Introduction
How To Use the Guide

This User's Guide is divided into five parts. Part I, "Understanding HUD's SuperNOFA," explains what the SuperNOFA is and the concept behind using it. This part includes tables listing the SuperNOFA grant programs and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs targeted to assist elderly and disabled persons. The programs are identified by category and by applicant type. It also details the differences in the funding notification, application, and selection processes that result from the use of the SuperNOFA. Part II, "Other HUD Programs," provides information on HUD's major formula-based programs and other initiatives, which account for a large majority of the funding that HUD provides each year. This information presents the larger context within which HUD's competitive grant programs operate. Part III, "Coordinating HUD Programs," discusses the different types of program coordination that HUD is trying to encourage through the use of the SuperNOFA. It provides examples to stimulate your thinking about ways to improve program coordination. It also discusses the Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice—two tools that assist communities in planning how to allocate resources provided by HUD. Part IV, "Descriptions of Programs Included in the SuperNOFA," provides information on the grant programs being announced in the SuperNOFA. Part V, "Additional Programs," provides a brief description of other departmental programs or initiatives.

A copy of the User's Guide is also available through HUD's homepage on the World Wide Web (http://www.hud.gov). The Web site also contains the SuperNOFA application kits for programs in the SuperNOFA, satellite training broadcasts for these programs, and additional information on HUD programs and program offices.