This method of policing involves a philosophy of proactive
measures, such as foot patrols, bicycle patrols and citizen contacts.
This concept empowers police officers at the beat and zone level and
residents in neighborhoods in an effort to: reduce crime and fear of
crime; assure the maintenance of order; provide referrals of residents,
victims, and the homeless to social services and government agencies;
assure feedback of police actions to victims of crime; and promote a
law enforcement value system on the needs and rights of residents.
(J) HA police departments funded under this program that are not
nationally or State accredited must submit a plan and timetable for
such accreditation. HAs may use either their State accreditation
program, if one exists, or the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for this purpose.
(1) The law enforcement community developed a body of standards in
1981 against which law enforcement agencies could be evaluated. While
some States have their own law enforcement accreditation program, the
nationwide accreditation program is managed by the CALEA, which is
located in Fairfax, VA. The purpose of accreditation is to reduce
liability exposure of agencies and personnel, and to assure that law
enforcement agencies meet a uniform body of standards.
(2) The accreditation concept emphasizes a voluntary, self-
motivated approach by which organizations seek to achieve and maintain
objectively verified high quality operations through periodic
evaluations conducted by an independent, non-governmental body that has
established standards for its ``clientele''. In simple terms, ``to
accredit'' means to recognize or vouch for an agency as conforming to a
body of standards related to a specific discipline--in this instance,
law enforcement.
(3) The process for CALEA consists of formal application, mutual
aid contract, an in-depth self-assessment, an on-site assessment by
Commission-selected practitioner assessors from outside the State of
the requesting agency, and final Commission review and decision. Self-
assessment enables an agency to establish proofs of compliance with
standards specific to the agency to review its organization,
management, operations, and administrative activities to determine if
it believes it meets the requirements. Certain standards are mandatory
based on health, life, safety, and importance to the community and the
agency.
(4) Use of grant funds for public housing police department
accreditation activities IS PERMITTED. HAs under Section I.(c)(1)(ii)
of this NOFA (public housing police departments) ARE PERMITTED to hire
a public housing police department accreditation specialist to manage
the accreditation program. HA police departments must submit a plan and
timetable in order to be funded for this activity. Any public housing
police department funded under the FY 1994/1995 PHDEP should
demonstrate in its plan what progress has been made in implementing its
accreditation program. The Department will monitor outcomes of the HA's
plan and timetable.
(5) FUNDING IS PERMITTED. HAs that have been identified by HUD in
Section I.(c)(1)(ii), above, of this NOFA as having authorized public
housing police departments ARE PERMITTED to use PHDEP funds to purchase
or lease any law enforcement clothing or equipment, such as, vehicles,
uniforms, ammunition, firearms/weapons, police vehicles; including
cars, vans, buses, and protective vests, or any other supportive
equipment, etc. that supports the HA's crime prevention and security
mission. HAs NOT IDENTIFIED by HUD in Section I.(c)(1)(ii), above, of
this NOFA as having an authorized public housing police department ARE
NOT PERMITTED to use PHDEP funds to
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directly purchase such clothing or equipment for use by local police
departments.
(K) Expenditures for activities under this section will not be
incurred by the HA (grantee) and/or funds released by the local HUD
Field Office until the grantee has met all the above requirements.
(L) In order to assist HAs to develop and administer relevant,
fair, and productive law enforcement service contracts with local
police departments for the delivery of effective security services to
the HA/residents, a sample contract for law enforcement services is
provided with the application kit. A sample contract may be obtained by
calling HUD's Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse, telephone:
1-800-578-3472.
(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR ADDITIONAL
SECURITY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
(i) For HAs THAT DO NOT HAVE an authorized public housing police
department as defined in Section I.(c)(1)(ii) of this NOFA, additional
security and protective services ARE PERMITTED under this program but
must be over and above the local police department's current level of
baseline services. Local police department baseline services are
defined as ordinary and routine services provided to residents as a
part of the overall, city and county-wide deployment of police
resources, to respond to crime and other public safety incidents,
including 911 communications, processing calls for service, routine
patrol, police officer response to calls for service and investigative
follow-up of criminal activity.
(ii) An applicant seeking funding for this activity must first
define the current local police department's level of baseline services
to the HA/residents (which should be the same city/county-wide) to
include the number of officers and equipment and the actual percent of
their time assigned to the HA/development(s) proposed for funding and
then demonstrate in its plan to what extent the funded activity will
represent an increase over and above these baseline services.
(iii) Reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for
additional protective services for communications and security
equipment to improve collection, analysis, and use of information about
drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems in HAs/development(s), such as surveillance equipment
(e.g., Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), software, cameras, monitors,
components and supporting equipment), computers accessing national,
Tribal, State or local government security networks and databases,
facsimile machines, telephone equipment, bicycles, and motor scooters
is permitted IF USED EXCLUSIVELY for the HA/development's crime
prevention and comprehensive security efforts, AND in connection with
the establishment of a law enforcement substation/presence on the
funded premises or scattered site developments of the HA. The
reimbursement shall be provided in accordance with a contractual
agreement between the grantee and the local law enforcement agency.
(iv) The local law enforcement agency shall collect police officer
activity (not just hours of work) information for the HA. The agency
must use a HA approved activity form for the collection, analysis and
reporting of activities by officers funded under this section.
Reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional
protective services for computers, software, and associated equipment
ARE PERMITTED AS ELIGIBLE ITEMS in support of HA crime and workload
data collection activities to support its comprehensive crime
prevention, security and safety mission.
(v) FUNDING THAT IS NOT PERMITTED. HAs not identified by HUD in
Section I.(c)(1)(ii) of this NOFA as having an authorized public
housing police department ARE NOT PERMITTED to use PHDEP funds to
directly purchase or lease any military or law enforcement clothing or
equipment, such as vehicles, uniforms, ammunition, firearms/weapons,
military or police vehicles; including cars, vans, buses, protective
vests, and any other supportive equipment, etc.
(vi) Expenditures for activities under this section will not be
incurred by the HA (grantee) and/or funds released by the local HUD
Field Office until the grantee and the local law enforcement agency
execute a contract for the additional law enforcement services.
(vii) In order to assist HAs to develop and administer relevant,
fair, and productive protective services or law enforcement contracts
with local police departments for the delivery of effective services to
HAs and residents, a sample contract for law enforcement services is
provided with the application kit. A sample contract may be obtained by
calling HUD's Drug Information and Strategy Clearinghouse, telephone
(800) 578-3472.
(viii) The Department ENCOURAGES local community collaborations,
between HAs and local police departments, regarding elimination of
drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems to improve safety and security for residents in HAs.
This strategy should include implementation of community policing
programs. For additional background on community policing, see the
discussion at Section I.(c) of this NOFA.
(ix) The Department ENCOURAGES HAs to work closely with local
police departments to permit the admission to public housing of police
officers and other security personnel, whose visible presence may serve
as a deterrent to drug-related crime and other criminal activities
associated with drug-related problems. Section 519 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437a-1) permits
HAs to allow police officers and other security personnel not otherwise
eligible for occupancy to reside in public or Indian housing dwelling
units under a plan that will increase security for residents while
minimizing both the reduction of available dwelling units and loss of
HA income. HUD's final rule implementing section 519 was published on
August 2, 1994 (59 FR 39402). For assistance regarding this program
contact the local HUD Field Office or AONAP.
(3) Physical Improvements to Enhance Security.
(i) Physical improvements that are specifically designed to enhance
security ARE PERMITTED under this program. These improvements may
include (but are not limited to) the installation of barriers, lighting
systems, fences, surveillance equipment (e.g., Closed Circuit
Television (CCTV), speed bumps, software, fax, cameras, monitors,
components and supporting equipment etc.) bolts, locks; the landscaping
or reconfiguration of common areas so as to discourage drug-related
crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-related
problems in the HA and development(s) proposed for funding.
(ii) An activity that is funded under any other HUD program, such
as the modernization program at 24 CFR part 968, shall not also be
funded by this program.
(iii) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED for physical improvements that
involve the demolition of any units in a development.
(iv) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED for any physical improvements that
would result in the displacement of persons.
(v) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED for the acquisition of real property.
(vi) All physical improvements must also be accessible to persons
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disabilities. For example, some types of locks, buzzer systems, doors,
etc., are not accessible to persons with limited strength, mobility, or
to persons who are hearing impaired. All physical improvements must
meet the accessibility requirements of 24 CFR part 8.
(4) Employment of Investigators.
(i) Employment of and equipment for one or more individuals IS
PERMITTED under this program to:
(A) Investigate drug-related crime and other criminal activities
associated with drug-related problems ``in or around'' the real
property comprising any HA/development(s); and
(B) Provide evidence relating to any such crime in any
administrative or judicial proceedings.
(ii) HAs that employ investigators funded by this program must meet
and demonstrate compliance with all relevant Federal, Tribal, State or
local government insurance, licensing, certification, training,
bonding, or other similar law enforcement requirements.
(iii) The HA (Grantee), and cooperating local law enforcement
agency are required to enter into and execute a written agreement that
describes the following:
(A) The nature of the activities to be performed by the HA
investigators, their scope of authority, reports to be completed,
established policies, procedures, and practices that will govern their
performance (i.e., a Policy Manual as described in Section I.(c)(1)(ii)
of this NOFA) and how HA investigators will coordinate their activities
with the local, State, Tribal, and Federal law enforcement agencies;
and
(B) The types of activities that the HA investigators are expressly
prohibited from undertaking.
(iv) Under this section, reimbursable costs associated with the
investigation of drug-related crime and other criminal activities
associated with drug-related problems (e.g., travel directly related to
the investigator's activities, or costs associated with the
investigator's testimony at judicial or administrative proceedings) may
only be those incurred by the investigator.
(v) HA investigators funded under this program shall be guided by a
policy manual that regulates, directs, and controls their conduct and
activities. All HA investigators must be trained at a minimum in the
areas described below in paragraph (B) of this section.
(A) An up-to-date policy manual, which contains the policies,
procedures, and general orders that regulate conduct and describe in
detail must exist prior to execution of this agreement.
(B) Areas that MUST BE COVERED IN THE MANUAL INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO: use of force, resident contacts, enforcement of HA rules,
response criteria to calls, pursuits, arrest procedures, reporting of
crimes and workload, feedback procedures to victims, citizens complaint
procedures, internal affairs investigations, towing of vehicles,
authorized weapons and other equipment, radio procedures internally and
with local police, training requirements, patrol procedures, scheduling
of meetings with residents, daily activity reports to be completed,
record keeping and position descriptions on every class of personnel,
post and assignments.
(vi) HA investigator(s) shall report on drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems in the
HA/developments. HAs shall establish, implement and maintain a system
of records management that ensures confidentiality of criminal records
and information. HA approved activity forms must be used for the
collection, analysis and reporting of activities by HA investigators
funded under this section. Computers, software, and associated
equipment ARE ELIGIBLE ITEMS in support of HA crime and workload data
collection activity and its crime prevention and security mission.
(vii) FUNDING IS PERMITTED for HAs to use PHDEP funds for
investigator activities to purchase or lease any law enforcement
clothing or equipment, such as vehicles, uniforms, ammunition,
firearms/weapons, or vehicles; including cars, vans, buses, protective
vests, and any other supportive equipment, etc., to support the mission
of the HA's investigator activities.
(viii) Expenditures for activities under this section will not be
incurred by the HA (grantee) and/or funds released by the local HUD
Field Office until the grantee has met all the above requirements.
(5) Voluntary Tenant Patrols. Active voluntary tenant patrols
activities to include purchase of uniforms, equipment and related
training ARE PERMITTED under this section. For the purposes of this
section, the elimination of drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems within the HA/
developments requires the active involvement and commitment of
residents and their organizations.
(i) The provision of training and equipment (including all season
uniforms and equipment) for use by active voluntary tenant patrols
acting in cooperation with officials of local law enforcement agencies
IS PERMITTED under this program. Members must be volunteers and must be
tenants/residents of the HA/development(s). Voluntary tenant patrols
established under this program are expected to patrol in the HA/
development(s) proposed for assistance, and to report illegal
activities to appropriate HA staff, and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal law enforcement agencies, as appropriate. HAs are required to
obtain liability insurance to protect themselves and the members of the
voluntary tenant patrol against potential liability for the activities
of the patrol under this program. The cost of this insurance is an
eligible program expense.
(ii) The HA (Grantee) and cooperating local law enforcement agency,
and the members of the voluntary tenant patrol are required, prior to
expending any grant funds, to enter into and execute a written HA/local
police department agreement that describes the following:
(A) The nature of the activities to be performed by the voluntary
tenant patrol, the patrol's scope of authority, assignment, the
established policies, procedures, and practices that will govern the
voluntary tenant patrol's performance and how the patrol will
coordinate its activities with the local law enforcement agency;
(B) The types of activities that a voluntary tenant patrol is
expressly prohibited from undertaking including, but not limited to,
the carrying or use of firearms or other weapons, nightstick, clubs,
handcuffs, or mace in the course of their duties under this program;
(C) The initial and follow-up voluntary tenant patrol training the
members receive from the local law enforcement agency (training by the
local law enforcement agency is required before putting the voluntary
tenant patrol into effect); and
(D) Voluntary tenant patrol members must be advised that they may
be subject to individual or collective liability for any actions
undertaken outside the scope of their authority and that such acts are
not covered under a HA's liability insurance.
(iii) Uniforms, communication and related equipment eligible for
funding under this program shall be reasonable, necessary, justified
and related to the operation of the voluntary tenant patrol and that is
otherwise permissible under local, State, Tribal, or Federal law.
(iv) Under this program, bicycles, motor scooters, all season
uniforms and associated equipment (voluntary tenant patrol uniforms and
equipment must be identified with specific HA/development
identification/markings) to be used, exclusively, by the members of
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the HA/development(s) voluntary tenant patrol ARE ELIGIBLE ITEMS.
(v) PHDEP grant funds may not be used for any type of financial
compensation, such as any full-time wages or salaries for voluntary
tenant patrol participants. Funding for HA personnel or resident(s) to
be hired to coordinate this activity IS PERMITTED.
(6) Programs (Drug Prevention, Intervention and Drug Treatment) to
Reduce the Use of Illegal Drugs. Programs that eliminate the use and
distribution of illegal drugs ``in or around'' the premises of the HA/
development(s), including drug abuse prevention, intervention, referral
and treatment programs, ARE PERMITTED under this program. For purposes
of this section, the goals of this program are best served by focusing
resources directly upon HA resident/families. The program should
facilitate drug prevention, intervention and treatment efforts, to
include outreach to community resources and youth activities, and
facilitate bringing these resources onto the premises, or providing
resident referrals to treatment programs or transportation to out-
patient treatment programs away from the premises. FUNDING IS PERMITTED
for reasonable, necessary and justified purchasing or leasing of
vehicles (whichever can be documented as the most cost effective) for
grant administration, resident youth, adult education and training
activities directly related to ``programs to reduce the use of illegal
drugs'' under this section. Alcohol-related activities/programs ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE for funding under this program. FUNDING IS PERMITTED for
reasonable, necessary and justified program costs, such as meals,
beverages and transportation, incurred only for training and education
activities directly related to ``drug prevention programs to reduce/
eliminate the use of illegal drugs.'' Activities that should be
included in these programs are:
(i) DRUG CRIME PREVENTION. Drug crime prevention programs that will
be considered for funding under this part must provide a comprehensive
drug prevention approach for the HA/residents that will address the
individual resident and his or her relationship to family, peers, and
the community. Prevention programs must include activities designed to
identify and change the factors present in HAs that lead to drug-
related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems, and thereby lower the risk of drug usage. Many
components of a comprehensive approach, such as refusal and restraint
skills training programs or drug-related family counseling, may already
be available in the community of the applicant's housing developments,
and the applicant must act to bring those available program components
onto the premises.
(A) DRUG EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. The causes and effects of illegal
drug usage must be discussed in a formal setting to provide both young
people and adults the working knowledge and skills they need to make
informed decisions to confront the potential and immediate dangers of
illegal drugs. Grantees may contract (in accordance with 24 CFR 85.36)
with professionals to provide appropriate training or workshops. The
professionals contracted to provide these services shall be required to
base their services upon the needs assessment and program plan of the
grantee. These educational opportunities may be a part of resident
meetings, youth activities, or other gatherings of public and Indian
housing residents.
(B) FAMILY AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. For purposes of this
section, the term ``supportive services'' means new or significantly
expanded services to provide HA families with access to educational and
employment opportunities such as, child care; employment training;
literacy training; computer skills training; remedial education; drug
abuse counseling; assistance in the attainment of certification of high
school equivalency; and other appropriate services. In addition, drug
and other prevention programs must demonstrate that they will provide
directly or otherwise make available services designed to distribute
drug education information, to foster effective parenting skills, and
to provide referrals for treatment and other available support services
in the development or the community for HA families.
(C) YOUTH SERVICES. Drug and other crime prevention programs must
demonstrate that they have included groups composed of young people as
a part of their prevention programs. These groups must be coordinated
by adults with the active participation of youth to organize youth
leadership, sports, recreational, cultural and other activities
involving HA youth. The dissemination of drug education information,
the development of peer leadership skills and other drug prevention
activities must be a component of youth services.
(D) ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND YOUTH.
Prevention programs must demonstrate a capacity to provide HA/
development(s) residents the opportunities for interaction with or
referral to established higher education or vocational institutions
with the goal of developing or building on the residents' skills to
pursue educational, vocational and economic goals. The program must
also demonstrate the ability to provide HA residents the opportunity to
interact with private sector businesses in their immediate community
for the same desired goals.
(ii) INTERVENTION. The aim of intervention is to identify HA
resident drug users and assist them in modifying their behavior and in
obtaining early treatment, if necessary. The applicant must establish a
program with the goal of preventing drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems once
detected.
(iii) DRUG TREATMENT.
(A) Treatment funded under this program shall be ``in or around''
the premises of the HA/development(s) proposed for funding. The
Department has determined that the term ``in or around'' means within,
or adjacent to, the physical boundaries of a public or Indian housing
development. The intent of this definition is to make certain that
program funds and program activities are targeted to benefit, as
directly as possible, public and Indian housing developments, the
intended beneficiaries of the program under the authorizing statute.
The goals of this program are best served by focusing its resources
directly upon HAs/development(s).
(B) Funds awarded under this program shall be targeted towards the
development and implementation of drug referral treatment services and
long range aftercare, or the improvement of, or expansion of such
program services for HA residents.
(C) Each proposed drug program must address but is not limited to
the following goals:
(1) Increase resident accessibility to drug treatment services;
(2) Decrease drug-related crime and other criminal activity
associated with drug-related problems ``in or around'' the HA/
development(s) by reducing illicit drug use among residents; and
(3) Provide services designed for youth and/or maternal drug
abusers, e.g., prenatal and postpartum care, specialized counseling in
women's issues, parenting classes, or other drug supportive services.
(D) Approaches that have proven effective with similar populations
will be considered for funding. Programs should meet the following
criteria:
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(1) Applicants may provide the service of formal referral
arrangements to other treatment programs where the resident is able to
obtain treatment costs from sources other than this program.
(2) Provide family and collateral counseling.
(3) Provide linkages to educational and vocational counseling.
(4) Provide coordination of services from/to appropriate Tribal or
local drug agencies, HIV-related service agencies, and mental health
and public health programs.
(E) Applicants must demonstrate a working partnership with the
Single State Agency or current Tribal or State license provider or
authority with drug/prevention program coordination responsibilities to
coordinate, develop and implement the drug treatment proposal.
(F) The Single State Agency or authority with drug/prevention
program coordination responsibilities must certify that the drug/
prevention treatment proposal is consistent with the State treatment
plan; and that the treatment service meets all local and State
licensing requirements.
(G) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED for treatment of residents at any in-
patient medical treatment program and facility.
(H) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED for detoxification procedures, short
term or long term, designed to reduce or eliminate the presence of
toxic substances in the body tissues of a patient.
(I) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED for maintenance drug programs.
Maintenance drugs are medications that are prescribed regularly for a
short/long period of supportive therapy (e.g. methadone maintenance),
rather than for immediate control of a disorder.
(7) Resident Management Corporations (RMCs), Resident Councils
(RCs), and Resident Organizations (ROs). Funding under this program IS
PERMITTED for HAs to contract with RMCs and incorporated RCs and ROs to
develop security and drug abuse prevention programs involving site
residents. Such programs may include (but are not limited to) voluntary
tenant patrol activities, drug education, drug intervention, youth
programs, referral, and outreach efforts. For the purposes of this
section, the elimination of drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems within HAs/
developments requires the active involvement and commitment of public
housing residents and their organizations. To enhance the ability of
HAs to combat drug-related crime and other criminal activity associated
with drug-related problems within their developments, Resident Councils
(RCs), Resident Management Corporations (RMCs), and Resident
Organizations (ROs) will be permitted to undertake management functions
specified in this part, notwithstanding the otherwise applicable
requirements of 24 CFR parts 950 and 964. In order to implement the
activity, the HA must enter into a sub-contract with the RMC/RC/RO
setting forth the amount of funds, applicable terms, conditions,
financial controls, payment mechanism, schedule, and special
conditions, including sanctions for violation of the agreement.
Expenditures for activities under this section will not be incurred by
the HA (grantee) and/or funds released by the local HUD Field Office
until the grantee has met all the above requirements.
(8) Program Performance. HUD will evaluate an applicant's
performance under any previous Drug Elimination Program grants. Subject
to evaluation and review are the applicant's financial and program
performance; reporting and special condition compliance; accomplishment
of stated goals and objectives under the previous grant; and program
adjustments made in response to previous ineffective performance. If
the evaluation discloses a pattern under past grants of ineffective
performance with no corrective measures attempted, it will result in a
deduction of points from the current application. Since this is a
competitive program, HUD does not guarantee continued funding of any
previously funded Drug Elimination Program grant.
(9) PHA-Owned Housing. Funding may be used for the activities
described in Sections I.(c)(1) through (7) (eligible activities) of
this NOFA, to eliminate drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems in housing owned by
public housing agencies that is not public housing that is assisted
under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and is not otherwise
federally assisted (for example, housing that receives tenant subsidies
under Section 8 is federally assisted and would not qualify, but
housing that receives only State, Tribal or local assistance would
qualify), but only if they meet all of the following:
(i) The housing is located in a high intensity drug trafficking
area designated pursuant to section 1005 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988; and
(ii) The PHA owning the housing demonstrates, on the basis of
information submitted in accordance with the requirements of Sections
I.(d)(1), below, of this NOFA, that drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems at the
housing has a detrimental affect on or about the housing.
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) are areas
identified as having the most critical drug trafficking problems that
adversely impact the rest of the country. These areas are designed as
HIDTA by the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy pursuant
to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. As of February 1996 the following
areas were confirmed by the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office, as designated high intensity drug trafficking areas:
--Washington, DC--Baltimore, MD which includes: Washington, DC,
Alexandria, Arlington County (Cty), Fairfax Cty, Montgomery Cty, Prince
George's Cty, Charles Cty, Anne Arundel Cty, Howard Cty, Baltimore Cty,
and Baltimore, MD.
--New York City (and a surrounding area that includes Nassau Cty,
Suffolk County, and Westchester Cty, New York, and all municipalities
therein; and Union Cty, Hudson Cty, and Essex Cty, New Jersey, and all
municipalities therein).
--Los Angeles (and a surrounding area that includes Los Angeles Cty,
Orange Cty, Riverside Cty, and San Bernadino Cty, and all
municipalities therein).
--Miami (and a surrounding area that includes Broward Cty, Dade County,
and Monroe Cty, and all municipalities therein).
--Houston (and a surrounding area that includes Harris Cty, Galveston
Cty, and all municipalities therein).
--The Southwest Border (and adjacent areas that include San Diego and
Imperial Cty, California, and all municipalities therein; Yuma Cty,
Maricopa Cty, Pinal Cty, Pima Cty, Santa Cruz Cty, and Cochise Cty,
Arizona, and all municipalities therein; Hidalgo Cty, Grant County,
Luna County, Dona Ana Cty, Eddy Cty, Lea Cty, and Otero Cty, New
Mexico, and all municipalities therein; El Paso Cty, Hudspeth Cty,
Culberson Cty, Jeff Davis Cty, Presidio County, Brewster Cty, Pecos
Cty, Terrell Cty, Crockett Cty, Val Verde Cty, Kinney Cty, Maverick
Cty, Zavala Cty, Dimmit Cty, La Salle Cty, Webb County, Zapata County,
Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Hildago Cty, Willacy Cty, and Cameron
Cty, Texas, and all municipalities therein).
--U. S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
For further information on high intensity drug trafficking areas
contact Rich Yamamoto, at the Office of
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National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Executive Office of the
President, Washington, DC 20500. He may be reached on (202) 395-6755.
(10) Ineligible Activities. PHDEP funding IS NOT PERMITTED for any
of the activities listed below, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS
NOFA.
(i) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for costs incurred
before the effective date of the grant agreement (Form HUD-1044),
including, but not limited to, consultant fees related to the
development of an application or the actual writing of the application.
(ii) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for the purchase of
controlled substances for any purpose. Controlled substance shall have
the meaning provided in section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21
U.S.C. 802).
(iii) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for compensating
informants, including confidential informants.
(iv) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for the direct
purchase of any law enforcement or military clothing or equipment,
including cars, vans, buses, and motorcycles etc. Exceptions are set
forth in Section I.(c) of this NOFA.
(v) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for any wages or
salaries for voluntary tenant patrol participants. HAs ARE PERMITTED to
fund HA/resident coordinators to be hired for this activity.
(vi) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for the costs of
leasing, acquiring, or constructing any facility space in a building or
unit.
(vii) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for organized fund
raising, advertising, financial campaigns, endowment drives,
solicitation of gifts and bequests, rallies, marches, community
celebrations and similar expenses.
(viii) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for the costs of
entertainment, amusements, or social activities and for the expenses of
items such as meals, beverages, lodgings, rentals, transportation, and
gratuities related to these ineligible activities. However, under
Section I.(c)(6) of this NOFA, funding IS PERMITTED for reasonable,
necessary and justified program costs, such as meals, beverages and
transportation, incurred only for training, and education activities
directly related to ``drug prevention programs.''
(ix) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for the costs (court
costs, attorneys fees, etc.) related to screening or evicting residents
for drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated with
drug-related problems. However, HA investigators funded under this
program may participate in judicial and administrative proceedings as
provided in Section I.(c)(4) (Employment of Investigators) of this
NOFA.
(x) Although participation in activities with Federal drug
interdiction or drug enforcement agencies is encouraged, the transfer
of PHDEP grant funds to any Federal agency IS NOT PERMITTED under this
NOFA.
(xi) Alcohol-related activities and programs ARE NOT ELIGIBLE for
funding under this program. Controlled substance shall have the meaning
provided in Section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C.
802). Since this definition of controlled substance does not include
alcohol, alcohol-related activities are not eligible.
(xii) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for establishing
councils, resident associations, resident organizations, and resident
corporations since HUD funds these activities under a separate NOFA.
(xiii) Indirect costs as defined in OMB Circular A-87 ARE NOT
PERMITTED under this program. Only direct costs are permitted.
(xiv) FUNDING IS NOT PERMITTED under this NOFA for any cash awards.
(xv) Grant funds under this NOFA SHALL NOT BE USED to supplant
existing positions or programs.
(d) Selection Criteria
HUD will review each application that it determines meets the
requirements of this NOFA and evaluate it by assigning points in
accordance with the selection criteria. An application for funding
under this program may be for one or more eligible activities.
An applicant may submit only one application under each Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA). Joint applications ARE NOT PERMITTED under
this program with the following EXCEPTION: HAs under a single
administration (such as HAs managing another HA under contract or HAs
sharing a common executive director) may submit a single application,
even through each HA has its own operating budget.
The number of points that an application receives will depend on
the extent to which the application is responsive to the information
requested in the selection criteria. An application must receive a
score of at least 70 points out of the maximum of 100 points that may
be awarded under this competition to be eligible for funding.
After applications have been scored, Headquarters will rank the
applications on a national basis. Awards will be made in ranked order
until all funds are expended. HUD will select the highest ranking
applications that can be fully funded. Applications with tie scores
will be selected in accordance with the procedures in Section I.(e)
(Ranking Factors). The terms ``housing'' and ``development(s)'' as used
in the application selection criteria and submission requirements may
include, as appropriate, housing described in Section I.(c)(9) (PHA-
Owned Housing), above, of this NOFA. Each application submitted for a
grant under this NOFA will be evaluated on the basis of the following
selection criteria:
(1) First Criterion: The Extent of The Drug-Related Crime
Associated With Drug-Related Crime Problems in the Applicant's
Development or Developments Proposed for Assistance. (MAXIMUM POINTS:
40) To permit HUD to make an evaluation on the basis of this criterion,
an application must include a description of the extent and nature of
drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems, ``in or around'' the HA/development(s) proposed for
funding. An applicant must explain, in the application, in what way a
problem claimed to be associated with drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems is a result
of drug-related crime and those other criminal activities. The
description should provide the following information:
(i) OBJECTIVE DATA. The best available objective data on the
nature, source, and frequency of the problem of drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems. This
data may include (but not necessarily be limited to):
(A) The nature and frequency of drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems as reflected
by crime statistics and other data from Federal, State, Tribal, or
local law enforcement agencies.
(B) Information from records on the types and sources of drug-
related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems in the HA/development(s) proposed for assistance.
(C) Descriptive data as to the types of offenders committing drug-
related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems in the applicant's HA/development(s) (e.g., age,
residence, etc.).
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(D) The number of lease terminations or evictions for drug-related
crime or arrests and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems.
(E) The number of emergency room admissions for drug use or that
result from drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated
with drug-related problems. Such information may be obtained from
police departments and/or fire departments, emergency medical services
agencies and hospitals.
(F) The number of police calls for service from HAs (not just drug-
related crime) such as resident initiated calls, officer-initiated
calls, domestic violence calls, drug distribution complaints, found
drug paraphernalia, gang activity, graffiti that reflects drugs or
gang-related activity, vandalism, drug arrests, and abandoned vehicles.
(G) The number of residents placed in treatment for drug-related
substance abuse, the number of residents that successfully completed
treatment, and number of residents that successfully completed short or
long range after-care treatment for substance abuse.
(H) Where appropriate, the statistics should be reported both in
real numbers and as an annual percentage of the residents in each
development (e.g., 20 arrests in a two-year for distribution of heroin
in a development with 100 residents reflects a 20% occurrence rate).
The data should cover the most recent two-year period. If the data from
the most recent two-year period is not used, an explanation must be
provided. To the extent feasible, the data provided should be compared
with data from a prior two year period to show whether the current data
reflects a percentage increase or decrease in drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems during
that prior period of time within HAs.
(I) A reduction in drug-related crime and other criminal activities
associated with drug-related problems in the HA/development(s) where
previous PHDEP grants have been in effect will not be considered a
disadvantage to the applicant.
(J) If funding is being sought for housing owned by public housing
agencies that is not public housing assisted under the United States
Housing Act of 1937 and is not otherwise federally assisted, the
application must demonstrate that the housing is located in a high
intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 1005 of
the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and the application must demonstrate
that drug-related activity and other criminal activities associated
with drug-related problems at the housing has a detrimental affect on
or about the real property comprising the public or other federally
assisted low-income housing. For the purposes of this NOFA ``in or
around'' means: on the premises or immediately adjacent to the premises
of the real property comprising the public or other Federally-assisted
housing.
(ii) OTHER DATA on the extent of drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems. To the
extent that objective data as described above may not be available, or
to complement that data, the assessment may use data from other sources
that have a direct bearing on drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems in the developments
proposed for assistance under this program. However, if other relevant
information is to be used in place of, rather than to complement,
objective data, the application must indicate the reasons why objective
data could not be obtained and what efforts were made to obtain it.
Examples of these data include (but are not necessarily limited to):
(A) Resident and staff surveys on drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems or on-site
reviews to determine drug activity; and local government or scholarly
studies or other research in the past year that analyze drug activity
in the targeted developments.
(B) Vandalism cost, to include elevator vandalism (where
appropriate) and other vandalism attributable to drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems.
(C) Information from schools, health service providers, residents
and Federal, State, and Tribal officials, and the opinions and
observations of individuals having direct knowledge of drug-related
crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-related
problems concerning the nature and frequency of these problems in the
developments proposed for assistance. (These individuals may include
Federal, State, Tribal, and local government law enforcement officials,
resident or community leaders, school officials, community medical
officials, drug treatment or counseling professionals, or other social
service providers.)
(D) The school dropout rate and level of absenteeism for youth that
the applicant can relate to drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems. If crime or other
statistics are not available at the development or precinct level the
applicant may use other reliable, objective data.
(iii) In awarding points, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the
applicant has provided the above data that reflects drug-related crime
and other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems,
both in terms of the frequency and nature of the drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems in the
HA/development(s) proposed for funding as reflected by information
submitted under paragraphs (1)(i) (objective data), and (ii) (other
data) of this section; and the extent to which such data reflects an
increase in drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated
with drug-related problems over a period of two year(s) in the HA/
development(s) proposed for assistance. (MAXIMUM POINTS UNDER
PARAGRAPHS (i) AND (ii) OF THIS SECTION: 15)
(iv) In awarding points, HUD will evaluate the extent to which the
applicant has analyzed the data compiled under paragraphs (1) (i) and
(ii) of this section, and has clearly articulated its needs,
performance measurements, and strategies for reducing drug-related
crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-related
problems in the HA/development(s) proposed for assistance. (MAXIMUM
POINTS: 5)
(v) In awarding points, HUD will evaluate and assign points
according to the extent and availability of standardized data on the
following specific Part I crime activities as defined by the Uniform
Crime Reporting (UCR) system: (1) Criminal homicide, (2) forcible rape,
(3) robbery, and (4) aggravated assault. This data must cover both the
frequency and nature of the crime in the HA/development(s) proposed for
assistance. The community data will be taken from current Uniform Crime
Reports (UCRs) of the U.S. Department of Justice (FBI crime data) and
will be at the HA/city/county level, when available. The crime data and
the point values will be computed by HUD. (MAXIMUM TOTAL POINTS: 10)
(vi) In awarding points, HUD will evaluate and assign points
according to the extent and availability of standardized data on the
Part II crime activity of drug abuse violations [State, Tribal and
local offenses relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing,
and manufacturing of narcotic drugs], as defined by the Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) system. This data must cover both the frequency and
nature of the crime in the HA/development(s) proposed for assistance.
The community data will be taken from current Uniform
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Crime Reports (UCRs) of the U.S. Department of Justice (FBI crime data)
and will be at the HA/city/county level, when available. The crime data
and the point values will be computed by HUD. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 10)
(2) Second Criterion: The Quality of the Plan To Address the Crime
Problem in the Public or Indian Housing Developments Proposed for
Assistance, Including the Extent to Which the Plan Includes Initiatives
that Can Be Sustained Over a Period of Several Years. (MAXIMUM POINTS:
35) In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the following
factors:
(i) To permit HUD to make an evaluation on the basis of this
criterion, an application must include the applicant's plan for
addressing drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated
with drug-related problems. This means a narrative description of the
applicant's activities for addressing (solutions/prevention) drug-
related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems in each of the developments proposed for assistance
under this part must be included in the application. The activities
eligible for funding under this program are listed in Section I.(c) of
this NOFA, above, although the applicant's plan must include all of the
activities that will be undertaken to address the problem, whether or
not they are funded under this program. If the same activities are
proposed for all of the developments that will be covered by the plan,
the activities do not need to be described separately for each
development. Where different activities are proposed for different
developments, these activities and the developments where they will
take place must be separately described.
The description of the plan in the application must include (but
not necessarily be limited to) the following information:
(A) A narrative describing each activity proposed for PHDEP funding
in the applicant's plan, any additional relevant activities being
undertaken by the applicant (e.g., a drug treatment program for
residents funded by an agency other than HUD), and how all of these
activities interrelate. The applicant should specifically address
whether it plans to implement a comprehensive strategy relating to
illegal drug activities, drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems. The strategy must
include (as applicable) management practices, enforcement/law
enforcement techniques (such as community policing), and a combination
of drug abuse prevention, intervention, referral, and treatment
programs. In addition, the applicant must indicate how its proposed
activities will complement, and be coordinated with, current
activities.
(B) If grant amounts are to be used for contracting for/or
employment of security guard personnel services in HAs/development(s),
the application must describe how the requirements of Section
I.(c)(1)(i) (Employment of Security Personnel) of this NOFA will be
met.
(C) If grant amounts are to be used for HA police department
equipment and personnel, the application must describe how the
requirements of Section I.(c)(1)(ii) (Housing Authority Police
Departments) of this NOFA will be met.
(D) If grant amounts are to be used for reimbursement of local law
enforcement agencies for additional security and protective services,
the application must describe how the requirements of Section I.(c)(2)
(Reimbursement of Local Law Enforcement Agencies) of this NOFA will be
met.
(E) If grant amounts are to be used for physical improvements in
HA/developments proposed for funding under Section I.(c)(3) (Physical
Improvements) of this NOFA, the application must describe how these
improvements will be coordinated with the applicant's modernization
program, if any, under 24 CFR part 950, subpart I, or 24 CFR part 968.
(F) If grant amounts are to be used for employment of
investigators, the application must describe how the requirements of
Section I.(c)(4) (Employment of Investigators) of the NOFA will be met.
(G) If grant amounts are to be used for voluntary tenant patrols,
the application must describe how the requirements of Section I.(c)(5)
(Voluntary Tenant Patrol) of this NOFA will be met.
(H) If grant amounts are to be used for a ``Program to reduce
illegal drugs'' i.e.; prevention, intervention or treatment programs to
eliminate the use of illegal drugs ``in or around'' the premises of the
HA/development(s) as provided in Section I.(c)(6) of this NOFA, the
application must discuss the nature of the program, how the program
represents a prevention or intervention strategy, and how the program
will further the HA's strategy to eliminate drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems in the
HA/development(s) proposed for assistance in the plan, a description of
how funding decisions were reached (specifically how costs were
determined for each element of each activity in the same format as
shown in the application kit) and financial and other resources
(including funding under this program, and from other resources) that
may reasonably be expected to be available to carry out each activity.
(I) Implementation timetable that includes tasks, deadlines, budget
cost, expected outcomes, desired results, and persons responsible for
implementing (beginning, achieving identified milestones, and
completing) each activity in the plan.
(J) The resources that the applicant may reasonably expect to be
available at the end of the grant term to continue the plan, and how
they will be allocated to plan activities that can be sustained over a
period of years.
(K) A discussion of how the applicant's plan will serve to provide
training and employment or business opportunities for lower income
persons and businesses located in, or substantially owned by persons
residing within the area of the section 3 covered project (as defined
in 24 CFR part 135) in accordance with 24 CFR 761.40 and 24 CFR part 5,
subpart A. HAs are encouraged to hire qualified residents in all
positions.
(L) Program evaluation. The plan must specifically demonstrate how
the activities funded under this program will be evaluated by the
applicant, so that the program's progress can be measured. Performance
measurements must be developed to demonstrate the relationship between
the extent of the crime detailed in Selection Criterion 1, Section
I(d)(1) of this NOFA, and the comprehensive crime reduction/elimination
described in the implementation of the plan. The evaluation shall also
be used to modify activities to make them more successful or to
identify unsuccessful strategies. The evaluation must identify the
types of information the applicant will use to measure the plan's
success (e.g. tracking changes in identified crime statistics); and
indicate the method the applicant will use to gather and analyze this
information.
(ii) In assessing this criterion, HUD will consider the quality and
thoroughness of an applicant's plan in terms of the information
requested in Section I.(d)(2)(i), ``Quality of the plan,'' of this
NOFA, including the extent to which:
(A) The applicant's plan clearly describes the activities that are
being proposed by the applicant, including those activities to be
funded under this program and those to be funded from other sources,
and indicates how these proposed activities provide for a
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comprehensive approach to reduce/eliminate drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems (as described
under selection criterion 1, Section I.(d)(1), ``The extent of the
drug-related crime associated with drug-related crime problems'' of
this NOFA, above) in the HA/development(s) proposed for funding.
(MAXIMUM POINTS: 10)
(B) The applicant's plan provides a budget narrative with
supporting documentation (specifically how costs were determined for
each element of each activity in the same format as shown in the
application kit) for each activity and describes the financial and
other resources (under this program and other sources) that may
reasonably be expected to be available to carry out each activity.
(MAXIMUM POINTS: 5)
(C) The applicant's plan is realistic in terms of time, personnel,
and other resources, considering the applicant's timetable for
beginning and completing each component of the plan and the amount of
funding requested under this program and other identified resources
available to the applicant. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(D) As described in the plan, other entities (e.g., Tribal, local
and State governments and community organizations) are involved in
planning and carrying out the applicant's plan. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(E) The plan includes activities that can be sustained over a
period of years and identifies resources that the applicant may
reasonably expect to be available for the continuation of the
activities at the end of the grant term. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(F) The applicant's plan will serve to provide training and
employment or business opportunities for lower income persons and
businesses located in, or substantially owned by persons residing
within the area of the section 3 covered project (as defined in 24 CFR
part 135) in accordance with 24 CFR 761.40 and 24 CFR part 5, subpart
A. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(G) The applicant's plan contains a clear description of its
process to collect, maintain and analyze specific drug-related crime
and other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems and
workload as defined by the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system in
specific Part I/II crimes as detailed in selection criterion 1,
Sections I.(d)(1)(v) and (vi) of this NOFA, as well as other police
workload data to include all calls for service on the HA/development(s)
proposed for funding. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 5)
(H) The applicant's plan includes an evaluation process with
specific performance measurements that demonstrate results relative to
crime workload detailed in Selection Criterion 1, Section I.(d)(1) of
this NOFA, in the HA/development(s) proposed for funding. (MAXIMUM
POINTS: 7)
(3) Third Criterion: The Capability of the Applicant to Carry Out
the Plan. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 15) In assessing this criterion, HUD will
consider the following factors:
(i) The extent of the applicant's successful and effective
administrative capability to manage its HA, as measured by its
performance with respect to operative HUD requirements under the ACC or
ACA and the Public Housing Management Assessment Program at 24 CFR part
901. In evaluating administrative capability under this factor, HUD
will also consider, and the application must include in the form of a
narrative discussion, the following information:
(A) Whether there are any unresolved findings from prior HUD
reports (e.g., performance or finance), reviews or audits undertaken by
HUD, the Office of the Inspector General, the General Accounting
Office, or independent public accountants;
(B) Whether the applicant is operating under court order. (MAXIMUM
POINTS UNDER PARAGRAPH (3)(I) (A) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION: 2)
(ii) The application must demonstrate, as authorized by applicable
local, State, Tribal, and Federal law, the extent to which the
applicant has formed a collaboration with the local, State, Tribal, and
Federal law enforcement officials and courts to gain access regarding
the criminal conviction records of applicants for, or tenants of, HAs
regarding applicant screening, lease enforcement, and eviction. The
application must demonstrate the extent to which the applicant has
implemented effective screening procedures to determine an individual's
suitability for public housing (consistent with the requirements of 42
U.S.C. 3604(f), 24 CFR 100.202, 29 U.S.C. 794 and 24 CFR 8.4 which deal
with individuals with disabilities); implemented a plan to reduce
vacancies; implemented eviction and lease enforcement procedures in
accordance with 24 CFR part 966, subpart B, 25 CFR 950.340 and Section
503 of NAHA; or undertaken other management actions to eliminate drug-
related crime and other criminal activities associated with drug-
related problems in its developments. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(iii) The application must identify the applicant's participation
in HUD grant programs (such as CGP, CIAP, youth sports, child care,
resident management, PHDEP, HOPE VI, Tenant Opportunities Program
(TOP), Family Investment Centers (FIC) grants, etc.) within the
preceding three years, and discuss the degree of the applicant's
success in implementing and managing these grant programs. (MAXIMUM
POINTS: 4)
(iv) The local HUD Field Office/AONAP shall evaluate the extent of
the applicant's success or failure in implementing and managing an
effective program under previous PHDEP grants and/or other grants
(preceding three years). This evaluation will be based upon (but not
limited to) HUD's Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) reports, PHDEP
and/or other HUD program performance and financial reports, audits, and
HUD reviews. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 7)
(4) Fourth Criterion: The Extent to Which Tenants, the Local
Government and the Local Community Support and Participate in the
Design and Implementation of the Activities Proposed to be Funded under
the Application. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 10) In assessing this criterion, HUD
will consider the following factors:
(i) The application must include a discussion of the extent to
which community representatives and Tribal, local, State and Federal
government officials are actively involved in the design and
implementation of the applicant's plan, as evidenced by descriptions of
planning meetings held with community representatives and local
government officials, letters of commitment to provide funding, staff,
or in-kind resources, or written comments on the applicant's planned
activities. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 3)
(ii) The application must discuss the extent to which the relevant
governmental jurisdiction has met its law enforcement obligations under
the Cooperation Agreement with the applicant (as required by the
grantee's Annual Contributions Contract with HUD). The application must
also include a certification by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a
State or a unit of general local government in which the developments
proposed for assistance are located that the locality is meeting its
obligations under the Cooperation Agreement with the HA, particularly
with regard to the current level of baseline law enforcement services.
If the jurisdiction is not meeting its obligations under the
Cooperation Agreement, the CEO should identify any special
circumstances relating to its failure to do so. Whether or not a
locality is meeting its obligations under the Cooperation Agreement
with the applicant, the applicant must describe the current
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level of baseline law enforcement services being provided to the HA/
development(s) proposed for assistance. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 3)
(iii) The extent to which HA/development residents, and an RMC, RC
or RO, where they exist, are involved in the planning and development
of the grant application and plan strategy, and support and participate
in the design and implementation of the activities proposed to be
funded under the application. The application must include a summary of
written resident and resident organization meetings, with supporting
documentation that addresses (but is not limited to) subject matter,
names of residents on committees, copies of resident surveys and
evaluations etc., as required by 24 CFR 761.25, and the applicant's
response to and action on these comments. If there are no resident or
resident organization comments, the applicant must provide an
explanation of the steps taken to encourage participation, even though
they were not successful. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(iv) The extent to which the applicant is already undertaking, or
has undertaken, participation in local, State, Tribal or Federal anti-
drug related crime efforts, such as Operation Weed and Seed, and
Operation Safe Home, and/or has successfully coordinated its law
enforcement activities with local, State, Tribal or Federal law
enforcement agencies. (MAXIMUM POINTS: 2)
(e) Ranking Factors
(1) Each application for a grant award that is submitted in a
timely manner to the local HUD Field Office with delegated public
housing responsibilities or, in the case of IHAs, to the appropriate
AONAP, that otherwise meets the requirements of this NOFA, will be
evaluated in accordance with the selection criteria specified above.
(2) An application must receive a score of AT LEAST 70 POINTS OUT
OF THE MAXIMUM OF 100 POINTS that may be awarded under this competition
to be eligible for funding.
(3) After applications have been scored, Headquarters will rank the
applications on a national basis.
(4) In the event that two eligible applications receive the same
score, and both cannot be funded because of insufficient funds, the
application with the highest score in SELECTION CRITERION 3 ``THE
CAPABILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN'' will be selected.
If Selection Criterion 3 is scored identically for both applications,
the scores in Selection Criteria 1, 2, and 4 will be compared in this
order, one at a time, until one application scores higher in one of the
factors and is selected. If the applications score identically in all
factors, the application that requests less funding will be selected.
(5) All awards will be made to fund fully an application, except as
provided in Section I.(b)(4) of this NOFA (Reduction of Requested Grant
Amounts and Special Conditions).
(f) General Grant Requirements
(1) Each grantee is responsible for ensuring that grant funds are
administered in accordance with the requirements of 24 CFR part 761,
any specific Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) issued for these
programs, 24 CFR part 85 (as applicable), applicable laws and
regulations, applicable OMB circulars, HUD fiscal and audit controls,
grant agreements, grant special conditions, the grantee's approved
budget (SF-424A), and supporting budget narrative, plan, and activity
timetable.
(2) Applicability of OMB Circulars and HUD fiscal and audit
controls. The policies, guidelines, and requirements of this NOFA, 24
CFR part 761, 24 CFR part 85, 24 CFR part 84, and OMB Circular A-87
apply to the acceptance and use of assistance by grantees under this
program; and OMB Circular Nos. A-110 and A-122 apply to the acceptance
and use of assistance by private nonprofit organizations (including
RMCs, RCs and ROs). In addition, grantees and sub-grantees must comply
with fiscal and audit controls and reporting requirements prescribed by
HUD, including the system and audit requirements under the Single Audit
Act, OMB Circular No. A-128 and HUD's implementing regulations at 24
CFR part 44; and OMB Circular No. A-133.
(3) Cost Principles. Specific guidance in this NOFA, 24 CFR part
761, 24 CFR part 85, 24 CFR part 84, OMB Circular A-87, other
applicable OMB cost principles, HUD program regulations, Notices, HUD
Handbooks, and the terms of grant/special conditions and subgrant
agreements will be followed in determining the reasonableness and
allocability of costs. All costs must be reasonable, necessary and
justified with cost analysis. PHDEP Funds must be disbursed by the
grantee within SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF DRAWDOWN. Grant
funds must be used only for Drug Elimination Program purposes. Direct
costs are those that can be identified specifically with a particular
activity or function in this NOFA and cost objectives in OMB Circular
A-87. Indirect cost ARE NOT PERMITTED in this program. Administrative
requirements for the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program grants
will be in accordance with 24 CFR part 85. Acquisition of property or
services shall be in accordance with 24 CFR 85.36. All equipment
acquisitions will remain the property of the grantee in accordance with
24 CFR 85.32. ONAP procurement standards are in 24 CFR part 950.
(4) Grant Staff Personnel.
(i) All persons or entities compensated by the grantee for services
provided under a PHDEP grant must meet all applicable personnel or
procurement requirements and shall be required as a condition of
employment to meet all relevant State, local and Tribal government,
insurance, training, licensing, or other similar standards and
requirements.
(ii) Compensation for personnel relative to grant administrative
support (including supervisory personnel, such as a grant
administrator(s), public housing police department accreditation
specialist under Section I.(c)(1)(ii) of this NOFA, drug/sports/
voluntary tenant patrol program coordinators, and support staff (such
as counselors and clerical staff) hired for grant activities IS
PERMITTED and may include wages, salaries, and fringe benefits.
(iii) All grant personnel must be necessary, reasonable and
justified. Job descriptions must be provided, in the application, for
all grant personnel. Excessive staffing IS NOT PERMITTED.
(iv) HA staff responsible for management/coordination of PHDEP
programs shall be compensated with grant funds only for work performed
directly for PHDEP grant-related activities and shall document the time
and activity involved in accordance with 24 CFR 85.20.
(5) Grant Agreement. After an application has been approved, HUD
and the applicant shall enter into a grant agreement (Form HUD-1044)
setting forth the amount of the grant and its applicable terms,
conditions, financial controls, payment mechanism, schedule, and
special conditions, including sanctions for violation of the agreement.
The grant agreement will be effective upon execution of Form HUD-1044
by the Director, Office of Public Housing or Administrator, AONAP.
(6) Term of Grant Agreement. Terms of the grant agreement may not
exceed 24 months, unless an extension (Form HUD-1044) is approved by
the local HUD Field Office or AONAP. Any funds not expended at the end
of the grant term shall be remitted to HUD. Once the award is executed,
HUD Field Offices or AONAP, using Form HUD-1044, may
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approve a PHDEP grant extension for any project up to and including a
maximum period of 6 months beyond the original grant agreement.
Grantees desiring an extension beyond 6 months must make a request
through the local HUD Field Office or AONAP to the Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing (ATTN: Office of Community Relations and
Involvement, Crime Prevention and Security Division) for a waiver of 24
CFR part 761. Any funds not expended at the end of the grant term,
unless an extension has been approved, shall be remitted to HUD.
(7) Grant extension. Local HUD Field Offices or AONAP may grant an
extension of the grant term in response to a written request for an
extension stating the need for the extension and indicating the
additional time required. Local HUD Field Offices or AONAP will not
consider requests for retroactive extension of program periods. HUD
will permit only one extension. Local HUD Field Offices or AONAP will
only consider extensions if the grantee meets the extension criteria of
paragraph (b)(3) of this section at the time the grantee submits for
approval the request for the extension. The maximum extension allowable
for any PHDEP grant period is 6 months.
(i) Receipt. The request must be received by the local HUD Field
Office or AONAP prior to the termination of the grant, and requires
approval by the local HUD Office or AONAP with jurisdiction over the
grantee.
(ii) Extension criteria. The following criteria must be met by the
grantee when submitting a request to extend the expenditure deadline
for a program or set of programs.
(iii) Performance and Financial Status Reports. There must be on
file with the local HUD Field Office or AONAP current and acceptable
Performance and Financial Status Reports, SF-269As.
(iv) Grant agreement special conditions. The grantee must have
satisfied all grant agreement special conditions except those
conditions that the grantee must fulfill in the remaining period of the
grant. This also includes the performance and resolution of audit
findings in a timely manner.
(v) Justification. The grantee must submit a narrative
justification with the program extension request. The justification
must provide complete details, including the circumstances that require
the proposed extension, and an explanation of the impact of denying the
request.
(vi) HUD action. The local HUD Field Office or AONAP will attempt
to take action on any proposed extension request within 15 days after
receipt of the request.
(8) Duplication of funds. To prevent duplicate funding of any
activity, the grantee must establish controls to assure that an
activity or program that is funded by other HUD programs, or programs
of other Federal agencies, shall not also be funded by the Drug
Elimination Program. The grantee must establish an auditable system to
provide adequate accountability for funds that it has been awarded. The
grantee is responsible for ensuring that there is no duplication of
funds.
(9) Insurance. Each grantee shall obtain adequate insurance
coverage to protect itself against any potential liability arising out
of the eligible activities under this part. In particular, applicants
shall assess their potential liability arising out of the employment or
contracting of security personnel, law enforcement personnel,
investigators, and drug treatment providers, and the establishment of
voluntary tenant patrols; evaluate the qualifications and training of
the individuals or firms undertaking these functions; and consider any
limitations on liability under Tribal, State, or local law. Grantees
shall obtain liability insurance to protect the members of the
voluntary tenant patrol against potential liability as a result of the
patrol's activities under Sec. 761.15(b)(5). Voluntary tenant patrol
liability insurance costs are eligible program expenses. Subgrantees
shall obtain their own liability insurance.
(10) Failure to implement program(s). If the grant plan, approved
budget, and timetable, as described in the approved application, are
not operational within 90 days of the grant agreement date, the grantee
must report by letter to the local HUD Field Office or the local AONAP
the steps being taken to initiate the plan and timetable, the reason
for the delay, and the expected starting date. Any timetable revisions
that resulted from the delay must be included. The local HUD Field
Office or AONAP will determine if the delay is acceptable, approve/
disapprove the revised plan and timetable, and take any additional
appropriate action.
(11) Sanctions. (1) HUD may impose sanctions if the grantee:
(i) Is not complying with the requirements of this part or of other
applicable Federal law;
(ii) Fails to make satisfactory progress toward its drug
elimination goals, as specified in its plan and as reflected in its
performance and financial status reports;
(iii) Does not establish procedures that will minimize the time
elapsing between drawdowns and disbursements;
(iv) Does not adhere to grant agreement requirements or special
conditions;
(v) Proposes substantial plan changes to the extent that, if
originally submitted, the applications would not have been selected for
funding;
(vi) Engages in the improper award or administration of grant
subcontracts;
(vii) Does not submit reports; or
(viii) Files a false certification.
(12) HUD may impose the following sanctions:
(i) Temporarily withhold cash payments pending correction of the
deficiency by the grantee or subgrantee;
(ii) Disallow all or part of the cost of the activity or action not
in compliance;
(iii) Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the current award for
the grantee's or subgrantee's program;
(iv) Require that some or all of the grant amounts be remitted to
HUD;
(v) Condition a future grant and elect not to provide future grant
funds to the grantee until appropriate actions are taken to ensure
compliance;
(vi) Withhold further awards for the program; or
(vii) Take other remedies that may be legally available.
(g) Periodic Reports
In accordance with 24 CFR part 85, grantees are responsible for
managing the day-to-day operations of grant and subgrant supported
activities. Grantees must monitor grant and subgrant supported
activities to assure compliance with applicable Federal requirements
and that performance goals are being achieved. Grantee monitoring must
cover each program, function or activity of the grant or sub-grant.
(1) Semiannual grant performance status reporting requirements.
Grantees are required to provide the local HUD Field Office or AONAP
with a semiannual performance report that evaluates the grantee's
overall performance against its plan. This report shall include in
summary form (but is not limited to) the following: any change or lack
of change in crime statistics or other indicators drawn from the
applicant's plan assessment (such as vandalism, etc.) and an
explanation of any difference; successful completion of any of the
strategy components identified in the applicant's plan; a discussion of
any problems encountered in implementing the plan and how they were
addressed; an evaluation of whether the rate of progress meets
expectations; a discussion of the grantee's efforts in encouraging
resident
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participation; a description of any other programs that may have been
initiated, expanded or deleted as a result of the plan, with an
identification of the resources and the number of people involved in
the programs and their relation to the plan.
(2) Semiannual grant financial status reporting requirements. The
grantee shall submit a semiannual financial status report to the local
HUD Field Office or AONAP. The grantee shall use the SF-269A to report
the status of funds for nonconstruction programs. The grantee shall use
SF-269A, Block 12, ``Remarks,'' to report on the status of programs,
functions, or activities within the program.
(3) Semiannual grant performance and financial status reporting
period and due dates. The semiannual performance and financial status
report shall cover the periods ending June 30 and December 31, and must
be submitted to the local HUD Field Office or AONAP by July 30 and
January 31 of each year.
(4) Final grant performance status report. Grantees are required to
provide the local HUD Field Office or AONAP with a final cumulative
performance report that evaluates the grantee's overall performance
against its plan. This report shall include in summary form (but is not
limited to) the following:
(i) Any change or lack of change in crime statistics or other
indicators drawn from the applicant's plan assessment (such as
vandalism, etc.) and an explanation of any difference;
(ii) Successful completion of any of the strategy components
identified in the applicant's plan;
(iii) A discussion of any problems encountered in implementing the
plan and how they were addressed;
(iv) An evaluation of whether the rate of progress meets
expectations;
(v) A discussion of the grantee's efforts in encouraging resident
participation; and
(vi) A description of any other programs that may have been
initiated, expanded or deleted as a result of the plan, with an
identification of the resources and the number of people involved in
the programs and their relation to the plan.
(5) Final financial status report (SF-269A). The final report will
be a cumulative summary of expenditures to date and must indicate the
exact balance of unexpended funds. The grantee shall remit all Drug
Elimination Program funds, including any unexpended funds, owed to HUD
within 90 days after the termination of the grant agreement.
(6) Final grant performance status report and financial status
report (SF-269A) reporting period. The final performance and financial
status report shall cover the period from the date of the grant
agreement, to include any extensions, to the termination date of the
grant agreement. The report is due to the local HUD Field Office or
AONAP within 90 days after the termination of the grant agreement.
(7) Report submission. The grantee shall submit all required
reports to the local HUD Field Office or AONAP as required.
II. Application Process
(a) APPLICATION KIT: An application kit may be obtained, and
assistance provided, from the local HUD Field Office with delegated
public housing responsibilities over an applying public housing agency,
or from the AONAP having jurisdiction over the Indian housing authority
making an application, or by calling HUD's Community Relations and
Involvement Clearinghouse, telephone (800) 578-3472. The application
kit contains information on all exhibits and certifications required
under this NOFA.
(b) APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Applications are due on or before
August 9, 1996, AT 3:00 PM, LOCAL TIME. Applications (original and two
identical copies of the original application) must be received by the
deadline at the local HUD Field Office or AONAP with responsibilities
over the applying public housing authorities. This application deadline
is 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 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.
Applications (original and two identical copies of the original
application) must be physically received by the deadline at the local
HUD Field Office with delegated public housing responsibilities.
Attention: Director, Office of Public Housing, or, in the case of IHAs,
to the local HUD AONAP. Attention: Administrator, AONAP, as
appropriate. It is not sufficient for an application to bear a postage
date within the submission time period. Applications submitted by
facsimile are not acceptable. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER AUGUST 9,
1996, AT 3:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
III. Checklist of Application Submission Requirements
To qualify for a grant under this program, the application
submitted to HUD shall include, in addition to those requirements
listed under Section I.(d) (Selection Criteria) of this NOFA, including
the plan to address the problem of drug-related crime and other
criminal activities associated with drug-related problems in the
developments proposed for funding, at least the following items:
(a) Applicant Grant Data Form. The applicant must complete the form
for HUD's application database entry. The form, with example, is
provided in the application kit.
(b) Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form SF-424. The
SF-424 is the face sheet for the application. The applicant must
complete and sign the form. The form, with example, is provided in the
application kit.
(c) Standard Form SF-424A Budget Information (non-construction
programs), with attached budget narrative(s) with supporting
justification and documentation (specifically showing how costs were
determined for each element of each activity in the same format as
shown in the application kit). The SF-424A, with attached budget
narrative, must be completed and the applicant must describe each major
activity proposed for funding, e.g., employment of security personnel
(contracted security personnel services and housing authority police
departments), reimbursement of local law enforcement services, physical
improvements, employment of investigators, voluntary tenant (resident)
patrols, programs to reduce the use of drugs i.e. drug prevention,
intervention, and treatment programs. The form, with example, is
provided in the application kit.
(d) Applicants must verify their unit count with the local HUD
Field Office/AONAP prior to submitting the application. In accordance
with Sections I.(b)(2)(i) through (iii) of this NOFA, applicants must
compute the maximum grant award amount for which they are eligible
(eligible dollar amount per unit x (times) number of units and
compare it with the dollar amount requested in the application to make
certain the amount requested does not exceed the permitted maximum
grant award.
(e) Standard Form SF-424B, Assurances, (non-construction programs)
for pre-award assurances. The applicant must complete and sign the
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form. The form and example are provided in the application kit.
(f) Certifications. Applications must include the following
certifications (certifications are provided in the application kit):
(1) A certification that the applicant will maintain a drug-free
workplace in accordance with the requirements of the Drug-Free
Workplace Act of 1988, 24 CFR part 24, subpart F. (Applicants may
submit a copy of their most recent drug-free workplace certification,
which must be dated within the past year.)
(2) A certification and disclosure in accordance with the
requirements of section 319 of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1990 (31 U.S.C.
1352) and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 87. These
authorities generally prohibit recipients and subrecipients of Federal
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and 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. INDIAN HOUSING AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHED BY AN INDIAN
TRIBE AS A RESULT OF THE EXERCISE OF THEIR SOVEREIGN POWER ARE EXCLUDED
FROM COVERAGE, BUT INDIAN HAs ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE LAW ARE NOT
EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE.
(3) If applying for drug treatment program funding, a certification
by the applicant that the applicant has notified and consulted with the
relevant local Tribal commission, Single State Agency or other local
authority with drug program coordination responsibilities concerning
its application; and that the proposed drug prevention/treatment
program has been reviewed by the relevant local Tribal commission,
Single State Agency or other local authority and is consistent with the
Tribal or State treatment plan.
(4) A certification (provided in the application kit) by the Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of a State, Tribe, or a unit of general local
government in which the developments proposed for assistance are
located that:
(i) Grant funds provided under this program will not substitute for
activities currently being undertaken on behalf of the applicant by the
jurisdiction to address drug-related crime and other criminal
activities associated with drug-related problems;
(ii) Any reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for
additional security and protective services to be provided under
Section I.(c)(2) of this NOFA meets the requirements of that section.
(5) A certification, (An example is provided in the application
kit), from the chief of the local law enforcement agency:
(i) If the application is for employment of security services, that
the law enforcement agency has entered into, or will enter into, an
agreement with the applicant and the provider of the security services
in accordance with the requirements of Section I.(c)(1) (Employment of
security personnel) of this NOFA;
(ii) If the application is for employment of investigators, that
the law enforcement agency has entered into, or will enter into, an
agreement with the applicant and the investigators, in accordance with
the requirements of Section I.(c)(4) (Employment of investigators) of
this NOFA;
(iii) If the application is for voluntary tenant (resident) patrol
funding, that the law enforcement agency has entered into, or will
enter into, an agreement with the applicant and the voluntary tenant
patrol, in accordance with the requirements of Section I.(c)(5)
(voluntary tenant (resident) patrol) of this NOFA.
(6) A certification (An example is provided in the application kit)
by the RMC, RC or RO, or other involved resident group where an RMC, RC
or RO does not exist, that the residents participated in the
preparation of the grant application with the applicant, and that the
applicant's description of the activities and program evaluation that
the resident group will implement under the program is accurate and
complete.
(g) HUD Form 2880, Applicant Disclosures. The form, with example,
is provided in the application kit.
IV. Corrections to Deficient Applications
(a) HUD will notify an applicant, in writing, of any curable
technical deficiencies in the application. The applicant must submit
corrections in accordance with the information specified in HUD's
letter within 14 calendar days from the date of HUD's letter notifying
the applicant of any such deficiency.
(b) Curable technical deficiencies relate to items that:
(i) Are not necessary for HUD review under selection criteria/
ranking factors; and
(ii) Would not improve the quality of the applicant's program
proposal.
(c) An example of a curable technical deficiency would be the
failure of an applicant to submit a required assurance, budget
narrative, certification, applicant data form, summaries of written
resident comments, incomplete forms such as the SF-424 or lack of
required signatures, appendixes and documentation referenced in the
application or a computational error based on the use of an incorrect
number(s) such as incorrect unit counts. These items are discussed in
the application kit and samples, as appropriate, are provided.
(d) An example of a non-curable defect or deficiency would be a
missing SF-424A (Budget Information).
V. Other Matters
(a) NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. The following
nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements apply:
(1) The requirements of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968,
42 U.S.C. 3600-20 (Fair Housing Act) and implementing regulations
issued at subchapter A of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
as amended by 54 FR 3232 (published January 23, 1989); Executive Order
11063 (Equal Opportunity in Housing) and implementing regulations at 24
CFR part 107; and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000d-2000d-4) (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) and
implementing regulations issued at 24 CFR part l;
(2) The Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA) (Title II of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968, 25 U.S.C. 1301-1303) provides, among other things,
that ``no Indian tribe in exercising powers of self-government shall *
* * deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of
its laws or deprive any person of liberty or property without due
process of law.'' The Indian Civil Rights Act applies to any Tribe,
band, or other group of Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States in the exercise of recognized powers of self-government.
The ICRA is applicable in all cases where an IHA has been established
by exercise of Tribal powers of self-government.
(3) The prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of age
under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101-07) and
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 146, and the prohibitions
against discrimination against handicapped individuals under section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and implementing
regulations at 24 CFR part 8;
(4) The requirements of Executive Order 11246 (Equal Employment
Opportunity) and the regulations issued under the Order at 41 CFR
Chapter 60;
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(5) The requirements of Executive Orders 11625, 12432, and 12138.
Consistent with HUD's responsibilities under these Orders, recipients
must make efforts to encourage the use of minority and women's business
enterprises in connection with funded activities.
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. Grants under this program are
categorically excluded from review under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) in accordance with 24 CFR 50.20(p). However,
prior to an award of grant funds, HUD will perform an environmental
review to the extent required by HUD's environmental regulations at 24
CFR part 50, including the applicable related authorities at 24 CFR
50.4.
(c) FEDERALISM IMPACT. The General Counsel, as the Designated
Official under section 6(a) of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has
determined that the policies contained in this NOFA will not have
substantial direct effects on States or their political subdivisions,
or the relationship between the Federal government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government and, therefore, the provisions of this NOFA do not
have ``Federalism implications'' within the meaning of the Order. The
NOFA implements a program that encourages housing authorities to
develop a plan for addressing the problem of drug-related crime and
other criminal activities associated with drug-related problems, and
makes available grants to housing authorities to help them carry out
their plans. As such, the program would help housing authorities combat
serious drug-related crime problems in their developments, thereby
strengthening their role as instrumentalities of the States. In
addition, further review under the Order is unnecessary, since the NOFA
generally tracks the statute and involves little implementing
discretion.
(d) FAMILY IMPACT. The General Counsel, as the Designated Official
for Executive Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the
provisions of this NOFA have the potential for a positive, although
indirect, impact on family formation, maintenance and general well-
being within the meaning of the Order. This NOFA would implement a
program that would encourage HAs to develop a plan for addressing the
problem of drug-related crime and other criminal activities associated
with drug-related problems, and to make available grants to help
housing authorities to carry out this plan. As such, the program is
intended to improve the quality of life of public and Indian housing
development residents, including families, by reducing the incidence of
drug-related crime.
(e) SECTION 102 HUD REFORM ACT--DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS
REQUIREMENTS; APPLICANT/RECIPIENT DISCLOSURES.
DOCUMENTATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS. HUD will ensure that documentation
and other information regarding each application submitted pursuant to
this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis upon which assistance
was provided or denied. This material, including any letters of
support, will be made available for public inspection for a five-year
period beginning not less than 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 24 CFR 12.16(b), and the
notice published in the Federal Register on January 16, 1992 (57 FR
1942), for further information on these 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.)
(f) 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 or employees who have ethics related questions should
contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-
free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program questions,
such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed with persons
outside HUD, the employee should contact the appropriate Field Office
Counsel or Headquarters Counsel for the program to which the question
pertains.
(g) 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). 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.
(h) 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
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recipient has made an acceptable certification regarding lobbying.
Under 24 CFR part 87, applicants, recipients, and subrecipients of
assistance exceeding $100,000 must certify that no federal funds have
been or will be spent on lobbying activities in connection with the
assistance. Indian Housing Authorities established by an Indian Tribe
as a result of the exercise of their sovereign power are excluded from
coverage, but has established under State law are not excluded from
coverage.
Authority: Sec. 5127, Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of
1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.); sec. 7(d), Department of Housing and
Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)).
Dated: July 3, 1996.
Kevin E. Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Appendix A: Local HUD Office Addresses and Phone Numbers
HUD--New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Vermont
Massachusetts State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Massachusetts State Office, Thomas
P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, Room 553,
Boston, MA 02222-1092, (617) 565-5196, TTY Number: (617) 565-5453,
Office hours: 8:30am-5:00pm local time
Connecticut State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Connecticut State Office, 330 Main
Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106-1860, (860) 240-4522, TTY
Number: (203) 240-4665, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
New Hampshire State Office
Office of Public Housing,
DHUD--New Hampshire State Office, Norris Cotton Federal Building,
275 Chestnut Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101-2487, (603)
666-7681, TTY Number: (603) 666-7518, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
local time
Rhode Island State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Rhode Island State Office, 10
Weybosset Street, Sixth Floor, Providence, Rhode Island 02903-2808,
(401) 528-5351, TTY Number: (401) 528-5364, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
HUD--New York, New Jersey
New York State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--New York State Office, 26 Federal
Plaza, Suite 3237, New York, New York 10278-0068, (212) 264-6500,
TTY Number: (212) 264-0927, Office hours: 8:30am-5:00pm local time
Buffalo State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Buffalo State Office, Lafayette
Court, 5th Floor, 465 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203-1780,
(551) 846-5755, TTY Number: (716) 551-5787, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
New Jersey State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--New Jersey State Office, One Newark
Center--12th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260, (201) 622-7900,
TTY Number: (201) 645-6649, Office hours: 8:30am-5:00pm local time
HUD--Midatlantic: Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia
Pennsylvania State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Pennsylvania State Office, The
Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19107-3390, (215) 597-2560, TTY Number: (215) 597-5564, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
District of Columbia Office (Washington, D.C.)
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--District of Columbia Office, 820
First Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4502, (202) 275-9200, TTY
Number: (202) 275-0967, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
Maryland State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Maryland State Office, City Crescent
Building, 10 South Howard Street, 5th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland
21201-2505, (401) 962-2520, TTY Number: (410) 962-0106, Office
hours: 8:00am--4:30pm local time
Pittsburgh Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Pittsburgh Area Office, 339 Sixth
Avenue, Sixth floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2515, (412) 644-
6428, TTY Number: (412) 644-5747, Office hours: 8:00am--4:30pm local
time
Virginia State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Virginia State Office, The 3600
Centre, 3600 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 90331, Richmond, Virginia
23230-0331, (804) 278-4507, TTY Number: (804) 278-4501, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
West Virginia State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--West Virginia State Office, 405
Capitol Street, Suite 708, Charleston, West Virginia 25301-1795,
(304) 347-7000, TTY Number: (304) 347-5332, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
HUD--Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Caribbean, Virgin Islands
Georgia State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Georgia State Office, Richard B.
Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-3388, (404) 331-5136, TTY Number: (404) 730-2654, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
Alabama State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Alabama State Office, 600 Beacon
Parkway West, Suite 300, Birmingham, Alabama 35209-3144, (205) 290-
7601, TTY Number: (205) 290-7624, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local
time
Kentucky State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Kentucky State Office, 601 West
Broadway, P.O. Box 1044, Louisville, Kentucky 40201-1044, (502) 582-
6161, TTY Number: (502) 582-5139
Mississippi State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Mississippi State Office, Doctor
A.H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West Capitol Street, Room 910,
Jackson, Mississippi 39269-1096, (601) 975-4746, TTY Number: (601)
975-4717, Office hours: 8:00am-4:45pm local time
North Carolina State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--North Carolina State Office, 2306
West Meadowview Road, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407-3707, (919)
547-4000, TTY Number: 919-547-4055, Office hours: 8:00am-4:45pm
local time
Caribbean Office
Office of Public Housing,DHUD--Caribbean Office, New San Office
Building, 159 Carlos East Chardon Avenue, Room 305, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00918-1804, (809) 766-6121, TTY Number: Number not available,
Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
South Carolina State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--South Carolina State Office, Strom
Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Columbia, South
Carolina 29201-2480, (803) 765-5831, TTY Number: Number not
available, Office hours: 8:00am-4:45pm local time
Tennessee State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Tennessee State Office, John J.
Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, S.W., Third Floor,
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902-2526, (423) 545-4389, TTY Number: (615)
545-4379, Office hours: 7:30am-4:15pm local time
Nashville, Tennessee Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Tennessee Area Office, 251
Cumberland Bend Drive, Suite 200, Nashville, Tennessee 37228-1803,
(615) 736-5213, TTY Number: (615) 736-2886, Office hours: 7:45am-
4:15pm local time
Florida Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Florida Area Office, Southern Bell
Towers, 301 West Bay Street, Suite 2200, Jacksonville, Florida
32202-5121, (904) 232-2626, TTY Number: (904) 232-2357, Office
hours: 7:45am-4:30pm local time
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HUD--Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Illinois State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Illinois State Office, Ralph H.
Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL
60604-3507, (312) 353-5680, TTY Number: (312) 353-7143, Office
hours: 8:15am-4:45pm local time
Michigan State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Michigan State Office, Patrick V.
McNamara Federal Building, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
48226-2592, (313) 226-6880, TTY Number: (313) 226-7812, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
Indiana State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Indiana State Office, 151 North
Delaware Street, Suite 1200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2526, (317)
226-6303, TTY Number: (317)226-7081, Office hours: 8:00am-4:45pm
local time
Grand Rapids, Michigan Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Grand Rapids Area Office, Trade
Center Building, 50 Louis, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2648,
(616) 456-2127, TTY Number: Number not available, Office hours:
8:00am-4:45pm local time
Minnesota State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Minnesota State Office, Bridge Place
Building, 220 South Second Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2195
(612) 370-3000, TTY Number: (612) 370-3186, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
Cincinnati, Ohio Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Cincinnati Area Office, 525 Vine
Street, Suite 700, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3188, (513) 684-2884, TTY
Number: (513) 684-6180, Office hours: 8:00am-4:45pm local time
Cleveland, Ohio Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Cleveland Area Office, Renaissance
Building, 1350 Euclid Avenue, 500, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1815, (216)
522-4065, TTY Number: Number not available, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:40pm local time
Ohio State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Ohio State Office, 200 North High
Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-2499, (614) 469-5737, TTY Number:
Number not available, Office hours: 8:30am-4:45pm local time
Wisconsin State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Wisconsin State Office, Henry S.
Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1380,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2289, (414) 291-3214, TTY Number: Number
not available, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
HUD--Southwest: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Texas State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Texas State Office, 1600
Throckmorton Street, Room 304, P.O. Box 2905, Fort Worth, Texas
76113-2905, (817) 885-5934, TTY Number: (817) 885-5447, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
Houston, Texas Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Houston Area Office, Norfolk Tower,
2211 Norfolk, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77098-4096, (713) 834-3235,
TTY Number: Number not available, Office hours: 7:45am-4:30pm local
time
San Antonio, Texas Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--San Antonio Area Office, Washington
Square, 800 Dolorosa Street, San Antonio, Texas 78207-4563, (512)
229-6783, TTY Number: (512) 229-6783, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
local time
Arkansas State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Arkansas State Office, TCBY Tower,
425 West Capitol Avenue, Room 900, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3488,
(501) 324-5935, TTY Number: (501) 324-5931, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
Louisiana State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Louisiana State Office, 501 Magazine
Street, Ninth Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, (504) 589-7251,
TTY Number: Number not available, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local
time
Oklahoma State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Oklahoma State Office, 500 West Main
Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, (504) 589-7233, TTY Number:
None, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
New Mexico State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--New Mexico State Office, 625 Truman
Street N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110-6472, (505) 262-6463, TTY Number:
(505) 262-6463, Office hours: 7:45am-4:30pm local time
Great Plains: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Kansas/Missouri State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Kansas/Missouri State Office,
Gateway Tower II, 400 State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101-2406,
(913) 551-5488, TTY Number: (913) 551-5815, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
Nebraska State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Nebraska State Office, Executive
Tower Centre, 10909 Mill Valley Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68154-3955,
(402) 492-3100, TTY Number: (402) 492-3183, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
St. Louis, Missouri Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--St. Louis Area Office, Robert A.
Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri
63103-2836, (314) 539-6503, TTY Number: (314) 539-6331, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
Iowa State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Iowa State Office, Federal Building,
210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2155, (515) 284-4512, TTY
Number: (515) 284-4728, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
HUD--Rocky Mountains: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Utah, Wyoming
Colorado State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Colorado State Office, First
Interstate Tower North, 633 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202-3607,
(303) 672-5376, TTY Number: (303) 672-5248, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
HUD--Pacific/Hawaii: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam,
American Samoa
California State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--California State Office, Philip
Burton Federal Building/Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, P.O. Box
36003, San Francisco, California 94102-3448, (415) 436-6532, TTY
Number: (415) 436-6594, Office hours: 8:15am-4:45pm local time
Los Angeles, California Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Los Angeles Area Office, 1615 West
Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90015-3801, (213) 251-
7122, TTY Number: (213) 251-7038, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local
time
Sacramento, California Area Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Sacramento Area Office, 777 12th
Avenue, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1978, Sacramento, California 95814-1997,
(916) 498-5270, TTY Number: (916) 498-5220, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
Arizona State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Arizona State Office, Two Arizona
Center, 400 North 5th Street, Suite 1600, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-
2361, (602) 261-4434, TTY Number: (602) 379-4461, Office hours:
8:00am-4:30pm local time
HUD--Northwest/Alaska: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Washington State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Washington State Office, Seattle
Federal Office Building, 909 First Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, WA
98104-1000, (206) 220-5292, TTY Number: (206) 220-5185, Office
hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
Oregon State Office
Office of Public Housing, DHUD--Oregon State Office, 520 Southwest
Sixth Avenue,
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Portland, Oregon 97203-1596, (503) 326-2561, TTY Number: (503) 326-
3656, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local time
DHUD AREA OFFICES OF NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
Eastern/Woodlands--Tribes and IHAs: East of the Mississippi River,
Including All of Minnesota and Iowa
Eastern/Woodlands HUD Area Office of Native American Programs
Eastern/Woodlands Office of Native American Programs, Ralph H.
Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 2400,
Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 353-1282 or (800) 735-3239, TTY Number:
(312) 886-3741 or (800) 927-9275, Office hours: 8:15am-4:45pm local
time
Southern Plains--Tribes and IHAs: Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, and Texas, except for Isleta Del Sur in Texas
DHUD Area Office of Native American Programs
Southern Plains Office of Native American Programs, 500 West Main
Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102, (405) 553-7428, TTY Number:
(405) 231-4891 or (405) 231-4181, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm local
time
Northern Plains--Tribes and IHAS: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
DHUD Area Office of Native American Programs
Northern Plains Office of Native American Programs, First Interstate
Tower North, 633 17th Street, 14th Floor, Denver, CO 80202-3607,
(303) 672-5462, TTY Number: (303) 844-6158, Office hours: 8:00am-
4:30pm local time
Southwest--Tribes and IHAS: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada,
and Isleta Del Sur in Texas
DHUD Area Office of Native American Programs
Southwest Office of Native American Programs, Two Arizona Center,
400 North 5th Street, Suite 1650, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2361, (602)
379-4156, TTY Number: (602) 379-4461, Office hours: 8:15am-4:45pm
local time
or
Albuquerque Office of Native American Programs, Albuquerque Plaza,
201 3rd Street, NW, Suite 1830, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-3368,
(505) 766-1372, TTY Number: None available, Office hours: 7:45am-
4:30pm local time
or
Northern California Office of Native American Programs, 450 Golden
Gate Avenue, 8th Floor, Box 36003, San Francisco, CA 94102-3448,
(415) 436-8121, TTY Number: (415) 556-8357
Northwest--Tribes and IHAs: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
DHUD Area Office of Native American Programs
Northwest Office of Native American Programs, Seattle Federal Office
Building, 909 First Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104-1000, (206)
220-5270, TTY Number: (206) 220-5185, Office hours: 8:00am-4:30pm
local time
Alaska--Tribes and IHAs: Alaska
DHUD Area Office of Native American Programs
Alaska Office of Native American Programs, University Plaza
Building, 949 East 36th Avenue, Suite 401, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-
4399, (907) 271-4633, TTY Number: (907) 271-4328
[FR Doc. 96-17639 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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