Mod.FR-6600-N-69_OAHMP_NOFO.pdf

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes

Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program

FR-6600-N-69

10/13/2022

Table of Contents Summary

Overview

I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION

A. Program Description

B. Authority

II. Award Information

A. Available Funds

B. Number of Awards

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information

D. Period of Performance

E. Type of Funding Instrument

III. Eligibility Information

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Ineligible Applicants

C. Cost Sharing or Matching

D. Threshold Eligibility Requirements

E. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility

F. Program-Specific Requirements

G. 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 Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

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

VI. Award Administration Information

A. Award Notices

B. Administrative, National and Department Policy Requirements and Terms for HUD Recipients Financial Assistance Awards

C. Reporting

D. Debriefing

VII. Agency Contact(s)

VIII. Other Information

APPENDIX

Program Office:

Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Funding Opportunity Title:

Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program Funding Opportunity Number:

FR-6600-N-69

Assistance Listing Number:

14.921 Due Date for Applications:

10/13/2022 Summary The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Strategic Plan sets the direction and focus of ourprograms and staff to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all.

HUD's Strategic Goals

HUD’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan lays out this administration’s strategy for ensuring everyone has an affordable,healthy place to live. Over the course of the next four years HUD will pursue two overarching priorities focused on increasing equity and improving customer experience across all HUD programs. Five strategic goals undergird the Plan as follows:

Strategic Goal 1: Support Underserved Communities Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Access to and Increase the Production of Affordable Housing Strategic Goal 3: Promote Homeownership Strategic Goal 4: Advance Sustainable Communities Strategic Goal 5: Strengthen HUD’s Internal Capacity

The five goals of the FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan present the core vision of what we hope to accomplish, the strategies to accomplish those objectives, and the indicators of success.

Overview The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications from eligible applicants for the program and purpose described within this NOFO. 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.

During the selection process HUD is prohibited from disclosing 1) information regarding any applicant’s relative standing, 2) the amount of assistance requested by an applicant, and 3) any information contained in the application. Prior to the application deadline, HUD may not disclose the identity of any applicant or the number of applicants that have applied for assistance.

For Further Information Regarding this NOFO: Please direct questions regarding the specific requirements of this NOFO to the office contact identified in Section VII.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement. The information collection requirements in this notice have been approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501- 3520). In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number. Each NOFO will identify its applicable OMB control number unless its collection of information is excluded from these requirements under 5 CFR part 1320.

OMB Approval Number(s):

2539-0015

I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION.

A. Program Description.

Purpose

The overall purpose of the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP) is to assist experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities in undertaking comprehensive programs that make safety and functional home modifications repairs and renovations to meet the needs of low-income elderly homeowners. The goal of the home modification program is to enable low-income elderly persons to remain in their homes through low-cost, low barrier, high impact home modifications to reduce older adults’ risk of falling, improve general safety, increase accessibility, and to improve their functional abilities in their home. This will enable older adults to remain in their homes, that is, to “age in place,” rather than move to nursing homes or other assisted care facilities.

HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes is making available grant funds and training resources to non-federal entities. Under this NOFO, experienced nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and public housing authorities will deliver home modification services to qualified beneficiaries. As required by the appropriation laws that fund the grants under this NOFO, at least one third of funding under this NOFO will be made available to grantees that serve communities with substantial rural populations, as defined below.

The NOFO establishes a program model that incorporates two core concepts: first, as people age, their needs change, and they may need adaptations to their physical environment to live safely at home; second, for any intervention to have the highest impact, the individual’s personal goals and needs must be a driver in determining the actual intervention.

The OAHMP model focuses on low-cost, high-impact home modifications. Examples of these home modifications include installation of grab bars, railings, and lever-handled doorknobs and faucets, as well as the installation of adaptive equipment, such as temporary ramp, tub/shower transfer bench, handheld shower head, raised toilet seat, risers for chairs and sofas, and non-slip strips for tub/shower or stairs. The OAHMP model primarily relies on the expertise of a licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) to ensure that the home modification addresses the client’s specific goals and needs and promotes their full participation in daily life activities. The OT is trained to evaluate clients’ functional abilities and the home environment and has knowledge of the range of low-cost, high-impact environmental modifications and adaptive equipment used to optimize the home environment and increase independence. To help maximize the breadth of the program, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1320?toc=1 the OAHMP also supports using licensed OT Assistants and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists whose work under the grant is overseen by licensed OTs. The OAHMP model also encourages a person-centered approach that motivates and supports older adults as they identify their goals and learn to function safely in their home.

Services made available under this NOFO must be for the benefit of eligible low-income homeowners who are at least 62 years old for work in their privately owned primary residence.

Because of the vulnerable nature of the persons served, awardees of an OAHMP grant are highly encouraged to ensure that the processes employed to qualify projects for home modifications avoid the potential for project implementation delays. One example of potential delay is enrolling a beneficiary whose home requires modifications beyond what HUD defines as maintenance. Proposed projects involving repair or rehabilitation above the maintenance level require an environmental review, either by the grant recipient (if a state, unit of general local government, or Native American tribe), a non-recipient Responsible Entity (state, unit of general local government, or Native American tribe), or by HUD. That environmental review includes consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer and compliance with other federal environmental requirements listed at 24 CFR §58.5 or §50.4. Where the recipient is not a Responsible Entity, project implementation may be delayed 45+ days, pending completion of the environmental review, and approval by HUD, should no non-recipient Responsible Entity be willing/able to assume environmental review responsibilities (see Section VI.B.15 for additional details). To the greatest extent feasible, awardees of OAHMP should select the home modifications identified in the “maintenance” column of the table in Appendix B, Home Modifications/Repairs. Proposed projects that meet the definition of maintenance will not require an environmental review or approval by HUD, and the grantee may proceed with implementation; see Section VI.B.15. Additional guidance will be provided by HUD, post-award.

Background Research has demonstrated that, under certain conditions, home modification can significantly reduce the risk of falling among community-dwelling elderly persons (i.e., adults not living in institutional settings). Pighills, A. et al. (British Journal of Occupational Therapy 79(3).

November 2, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615600181) conducted a systematic literature review and concluded that the research demonstrated that high intensity environmental assessment and home modification was clinically effective in preventing falls when conducted with high-risk elderly persons. The authors defined “high intensity” as an assessment that is delivered by an occupational therapist (OT) and “high risk” as adults aged 65 and older with one or more of the following risk factors: one or more falls in the previous year, a recent hospital admission, a chronic health condition, or visual impairment. The authors indicated that the OT-led interventions were likely effective because of the OT’s focus on the impact of the environment on an individual’s function and their consideration of personal, environmental, and activity-related fall risk factors. Effective fall prevention was not demonstrated from protocols that did not use an OT to conduct the assessment and/or that did not limit the interventions to high-risk adults.

In addition, research has also demonstrated that professional assessment and home modification can significantly decrease disability among community-dwelling elderly persons. The Johns https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022615600181

Hopkins University School of Nursing developed a program called Community Aging in Place – Advancing Better Living in Elders (CAPABLE) that uses a team that includes an OT, a registered nurse, and a home modifier (i.e., handyman) to conduct an assessment and home modification to improve the functional ability of clients. Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial with 300 adults aged 65 and older with no cognitive impairment who self-reported difficulty with physical functioning (i.e., activities of daily living (ADL) such as dressing, bathing, walking) or two or more instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) (e.g., shopping, managing medications). Up to 10 home visits were conducted over a 5-month period in the intervention group compared to the control group that received a similar number of social visits by research team members. The OT evaluated a client’s functional disability, identified and addressed functional goals, and assessed home safety risks, and oversaw communication with the primary practitioner. The registered nurse assessed a client’s pain, depressive symptoms, medication use, strength, and balance. A goal of the intervention was to address functional goals (identified through client interview) by enhancing the client’s capacity through use of adaptive equipment and home modification. The intervention group experienced a significant reduction in disability compared to the control group based on improvements in an ADL and/or IADL scoring tool. (See: Szanton, SL, et al. JAMA Internal Medicine. 179(2):204-

211. January 7, 2019.https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6026.)

Applicants to this NOFO should take note of characteristics of the effective home modifications discussed above. Both models used OTs to conduct a person-focused assessment of how the client interacted with his/her environment, and CAPABLE identified the client’s goals for improved functioning. An important reason that the interventions were found to be effective is also, likely, the focus on high-risk adults.

Changes from Previous NOFO.

If you received OAHMP grant funding under this program's FY 2021 NOFO, you are not eligible to apply under this program.

This NOFO consists of a Two Step Application Process and Forms; Preliminary Application and Full Application.

Applicants must describe who and how they will complete the Environmental Review (ER) requirements (Tiered ER and Request for Release of Funds) process in the HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS) in Rating Factor One.

Definitions.

a. Standard Definitions

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH). Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) means taking meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination to overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics. Specifically, affirmatively furthering fair housing means taking meaningful actions that, taken together, address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunities, replacing segregated living patterns with truly integrated and balanced living patterns, transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity, and fostering and maintaining compliance with civil rights and fair https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.6026 housing laws. The duty to affirmatively further fair housing extends to all program participant’s activities and programs relating to housing and urban development.

Assistance Listing number refers to the publicly available listing of Federal assistance programs managed and administered by the General Services Administration, formerly known as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). Assistance Listing is a unique number assigned to identify a Federal Assistance Listings, formerly known as the CFDA

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.

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 HUD’s requirements regarding the Consolidated Plan and related Action Plan).

Contract means, for the purpose of Federal financial assistance, a legal instrument by which a recipient or subrecipient purchases property or services needed to carry out the project or program under a federal award. For additional information on contractor and subrecipient determinations, see 2 CFR 200.331.

Contractor means an entity that receives a contract as defined above and in 2 CFR 200.1.

Deficiency is information missing or omitted within a submitted application. Examples of deficiencies include missing documents, information on a form, or some other type of unsatisfied information requirement. Depending on specific criteria, deficiencies may be either Curable or Non-Curable.

Curable Deficiencies may be corrected by the applicant 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 remedied within the time frame specified in the notice of deficiency.

Non-Curable Deficiencies cannot be corrected by an applicant 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 Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Number System identification number assigned to a business or organization by Dun & Bradstreet and provides a means of identifying business entities on a location-specific basis.

E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz POC) A user registered as an organization applicant who is responsible for the administration and management of grant activities for his or her organization.

The E-Biz POC is likely to be an organization's chief financial officer or authorizing official. The https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-A/part-91 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200/subpart-D/subject-group-ECFR031321e29ac5bbd/section-200.331 https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200

E-Biz POC authorizes representatives of their organization to apply on behalf of the organization (see Standard AOR and Expanded AOR). There can only be one E-Biz POC per DUNS Number.

Eligibility requirements are mandatory requirements for an application to be eligible for funding.

Expanded Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) An AOR is a member of your organization authorized by the EBiz POC to submit applications in Grants.gov on behalf of the organization. An applicant user with the Expanded AOR role is authorized to submit any applications on behalf of the organization and has privileges that allow the user to modify organization-level settings in Grants.gov.

Federal Financial Assistance means assistance that entities received or administer in the form of:

1. Grants;

2. Cooperative agreements (which does not include a cooperative research and development agreement pursuant to the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3710a)).

3. Loans;

4. Loan guarantees;

5. Subsidies;

6. Insurance;

7. Food commodities;

8. Direct appropriations;

9. Assessed and voluntary contributions; and

10. Any other financial assistance transaction that authorizes the non-Federal entity's expenditure of Federal funds.

11. Federal financial assistance does not include amounts received as reimbursement for services rendered to individuals as described in section 200.502(h) and (i). (2 CFR 200.1)

Federal award, has the meaning, depending on the context, in either paragraph (i) or (ii) of this definition:

1. (i) The Federal financial assistance that a recipient receives directly from a Federal awarding agency or a subrecipient receives indirectly from a pass-through entity, as described in 2 CFR §200.101; or

ii. The cost-reimbursement contract under the Federal Acquisition Regulations that a non- Federal entity receives directly from a federal awarding agency or indirectly from a pass- through entity, as described in 2 CFR §200.101.

2. The instrument setting forth the terms and conditions. The instrument is the grant agreement, cooperative agreement, other agreement for assistance covered in paragraph (2) of the definitions of Federal financial assistance in 2 CFR §200.1, and this NOFO, or the cost-reimbursement contract awarded under the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

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3. Federal award does not include other contracts that a Federal agency uses to buy goods or services from a contractor or a contract to operate Federal Government owned, contractor operated facilities (GOCOs).

4. See also definitions of Federal financial assistance, grant agreement, and cooperative agreement in 2 CFR 200.1.

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 on Grants.gov is required for submission of applications to prospective agencies unless otherwise specified in this NOFO.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, defines an HBCU as: “…any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary of Education to be a reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation.” HBCUs offer all students, regardless of race, an opportunity to develop their skills and talents.

Non-Federal Entity (NFE) 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.

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

Recipient means an entity, usually but not limited to non-Federal entities, that receives a federal award directly from HUD. The term recipient does not include subrecipients or individuals that are beneficiaries of the award.

Small business is defined as a privately-owned corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship that has fewer employees and less annual revenue than a corporation or regular-sized business.

The definition of “small”—in terms of being able to apply for government support and qualify for preferential tax policy—varies by country and industry. The U.S. Small Business Administration defines a small business according to a set of standards based on specific industries. See 13 CFR Part 121.

Standard Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) An AOR is a member of your organization authorized by the EBiz POC to submit applications in Grants.gov on behalf of the organization. An applicant user with the Standard AOR role can only submit applications when they are a Participant of that workspace.

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 an entity, usually but not limited to non-Federal entities, that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a federal award but does not include an https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/chapter-I/part-121?toc=1 individual that is a beneficiary of such award. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other federal awards directly from a federal awarding agency.

System for Award Management (SAM) is the Federal Repository into which an entity must provide information required for the conduct of business as a recipient. Registration with SAM is required for submission of applications via Grants.gov. You can access the website at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. There is no cost to use SAM.

Threshold Requirements are an eligibility requirement that must be met for an application to be reviewed. Threshold requirements are not curable, except for documentation of applicant eligibility and are listed in Section III.D Threshold Eligibility Requirements. Similarly, there are eligibility requirements under Section III.E, Statutory and Regulatory Requirements Affecting Eligibility.

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) means the identifier assigned by SAM to uniquely identify business entities.

Program Definitions.

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) also referred to as accessory apartments, second units, or granny flats, are additional living quarters on single-family lots that are independent of the primary dwelling unit. The separate living spaces are equipped with kitchen and bathroom facilities and can be either attached or detached from the main residence. For more information visit www.huduser.gov/portal/publications/adu.pdf.

Activities of Daily Living (ADL) are basic self-care tasks that include for example bathing, dressing, eating, transferring [e.g., getting in and out of chairs], grooming, using the toilet, and walking. This list is not exhaustive.

Adaptive equipment is any assistive device or everyday item that enables individuals with functional limitations and special needs to perform Activities of Daily Living and to reduce the risk of falling. The term also means items that do not require puncturing the floor, walls, or ceiling of the home to install and therefore can be installed by an Occupational Therapist or other individual and does not need to be work performed by a licensed, bonded, and insured maintenance/repair person. Examples include shower chairs, non-slip tape, and stick-on motion sensor lights.

Assessment is a method for a skilled professional to gather data to use in an evaluation. In this program, assessments of home modification need, and clients’ functional capacity are conducted by Occupational Therapists, or licensed OT Assistants and Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists whose work under the grant is overseen by licensed OTs, using standardized assessment tools.

Other clinical personnel such as a registered nurse may perform additional assessments.

Beneficiary is the individual receiving direct services from the grantee. Also referred to as client. Beneficiaries must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in Section III.G of this

NOFO.

Client: see beneficiary.

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Caregiver is the primary person(s) helping to care for the beneficiary in the primary residence.

The caregiver may be a professional providing services for a fee or wage, or they may be an informal caregiver, such as a family member or friend.

Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) designation program teaches the technical, business management, and customer service skills essential to competing in the home modifications for the aging-in-place segment of the residential remodeling industry. Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists are trained in the unique needs of the older adult population and about, aging-in-place home modifications, common remodeling projects and solutions to common barriers. The credential is offered through the National Association of Home Builders.

Cooperative Agreement is a legal instrument of financial assistance between a Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity and a non-Federal entity as defined in the OMB Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR § 200.24. The agreement stipulates the program requirements, terms and conditions for the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP) award.

Elderly Adult refers to a person who is 62 years of age or older.

Environmental modification or environmental accessibility adaptation are terms used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and others to refer to physical adaptations to an individual’s primary home or vehicle that enable them to function with greater independence and avoid placement in a nursing home, or reasonably assure their health and welfare. (See, e.g., https://downloads.cms.gov/cmsgov/archived-downloads/SMDL/downloads/smd072500b.pdf, and http://ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/OAAS/quarterlySCandprovidermeetings/Assessing-for-EAA- 2016.pdf.)

Functional Abilities refer to the client’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). See Definitions.

Grant and grantee, mean, for this program, the OAHMP cooperative agreement and the OAHMP awardee, respectively.

High Cost Unit is a client residence in which, the scope of work exceeds the $5,000 cap for unit modification.

Home Modification is a holistic approach to assisting low income elderly persons to “age in place” by supporting their ability to live independently. The process includes an assessment in the home; identification and prioritization of necessary changes to the home environment to make tasks easier and reduce accidents; professional installation and implementation of solutions, including adding special features or removing hazards; and follow-up visits and evaluation.

Homeowner is a person living in their primary residence who owns and occupies their residence (owner occupied).

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Intervention means the home modification services provided to a beneficiary within a certain defined scope and time period as determined by the grantee.

Low-Income has the same meaning provided in section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)(A)) ) [i.e., income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for an area, as determined by the Secretary].

Manufactured home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, having the characteristics specified in 24 CFR 3280.2 Definitions (https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?n=se24.5.3280_12).

Mobile home is the term used for homes built in a manufacturing plant prior to June 15, 1976, or, an informal term referring to a dwelling structure built on a steel chassis and fitted with wheels that is intended to be hauled to a usually permanent site (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobile%20home), but not necessarily conforming to the HUD Code nor a state or local code.

Modular home is any home factory-built to a state or local state code, which may be the same or different from the HUD Code. A modular home can be built as an “on-frame” or “off-frame” modular. The on-frame modular home will be built on a permanent chassis, whereas the off-frame modular home will be built with removal of the chassis frame in mind.

Motivational interviewing is a person-centered coaching method that focuses on exploring and resolving ambivalence and centers on motivational processes within the individual to facilitate behavioral change. The intention is to empower clients to make positive behavioral changes to support their goals.

Occupational Therapist (OT) is a licensed clinical practitioner who provides client-focused interventions to adapt the environment in order to increase independence, promote health, and prevent further decline or injury. An OT assesses a person’s ability to do the things he or she wants and needs to do, and provides personalized recommendations to increase safety, ease, and ability now and in the future. The OT works with the individual to ensure that the recommended changes to the home are consistent with the client’s wants and needs, skills, and environment.

For the purposes of the OAHMP, to help maximize the breadth of the program, licensed OT Assistants who undertake work to implement the findings of a licensed OT under the licensed OT’s oversight, may be used where a provision of the NOFO specifies a requirement to be performed by an OT. (See https://www.aota.org/)

Person-centered means that the client’s values and preferences guide all aspects of the home modification intervention. Program staff must take the time to understand the client’s values and preferences and must allow the client to choose which modifications he or she wants.

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Primary Residence means a privately owned detached dwelling, townhouse, duplex, triplex, or fourplex, condominium unit, cooperative housing, mobile home, manufactured home, modular home, or accessory dwelling unit, where the owner lives most of the time and which is not rented out during the period from enrollment of the unit through completion of the home modification work in the unit. (For purposes of this program, for a unit to be treated as owner occupied, the housing unit in a condominium (“condo”) or cooperative housing (“coop”) must be the primary residence of the elderly person owner or shareholder.)

Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Social Worker means an individual who possesses a master's or doctor's degree in social work, has performed at least 2 years of supervised clinical social work, and is either licensed or certified as a clinical social worker by the State in which the services are performed, or, if the State does not provide for licensure or certification, has completed at least 2 years or 3,000 hours of post-master's degree supervised clinical social work practice under the supervision of a master's level social worker in an appropriate setting.

Standardized assessment is a set of structured questions that elicit client information. The term “standardized” means that the tool has been developed empirically, has adequate norms, definite instructions for administration, and evidence of reliability and validity.

Structural modifications are physical changes to the primary residence requiring puncturing walls, ceilings, floors—such as adding grab bars or railings—or involving exterior modifications such as adding ramps. All structural modifications must be performed by a licensed, bonded, and insured residential contractor, or in accordance with your local and state regulations. For purposes of this NOFO, functional home modifications may also include structural modifications.

Substantial Rural Community is, for this NOFO, the same as a community with a substantial rural population, and is a Census-defined county, county subdivision, or place that is outside of a Census-defined urbanized area for the 2020 Census; see the definition of “urbanized area.” For the purpose of this NOFO, a substantial rural community could include an urban cluster, as designated by the Census.

Urbanized area is, “[f]or the 2010 Census, a statistical geographic entity consisting of a densely settled core created from census tracts or blocks and contiguous qualifying territory that together have a minimum population of at least 50,000 persons.” (Bureau of the Census. Urban Area Criteria for the 2010 Census. 76 Federal Register 53029-53043 at 53043.

www.federalregister.gov/d/2011-21647.) The 2010 urbanized areas are listed on Census’ national, state-sorted list of all 2010 urbanized areas for the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Island Areas. (The quoted wording and more information is available through the 2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria webpage.) In determining this designation, applicants must use the Urbanized / Substantially Rural Designation of Areas Tool developed by HUD (see Appendix A).

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B. Authority.

Authority and funding are provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103, approved March 15, 2022).

II. Award Information.

A. Available Funds Funding of approximately $15,000,000 is available through this NOFO.

Additional funds may become available for award under this NOFO. Use of these funds might be subject to statutory constraints or other requirements. All awards are subject to the funding restrictions contained in this NOFO.

B. Number of Awards.

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

The precise number of awards will depend on the number of eligible proposals received and the estimated need for home modification services based on demographic information in the applicants’ proposed target areas.

At least $5,000,000 of the funds awarded under this NOFO shall go to meeting the needs in communities with substantial rural populations

A minimum score of 75 points is required for consideration for award.

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information Estimated Total Funding:

$15,000,000 Minimum Award Amount:

$500,000 Per Project Period

Maximum Award Amount:

$1,250,000 Per Project Period

D. Period of Performance Estimated Project Start Date:

01/09/2023 Estimated Project End Date:

01/08/2026 Length of Project Periods:

36-month project period and budget period

Length of Periods Explanation of Other:

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

Funding Instrument Type:

CA (Cooperative Agreement) Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Awards will be made as cooperative agreements. Anticipated substantial involvement by HUD staff for cooperative agreements may include but will not be limited to:

1. Review and suggestion of amendments to the program design, including: selection of, and guidance in the use of, partners to encourage awareness of the program and enrollment in it by eligible families and contractors; techniques for addressing needs of older adults in urbanized areas and in rural communities; planning for and implementing collection and analysis of data on the benefits, if any, of the program for the older adults served by the program; collaboration with HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) on that Office’s evaluation of the impact of the OAHMP, and any other HUD research on the program, in accordance with section III.F.20, Cooperation with Related Research and Evaluation.

2. Review and provision of recommendations in response to quarterly progress reports and other information provided by the grantee or otherwise obtained by HUD, such as recommending amendments to the grantee’s program design and/or implementation based on preliminary results.

3. Review and provision of technical recommendations on the interim and final reports on the benefits, if any, of the program for the older adults served by the program.

III. Eligibility Information.

A. Eligible Applicants.

00 (State governments)

01 (County governments)

02 (City or township governments)

04 (Special district governments)

12 (Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education)

Additional Information on Eligibility Eligible applicants include experienced nonprofit organizations, states and local governments, public housing authorities that have at least 3 years of experience in providing services to elderly adults. Nonprofit organizations are Internal Revenue Service recognized 501(c)(3) organizations.

Applicants must satisfy the threshold requirements contained in Section III for their application to be considered.

B. Ineligible Applicants.

Individuals are not eligible to apply. For-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, and tribes are not eligible to apply. Federal agencies and foreign entities are not eligible to apply.

Entities that do not meet the threshold requirements contained in Section III are not eligible to apply.

C. Cost Sharing or Matching.

This Program does not require cost sharing or matching.

D. Threshold Eligibility 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. 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. Their applications will receive no further review, will not be rated and ranked, and they 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 before or on the application deadline date are ineligible for funding. Such matters include:

1. Charges from HUD concerning a systemic violation of the Fair Housing Act or receipt of a cause determination from a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing agency concerning a systemic violation of a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing law proscribing discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or familial status;

2. Status as a defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed by the United States alleging a pattern or practice of discrimination or denial of rights to a group of persons raising an issue of general public importance under 42 U.S.C. 3614(a);

3. Status as a defendant in any other lawsuit filed or joined by the Department of Justice, or in which the Department of Justice has intervened, or filed an amicus brief or statement of interest, alleging a pattern or practice or systemic violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the Americans with Disabilities Act or a claim under the False Claims Act related to fair housing, non-discrimination, or civil rights generally including an alleged failure to affirmatively further fair housing;

4. Receipt of a letter of findings identifying systemic non-compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; or the Americans with Disabilities Act; or

5. Receipt of a cause determination from a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing agency concerning a systemic violation of provisions of a state or local law prohibiting discrimination in housing based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or lawful source of income.

b. HUD will determine if actions to resolve the charge, cause determination, lawsuit, or letter of findings taken before the application deadline date will resolve the matter.

Examples of actions that may be sufficient to resolve the matter include, but are not limited to:

1. Current compliance with a voluntary compliance agreement signed by all the parties;

2. Current compliance with a HUD-approved conciliation agreement signed by all the parties;

3. Current compliance with a conciliation agreement signed by all the parties and approved by the state governmental or local administrative agency with jurisdiction over the matter;

4. Current compliance with a consent order or consent decree;

5. Current compliance with a final judicial ruling or administrative ruling or decision; or

6. Dismissal of charges.

2. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. With some exceptions for federally recognized Indian tribes and their instrumentalities, the application must discuss how the applicant will carry out the proposed activities in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing in compliance with the Fair Housing Act and its implementing regulations. Applicants may propose activities that are consistent with their jurisdiction’s Analysis of Impediments (AI), an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), or other means of fair housing planning that meaningfully supports their AFFH certification.

If the applicant will carry out proposed activities in a jurisdiction with an accepted Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH), the proposed activities should be consistent with the AFH's fair housing goals and with fair housing strategies specified in the jurisdiction’s Consolidated Plan or Public Housing Agency Plan.”

3. Timely Submission of Applications. Applications submitted after the deadline stated within this NOFO 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 Section IV. D. Application Submission Dates and Times.

4. Recipient Eligibility. Applications must provide evidence of the applicant’s status as a nonprofit organization, state, local government, or public housing authority by registering in SAM.gov and providing their DUNS number within their application material.

a. Nonprofit organizations must submit the following:

i. Articles of Incorporation, constitution, or other organizational documents;

ii. By-laws;

iii. IRS tax exemption ruling (including churches).

NOTE: HUD will review your articles of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, or other organizational documents to determine, among other things, that (i) you are an eligible nonprofit entity (ii) your corporate purposes are sufficiently broad to provide you the legal authority to oversee this program and to apply for this award (iii) language is included in the documents stating that no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private party and (iv) that you are not controlled by or under the direction of persons seeking to derive profit or gain therefrom.

If you were awarded a grant in this program under the FY 2021, you are not eligible for this program.

E. 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.

Active Prime and Sub Recipient registration with SAM.gov Outstanding Delinquent Federal Debts https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/SPM/documents/EligibilityRequirementsGrantProgramsFiscalYear2022.pdf

Debarments or Suspensions, or both Pre-selection Review of Performance Sufficiency of Financial Management System False Statements Mandatory Disclosure Requirement Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities In addition, each applicant under this NOFO must have the necessary processes and systems in place to comply with the Award Term in Appendix A of 24 CFR part 170 if the applicant receives an award, unless an exception applies as provided in 2 CFR 170.110.

F. Program-Specific Requirements.

In addition to the Threshold Eligibility Requirements under III.D above, the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP) has the following requirements:

1. Urbanized Area or Substantially Rural Designation: Applicants must designate in their applications the target area for performing home modifications as being an urbanized area and/or substantially rural based on the definitions provided in Section I.

A.4, above. In determining this designation, applicants must use the Urbanized / Substantially Rural Designation of Areas Tool developed by HUD (see Appendix A). An application that does not include an urban or rural designation or includes an incorrect one shall be treated as having a curable deficiency (see section IV.D.4, below).

2. Program Performance. Grantees shall take all reasonable steps to complete all activities within the approved period of performance. HUD reserves the right to terminate the cooperative agreement prior to the expiration of the period of performance if the grantee fails to make reasonable progress in implementing the approved program of activities or fails to comply with the terms of the cooperative agreement. If requested, determined to be appropriate, and subsequently approved by HUD, grantees will be eligible to receive a single extension of up to 12 months in length. To facilitate completing all activities within the approved period of performance, if awarded a grant, the applicant is committing to working in the described area and developing a work plan for which the recruitment, assessment, home modification, and evaluation elements are described.

3. OSHA Compliance. The requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (e.g., 29 CFR parts 1910 and/or 1926, as applicable) or the state or local occupational safety and health regulations, whichever are most stringent, shall be met.

4. Civil Rights. Grantees must comply with all fair housing and civil rights laws. (see Section VI.B of this NOFO).

5. Privacy. Submission of any information to databases (whether website, computer, paper, or other format) of addresses of housing units identified and treated under this project is subject to the protections of the Privacy Act of 1974, and shall not include any personal information that could identify any person affected. Grantees should also check to ensure it meets state and local privacy regulations.

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