FR-6100-N-06.pdf

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Planning and Development

HUD Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program

FR-6100-N-06

Application Due Date: 09/28/2017

HUD Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program

FR-6100-N-06

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

II. Award Information.

III. Eligibility Information.

A. Eligible Applicants.

B. Cost Sharing or Matching.

C. Other.

IV. Application and Submission Information.

A. Obtaining an Application Package.

B. Content and Form of Application Submission.

C. System for Award Management (SAM) and Dun and

Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number.

D. Application Submission Dates and Times.

E. Intergovernmental Review.

F. Funding Restrictions.

G. Other Submission Requirements.

V. Application Review Information.

A. Criteria.

B. Review and Selection Process.

C. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates.

VI. Award Administration Information.

A. Award Notices.

B. Administrative, National and Departmental Policy R equirements.

C. Reporting.

VII. Agency Contact(s).

VIII. Other Information.

IX. Appendix.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Program Office: Community Planning and Development Funding Opportunity Title: HUD Community Compass Technical

Assistance and Capacity Building Program

Announcement Type: Modification Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6100-N-06 Primary CFDA Number: 14.259 Due Date for Applications: 09/28/2017

Overview 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 general questions regarding the FY2017 NOFAs to the Office of Strategic Planning and Management, Grants Management and Oversight Division, at AskGMO@hud.gov.

Additional Overview Information

Incorporation of the General Section. HUD publishes a General Section each fiscal year that contains 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 HUD's Fiscal Year 2017 Notices of Funding Availability for Discretionary Programs. Copies are available at Grants.gov and HUD's Funds Available page.

1. Participative Planning and Implementation. HUD encourages applicants to ensure, where applicable, public decision making and meaningful participation throughout the visioning, development, and implementation of funded projects. HUD encourages applicants to work with all residents of affected areas, especially communities traditionally marginalized from planning processes. In seeking public participation, applicants and grantees must ensure that all communications are provided in a manner that is effective for persons with hearing, visual, and other communications-related disabilities consistent with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and, as applicable, the Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d and Executive Order 13166 require that grantees take responsible steps to ensure meaningful access to services, programs, and activities by persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP persons).

2. OMB Approval Number(s): 2506-0197 mailto:AskGMO@hud.gov https://www.grants.gov https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

A. Program Description.

1. Purpose and Summary.

Through this NOFA, HUD is announcing the availability of approximately $56 million for its Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program (Community Compass), HUD’s integrated technical assistance and capacity building initiative. Community Compass is designed to help HUD’s customers navigate complex housing and community development challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, tools, capacity, and systems to implement HUD programs and policies successfully and provide effective administrative and managerial oversight of HUD funding. The goal of Community Compass is to empower communities by providing effective technical assistance and capacity building so that successful program implementation is sustained.

HUD recognizes that its customers often interact with a variety of HUD programs as they deliver housing or community development services. Community Compass brings together technical assistance investments from across HUD program offices, including the offices of Community Planning and Development, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Housing, and Public and Indian Housing. This cross-funding approach allows technical assistance to address the needs of grantees and subgrantees across multiple HUD programs, often within the same engagement, as well as address cross-agency issues. Applicants are encouraged to procure subcontractors and consultants to demonstrate expertise across a wide variety of HUD programs, as well as in specific skill and policy areas. Community Compass is centrally managed by HUD Headquarters with involvement of the HUD Regional, Field, and Area Offices.

a. TA Focus Areas - Table of Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources HUD expects to focus its technical assistance (TA) efforts and available funding on the programs and topics listed for each category in the table below. The table also notes the funding source(s) for each category. HUD recognizes that overlap often occurs among these categories, programs, and topics. Applicants are encouraged to establish their experience working across categories, as applicable.

TA assignments may include programs and topics not currently listed in the table. HUD may direct successful applicants to provide TA related to additional HUD programmatic or policy areas, based on emerging priorities and the identified needs of HUD’s customers.

Table of Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources

CATEGORY PROGRAMS AND TOPICS TA

FUNDING

SOURCE

AFFORDABLE

HOUSING, MIXED

FINANCE

DEVELOPMENT,

AND

HOMEOWNERSHIP

HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), including reporting requirements in the Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) and financial management of HOME grants

Recapitalization and preservation of affordable rental housing, including the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Choice Neighborhoods and HOPE VI Housing counseling grant requirements, oversight, and agency capacity building Housing Trust Fund Leveraging additional funding and subsidy layering

Departmental

TA

COMMUNITY AND

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT,

DISASTER

RESILIENCE

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) CDBG tools and products to assist grantees design and conduct local income surveys.

Limited pilot testing of new tools and products.

CDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) launch, program management, and capacity building TA, including National Disaster Resilience (CDBG-NDR) project implementation TA

Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program TA Community and regional planning, including consolidated plans and the use of the e-con Planning Suite

Comprehensive neighborhood revitalization, including innovative practices and collaborations to provide workforce and business development services, health and human services, internet access and community infrastructure, and other improvements or services, and leverage state and local resources, federal resources from agencies other than HUD, and private resources

Rural and tribal community and economic development practices and resources

Economic development Disaster resilience Green infrastructure Vulnerability analysis/hazard risk assessment Innovative financing methods for infrastructure

Departmental

TA

and disaster resilience (e.g., green bonds, catastrophe bonds, and value capture)

Grant systems, including IDIS, DRGR, and e-snaps

Infrastructure design that addresses systemic shocks and stresses, delivers multiple benefits, and achieves resilience

Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH)

HOMELESSNESS

Continuum of Care (CoC) program, including

CoC governance and CoC systems performance measurement

Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program Centralized or coordinated entry system Data reporting, analysis, and management, including use of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Homeless subpopulations: Chronic homeless, veterans, families with children, youth, and victims of domestic violence

Strategic resource allocation and removing barriers to CoC resources for persons experiencing homelessness and/or entering the CoC system

Quickly rehousing homeless individuals and families; promoting access to, and effective use of, mainstream programs; and/or optimizing self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness

Using a Housing First approach, including retooling transitional housing and rapid rehousing

Under-performing CoC Program recipient, sub-recipient, or project

Disaster preparedness to help McKinney- Vento recipients address the needs of program participants and people experiencing homelessness during disasters, along with recovery efforts for McKinney-Vento funded projects and how to conduct rehousing efforts for CoC program participants e-snaps

McKinney- Vento TA, NATIONAL

HOMELESS DATA

ANALYSIS

PROJECT

Analysis, management, and reporting of data critical for measuring and meeting HUD’s Strategic Objectives related to homelessness and the goals of Opening Doors

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), including operation of the HMIS Data Lab

Data reporting, analysis, and management, including use of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)

Disaster preparedness and recovery assistance – Helping McKinney grantees identify HMIS needs pre-disaster and post-disaster, including, but not limited to, review of HMIS data to understand demographics and needs; use of information from HMIS to understand the needs and risks faced by people experiencing homelessness; strategies for outreach efforts to unsheltered populations based on location and number of individuals; tracking both the impact on homeless residents and those that become homeless due to the event; tracking eligibility for disaster compensation and other disaster related resources; and connecting individuals and families

Preparation of AHAR Part 1 and 2 Redesign of AHAR collection and technology upgrades Development of HMIS lead and system administrator training curriculum and rollout plan

National Homeless Data Analysis Project, Departmental

TA

PUBLIC HOUSING

OPERATIONS AND

PROGRAMS

Financial management, which may include procurement protocols

Governance of PHAs, including board and management practices, effective use of partnerships, and potential organization restructuring

Information Resource Center Asset management Development methods and capital improvements Low-cost, high-speed internet access

Energy Performance Contracts Housing Choice Vouchers Physical Needs Assessments Public Housing Agency (PHA) repositioning/regional planning Recovery and prevention of at-risk or troubled

PHAs, including asset repositioning, program operations, internal controls, financial and governance training, and development assistance

Operating funds and Capital funds grant Self-Sufficiency Programs PHA plans Moving to Work (MTW) Disaster resilience Green development Physical inspections Mixed finance Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH)

Recovery of PHAs in HUD Administrative Receivership

PHA

Administrative Receivership & Recovery

TA

Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Native American Housing Assistance and Self-

Determination Act (NAHASDA)

NAHASDA T

A

NATIVE

AMERICAN

HOUSING AND

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Native American Housing Assistance and Self-

Determination Act (NAHASDA) Negotiated Rulemaking Committee and

Consultation support NAHASDA allocation formula administration Title VI Loan Leveraging Section 184 Loan Guarantee Tribal HUD-VASH Indian Community Development Block Grant

(ICDBG)

Native American Housing and Community Development

SUPPORTIVE

HOUSING AND

SERVICES

HUD-VASH, including VASH data collection Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS

(HOPWA)

Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly, including documenting capital needs backlog in the 202 portfolio

Senior Project Rental Assistance Program Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities and Section 811 Project Rental Assistance

Homeless Preference in Project-based Section 8 Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) programs with

ROSS-SC

Jobs Plus Initiative Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

(WIOA) implementation Regional mobility programs

Departmental

TA

POLICY

DEVELOPMENT

AND RESEARCH

Data collection and quality for LIHTC tenants and projects

Departmental

TA

FAIR HOUSING,

ENERGY AND

ENVIRONMENT,

RELOCATION, AND

OTHER CROSS-

CUTTING

REQUIREMENTS

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) implementation

Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968

Compliance with Section 504 and ADA/UFAS requirements

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA), and Section 104 (d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

Departmental priorities Environmental reviews for the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related federal environmental laws and authorities, including, but not limited to, the National Historic Preservation Act, Executive Order 11988 on Floodplain Management, and contamination policies

Benchmarking and utility data analysis for multifamily buildings, including use of the

Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool Energy efficiency and high performance building retrofits for assisted housing properties Green operations and maintenance Activities that assist grantees with implementing new federal rules, regulations, Notices, and program requirements

Knowledge management via HUD Exchange Smoke-free housing RAD Notice Regarding Fair Housing and Civil

Rights Requirements and Relocation Requirements Applicable to RAD First Component – Public Housing Conversions (H 2016-17 / PIH 2016-17), the Fair Housing Act, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, including, but not limited to, requirements under the AFFH rule at 24 C.F.R. §§ 5.150 et seq.

b. Community Compass Eligible Activities In order to assist HUD grantees, subrecipients, or other HUD customers, successful applicants may be tasked to deliver TA using any of the following eligible activities. The eligible activities described below are subject to any restrictions or limitations imposed by the source of funding. For example, McKinney-Vento TA is subject to the requirements at Section 405 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361b.) and 24 CFR 578.101. As another example, direct TA for PHA Recovery and Sustainability and related activities is to be used for public housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (not Section 8).

1. Needs Assessments. Needs assessments of customers will determine the nature and scope of technical assistance and capacity building needed. In some instances, self-assessment by the customer or a Field Office assessment may provide a satisfactory basis for determining the scope and scale of technical and capacity building assistance.

In other cases, successful applicants will conduct on-site or remote needs assessments to collect information about the capacity gaps of the identified customer. The needs assessment may involve the use of multiple types of information collection and analysis, such as the Consolidated Plan, Public Housing Annual Plan, Indian Housing Plan, Tribal Performance Assessments, Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Assessments, Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), Point-In-Time Counts of the homeless, HMIS data, Continuum of Care application information, HUD monitoring results, energy audits, annual financial audits, funds obligation and expenditures, and CPD maps. Needs assessments may also assist customers with quantifying the impact of affordable housing and community and economic development initiatives and identifying local market conditions so that program resources may be better targeted and leveraged.

2. Direct TA and Capacity Building Engagements. Successful applicants may be tasked to work onsite and/or remotely with HUD's customers. An engagement may consist of TA for multiple HUD programs, multiple issue areas, and/or a single program or issue area. Direct TA includes PHA Recovery and Sustainability and related activities that will proactively address “at risk” areas of performance, and successful applicants may be tasked with assisting HUD or its administrative and judicial receivers to build capacity to improve PHA operations and performance long term. Direct TA may also include:

Assistance with maximizing the investment of other Federal and local funds in conjunction with HUD funds; peer-to-peer networking, as is currently provided under the National Resource Network model; furthering innovative practices; assisting newly-designated MTW PHAs with the transition to MTW; training for AmeriCorps VISTA members; or building the capacity of grantees or PHAs to complete an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH). Direct TA also includes the operation of one or more virtual help desks and addressing questions and issues raised by HUD’s customers.

3. Develop and Maintain Tools and Products. Tools and products developed will use adult learning principles to assist HUD customers with understanding existing, revised, or new complex program statutes and regulations, as well as the other Federal requirements (e.g., Davis-Bacon wage rates, Section 3, civil rights compliance, environmental justice and environmental standards, and accessibility for persons with disabilities) that often apply to these programs. HUD is increasingly employing virtual training and technical assistance as a cost-effective way to reach diverse audiences and address the constantly changing needs of customers and program requirements. These products might take the form of web-based courses or trainings, videos, interactive tools, and webinars. Tool and product development may also include the creation of templates, desk guides, tool kits, and curricula that improve program management and operations, evaluation, and performance measurement. Where appropriate, HUD program and other Federal requirements, such as affirmatively furthering fair housing, will be integrated into comprehensive products that will serve the technical assistance needs of a broad range of program partners. All products and tools developed will comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements.

4. Self-Directed and Group Learning. Self-directed and group learning is intended to increase capacity and close competency gaps of participants by equipping them with the necessary program knowledge and skill sets needed to administer and manage HUD programs. Group learning will incorporate adult learning principles that may include delivery of HUD-approved training courses remotely or in person, online self-directed courses, problem-solving clinics, policy academies, live or pre-recorded webinars, curricula, and peer-to-peer assistance exchanges for customers with similar local market contexts, challenges, opportunities, and community needs. Group learning could include establishing and supporting group learning cohorts and curricula.

5. Knowledge Management. Knowledge management includes the development, operation, maintenance, and/or hosting of websites to support the technical assistance, capacity building, and training needs of a diverse set of HUD’s urban, rural, and tribal customers. Knowledge management may include integrated learning or curriculum management systems; databases of resources, tools, and information; development of interactive tools to assist with program design and management and learning cohort formation; collecting and providing information on HUD grantees and subgrantees, including awards, expenditures, action plans, environmental reviews, and individual projects and activities; tracking technical assistance engagements with particular recipients or cohorts of recipients, and their effectiveness; and developing new resources.

6. Data analysis, reporting, and performance measurement. This activity includes technical assistance and training that help customers with analyzing data and understanding data trends; using data to inform and revise plans and strategies; using performance measurement and reporting tools; creating data-sharing partnerships and agreements; and collecting and reporting accurate and valid data regarding programs, activities, and beneficiaries.

Under McKinney-Vento National Homeless Data Analysis Project, this activity includes:

o Preparation of Volumes 1 and 2 of the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) using established research parameters.

o Analysis, management, and reporting of data critical for measuring and meeting HUD’s Strategic Objectives related to homelessness and the goals of Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness.

o Operation of the HMIS Data Lab, which enables the testing of data collection methods, reporting frameworks, database structure, etc., prior to HUD establishing implementation deadlines and requirements. Conducting these activities prior to publishing deadlines and requirements will maximize the validity of HMIS data collection and reporting, as well as regular and ad hoc data analysis or data calls requested by HUD. The HMIS Data Lab will use actual data collected in a local HMIS, but no identifying data will be submitted to HUD. HUD may use the aggregate data for a variety of purposes, such as understanding the scope and impact of changes to data collection or reporting requirements set by HUD; the level of effort and practicability of implementing the changes for grantees and HMIS administrators; and identifying and prioritizing tools, products, and training modules to assist grantees in implementing required changes. The HMIS Data Lab may also include a component dedicated to distributing reporting modalities; mobile applications for data collection; maintenance and support of reporting tools using data CSV and/or XML; and related products, training modules, and customer support.

7. NAHASDA Allocation Formula Administration and Negotiated Rulemaking and Consultation Support. Support for administration of the Indian Housing Block Grant Allocation Formula and related formula negotiated rulemaking (as authorized under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C. 565(c)) as eligible TA activities under Native American Housing and Community Development TA includes administration of the allocation formula, assistance with formula determinations, census challenges, notification letters, data correction and reports, as well as consultation assistance to the Department for all negotiated rulemaking with Indian tribes and any other required tribal consultation.

2. Changes from Previous NOFA.

In FY 2016, the NOFA application was open for 60 days. For FY 2017, the NOFA application is open for 45 days.

Funding amounts are different from the FY 2016 NOFA, based on current year appropriations and available carry-over funding.

The following TA funds were in the FY 2016 NOFA but are not in the FY 2017 NOFA:

MAHRA, Youth Homelessness, Fair Housing, and Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant.

The "Table of Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources" in Section I.A.1.a. of the NOFA was changed to fit current HUD criteria.

The FY 2017 NOFA includes Title VI Loan Leveraging, Section 184 Loan Guarantee, Tribal HUD-VASH, and ICDBG as eligible programs and topics in the Native American Housing and Community Development category of the "Table of Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources" in Section I.A.1.a., based on current-year appropriations language that broadens the use of Native American Housing and Community Development TA funds.

The FY 2017 NOFA requires that all applicants submit a Lobbying Form certification with their applications, except for Federally-recognized Indian tribes. The Lobbying Form certification can be found in the NOFA application kit on Grants.gov. (The Lobbying Form certification refers to the Certification Regarding Lobbying in Appendix A to 24 CFR part 87.)

The FY 2017 NOFA will use the average score of panel reviews as one of its selection criteria.

The Rating Factor information, including what an applicant must provide in its narrative response, is different from the FY 2016 NOFA. One significant change is that the "Performance Evaluation" subfactor that was part of Rating Factor 1 in the FY 2016 NOFA has been removed. Additionally, the scoring was re-weighted among the three Rating Factors, and the Community Snapshot scenarios in Rating Factor 2 have been adapted to match current HUD programmatic situations and needs.

HUD has adjusted its review process for Rating Factor 2. In past years, each reviewer read the entirety of the proposal to determine the application’s final review score. For FY 2017, the review panel will include reviewers who will read and score Rating Factors 1 and 3 separately from Rating Factor 2. Rating Factor 2 will be evaluated and paneled by subject matter experts, and those scores will be combined with the scores of the reviewers of Rating Factors 1 and 3 to arrive at the final total score.

Applicants must submit their narrative responses to each of the three Rating Factors in three separate files clearly labeled by Rating Factor. Failure to separate each Rating Factor section may result in elimination from competition and failure to reach panel review.

3. Definitions.

a. Standard Definitions

Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) is a review of impediments or barriers that affect the rights related to fair housing choice, and pertains to program participants in jurisdictions operating under a current Consolidated Plan and public housing agencies operating under a PHA Plan.

Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) is the analysis undertaken pursuant to 24 CFR 5.154. AFH includes an analysis of fair housing data, an assessment of fair housing issues and contributing factors, the prioritization of contributing factors, and the identification of fair housing goals. It is conducted and submitted to HUD using the Assessment Tool. Entities obligated to prepare and submit an AFH are: (1) Jurisdictions and Insular Areas that are required to submit Consolidated Plans for the following programs: (i) The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program (see 24 CFR part 570, subparts D and I); (ii) The Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program (see 24 CFR part 576); (iii) The HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program (see 24 CFR part 92); and (iv) The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program (see 24 CFR part 574); and (2) Public housing agencies (PHAs) receiving assistance under sections 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f or 42 U.S.C.1437g).

Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) is the person authorized by the E-Biz point of contact in the System for Award Management to submit applications on behalf of the organization. The AOR is listed in item 21 on the SF-424.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a directory of the various Federal programs, projects, services and activities that offer financial and non financial assistance and benefits to the American public. CFDA Number is the unique number assigned to each program, project, service or activity listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).

Consolidated Plan is a document developed by states and local jurisdictions, which they complete by engaging in a participatory process to assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions with funding from formula grant programs. (See 24 CFR 91 for more information about the Consolidated Plan and related Annual Action Plan.)

Contract means a legal instrument by which a non-Federal entity purchases property or services needed to carry out the project or program under a Federal award. The term as used with respect to awards, subawards, and cooperative agreements subject to 2 CFR part 200 does not include a legal instrument, even if the non-Federal entity considers it a contract, when the substance of the transaction meets the definition of a Federal award or subaward. (See 2 CFR 200.22 and 200.92.)

Contractor means an entity that receives a contract.

Deficiency – Deficiency is information missing or omitted 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.

Curable Deficiency – Applicants may correct a curable deficiency 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.

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

DUNS Number is the nine-digit identification number assigned to a business or organization by Dun & Bradstreet and provides a means of identifying business entities on a location-specific basis. Requests for a DUNS number can be made by visiting the Online DUNS Request Portal.

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.

Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is a database that has been established to track contractor misconduct and performance.

Grants.gov is the website that serves as the Federal government’s central portal for searching for and applying for grants throughout the Federal government.

Non-Federal Entity means a state, local government, Indian tribe, institution of higher education (IHE), or non-profit organization that carries out a Federal award as a recipient or subrecipient.

Pass-through Entity means a non-Federal entity that provides a subaward to a subrecipient to carry out part of a Federal program.

Personally identifiable information (PII), as defined in Office of Management and Budget M- 07-16, is any information which can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity, such as their name, social security number, biometric records, etc. alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying information which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as date and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.

Point of Contact (POC) is the person who may be contacted with questions about the application submitted by the AOR. The point of contact is listed in item 8F on the SF-424.

Preferred Sustainability Status Communities (PSS) for the purposes of HUD’s FY2017 funding competitions, are communities that have received PSS under HUD's FY2011 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program and/or HUD's FY2011 Community Challenge Planning Grant Program. Click here for list. Promise Zones are federally-designated, high-poverty urban, rural and tribal communities where the Federal government will partner with and invest in communities to accomplish these goals: create jobs, leverage private investment, increase economic activity, expand educational opportunities, and reduce violent crime.

https://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xocio/documents/text/idc-041032.pdf https://www.bia.gov/cs/groups/xocio/documents/text/idc-041032.pdf https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=PSS_POCs.pdf

Promotores/Promotoras are Spanish-speaking Community Health Workers who work in their communities to reduce barriers to health services and make health care systems more responsive.

Recipient means a non-Federal entity that receives an award directly from HUD to carry out an activity under a HUD program.

Section 3 Business Concern means a business concern (1) that is 51 percent or more owned by Section 3 residents; or (2) of which at least 30 percent of permanent, full-time employees are currently Section 3 residents, or were Section 3 Residents within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern; or (3) that provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract over 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet the qualifications in this definition.

Section 3 Residents means: 1) Public housing residents; or 2) Low and very-low income persons, as defined in 24 CFR 135.5, who live in the metropolitan area or non-metropolitan county where a HUD-assisted project for housing or community development is located.

Standard Form 424 (SF-424) is the Application for Federal Assistance Programs required by discretionary grant programs.

Subaward means an award provided by a pass-through entity to a subrecipient for the subrecipient to carry out part of a Federal award received by the pass-through entity. It does not include payments to a contractor or payments to an individual that is a beneficiary of a Federal program. A subaward may be provided through any form of legal agreement, including an agreement that the pass-through entity considers a contract.

Subrecipient means a non-Federal entity that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a HUD program; but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such program. A subrecipient may also receive other Federal awards directly from a Federal awarding agency (including HUD).

System for Award Management (SAM), located at the website sam.gov, is the official U.S.

Government system that consolidated the capabilities of Central Contractor Registry (CCR), Excluded Parties List System (EPLS) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Registration with Sam.gov is required for submission of applications via grants.gov.

Threshold Requirement – Threshold requirements are a type of eligibility requirement.

Threshold requirements must be met in order for an application to be reviewed. Threshold requirements are not curable. Threshold requirements are listed in Section III.C.1. Threshold Requirements of this Program NOFA.

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

b. Program Definitions

Technical Assistance - Guidance which enables HUD’s customers to overcome a lack of specific skills or knowledge of the associated HUD programs and, by doing so, results in the successful performance of and compliance with those programs. Technical assistance is the transfer of skills and knowledge to entities that may need, but do not possess, such skills and knowledge.

Capacity Building - Assistance which increases the ability of HUD’s customers and their partners to organize and independently implement and manage affordable housing, community development, and economic development programs.

CDBG Local Income Surveys/pilot testing - Eligible technical assistance activity to support the creation of CDBG tools and products to assist grantees in determining income levels in local jurisdictions. These tools and pilot tests will assist grantees in verifying that at least 51 percent of the residents of the service area of a CDBG-funded activity are low and moderate income persons.

Cooperative Agreement - A legal instrument of financial assistance, as defined in 2 CFR § 200.24, that is used to enter into the same kind of relationship as a grant, but is distinguished from a grant in that it provides for substantial involvement between the federal agency and the recipient in carrying out the activity contemplated by the award and in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200.

Customers - Recipients of HUD funding, including state and local grantees, public housing agencies (PHAs), owners and managers of HUD-assisted housing, Continuums of Care (CoCs), non-profit grantees, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Leads, HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and counselors, states, tribal organizations, Indian tribes, tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs), FHA-approved multifamily lenders, and residents and participants in HUD-funded programs.

Demand-Response System - The means by which HUD, its customers, and/or its partners identify technical assistance and capacity building needs. HUD prioritizes the identified needs based on Departmental, programmatic, and jurisdictional priorities. Successful applicants are then tasked with responding to identified needs. Successful applicants may not respond to direct requests for technical assistance from HUD customers. HUD is solely responsible for determining the entities to be assisted, the location, and the nature of the assistance to be provided, including a specific scope of work, which must be part of a HUD-approved work plan for each engagement.

Departmental TA - Cross-Departmental TA funding appropriated through the Research and Technology account managed by the Office of Policy Development and Research. This funding supports TA across the Department’s programs and customers, including, but not limited to, public housing agencies, cities, tribes and tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs), multifamily owners and operators, non-profit organizations receiving HUD funding, and housing counseling agencies.

Government Technical Monitor (GTM) - As defined by HUD, the individual designated to provide technical monitoring, advice, and assistance to aid the Government Technical

Representative (GTR) in the technical direction and evaluation of a successful applicant’s performance. The GTM provides programmatic expertise and input to proposed technical assistance work plans, status reports, invoices, and products. In some offices, the Program Office Technical Assistance Coordinator (POTAC) for a TA Provider fulfills this role rather than a GTM.

Government Technical Representative (GTR) - As defined by HUD, the individual who is responsible for the technical direction and evaluation of a successful applicant’s performance.

The GTR is responsible for review and approval of work plans, status reports, invoices, and products. GTRs serve as representatives of the Cooperative Agreement Officer who has responsibility for the management and fiscal oversight of the cooperative agreement awards.

Indirect cost - This NOFA adopts the definition of indirect (facilities and administrative (F&A)) costs as found at 2 CFR § 200.56.

Indirect cost rate proposal - This NOFA adopts the definition of indirect cost rate proposal as foundat 2 CFR § 200.57.

McKinney-Vento TA - McKinney-Vento TA provides technical assistance to increase the effectiveness of implementing and administering Continuum of Care planning processes, improving capacity to prepare collaborative applications, preventing the separation of families in projects funded under the Emergency Solutions Grants and Continuum of Care grants programs, and adopting and providing best practices in housing and services for persons experiencing homelessness.

National Homeless Data Analysis Project TA - National Homeless Data Analysis Project TA provides support to Continuums of Care to achieve the highest level of performance and results for HMIS implementation, as well as for management, operation of software, data collection for the Annual Performance Report (APR), including data utilization, performance measurement, reporting, and research to prevent and end homelessness, including TA activities related to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR).

Native American Housing and Community Development TA - This TA is managed by the Office of Native American Programs in the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Beneficiaries of this TA include Indian Housing Block Grant recipients, specifically tribes and tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs); potential or current Section 184 Loan Guarantee program borrowers or lenders; and ICDBG grantees.

PHA Administrative Receivership and Recovery TA - These funds are specifically earmarked to support the recovery of PHAs in administrative or judicial receivership and are an allocation from the Capital Fund Program appropriation. Allowable activities for this funding include assessments, technical assistance, and training to improve the PHA’s performance.

Program Office Technical Assistance Coordinator (POTAC) - The individual who coordinates TA activities for the programs within an office. The POTAC provides, or designates subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide, technical monitoring, advice, and assistance to aid the GTR in the technical direction and evaluation of a successful applicant's performance. In some offices, a GTM fulfills this role rather than a POTAC.

Outcomes - Results achieved or benefits derived from technical assistance or capacity building, such as changes in a customer’s management or operation of HUD-funded programs and activities.

Outputs - Deliverables such as products and group learning opportunities that are usually quantified by number produced, number delivered, number of attendees, etc. Outputs do not measure a change in a customer’s behavior.

4. Resources.

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B. Authority.

This program is authorized under: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), approved May 5, 2017, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), Section 6(j)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S. C. 1437d(j)(3)) and Section 17 and 18 of the Annual Contributions Contract (HUD 53012A 7/95), and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 11361b and 42 USC 11408.

II. Award Information.

A. Available Funds.

$56,000,000 is available through this NOFA.

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 is 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.

Additional funds may also become available for award under this NOFA if disaster funding resources such as CDBG or FEMA become available.

HUD estimates awarding the following amounts under the TA funding sources listed below.

Applicants must indicate the TA funding source(s) for which they wish to be considered as part https://www.grants.gov/ https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/conduct https://www.sam.gov/ https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://donotpay.treas.gov/ https://www.fapiis.gov/fapiis/index.action of their one-page application summary.

1. Departmental TA: Up to $26 million o This includes up to $7,000,000 for programs and initiatives under the Office of

Community Planning and Development; up to $8,550,000 for programs and initiatives under the Office of Public and Indian Housing; up to $2,850,000 for programs and initiatives under the Office of Housing; up to $6,600,000 for cross-program requirements, programs, and initiatives; and up to $1,000,000 for CDBG local income surveys TA and pilot testing.

2. McKinney-Vento TA: $15 million

3. National Homeless Data Analysis Project TA (formerly HMIS TA): $7 million

4. Public Housing Administrative Receivership and Recovery (PHA Recovery) TA: $1 million

5. NAHASDA TA: $3.5 million o A minimum of $3.5 million for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests; this $3.5 million includes $2 million for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA

6. Native American Housing and Community Development TA: $3.5 million o $3.5 million open to all other eligible applicants

These funds are made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), approved May 5, 2017, and from technical assistance carryover funds provided in annual appropriations between 2006 and 2016 (Public Laws 109-115, 110-5, 110-161, 111-8, 111-117, 112-10, 112-55, 113-6, 113-235, 113-76, 113-235, and 114-113).

While HUD intends to announce all awards at the same time, HUD may elect to separately announce all awards within one or more funding sources. In the event that HUD does stagger award announcement by funding source, selected applicants will receive multiple notifications instead of a single notification. Until all awards are announced, HUD must adhere to requirements set forth in the HUD Reform Act.

B. Number of Awards.

HUD expects to make approximately 20 awards from the funds available under this NOFA.

This figure may change based on the total funding available.

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information.

The maximum award amount is an estimate based on the amount of funding available and the expected number of awards. Applicants should determine their funding request based on the criteria described in IV.B. "Content and Form of Application Submission."

Estimated Total Funding: $56 million

Minimum Award Amount: $250,000 Per Project Period

Maximum Award Amount: $20 million Per Project Period

Estimated Total Funding: $56,000,000 Minimum Award Amount: $250,000 Per Project Period

Maximum Award Amount: $20,000,000 Per Project Period

D. Period of Performance.

TA Assignments may be delegated by HUD on a demand-response basis throughout the term of the cooperative agreement.

Estimated Project Start Date: 11/30/2017 Estimated Project End Date: 11/29/2020 Length of Project Periods: Other Length of Project Periods Explanation of Other: Multiple assignments within the three-year term of the cooperative agreement.

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement HUD will have significant involvement in the management of the cooperative agreement throughout the period of performance of the award. This means that HUD will identify capacity building and technical assistance needs; assign tasks and the method of providing technical assistance; and review and approve proposed work plans, products, time frames, reports, vouchers, and other items related to administration of the cooperative agreement. HUD Field Offices will play an integral role in this review and approval process. HUD will assign work to successful applicants on a demand-response basis. Awardees will agree to share the final deliverable(s) with HUD, in addition to the grantee.

F. Supplementation.

III. Eligibility Information.

A. Eligible Applicants.

State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

In addition to the list above, eligible applicants include:

NAHASDA-eligible Indian tribes as defined at Section 4(13) of NAHASDA; tribally-designated housing entities (TDHEs) as defined at Section 4(22) of the NAHASDA; and national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Councils of Government (COGs), or other regional planning entities

See section V.B. "Rules that affect applicants' eligibility to receive an award from HUD" of the FY 2017 General Section for more information on eligibility.

See also Section IV.B of this NOFA ("Content and Form of Application Submission") for necessary form and content information.

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

B. Cost Sharing or Matching.

This Program does not require an applicant to leverage resources through cost sharing or matching.

C. Threshold Requirements.

Applicants who fail to meet any of the following threshold eligibility requirements will be deemed ineligible. Applications from ineligible applicants will not be evaluated. See also Section I.A.3. Definitions.

1. Timely Submission of Applications – Applications submitted after the deadline stated within this NOFA and that do not meet the requirements of the grace period policy will be marked late.

Late applications are deemed ineligible and will not be considered for funding. See also Section IV Application and Submission Information, part D. Application Submission Dates and Times.

2. Resolution of Civil Rights Matters. Outstanding civil rights matters must be resolved before the application deadline. Applicants who after review are confirmed to have civil rights matters unresolved at the application deadline will be deemed ineligible; the application will receive no further review, will not be rated and ranked, and will not receive funding.

a. Applicants having any of the charges, cause determinations, lawsuits, or letters of findings referenced in subparagraphs (1) – (5) that have not been resolved to HUD’s satisfaction…