ICDBG NOFA.pdf

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Public and Indian Housing

Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages

FR-6200-N-23

Application Due Date: 03/20/2019

Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages

FR-6200-N-23

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

II. Award Information.

III. Eligibility Information.

A. Eligible Applicants.

B. Cost Sharing or Matching.

C. Threshold Requirements.

D. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting El igibility.

E. Program Specific Requirements.

F. Criteria for Beneficiaries.

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. Review Criteria.

B. Review and Selection Process.

C. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates.

VI. Award Administration Information.

A. Award Notices.

B. Administrative, National and Department Policy

Requirements for HUD recipients.

C. Reporting.

D. Debriefing.

VII. Agency Contacts.

VIII. Other Information.

IX. Appendix.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Program Office: Public and Indian Housing Funding Opportunity Title: Community Development Block Grant

Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages

Announcement Type: Modification Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6200-N-23 Primary CFDA Number: 14.862 Due Date for Applications: 03/20/2019

Overview Prospective applicants should carefully read all instructions in all sections to avoid sending an incomplete or ineligible application. HUD funding is highly competitive. Failure to respond accurately to any submission requirement could result in an incomplete or noncompetitive proposal.

For Further Information Regarding this NOFA: Please direct questions regarding the specific program requirements of this Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to the office contact identified in Section VII.

OMB Approval Number(s): 2577-0191

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

A. Program Description.

1. Purpose The purpose of the ICDBG program is the development of viable Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities primarily for persons with low- and moderate- incomes. See the ICDBG regulation of 24 CFR 1003, the full text of which is available at the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title 24/24cfr1003_main_02.tpl).

a. Single Purpose Grants. Projects funded by the ICDBG program must principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons (24 CFR 1003.208). These are competitive grants and are the subject of this NOFA.

b. Imminent Threat Grants. You may also apply for ICDBG funds to address issues that have an immediate negative impact on public health or safety of tribal residents.

You do not have to submit an application for an Imminent Threat grant by the deadline established in this NOFA. These funds are awarded on a first-come first-serve basis until the amount set aside for this purpose is expended. The Imminent Threat request must be https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title24/24cfr1003_main_02.tpl https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title24/24cfr1003_main_02.tpl https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title24/24cfr1003_main_02.tpl https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title24/24cfr1003_main_02.tpl submitted to the Area ONAP for your region. The request should include the following documentation:

1. Standard Form-424 (Application for Federal Assistance).

2. HUD-2880 (Application/Disclosure/Update Report).

3. Detailed budget information and a completed form HUD-4123 (Cost Summary).

4. Information showing that the threat is not of a re-occurring nature (conditions caused by lack of maintenance are reoccurring).

5. Information showing that the threat affects or impacts an entire service area as defined at

24 CFR §1003.4. Specify the number of homes/families affected and/or impacted.

6. Information showing that the proposed project is feasible and has a reasonable chance of alleviating the imminent threat.

7. Independent verification from a qualified third party not affiliated with your organization that the threat is urgent, exists at present, or will exist very soon and must be addressed immediately to save lives and reduce threats to health and safety. Such third parties could be representatives of the IHS, BIA, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, county, or local officials, or engineers privately employed.

Evidence that you can implement and complete the funded project within 12 months of the grant award unless there is good cause, determined by HUD, for not being able to do so.

8. Submit form HUD-4125 (Implementation Schedule).

9. Evidence that funds to completely address the threat are not available from other tribal or federal sources to address the problem. You must verify that federal or tribal agencies, which would normally provide assistance for such improvements, have no funds available, by providing a written statement to that effect. You must also verify in writing that you have no available funds, including unobligated IHBG funds, for this purpose. To determine IHBG obligation, HUD will follow Notice PIH 2000-26, Performance Measures for the Obligation of Funds (NAHASDA), which was extended indefinitely by Notice PIH 2002-24. According to that Notice, a point of obligation is the time when a commitment is made to pay a particular sum of money for contract labor, supplies, materials, or services.

Please refer to the Imminent Threat Program Guidance 2017-01 ( https://portal.hud.gov /hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=2017-01ImminentTGT.pdf) issued by the Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) for additional information on applying for the Imminent Threat grant.

2. Changes from Previous NOFA.

This Section highlights changes from the previous NOFA. Applicants should read this entire NOFA carefully to ensure their application meets all eligibility and program requirements:

Major:

Added Subfactor 2.3: Project Connection to Tribal Youth to promote projects and activities geared towards addressing the needs of tribal youth.

Adjusted grant award ceilings for the Alaska, Eastern Woodlands, Northern Plains and the Southwest Area ONAP Regions. SWONAP's grant ceilings were reduced by 20% https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=2017-01ImminentTGT.pdf https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=2017-01ImminentTGT.pdf https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=2017-01ImminentTGT.pdf from the FY17 grant ceiling amounts.

Standardized Housing Rehabilitation Cost Limits to up to $65,000 for all Area Offices except Alaska.

Modified the Rating Factor point structures to make more meaningful distinctions between existing and new applicants.

Modified Subfactor 1.2: Past Performance to change the "rating period" from 12 months to 3 years to provide a broader assessment of grantee performance.

Added, deleted or clarified sections related to indirect cost rates, financial management systems, disclosure of lobbying activities, etc. to align to HUD-wide grant policies.

Add new Audits Findings to Subfactor 1.1.c.

Minor:

Moved New Housing Construction from ICDBG Program and Project Related Thresholds to Submission for Certain Projects/Applicants in Section IV.2.b.

Moved Economic Development Projects from ICDBG Program and Project Related Thresholds to Subfactor 3.4.e.

Moved Public Services and Infrastructure Projects from Program Specific Requirements to Submission for Certain Projects/Applicants in Section IV.2.b.

Modified leveraged resources in Rating Factor 4 to include, land used for expansion and a 20% cap for administrative costs.

Moved Audits from Subfactor 1.2.d. to 1.1.b to allow all grantees to be evaluated under this factor.

Modified Subfactor 2.4: New and Unfunded Applicants (Previously Unfunded Applicants).

Removed Preferred Sustainability Status Communities Preference Points.

3. Definitions.

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

Award, as used in this NOFA means a federal, grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a directory of the various Federal listings, projects, services and activities offering 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. This plan is completed 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 part 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 in this NOFA 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.)

Contractor means an entity receiving a contract.

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, except for documentation of applicant eligibility;

Not influence how an applicant is ranked or scored versus other applicants; and Be able to 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 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 are mandatory requirements 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 serving as the Federal government’s central portal for searching and applying for federal financial assistance throughout the Federal government. Registration in Grants.gov is required for submission of applications to prospective agencies.

NOTE: Passwords expire every 60 days. Accounts inactive for 1 year or more result in removal of all account roles. For more account management information, review the Applicant FAQs contained on the grants.gov web page.

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

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 SF424.

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 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/applicant-faqs.html#password opportunities, and reduce violent crime.

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 receiving an award directly from HUD to carry out an activity under a HUD program.

Section 3 Business Concern means a business concern (1) 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) provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract over 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns meeting 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 Section 3 covered assistance is expended.

Standard Form 424 (SF424) Application for Federal Assistance Programs, required by discretionary grant programs.

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

Subrecipient means a non-Federal entity receiving a subaward from a recipient to carry out part of a HUD program; but does not include an individual’s 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), is an official website of the U.S. government. You can access the website at Sam.gov There is no cost to use SAM. SAM 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 for an application to be reviewed. Threshold requirements are not curable, except for documentation of applicant eligibility. Threshold requirements are listed in Section III.C. of this NOFA.

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

4. Program Definitions The following definitions apply to the ICDBG program. See a more detailed list at 24 CFR 1003.4.

Adopt - To approve by vote of the governing body of the tribe or tribal organization.

Community Based Development Organization (CBDO) - As defined in 24 CFR 1003.204(c)

Document - When the NOFA asks you to document something it means that you should provide information and/or data in your application to satisfy that particular NOFA requirement.

Entity Other Than Tribe - This means that the organization is not part of the tribal government.

Firm Commitment - A letter of commitment from a partner by which an applicant or an applicant's partner agrees to perform an activity specified in the application and demonstrates the financial capacity and conditional agreement to deliver the resources necessary to carry out the activity, either in cash or through in-kind contributions if HUD awards ICDBG funds. If a tribe is committing resources to the project the amount of such commitment should be included in the tribal resolution. If a tribal organization is the applicant it should submit evidence of such commitment in the equivalent of a tribal resolution.

Ineligible Activities - A complete list of ineligible activities can be found at 24 CFR 1003.207.

Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) - As defined in 24 CFR 1003.4, LMI means a family, household, or individual whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area.

New Applicant - An applicant that has either never received an ICDBG or an applicant whose prior grants have been closed for at least 12 months before applications are due.

Standard Housing/Standard Conditions - Housing that meets the quality standards (HQS) adopted by the tribe or tribal organization depending on the type of housing proposed. The HQS adopted by the applicant must be at least as stringent as the Section 8 HQS contained in 24 CFR

982.401 (Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance: Housing Choice Voucher program) unless the Area ONAP approves less stringent standards based on a determination that local conditions make the use of Section 8 HQS infeasible. The adopted standards must provide for: (a) a safe house, in physically sound condition with all systems performing their intended design functions; (b) a livable home environment that is energy efficient and incorporates energy conservation measures; and, (c) provides adequate space and privacy for all intended household members Tribal Resolution - The formal manner in which the tribal government expresses its legislative will in accordance with its organic documents. In the absence of such organic documents, a written expression adopted pursuant to tribal practices will be acceptable (24 CFR 1003.4).

Youth- A community member that has not reached the age of 21

5. Web Resources The resources indicated provide details for the application process

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Code of Conduct list Do Not Pay Dun & Bradstreet Request a DUNS Number Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/GEN-REQ-TERMS-2018.PDF https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/conductgrants http://donotpay.treas.gov/ https://www.dnb.com/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=d67b2c9e097a45629d959d63e5e4f297&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se24.1.5_1109 https://www.fapiis.gov/fapiis/index.action

Federal Subaward Reporting System) FSRS Grants.gov Grants.gov support Healthy Homes Strategic Plan Healthy Housing Reference Manual HUD Funds available HUD’s Strategic Plan HUD Grants NOFA webcasts Procurement of recovered materials Promise Zones Section 3 Business Registry State Point of Contact List System for Award Management (SAM)) Real Property Acquisition and Relocation USASpending

6. ICDBG Program Related Web Resources

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl =/ecfrbrowse/Title24/24cfr1003_main_02.tpl).

ONAP Environmental Review Resources (https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/publi c_indian_housing/ih/codetalk/resources)

B. Authority.

The authority for this program is Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) and the program regulations in 24 CFR Part 1003.

II. Award Information.

A. Available Funds Funding of up to $65,000,000 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 contained in this NOFA.

1. Allocations to Area ONAPs. The ICDBG regulation specifies how the funds for the Single Purpose ICDBGs will be divided among the six Area ONAPs. See 24 CFR 1003.101.

Accordingly, the allocations for FY 2018 grants are as follows:

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Area ONAP Office Total Area ONAP Allocation

Alaska $7,854,246

Eastern Woodlands $4,953,847

Northern Plains $9,508,963

Northwest $3,348,939

Southern Plains $15,007,318

Southwest $21,752,409

2. Grant Ceilings. Your application may include more than one project but the entire grant may not exceed the limits listed below.

Area ONAP Population Ceiling

Alaska ALL $600,000

Eastern Woodlands ALL $700,000

Northern Plains ALL $800,000

Northwest ALL $500,000

Southern Plains ALL $800,000

Southwest 50,001+ $4,000,000

10,501-50,000 $2,000,000

7,501-10,500 $1,600,000

7,500 and below $800,000

In the Southwest ONAP jurisdiction, HUD will determine the ceiling for applications based on the Native American population that resides on a reservation or Rancheria. You should contact SWONAP prior to submitting your application to confirm the population that HUD will use to determine the ceiling.

NOTE: Only one ICDBG application may be submitted for each area within the jurisdiction of an entity eligible under 24 CFR 1003. An applicant may include more than one project, but it cannot exceed the grant ceilings listed in Section II. Tribal organizations applying on behalf of multiple tribes may combine ceiling amounts for a project if the project will benefit the members of all such respective tribes. Several tribes may submit individual applications for one combined activity if the project will benefit the members of all such respective tribes.

3. Housing Rehabilitation Cost Limits. HUD will not provide more than the following amounts for each housing unit rehabilitated with ICDBG funds. The rehabilitation costs may exceed these limits but your budget must show that you will not spend more than these amounts of ICDBG funds on each unit.

Alaska $100,000

Eastern Woodlands up to $65,000

Northern Plains: up to $65,000

Northwest up to $65,000

Southern Plains up to $65,000

Southwest up to $65,000

B. Number of Awards.

HUD expects to make approximately 75 awards from the funds available under this NOFA.

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information Please refer to the grant ceilings listed in the section above. Only one large tribe in the SWONAP region is eligible for the maximum award amount.

Estimated Total Funding: $65,000,000 Minimum Award Amount: $500,000 Per Project Period Maximum Award Amount: $4,000,000 Per Project Period

D. Period of Performance The period of performance and planned drawdowns for any grant awarded under this NOFA must be included in the Implementation Schedule, form HUD-4125, and approved by HUD. Costs must be incurred during the period of performance identified on the grant award. HUD can require you to spend funds in accordance with the Implementation Schedule submitted with your application. If funded and you do not make progress toward meeting your Implementation Schedule, HUD reserves the right to recapture funds.

The grantee's Implementation Schedule cannot exceed September 30, 2025. Any ICDBG funds remaining as of September 30, 2025, will be cancelled and returned to the Department of Treasury.

Estimated Project Start Date: 07/15/2019 Estimated Project End Date: 07/14/2022 Length of Project Periods: Other Length of Project Periods Explanation of Other: The length of the project period is generally based on the implementation schedule submitted by the applicant and approved by

HUD.

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

III. Eligibility Information.

A. Eligible Applicants.

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) An applicant must be eligible as an Indian tribe (or as a tribal organization), as required by 24 CFR 1003.5, by the application deadline date.

1. Tribes: eligible applicants are any Indian tribe, band, group, or nation, including Alaska Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, and any Alaska native village of the United States which is considered an eligible recipient under Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450) or which had been an eligible recipient under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.C. 1221). Eligible recipients under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act will be determined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and eligible recipients under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 are those that have been determined eligible by the Department of Treasury, Office of Revenue Sharing. See Eligible Indian Entities (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-07-23/pdf/2018-15679.pdf).

B. Cost Sharing This Program does not require cost sharing, matching or leveraging.

Cost sharing or matching is not required under this grant; however, applicants who leverage this grant with other funds receive points under Rating Factor 4. The greater the percentage of leveraged funds committed, the greater the number of points an applicant can receive under rating factor 4, up to a maximum of 6 points. See Section V.A. Rating Factor 4.

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.

1. Timely Submission of Applications – Applications submitted after the deadline stated within this NOFA that do not meet the requirements of the grace period policy will be marked late. Late applications are ineligible and will not be considered for funding. See also Section IV Application and Submission Information, part D. Application Submission Dates and Times

2. ICDBG Program and Project Specific Thresholds- Information in this section are threshold requirements and cannot be requested as a deficiency if not submitted or submitted incorrectly. If the thresholds are not met, the application will be deemed ineligible.

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a. Outstanding ICDBG Obligation - Pursuant to 24 CFR 1003.301(a), if you have an outstanding ICDBG obligation to HUD that is in arrears, or have not agreed to a repayment schedule you will be disqualified from the competition and not evaluated.

b. Untimely ICDBG Closeouts - HUD will not review your application if you have any ICDBG that is open two or more years past the due date for closeout identified on the most recently submitted project implementation schedule approved by the Area ONAP.

c. Housing Rehabilitation projects- The requirements for this threshold are in Section IV.B.b.

of this NOFA.

d. New Housing Construction projects- The requirements for this threshold are in Section IV.B.b. of this NOFA.

e. Economic development projects- The requirements for this threshold are in Rating Factor 3.4.c. of this NOFA.

D. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility Eligibility Requirements for Applicants of HUD’s Grants Programs The following requirements affect applicant eligibility. Detailed information on each requirement is posted on HUD’s Funding Opportunities Page (click here).

Resolution of Civil Rights Matters Outstanding Delinquent Federal Debts Debarments and/or Suspensions Pre-selection Review of Performance Sufficiency of Financial Management System False Statements Mandatory Disclosure Requirement Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations in HUD Programs and Activities

E. Program Specific Requirements.

If you are awarded a grant under this NOFA you will have to comply with all laws, regulations, and other requirements relating to federal funds, as well as the specific ICDBG requirements found at 24 CFR 1003.

Other statutory or regulatory requirements specific to the ICDBG program are:

Indian Preference - HUD has determined that the ICDBG program is subject to Section 7(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.450e(b)). The provisions and requirements for this section are found at 24 CFR 1003.510.

Eligible Activities- A complete list and description of eligible activities can be found at 24 CFR Part 1003, subpart C.

https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SPM/documents/ELIG-REQS-GRANTS-2018v2.pdf

F. Criteria for Beneficiaries.

This program has eligibility criteria for beneficiaries.

The ICDBG program must primarily benefit persons with low- and moderate income as defined in 24 CFR 1003.4.

IV. Application and Submission Information.

A. Obtaining an Application Package.

Instructions for Applicants.

You must download both the Application Instruction and the Application Package from Grants.gov. To ensure you are using the correct Application Package and Application Instructions, you must verify the CFDA Number and CFDA Description on the first page of the Application Package, and the Opportunity Title and the Funding Opportunity Number match the Program and NOFA to which you are applying.

The Application Package contains the Adobe forms created by Grants.gov. The Instruction Download contains official copies of the NOFA, and forms necessary for a complete application.

The Instruction Download may include Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and additional documents.

An applicant demonstrating good cause may request a waiver from the requirement for electronic submission. For example, a lack of available Internet access in the geographic area in which your business offices are located. Lack of SAM registration or valid DUNS is not deemed good cause.

If you cannot submit your application electronically, you must ask in writing for a waiver of the electronic grant submission requirements. HUD will not grant a waiver if HUD does not receive your written request at least 15 days before the application deadline or if you do not demonstrate good cause. An email request sent 15 days before the application will also be considered.

If HUD waives the requirement, HUD must receive your paper application or email request before the deadline of this NOFA. To request a waiver and receive a paper copy of the application materials, you must contact:

Frederick Griefer Email: ONAP-ICDBG@hud.gov Office of Public and Indian Housing 451 7th St. SW, Rm. 4108 Washington, DC 20410 For more information, please contact your Area Office:

Area ONAP Phone Numbers and Addresses

Alaska (907) 677-9800 3000 C Street, Suite 401 Anchorage, AK 99503

Eastern Woodlands (800) 735-3239 Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building mailto:ONAP-ICDBG@hud.gov

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 2404 Chicago, Illinois 60604-3507

Northern Plains (303) 672-5465 1670 Broadway, 24th Floor Denver, CO 80202-4801

Northwest (206) 220-5270 909 1st Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98104-1000

Southern Plains (405) 609-8520 301 N.W. 6th Street Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Southwest Phoenix Office One North Central Avenue, Suite 600 Phoenix, AZ, 85004-2361

(602) 379-7213

Albuquerque Office 500 Gold Avenue SW, 7th Floor, Suite 7301 PO Box 906, Albuquerque, NM 87103-0906

(505) 346-6923

Examples of good cause for a waiver may include: lack of reliable Internet, broadband, or other infrastructure conducive to electronic application submissions. Applicants granted a waiver of the electronic submission requirement will receive specific instructions about submitting paper applications with the approval of the waiver.

B. Content and Form of Application Submission.

You must verify boxes 11, 12, and 13 on the SF424 match the NOFA for which you are applying. If they do not match, you have downloaded the wrong Application Instruction and Application Package.

Submission of an application that is otherwise sufficient, under the wrong CFDA and Funding Opportunity Number is a curable deficiency.

1. Content.

Forms for your package include the forms outlined below:

Additionally, your complete application must include the following narratives and non-form attachments.

See required application components listed in Section IV(B)(2). See below for a list of required content.

2. Format and Form.

Narratives and other attachments to your application must follow the following format guidelines.

You must submit the forms and information listed. Do not submit third party documents, such as audits, resolutions, or policies, unless specifically asked to do so. Unsolicited information will not be used to rate the applications.

a. Submissions for All Projects: The following information must be submitted by applicants for all types of ICDBG projects. If information under this section is not submitted with the application or is submitted incorrect and the deficiency is not curable and cannot be requested, the application will be disqualified and not evaluated.

Narrative addressing the five rating factors in Section V.A. of this NOFA, including a one page summary of the proposed project(s). If you are requesting funds for more than one type of ICDBG-eligible project you must include a summary and narrative for each project. Indicate on the first page of each narrative and in the one-page summary, the type of project(s) you are proposing: Economic Development, Homeownership Assistance, Housing Rehabilitation, Housing Acquisition, Land Acquisition to Support New Housing, Microenterprise Programs, New Housing Construction, or Public Facilities and Improvements. This will help to ensure that HUD will apply the appropriate project-specific criteria and rating subfactors in reviewing your application. Label each section of your narrative in accordance with the applicable factors and subfactors in the NOFA.

Application_for_Federal_Assistance (SF-424) Applicant/Recipient_Disclosure_Update_Report - (form HUD-2880) This is a curable deficiency.

Implementation Schedule (form HUD-4125) - An Implementation Schedule is required for each project.

Cost Summary (form HUD-4123)- If you are proposing more than one type of project, you are required to submit a separate budget for each project and a consolidate budget.

The budget(s) should include cost information for specific activity costs, administration, planning, technical assistance and total HUD share. Planning and administrative costs cannot exceed 20 percent of each grant and may be funded only in conjunction with a physical development activity. See subfactor 3.2.

Citizen Participation - A tribal resolution states the Citizen Participation requirements were followed in accordance with 24 CFR 1003.604.

Low and moderate-income (LMI) benefit - It is required that your application demonstrates that at least 70 percent of the grant funds will be used for activities that benefit LMI persons in accordance with the requirements of 24 CFR 1003.208. See Section IV subfactor 2.2 Project Benefit, for non-housing projects. If you are applying for any type of housing-related activity (construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition) or housing assistance, you must state in your application that all units will be occupied by LMI households upon completion or when assistance (e.g., down payment assistance) is provided.

b. Submissions for Certain Projects/Applicants: The following information must be submitted if it applies to your project or organization. If information under this section is not submitted with the application or is submitted incorrect and the deficiency is not curable and cannot be requested, the application will be disqualified and not evaluated. Curable deficiencies will be determined by headquarters on a case by case basis.

Acknowledgement_of_Application_Receipt (form HUD-2993) - This form is only required if you have been granted a waiver of the electronic submission requirements and you are submitting a paper application.

Resolution for Tribal Organization to Submit - If you are a tribal organization defined in 24 CFR 1003.5(b) and are submitting an application on behalf of an Indian tribe, you are required to include a resolution from the Indian tribe stating that you are submitting the application on their behalf.

Resolution on Tribal Funds Committed - For tribes committing funds for the project, it is required that your application includes a tribal resolution (or legal equivalent) that states the exact amount of funds, including but not limited to Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funds, that the tribe is committing. If a tribal organization is committing the funds, the equivalent of a resolution must be provided.

Demographic Data - If you are applying for any type of project other than a housing project your application must include information about the number of LMI persons that will benefit from the project. You can either use the data provided on HUD’s website at FY2017 Data Update for Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) Area Benefit Designatio n for HUD’s ICDBG or submit your own data. For more information on how to submit your own demographic data, see Rating Factor 2, in Section V.A.1 of this

NOFA.

Housing Rehabilitation Project Requirements - In accordance with 24 CFR 1003.302(a), you must submit the required information below:

o Provide a written statement that the applicant has adopted rehabilitation standards and policies. The adopted rehabilitation standards and policies must be adopted before the application submission. Do not submit the policies.

o Provide a written statement that ICDBG funds will be used to rehabilitate housing only when the homeowner's payments are current or the homeowner is current in a repayment agreement. The Area Administrator on a case by case basis, may approve exceptions to this requirement if you provide adequate justification for the exception with your application.

o For purposes of meeting this timely payment requirement, HUD-assisted houses are houses owned, operated or assisted by the tribe or its TDHE.

New Housing Construction Project Requirements - In accordance with 24 CFR 1003.302(b), you must submit the required information below:

o Documentation to demonstrate new housing construction will be implemented through a Community Based Development Organization (CBDO).

If the organization has been previously determined by ONAP to be a CBDO, do not resubmit documentation of this in the application. Please contact your area ONAP to determine if your CBDO has not been previously approved.

o You must state in your application that the project will be constructed in accordance with construction standards that were adopted by tribal resolution tribal prior to the application deadline date. See Section I.A.4. Standard Housing/Standard Conditions.

o Provide documentation that shows:

No other housing is available in the immediate reservation area that is https://www.huduser.gov/portal/icdbg/home.html suitable for the households to be assisted;

and

No other sources, including Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG), can meet the needs of the household(s) to be served (applicants that receive minimum IHBG funding pursuant to the IHBG regulation at 24 CFR

1000.328 are exempt from this provision); and Rehabilitation of the unit occupied by the household(s) to be assisted is not economically feasible; or The household(s) to be assisted is currently living in overcrowded conditions (more than one household per house); or The household to be assisted has no current residence.

Public Services - You may not receive a Single Purpose grant solely to fund public service activities. However, your application may contain a public service component for up to 15 percent of the total grant. In addition, the public service(s) may be unrelated to the other project(s) in the application. If your application does not receive full funding, HUD will reduce the public service allocation so that it comprises no more than 15 percent of the total grant award. A complete description of public service projects can be found at 24 CFR Part 1003.201(e).

Infrastructure Projects - If your infrastructure project will support future housing or community development project(s), you must submit evidence that the housing or community development project(s) will be completed within three years of the grant award.

Land Acquisition to Support New Housing Projects - Land for future housing projects must include evidence that the land is suitable for housing. You must also establish that there is a reasonable ratio between the number of net usable acres to be acquired and the number of LMI persons to benefit from the project. See Rating Factor 3, Subfactor 1.1 in Section V.A.1. of this NOFA. Award of a grant does not constitute approval of specific sites where activities that are subject to environmental review may be carried out.

Health Care Facilities - If you are applying for a facility that would provide health care services funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS), you must include a statement that the facility will meet all applicable IHS facility requirements. HUD recognizes that tribes are contracting services from the IHS may establish other facility standards. These tribes must assure these standards at least compare to nationally-accepted minimum standards.

Correctional Facilities/Juvenile Detention Centers - If you are applying for a correctional facility or juvenile detention center that would provide correctional services to be funded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and/or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), you must include a statement that the facility meets all applicable BIA/DOJ standards regarding correctional operations, programs and designs.

Evidence of Partner Commitment - If you are proposing to partner with other entities/organizations on your project, you must submit a letter on letterhead of the entity/organization and signed by the chief executive of the entity/organization that demonstrates that the entity/organization is willing and able to participate. This includes entities providing funds for the project as well as service providers and entities contributing to the operation of the project.

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement - If your application will include funds for indirect costs, your application must include the documentation described in Section IV.F. of this NOFA.This is a curable deficiency.

Code of Conduct - If your Code of Conduct (code) is not listed on HUD’s website at Code of Conduct for HUD Grant Programs or if the information on the website has changed, you must submit a copy of your code of conduct with your application. This is a curable deficiency.

C. System for Award Management (SAM) and Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number.

1. SAM Registration Requirement Applicants must be registered with SAM before submitting their application. In addition, applicants must maintain an active SAM registration with current information while they have an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by HUD.

2. DUNS Number Requirement.

Applicants must provide a valid DUNS number, registered and active at SAM, in the application. DUNS numbers may be obtained for free from Dun & Bradstreet.

3. Requirement to Register with Grants.gov.

Anyone planning to submit applications on behalf of an organization must register at Grants.gov and be approved by the EBiz Point of Contact in SAM to submit applications for the organization.

Registration for SAM and Grants.gov is a multi-step process and can take four (4) weeks or longer to complete if data issues arise. Applicants without a valid registration cannot submit an application through Grants.gov. Complete registration instructions and guidance are provided at Grants.gov. See also Section IV.B for necessary form and content information.

D. Application Submission Dates and Times.

The application deadline is 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on 03/20/2019. Applications must be received no later than the deadline.

Submit your application to Grants.gov unless a waiver has been issued allowing you to submit your application in paper form. Instructions for submitting your paper application will be contained in the waiver of electronic submission.

“Received by Grants.gov” means the applicant received a confirmation of receipt and an application tracking number from Grants.gov. Then Grants.gov assigns an application tracking number and date-and time-stamps each application upon successful receipt by the Grants.gov system. A submission attempt not resulting in confirmation of receipt and an application tracking number is not considered received by Grants.gov.

Applications received by Grants.gov must be validated by Grants.gov to be received by HUD.

“Validated by Grants.gov” means the application has been accepted and was not rejected with errors. You can track the status of your application by logging into Grants.gov, selecting http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

“Applicants” from the top navigation, and selecting “Track my application” from the dropdown list. If the application status is “rejected with errors,” you must correct the error(s) and resubmit the application before the 24-hour grace period ends. Applications in “rejected with errors” status after the 24-hour grace period expires will not be received by HUD.

Visit Grants.gov for a complete description of processing steps after submitting an application.

HUD strongly recommends applications be submitted at least 48 hours before the deadline and during regular business hours to allow enough time to correct errors or overcome other problems.

You can verify the contents of your submitted application to confirm Grants.gov received everything you intended to submit. To verify the contents of your submitted application:

Log in to Grants.gov.

Click the Check Application Status link, which appears under the Grant Applications heading in the Applicant Center page. This will take you to the Check Application Status page.

Enter search criteria and a date range to narrow your search results.

Click the Search button. To review your search results in Microsoft Excel, click the

Export Data button.

Review the Status column.

To view more detailed submission information, click the Details link in the Actions column.

To download the submitted application, click the Download link in the Actions column.

Please make note of the Grants.gov tracking number as it will be needed by the Grants.gov Help Desk if you seek their assistance.

HUD may extend the application deadline for any program if Grants.gov is offline or not available to applicants for at least 24 hours immediately prior to the deadline date, or the system is down for 24 hours or longer and impacts the ability of applicants to cure a submission deficiency within the grace period.

HUD may also extend the application deadline upon request if there is a presidentially-declared disaster in the applicant’s area.

If these events occur, HUD will post a notice on its website establishing the new, extended deadline for the affected applicants. HUD will also include the fact of the extension in the program’s Notice of Funding Awards required to be published in the Federal Register.

In determining whether to grant a request for an extension based on a presidentially-declared disaster, HUD will consider the totality of the circumstances including the date of an applicant’s extension request (how closely it followed the basis for the extension), whether other applicants in the geographic area are similarly affected by the disaster, and how quickly power or services https://www.federalregister.gov/ are restored to enable the applicant to submit its application.

PLEASE NOTE: Busy servers, slow processing, or large file sizes, improper registration or password issues are not valid circumstances to extend the deadline dates or the grace period.

1. Amending or Resubmitting an Application.

Before the submission deadline, you may amend a validated application through Grants.gov by resubmitting a revised application containing the new or changed material. The resubmitted application must be received and validated by Grants.gov by the applicable deadline.

If HUD receives an original and a revised application for a single proposal, HUD will evaluate only the last submission received by Grants.gov before the deadline.

2. Grace Period for Grants.gov Submissions.

If your application is…