2020-06807. Announcement of Funding Awards

AGENCY:

Office of Strategic Planning and Management, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for the following programs: Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Homeless Management Information System Capacity Building Project (HMIS); FY 2018 Research and Evaluation, Demonstrations, and Data Analysis and Utilization Program (HUDRD); FY 2018 Healthy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing; FY 2019 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Renewal Grants (Notice CPD-19-03); FY 2019 Policy Development and Research Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnership Notice; FY 2019 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program; FY 2019 Lead, Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program; FY 2019 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program; FY 2019 Housing Counseling Training Grant and FY 2019 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant Program.

For Additional Information, Contact:

Office of Strategic Planning and Management, Grants Management and Oversight Division at [e-mail] or the contact person listed in each appendix. Hearing- or speech- impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service, toll-free, at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

HUD posted its FY 2017 Homeless Management Information System Capacity Building Project (HMIS) NOFA on grants.gov on November 19, 2018, (FR-6100-N-40). The competition closed on January 31, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $5,000,000 to 37 recipients to improve their Continuum of Care (CoC's)' Homeless Management Information Systems. Activities that improve HMIS include any one or more of Consolidating HMIS software or databases with another CoC's HMIS; Upgrading, customizing, or configuring the functionality of a CoC's existing HMIS; Improving HMIS data quality; or Increasing staff skills through trainings related to HMIS governance, data collection and data quality improvements, and data analysis to support strategic decision-making. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix A of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2018/2019 Research and Evaluation, Demonstrations and Data Analysis and Utilization Program (HUDRD) NOFA on grants.gov on April 10, 2019, (FR-6200-N-29). The competition closed on May 24, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $2,623,077 to 6 recipients to further PD&R's mission to inform policy development and implementation to improve life in American communities through conducting, supporting, and sharing research, surveys, demonstrations, program evaluations, and best practices. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix B of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2018 Heathy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing on grants.gov on June 25, 2019, (FR-6200-N-44). The competition closed on August 9, 2019. HUD rated and selection applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $5,083,623 to 6 recipients to address multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. The program builds upon HUD's experience with Lead Hazard Control programs to expand the Department's efforts to address a variety of high-priority environmental health and safety hazards. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix C of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2019 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Renewal Grants Notice CPD-19-03 on grants.gov on March 4, 2019, (Notice CPD-19-030). The competition closed on April 12, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition has awarded $24,735,991 to 25 recipients to pursuant to the authority provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law 116-6, Div. G, Title II. The Department will renew all eligible expiring HOPWA permanent supportive housing (PSH) competitive grants initially funded with appropriated funds from Fiscal Year 2010 or earlier provided they meet applicable program requirements. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix D of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2018/2019 Policy Development and Research Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnership Notice (USP) on grants.gov on May 21, 2019, (FR-6300-N-USP). The competition closed on December 31, 2020. HUD rated and selected applications were rated and selected for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition has awarded $427,288 to 3 recipients to allow greater flexibility in addressing important policy questions and to better utilize external expertise in evaluating the local innovations and effectiveness of programs affecting residents of urban, suburban, rural and tribal area. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix E of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2019 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program on grants.gov on June 25, 2019, (FR-6300-N-13). The competition closed on August 9, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $313,656,859.14 to 77 recipients to maximize the number of children under the age of six years protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, Native American Tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing populations. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix F of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2019 Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant Program on grants.gov on June 10, 2019, (FR-6300-N-15), with a pre-application due date of July 11, 2019. The competition full application closed on September 3, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $6,405,862 to 7 recipients to gain knowledge to improve the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of methods for evaluation and control of residential lead-based paint hazards. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix G of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2019 Lead Technical Studies Grant Program on grants.gov on June 10, 2019, (FR-6300-N-15), with a pre-application due date of July 11, 2019. The competition full application closed on September 3, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications d for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $1,982,233 to 3 recipients to advance the recognition and control of priority residential health and safety hazards and more closely examine the link between housing and health. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix H of this notice.

HUD posted its FY 2019 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program on grants.gov on May 24, 2019, (FR-6300-N-33). The competition closed on July 2, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $42,841,684 to 207 recipients to provide counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners with respect to property maintenance, financial management and literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to help clients improve their housing conditions, meet financial needs, and fulfill the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership.

HUD posted FY 2019 Housing Counseling Training Grant on grants.gov on August 6, 2019 (FR-6300-N-30). The competition closed on September 5, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. The competition awarded $2,500,000 to 5 recipients to provide basic housing counseling training and specialized topics to housing counseling agencies to better assist individuals and families. In addition, the grant supports training the agencies on state and local issues and to support the emerging administrative priorities such as HECM default counseling and disaster preparation/recovery classes, both on-line and onsite courses. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix I of this notice.

HUD posted the FY 2019 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants competition on grants.gov on April 10, 2019 (FR-6300-N-38). The competition closed on June 10, 2019. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the NOFA. This competition awarded $5,150,000 to 4 recipients to support the development of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans which focused on directing resources to address three core goals: Housing, People and Neighborhoods. To achieve these core goals, communities must develop and implement a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy, or Transformation Plan. The Transformation Plan will become the guiding document for the revitalization of the public and/or assisted housing units while simultaneously directing the transformation of the surrounding neighborhood and positive outcomes for families. The list of awardees under this NOFA is provided at Appendix J of this notice.

In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545(a)(4)(C)), the Department is publishing the awardees and the amounts of the awards in Appendices A through J to this document.

Dated: March 27, 2020.

Dorthera Yorkshire,

Director, Grants Management and Oversight.

Appendix A

FY2017 Homeless Management Information System Capacity Building Project

Contact: Abbilyn Miller, [phone]

Legal name	Address line 1	Address line 2	City	State	Zip 5	Zip 4	Award amount
Alabama rural Coalition for the Homeless, Inc	4120 Wall Street		Montgomery	AL	36106	2861	$121,380
Broward County, FL	115 S Andrews Avenue	Room 409	Fort Lauderdale	FL	33301	1801	126,498
CARES of NY, Inc	200 Henry Johnson Boulevard	Suite 4	Albany	NY	12210	1550	100,000
Changing Homelessness, Inc	660 Park Street		Jacksonville	FL	32204	2933	104,500
City of Amarillo	808 S Buchanan St	Community Development Department	Amarillo	TX	79105	1971	143,860
City of Boston	26 Court Street	Supportive Housing	Boston	MA	2108	2501	150,000
City of Lowell	50 Arcand Drive		Lowell	MA	1852	1803	150,000
City of Topeka	620 SE Madison, 1st Floor, Unit 8	Housing Services	Topeka	KS	66607	1149	102,685
Commonwealth of Massachusetts	100 Cambridge Street	Suite 300	Boston	MA	2114	2531	150,000
Community Action Partnership of Oregon (CAPO)	350 Mission Street SE, Suite 201		Salem	OR	97302	6302	150,000
Community Council of St. Charles County	P.O. Box 219		Cottleville	MO	63338	219	149,550
County of Chester	313 W Market St	Suite 6202	West Chester	PA	19380	991	150,000
County of Santa Barbara	123 E Anapamu St., Suite 202		Santa Barbara	CA	93101	2025	133,564
County of Shasta	1450 Court Street, Suite 108	Community Action	Redding	CA	96001	1661	170,300
Homeward	9211 Forest Hill Ave	Ste. 200	Richmond	VA	23235	0	91,977
Lee County	2115 Second St		Fort Myers	FL	33901	3070	84,900
Little Rock Community Mental Health Center, Inc	1100 North University Avenue, Suite 201		Little Rock	AR	72207	6359	136,295
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority	811 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor	Data Management	Los Angeles	CA	90017	2606	150,000
Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development (LHAND)	10 Church Street		Lynn	MA	1902	4418	33,383
Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency	Mendocino County Health & Human Services Agency	747 S State Street	Ukiah	CA	95482	5815	150,000
Metropolitan Social Services of Nashville & Davidson County	P.O. Box 196300	Homeless Impact Division	Nashville	TN	37219	6300	150,000
Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation	600 Broadway, Suite 200		Kansas City	MO	64105	1659	150,000
Monroe County Homeless Services Continuum of Care, Inc.	P.O. Box 2410	HMIS	Key West	FL	33045	2410	55,100
Montgomery County Maryland	101 Monroe Street	SEPH	Rockville	MD	20850	2503	150,000
Murfreesboro, City of	111 W Vine St		Murfreesboro	TN	37130	3573	146,300
North Alabama Coalition for the Homeless, Inc	1580 Sparkman Dr., Suite 111		Huntsville	AL	35816	2680	150,000
North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People	417 Main Ave., #206	P.O. Box 1483	Fargo	ND	58107	1483	99,435
One Roof, Inc	1515 6th Ave. S	HMIS	Birmingham	AL	35233	1601	135,368
Partners for HOME	55 Trinity Avenue		Atlanta	GA	30303	3520	150,000
Project NOW, Inc	418 19th St	Homeless	Rock Island	IL	61201	8123	128,909
Sonoma County Community Development Commission	1440 Guerneville Road		Santa Rosa	CA	95403	4107	131,019
South Dakota Housing Development Authority	3060 East Elizabeth Street		Pierre	SD	57501	1237	140,150
Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness, Inc	1750 17th Street-C1		Sarasota	FL	34234	8666	257,457
Tarrant County Homeless Coalition	300 S Beach Street		Fort Worth	TX	76105	1158	150,000
The Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness	321 W Walnut St		Johnson City	TN	37604	6774	150,000
Rochester/Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care, Inc	560 West Main Street		Rochester	NY	14608	1949	157,370
City of Springfield	36 Court St		Springfield	MA	11030	1602	150,000
Total							5,000,000

Appendix B

FY2018/2019 Research and Evaluation, Demonstrations and Data Analysis and Utilization Program (HUDRD)

Contact: Carol Gilliam, [phone].

Organization name	Street address	City	State	Zip code	Award amount
University of Iowa	2 Gilmore Hall	Iowa City	IA	52242-1320	$850,000
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc	11000 Broken Land Parkway, Suite 700	Columbia	MD	21044-3535	350,000
Newport Partners LLC	3760 Tanglewood Lane	Davidsonville	MD	21035	373,077
University of Florida	207 Grinter Hall, P.O. Box 115500	Gainesville	FL	32611	250,000
Home Innovation Research Labs, Inc	400 Prince Georges Blvd	Upper Marlboro	MD	20774	400,000
Colorado State University	1372 Campus Delivery	Fort Collins	CO	80523	400,000
Total					2,623,077

Appendix C

FY2018 Heathy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing

Contact: Michelle Miller, [phone].

Organization name	Address	City	State/ province	Zip/postal code	Federal ($)
Native Village of Buckland	P.O. Box 67	Buckland	AK	99727	$625,000.00
Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority	5446 Jenkins Drive	Juneau	AK	99803	1,000,000.00
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium	4000 Ambassador Drive	Anchorage	AK	99508-5909	999,827.00
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe	412 State Route 37	Hogansburg	NY	13655	1,000,000.00
Kenaitze Salamatof Tribal Designated Housing	P.O. Box 988	Kenai	AK	99611-0988	913,086.00
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate	12554 BIA Hwy. 711	Agency Village	SD	57262-0509	545,710.00
Total					5,083,623.00

Appendix D

FY2019 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Renewal Grants

Contact: Claire Donze, [phone].

Organization name	Address	City	State	Zip code	Award amount
AIDS Alabama	3529 7th Avenue South	Birmingham	AL	35222-3210	$853,252.00
Alameda County	224 W Winton Ave., Room 108	Hayward	CA	94544-1215	1,483,094.00
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center	515 Cortland Ave	San Francisco	CA	94110-5611	473,217.00
City and County of San Francisco	1 S Van Ness Ave., 5th Floor	San Francisco	CA	94103-1267	1,430,000.00
City of Baltimore	7 E Redwood Street, 5th Floor	Baltimore	MD	21202-1108	1,405,950.00
City of Dallas	1500 Marilla 4EN	Dallas	TX	75201-6318	746,853.00
City of Key West	1400 Kennedy Drive	Key West	FL	33040-4008	1,430,000.00
City of San Jose	200 East Santa Clara Street	San Jose	CA	95113-1903	1,256,461.00
City of Savannah, Daniel Flagg Villas	1375 Chatham Parkway	Savannah	GA	31405-0304	249,432.00
City of Savannah, Project House Call	1375 Chatham Parkway	Savannah	GA	31405-0304	671,776.00
Clare Housing	929 Central Avenue NE	Minneapolis	MN	55413-2404	951,376.00
Connections Community Support Programs	3821 Lancaster Pike	Wilmington	DE	19805-1512	757,211.00
Cornerstone Services, Inc	777 Joyce Road	Joliet	IL	60436-1877	856,220.00
Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp	3275 W 14th Ave., #202	Denver	CO	80204-2232	612,379.00
Frannie Peabody Center	30 Danforth Street, Suite 311	Portland	ME	04101-4574	1,406,578.00
Health Care for Homeless, Inc	421 Fallsway	Baltimore	MD	21202-4800	1,261,949.00
Health Services Center, Inc	608 Martin Luther King Drive, P.O. Box 1347	Anniston	AL	36202	855,617.00
I.M. Sulzbacher	611 East Adams Street	Jacksonville	FL	32202-2847	1,215,572.00
Justice Resource Institute	160 Gould Street, Suite 300	Needham	MA	02494-2300	1,377,743.00
Kentucky Housing Corporation	1231 Louisville Rd	Franfort	KY	40601-6156	431,467.00
Oregon Health Authority	800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1105	Portland	OR	97232-2187	1,214,853.00
Our House of Portland	2727 SE Alder Street	Portland	OR	97214-3015	1,016,409.00
The State of Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development (New Transitions)	One Capitol Hill	Providence	RI	02908-5873	741,355.00
The State of Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development (Sunrise Project)	One Capitol Hill	Providence	RI	02908-5873	1,240,606.00
Unity of Greater New Orleans	2475 Canal Street, Suite 300	New Orleans	LA	70119-6555	796,621.00
Total					24,735,991.00

Appendix E

FY2018/2019 Policy Development & Research Authority To Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research Partnership Notice

Contact: Carol Gilliam, [phone].

Organization name	Street address	City	State	Zip code	Award amount
German Marshall Fund of the United States	1744 R Str	Washington	DC	20009	$204,260
Abt Associates	6130 Executive Blvd	Rockville	MD	20852	98,028
New York University Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy	139 MacDougal Street, 2nd Floor	New York	NY	10012	125,000
Total					427,288

Appendix F

FY2019 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

Contact: Yolanda A. Brown, [phone].

Appendix G

FY2019 Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grant

Contact: Dr. Peter J. Ashley, [phone].

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Appendix H

FY2019 Lead Technical Studies

Contact: Dr. Peter J. Ashley, [phone].

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Appendix I

FY2019 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program

Contact: Joel Schumacher, [phone].

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FY2019 Housing Counseling Training Grant.

Lead grantee	Address	City	State	Zip code	Award amount
Rural Community Assistance Corp	3120 Freeboard Drive, Suite 201	West Sacramento	CA	95691	$344,373.53
National Community Reinvestment Coalition	740 15th St. NW, Suite 400	Washington	DC	20005	617,251.26
Neighborworks America	999 North Capital Street NE, Suite 900	Washington	DC	20002	889,909.10
Neighborhood Stabilization Corp	225 Centre Street, Suite 100	Boston	MA	02119	240,580.84
Total					2,500,000.00

Appendix J

FY2019 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants

Contact: Mindy Turbov, [phone].

Lead grantee	Address	City	State	Zip code	Award amount
City of Huntsville	308 Fountain Circle	Huntsville	AL	35801-4240	$1,300,000
City of Omaha	1819 Farnam Street, Suite 300	Omaha	NE	68183	1,300,000
Housing Authority of the City of Rome	326 West 9th Street	Rome	GA	30162-1428	1,250,000
Trenton Housing Authority	875 New Willow Street	Trenton	NJ	08639	1,300,00
Total					5,150,000