Connecting with Communities:
A User's Guide to HUD Programs and the 2000 SuperNOFA Process

February 2000

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Contents:

Introduction
A New Process for Competitive Grants
How To Use the Guide

PART I: Understanding HUD's SuperNOFA
    What Is a SuperNOFA?
What Is a Competitive Grant Program?
Competitive Grant Program List
What Changes Are Associated with the SuperNOFA?
    Publication date
    Submission policy
    Common factors for award
    Applications for multiple programs
    Special Note on Some Programs in the SuperNOFA
    Who can apply for SuperNOFA programs?

Additional Issues Related to the SuperNOFA
    Corrections to Deficient Applications

PART II: HUD's Major Non-Competitive Programs
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Contract Renewals
Public Housing Operating Subsidy
Public Housing Modernization—Capital Fund Program (CFP)
Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP)
Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG)
Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG)
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA)—Formula
Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP)

PART III: Coordinating HUD Programs
Coordination With the Consolidated Plan
Community 2020 software
Coordination with the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)
Center for Community and Interfaith Partnerships
Coordination of Competitive Grant Programs
    Example 1: Brownfields
    Example 2: University involvement in housing counseling

Coordination Among Applicants
    Example 1: Continuum of Care Homelessness Assistance
    Example 2: Public Housing and Community Revitalization

Coordination of HUD's Competitive and Formula-Based Programs
    Example 1: Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities and the HOME Investment     Partnerships Program
    Example 2: Continuum of Care/Supportive Housing and CDBG

Part IV: Descriptions of Programs Included in the SuperNOFA
Housing and Community Development
    Technical Assistance
    Universities and Colleges
    Fair Housing Outreach/Enforcement and Housing Counseling
    Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control
    Modernization and Revitalization
    Drug Elimination in Public and Assisted Housing
Economic Development and Empowerment
    Outreach and Training Grants
    Rural Housing and Economic Development Program

Targeted Housing and Homeless Assistance
    Homelessness Assistance
    Elderly
    Persons with Disabilities

Part V: Additional Programs

APPENDIX A: HUD Field Office Contact Information

APPENDIX B: Office Of Native American Programs (ONAP) Contact Information

APPENDIX C: HUD Headquarters Program Offices