96-19134. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher Programs  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 145 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
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    Notice of Funding Availability for Family Self-Sufficiency Program 
    Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher 
    Programs; Notice
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 145 / Friday, July 26, 1996 / 
    Notices
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
    
    [Docket No. FR-4061-N-01]
    
    
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; 
    Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
    Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental 
    Voucher Programs
    
    AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
    Housing, HUD.
    
    ACTION: Notice of funding availability for fiscal year (FY) 1996 for 
    Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.
    
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    SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $9.2 million for 
    administrative fees for Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program 
    coordinators. Eligible applicants are only those public housing 
    agencies (PHAs) and Indian housing authorities (IHAs), herein referred 
    to as housing agencies (HAs), with obligations to enroll at least 25 
    families in the FSS program. Due to limited funding, HUD has decided to 
    limit the competition to the HAs with Section 8 programs of fewer than 
    1,000 rental vouchers and certificates and limit the funds available to 
    each HA to $42,500.
        In recent years, HUD has provided funding for FSS program 
    coordinators to HAs with Section 8 programs of fewer than 600 units. 
    The funds for FY 94 and FY 95 were allocated to these HAs based on a 
    request for funding and all complete applications were funded. HUD is 
    allocating FY 1996 funds for FSS program coordinators through a 
    competitive NOFA as required by Congress.
    
    DATES: The application deadline for the FSS Program Coordinators is 
    September 9, 1996, 3:00 p.m., local HUD Office time.
        The above-stated application deadline is firm as to date and hour. 
    In the interest of fairness to all competing HAs, HUD will treat as 
    ineligible for consideration any application that is not received 
    before the application deadline. Applicants should take this practice 
    into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid any 
    risk of loss of eligibility brought about by unanticipated delays or 
    other delivery-related problems. HUD will not accept, at any time 
    during the NOFA competition, application materials sent via facsimile 
    (FAX) transmission.
    
    ADDRESSES: The local HUD State or Area Office, Attention: Director, 
    Office of Public Housing, is the official place of receipt for all 
    applications, except applications from Indian Housing Authorities 
    (IHAs). The local HUD Office of Native American Programs Office, 
    Attention: Administrator, Office of Native American Programs, is the 
    place of official receipt for IHA applications. For ease of reference, 
    the term ``HUD Office'' will be used throughout this NOFA to mean the 
    HUD State Office, HUD Area Office, and the HUD Office of Native 
    American Programs Office. If a particular type of HUD Office needs to 
    be identified, e.g., the HUD Office of Native American Programs Office, 
    the appropriate office will be used.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Operations 
    Division, Office of Rental Assistance, Office of Public and Indian 
    Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, room 4220, 451 
    Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-8000, telephone number (202) 
    708-0477. Hearing or speech impaired individuals may call HUD's TTY 
    number (202) 708-4594. (These numbers are not toll-free.)
    
    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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
    3501-3520). No person may be subjected to a penalty for failure to 
    comply with these information collection requirements until they have 
    been approved and assigned an OMB control number. The OMB control 
    number, when assigned, will be announced in the Federal Register.
    
    I. Purpose and Substantive Description
    
        The Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 
    (Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, approved April 26, 1996) allows HUD 
    to set-aside Community Development Block Grant funds for program 
    coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. As a result, HUD 
    determined to make a sufficient amount available under this NOFA, to 
    enable the smaller HAs (i.e., those with programs of fewer than 1,000 
    total rental vouchers and certificates ) with required FSS programs of 
    at least 25 slots, to hire up to one FSS program coordinator for one 
    year at a reasonable cost, as determined by the HA and HUD, based on 
    salaries for similar positions in the locality. Each HA is limited to 
    an award of $42,500 under this NOFA.
    
    (1) Eligible Activity
    
        Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain 
    the services of up to one FSS program coordinator for one year. A part-
    time FSS program coordinator may be retained where appropriate. Under 
    the FSS program, HAs are required to use Section 8 rental assistance 
    together with public and private resources to provide supportive 
    services to enable participating families to achieve economic 
    independence and self-sufficiency. Effective delivery of supportive 
    services is a critical element in a successful program.
    (a) Program Coordinator Role
        HAs administering the FSS program use program coordinating 
    committees (PCCs) to assist them to secure resources for and implement 
    the FSS program. The program coordinating committee is made up of 
    representatives of local government, job training and employment 
    agencies, local welfare agencies, educational institutions, child care 
    providers, nonprofit service providers, and businesses.
        An FSS program coordinator works with the PCC, and with local 
    service providers to assure that program participants are linked to the 
    supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. The FSS 
    program coordinator may ensure, through case management, that the 
    services included in participants' contracts of participation are 
    provided on a regular, ongoing and satisfactory basis, and that 
    participants are fulfilling their responsibilities under the contracts.
    (b) Staffing Guidelines
        Under normal circumstances, a full-time FSS program coordinator 
    should be able to serve approximately 50 FSS participants, depending on 
    the coordinator's case management functions.
    (c) Eligibility of HAs
        All HAs that currently administer a rental voucher and certificate 
    program of fewer than 1,000 total rental vouchers and certificates and 
    that received FY 1992 FSS incentive award funding, or FY 1993 and later 
    rental voucher or certificate funding (other than renewal funding), and 
    as a result are required to administer an FSS program of at least 25 
    FSS slots are eligible to apply. HAs with fewer than 1,000 total rental 
    vouchers and certificates and with FSS programs of fewer than 25 slots 
    may also apply, if they apply jointly with one or more
    
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    other eligible HAs so that between or among the HAs they administer at 
    least 25 FSS slots. If eligible applicants apply jointly, their 
    combined total program size may exceed 1,000 total rental vouchers and 
    certificates, but the $42,500 maximum amount that may be requested 
    still applies. Joint applicants must specify a lead coapplicant which 
    will receive and administer the FSS program coordinator funding. A 
    State or regional (i.e., multi-county jurisdiction) HA that administers 
    a program of more than 1,000 rental vouchers and certificates may apply 
    if it is required to administer an FSS program of fewer than 1,000 FSS 
    slots.
        Since the $9.2 million available for FSS program coordinators is 
    insufficient to fund all HAs administering FSS programs, HUD is 
    limiting eligibility under this NOFA to HAs with fewer than 1,000 total 
    Section 8 rental vouchers and certificates and to state and multi-
    county regional HAs that are required to administer FSS programs of at 
    least 25 but fewer than 1,000 FSS slots. HUD determined that HAs 
    administering large Section 8 programs are more likely than smaller HAs 
    to have access to other resources for FSS program administration. State 
    HAs indicated an interest in FY 1994 in submitting applications for 
    funding under the FSS Program Coordinators NOFA regardless of the 600 
    total program size limitation in FY 1994. In response, HUD has decided 
    in this FY 1996 NOFA to allow a state or multi-county regional HA that 
    administers an FSS program in more than one location to submit an 
    application if the state or multi-county regional HA is required to 
    administer an FSS program of at least 25 but fewer than 1,000 Section 8 
    units.
        HUD is requiring that applicants under this NOFA administer FSS 
    programs of at least 25 FSS slots (based on FY 1992 FSS incentive award 
    funding or FY 1993 and later rental voucher and certificate funding 
    (other than renewal funding)) to ensure that the limited program 
    coordinator funds are used in a cost-effective manner. The Department 
    expects that FSS programs of fewer than 25 FSS slots can be managed 
    within HA resources.
    
    (2) Eligible Applicants With HUD Approved Exceptions to Mandatory 
    Minimum Size
    
        If HUD has approved either a full or partial exception to 
    implementing an FSS program of the mandatory minimum size for an 
    eligible applicant with fewer than 1,000 rental vouchers and 
    certificates, solely because of a lack of funds for reasonable 
    administrative costs, the approval of the exception is hereby 
    automatically rescinded, since funding for an FSS program coordinator 
    is now available under this NOFA.
    
    II. FSS Program Coordinators Allocation Amounts
    
        For FY 1996, $9.2 million is available for HA administrative fees 
    for Section 8 FSS Program Coordinators. This is the third fiscal year 
    of funding for FSS Program Coordinators. All HAs that received funding 
    for FSS Program Coordinators under the FY 1994 and FY 1995 NOFA must 
    re-apply under this NOFA and compete for funding under the terms of 
    this NOFA. There will be no automatic funding for previously funded 
    HAs.
        An eligible HA may apply for a maximum of $42,500 to support up to 
    one FSS program coordinator for one year. An eligible state HA or 
    multi-county regional HA may apply for a maximum of $42,500. The HUD 
    Office may fund applications at fewer than the requested amount, based 
    on the HUD Office application review, if the HA requests more funds 
    than permitted under the NOFA for a full or part-time program 
    coordinator.
    
    III. FSS Program Coordinators Application Submission Requirements
    
        Each application for funding under this NOFA must contain the 
    following items to be considered for an award:
    
    (1) Application for FSS Program Coordinator Funds
    
        All applications must contain the following information stated in a 
    letter from the Executive Director of the HA to the Director of the 
    Office of Public Housing in the local HUD Office or to the 
    Administrator of the Office of Native American Programs (see sample 
    letter format, Attachment 1):
        (a) The total number of units in the latest HUD approved HA budget 
    for the Section 8 rental voucher and certificate programs.
        (b) The total number of required FSS slots (based on FY 1992 
    incentive award funding and FY 1993 and later rental voucher and 
    certificate funding).
        (c) The total number of currently enrolled FSS families.
        (d) The number of FSS families that are currently working at full 
    or part-time jobs.
        (e) The annual salary proposed for the FSS program coordinator, 
    plus any fringe benefits. Do not include costs of training, 
    transportation, clerical support, equipment, supplies, or other 
    administrative costs or overhead. The Program coordinator salary should 
    be set as follows:
        (i) Determine the salary level, taking into consideration salaries 
    for comparable jobs, modified by the hours worked.
        (ii) Set the annual salary, including any fringe benefits that 
    pertain to the job.
        (f) Evidence that demonstrates salary comparability with similar 
    positions in the local jurisdiction.
        (g) Joint applicants must indicate which HA will be the lead 
    applicant and will receive and administer the FSS program coordinator 
    funding.
    
    (2) Type and Quality of Proposed Services
    
        Each HA must provide a brief description of the services provided 
    in its FSS program, including any innovative approaches to services 
    that increase the likelihood of success for FSS families and internal 
    goals established by the HA to determine the success of its FSS 
    program. A successful FSS program must offer a wide variety of services 
    to address the needs of FSS participants that can be integrated into 
    meaningful assistance for families. A key consideration is that the 
    services must be coordinated in their delivery and appropriate to the 
    needs of the families. For example, quality child-care, capable of 
    attending to a variety of age groups and operating a sufficient number 
    of hours per week to accommodate work, training, and/or counseling 
    schedules may be important. Another important service may be 
    transportation, which links the other services together. The HA shall 
    describe current FSS services or past services provided by others to 
    its Section 8 families.
    
    (3) List of Firm Commitments for Services From Other Sources
    
        Each HA must provide a summary cover letter of commitments for 
    services along with copies of commitment letter from service providers 
    with reasonable assurances that services will be provided. The HA may 
    include services currently being provided to FSS participants as long 
    as the services will continue to be provided.
    
    (4) Funding Application
    
        All HAs must complete Form HUD-52515, Section 8 Tenant-Based 
    Assistance, Rental Certificate Program and Rental Voucher Program 
    (dated January 1996). This form was recently revised to include all 
    necessary certifications for Fair Housing, Drug Free Workplace and 
    Lobbying activities; therefore, HAs can complete and sign the new form 
    HUD-52515 to meet the requirements of these certifications. All
    
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    parts of the application form must be completed, except parts B and C 
    which relate to funding of units. HAs should note that, unlike other 
    applications for funding, the provisions of Section 213 of the Housing 
    and Community Development Act of 1974 do not apply for the FSS program 
    coordinator funding and no solicitation of comments from the chief 
    executive officer of the unit of general local government need be made.
    
    IV. Application Rating Process
    
        (1) General. The HUD Office is responsible for rating the 
    applications for the criteria established in this NOFA, and HUD 
    Headquarters is responsible for selection of applications (including 
    applications rated by the Office of Native American Programs) that will 
    receive funding for FSS program coordinators. Each application, to be 
    eligible for funding, must receive a total score of 35 points after all 
    criteria are rated. The HUD Office will initially screen all 
    applications and determine any technical deficiencies based on the 
    application submission requirements.
        (2) Rating Criteria.
        (a) Rating Criterion 1: Percentage of FSS Families Currently 
    Enrolled Compared to the HA'S Obligation to Enroll Families.
        (i) Description: This criterion assesses the success to date that 
    the HA has achieved in enrolling families in FSS in comparison with its 
    obligation to enroll families based on the new funding the HA has been 
    awarded in FY 1992 and subsequently.
        (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
    based on the number of families currently enrolled for FSS divided by 
    the total number of families that the HA is obligated to enroll. The 
    HUD Office must use the HAs' statement as to the number of enrolled 
    families and the number of families obligated to be enrolled unless the 
    HUD Office is aware of other more up-to-date data. The HUD Office will 
    assign point values based on the following:
         20 Points--Assign 20 points if the HA has enrolled more 
    than 75 percent of the number of families it is obligated to enroll.
         10 Points--Assign 10 points if the HA has enrolled between 
    50 and 75 percent of the number of families it is obligated to enroll.
         Zero Points--Assign zero points if the HA has enrolled 
    fewer than 50 percent of the number of families it is obligated to 
    enroll.
        (b) Rating Criterion 2: Number of Enrolled FSS Families That Are 
    Working.
        (i) Description: This criterion assesses the success of the FSS 
    families in the HA's program to achieve results in job training and job 
    search activities.
        (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
    based on the following percentages for the number of FSS families who 
    are currently attending school or working in full or part-time jobs:
         10 Points--Assign 10 points if the HA has more than 50 
    percent of its FSS families attending school full-time and/or working 
    either in full-time or part-time jobs.
         5 Points--Assign 5 points if the HA has between 25 and 50 
    percent of its FSS families attending school full-time and/or working 
    either in full-time or part-time jobs.
         Zero Points--Assign zero points if neither threshold 
    applies.
        (c) Rating Criterion 3: Supportive Services for FSS Families.
        (i) Description: This criterion assesses the variety of the 
    services provided to FSS families. The services proposed should match 
    the needs of the FSS families as described in the HA's application. 
    Services can include the following: child care, transportation, job 
    training and placement, counseling, education, money management, 
    parenting and rehabilitation services.
        (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
    for the following assessments based on the number of services provided 
    by the HA:
         10 Points--Assign 10 points if FSS families have access to 
    at least five of the listed services:
         5 Points--Assign 5 points if FSS families have access to 
    at least three of the listed services.
         Zero Points--Assign zero points if FSS families have 
    access to fewer than three of the listed services.
        (d) Rating Criterion 4: Type and Quality Funding of Supportive 
    Services for FSS Families.
        (i) Description: This criterion assesses the quality of the 
    services provided to FSS families by determining whether child care and 
    transportation are provided in addition to other services such as 
    training, education and counseling.
        (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
    for the following assessments based on the availability of certain 
    services provided by the HA:
         20 Points--Assign 20 points if FSS families have access to 
    child care and transportation in addition to other services such as 
    training, education, counseling, money management, parenting and 
    rehabilitation services;
         10 Points--Assign 10 points if FSS families have access to 
    child care or transportation in addition to other services such as 
    training, education, counseling, money management, parenting and 
    rehabilitation services;
         Zero Points--Assign zero points if FSS families are 
    without access to child care or transportation.
        (e) Rating Criterion 5: Firm Commitments for Supportive Services 
    for FSS Families.
        (i) Description: This criterion assesses the number of services 
    provided to FSS families with firm commitments for the next fiscal year 
    from third party providers.
        (ii) Rating and Assessment: The HUD Office will assign point values 
    for the following assessments based on the number of services with firm 
    commitments for the next HA fiscal year:
         10 Points--Assign 10 points if an HA has firm commitments 
    for four or more services;
         5 Points--Assign 5 points if an HA has firm commitments 
    for two or three services;
         Zero Points--Assign zero points if an HA has only one firm 
    commitment for services.
    
    V. Corrections to Deficient Applications
    
    (1) Acceptable Applications
    
        To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by 
    the appropriate HUD Office no later than the date and time specified in 
    this NOFA. The HUD Office will initially screen all applications and 
    notify HAs of technical deficiencies by letter.
        If an application has technical deficiencies, the HA will have 14 
    calendar days from the date of the issuance of the HUD notification 
    letter to submit the missing or corrected information to the HUD 
    Office. Curable technical deficiencies relate only to items that do not 
    improve the substantive quality of the application relative to the 
    rating factors.
        All HAs must submit corrections within 14 calendar days from the 
    date of the HUD letter notifying the applicant of any such deficiency. 
    Information received after 3:00 p.m. local time (i.e., the time in the 
    appropriate HUD Office), of the 14th calendar day of the correction 
    period will not be accepted and the application will be rejected as 
    incomplete.
    
    (2) Unacceptable Applications
    
        (a) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction 
    period, the HUD Office will disapprove HA applications that it 
    determines are not acceptable for
    
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    processing. The HUD Office disapproval letter must state the basis for 
    the decision.
        (b) Applications that fall into any of the following categories 
    will not be processed:
        (i) There is a pending civil rights suit against the HA instituted 
    by the Department of Justice or there is a pending administrative 
    action for civil rights violations instituted by HUD (including a 
    charge of discrimination under the Fair Housing Act).
        (ii) There has been an adjudication of a civil rights violation in 
    a civil action brought against the HA by a private individual, unless 
    the HA is operating in compliance with a court order or implementing a 
    HUD-approved resident selection and assignment plan or compliance 
    agreement designed to correct the areas of noncompliance.
        (iii) There are outstanding findings of noncompliance with civil 
    rights statutes, Executive Orders, or regulations, as a result of 
    formal administrative proceedings, or the Secretary has issued a charge 
    against the applicant under the Fair Housing Act, unless the applicant 
    is operating under a conciliation or compliance agreement designed to 
    correct the areas of noncompliance.
        (iv) HUD has denied application processing under Title VI of the 
    Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR 
    50.3), and the HUD Title VI regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and procedures 
    (HUD Handbook 8040.1), or under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
    of 1973 and HUD regulations (24 CFR 8.57).
        (v) The HA has serious unaddressed, outstanding Inspector General 
    audit findings, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity monitoring review 
    findings, or HUD management review findings for its rental voucher or 
    rental certificate program.
        (vi) A HA application that does not comply with the requirements of 
    24 CFR 982.102 and this NOFA, after the expiration of the 14-calendar 
    day technical deficiency correction period will be rejected from 
    processing.
        (vii) A HA application submitted after the deadline date.
    
    VI. FSS Program Coordinators Selection Process
    
        After the HUD Office has screened HA applications and disapproved 
    any applications unacceptable for further processing (See Section IV(2) 
    of this NOFA), the HUD Office will review and rate all approvable 
    applications, utilizing the threshold criteria listed in this NOFA. 
    Each HUD Office will send to HUD Headquarters the information on each 
    application that receives a rating of at least 35 points, including the 
    name of the HA, the type of program to be funded, i.e., rental voucher 
    or certificate, the application score as determined by the HUD Office 
    under the rating process, the amount requested, and the size of the 
    HA's total Section 8 program.
        HUD Headquarters will rank and select the HA applications based on 
    the scores provided by the HUD Offices with the highest scores being 
    funded first. In the case of tie scores, HUD will fund the smallest HAs 
    first. This process will continue until all available funds have been 
    awarded. HUD may not be able to fund all applications depending on the 
    amount of funds recommended by the HUD Office and the size of an 
    applicant's total Section 8 program.
    
    VII. Other Matters
    
    (a) Environmental Impact
    
        A Finding of No Significant Impact with respect to the environment 
    has been made in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 50, 
    which implements section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy 
    Act of 1969. The Finding of No Significant Impact is available for 
    public inspection between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays in the 
    Office of the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel, Department 
    of Housing and Urban Development, room 10276, 451 Seventh Street, SW, 
    Washington, DC 20410.
    
    (b) Executive Order 12612, Federalism
    
        The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
    of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the 
    provisions of this NOFA do not have ``federalism implications'' within 
    the meaning of the Order. The NOFA makes funds available for HAs to 
    employ or otherwise retain the services of up to one FSS program 
    coordinator for one year. As such, there are no direct implications on 
    the relationship between the national government and the states or on 
    the distribution of power and responsibilities among various levels of 
    government.
    
    (c) Executive Order 12606, The Family
    
        The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under Executive 
    Order 12606, The Family, has determined that the policies announced in 
    this Notice would not have a significant impact on the formation, 
    maintenance, and general well-being of families except indirectly to 
    the extent of the social and other benefits expected from this program 
    of assistance.
    
    (d) Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance
    
        Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
    Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) and the final rule published on 
    April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448) (to be codified at 24 CFR part 4, subpart 
    A), contain a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater 
    accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of 
    assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992 (57 FR 1942), HUD 
    published a notice that also provides information on the implementation 
    of section 102. The documentation, public access, disclosure 
    requirements of section 102 are applicable to assistance awarded under 
    this NOFA as follows:
        Documentation and public access requirements. HUD will ensure that 
    documentation and other information regarding each application 
    submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis 
    upon which assistance was provided or denied. This material, including 
    any letters of support, will be made available for public inspection 
    for a five-year period beginning not less than 30 days after the award 
    of the assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with 
    the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
    regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the 
    recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its Federal Register 
    notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a competitive 
    basis.
    
    (d) Documentation and Public Access Requirements: HUD Reform Act
    
        HUD will include recipients that receive assistance pursuant to 
    this NOFA in its Federal Register notice of recipients of all HUD 
    assistance awarded on a competitive basis. (See 24 CFR 12.16(b), and 
    the notice published on January 16, 1992 (57 FR 1942), for further 
    information on these requirements.)
    
    (e) Section 103 of the HUD Reform Act
    
        HUD's regulations implementing section 103 of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, codified as 24 CFR 
    part 4, applies to this funding competition. The requirements in part 4 
    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
    
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    (other than persons authorized to receive such information) 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 Ethic (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 questions 
    pertains.
    
    (e) Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities
    
        The use of funds awarded under this NOFA is subject to the 
    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. Indian Housing Authorities (IHAs) 
    established by an Indian tribe as a result of the exercise of the 
    tribe's sovereign power are excluded from coverage of the Byrd 
    Amendment, but IHAs established under State law are not excluded from 
    the statute's coverage.
    
        Dated: July 22, 1996.
    Kevin E. Marchman,
    Acting Assistant Secretary, for Public and Indian Housing.
    
    Attachment 1.--Request for FSS Program Coordinator Funds Sample Letter 
    Format
    
        Dear Director, Office of Public Housing (or Administrator, 
    Native American Programs Office):
        This is to request approval to hire a Family Self-Sufficiency 
    (FSS) program coordinator for one year, for the X housing agency 
    (HA) FSS program.
        1. Total Number of Units in the HA's Section 8 rental voucher 
    and certificate programs as listed in the latest HUD approved 
    budget.
        2. Total Number of Currently Enrolled FSS Families: ________.
        3. Total Number of Required FSS Program Slots (based on units 
    approved under FY 1992 incentive award funding and under FY 1993 and 
    later rental voucher and certificate program funding): ________.
        4. Total Number of families participating in the HA's Section 8 
    FSS program that are attending school or working: ________.
        5. Program Coordinator Salary:
    
        a. Salary level, based on salaries for comparable jobs (modified 
    by number of hours worked) ________.
        b. Annual Salary plus Fringe Benefits:
    
    ________ Hours/Week;
    
    ________ $/Hour;
    
    ________ Fringe Rate (%);
    
    Annual Salary ________.
        6. The HA will contract out for a Program coordinator:
    
    ________ Yes
    
    ________ No
    
    ________ Unknown
    
        7. Attachment: Evidence demonstrating salary comparability with 
    similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
        8. Is this application submitted jointly with another HA?
    
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    Yes
    
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     No
    
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    Name of Lead Agency
    
        If there are any questions, please contact ______________at 
    ______________.
          Sincerely,
    Executive Director
    Attachment(s)
    
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Document Information

Published:
07/26/1996
Department:
Housing and Urban Development Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of funding availability for fiscal year (FY) 1996 for Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.
Document Number:
96-19134
Dates:
The application deadline for the FSS Program Coordinators is September 9, 1996, 3:00 p.m., local HUD Office time.
Pages:
39262-39266 (5 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. FR-4061-N-01
PDF File:
96-19134.pdf