SHS for Victims of Human Trafficking.pdf

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Planning and Development

Specialized Housing and Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

FR-6300-N-45

Application Due Date: 10/30/2019

Specialized Housing and Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

FR-6300-N-45

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

II. Award Information.

III. Eligibility.

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 Affecting Eligibility.

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 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.

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: Community Planning and Development Funding Opportunity Title: Specialized Housing and Services for

Victims of Human Trafficking Announcement Type: Initial Funding Opportunity Number: FR-6300-N-45 Primary CFDA Number: 14.279 Due Date for Applications: 10/30/2019

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.

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 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): 2506-0214

Paperwork Reduction Act.

I. Funding Opportunity Description.

A. Program Description.

1. Purpose.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS), in conjunction with the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Victim Crimes (OVC), will make a $13,500,000 available for grants to eligible organizations to implement and provide housing and trauma-informed, victim-centered services to victims of human trafficking. An additional $1,000,000 is available under this NOFA to fund a cooperative agreement with an eligible organization that has experience providing technical assistance to current federally-funded human trafficking programs to assist customers as defined in Section I.A.4.b of this NOFA to implement the program activities to be funded available under this NOFA.

Through the funds available under this NOFA, SNAPS and OVC are promoting collaboration between Continuums of Care (CoCs) funded by HUD and organizations funded by DOJ to address the housing and service needs of victims of human trafficking. This NOFA promotes trauma-informed, victim-centered services, including in tribal areas. Organizations awarded funds through this NOFA are expected to work with other organizations within the CoC’s geographic area to train service providers on how to identify victims of human trafficking and connect these victims to appropriate housing. SNAPS and OVC plan to identify best practices for addressing this population that may assist in framing future funding opportunities for victims of human trafficking.

This NOFA contains two separate due dates to which applicants must pay attention:

Due Date for Technical Assistance Applications: August 30, 2019 by 11:59:59 PM EDT.

Amount of funds available under this NOFA, $1 million.

Please Note: You can track the status of your application by logging into Grants.gov, selecting “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 reviewed by HUD, any applications for TA coming after the grace period without prior “rejected with errors” will be deemed ineligible.

Due Date for Human Trafficking Program Applications: October 30, 2019 by 11:59:59 PM EDT. Amount of funds available under this NOFA, $13.5 million.

a. Human Trafficking Program. To address the needs of victims of human trafficking in the United States, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et. seq.), which has been reauthorized several times. The TVPA seeks to combat "severe forms" of human trafficking by punishing traffickers, protecting victims, and mobilizing U.S. Government agencies to wage a global anti-trafficking campaign.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are partnering under this demonstration program NOFA to address the housing and service needs of victims of human trafficking, including both sex and labor trafficking. This NOFA places priority on funding housing and trauma-informed, victim-centered services by organizations with the capacity to implement collaborative, coordinated, and comprehensive service models while engaging appropriate local resources, to address the housing and service needs of victims of human trafficking, as defined by TVPA. In additional to providing housing with trauma-informed, victim-centered under this NOFA, program recipients will:

expand capacity to serve victims of human trafficking who need stable housing support;

facilitate and strengthen connections to services and housing support for victims of human trafficking;

conduct training and public awareness activities for CoCs, Public Housing Agencies

(PHAs), tribal organizations, and other stakeholders to improve their knowledge of human trafficking and ability to identify and respond appropriately to victims;

identify performance measures and best practices to build an evidence-based process to provide strong service and housing models for victims of human trafficking;

inform federal, state, and local frameworks and models for collaboration to meet the needs of victims of human trafficking;

improve outcomes for victims of human trafficking by providing trauma-informed, victim-centered services; and collect data and participate in evaluation activities to determine if the program is meeting stated goals and objectives.

b. Human Trafficking Technical Assistance. The goal of this technical assistance is to assist recipients, and subrecipients, navigate housing and service challenges by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, tools, and capacity to provide effective administrative oversight of their award. Technical assistance will be delivered prior to recipients starting their projects to help in the planning and implementation of awarded projects and also during the execution of projects to continue to refine and improve project quality. Technical Assistance may be provided in the following cases to help recipients, and subrecipients, build capacity:

coordination and training with the local Continuum of Care, Public Housing Agency, Tribal Entity, and other stakeholders;

appropriate housing options for victims of human trafficking;

trauma-informed, victim-centered services;

development and use of a comparable database;

data reporting, analysis, and management; and strategic resource allocation and removing barriers to resources for persons who are victims of human trafficking.

2. Changes from Previous NOFA.

There is not a previous NOFA for this program.

3. Definitions.

a. Standard Definitions

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Regulations. Statutory obligation to affirmatively further the purposes and policies of the Fair Housing Act and guidance promulgated thereunder.

Assurances. By submitting your application, you provide assurances that, if selected to receive an award, you will comply with U.S. statutory and public policy requirements, including, but not limited to civil rights requirements.

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 OR cooperative agreement as specified in Section II.E (Type of Funding Instrument).

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.). 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:

o Not be a threshold requirement, except for documentation of applicant eligibility;

o not influence how an applicant is ranked or scored versus other applicants; and o be remedied within the time frame specified in the notice of deficiency.

Non-Curable Deficiency – An applicant cannot correct a non-curable deficiency after the submission deadline.

Non-curable deficiencies are deficiencies that, if corrected, would change an applicant’s score or rank versus other applicants. Non-curable deficiencies may result in an application being marked ineligible, or otherwise adversely affect an application’s score and final determination.

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

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

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.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). -The Higher Education Act of 1965 defines historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) 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 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…"

Institution of Higher Education (IHE), has the meaning given at 20 U.S.C. 1001.

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 sub recipient.

Nongovernmental organizations include Non-Federal entities and for-profit entities for the purpose of calculating indirect cost proposals accompanying applications submitted under this

NOFA.

Personally identifiable information (PII) means information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. The definition of PII is not anchored to any single category of information or technology. Rather, it requires a case-by-case assessment of the specific risk that an individual can be identified. For more detail, refer to 2

CFR 200.79.

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

Opportunity Zone according to the IRS, is an “economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.”

Opportunity Zones are further defined in 26 U.S.C. 1400Z.

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; (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 (SF-424) means the government-wide forms required to apply for Application for Federal Assistance Programs, required by discretionary Federal grants and other forms of financial assistance programs. Applicants for this Federal assistance program must submit all required forms in the SF-424 Family of forms, including SF-424B. For an application under this notice to be complete, the applicant must sign and submit all required forms in the SF-424 Family.

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 recipient. It does not include payments to a contractor or payments to an individual 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. The legal agreement must contain the subrecipient’s assurance of compliance with program requirements, including but not limited to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements.

Subrecipient means a non-Federal entity receiving a subaward from a pass-through entity to carry out part of a HUD program; but does not include an individual 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. SAM is a 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. You can access the website at Sam.gov There is no cost to use SAM.

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

Threshold requirements must be met for an application to be reviewed; 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.

4. Program Definitions.

a. The following definitions apply to the program funds (housing and trauma-informed, client-centered services) available under this NOFA.

Applicant. The organization that applies for funds under this NOFA.

Comparable Database. A relational database that meets all the current Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data standards and the minimum standards of HMIS privacy and security requirements that can produce the .csv files that HUD requires.

Continuum of Care (CoC). The group organized to carry out the responsibilities required under 24 CFR part 578 and that is composed of representatives of organizations, including nonprofit homeless providers, victim service providers, faith-based organizations, governments, businesses, advocates, public housing agencies, school districts, social service providers, mental health agencies, hospitals, universities, affordable housing developers, law enforcement, organizations that serve homeless and formerly homeless veterans, and homeless and formerly homeless persons to the extent these groups are represented within the geographic area and are available to participate. Visit https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/ for Continuum of Care information.

Coordinated Entry (CE). The process through which people, including those experiencing human trafficking, can access the crisis response system in a streamlined way, have their strengths and needs quickly assessed, and quickly connect to appropriate tailored housing, trauma-informed, client-centered services, and mainstream services within the CoC.

The use of standardized assessment tools and practices used within local coordinated entry process consider the unique needs of individuals and families. When possible, the assessment provides the ability for households to gain access to the best options to address their needs, incorporating participants' choice, rather than being evaluated for a single program within the system. The most intensive interventions are prioritized for those with the highest needs.

Crisis Housing. A type of shelter or non-permanent housing in which a victim of human trafficking may be placed, depending on the immediate need and preference of the victim:

shelter provided on an emergency, temporary basis; or non-permanent housing for which the participant executes an occupancy agreement for up to 24 months and in which optional services are provided to help the program participant move into long-term housing within 24 months or less.

Geographic Area. An area covered by a CoC, claimed in the most recent CoC Program Regis tration process, where the CoC provides housing and services.

Host Homes. A host home is a living arrangement in which a community member allows a program participant to live in their house by providing a bedroom and access to the rest of the house while the recipient and/or subrecipient(s) provides the necessary trauma-informed, client-centered services to the participant.

Housing First. A model of assistance that prioritizes rapid placement and stabilization in housing without service participation requirements or preconditions (e.g., low barrier) such as having too little or no income, active or history of substance use, having a criminal record with exceptions for state-mandated restrictions, history of victimization (e.g., domestic https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/ https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/5695/fy-2018-coc-program-registration-notice/ https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/5695/fy-2018-coc-program-registration-notice/ violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, childhood abuse).

Human Trafficking. A victim of human trafficking is a person who has been subjected to a severe form of trafficking in person, as defined in 22 U.S.C. 7102(9):

sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age; or the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

Operating Costs. The costs of the day-to-day operation of housing in a single structure or individual housing units.

Participant. A victim of human trafficking, including a victim's dependent child or children, receiving assistance under this NOFA.

Rapid Rehousing. A type of housing assistance in which supportive services and/or short-term (up to 3 months) and/or medium-term (for 3 to 24 months) tenant-based rental assistance are provided to assist participants to move as quickly as possible into housing and achieve stability in that housing.

Tenant-based Rental Assistance. Housing assistance that, subject to limitations in Section V of this NOFA, enables participants to live in housing they choose by making full or partial rent and/or security deposit payments on their behalf.

Trauma-informed. Approaches delivered with an understanding of the vulnerabilities and experiences of trauma survivors, including the prevalence of physical, social, and emotional impact of trauma. A trauma-informed approach recognizes the signs of trauma in staff, clients, and others and responds by integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, practices, and settings. Trauma-informed approaches place priority on restoring the survivor's feelings of safety, choice, and control. Programs, services, organizations, and communities can be trauma-informed.

Victim-centered. Placing the victim's priorities, needs, and interests at the center of the work with the victim; providing nonjudgmental assistance, with an emphasis on client self-determination and assisting victims in making informed choices; ensuring that restoring victims' feelings of safety and security are a priority and safeguarding against policies and practices that may inadvertently re-traumatize victims; ensuring that victims' rights, voices, and perspectives are incorporated when developing and implementing system- and community-based efforts that impact crime victims.

b. The following definitions apply to the technical assistance funds available under this NOFA and only pertain to the organizations that will apply for the technical assistance funds in the amount of $1,000,000.

Capacity Building. Assistance that increases the ability of program recipients, and subrecipients to organize and independently implement and manage housing and trauma-informed, client-centered services for victims of human trafficking.

Consultant. An individual who provides valuable and pertinent advice generally drawn from a high degree of administrative, professional, or technical knowledge or experience.

Cooperative Agreement. A legal instrument that provides financial assistance to the recipient to carry out a statutorily authorized public purpose and provides for substantial involvement between HUD and the recipient in carrying out the activity contemplated by the award.

Customers. Recipients, and subrecipients, of HUD program funding under this NOFA for which technical assistance will be provided by an awarded technical assistance organization.

Outcomes. Results achieved or benefits derived from technical assistance or capacity building, such as changes in customer's management or operation of program and activities related to human trafficking.

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

Program Experience. Program experience is defined as working directly with human trafficking organizations. The applicant must have worked directly to develop, implement, train, advise, analyze, evaluate, or manage the program area. Experience may include developing products, tools, curricula, websites or other resources for a particular human trafficking program or policy area.

Program Knowledge. Program knowledge is defined as substantive content knowledge of a program or policy area and an understanding of the program's rules and regulations. Program knowledge also includes knowledge of current challenges, best practices, and changes over time in the program or policy area.

Technical Assistance (TA). Guidance that enables HUD customers to overcome a lack of specific skills or knowledge of the associated program that results in the successful performance of and compliance with the program. TA is the transfer of skills and knowledge to organizations that may need, but do not possess, such skills and knowledge. TA includes all eligible activities listed in Section V of this NOFA.

5. Web Resources.

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Regulations Code of Conduct list Do Not Pay Dun & Bradstreet Equal Participation of Faith-Based Organizations Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FFATA Subaward Reporting System Grants.gov Healthy Homes Strategic Plan Healthy Housing Reference Manual HUD Funding Opportunities HUD’s Strategic Plan HUD Grants Limited English Proficiency https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/affh/ https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/conduct http://donotpay.treas.gov/ 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 https://www.fsrs.gov/ https://grants.gov https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_13701.PDF https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/books/housing/housing_ref_manual_2012.pdf https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/strategicplan2014_2018 https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/limited_english_proficiency_0

NOFA webcasts Opportunity Zone Procurement of recovered materials Section 3 Business Registry State Point of Contact List System for Award Management (SAM) Uniform Relocation Act – Real Property Acquisition and Relocation Requirements USA Spending

B. Authority.

The statutory authority for this program is 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2). This program is being carried out through an Inter-Agency Agreement between DOJ and HUD.

II. Award Information.

A. Available Funds.

Funding of up to $14,500,000 is available through this NOFA.

Additional funds may become available for award under this NOFA, because 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.

The $14,500,000 available under this NOFA will be divided as follows:

Up to $13,500,000 is available under the housing and trauma-informed, client-centered program activities of which HUD expects to conditionally select approximately 20 projects.

Up to $1,000,000 is available for a technical assistance provider that has experience working with human trafficking organizations of which HUD expects to select one organization to provide technical assistance to the anticipated 20 selected housing and services program projects.

B. Number of Awards.

HUD expects to make approximately 21 awards from the funds available under this NOFA.

C. Minimum/Maximum Award Information.

Estimated Total Funding: $14,500,000 Minimum Award Amount: $500,000 Per Project Period Maximum Award Amount: $1,000,000 Per Project Period https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/multimedia https://www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/Opportunity-Zones.aspx https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=91f378a1992b84880fbe5823086278fc&mc=true&node=pt2.1.200&rgn=div5#se2.1.200_1322 https://portalapps.hud.gov/Sec3BusReg/BRegistry/What https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SPOC-Feb.-2018.pdf https://beta.sam.gov/ https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/library/relocation https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/Default.aspx

D. Period of Performance.

Estimated Project Start Date: 02/10/2020 Estimated Project End Date: 02/09/2023 Length of Project Periods: 36-month project period with three 12-month budget periods Length of Project Periods Explanation of Other: Up to $1,000,000 is available for conditional award for technical assistance of which one technical assistance provider will be selected.

Funds must be obligated no later than September 30, 2019 and expended on eligible activities no later than September 30, 2021.

Up to $13,500,000 is available for conditional award for up to 20 eligible organizations that meet the eligibility requirements for the human trafficking demonstration program to provide housing and trauma-informed, client-centered activities. The minimum amount of funds awarded will be up to $500,000 with the highest amount of funds available up to $600,000 for 36 months.

E. Type of Funding Instrument.

Funding Instrument Type: Grant HUD will use a cooperative agreement as the instrument type of the selected technical assistance provider, not a grant.

F. Supplementation.

III. Eligibility.

A. Eligible Applicants.

State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Human Trafficking Program Eligible Applicants:

For the purposes of housing and trauma-informed, client centered services under this NOFA, of which $13,500,000 is available, additional eligible applicants, and subrecipients, defined as other governments, e.g., town, borough, parish, village or other general purpose political subdivision of a state, territory, or federally recognized Indian tribe government. Additionally, institutions of higher education are eligible if they hold an IRS 501(c)(3) final determinate letter.

If the applicant chooses to include subrecipients, the subrecipients must meet the same eligibility requirements as the applicant. If a non-profit organization will submit the application, a copy of the IRS 501(c)(3) must be attached to this application. Additionally, if the application includes subrecipients, non-profit documentation for the subrecipients must also be attached to this application.

Human Trafficking Technical Assistance Eligible Applicants:

For the purposes of the technical assistance under this NOFA, of which $1,000,000 is available, the following lists eligible applicants in addition to the eligible applicants listed above under program eligible applicants:

Non-profits without 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education;

Private institutions of higher education;

Private institutions other than small businesses; and Small businesses.

Lobbying, promoting, or advocating the legalization/regulation of prostitution. The Federal Government is opposed to prostitution and related activities, which are inherently harmful and dehumanizing, contributing to the phenomenon of trafficking in persons. U.S. nongovernmental organizations and their subrecipients cannot use federal funds to lobby for, promote, or advocate the legalization or regulation of prostitution as a legitimate form of work. Foreign nongovernmental organizations and their subrecipients that receive federal funds to fight trafficking in persons cannot lobby for, promote, or advocate the legalization or regulation of prostitution as a legitimate form of work. It is the responsibility of the primary recipient to ensure these criteria are met by its subrecipients.

The following conditions apply to any project recipient and its subrecipients if selected for conditional award and must be confirmed prior to issues of the grant agreement:

1. certify that it does not promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution; and

2. will not use grant funds or program match funds to promote, support, or advocate the legalization or practice of prostitution.

Additionally, an applicant or its subrecipients cannot use offshore accounts to avoid taxes. The following conditions apply to any project recipients and its subrecipients if selected for conditional award and must be confirmed prior to issuance of the grant agreement:

1. does not hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. 1511(a), and agrees that it will not hold money in any such accounts for such a purpose during the period of performance of the award if conditionally selected;

and

2. agrees that, if, during the period of performance of award if conditionally selected, the recipient and any subrecipients learns that it does hold money in offshore accounts for such a purpose, it will immediately stop any further obligations of award funds. It will provide prompt written notification to Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and will resume (or permit resumption of) such obligations only if expressly authorized to do so by OJP.

B. Ineligible Applicants.

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

C. Cost Sharing or Matching.

This Program requires cost sharing, matching or leveraging as described below.

Federal funds awarded under this NOFA may not cover more than 75 percent of the total costs of the project. Information on match or cost sharing requirements are provided at: https://ojp .gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.3b.htm. Applicants must identify the source of the 25 percent non-federal portion of the total project costs and how match funds will be used. The match may be either cash or in-kind services and must be used only for allowable costs under this NOFA. The formula for calculating the match is:

Federal Award Amount = Adjusted (Total) Project Costs Federal Share Percentage Required Recipient's Share Percentage x Adjusted Project Cost = Required Match Example: 25 percent match requirement for a federal award amount of $600,000, calculate:

$600,000/75 percent = $800,000 25 percent x $800,000 = $200,000 match required If a successful applicant's proposed match exceeds the required match amount, and HUD approves the budget, the total match amount incorporated into the approved budget becomes mandatory and subject to audit.

D. Threshold Eligibility Requirements.

Applicants who fail to meet any of the following threshold eligibility requirements will be https://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.3b.htm https://ojp.gov/financialguide/DOJ/PostawardRequirements/chapter3.3b.htm deemed ineligible. Applications from ineligible applicants will not be evaluated.

Outstanding civil rights matters must be resolved to HUD’s satisfaction prior to grant award, provided that all applicable legal processes have been satisfied.

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. Applicant Eligibility. Applications from applicants that do not meet the criteria described in Section III.A of this NOFA will not pass threshold review and will not be scored.

3. Narrative Responses. Applicants must submit narrative responses to each of the rating factors in Section V of this NOFA. If narrative responses are not submitted, the applications will not pass threshold review and will not be scored.

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 (click here).

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

F. Program-Specific Requirements Affecting Eligibility.

1. Human Trafficking Program Requirements. The following information is specific to the program design only for which funds will be requested from the $13,500,000 that is available for housing and trauma-informed, victim-centered activities. Information regarding the technical assistance requirements for which $1,000,000 is available are located in Section III.F.2 of this

NOFA.

The purpose of this NOFA is to provide funds for crisis housing, host homes, and rapid re-housing to organizations that prioritize housing and trauma-informed, victim-centered services to victims of human trafficking. Organizations awarded program funds through this NOFA must work with other organizations (e.g. homeless) throughout the CoC’s geographic area to train on how to identify victims of human trafficking and to connect these victims to appropriate housing and services while ensuring confidentiality and safety. When a victim of human trafficking presents at a coordinated entry location, emergency shelter, or other location that assists persons defined as homeless, particularly under paragraph (4) of the homeless https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps definition at 24 CFR 578.3, those locations or organizations should be able to properly assess immediate safety needs and connect the victim to appropriate housing and services. If the applicant intends to use subrecipients to provide housing or carry out other eligible activities under this NOFA, the applicant must describe the subrecipient(s) experience in providing housing and trauma-informed, victim-centered services to victims of human trafficking.

a. Human Trafficking Priorities. Recipients, and subrecipients, will be required to demonstrate the ability to provide housing with trauma-informed, victim-centered supportive services to promote safety for victims of human trafficking that result in self-sufficiency and stability by strategically allocating and using resources from this NOFA.

This includes building and sustaining systemic responses to housing instability, as homelessness and human trafficking are inter-related risk factors. Therefore, regardless of the housing options offered by the recipient and selected by the participant, the recipient must work with the participant to develop a long-term housing plan with appropriate services that result in a successful housing placement that can be maintained by the participant once assistance from this program terminates. Participants may initially seek assistance in a location that presents safety concerns in relation to their trafficker or may otherwise have cause to relocate such as landlord harassment; therefore, recipients or subrecipients may use funds from this NOFA to relocate participants outside the CoC's of the geographic area so long as the recipient or subrecipient is able to continue meeting the requirements of this program. Recipients, and subrecipients, under this NOFA must train and work with the local Collaborative Applicant, the CoC's coordinated entry system, and CoC organizations to provide information on how to identify and best serve victims of human trafficking and how to identify organization(s) with the capacity and experience to address the immediate and long-term needs of this population.

b. Housing. Housing, particularly rapid rehousing, is the primary focus of this NOFA. The following types of housing can be funded through this demonstration program: crisis housing, host homes, and rapid rehousing. Under this NOFA, applicants must be able to demonstrate their experience and any intended subrecipient(s) experience in providing housing options that result in victims of human trafficking obtaining and maintaining long-term housing. This must include how the applicant, and subrecipient(s), will address immediate housing needs that will ensure safety for participants. The three types of housing available under this NOFA are listed in this section (III.F.1.b) and must be accompanied by supportive services that are trauma-informed and victim-centered, including access to mainstream employment and other services, that will result in participants obtaining and remaining in housing once assistance with funds from this NOFA have ended. Applicants that propose to use host homes must demonstrate a history of success with this type of model and be able to describe how this type of housing will result in participants obtaining safe long-term housing.

Capital costs (i.e., new construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation) are ineligible housing costs and are not permitted under this NOFA. The recipient, and subrecipient, must ensure the housing provided under this NOFA meets housing quality standards (e.g., HPRP Housi ng Habitability Standards Inspection Checklist) where the units must undergo inspection to ensure compliance with HUD habitability standards before placing a participant in the unit and drawing funds to pay for assistance. When using leasing or rental assistance, the HUD paid rent cannot exceed the published Fair Market Rent (FMR). Eligible costs associated https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/1153/hprp-housing-habitability-standards-inspection-checklist/ https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/1153/hprp-housing-habitability-standards-inspection-checklist/ https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html with housing are located in Section V.A.1 of this NOFA. Additional requirements for each of the housing types that can be funded through this demonstration program are:

(1) Crisis Housing. Immediate emergency shelter and short-term (up to 24 months) housing that will provide program participants with the necessary support and trauma-informed, victim-centered services that result in obtaining safe long-term housing. The crisis housing must provide low-barrier (e.g., no sobriety, treatment, or service participation requirements) access to participants, including victims of human trafficking who identify as homeless. Applicants planning to use funds for crisis housing must include how they (and any subrecipient(s) to provide crisis housing) will provide the program participant with an immediate safe place to stay that is low-barrier and provides trauma-informed, victim-centered services. When short-term housing is provided or is selected by the program participant, the recipient or subrecipient(s) must immediately begin working with the program participant to identify goals and steps that will be taken to facilitate exit to safe long-term housing or as soon as it is safe and feasible for the program participant. Eligible costs for this type of housing are located in Section V.A.1.d of this NOFA specifically, Leasing and Rental Assistance Budget and Operating Costs.

(2) Host Homes. A host home is a living arrangement in which a community member allows a program participant to live in their house by providing a bedroom and access to the rest of the house while the recipient and/or subrecipient(s) provides the necessary trauma-informed, client-centered services to the participant. This type of assistance should only be proposed by applicants, or subrecipients, that have experience using this model of housing which must be demonstrated. This experience must be described in the application. For this type of housing the recipient, or subrecipient, must immediately begin working with the program participant to create goals for long-term housing and outline the necessary steps that will be taken to facilitate exit to safe long-term housing within 24 months or less. For more information on the host homes model, see the Ending Youth Homelessness Guidebook Series: Promising Program Models. Eligible costs for this type of housing are located in Section V.A.1.d of this NOFA specifically, Leasing and Rental Assistance Budget which must be pro-rated based on the space that will be used by the participant, e.g., if the recipient, or subrecipient, working with a community member may reimburse the community member leasing or rental assistance based on the published FMR for a SRO unit which is 75 percent of the costs for an efficiency unit.

(3) Rapid Rehousing. Provides housing for participants where the recipient, or subrecipient(s), pays the full rent for the program participant at the beginning of the assistance period and then begins to gradually reduce the rent paid as the program participant obtains income either through employment and/or benefits (e.g. Social Security Disability(SSDI) food stamps) with the goal of being able to maintain the housing on their own without program assistance. For this type of housing, if the program participant is unable to sign a lease due to poor or insufficient credit and/or rental history, the recipient, or subrecipient, may sign the initial lease with the landlord. Once the participant has gained sufficient income to pay rent on their own, the recipient must work with the landlord to have the lease transferred to the participant.

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(a) The recipient, or subrecipient, must assist participants to identify housing where grant funds can pay the full rent for up to a maximum of 24-months by which time, the program participant must begin paying a portion of the rent, or all of the rent, thus maintaining housing on their own. The total rental assistance per program participant cannot exceed 24-months.

(b) Once the program participant is placed in rapid rehousing:

i. The recipient, or subrecipient, must develop a written agreement for each participant that will outline how rent payments are to be made timely each month to the landlord from the beginning through the end of the assistance period. This written process must set benchmarks at certain time periods (e.g., quarterly) to determine the participant’s ability to pay a portion of the rent based on income and to set additional benchmarks that will provide a graduated timeframe for the participant to pay more rent until the participant is able to pay the full rent.

ii. The recipient, or subrecipient, must assist the participant to obtain the necessary income, either through employment and/or mainstream benefits, that will enable the participant to take on the financial responsibility for paying rent.

The recipient, or subrecipient, may set a maximum amount or percentage of rental assistance that a participant may receive, a maximum number of months that a program participant may receive assistance, and/or a maximum number of times that a program participant may receive rental assistance. The recipient, or subrecipient, may also require program participants to share in the cost of rent. For purposes of calculating rent for rapid rehousing, the rent shall equal the sum of the total monthly rent for the unit and, if the tenant pays separately for utilities, the monthly allowance for utilities (excluding telephone/cellphone) established by the Public Housing Authority (PHA) for the area in which the housing is located.

c. Supportive Services.