Participating in HUD Grant Programs Marvin W. Turner Director District of Columbia HUD Office

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1 Participating in HUD Grant Programs Marvin W. Turner Director District of Columbia HUD Office

2 Generic Grant Categories Background on Grants.gov, Strategic and Policy Priorities and Code of Conduct FY 2012 Notices of Funds Available Discussion of Selected Grants

3 There are two general categories: Formula Based Grants Competitive (Discretionary) Grants We will focus mainly on competitive grants today

4 The Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight (ODGMO), is responsible for strengthening internal controls and enhancing management integrity across HUD's programs; improving management efficiencies by streamlining grants processes and procedures not only within HUD but across all Federal programs in conjunction with the other 26 Federal grantmaking agencies; facilitating the move to e- Government; and increasing transparency for results achieved in HUD's competitive grant programs.

5 Registration in Brief: Registration takes approximately 3-5 business days, but allow 4 weeks for completion of all steps. STEP 1: Obtain DUNS Number Same day. If requested by phone ( ) DUNS is provided immediately. If your organization does not have one, you will need to go to the Dun & Bradstreet website at to obtain the number. *Information for Foreign Registrants.*Webform requests take 1-2 business days. STEP 2: Register with CCR Three to five business days or up to two weeks. If you already have a TIN, your CCR registration will take 3-5 business days to process. If you are applying for an EIN please allow up to 2 weeks. Ensure that your organization is registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at If your organization is not, an authorizing official of your organization must register. STEP 3: Username & Password Same day. Complete your AOR (Authorized Organization Representative) profile on Grants.gov and create your username and password. You will need to use your organization s DUNS Number to complete this step. STEP 4: AOR Authorization *Same day. The E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) at your organization must login to Grants.gov to confirm you as an Authorized Organization Represenative (AOR). Please note that there can be more than one AOR for your organization. In some cases the E-Biz POC is also the AOR for an organization. *Time depends on responsiveness of your E-Biz POC. STEP 5: TRACK AOR STATUS At any time, you can track your AOR status by logging in with your username and password. Login as an Applicant (enter your username & password you obtained in Step 3) using the following link:

6 oc?id=2012gensecnofa.pdf OR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5600-N-01] Notice of HUD s Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to HUD s FY2012 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs

7 HUD's competitive funding Notice of Funding Availability (NOFAs) contain the requirement that an applicant must provide a copy of their Code of Conduct prior to entering into an agreement with HUD. Failure to provide a copy of an organization's Code of Conduct will prohibit applicants from receiving HUD funding. The Code of Conduct: Must prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of gifts or gratuities by officers, employees, and agents for their personal benefit in excess of minimal value; Outline administrative and disciplinary actions available to remedy violations of such standards, Describe the method to be used to ensure that all officers, employees and agents of the organization are aware of the Code of Conduct, and Must be written on company letterhead that provides a mailing address, authorized official name, and telephone number.

8 In FY2010, HUD published its Strategic Plan for FY , which defined a new set of policy and organizational priorities for the Department. The plan provides the direction and focus of HUD in achieving its mission: create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all. It proposes to accomplish this through five core goals, to: 1. Strengthen the Nation s Housing Market to Bolster the Economy and Protect Consumers 2. Meet the Need for Quality Affordable Rental Homes 3. Utilize Housing as a Platform for Improving Quality of Life 4. Build Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Free from Discrimination 5. Transform the Way HUD Does Business

9 HUD s Policy Priorities In FY2012, HUD is seeking grant applications for its competitive programs that will further the achievement of HUD s Strategic Plan goals through policy priorities. Below is the list of the cross-cutting policy priorities for FY2012. Each program NOFA will identify the policy priorities most applicable to the program. In selecting the policy priorities to be addressed, the program NOFA will also include the point value assigned to each policy priority listed. 2 HUD s FY2012 Policy Priorities are: 1. Job creation 2. Sustainability 3. Affirmatively furthering fair housing 4. Capacity building and knowledge sharing 5. Using housing as a platform for improving other outcomes 6. Expand cross-cutting policy knowledge

10 2012 Notices - Funds Available Assisted Living Conversion Program Choice Neighborhood Implementation Program Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Planning Grants Fair Housing Initiative Program Housing Choice Voucher - Family Self-Sufficiency (HCV FSS) Performance Based Contract Administration Program for the Administration of Project Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Contracts Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) - Service Coordinators Program Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Service Coordinators in Multi-Family Housing TI: Choice Neighborhood Demonstration Small Research Grant Program TI: McKinney Vento HMIS Technical Assistance TI: Natural Experiment Grant Program TI:Technical Assistance and Capacity Building under the Transformation Initiative; ("OneCPD" and Core Curricula"); Request for Qualifications

11 This SHOP NOFA announces the availability of $13,500,000 in FY 2012 SHOP funding to be awarded to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help homeownership housing programs. SHOP grant funds are awarded to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help homeownership housing programs. The SHOP application deadline date is April 30, 2012

12 This NOFA announces the availability of up to $25 million in Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) grant funds. The funds are available for the physical conversion of eligible multifamily assisted housing projects or portions of projects to assisted living facilities (ALFs) or service-enriched housing (SEH). The application deadline is 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on May 15, Applications must be received by Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date of May 15, 2012.

13 Choice Neighborhoods is focused on three core goals: 1. Housing: Transform distressed public and assisted housing into energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and financially viable over the long-term; 2. People: Support positive outcomes for families who live in the target development(s) and the surrounding neighborhood, particularly outcomes related to residents health, safety, employment, mobility, and education; and 3. Neighborhood: Transform neighborhoods of poverty into viable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to wellfunctioning services, high quality public schools and education programs, high quality early learning programs and services, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

14 The Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing program allows multifamily housing owners to assist elderly individuals and nonelderly people with disabilities living in HUD-assisted housing and in the surrounding area to obtain needed supportive services from the community, to enable them to continue living as independently as possible in their homes. $91 million in fiscal year 2012 funds have been appropriated for the Service Coordinator in Multifamily Housing program. Of these funds, approximately $15 million are available in this NOFA for funding new Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing programs. The application deadline is 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on May 14, 2012.

15 As part of its continuing effort to help families find decent housing and to prevent future foreclosures, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced (March 16, 2012) more than $42 million in housing counseling grants to 468 national, regional and local organizations. The Housing Counseling Assistance Program enables anyone who wants to (or already does) rent or own housing-whether through a HUD program, a Veterans Affairs program, other Federal programs, a State or local program, or the regular private market-to get the counseling they need to make their rent or mortgage payments and to be a responsible tenant or owner in other ways. The counseling is provided by HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. Three strategic goals undergird the programs: (1) to improve the quality of renter and homeowner education, (2) to develop a reliable stream of funding and resources for counseling agencies, and (3) to enhance coordination among local housing providers. HUD intends that these strategies together will create a new expectation among mortgage lenders and insurers, homebuilders, real estate brokers, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies: to make counseling an integral part of services for potential renters and homebuyers. Only HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and State Housing Finance Agencies are eligible to apply for Housing Counseling grants. To become HUDapproved, an agency must contact the nearest FHA Homeownership Center to confer about the agency's eligibility and submit an application for approval.

16 In November 2011, HUD announced $749 million in housing assistance. These grants will help nonprofit organizations produce accessible housing, offer rental assistance, and facilitate supportive services for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Section 202 Capital Advances will provide $545 million nationwide to 97 projects in 31 States and Puerto Rico. In addition to funding the construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of multifamily developments, HUD s Section 202 program will also provide $54 million in rental assistance so that residents only pay 30 percent of their adjusted incomes. Section 202 provides very low-income elderly persons 62 years of age or older with the opportunity to live independently in an environment that provides support services to meet their unique needs (see attached funding chart). Section 811 Capital Advances will provide $137 million nationwide to assist very low-income persons with disabilities through 92 projects in 34 states. An additional $12.6 million will be available for project rental assistance contracts (see attached funding chart). Most of the housing supported through the Section 811 Program will be newly constructed, typically small apartment buildings, group homes for three to four persons, or condominium units that are integrated into the larger community. Residents will pay 30 percent of their adjusted income for rent and the federal government will pay the rest. HUD provides these funds to non-profit organizations in two forms: 1. Capital Advances. This is funding that covers the cost of developing, acquiring, or rehabilitating the development. Repayment is not required as long as the housing remains available for occupancy by very low-income elderly persons for at least 40 years for (under Section 202) or very low-income persons with disabilities (under Section 811). 2. Project Rental Assistance Contracts. This is funding that goes to each development to cover the difference between the residents contributions toward rent and the cost of operating the project.

17 HUD recently awarded $1.47 billion to renew funding to more than 7,100 existing local homeless programs operating across the U.S. That funding ensured housing and service programs remained operating in HUD s Continuum of Care grants provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons as well as services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. These grants fund a wide variety of programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for homeless persons and families. Continuum of Care programs include: 1. Supportive Housing Program (SHP) offers housing and supportive services to allow homeless persons to live as independently as possible. 2. Shelter Plus Care (S+C) provides housing and supportive services on a long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities, (primarily those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases) and their families who were living in places not intended for human habitation (e.g., streets) or in emergency shelters. 3. Single-Room Occupancy Program (SRO) provides rental assistance for homeless persons in one-person housing units that contain small kitchens, bathrooms, or both.

18 The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs. Beginning in 1974, the CDBG program is one of the longest continuously run programs at HUD. The CDBG program provides annual grants on a formula basis to 1209 general units of local government and States. The CDBG program works to ensure decent affordable housing, to provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities, and to create jobs through the expansion and retention of businesses. CDBG is an important tool for helping local governments tackle serious challenges facing their communities. The CDBG program has made a difference in the lives of millions of people and their communities across the Nation. Over a 1, 2, or 3-year period, as selected by the grantee, not less than 70 percent of CDBG funds must be used for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons. In addition, each activity must meet one of the following national objectives for the program: benefit low- and moderateincome persons, prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or address community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community for which other funding is not available.

19 HOME is the largest Federal block grant to State and local governments designed exclusively to create affordable housing for low-income households. Each year it allocates approximately $2 billion among the States and hundreds of localities nationwide. The program was designed to reinforce several important values and principles of community development: HOME's flexibility empowers people and communities to design and implement strategies tailored to their own needs and priorities. HOME's emphasis on consolidated planning expands and strengthens partnerships among all levels of government and the private sector in the development of affordable housing. HOME's technical assistance activities and set-aside for qualified community-based nonprofit housing groups builds the capacity of these partners. HOME's requirement that participating jurisdictions (PJs) match 25 cents of every dollar in program funds mobilizes community resources in support of affordable housing. Participating jurisdictions may choose among a broad range of eligible activities, using HOME funds to provide home purchase or rehabilitation financing assistance to eligible homeowners and new homebuyers; build or rehabilitate housing for rent or ownership; or for "other reasonable and necessary expenses related to the development of non-luxury housing," including site acquisition or improvement, demolition of dilapidated housing to make way for HOMEassisted development, and payment of relocation expenses. PJs may use HOME funds to provide tenant-based rental assistance contracts of up to 2 years if such activity is consistent with their Consolidated Plan and justified under local market conditions.