FY 1998 SuperNOFA 1

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Approximately $6,500,000 is available in funding for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program. The HBCU Program assists HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development.

APPLICATION DUE DATE: Completed applications must be submitted no later than 12:00 midnight, Eastern time on July 8, 1998, at HUD Headquarters with a copy to the appropriate HUD CPD Field Office. See the General Section of this SuperNOFA for specific procedures governing the form of application submission (e.g., mailed applications, express mail, overnight delivery, or hand carried).

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS: An original signed application and one copy shall be submitted to the following address: Processing and Control Branch, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 7251, Washington, DC, 20410. When submitting your application, please refer to the HBCU Program, and include your name, mailing address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code).

Copies of Applications to HUD Offices. To facilitate processing and review of an application, one copy of the application also should be sent to the Community Planning and Development (CPD) Director in the appropriate HUD Field Office for the HBCU. The list of HUD Field Offices is included in the application kit.

HUD will accept only one application per HBCU. If more than one application is received from a single HBCU, the application from that HBCU that was received earliest will be considered for funding, and the application(s) submitted later will be ineligible. If more than one application is received simultaneously from an HBCU then all such applications will be considered ineligible for funding. Applicants should take these policies into account and take steps to ensure that multiple applications are not submitted.

FOR APPLICATION KITS, FURTHER INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:

For Application Kits. For an application kit and any supplemental information, please call the SuperNOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may call the Center's TTY number at 1-800-843-2209. The application kit also will be available on the Internet through the HUD web site. When requesting an application kit, please refer to the HBCU Program and provide your name, address (including zip code), and telephone number (including area code).

For Further Information and Technical Assistance. For answers to your questions, you have several options. You may call Ms.Delores Pruden, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St, SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1590. (This is not a toll-free number.) Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339. Information may also be obtained from the HUD Field Office located in the applicant's geographic area. The application kit contains the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the HUD Field Offices. For general information and information regarding training on this HBCU Program section of the SuperNOFA, applicants can call the SuperNOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

I. Authority; Purpose; Amount Allocated; and Eligibility.

(A) Authority. This program is authorized under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (the 1974 Act) (42 U.S.C. 5307(b)(3)), which was added by section 105 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Pub.L. 101-235). The HBCU Program is governed by regulations contained in 24 CFR 570.400 and 570.404, and in 24 CFR part 570, subparts A, C, J, K, and O.

(B) Purpose. The purpose of the HBCU Program is to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

(1) For the purposes of this program, the term "locality" includes any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other general political subdivision of a State or the U.S. Virgin Islands within which an HBCU is located.

(2) An HBCU located in a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), as established by the Office of Management and Budget, may consider its locality to be one or more of these entities within the entire MSA. The nature of the locality for each HBCU may differ, therefore, depending on its location.

(3) A "target area" is the locality or area within the locality that the HBCU will implement its proposed HUD grant activities.

(C) Amount Allocated.

(1) In order to ensure that some previously unfunded HBCUs will receive awards in this competition, approximately one-third of the available funds will be awarded to applicants that have not previously been funded under the HUD HBCU program. (The FY 1991 competition was the first funded under the current HBCU Program authorization, section 107(b)(3) of the 1974 Act.) Therefore, of the $6.5 million in FY 1998 funds made available under this SuperNOFA for the HBCU Program:

    (a) Approximately $2.2 million will be awarded to HBCUs that have not received funding in past HUD HBCU competitions under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, which includes competitions for Fiscal Years 1991 through 1997 ("Previously-unfunded HBCUs").

    (b) The remaining approximately $4.3 million of FY 1998 funds will be awarded to HBCUs that have received funding under such competitions ("Previously-funded HBCUs") (Previously funded HBCUs are listed in HBCU Appendix A to this HBCU Program section of the SuperNOFA. Previously-unfunded HBCUs are listed in HBCU Appendix B section of the SuperNOFA.).

If recaptured funds are made available, those funds will also be divided proportionately between the two types of applicant i.e. one third to Previously-unfunded HBCUs and two-thirds to Previously-funded HBCUs.

(2) The maximum period for performance of a proposed program under this SuperNOFA for the HBCU Program is 24months. The performance period will commence on the effective date of the grant agreement. HUD reserves the right to make awards for less than the maximum amount or less than the amount requested in a particular application. The awards will be made in the form of grants. The maximum amount awarded to any applicant will be $400,000.

(D) Eligible Applicants. Only HBCUs as determined by the Department of Education in 34 CFR 608.2 in accordance with that Department's responsibilities under Executive Order 12876, dated November 1, 1993, are eligible for funding under the HBCU Program. As indicated above, funds available under this program will be split between two classes of HBCU applicant.

(1) The first category, previously-funded HBCUs, includes HBCUs that have received funding in past HUD HBCU competitions under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which includes competitions for Fiscal Years 1991 through 1997.

(2) The second category of eligible applicant, Previously-unfunded HBCUs, includes HBCUs that have not received funding under such competitions. Lists of Previously-funded HBCUs and Previously-unfunded HBCUs appear as Appendices A and B to the HBCU Program section of the SuperNOFA. HUD will use these lists to determine in which category the application should be considered.

(E) Eligible Activities. (1) General. Each activity proposed for funding must meet both a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program national objective AND the CDBG eligibility requirements, which are described in Section III of the HBCU Program section of the SuperNOFA. Eligible activities that may be funded under this HBCU Program section of the SuperNOFA are those activities eligible for CDBG funding. The activities are listed in 24CFR part 570, subpart C, particularly �� 570.201 through 570.206. Ineligible activities are listed at � 570.207. Additionally, an activity which otherwise is eligible under ��570.201 through 570.206 may not be funded if State or local law requires that it be carried out by a governmental entity.

(2) Examples of Eligible Activities. Examples of activities that generally can be carried out with these funds include, but are not limited to:

    (a) Acquisition of real property;

    (b) Clearance and demolition;

    (c) Rehabilitation of residential structures to increase housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons and rehabilitation of commercial or industrial buildings to correct code violations or for certain other purposes; e.g., making accessibility and visitability modifications to housing. Applicants proposing to undertake this activity will be required to provide reasonable estimates, from a qualified entity other than the applicant, of the cost to complete projects. Such an entity must be involved in the business of housing rehabilitation, construction and/or management;

    (d) Direct homeownership assistance to low- and moderate-income persons, as provided in section 105(a)(25) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974;

    (e) Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities and streets. Applicants proposing to undertake this activity will be required to provide reasonable estimates, from a qualified entity other than the applicant, of the cost to complete projects. Such an entity must be involved in the business of housing rehabilitation, construction and/or management;

    (f) Special economic development activities described at 24 CFR 570.203;

    (g) Eligible public service activities, including activities that provide a continuum of care for the homeless; adult basic education classes; GED preparation and testing; job and career counseling and assessment; citizen participation academies, and public access telecommunications centers including "Campus of Learners" (COL) and "Neighborhood Networks" (NN); social and medical services; other support activities for youth, senior citizens, and other low- and moderate-income residents; and/or fair housing services designed to further the fair housing objectives of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-20) by making all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, family status and/or disability aware of the range of housing opportunities available to them;

    (h) Assistance to facilitate economic development by providing technical or financial assistance for the establishment, stabilization, and expansion of microenterprises, including minority enterprises;

    (i) Establishment of a Community Development Corporation (CDC) to undertake eligible activities;

    (j) Assistance to a community based development organization (CBDO) to carry out a CDBG neighborhood revitalization, community economic development, or energy conservation project, in accordance with 24 CFR 570.204. This could include activities in support of a HUD approved local CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy (NRS) or HUD approved State CDBG Community Revitalization Strategy (CRS). HBCUs proposing a Community Development Corporation (CDC) component may qualify for CBDO activities; and

    (k) Program administration costs related to the planning and execution of community development activities assisted in whole or in part with grant funds. In order to expand the capacity of HBCUs eligible under this SuperNOFA, applicants may propose to use up to 10% of the award funds to acquire technical assistance (TA) from a qualified TA provider to assist in implementing the proposed activities. While applicants are responsible for ensuring that potential TA providers are qualified, HUD would expect that the most qualified providers would be entities/organizations that have demonstrated the expertise and capacity to successfully conceptualize, develop and implement community and economic development projects and initiatives similar to those proposed by the applicant. Although pre-award technical assistance costs may not be paid out of grant funds (not including matching funds, if any), applicants expecting to need technical assistance are encouraged, nonetheless, to choose a TA provider as early as possible, to ensure that the TA provider is involved in the early stages of proposal development. Previously-unfunded HBCUs are particularly encouraged to consider acquiring technical assistance from a qualified HBCU TA provider.

(3) Activities Designed to Promote Training and Employment Opportunities. In selecting proposed eligible activities, applicants are urged to propose undertaking activities designed to promote opportunities for training and employment of low-income residents in connection with HUD initiatives such as "Campus of Learners" (COL) in public housing and "Neighborhood Networks" (NN) in other Federally-assisted or insured housing. Applicants are also encouraged, whenever feasible, to propose implementing activities in a Federally-designated Urban or Rural (HUD or Department of Agriculture) Empowerment Zone, Urban or Rural Enterprise Community (EZ or EC), or a HUD-approved local CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area or HUD-approved State CDBG Community Revitalization Strategy Area.

(4) Use of Grant Funds for Acquisition of Computer Hardware and Software. Although acquisition of equipment is not generally an eligible activity (subject to the exceptions provided in 24 CFR 570.207(b)(1)), applicants are encouraged to propose the use of grant funds, at reasonable levels, for the acquisition of computer hardware and software compatible with Internet access and HUD's Community Planning 2020 Software , if they do not currently have such capability. More information on the Community 2020 Software can be obtained from the local HUD Community Planning and Development Office.

(5) Use of Grant Funds for the Provision of Public Services. Those applicants planning to use grant funds for the provision of public services are bound by the statutory requirement that not more than 15% of the total grant amount be used for public service activities. Therefore, at least 85% of the grant amount must be proposed to be used for activities qualifying under an eligibility category other than public services (as described at 24 CFR 570.201(e)).

II. Program Requirements.

In addition to the program requirements listed in the General Section of this SuperNOFA, applicants are subject to the following requirements:

(A) Submission of a Budget. The budget should include:

(1) A budget summary covering the Federal and non-Federal share of costs proposed, by cost category, and a budget justification which includes assumptions used to determine the costs of budget items in each category. The proposed cost estimates should be reasonable for the work to be performed and consistent with rates established for the level of expertise required to perform the work in the proposed geographic area.

The application kit includes Budget Forms which must be completed in full. The Federal Share Budget Summary Forms should indicate the use of funds the applicant will receive from HUD under this HBCU funded program. In addition, funds received from other HUD programs, awarded under a locality's CDBG Program, or through other Federal agencies should be identified on the non-Federal share portion of the budget summary sheets. The non-Federal share should also identify other public or private sector funds which will be used to implement the proposed program activities.

While HUD recognizes that the costs are based upon estimates, the summary should include information such as quotes from various vendors or historical data relied upon in determining projected costs. All direct labor or salaries must be supported with mandated city/state pay scales or other documentation. Indirect costs must be substantiated and approved by the cognizant Federal agency or the applicant must provide an indirect cost rate plan.

Particular attention should be paid to:

    (a) Accurately estimating costs;

    (b) The necessity and reasonableness of costs; and

    (c) Accurate computation of all budget items and totals.

(2) A budget-by-task, which will include a listing of tasks to be completed for each activity necessary to be performed to implement the program, the overall costs for each task, and the cost for each funding source. The budget-by-task should clearly indicate the HUD grant amount and identify the source and dollar amount of the matching funds, if any. HUD will award points on the extent to which the budget documents clearly demonstrate a cost-effective use of resources based on reasonable assumptions.

This form of the budget will show the total budget by line item for the program activities to be carried out with the proposed HUD HBCU grant. This will be a functional budget. Each line item represents the task to be done, not the person who will do it. Producing the budget in this format provides both financial and reporting information that will allow the program to be more easily evaluated.

Since one person may be assigned to do several tasks, that person's salary may be prorated to the various tasks for which he or she is responsible. For example, the Program Manager may spend some of his or her time in outreach and recruitment, some time developing leadership training, and some time in evaluation or other administrative tasks. His or her time may be divided between those activities to come up with the budget. However, if the Manager and other staff are primarily engaged in program management and oversight, the HUD funded salary cost should be budgeted as an administrative cost.

Each dollar amount on this budget must represent an actual cost of the program. Do not include the value of any in-kind goods and/or services contributions to the tasks. For example, if a social service organization is donating staff time to do social work, do not enter the value of that time for a task. If a fee is to be paid for counseling work, however, enter that amount for the appropriate task. Although the dollar value of in-kind goods and/or service contributions should not be included in the budget, remember to state this information on the Match Form.

The Line Item for Administrative costs covers salaries (except to the extent that they are attributed to other tasks) and related costs, and other costs for goods and services required for the program such as rental or purchase of office equipment, utilities, insurance, legal, staff training, office supplies, rental and maintenance of office space, mailing, advertising, and technical assistance.

Applicants proposing to undertake: rehabilitation of residential, commercial and industrial structures; and/or acquisition, construction, or installation of public facilities and improvements must submit reasonable cost estimates supplied by a qualified entity other than the applicant. Such an entity must be involved in the business of housing rehabilitation, construction and/or management. Guidance for securing these estimates can be obtained from the CPD Director in the HUD field office or the local government.

A format for the budget summary and the budget-by-task is included in the application kit.

(B) Leveraging. Although a match is not required to qualify for funding, if applicants claim a match, they must provide letters or other documentation evidencing the extent and firmness of commitments of a match from other Federal (e.g., Americorps Programs), State, local, and/or private sources (including the applicant's own resources). These letters or documents must be dated no earlier than the date of this published SuperNOFA. An Applicant which has evidence in support of its proposed match commitment is eligible for more rating points than those applicants not having a firm commitment for a match.

Potential Sources of Assistance

  • State and local governments
  • Housing Authorities
  • Local or national nonprofit organizations
  • Banks and private businesses
  • Foundations
  • Faith Communities
  • Documentation Requirements

For each match, the applicant must submit a letter from the provider on the provider's letterhead. Number each letter as a page in the application. Each Match must be supported by a letter from the provider that addresses the following:

  • The dollar amount or dollar value of the in-kind goods and/or

  • services committed. For each cash match, the dollar amount in the commitment letter must be consistent with the dollar amount indicated by the applicant on the SF-424 and in the Budget-By-Task;

  • How the Match is to be used;

  • The date the Match will be made available and a statement that it will be for the duration of the grant period;

  • Any terms and conditions affecting the commitment, other than receipt of a HUD HBCU Grant; and

  • The signature of the appropriate executive officer authorized to commit the funds and/or goods and/or services. (See the application kit for a sample commitment letter.)

(C) Environmental Review. If the applicant proposes activities (such as physical development activities) that are not excluded from environmental review under 24 CFR 50.19(b), an environmental review by HUD is required in accordance with 24 CFR part 50, as indicated by 24 CFR 570.404(i) before HUD approves the proposal (i.e., releases CDBG funds). Before any grant funds are released, environmental approval must be secured. If the requirements of part 50 are not met, HUD reserves the right to terminate all or portions of the award. The grantee is not authorized to proceed with any activity requiring such approval until written approval is received from the appropriate HUD Field Environmental Clearance Officer in its area certifying that the project has been approved and released from all environmental conditions.

(D) Forms, Certifications and Assurances. HBCU applicants are required to submit the following forms, certifications and assurances:

(1) Standard Form (SF) 424 Application for Federal Assistance;

(2) Standard Form (SF) 424 B for Non-Construction Programs;

(3) Applicant Certification;

(4) Certification of Consistency with the Local Consolidated Plan; and

(5) Letter Certifying Local Approval.

(6) Certification Form for EZ/EC bonus points. These bonus points will only be awarded when the HBCU is located within the geographic boundaries of the EZ/EC.

III. Application Selection Process.

(A) Rating and Ranking.

(1) Threshold Review; National Objectives. HUD will evaluate applications for funding under the HBCU Program competitively and will award points based on responses to the Factors For Award identified in this section. Applications must be complete and consistent with the requirements of this for the HBCU Program section in this SuperNOFA, the application kit, and the HBCU Program regulations (24 CFR 570.404) in order for the application to be eligible to compete in this competition.

To be considered for funding, applicants must receive a minimum score of 70 out of the total of 100 points possible for Factors 1 through 5. HUD will not fund specific proposed activities that do not meet eligibility requirements (see, particularly, 24CFR part 570, subpart C), or that do not meet a national objective in accordance with 24 CFR 570.208. The CDBG Publication entitled "Everything You Wanted to Know About CDBG" discusses the regulations, and a copy can be ordered from HUD's Community Connections Information Clearinghouse at 1-800-998-9999. Each activity that may be funded under this SuperNOFA for the HBCU Program must meet one of the three national objectives of the Community Development Block Grant program:

(a) Benefit to low- or moderate-income persons;

(b) Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; or

(c) Meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community, and other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.

Criteria for determining whether an activity addresses one or more of these objectives are provided at 24 CFR 570.208. (It is not necessary for applicants to comply with the primary objective requirement of 24 CFR 570.200(a)(3), which requires recipients to ensure that not less than 70% of the grant expenditures be for activities benefiting low and moderate income persons)

(2) Funding of Applications. Within each category of eligible applicant, HUD will fund applications in rank order, until it has awarded all available funds for that category of applicant, or until there are no fundable applications remaining in that category. If there is a tie in the point scores of two applications, the rank order will be determined by the applicant's scores on Factor 2. HUD will give the higher rank to the application with the most points on Factor 2. If there is still a tie, the rank order will be determined by the applicant's scores on Factor 3. HUD will give the higher rank to the application with the most points for Factor3. If funds remain after approving all fundable applications within a category of applicants, HUD may choose to add those funds to the funds available for the other category of applicants.

(3) Leveraging. Although a match is not required to qualify for funding, HUD encourages HBCUs to participate in public/private partnerships, i.e., with local or national nonprofit organizations, the local banking and real estate community, local builders/developers, faith communities, etc., to secure matches of cash and/or in-kind goods or services. The maximum number of rating points an applicant can receive for leveraging is 10 points for Factor 4 below. Applicants having a cash match will receive a higher number of points than those providing in-kind goods or services of the same value. To be recognized as leveraging, contributions must be made available for the duration of the grant period, regardless of the form of investment provided to the project. Applicants without evidence of leveraging will receive zero (0) points.

(4) After Selection. After selection, but prior to award, an applicant will be required to:

    (a) Negotiate. After all applications have been rated and ranked and a selection of competition winners has been made, HUD requires that all winners participate in negotiations to determine the specific terms of the Statement of Work and the grant budget. HUD will follow the negotiation procedures described in Section III(D) of the General Section of the SuperNOFA.

    (b) Provide Financial Management and Audit Information. After selection for funding but prior to award, each successful applicant will be required to submit a certification from an Independent Public Accountant, or the cognizant government auditor, stating that the financial management system employed by the applicant meets prescribed standards for fund control and accountability required by OMB Circular A-133, as codified at 24 CFR part 84.

(B) Factors For Award Used To Evaluate and Rate Applications. HUD will use the Factors For Award set forth below to evaluate applications. Each application must contain sufficient information to be reviewed for its merits. The score for each factor will be based on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the applicant's response to that factor. Applicants may use up to a total of thirty (30) pages to respond to Factor 1 through 5. Limitation applies to the applicant's narrative response and NOT to tables, maps and firm commitment letters.

The maximum number of points that may be awarded is 102. This includes two EZ/EC bonus points, as described in the General Section of the SuperNOFA.

Rating Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational Experience (15 Points)

This factor addresses the extent to which the applicant has the organizational resources necessary to successfully implement the proposed activities in a timely manner. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the proposal demonstrates:

(1) (10 points) The knowledge and experience of the overall proposed project director and staff, including the day-to-day program manager, consultants and contractors in planning and managing programs for which funding is being requested. Experience will be judged in terms of recent, relevant and successful experience of the applicant's staff to undertake eligible program activities. In rating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant's organization and staff have recent, relevant, and successful experience in:

    (a) Undertaking outreach activities in specific communities to solve or ameliorate significant housing and community development issues;

    (b) Undertaking projects with community-based organizations or local governments; and

    (c) Providing leadership in solving community problems and making national contributions to solving long-term and immediate housing and community development problems.

(2) (3 points) The applicant has sufficient personnel or will be able to quickly access qualified experts or professionals, to deliver the proposed activities in each proposed service area in a timely and effective fashion, including the readiness and ability of the applicant to immediately begin the proposed work program.

(3) (2 points) The applicant has demonstrated experience in managing programs, and carrying out grant management responsibilities for programs, similar in scope or nature directly relevant to the work activities proposed. If the applicant has managed large, complex, interdisciplinary programs, the applicant should include the information in the response.

Rating Factor 2: Need/Extent of the Problem (15 Points)

This factor addresses the extent to which there is a need for funding the proposed program activities and an indication of the importance of meeting the need in the target area. In responding to this factor, applicants will be evaluated on:

(1) (10 points) The extent to which they document the level of need for the proposed activity: and

(2) (5 points) The importance of meeting the need.

Applicants should use statistics and analyses contained in a data source(s) that:

    (a) Is sound and reliable. To the extent that the applicant's community's Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI) identifies the level of the problem and the urgency in meeting the need, references to these documents should be included in the response. The Department will review more favorably those applicants who used these documents to identify need, when applicable.

    If the proposed activity is not covered under the scope of the Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), applicants should indicate such, and use other sound data sources to identify the level of need and the urgency in meeting the need. Types of other sources include, but are not limited to, Census reports, Continuum of Care gaps analysis, law enforcement agency crime reports, Public Housing Authorities' Five Year Comprehensive Plan, and other sound and reliable sources appropriate for the specific SuperNOFA program and activities for which an applicant is applying. Applicants may also address needs in terms of fulfilling court orders or consent decrees, settlements, conciliation agreements, and voluntary compliance agreements. For technical assistance programs, input from HUD State and Area Office(s) and assessments are included among the data sources that may be used to identify need.

    (b) To the extent possible, specific to the area where the proposed activity will be carried out. Specific attention must be paid to documenting need as it applies to the area where activities will be targeted, rather than the entire locality or state. If the target area is an entire locality or state, then documenting need at this level is appropriate.

Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (50 Points)

This factor addresses the quality and cost-effectiveness of the applicant's proposed work plan. There must be a clear relationship between the proposed activities, community needs and the purpose of the HUD HBCU Program for an applicant to receive points for this factor.

HUD will consider the effectiveness/impact and feasibility of the applicant's work plan in addressing the needs described in the applicant's response to Factor 2 including the extent to which the applicant will provide geographic coverage for the target area and describes how each proposed activity meets both a CDBG Program national objective AND the CDBG eligibility requirements described above. HUD will also consider the extent to which the proposed activities will yield innovative strategies or "best practices" that can be readily disseminated to other organizations and State and local governments.

(1) Work Plan (40 Points). The applicant's work plan must incorporate all proposed activities, describing in detail how the activities will alleviate and/or fulfill the needs identified in Factor 2, including how the activities will benefit low-income and elderly residents, welfare recipients, and the working poor in the target area to be served, and how the activities will be implemented. In evaluating this factor, HUD will consider:

    (a) (10 points) The extent to which the proposed work program identifies the specific services or activities to be performed. In reviewing this subfactor, HUD will consider the extent to which:

      (i) The applicant's proposal outlines a clear agenda based on a thorough familiarity with existing work/activities in the target area. The applicant should demonstrate that the proposed activities do not duplicate work/activities previously completed or work/activities currently underway by others;

      (ii) The applicant demonstrates how the activities will fit into and strengthen their role in addressing community development needs in their locality;

      (iii) The applicant's plan outlines a clear agenda for citizen involvement in the planning and implementation.

    (b) (10 points) The extent to which the proposed work/activities involve the communities to be served in implementation of these activities. In reviewing this subfactor, HUD will look at the extent to which:

      (i) Representatives of the local communities are involved and have a balance of race, ethnic, disability, status, gender and income of the residents of the community to be served, or will be involved to address the needs identified in Factor 2;

      (ii) Evidence is provided that neighborhood organizations and local government entities were invited to, or participated in, the identification of activities to be undertaken;

      (iii) The methodology employed to outreach to the community during the development and implementation of the proposed program.

    (c) (10 points) The extent to which the proposed activities will achieve the purposes of the program from which funding is requested within the grant period. The applicant should identify specific time phased and measurable objectives to be accomplished during the period of performance; the proposed short and long term program objectives to be achieved as a result of the proposed activities; the tangible and measurable impacts the work program will have on the community in general and the target area or population in particular; and the relationship of the proposed activities to other on-going of proposed efforts to improve the economic, social, or living environment in the impact area.

    (d) (6 points) The extent to which the proposed project will potentially yield innovative strategies or "best practices' that can be duplicated and disseminated to other organizations.

    (e) (4 points) The extent to which the proposed application will further and support the policy priorities of HUD including:

      (i) Promoting healthy homes;

      (ii) Enhancing on-going efforts to eliminate drugs and crime from neighborhoods through program policy efforts such as "one Strike and You Are Out" or the "Officer Next Door" initiative; and

      (iii) Providing educational, job training, and homeownership opportunities through such initiatives as High Hopes, Neighborhood Networks, Campus of Learners, Local Homeownership Partnerships and linking programs to Americorps activities.

    The High Hopes initiative promotes partnerships between colleges and middle or junior high schools in low-income communities, to help teach students how they should go to college by informing them about college options, academic requirements, costs, and financial aid, and by providing support services -- including tutoring, counseling, and mentoring;

    The Neighborhood Networks (NN) initiative enhances the self-sufficiency, employability, and economic self-reliance of low-income families and the elderly living in HUD-insured and HUD-assisted properties by providing such residents with on-site access to computer and training resources;

    The Campus of Learners (COL) initiative is designed to transform public housing into safe and livable communities where families undertake training in new telecommunications and computer technology and partake in educational opportunities and job training initiatives; and/or

    Local Homeownership Partnerships (LPs) recognized by the National Partners in Homeownership. Local Homeownership Partnerships are local manifestations of the National Homeownership Strategy and are designed to increase homeownership opportunity through public-private collaboration.

    If relocation is to be a part of the work activities the applicant should discuss the plan for temporary or permanent relocation of occupants of units affected, including storage or moving of household goods, stipends and/or incentives. The work plan must delineate tasks and subtasks for each activity, and indicate the sequence in which the tasks are to be performed, noting areas of work which must be performed simultaneously.

    To the maximum extent feasible, the applicant should provide HUD with measurable results to be achieved with the requested funds, i.e., the number of persons to be trained, number of persons to be employed, number of houses to be built (pursuant to 24 CFR 570.207) or rehabilitated, number of minority owned businesses to be started, etc., in the target area as a result of the implementation of the proposed activities.

    (2) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (5 Points)

    If an applicant has designed activities to affirmatively further fair housing, for example:

      (a) Overcoming impediments to fair housing, such as discrimination in the sale or rental of housing or in advertising, provision of brokerage services, or lending;

      (b) Promoting fair housing through the expansion of homeownership opportunities and improved quality of city services for minorities, families with children, and persons with disabilities; or (c) providing mobility counseling, 5 points will be awarded.

    (3) Products Deliverable Schedule (5 Points)

    As a result of the implementation of the proposed activities, describe products to be delivered in 6 month intervals, up to 24 months. Indicate which of the staff described under Factor 1 will be responsible and accountable for deliverables. This sub-factor will be evaluated on the extent to which the schedule represents an efficient and feasible plan for implementation of the proposed activities.

Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources (10 Points)

This factor addresses the ability of the applicant to secure community resources (note: financing is a community resource) which can be combined with HUD program funds to achieve the program objective to assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development.

In evaluating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant has partnered with other entities to secure additional resources to increase the effectiveness of the proposed activities. Resources may include funding or in-kind contributions, such as services or equipment, allocated to the purpose(s) of the award the applicant is seeking. Resources may be provided by governmental entities, public or private nonprofit organizations, for-profit private organizations, or other entities willing to partner with the applicant. Applicants may also partner with other program funding recipients to coordinate the use of resources in the target area.

Applicants must provide letters or other documentation evidencing the extent and firmness of commitments of a match from other Federal (e.g., Americorps Programs), State, local, and/or private sources (including the applicant's own resources). These letters or documents must be dated no earlier than the date of this published SuperNOFA. An applicant which has evidence in support of its proposed match commitment is eligible for more rating points than those applicants not having a firm commitment for a match.

The maximum number of rating points an applicant can receive for leveraging is 10 points. Applicants having a cash match will receive a higher number of points than applicants receiving in-kind goods or services of the same value. To be recognized as leveraging, contributions must be made available for the duration of the grant period, regardless of the form of investment provided to the project. Applicants without evidence of leveraging will receive zero (0) points for this Factor.

Rating Factor 5: Comprehensiveness and Coordination (10 Points)

This factor addresses the extent to which the applicant coordinated its activities with other known organizations, participates or promotes participation in a community's Consolidated Planning process, and is working towards addressing a need in a holistic and comprehensive manner through linkages with other activities in the community.

In evaluating this factor, HUD will consider the extent to which the applicant demonstrates it has:

(1) (4 points) Coordinated its proposed activities with those of other groups or organizations prior to submission in order to best complement, support and coordinate all known activities, and if funded, the specific steps it will take to share information on solutions and outcomes with others. Any written agreements, memoranda of understanding in place, or that will be in place after award should be described.

(2) (3 points) Taken or will take specific steps to become active in the community's Consolidated Planning process (including the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice) established to identify and address a need/problem that is related to the activities the applicant proposes.

(3) (3 points) Taken or will take specific steps to develop linkages to coordinate comprehensive solutions through meetings, information networks, planning processes or other mechanisms with:

    (a) Other HUD-funded projects/activities outside the scope of those covered by the Consolidated Plan; and

    (b) Other Federal, State or locally funded activities, including those proposed or on-going in the community.

IV. Application Submission Requirements.

Applicants must complete and submit applications for HBCU grants in accordance with instructions contained in the FY 1998 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program Application Kit. The application kit will request information in sufficient detail for HUD to determine whether the proposed activities are feasible and meet all the requirements of applicable statutes, regulations, and this SuperNOFA for the HBCU Program. Following is a list of items required for HBCU applications:

(A) Transmittal Letter. A transmittal letter shall accompany the application. This cover letter shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer (usually the President or Provost) of the applicant institution. If the Chief Executive Officer has delegated this responsibility to another official, that person may sign, but a copy of the delegation must also be included.

(B) Application Checklist

(C) Abstract

(D) Budget Documents

(E) Narrative Statement Responding To The Factors For Award

(F) Certifications. Certification forms signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the applicant institution.

Appendices are not permitted. General support letters and resumes shall not be submitted. Letters of commitment and other documentation shall be included with responses to the appropriate Factors For Award.

V. Corrections to Deficient Applications.

The General Section of the SuperNOFA provides the procedures for corrections to deficient applications.

HBCU PROGRAM APPENDIX A

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(Previously Funded By HUD During Fiscal Years 1991-1997)

Alabama

Alabama A&M University

Alabama State University

Oakwood College

Stillman College

Talladega College

Tuskegee University

Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist College

Philander Smith College

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

District of Columbia

Howard University

University of the District of Columbia

Florida

Florida A&M University

Georgia

Albany State University

Clark Atlanta University

Fort Valley State University

Morris Brown College

Spelman College

Kentucky

Kentucky State University

Louisiana

Grambling State University

Southern University

Southern University at Shreveport/Bossier City

Xavier University of New Orleans

Maryland

Bowie State University

Coppin State College

Morgan State University

Mississippi

Alcorn State University

Jackson State University

Mississippi Valley State University

Rust College

Tougaloo College

Missouri

Harris-Stowe State College

Lincoln University

North Carolina

Bennett College

Elizabeth City State University

Fayetteville State University

Johnson C. Smith University

North Carolina A&T State University

North Carolina Central University

St. Augustine's College

Shaw University

Winston-Salem State University

Ohio

Central State University

Oklahoma

Langston University

Pennsylvania

Lincoln University

South Carolina

Benedict College

Claflin College

South Carolina State University

Voorhees College

Tennessee

Fisk University

Lemoyne-Owen College

Texas

Prairie View A&M University

Saint Phillip's College

Texas Southern University

Wiley College

Virginia

Hampton University

Norfolk State University

Saint Paul's College

HBCU PROGRAM APPENDIX B

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(Previously Unfunded By HUD During Fiscal Years 1991-1996)

Alabama

Bishop State Community College

Concordia College

Fredd State Technical College

Lawson State Community College

Miles College

Selma University

J.F. Drake Technical College

Trenholm State Technical College

Arkansas

Shorter College

Delaware

Delaware State University

Florida

Bethune-Cookman College

Edward Waters College

Florida Memorial College

Georgia

Interdenominational Theological Center

Morehouse College

Morehouse School of Medicine

Paine College

Savannah State College

Louisiana

Dillard University

Southern University at

Maryland

University Of Maryland Eastern Shore

Michigan

Lewis College of Business

Mississippi

Coahoma Community College

Hinds Community College

Mary Holmes College

North Carolina

Barber-Scotia College

Livingstone College

Ohio

Wilberforce University

Pennsylvania

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Allen University

Clinton Junior College

Denmark Technical College

Morris College

Tennessee

Knoxville College

Lane College

Meharry Medical College

Tennessee State University

Texas

Huston-Tillotson College

Jarvis Christian College

Paul Quinn College

Southwestern Christian College

Texas College

Virginia

Virginia State University

Virginia Union University

West Virginia

Bluefield State College

West Virginia State University

U.S. Virgin Islands

University of the Virgin Islands

 

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Content Archived: July 23, 2012