[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
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Part V
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Transportation
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Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the Department of
Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 121 / Thursday, June 24, 2010 /
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. FR-5415-N-12]
Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the
Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants
AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Office of the
Deputy Secretary, HUD; and Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funding and requests
proposals for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's
(``HUD's'') Community Challenge Planning Grants (``Community Challenge
Planning Grants'') in conjunction with a portion of the Department of
Transportation's (``DOT's'') National Infrastructure Investments Grants
that can be used for transportation planning grants.
On December 16, 2009, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117) that provided $40 million
for HUD's Community Challenge Planning Grants and up to $35 million for
DOT's transportation planning grants to be awarded as part of the
National Infrastructure Investments program. The National
Infrastructure Investments program is similar, but not identical to,
the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or ``TIGER
Discretionary Grant Program.'' Because of the similarity in program
structure, DOT is referring to the grants for National Infrastructure
Investments under the FY 2010 Appropriations Act as ``TIGER II
Discretionary Grants'' and the transportation planning grants as
``TIGER II Planning Grants.''
HUD's $40 million Community Challenge Planning Grant Program will
foster reform and reduce barriers to achieving affordable, economically
vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending
or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes,
either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood,
district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development,
affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new
purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting
sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. HUD's Community
Challenge Planning Grant Program also supports the development of
affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary
zoning ordinances and other activities such as acquisition of land for
affordable housing projects.
The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program differs from HUD's
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, a $100 million
program also created in the FY2010 Appropriations Act. While the latter
program is designed to support regional planning efforts, the Community
Challenge Planning Grant Program focuses on individual jurisdictions
and more localized planning. HUD will publish a separate NOFA for the
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program.
DOT is authorized to use up to $35 million of the funds available
for TIGER II Discretionary Grants for TIGER II Planning Grants to fund
the planning, preparation, or design of surface transportation projects
that would be eligible for funding under the TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program.
DOT and HUD have decided to issue this NOFA jointly in order to
better align transportation, housing, economic development, and land
use planning and to improve linkages between DOT and HUD's programs.
HUD's funding is designed to target housing, economic development, and
land use planning strategies that will increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of a related transportation project being planned.
Therefore, DOT and HUD believe this joint effort has the potential to
encourage and reward more holistic planning efforts that result in
better projects being built with Federal dollars. The effort is also
consistent with the Obama Administration's priority on removing
artificial barriers between Federal programs and barriers to State and
local governmental level innovation.
On April 26, 2010 (75 FR 21695), DOT published an interim notice
announcing the availability of funding for TIGER II Discretionary
Grants. Because the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program is a new
program, the interim notice requested comments on the proposed
selection criteria and guidance for awarding TIGER II Discretionary
Grants. In the interim notice, DOT specifically requested comments on
its intention to conduct a multi-agency evaluation and award process
with HUD for the Community Challenge Planning Grants and the TIGER II
Planning Grants. DOT indicated that this multi-agency approach for the
planning grants would be consistent with DOT and HUD's participation in
the ``Partnership for Sustainable Communities'' with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') to help American families in
all communities--rural, suburban and urban--gain better access to
affordable housing, more transportation options, lower transportation
costs, and a cleaner environment. HUD and DOT have considered the
comments that were submitted in accordance with the interim notice and
decided to conduct a multi-agency evaluation and award process. The
details of this multi-agency planning grant program, including
information about eligibility, selection criteria, and pre-application
and application requirements are included in this joint notice. The
final notice for the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program (the ``TIGER
II Discretionary Grant NOFA'') was published on June 1, 2010 (75 FR
30460). Interested parties are encouraged to review the TIGER II
Discretionary Grant NOFA for more information about that program.
DATES: Pre-applications are due by July 26, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT, and
applications must be submitted by August 23, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT. Only
pre-applications received and applications received through Grants.gov
will be deemed properly filed. Instructions for submitting pre-
applications and applications are included in Section VI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this notice please contact the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program
manager via e-mail at [email protected], or call Robert Mariner at
202-366-8914 (this is not a toll-free number). A TDD is available for
individuals who are deaf or hearing-impaired, at 202-366-3993 (this is
not a toll-free number). In addition, DOT will regularly post answers
to questions and requests for clarifications on DOT's Web site at
http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/TIGERII. Questions regarding HUD's
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program should be directed to
[email protected] or may be submitted through the http://www.hud.gov/sustainability Web site. HUD's contact person is Zuleika K.
Morales-Romero, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-3000, telephone number 202-
402-7683 (this is not a toll-free number) facsimile 202-708-0465, or e-
mail: [email protected]. For the hearing- or speech-impaired,
contact the above telephone number via TTY by dialing the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
Overview Information
Full Text Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
II. Award Information
III. Eligibility Information
IV. Threshold Requirements
V. Application Review Information
VI. Application and Submission Information
VII. Award Administration Information
VIII. Other Information
Overview Information
A. Federal Agency Name: Office of Sustainable Housing and
Communities, Office of the Deputy Secretary, HUD; and Office of the
Secretary, DOT.
B. Funding Opportunity Title: Community Challenge and
Transportation Planning Grants.
C. Funding Opportunity Number: The funding opportunity number is
FR-5415-N-12. Community Challenge and Transportation Planning Grant.
The OMB Approval Number is 2501-0025.
D. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: The
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers for the HUD
Community Challenge and DOT TIGER II Planning Grant are 14.704 and
20.933, respectively.
E. Additional Overview Information:
1. Background.
a. TIGER II Planning Grants.
On February 17, 2009, the President signed the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05) (Recovery Act), which
appropriated $1.5 billion of discretionary grant funds to be awarded by
DOT for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure.
DOT refers to these grants as Grants for Transportation Investment
Generating Economic Recovery or ``TIGER Discretionary Grants.'' DOT
solicited applications for TIGER Discretionary Grants through a notice
of funding availability published in the Federal Register on June 17,
2009 (74 FR 28775) (an interim notice was published on May 18, 2009 (74
FR 23226)). Applications for TIGER Discretionary Grants were due on
September 15, 2009, and DOT received more than 1,400 applications with
funding requests totaling almost $60 billion. Funding for 51 projects
was announced on February 17, 2010.
On December 16, 2009, the President signed the Fiscal Year (FY)
2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which appropriated $600 million
to DOT for National Infrastructure Investments using language that is
similar, but not identical to, the language in the Recovery Act
authorizing the TIGER Discretionary Grants. DOT is referring to the
grants for National Infrastructure Investments as TIGER II
Discretionary Grants. The FY 2010 Appropriations Act permits DOT to use
up to $35 million of the funds available for TIGER II Discretionary
Grants for TIGER II Planning Grants. The TIGER II Discretionary Grant
NOFA was published on June 1, 2010 (75 FR 30460), and awards will be
announced at the same time as awards made under this NOFA.
b. Community Challenge Planning Grants.
The FY 2010 Appropriations Act also appropriated $40 million to HUD
to establish a Community Challenge Planning Grant Program ``to foster
reform and reduce barriers to achieve affordable, economically vital,
and sustainable communities.'' The Community Challenge Planning Grant
Program differs from HUD's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning
Grant Program, a $100 million program also created in the FY 2010
Appropriations Act. While the latter program is designed to support
regional planning efforts, the Community Challenge Planning Grant
Program focuses on individual jurisdictions and more localized
planning. HUD will publish a separate NOFA for the Sustainable
Communities Regional Planning Grant Program.
2. Available Funds. Up to $75 million, including $40 million for
Community Challenge Planning Grants and up to $35 million for TIGER II
Planning Grants.
3. Funding Categories. Given the range of planning activities that
potential applicants are trying to accomplish, DOT and HUD will support
a variety of eligible activities spelled out in Section III.C.1.a-c.
4. Authority. The program was authorized by the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, approved December 16, 2009).
5. Application of HUD's General Section. All applicants accessing
resources available through HUD's Community Challenge Planning Grants
are subject to the requirements of the General Section to HUD's FY 2010
NOFAs for discretionary programs. Applicants for such grants should
carefully review the requirements described in this NOFA and HUD's
General Section. HUD's General Section is not applicable to applicants
accessing resources available through TIGER II Planning Grants.
Full Text Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description: This notice announces DOT's and
HUD's intention to offer funding through a competition made available
as a NOFA under its Community Challenge and TIGER II Planning Grants.
A. The Partnership for Sustainable Communities. This NOFA is being
initiated in close coordination between DOT, HUD and the EPA, through
the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (the Partnership).
The Partnership was conceived to coordinate Federal housing,
transportation and environmental investments, protect public health and
the environment, promote equitable development, and help address the
challenges of climate change. Recognizing the fundamental role that
public investment plays in achieving these outcomes, the Administration
charged three agencies whose programs most directly impact the physical
form of communities--HUD, DOT, and EPA--to lead the way in reshaping
the role of the Federal government in helping communities obtain the
capacity to embrace a more sustainable future.
One of the first acts of the Partnership was to agree to a set of
six ``Livability Principles'' to govern the work of the Partnership and
for each of the three agencies to strive to incorporate into their
policies and funding programs to the degree possible. In addition, each
agency has clear and defined roles: HUD will take the lead in funding,
evaluating, and supporting integrated regional planning for sustainable
development, and will invest in sustainable housing and community
development efforts. DOT will focus on building the capacity of
transportation agencies to integrate their planning and investments
into broader plans and actions that promote sustainable development,
and investing in transportation infrastructure that directly supports
sustainable development and livable communities. EPA will provide
technical assistance to communities and States to help them implement
sustainable community strategies, and develop environmental
sustainability metrics and practices. The three agencies have made a
commitment to coordinate activities, integrate funding requirements,
and adopt a common set of performance metrics for use by grantees.
B. Program Goals.
1. To better align Federal programs to support the building of
projects that further the six Livability Principles (listed in rating
factor 1 below).
2. To remove artificial or bureaucratic barriers among Federal
programs and create a more coordinated point of contact for State and
local governments building innovative projects that coordinate housing,
economic
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development, transportation, and environmental policies and goals.
II. Award Information
A. Award Size. For both Community Challenge Planning Grants and
TIGER II Planning Grants, there is no minimum grant size, but the
maximum grant size is $3 million.
B. Type of Awards. All awards will be made in the form of
Cooperative Agreements. HUD and DOT anticipate having substantial
involvement in the work being conducted under this award to ensure the
purposes of the grant program are being carried out and that entities
are following through on their commitments. This includes making
progress in meeting established performance metrics, and ensuring
consistency in projects in participating jurisdictions that are funded
through other HUD, DOT, and EPA programs so that they are implemented
in a manner consistent with the Livability Principles.
C. Period of Performance. The period of performance shall not
exceed 36 months from the date the funds are obligated. All funds
awarded must be obligated by September 30, 2012.
D. Statutory Distributional Requirements Only Applicable to TIGER
II Funds. This joint notice was developed and is being published in
conjunction with the TIGER II Discretionary Grants NOFA. The selection
process for TIGER II Planning Grants will be conducted in parallel with
the selection process for TIGER II Discretionary Grants, and awards of
TIGER II Planning Grants are subject to several distributional
requirements under the FY 2010 Appropriations Act. These requirements
do not apply to HUD Community Challenge Planning Grants. First, no more
than 25 percent of the funds made available for TIGER II Discretionary
Grants (or $150 million), including any funding used for TIGER II
Planning Grants, may be awarded to projects in a single State.
Additionally, not less than $140 million of the funds provided for
TIGER II Discretionary Grants, including TIGER II Planning Grants, is
to be used for projects located in rural areas. For purposes of this
notice, DOT is generally defining ``rural area'' as any area not in an
Urbanized Area, as such term is defined by the Census Bureau\1\ and
will consider a project to be in a rural area if all or the majority of
a project is located in a rural area. Finally, on awarding TIGER II
Discretionary Grants, including TIGER II Planning Grants, DOT must take
measures to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of grant funds,
an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural
areas, and investment in a variety of transportation modes.
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\1\ For the 2000 Census, the Census Bureau defined an Urbanized
Area (UA) as an area that consists of densely settled territory that
contains 50,000 or more people. Updated lists of UAs are available
on the Census Bureau Web site. Urban Clusters (UCs) will be
considered rural areas for purposes of this NOFA.
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TIGER II Discretionary Grants, including TIGER II Planning Grants,
may be used for up to 80 percent of the costs of a project; however,
applications will be more competitive to the extent they include
significant non-Federal financial contributions. The minimum and
maximum grant sizes established by the FY 2010 Appropriations Act for
TIGER II Discretionary Grants do not apply to TIGER II Planning Grants.
III. Eligibility Information
A. Eligible Applicants. State and local governments, including U.S.
territories, tribal governments, transit agencies, port authorities,
metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), other political
subdivisions of State or local governments, and multi-State or
multijurisdictional groupings.
B. Cost Sharing or Leveraging Resources. For those seeking TIGER II
Planning Grants, a 20 percent match is required. DOT will consider any
non-Federal funds as a local match for purposes of this program,
whether such funds are contributed by the public sector (State or
local) or the private sector. However, DOT will not consider funds
already expended as a local match. The 20 percent matching requirement
does not apply to projects in rural areas. For those seeking HUD
Community Challenge Planning Grants, applicants must provide 20 percent
of the requested funding amount in leveraged resources in the form of
cash and/or verified in-kind contributions or a combination of these
sources. In-kind contributions may be in the form of staff time,
donated materials, or services. All assistance provided to meet this
requirement must be identified by their dollar equivalent based upon
accepted salary or regional dollar values. Cash contributions may come
from any combination of local, state and/or Federal funds, and/or
private and philanthropic contributions dedicated to the express
purposes of this proposal.
Applicants will receive credit for leveraging or matching resources
greater than 20 percent of the requested amount as described in Rating
Factor 4. If an applicant does not include the minimum 20 percent
leveraged or matched resources with its appropriate supporting
documentation, that application will be considered ineligible.
C. Other Requirements.
1. Eligible Activities. In order to explain the variety of
activities eligible for funding under this joint notice, the activities
are described in three groupings:
a. TIGER II Planning Grants: Activities related to the planning,
preparation, or design of surface transportation projects, including,
but not limited to:
(1) Highway or bridge projects eligible under Title 23, United
States Code;
(2) Public transportation projects eligible under Chapter 53 of
Title 49, United States Code;
(3) Passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and
(4) Port infrastructure investments.
b. Community Challenge Planning Grants: Activities related to the
following:
(1) Development of master plans or comprehensive plans that promote
affordable housing co-located and/or well-connected with retail and
business development and discourage development not aligned with
sustainable transportation plans or disaster mitigation analyses;
(2) Development and implementation of local, corridor or district
plans and strategies that promote livability and sustainability (see
the Livability Principles in Section V);
(3) Revisions to zoning codes, ordinances, building standards, or
other laws to remove barriers and promote sustainable and mixed-use
development and to overcome the effects of impediments to fair housing
choice in local zoning codes and other land use laws, including form-
based codes and inclusionary zoning ordinances to promote accessible,
permanently affordable housing that reduces racial and poverty housing
concentration and expands fair housing choice for low-income
minorities;
(4) Revisions to building codes to promote the energy-efficient
rehabilitation of older structures in order to create affordable and
healthy housing;
(5) Strategies for creating or preserving affordable housing for
low-, very low-, and extremely low-income families or individuals in
mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhoods along an existing or planned
transit corridor;
(6) Strategies to bring additional affordable housing to areas that
have few affordable housing opportunities and are close to suburban job
clusters; and
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(7) Planning, establishing, and maintaining acquisition funds and/
or land banks for development, redevelopment, and revitalization that
reserve property for the development of affordable housing within the
context of sustainable development
c. Combination of TIGER II Planning Grant and Community Challenge
Planning Grant activities. There are a variety of projects that may
include eligible activities under both the TIGER II Planning Grants and
the Community Challenge Planning Grants programs. Rather than have
applicants proceed through two separate grant application procedures,
this joint NOFA is intended to create one point of entry to Federal
resources to support related components of a single project. To
illustrate the possible combination of activities, please consider the
following examples:
(1) Planning activities related to the development of a particular
transportation corridor or regional transportation system, that
promotes mixed-use, transit-oriented development with an affordable
housing component.
(2) Planning activities related to the development of a freight
corridor that seeks to reduce conflicts with residential areas and with
passenger and non-motorized traffic. In this type of project, DOT might
fund the transportation planning activities along the corridor, and HUD
may fund changes in the zoning code to support appropriate siting of
freight facilities and route the freight traffic around town centers,
residential areas, and schools.
(3) Developing expanded public transportation options, including
accessible public transportation and para-transit services for
individuals with disabilities, to allow individuals to live in diverse,
high opportunity neighborhoods and communities and to commute to areas
with greater employment and educational opportunities.
DOT and HUD are expecting to award the TIGER II Planning Grants and
the Community Challenge Planning Grants for planning activities that
ultimately lead to the development of projects that integrate
transportation, housing and economic development components.
DOT and HUD plan to make joint awards, where appropriate. However,
we also expect DOT to make awards for TIGER II Planning Grant
activities alone and for HUD to make awards for Community Challenge
Planning Grants alone. Applicants may apply for funding from only TIGER
II Planning Grants or from only Community Challenge Planning Grants. To
the extent that an application has a project that has linked activities
and would benefit from funding and associated activities in both DOT
and HUD's programs, applicants should indicate that in their
application and the agencies may both award funding to the project,
with DOT and HUD each awarding its funds for the eligible activities
under its own respective program. However, only one application per
project will be accepted (see Threshold Requirements, Section IV.C.).
IV. Threshold Requirements
Evaluation teams from DOT and HUD will review each pre-application
that is received on or prior to the Pre-Application Deadline and will
be responsible for analyzing whether the pre-application satisfies the
following key threshold requirements:
A. The project and the applicant are eligible for funding under the
TIGER II Planning Grant or Community Challenge Planning Grant program;
and
B. Local leveraging, or matching funds are committed to support 20
percent or more of the costs of the transportation planning activities
to be funded; this requirement is not applicable to transportation
planning projects located in rural areas.
C. Only one application per project will be accepted for review. An
applicant that submits more than one application per project may have
some or all of the submissions deemed ineligible.
D. Resolution of Outstanding Civil Rights Matters for Applicants
for HUD Funding. If you, the applicant:
1. Have received a charge from HUD concerning a systemic violation
of the Fair Housing Act or 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 based on race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability or familial status;
2. Are a defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit filed by the
Department of Justice alleging a pattern or practice of discrimination
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 3614(a);
3. Have received a letter of findings identifying systemic
noncompliance under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or Section 109 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974;
4. Have received 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 proscribing
discrimination in housing based on sexual orientation or gender
identity; or
5. Have received a cause determination from a substantially
equivalent state or local fair housing agency concerning a systemic
violation of a state or local law proscribing discrimination in housing
based on lawful source of income; and
a. The charge, cause determination, lawsuit, or letter of findings
referenced in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) above has not
been resolved to HUD's satisfaction before the application deadline,
then you, the applicant, are ineligible for funding. HUD will determine
if actions to resolve the charge, cause determination, lawsuit, or
letter of findings taken before the application deadline are sufficient
to resolve the matter.
b. Examples of actions that would normally be considered sufficient
to resolve the matter include, but are not limited to:
c. Current compliance with a voluntary compliance agreement signed
by all the parties;
(1) Current compliance with a HUD-approved conciliation agreement
signed by all the parties;
(2) Current compliance with a conciliation agreement signed by all
the parties and approved by the State or local administrative agency
with jurisdiction over the matter;
(3) Current compliance with a consent order or consent decree; or
(4) Current compliance with a final judicial ruling or
administrative ruling or decision.
V. Application Review Information
A. Criteria.
1. Rating Factor 1--Purpose and Outcomes (35 points): An
applicant's score on this rating factor will be based on a clear
statement of the existing condition that the proposed project is
intended to address and the proposed project's alignment with the six
``Livability Principles.'' Applicants that demonstrate that their
project aligns well with the Livability Principles and are consistent
with any existing region wide plans that consider transportation,
economic development, housing, water, and other infrastructure needs
and investments will receive a higher score. The Livability Principles
are as follows:
a. Provide More Transportation Choices. Develop safe, reliable and
affordable transportation choices to decrease household transportation
costs, reduce energy consumption and dependence on foreign oil, improve
air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and promote public
health.
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b. Promote equitable, affordable housing. Expand location- and
energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes,
races, and ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost
of housing and transportation.
c. Enhance Economic Competitiveness. Improve economic
competitiveness through reliable and timely access to employment
centers, educational opportunities, services and other basic needs by
workers, as well as expanded business access to markets.
d. Support Existing Communities. Target Federal funding toward
existing communities--through strategies like transit oriented, mixed-
use development, and land recycling--to increase community
revitalization and the efficiency of public works investments and
safeguard rural landscapes.
e. Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment. Align Federal
policies and funding to remove barriers to collaboration, leverage
funding, and increase the accountability and effectiveness of all
levels of government to plan for future growth, including making smart
energy choices such as locally generated renewable energy.
f. Value Communities and Neighborhoods. Enhance the unique
characteristics of all communities by investing in healthy, safe, and
walkable neighborhoods--rural, urban, or suburban.
In order for points to be awarded, applicants shall also provide
data to support outcomes of the proposed project claimed in the
application. Based on the project being proposed, the applicant shall
identify the Livability Principle(s) that will be addressed and detail
how that success will be documented. For example, if the proposed
program intends to expand the presence of equitable, affordable
housing, the applicant should provide data to support this claim.
As there is a wide range of projects that can be supported through
this notice, not every project is expected to address all six
Livability Principles. Points will be awarded based on the extent to
which the proposed project furthers the specifically identified
principles supported with data.
The applicant is required to clearly identify the benefits or
outcomes of its proposed program. Because this application seeks
support to develop a plan for a specific project, all of the outcomes
will not be realized during the duration of the grant period. Rather,
applicants will be evaluated on their ability to identify the outcomes
they seek to achieve, the clarity with which they articulate the
elements of their plan that will help achieve those outcomes, and the
specificity of the benchmarks that they establish to measure progress
toward a completed product that guides all of the necessary work.
Applicants that receive awards will be expected to report on the
progress of the project and outcomes realized at the mid-way point and
at the end of the term of the grant. Where outcomes have been realized,
they should be detailed and backed with data. For projects that must go
to construction for many benefits to be realized, benchmarks will focus
more on the progress of plan development, any changes in the scope of
the work that occur during the planning process, and how those changes
might impact the anticipated outcomes.
For projects that must go to construction for benefits to be
realized, benchmarks will focus more on the progress of plan
development, any changes in scope that occur, and how those changes
might impact the anticipated outcomes.
DOT and HUD recognize that each project is unique. As such, the
agencies are allowing significant latitude to the applicant to set the
desired outcomes that will result from implementation of the project.
DOT and HUD have identified six possible outcomes, listed below, from
which each applicant must select a minimum of two outcomes that it must
pursue and report on during its period of performance.
a. Travel changes, such as changes in mode share or vehicle miles
traveled per capita.
b. Impact on affordability and accessibility, including the supply
of affordable housing units, household transportation costs, or
proportion of low- and very-low income households within a 30-minute
transit commute of major employment centers.
c. Economic development, including infill development or recycled
parcels of land or private sector investment along a project or
corridor.
d. Improvement to the state of repair of infrastructure.
e. Environmental benefits, such as greenhouse gas or criteria
pollutants emissions, oil consumption and recreational areas or open
space preserved.
f. Increased participation and decision-making in developing and
implementing a plan, code, development strategy, or project by
populations traditionally marginalized in public planning processes.
2. Rating Factor 2--Work Plan (35 points): An applicant's score on
this rating factor will be based on how well the application addresses
the quality and cost effectiveness of the proposed work plan.
Applicants must develop a work plan that includes specific
deliverables, and measurable, time-phased objectives for each major
activity.
This factor also addresses the performance metrics that will be
used to measure the success of the proposed activities. For a proposed
project to achieve results, expected outcomes and outputs must be
clearly defined, and evaluation must take place to ensure that those
outcomes and outputs are met. Outcomes are the ultimate objectives of a
project, and outputs are the interim activities or products that lead
to the achievement of those objectives. To track progress toward the
outputs and outcomes, a project must be evaluated based upon
performance measures. Performance measures should be objectively
quantifiable, and allow one to assess the degree of actual achievement
against the expected outputs and outcomes. Applications that
demonstrate how outputs and outcomes are fully defined and easily
measured will receive a higher score.
The applicant's budget proposal should thoroughly estimate all
applicable costs (direct, indirect, and administrative), and be
presented in a clear and coherent format. The applicant must thoroughly
document and justify all budget categories, costs, and all major tasks,
for the applicant, sub-recipients, joint venture participants, or other
contributing resources to the project.
3. Rating Factor 3--Leveraging and Collaboration (15 points): An
applicant's score on this rating factor will be based on how well the
application demonstrates the project's ability to obtain other
community, local, State, private, and Federal support, as applicable,
and resources that can be combined with DOT and HUD program resources
to achieve program objectives. Resources may include cash or in-kind
contributions of services, equipment, or supplies allocated to the
proposed program. In evaluating this factor, HUD and DOT will consider
the extent to which the applicant has established working partnerships
with other entities to get additional resources or commitments to
increase the effectiveness of the proposed program activities.
When evaluating this factor, HUD and DOT will take into account two
considerations: the amount of resources leveraged or matched that
exceeds the required 20 percent, and per capita income in the
applicable jurisdiction relative to the metropolitan average.
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Data must be provided for the indicator when responding to this rating
factor. The 20 percent of leveraged or matched resources that are a
threshold requirement will not count as points toward this rating
factor. To score points in this rating factor, resources may be
provided by governmental entities, public or private organizations, and
other entities. Other resources from the private sector or other
sources committed to the program that exceed the required 20 percent
leveraged or matched resources will be given extra weight for this
rating factor. The applicant should provide supporting documentation of
all committed funds. Please refer to Section VI., Application and
Submission, for more details.
4. Rating Factor 4--Capacity (15 points): An applicant's score on
this rating factor will be based on how well the application
demonstrates the applicant's capacity to successfully implement the
proposed activities in a timely manner. The applicant will provide
specific examples of previous projects similar to the proposed effort
that demonstrate its capacity to implement the proposed work plan. DOT
and HUD will give priority to applications that demonstrate the prior
experience to bring this type of project(s) that is the subject of the
planning activities to completion. Priority will also be given to
applications that demonstrate strong collaboration among a broad range
of participants, including public, private and nonprofit entities.
The applicant shall designate the staff that is anticipated to
manage the proposed project, as well as other staff anticipated to
contribute to the project's completion. Ratings under this factor are
based on the capacity of the applicant's organization, and its team, as
applicable, and should include an assessment of the capacity of sub-
contractors, consultants, sub-recipients, community-based
organizations, and any other entities that are part of the project
application, as applicable.
Applicants should be prepared to initiate eligible activities
within 120 days of the effective date of the grant award. DOT and HUD
reserve the right to terminate the grant if sufficient personnel or
qualified experts are not retained within these 120 days. In rating
this factor, DOT and HUD will consider, among other factors, the extent
to which the application demonstrates that the applicant has an
adequate number of key staff or the ability to procure individuals with
the knowledge and recent experience in the proposed activity.
All applicants for HUD funding are subject to the requirements to
Affirmatively Further Fair Housing. HUD will award additional points to
applicants that prioritize additional measures to advance civil rights,
such as Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, and
Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with
Limited English Proficiency.
Applicants should indicate if, and describe how, the following
policy priorities will be addressed: (1) Capacity Building and
Knowledge Sharing and (2) Expand Cross-Cutting Policy Knowledge. One
point will be awarded for each policy priority. Identify specific
activities, outputs and outcomes that further these policy priorities
over the period of performance.
a. Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing.
HUD recognizes that successful program implementation can only
occur in partnership with effectively prepared grantees. It is
therefore critical to strengthen the capacity of each consortium by
developing partnerships that will advance the objectives of proposed
programs. HUD's Strategic Plan emphasizes the importance of
strengthening the capacity of state and local partners to implement HUD
programs, participate in decision-making and planning processes, and
coordinate on cross-programmatic, place-based approaches through grant
making and technical assistance. To receive policy priority points,
applicants are expected to describe how they will achieve the following
outcomes:
(1) Increase the skills and technical expertise of partner
organizations to manage Federal awards, provide solid financial
management, and perform program performance assessment and evaluation.
The applicant must describe the methods that will be used to achieve
this outcome. Examples include in-service trainings, online information
provision (e.g., webinars, podcasts, etc.), and structured observation
of best practices. According to the proposed methods, the applicant
should identify the anticipated outputs (e.g., number of people
trained, number of training events, volume of easily accessible
training materials for targeted capacities, etc.) during the 3-year
period of performance.
(2) Share knowledge among partners so that key personnel
responsible for grant implementation coordinate cross-programmatic,
placed-based approaches. The applicant must describe the outreach
methods that will be used to achieve this outcome. Examples include
establishing regular partner dialogues, and structured peer exchange.
According to the proposed methods, the applicant should establish and
specify the anticipated outputs (e.g., number of meetings, Web
postings, number of participating partners, total staff exposed to new
learning and promising practice, number of briefings, issuance of
monthly fact sheets, etc.) during the 3-year period of performance. HUD
will work with grantees to support knowledge sharing and innovation by
disseminating best practices, encouraging peer learning, publishing
data analysis and research, and helping to incubate and test new ideas.
b. Expand Cross-Cutting Policy Knowledge.
Broadening the use of successful models to other communities
requires definitive evidence of which policies work and how, and a plan
for public dissemination of this information.
To achieve full points, the applicant must indicate what data they
and/or partner organizations will collect on outcomes for the defined
target area (e.g., changes in commuting time, improved health outcomes,
VMT measures, etc.). The grantee must document a plan to engage
credible policy researchers to assist in the analysis of that data in
order to measure policy impact, and clarify the extent of data that
will be made available to those researchers through a data-sharing
agreement.
(1) For household-level data, this may be an agreement with a
university or other policy research group that regularly produces peer-
reviewed research publications.
(2) For parcel-related data, this agreement may be with a regional
planning, non-profit, or government agency that provides consolidated
local data on a regular basis to the public for free.
The applicant should specifically describe how they intend to
disseminate policy lessons learned during the planning process to a
diverse range of potential audiences, including policymakers, other
regional consortia, and interested community leadership. The collection
method and specific data elements will not be prescribed by HUD, but
may be determined by the applicant.
The applicant must establish and provide the anticipated outputs
within the period of performance. Examples include the number of policy
publications, number of research studies, anticipated distribution of
findings, etc.
B. Evaluation and Selection Process.
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1. Rating and Ranking.
Evaluation teams made up of a representative from DOT, HUD, and EPA
initially will evaluate each application as to how well it scores
against the ``Rating Factors'' identified below, and will assign it a
score on a scale of 1-100. The scoring system will not determine the
specific projects that will be selected for funding; rather, the
scoring system will be used to generate a list of highly recommended
projects. The highly recommended projects will then be forwarded to a
senior-level review team for review, and the senior-level review team
will make funding recommendations to the Secretaries of DOT and HUD,
based on how the project performed under the four rating factors, how
each project addresses the Program Goals identified in Section I.B, and
statutory distributional considerations required in the National
Infrastructure Investments provision of the FY 2010 Consolidated
Appropriations Act for the DOT Planning Grants. The review teams will
include senior-level representatives from the three Partnership for
Sustainable Communities agencies: DOT, HUD, and EPA.
VI. Application and Submission Information
A. Address To Request Application Package. Applications are
available on the Federal Web site www.Grants.gov. To find this funding
opportunity at Grants.gov, go to http://www.grants.gov/applicants/find_grant_opportunities.jsp at the www.Grants.gov Web site, where
you can search by agency and/or perform a Basic Search. Additional
information on applying through Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov.
B. Content and Form of Application Submission. Applicants eligible
to apply under this NOFA are to follow the submission requirements
described below:
1. Pre-Application. Unless otherwise indicated in this joint
notice, applicants should submit pre-applications and applications in
accordance with the procedures specified in the TIGER II Discretionary
Grant NOFA. To submit an application, please access http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/tigerii/index.html or http://www.hud.gov/sustainability.
Pre-applications must be submitted by the Pre-Application Deadline,
which is July 26, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT. The pre-application system will
be hosted by DOT, on behalf of DOT and HUD, and will open no later than
June 23, 2010, to allow prospective applicants to submit pre-
applications. Final applications must be submitted through Grants.gov
by the Application Deadline, which is August 23, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT.
The Grants.gov ``Apply'' function will open on July 30, 2010, allowing
applicants to submit applications. While applicants are encouraged to
submit pre-applications in advance of the Pre-Application Deadline,
pre-applications will not be reviewed until after the Pre-Application
Deadline. Similarly, while applicants are encouraged to submit
applications in advance of the Application Deadline, applications will
not be evaluated until after the Application Deadline. Awards will not
be made until after September 15, 2010.
To apply for funding through Grants.gov, applicants must be
properly registered. Complete instructions on how to register and
submit applications can be found at www.grants.gov. Please be aware
that the registration process usually takes 2-4 weeks and must be
completed before an application can be submitted. If interested parties
experience difficulties at any point during the registration or
application process, please call the toll free Grants.gov Customer
Support Hotline at 1-800-518-4726, Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9
p.m. EDT.
Applicants must submit a pre-application as Stage 1, which
qualifies applicants to submit an application in Stage 2. An
application submitted during Stage 2 that does not correlate with a
properly completed Stage 1 pre-application will not be considered.
2. Contents of Pre-Applications. An applicant for a TIGER II
Planning Grant or a Community Challenge Planning Grant should provide
in its pre-application form, all of the information requested below in
its pre-application form. DOT and HUD reserve the right to ask any
applicant to supplement the data in its pre-application but expect pre-
applications to be complete upon submission. Applicants must complete
the pre-application form and submit it electronically on or prior to
the Pre-Application Deadline, in accordance with the instructions
specified at http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/TIGERII. The pre-
application form must include the following information:
a. Name of applicant (if the application is to be submitted by more
than one entity, a lead applicant must be identified);
b. Applicant's DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number;
c. Type of applicant (State government, local government, U.S.
territory, Tribal government, transit agency, port authority,
metropolitan planning organization, or other unit of government);
d. State(s) where the project is located;
e. County(s) where the project is located;
f. City(s) where the project is located;
g. Zip code(s) where the project is located;
h. Project title (descriptive);
i. Project type: specify eligible activities proposed for funding,
such as transportation planning activity, site area plan, corridor
plan, land assembly or acquisition, etc.;
j. Project description: describe the project in plain English terms
that would be generally understood by the public, using no more than 50
words; this should be purely descriptive, not a discussion of the
project's benefits, background, or alignment with the selection
criteria in this description;
k. Total cost of the project;
l. Total amount of TIGER II Planning Grant and Community Challenge
Planning Grant funds requested;
m. Contact name, telephone number, email address, and physical
address of the applicant;
n. Type of jurisdiction where the project is located (urban or
rural); and
o. An assurance that local matching funds are committed to support
20 percent or more of any transportation planning activities to be
funded. (This requirement does not apply to projects located in rural
areas).
3. Applications. An application for a TIGER II Planning Grant or a
Community Challenge Planning Grant should include all of the
information requested below. DOT and HUD reserve the right to ask any
applicant to supplement the data in its application, but expect
applications to be complete upon submission.
a. Standard Form SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance. Please
see www07.grants.gov/assets/SF424Instructions.pdf for instructions on
how to complete the SF-424, which is part of the standard Grants.gov
submission. Additional clarifying guidance and Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) to assist applicants in completing the SF-424 will be
available at http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/TIGERII by July 30, 2010,
when the ``Apply'' function within Grants.gov opens to accept
applications under this notice.
b. In Responding to the First and Second Rating Factor. (Attachment
to SF-424). A TIGER II Planning Grant and HUD Community Challenge Grant
application must include information required for DOT and HUD to assess
each of the rating factors specified in Section III (Application Review
and Rating Factors). Applicants are
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encouraged to demonstrate the responsiveness of a project to any and
all of the rating factors with the most relevant information that
applicants can provide, regardless of whether such information has been
specifically requested, or identified, in this notice.
In order to fulfill the requirements of the first rating factor, an
applicant must:
(1) Submit a narrative describing how the applicant will use the
funding sought to achieve its desired outcomes and how the desired
outcomes support the six Livability Principles. The narrative should
also state the problems or barriers the project seeks to address, why
they are an impediment to promoting a more sustainable future for the
applicant community, and the outcomes the project seeks to achieve.
(2) Submit data supporting any assertions made about the expected
outcomes, as well as the nature and the extent of the problems or
barriers the project seeks to remove.
In responding to the second rating factor, applicants must provide
a narrative to discuss their project outcomes, outputs, and performance
measures. Applicants should also identify important milestones (e.g.,
the end of specific phases in a multiphase project), which should also
be clearly indicated in the proposal timeline. Applicants should also
identify potential obstacles in meeting outcomes and outputs and
related performance measures and discuss steps they would take to
respond to these obstacles. Finally, applicants should describe how
project evaluation information will be obtained, documented, and
reported.
Applicants should submit a work plan that includes the following:
(1) Proposed Activities. Briefly describe the overall activity you
propose to undertake, including any coordinated components that will
not be directly funded under the TIGER II Planning Grant Program or the
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program. Describe the regional or
local significance of the project and whether it is a part of a
comprehensive regional plan. Include public outreach and participation
activities, including minority and disadvantaged populations.
(2) Uses of Funds/Budget. Indicate how you will use the grant funds
you are seeking by providing a list or table showing the amount of
funds budgeted for each activity you will undertake to achieve your
desired result. Indicate the entity responsible for each use and
activity, including any elected bodies or bodies appointed by elected
officials. Specify administrative costs.
(3) Project Completion Schedule. Briefly describe the project
completion schedule, including milestones in each month for the
critical management actions for you and any other entity whose
cooperation or assistance is necessary to achieve your desired result,
including the end dates of each required action and your expected
metrics and results.
(4) Performance Measures. List the performance measures you will
use to evaluate the success of your project or activity, as well as the
benchmarks you expect to reach during the term of the grant and a
timeline for reaching them.
c. In Responding to the Third Rating Factor. Applicants will not
receive full points if they do not submit evidence of a firm commitment
and the appropriate use of leveraged or matched resources under the
grant program. Such evidence must be provided in the form of letters of
firm commitment, memoranda of understanding, or other signed agreements
to participate from those entities identified as partners in the
application. Each letter of commitment, memorandum of understanding, or
agreement to participate should include the organization's name, the
proposed level of commitment, and the organization's responsibilities
as they relate to the proposed project. The commitment must be signed
and dated by an official of the organization legally able to make
commitments on behalf of the organization. Applicants should describe
how they will ensure that commitments to sub-grantees will be honored
and executed, contingent upon an award from DOT or HUD.
(1) Applicants must support each source of contributions, cash or
in-kind, both for the required minimum and additional amounts, by a
letter of commitment from the contributing entity, whether a public or
private source. The letter must describe the contributed resources that
you will use in the program and their designated purpose. Staff in-kind
contributions should be given a monetary value based on the local
market value of the staff skills. If you do not provide letters from
contributors specifying details and the amount of the actual
contributions, those contributions will not be counted.
d. In Responding to the Fourth Rating Factor. DOT and HUD will
consider how the applicant entity is organized and how it will function
in implementing the grant. The application should include a description
of the leadership responsibilities and procedures for allocating
resources, setting goals, and settling disputes. It should also include
an explanation of the capacity and relevant, recent experience of the
applicant entity. The application should also include a description of
the applicant's experience in outreach efforts involving low-income
persons, particularly those living in revitalization areas where funds
are proposed to be used, residents of public housing, minorities,
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, non-English
speaking persons, and persons with disabilities.
Applicants should demonstrate that they either have sufficient
personnel or the ability to procure qualified experts or professionals,
with the knowledge, skills, and abilities with relevant experience to
carry out the proposed activity.
Contact information is requested as part of the SF-424. This
information will be used in order to inform parties of the selection of
projects for funding, as well as to contact parties in the event
additional information is needed.
e. Page Limit. Applications should be limited to a total of 15
pages. HUD and DOT will not refer to Web sites for information
pertinent to the narrative response. All applications should include a
detailed description of the proposed project and geospatial data for
the project, including a map of the area to be planned and where other
work will occur.
C. Submission Dates and Times. All pre-applications must be
submitted in accordance with the instructions specified at http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/TIGERII. The pre-application system will be
hosted by DOT, on behalf of DOT and HUD. Final applications must be
submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Pre-applications are due
by July 26, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT, and applications must be submitted by
August 23, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT.
D. Funding Restrictions. Applicants should also be aware that DOT
is accepting applications for capital expenditures associated with
surface transportation projects in the TIGER II Discretionary Grant
notice (Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0076). As part of that program,
applicants may request planning funds associated with their capital
request. If DOT awards planning funding to an applicant to the TIGER II
Discretionary Grant program, the funding available through this notice
will be lessened by that amount. Further, DOT has the option to use
less than the $35 million permitted in the statute and may do so based
on distributional requirements or the need to fund highly recommended
capital grant applications.
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VII. Award Administration Information
A. Award Notices.
1. Applicants Selected for Award. Projects selected for a TIGER II
Planning Grant will be administered by one of DOT's modal
administrations, pursuant to a grant agreement between the TIGER II
Planning Grant recipient and the DOT modal administration.
HUD awardees will be required to negotiate a final statement of
work and will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with HUD. The
Cooperative Agreement will also contain an agreed upon Logic Model
identifying specific activities and performance criteria to be reported
against over a period of time. HUD grantees must meet the requirements
contained in the General Section to HUD's FY 2010 Funding Notices.
2. Adjustment of Funding. DOT and HUD reserve the right to fund
less than the full amount requested in an application based on the
availability of funds, geographic diversity, and to ensure that the
maximum number of grants may be made.
3. HUD grant recipients must comply with applicable Federal
requirements, including compliance with the Fair Housing and Civil
Rights Laws applicable to all Federal awards.
B. Administrative and National Policy Requirements.
1. Environmental Requirements. All applicants that are proposing to
use grant funds for land acquisition must comply with HUD's
environmental procedures. In accordance with 24 CFR 50.19(b)(1), (9),
and (16), all other eligible activities assisted by HUD funds under
this NOFA are categorically excluded from environmental review under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and are not subject to
environmental review under the related laws and authorities. For
applicants requesting grant funds for transportation planning, NEPA is
not typically triggered (and even if triggered, categorical exclusions
typically exist). However, if any projects planned with funding under
this NOFA move to the construction phase and Federal funds are later
sought for construction, all appropriate NEPA analyses will need to be
completed prior to any Federal expenditures.
Under HUD's environmental procedures, for those applications
involving land acquisition activities requiring environmental review,
the notification of award to a selected applicant will constitute a
preliminary approval by HUD, subject to the completion of an
environmental review of the proposed site(s), and the execution by HUD
and the recipient of a Grant Agreement. Selection for participation
(preliminary approval) does not constitute approval of the proposed
site(s). Each proposal will be subject to a HUD environmental review,
in accordance with 24 CFR part 50, and the proposal may be modified or
the proposed sites rejected as a result of that review.
Submission of an application involving a project requiring an
environmental review will constitute an assurance that the applicant
shall assist HUD in complying with 24 CFR part 50 and shall:
(1) Supply HUD with all available, relevant information necessary
for HUD to perform for each property any environmental review required
by 24 CFR part 50;
(2) Carry out mitigating measures required by HUD or select
alternate eligible property; and
(3) Not acquire, rehabilitate, demolish, convert, lease, repair, or
construct property, nor commit or expend HUD or local funds for these
program activities with respect to any eligible property, until HUD
approval of the property is received.
For assistance, contact the HUD Environmental Review Officer in the
HUD Field Office serving your area.
Contact information is requested as part of the SF-424. DOT will
use this information to inform parties of DOT's decision regarding
selection of projects, as well as to contact parties in the event that
DOT needs additional information about an application.
2. Administrative and Indirect Cost Requirements. For reference to
the Administrative Cost requirements and Indirect cost requirements,
please see OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, and A-122, as applicable.
C. Reporting Requirements. HUD Award Agreements will include the
terms and conditions of the award including the reporting requirements.
1. Final Work Plan and Logic Model. Final work plan and completed
Logic Model are due 60 days after the effective date of the grant
agreement. See the General Section for detailed information on the use
of the ``Master'' eLogic Model.
2. Successful applicants will be required to submit bi-annual and
final program reports according to the requirements of the award
agreement. Your bi-annual and final report must include a completed
Logic Model, form HUD-96010, approved and incorporated into your award
agreement, showing specific outputs and outcome results against those
proposed and accepted as part of your approved grant agreement.
3. Financial reporting requirements include, but are not limited
to, the submission of the financial status report, SF-425, bi-annually.
VIII. Other Information
A. Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws and Affirmatively
Furthering Fair Housing for Community Challenge Planning Grant
Applicants
Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws:
1. With the exception of Federally recognized Indian tribes and
their instrumentalities, applicants and their sub-recipients must
comply with all applicable fair housing and civil rights requirements
in 24 CFR 5.105 (a), including, but not limited to, the Fair Housing
Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
2. If you are a federally recognized Indian tribe, you must comply
with the nondiscrimination provisions enumerated at 24 CFR 1000.12, as
applicable. See the General Section for further instructions on this
requirement.
3. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: Section 808(e)(5) of the
Fair Housing Act imposes a duty on HUD to affirmatively further the
purposes of the Fair Housing Act in its housing and urban development
programs. This obligation further applies generally to recipients of
HUD funds, including those awarded and announced under HUD's FY 2010
funding notices. Your application must include a discussion on how your
proposed plans affirmatively further fair housing; applications that
include specific activities and outcomes that address this requirement
will be rated higher. Applicants for Community Challenge Planning
Grants that are tribal governments are not subject to the affirmatively
furthering fair housing submission requirement in the General Section.
B. Additional Environmental Requirements. A Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to the environment has been
made for this NOFA in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR part
50, which implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The FONSI is available for
public inspection between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays in the Regulations
Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-
0500. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an
advance appointment to review the FONSI must
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be scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at 202-708-3055 (this
is not a toll-free number).
Dated: June 18, 2010.
Ray LaHood,
Secretary, Department of Transportation.
Shaun Donovan,
Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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