5900 n 12 lead bphc program nofa 5.06.pdf

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program

FR-5900-N-12

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Funding Opportunity Description. I.

Award Information. II.

Eligibility Information.

Eligible Applicants. A.

Cost Sharing or Matching. B.

Other. C.

III.

Application and Submission Information.

Obtaining an Application Package. A.

Content and Form of Application Submission. B.

DUNS Number and SAM Registration. C.

Application Submission Dates and Times. D.

Intergovernmental Review. E.

Funding Restrictions. F.

Other Submission Requirements. G.

IV.

Application Review Information.

Criteria. A.

Review and Selection Process. B.

Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates. C.

V.

Award Administration Information.

Award Notices. A.

Administrative, National and Departmental Policy Requirements. B.

Reporting. C.

VI.

Agency Contact(s). VII.

Other Information. VIII.

Appendix. IX.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Initial

FR-5900-N-12

14.900 June 23, 2015

This posting provides information and instructions for the FY2015 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program based on funding approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235, December 16, 2014). This Notice is comprised of the Notice of HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Policy Requirements and General Section (General Section) to HUD’s FY2015 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs, posted on Grants.gov on October 10, 2014, and this program section to the NOFA.

The LBPHC Program is authorized by Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4852). The Healthy Homes supplemental funding is authorized under Section 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-2).

Applications must be submitted to Grants.gov in accordance with the procedures outlined in the General Section and this NOFA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding the specific program requirements of this Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to the agency contact identified in Section VII. Please direct questions regarding the FY 2015 General Section to the Office of Strategic Planning and Management, Grants Management Division, at (202) 708-0667 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

Additional Overview Information

1. Incorporation of the General Section. HUD publishes a General Section each fiscal year that contains mandatory requirements for all applicants to HUD’s various competitive grant programs, including this NOFA. Applications must meet all of the requirements of the General Section in addition to the requirements of this NOFA to be considered and potentially receive funding. The full title of the General Section is the General Section to the Fiscal Year 2015 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs. Copies are available at Grants.gov or HUD's Funds Available page, http: //portal.hud.gov /hudportal /HUD?src= /program_offices /administration /grants /fundsavail.

2. OMB Approval Number(s): 2539-0015

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

A. Program Description.

1. Purpose.

Program Office:

Funding Opportunity Title:

Announcement Type:

Funding Opportunity Number:

Primary CFDA Number:

Due Date for Applications:

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The overarching purpose of the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program is to assist 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. This program is administered under HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) which is aligned with HUD’s 2012-2015 Environmental Justice Strategy. The Environmental Justice Strategy addresses environmental and human health issues that disproportionately affect high-risk communities, such as minorities, low-income populations, children, and persons with disabilities. For more information about HUD’s Environmental Justice Strategy, refer to the website at: http ://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=envjustice.pdf.

The Healthy Homes Supplemental funding is being offered to assist those units eligible for use of lead funds to utilize the Healthy Homes Rating System for assessing, prioritizing and remediating other health and safety issues within those eligible units.

Applicants receiving an award will accomplish the following objectives:

a. Maximize both the number of children under the age of six years protected from lead poisoning and the number of housing units where lead hazards are controlled;

b. Target lead hazard control efforts in housing in which children are at greatest risk of lead poisoning, especially children in low-income and minority families, in order to reduce elevated blood lead levels in children under the age of six years;

c. Promote cost-effective lead hazard control methods and approaches that can be replicated, maintained, and sustained;

d. Build local capacity to safely and effectively address lead hazards during lead hazard control and renovation, remodeling, and maintenance activities by integrating lead-safe work practices;

e. Promote integration of this grant program with other local programs that address housing related health and safety hazards;

f. Affirmatively further fair housing. Note that beyond being an “objective” of this NOFA, affirmatively furthering fair housing is a civil rights related program requirement. Please refer to Section III.C.3.b of the General Section and Section V.A.3.e(3) of this NOFA for additional guidance on this requirement;

g. Develop a comprehensive community-based approach to address lead hazards in housing by mobilizing public and private sector resources including grassroots community-based non-profit and faith-based organizations;

h. Promote collaboration, data sharing, and targeting between health and housing departments;

i. Establish a system or process that will facilitate lead-safe units to be affirmatively marketed, and priority given, to families with young children;

j. To the greatest extent feasible, ensure job training, employment, contracting, and other economic opportunities generated by this grant will be directed to low- and very-low income persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing, and to business concerns that provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons in the area in which the project is located.

For more information, see 24 CFR Part 135 and Section III.C.3 of the General Section; and

k. Further environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Furthermore, recipients under this NOFA are subject to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 504”) and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, and they are subject to Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as applicable. Each of these prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

2. Changes from Previous NOFA.

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=envjustice.pdf http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=envjustice.pdf

This funding announcement does not include the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) Grant Program announcement as in previous years.

The OMB Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR 200, apply now instead of 24 CFR Part 85 and other previous OMB Circulars covering state, local and Indian tribal governments.

3. Definitions.

a. Eligibility Requirements – Eligibility requirements are those requirements that must be met for an application to be eligible for funding. Deficiencies in meeting an eligibility requirement may be categorized as either curable or non-curable.

b. Threshold Requirement – Threshold requirements are a category of eligibility requirements. A threshold requirement is a requirement that must be met in order for an application to be reviewed. Threshold requirements are not curable.

Threshold requirements are listed in Section III.C.2. of both the 2015 General Section and of this Program

NOFA.

Applicants must ensure their application package addresses all threshold requirements. Please check your application carefully!

c. Deficiency – Deficiencies are not the same as errors. Errors are never curable except as permitted under Section IV.C.2. Deficiencies are items of missing or omitted information within a submitted application.

Deficiencies typically involve missing documents, information on a form, or some other type of unsatisfied information requirement (e.g., an unsigned form, unchecked box, etc.). Depending on specific criteria, deficiencies may be either curable or non-curable.

d. Curable Deficiency – A curable deficiency is a specific type of deficiency that applicants may correct with timely action. To be curable the deficiency must:

– Not be a threshold requirement;

– Not influence how an applicant is ranked or scored versus other applicants; and

– Be remedied within the time frame specified in the notice of deficiency.

e. Non-Curable Deficiency – An applicant cannot correct a non-curable deficiency after the submission deadline. Non-curable deficiencies are deficiencies that if corrected would change an applicant’s score or rank versus other applicants. Non-curable deficiencies may result in an application being marked ineligible, or otherwise adversely affect an application’s score and final determination.

f. Allowable Costs. Allowable costs must be determined in accordance with the cost principles in 2 CFR part 200, subpart E—Cost Principles. Costs and activities outlined in sections 1 and 2 below are not considered administrative costs and, therefore, do not count as part of the 10 percent administrative cost cap of this program.

1) Lead Hazard Control Program Costs. Lead hazard control costs are direct costs specifically related to the performance of lead hazard control activities, as defined below. When preparing the budget, you must document how at least 65 percent of the requested grant amount for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant program is dedicated specifically for lead hazard control activities. Lead hazard control activities are defined as:

a) Inspections/Testing. Performing lead dust, soil and paint-chip testing, lead-based paint inspections, risk assessments, clearance examination, and engineering and architectural activities that are required for, and in direct support of, interim control and lead hazard control work, of eligible housing units constructed prior to 1978 to determine the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead hazards from paint, dust, or soil through the use of acceptable testing procedures.

b) Hazard Control. The control or elimination of all lead-based paint hazards identified in housing units and in common areas of multi-family housing by either through either interim controls or lead-based paint abatement, or a combination of both. For a complete description of interim controls and abatement, see HUD’s Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing, located at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp /hudguidelines.

c) Minimal Rehabilitation. Undertaking minimal housing intervention activities that are specifically required to carry out effective hazard control, and without which the hazard control could not be completed, maintained, and sustained. Refer to HUD Policy Guidance 2008-02 on the OLHCHH website, located at http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/lead/PGI-2008-02_Doing_Minimal_Rehab .pdf.

d) Relocation. Carrying out temporary relocation for temporarily displaced families and individuals while the remediation is conducted and until the time the affected unit receives clearance for re-occupancy. When persons with disabilities are temporarily relocated, they must be placed in housing that provides, at a minimum, the same accessibility features as the housing in which they currently resides. HUD expects that most temporary relocation for lead hazard control work would be for 10 days or less.

e) Support Costs Associated with Lead Hazard Control Activities. Activities that directly support the undertaking of lead hazard control, and without such support activities, the lead hazard control could not be conducted. These costs may include: staff costs for intake, review and approval of applications and preparation of documents to be signed by applicants for lead remediation work; staff costs for arranging for temporary relocation; staff costs associated with reimbursement and providing assistance to residents in relation to lead hazard control; on-site monitoring of lead hazard control activities; and travel and transportation for staff that perform lead hazard control.

2) Other Program Costs. Costs for the activities below are allowable direct costs, but must not be counted towards satisfying the minimum 65 percent for Lead Hazard Control Costs required under this

NOFA:

a) Equipment. You may not purchase or lease of equipment having a per-unit cost in excess of $5,000, except for the purchase or lease of up to two X-ray fluorescence analyzers to be used exclusively by the grant program. Award recipients that purchase X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers must submit the General Services Administration’s annual Tangible Personal Property Report, and its components, Standard Form (SF) 428 and SF 428-A through 428-D, the Annual Report, the Final (Award Closeout) Report, and the Disposition Report/Request, and, if needed, the Supplemental Sheet (see http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_forms ).Generally, the average estimated time to complete each of these components is 0.5 hours; it is likely to be less for this grant program. For purchasing or leasing equipment under $5,000 apiece, the recipient need not complete the Tangible Personal Property Report.

b) Worker Protection. Performing blood lead testing or air sampling to protect the health of the hazard control workers, supervisors, and contractors.

c) Occupant Blood Testing. Conducting pre-hazard control blood lead testing of persons residing in or frequently visiting units undergoing lead hazard control work.

d) Outreach, Education, and Training. Conducting targeted outreach, affirmative marketing, education or outreach programs on lead hazard control and lead poisoning prevention that will result in increased lead hazard control activities or that are designed to increase the ability of the program to deliver lead hazard control services, including educating owners of rental properties, tenants, and others on the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, Lead Disclosure Rule, Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR part 35, subparts A, B-R), and applicable provisions of the Fair Housing Act, especially as it pertains to familial status (e.g., families with children) and disability discrimination, providing meaningful access to these program benefits and information to Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals through language assistance strategies and services, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Final Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/hudguidelines http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/hudguidelines http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/lead/PGI-2008-02_Doing_Minimal_Rehab.pdf http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/library/lead/PGI-2008-02_Doing_Minimal_Rehab.pdf http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_forms/

Regarding Title VI, Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons published on January 22, 2007 in the Federal Register (72 FR 2732) (for more information, see section III.C.3 of the General Section), and providing training on lead-safe maintenance and renovation practices and management. Upon request, this also would include making all materials available in alternative formats to persons with disabilities (e.g., Braille, audio, and large type) pursuant to 24 CFR section 8.6(b) and Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as applicable. Also, a registry of lead-safe units must be developed and provided to families as part of the outreach program.

e) Capacity Building. Providing resources to build capacity for lead-safe housing and lead hazard control, including free delivery of HUD-approved lead-safe work practices training courses for housing rehabilitation contractors, rehabilitation workers, renovators, remodelers, homeowners, renters, painters, maintenance staff, and others conducting renovation, rehabilitation, maintenance, hazard control, or other work in private housing; free delivery of lead sampling technician training, lead-based paint worker or contractor certification training; subsidies for licensing or certification fees to low-income persons seeking credentials as lead-based paint workers or contractors, lead sampling technicians or certified renovators; and completion of other HUD-approved courses that further the effectiveness of lead hazard control interventions or promote the integration of this grant program with housing rehabilitation, property maintenance, weatherization, healthy homes initiatives, and housing-related health hazard interventions, such as the Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Course.

f) Lead Safe Housing Rule compliance. Conducting planning, coordination, and training activities to comply with HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR part 35, subparts B-R). These activities must support the expansion of a workforce properly trained in lead-safe work practices that is available to conduct interim controls on HUD-assisted housing covered by these regulations.

g) Insurance. Securing liability insurance for housing-related environmental health and safety hazard evaluation and control activities, if the scope of the insurance is restricted to work under this grant.

Note: If the scope of the insurance is restricted to work under this grant; the cost is a direct cost. If the scope of the insurance is not restricted to work under this grant, such as insurance for facilities or those costs covered under an indirect cost rate plan, the insurance cost is considered an indirect cost.

h) Professional Certifications and Licenses. Securing and maintaining certification and licenses for identification, remediation, and clearance of housing-related health and safety hazards.

i) Research and Studies. Participating in technical studies, or developing information systems to enhance the delivery, analysis, or conduct of lead hazard control activities; or to facilitate targeting and consolidating resources to further childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts. For this program, we do not expect research that could affect human subjects to be conducted.

3) Indirect Costs, if applicable. Indirect facilities and administrative (F&A) costs are, by nature, administrative and represent the expenses of doing business that are not readily identified exclusively with a specific grant, contract, project function or activity, but are necessary for the general operation of the organization and the conduct of activities it performs. These types of costs are often referred to as “overhead costs.” 2 CFR 200, subpart E—Cost Principles, establishes the federal requirements for the determination of allowable and unallowable direct and indirect (F&A) costs, and is available at the following website: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl .

Indirect (F&A) costs may only be charged to an OLHCHH grant program under a cost allocation plan or an indirect cost rate agreement.

4) Administrative Costs. Applicants can utilize up to 10 percent of the federal award, excluding the Healthy Homes Supplemental funding request, for payments of reasonable grant administrative costs related to planning and executing the project, preparation/submission of HUD reports, etc. Administrative costs must be reflected under the appropriate line items (e.g., salaries, fringe, supplies, on the Form HUD_424_CBW) and a detailed cost element breakdown in the budget narrative must be provided.

Applicants must be sure to include any indirect costs, as well as those administrative costs that are in the http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl direct cost category, plus any administrative costs of subrecipient organizations, when complying with the 10 percent administrative cost cap for this program.

There are two categories of administrative costs: direct administrative costs and indirect costs. For the purposes of this grant, all indirect costs and all direct administrative costs count towards the 10 percent administrative cost limit. Direct administrative costs are the reasonable, necessary, allocable, and otherwise allowable costs of general management, oversight, and coordination of the grant (i.e. program administration). Such costs include, but are not necessarily limited to, expenditures for the following:

a) Salaries, wages, fringe benefits, and related costs of the recipient's staff engaged in program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant. In charging costs to this category the recipient may either include the entire salary, wages, and related costs allocable to the program of each person whose primary responsibilities with regard to the program involve program administration assignments, or the pro rata share of the salary, wages, and related costs of each person whose job includes any program administration activities. The recipient may use only one of these methods during the grant period. Program administration includes, but is not limited to, the following types of activities:

1. Providing local officials and citizens with information about the program, except for targeted outreach, affirmative marketing, education or outreach for lead hazard control programs;

2. Preparing program budgets and schedules, and amendments thereto;

3. Developing systems for assuring compliance with program requirements, except for participating in technical studies, or developing information systems to enhance the delivery, analysis, or conduct of lead hazard control activities;

4. Developing interagency agreements and agreements with subrecipients and contractors to carry out program activities;

5. Monitoring program activities for progress and compliance with program requirements, except for on-site monitoring of lead hazard control;

6. Preparing reports and other documents related to the program for submission to HUD;

7. Coordinating the resolution of audit and monitoring findings;

8. Evaluating program results against stated objectives; and

9. Managing or supervising persons whose primary responsibilities with regard to the program include such assignments as those described in paragraphs 1. and 2. of this section (above).

b) Travel costs incurred for official business in general program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant program;

c) Transportation costs incurred for general program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant program;

d) Equipment, supplies (esp. office supplies), and materials used for program administration that can be specifically identified with the grant program;

e) HUD-required or HUD-approved trainings or conferences; and

f) Certification and licensing costs required for program administration responsibilities.

5. Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding. Requests for the Healthy Homes Supplemental funding are for direct costs associated with the identification and remediation of housing related health hazards using the Healthy Home Rating System (HHRS). Those costs allowable with the Healthy Homes Supplemental funding include costs for the assessment of housing units, development of scopes of work, remediation of identified housing-related health hazards, re-evaluation of the completed work, reporting, training, and limited outreach and education.

B. Authority.

The Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program (LBPHC) is authorized by Section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 42 U.S.C. 4852).

Applicants may also apply for Healthy Homes Supplemental funding, intended to promote and develop healthy housing programs. The Healthy Homes Supplemental funding is authorized under Section 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-2).

II. Award Information.

A. Available Funds.

HUD is making available through this NOFA $48,000,000 for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC) Grant Program.

Additional funds may become available for award under this NOFA as a result of HUD's efforts to recapture unused funds, use carryover funds, or because of the availability of additional appropriated funds. Use of these funds will be subject to statutory constraints. All awards are subject to the applicable funding restrictions described in the General Section and to those contained in this NOFA.

Approximately $5.2 million is available for the Healthy Homes Supplemental funding and is available to applicants under the LBPHC grant program. The Healthy Homes Supplemental funding is for the identification and remediation of housing related health and safety hazards in housing units eligible for the use of federal grant funding. If additional funds become available for award under this NOFA as a result of HUD’s effort to recapture unused funds or use of carryover funds then the use of these funds will be subject to statutory constraints. All awards are subject to the applicable funding restrictions described in the General Section and to those constrained in this NOFA.

B. Number of Awards.

HUD expects to make approximately 16 awards from the funds available under this NOFA.

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information.

The maximum award amount for the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grant program (CFDA 14.900) is $3,000,000.

Awards that include the Healthy Homes Supplemental funding will have maximum award amounts of $3,325,000.

Estimated Total Funding: $48,000,000

Minimum Award Amount: $1,000,000 Per Project Period

Maximum Award Amount: $3,000,000 Per Project Period (plus additional maximum Healthy Homes Supplement funding request of $325,000)

Estimated Total Funding: $48,000,000 Minimum Award Amount: $1,000,000 Per Project Period Maximum Award Amount: $3,000,000 Per Project Period D. Period of Performance.

Estimated Project Start Date: 09/01/2015 Estimated Project End Date: 08/31/2018 36-month project with three 12-month budget periods

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

F. Supplementation.

Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding Request to Promote and Develop Healthy Housing Programs.

Applicants may submit a Healthy Homes Supplemental funding request of up to $325,000 in additional funds above and beyond the LBPHC requested amount to assist in the identification and remediation of multiple housing-related health hazards with lead hazard control intervention work using the Healthy Home Rating System (see http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/hhrs).

Healthy Homes Supplemental funding must be used concomitantly with lead hazard control (i.e., only in eligible LBPHC units).

The Healthy Homes Supplemental funding request is an additional amount distinct from the requested federal grant award amount for this program and must be treated as such. For example, if you are requesting $3,000,000 for the LBPHC Grant Program and $325,000 for the promotion of healthy housing, your total requested funding amount to be identified on the SF424 would be $3,325,000.

III. Eligibility Information.

A. Eligible Applicants.

Eligible applicants under the NOFA include:

State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

States, cities, counties/parishes, Native American Tribes or other units of local government are eligible to apply for funding under this NOFA. Multiple units of a local government (or multiple local governments) may apply as a consortium; however, an eligible principal (lead) applicant must be identified that will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all requirements specified in this NOFA. Where an application involves multiple entities, each entity must meet the civil rights threshold requirement of Resolution of Civil Rights Matters. Please refer to Section III.C.2 of the 2015 General Section for additional guidance on this requirement. State government and Native American tribal applicants (whether they are the principal applicant or partner applicants in a consortium) must have an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorized lead-based paint training and certification program (see http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/traincert.htm).

Ineligible Applications for Review.

1. Requested Funds Exceeding Maximum Award Amount. Applications requesting federal funding over the maximum amount per award for the program to which you are applying will not be eligible for review.

Applicants must clearly document the requested federal funding amount on line 18a of the SF424, Application for Federal Assistance, and the form HUD_424_CBW: HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet including Total Budget.

2. Duplicate Applications. Only one application will be accepted from any given state, tribal or local government under this NOFA (i.e., the LBPHC grant program). If more than one application is received from a state, tribal or local government, the application that was received last by Grants.gov that meets the http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/hhrs http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/traincert.htm http://www.Grants.gov timely receipt requirements will be considered for funding.

3. FY2014 Awardees. Applicants that received an award under the 2014 NOFA cycle for either the LBPHC program (this NOFA) or Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) program are not eligible to apply.

4. Existing Grantees with Performance Deficiencies. Current grantees with the following performance deficiencies are not eligible to apply:

a. Applicants that are designated as High Risk for any existing OLHCHH grants at the submission deadline, or

b. Applicants that have received a Red performance designation from the OLHCHH for any existing OLHCHH grant(s) for the two previous, consecutive quarters ending on or before the submission deadline.

5. Closed Grantees with Outstanding Findings. Applicants that have a closed grant from any OLHCHH grant program with existing or unresolved audit and/or monitoring findings are ineligible to apply.

HUD does not award grants to individuals. HUD will also not evaluate applications from ineligible applicants.

All applicants must have an active Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number (http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform) and have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) before submitting an application. Getting a DUNS number and completing SAM registration can take up to four weeks; therefore applicants should start this process or check their status early.

See also Section IV.B below for necessary content and form of the application.

B. Cost Sharing or Matching.

This Program requires an applicant to leverage resources through cost sharing or matching as described below.

Generally, federal sources are not allowed to be used as cost share or match unless otherwise permitted by a program’s authorizing statute.

The chart below describes the match percentage requirement, minimum percentage of federal funds for lead hazard control activities, and maximum administrative cost (as a percentage of federal funds). The minimum match requirement applies to the LBPHC requested amount and excludes the requested Healthy Homes Supplemental funding amount.

Match Requirements and Costs Table.

Program Minimum Match (of federal request)

Minimum Lead Hazard Control Costs

Maximum

Administrative Costs

Lead-Based Paint

Hazard Control

(CFDA 14.900)

10 percent

(excluding the HH

Supplemental request)

65 percent

(excluding the HH

Supplemental request)

10 percent

(excluding the HH

Supplemental request) http://www.Grants.gov http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://www.sam.gov

Matching Funds Evaluation. Applicants must provide clear documentation of the source and use of all eligible match funds. Failure to document match contributions in accordance with the requirements set forth in this NOFA (i.e., documented eligible sources of match funding and eligible uses of match funding) may result in your application being deemed ineligible if minimum match requirements are not met.

The Matching Contribution Table provided below is provided for reference. In a similar table, indicate the source, proposed eligible uses and amounts of match committed on the SF424 and form HUD_424_CBW.

Add additional rows to the table as needed.

Matching Contribution Table.

Eligible Match Source (e.g., CDBG, in-kind, etc.)

Eligible Match Use (e.g., relocation, direct lead hazard control interventions, outreach, etc.)

Match Amount Committed

Insert eligible source of match Insert eligible use for match Insert amount of eligible match

Evidence of match commitment. The applicant must provide documentation of all match indicated on the SF424 and the form HUD_424_CBW by letters of firm commitment, such as Memoranda of Understanding or other signed agreements from those entities identified as partners in the application. All letters of commitment, including those provided by the applicant, MUST clearly identify the dollar amount or value, the source(s) of the funds, and the proposed uses of matching funds being committed. Commitments for match to be supplied by the applicant must be supported by a letter signed by the authorized official whose signature appears on the SF424 detailing sources and uses of the committed match. Matching contributions must be shown to be used specifically for allowable program costs and come from allowable non-federal sources—both the source of the funds and use of the funds must comply with the requirements of this NOFA. The Department will track and monitor all match commitments according to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and program requirements.

As noted in the General Section, the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, set forth in 2 CFR § 200, must apply to this Federal award. Applicants must also note that shared costs or matching funds and all contributions must meet the criteria set forth in 2 CFR § 200.306, including the requirement in 2 CFR § 200.306(b)(5) that any shared costs or matching funds and all contributions must not be paid by the Federal government under another Federal award, except where the Federal statute authorizing a program specifically provides that Federal funds made available for such program can be applied to matching or cost sharing requirements of other Federal programs. In addition, the proposed use of matching funds must be for those costs allowable under the federal award.

Proposed matching commitments that are not eligible, such as either from funding sources that are federal (e.g. HOME or Weatherization Assistance Program funds) or are not committed for allowable uses (e.g., rehabilitation, code compliance, etc.), will not be counted towards satisfying the match requirements of the programs in this NOFA. NOTE: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are considered local funds and may be used as match to satisfy the matching resource requirements of this NOFA provided they are specifically designated for the activities and costs allowed in this NOFA. In addition, CDBG funds used must be in the CDBG recipient’s annual action plan indicating that the CDBG funds were being used for the purpose stated in the applicant’s application. HOME funds, and all other funds that prohibit their use to satisfy federal matching requirements, may not be used to satisfy match requirements of this NOFA.

Permissible Match Contributions. Examples of eligible sources that are permissible as match contributions may include:

Documentation of Contributions from Property Owners. For the share of the cost of eligible lead hazard control work contributed by a homeowner or landlord, detailed documentation of the cost incurred by the homeowner or landlord will be necessary after award and during the period of performance of the grant. Owner contributions are limited to that which can be supported and verified by a third party, such as materials paid for and provided by the owner or labor that the owner paid and can substantiate via receipts/records. Labor contributed by the owner must be verified by a third party and valued at market rates. NOTE: The applicant will be responsible for providing the total amount of the match dollars for proposed contributions from property owners if these contributions are not received during the period of performance of the grant. Match dollars must be provided during the period of performance. Such funds may not come from other OLHCHH funds and must conform to the limitations on use of federal funds for this purpose.

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Donations. The value of items, such as paint and other materials or equipment that are used for lead-based paint hazard control, must be established at market rates.

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Discounts. For services or products provided at a discounted rate, the discounted part of the fee or price is the eligible match. For example: if a supply company provides a product to the contractor at a lower rate, the difference in the cost of the product the supplier would typically charge and the discounted rate is a match if otherwise eligible.

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Third Party In-Kind Contributions. See 2 CFR 200.306 for additional information on third party in-kind contributions.

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C. Other.

All applicants must also refer to Section III of the General Section for information on HUD-wide eligibility requirements. These requirements may determine whether your application is reviewed or make your application ineligible for funding.

Program specific eligibility criteria for this competition includes:

Resolution of Civil Rights Matters as described in section III.2.b. of the General Section;

Compliance with non-discrimination and other requirements, including but not limited to:

Compliance with all applicable fair housing and civil rights laws as referenced in section III.C.3. of the General Section;

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, as described in sections I.A.1.and III.C. 3. b. of the General Section;

Providing economic opportunities for Low- and Very Low-income Persons (Section 3); and Improving access to services for persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

Delinquent Federal debts;

Financial management systems that meet Federal standards;

Debarment and/or suspension from doing business with the Federal Government;

False statements;

Do Not Pay review and compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012;

Standards of ethical conduct/code of conduct;

Prohibition against lobbying activities; and Conflicts of interest.

1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements.

Eligibility Criteria for Recipients. Funds must only be used under this section to provide assistance for housing that meets the following criteria:

a. For rental housing, at least 50 percent of the units must be occupied by or made available to families with incomes at or below 50 percent of the area median income level and the remaining units must be occupied or made available to families with incomes at or below 80 percent of the area median income level, and in all cases the landlord must give priority in renting units assisted under this section, for not less than 3 years following the completion of lead abatement activities, to families with a child under the age of six years, except that buildings with five or more units may have 20 percent of the units occupied by families with incomes above 80 percent of area median income level;

b. For housing owned by owner-occupants, all units assisted with grants under this section must be the principal residence of families with income at or below 80 percent of the area median income level, and not less than 90 percent of the units assisted with grants under this section must be occupied by a child under the age of six years or must be units where a child under the age of six years spends a significant amount of time visiting.

See Policy Guidance PG2014-01, Eligibility of Units for Assistance, at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD ?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/pg for additional information.

2. Threshold Requirements.

Only applications that meet all threshold requirements established in the General Section and Program NOFA will be evaluated. In addition to the threshold criteria outlined in the General Section, including the Resolution of Outstanding Civil Rights Matters (prior to application deadline), the following threshold requirements must be met:

a. Only applications from eligible applicants as defined in Section III, Eligible Applicants, above, will be reviewed for compliance with threshold requirements.

b. Applications requesting federal funding over the maximum amount per award for the program to which you are applying (excluding the HH Supplemental Request) will not be eligible for review. Applicants must clearly document the requested federal funding on line 18a of the SF424, Application for Federal Assistance, and the form HUD_424_CBW: HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet including Total Budget.

c. The application must provide the minimum 10 percent matching requirement as described in Section III.B, Cost Sharing or Matching, above, to be reviewed.

d. The application must contain each of the required application documents as indicated in Section IV.B, below, for their applications to meet threshold requirements and be reviewed.

3. Compliance with Nondiscrimination and Related Requirements.

None.

4. Other Requirements.

This programs eligibility criteria for beneficiaries are:

Program Requirements and Prohibitions.

a. Blood Lead Testing. Each child under the age of six years must be tested for lead poisoning within the six months preceding the lead hazard control work. Any child with an elevated blood lead level must be referred for appropriate medical follow-up. The standards for such testing are described in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publications Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children (1991), and Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/pg http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/pg

Officials (1997). See also, the CDC Response to Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Recommendations in “Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call of Primary Prevention” (2012) available at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/cdc_response_lead_exposure_recs .pdf.

b. Code of Conduct. Prior to entering into a grant agreement with HUD, successful applicants will be required to submit a copy of their organization’s Code of Conduct and describe the methods they will use to ensure that all officers, employees, and agents of their organization are aware of their Code of Conduct. An organization that submitted an application during Fiscal Years 2011 or 2012 will not be required to submit another copy provided that their Code of Conduct is current, and is listed on HUD’s Code of Conduct website: www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/codeofconduct/cconduct.cfm .

c. Collaboration and Coordination with Other Agencies and Partners. HUD encourages collaboration and coordination with other agencies and partners to identify and eliminate lead based paint and healthy home hazards. All applicants are encouraged to enter into formal arrangements with partners, such as childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, health agencies, community development agencies, weatherization assistance agencies, fair housing organizations, code enforcement agencies, state Medicaid agencies, community-based non-profit organizations, and faith-based or other community-based organizations. These formal arrangements may be in the form of a contract, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), or a letter of commitment. Such relationships must be established prior to the execution of an award or be contingent upon award, becoming effective within 60 days after award. Agreements for goods and services must be procured through a competitive process as defined in 2 CFR §§ 200.317–200.326, as applicable.

d. Compliance with HUD Regulations and Guidelines. Lead hazard evaluation and control work must be conducted in compliance with HUD’s Lead Safe Housing Rule, the current HUD Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing (current HUD guidelines; http://portal.hud .gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/hudguidelines), and applicable federal, state and local regulations and guidance, including, but not limited to the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule (found within 40 CFR 745; see http://www2.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-progr am).

e. Prohibited Practices. Grantees must not engage in the following prohibited practices when conducting Lead Hazard Control work:

(1) Open flame burning or torching

(2) Machine sanding or grinding without a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) exhaust control;

(3) Uncontained hydroblasting or high-pressure washing;

(4) Abrasive blasting or sandblasting without HEPA exhaust control;

(5) Heat guns operating above 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit or that char paint;

(6) Chemical paint strippers containing methylene chloride or other volatile hazardous chemicals in a poorly ventilated space; and

(7) Dry scraping or dry sanding, except scraping in conjunction with heat guns or around electrical outlets or when treating no more than two square feet in any one interior room or space, or totaling no more than 20 square feet on exterior surfaces.

f. Compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Facilities that may be used where participants may come for assistance (i.e. intake and enrollment proceedings), pursuant to funding from this NOFA, must be held in facilities that are accessible to persons with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, and with Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as applicable. Also, all trainings and educational courses conducted pursuant to funding from this NOFA must be held in facilities that are accessible to persons with disabilities. Where physical accessibility is not achievable, recipients and subrecipients must give priority to alternative methods of product delivery that offer such activities to qualified individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/cdc_response_lead_exposure_recs.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/acclpp/cdc_response_lead_exposure_recs.pdf http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/codeofconduct/cconduct.cfm http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/hudguidelines http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/lbp/hudguidelines http://www2.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program http://www2.epa.gov/lead/renovation-repair-and-painting-program the most integrated setting appropriate in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C.

§ 794) and its implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8, and with Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as applicable. Grantees must also ensure that information and communications related to all activities conducted pursuant to this NOFA must be provided in a manner that is effective for persons with hearing, visual, and other communication-related disabilities. See 24 CFR 8.6. This includes ensuring that materials are in appropriate alternative formats as needed, e.g., Braille, audio, large type, sign language interpreters, and assistive listening devices, etc. This includes ensuring that materials are in appropriate alternative formats as needed, e.g., Braille, audio, large type, sign language interpreters, and assistive listening devices, etc. Further, HUD encourages its funding recipients to adopt the goals and objectives of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act by ensuring, whenever electronic information technology (EIT) is used, procured, or developed, that persons with disabilities have access to and use the information and data made available through EIT on a comparable basis as is made available to and used by persons without disabilities. See VI.B.13 of the General Section for more information.

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