[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR570.410]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
  CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND 
        DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 570_COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart E_Special Purpose Grants
 
Sec. 570.410  Special Projects Program.

    (a) Program objectives. The Community Development Special Projects 
Program enables HUD to award grants to States and units of general local 
government, subject to availability of funds, for special projects that 
address community development activities or techniques consistent with 
the purposes of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, as amended.
    (b) Eligible applicants. Only States and units of general local 
government (as defined in Sec. 570.3) are eligible to submit proposals 
or applications for Special Projects grants. Proposals or applications 
may be submitted by eligible applicants on behalf of themselves, on 
behalf of other eligible applicants, or jointly by more than one 
eligible applicant.
    (c) Eligible activities. (1) Project activities that may be funded 
under this section are those eligible under 24 CFR part 570--Community 
Development Block Grants, subpart C--Eligible Activities. No more than 
twenty (20) percent of the funds awarded under this section may be used 
for overall program administration or planning activities eligible under 
Sec. Sec. 570.205 and 570.206.
    (2) The amount of funds awarded to a unit of general local 
government under this section that may be used for public service 
activities is limited. The applicant may use whichever of the following 
methods of calculation yields the highest amount:
    (i) Fifteen percent of the special projects grant;
    (ii) An amount equal to 15 percent of the sum of special project 
grant funds plus grant funds received for the same federal fiscal year 
under the Entitlement or State program, less the amount of the 
Entitlement or State program grant funds which will be used for other 
public service activities; or
    (iii) In the case of an applicant that is an Entitlement grantee 
subject to the exception in Sec. 570.201(e)(3), an amount equal to the 
amount of the Entitlement grant funds received for the same federal 
fiscal year that may be used for public service activities, less the 
amount of the Entitlement grant funds which will be used for other 
public service activities.
    (d) Proposals. Eligible applicants may submit unsolicited proposals. 
HUD may ask proposers to submit additional information if necessary for 
evaluation. There is no HUD commitment to fund any unsolicited proposal 
regardless of its merit. If HUD elects to fund a proposal, it will 
request that the proposer submit a formal application.
    (1) Three (3) copies of a proposal must be sent to the address 
stated in (3), below. Each proposal submitted pursuant to this section 
shall be evaluated by HUD using the following criteria:
    (i) The extent to which the proposal satisfies purposes of this 
title and addresses a special community development need.
    (ii) The eligibility of proposed activities.
    (iii) The feasibility of the project; i.e., its technical and 
financial feasibility for achieving the goals stated in the proposal.

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    (iv) The capacity of the proposer to carry out satisfactorily the 
proposed project activities.
    (2) If the proposal is submitted jointly by, or on behalf of, more 
than one eligible applicant, the proposal must:
    (i) Contain a cooperation agreement signed by the Chief Executive 
Officer of each participating jurisdiction which specifies concurrence 
with the purpose and intent of the proposal and intent to comply with 
grant requirements;
    (ii) Address problems faced by all jurisdictions listed in the 
proposal; and,
    (iii) Be submitted by the lead jurisdiction. The lead jurisdiction 
shall be responsible for overall coordination and administration of the 
project.
    (3) Unsolicited proposals may be submitted any time during the year. 
However, if there are no funds available for such proposals, they will 
be returned without review. Proposals shall contain a Standard Form 424 
signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the State or unit of general 
local government. They shall be sent to: Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, Attention: Director, Office of 
Program Policy Development, CPP.
    (e) Applications. Applications are accepted only from eligible 
applicants in response to letters of solicitations, or to competition 
announcements published in Notices in the Federal Register. Submission 
requirements and criteria to be used by HUD to evaluate solicited 
applications and instructions regarding their submission shall be stated 
in each Notice or letter.
    (f) Certifications. Applications shall contain the certifications 
required by 24 CFR 570.303, except that regarding citizen participation: 
The applicant must certify that citizens likely to be affected by the 
project, particularly low- and moderate-income persons, have been 
provided an opportunity to comment on the proposal or application. If 
the application is submitted jointly, or on behalf of more than one 
jurisdiction, each jurisdiction shall submit the required 
certifications.
    (g) Selection and notification. The HUD decision to approve, 
disapprove or conditionally approve a proposal or application shall be 
communicated in writing to the applicant.

[47 FR 30054, July 12, 1982, as amended at 54 FR 31672, Aug. 1, 1989; 55 
FR 29309, July 18, 1990; 56 FR 56127, Oct. 31, 1991]