FUNDING AVAILABILITY   for the YOUTHBUILD Program

Program Overview

    Purpose of the Program. The purpose of the Youthbuild program is to
assist disadvantaged young adults in distressed communities to complete
their high school education, to provide on-site construction training
experiences which also result in the rehabilitation or construction of
housing for homeless persons and low- and very low-income families, to
foster leadership skills, and to further opportunities for placement in
apprenticeship programs and employment in living wage jobs.
    Available Funds. Approximately $52,925,000 is available for the
Youthbuild Program.
    Adjustments to Funding. HUD reserves the right to utilize this
year's funding to fund previous year's errors prior to rating and
ranking this year's applications. HUD reserves the right to reallocate
funds between categories to achieve the maximum allocation of funds.
    Eligible Applicants. Eligible applicants are public or private
nonprofit agencies, State or local housing agencies or authorities,
State or units of local government, or any entity eligible to provide
education and employment training under other Federal employment
training programs, as further defined in HUD's regulation at 24 CFR
585.4.
    Application Deadline. May 30, 2001.
    Match. None.

Additional Information

    If you are interested in applying for funding under this program,
please review carefully the General Section of this SuperNOFA and the
following additional information.

I. Application Due Date, and Technical Assistance

    Application Due Date. Completed applications (one original and two
copies) must be submitted on or before 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on
May 30, 2001 to the HUD Headquarters address shown below. See the
General Section of this SuperNOFA for specific procedures that you must
follow for the form of application submission (e.g., mailed
applications, express mail, overnight delivery, or hand carried).
    Addresses for Submitting Applications. Completed applications (one
original signed application and two copies) must be submitted to the
Processing and Control Unit, Office of Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW, Room 7255, Washington, DC 20410, Attention: Youthbuild
Program. When submitting your application, please include your name and
mailing address (including zip code and telephone number and fax number
including area code).
    For Application Kits. For an application kit and any supplemental
material 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-HUD-2209. An application kit also will be available
on the Internet through the HUD web site at http://www.hud.gov. When
requesting an application kit, please refer to Youthbuild and provide
your name, address (including zip code), and telephone number
(including area code).
    For information concerning the HUD Youthbuild program, contact Ms.
Donna Clarke, Community Planning and Development Specialist, Office of
Rural Housing and Economic Development, Office of Economic Development,
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 7136, Washington, DC
20410: telephone (202) 708-2035 (this is not a toll-free number).
Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access this number via
TTY by calling toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339.
    For Technical Assistance. Write or call Peter Twichell, YouthBuild
USA, 58 Day Street, Somerville, MA 02144, telephone (617) 623-9900,
ext. 1211, under contract with HUD to provide technical assistance.
Prior to the application deadline, YouthBuild USA will be available to
provide general guidance on the application submission process and
location of information, but not guidance in actually preparing the
application. HUD Economic Development Specialists located in HUD field
offices will also be available to provide technical assistance.
    Satellite Broadcast. HUD will hold an information broadcast via
satellite for potential applicants to learn more about the program and
preparation of an application. For more information about the date and
time of this broadcast, you should consult the HUD web site at the web
address listed above.

II. Amount Allocated

    (A) Available Funds. Approximately $52,925,000 in Fiscal Year (FY)
2001 funding is being made available through this program section of
this SuperNOFA for the Youthbuild program. The breakdown of funding is
discussed below.
    The FY 2001 HUD Appropriations Act. The Department of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Pub. L. 106-377 approved October 27, 2000)
(the ``FY 2001 HUD Appropriations Act'') made $60,000,000 available of
which $52,925,000 is allocated for grants.
    (B) Funding Categories. HUD will award up to $52,925,000 on a
competitive basis. Funds will be divided between three categories of
grants as described in Section II(C) of this program section of the
SuperNOFA.
    (1) $10,000,000--Grants for up to $400,000 for new applicants that
have not previously received grants since the inception of the Program
for a period not to exceed 36 months.
    (2) $32,925,000--Grants for up to $500,000 for a period not to
exceed 36 months.
    (3) $10,000,000--Grants for up to $400,000 for underserved and
rural areas for a period not to exceed 36 months.

III. Program Description; Eligible Applicants; and Eligible
Activities

    (A) Program Description. The purposes of the Youthbuild Program are
to:
    (1) Provide economically-disadvantaged young adults with
opportunities to obtain an educational experience that will enhance
their employment skills, as a means to achieving self-sufficiency;
    (2) Foster the development of leadership skills and commitment to
community;
    (3) Expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless
and low- and very low-income persons by providing implementation grants
for carrying out a Youthbuild program;
    (4) Provide disadvantaged young adults with meaningful on-site
training experiences in housing construction and rehabilitation to
enable them to render a service to their communities by helping to meet
the housing needs of homeless persons and low-income families; and
    (5) Give to the greatest extent feasible, job training, employment,
contracting and other economic opportunities to low-income persons.
    HUD also focuses on the Youthbuild Program as a way to foster the
development of nonprofit organizations which over time can provide the
services mentioned above to disadvantaged youth and which at the same
time rely less on HUD's financial support to carryout these activities.

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    (B) Eligible Activities. (1) Work and activities associated with
the acquisition, rehabilitation or construction of the housing, as
defined in HUD's regulations at 24 CFR 585.309, 585.310, and 585.311;
Construction and rehabilitation costs must not exceed 10 percent of the
grant award. HUD encourages you to use grant funds for outreach,
recruitment, training and other services for the youth participants
which facilitates program implementation;
    (2) Relocation payments and other assistance required to comply
with HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 585.308;
    (3) Costs of ongoing training and technical assistance needs
related to carrying out a Youthbuild program;
    (4) Education, job training, counseling, employment, leadership
development services and optional activities that meet the needs of the
participants including entrepreneurial training, drivers' education,
apprenticeship opportunities and, programs for those with learning
disabilities, and in-house staff training;
    (5) Outreach to potential participants;
    (6) Wages, benefits, and need-based stipends for participants; and
    (7) Administrative costs must not to exceed 10 percent of the grant
award.
    Please refer to HUD's regulation at 24 CFR 585.305 for further
details on eligible activities.

IV. Program Requirements

    In addition to the program requirements listed in the General
Section of this SuperNOFA, as an applicant you must comply with the
following Youthbuild program requirements:
    (A) Eligible Applicants. Eligible applicants as defined in HUD's
regulation at 24 CFR 585.4.
    (B) Eligible Participants. Participants in a Youthbuild program
must be very low-income high school dropouts between the ages of 16 and
24, inclusive, at the time of enrollment. Up to 25 percent of
participants may be above very low-income, but must have educational
needs, (such as lack of reading, writing and communication skills) that
justify their participation in the program.
    (C) Locational Limitations. You may submit more than one
application in the current competition if your program's participant
recruitment and housing areas are in different jurisdictions. Each
application you submit may only propose activities to carry out one
Youthbuild program, i.e., to start a new Youthbuild program or to fund
new classes of Youthbuild participants for an existing program.
    (D) Response to NOFA--Page Limitation. The total narrative response
to all factors identified in Section VI(C) of this program NOFA must
not exceed 15 pages, and must be submitted on 8.5" by 11" paper, using
a 12 point size, with lines double spaced and printed only on one side.
Please note that submitting pages in excess of the page limit will not
disqualify your application. However, HUD will not review or consider
the information on any excess pages, which may result in a lower score
or failure to meet a threshold.
    (E) Youthbuild Program Components. Applications that receive
assistance under this Youthbuild Program section of the SuperNOFA must
contain the three components described as follows:
    (1) Educational and job training services;
    (2) Leadership training, counseling, and other support activities;
    (3) On-site training through actual housing rehabilitation and/or
new construction work, including the provision of alternative training
experiences that are necessary as a reasonable accommodation for
students with disabilities.
    (F) Access to Property. Your application must contain a letter from
the property owner or management company(ies) allowing access to the
housing site(s) for on-site construction training.
    (G) Training Requirement. Each program must be structured so that
50 percent of each participant's time is spent in on-site training and
the other 50 percent in educational training.
    (H) Economic Opportunities for Low and Very Low-Income Persons
(Section 3). Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1968, (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is applicable to the Youthbuild program. Please
see Section II of the General Section of the SuperNOFA.

V. Desirable Elements of a Youthbuild Program

    You should document the extent to which HUD's initiatives are
furthered by the proposed activities. Such initiatives include:
    (1) Promoting healthy and safe homes;
    (2) Providing opportunities for self-sufficiency, particularly for
persons enrolled in welfare to work programs;
    (3) Providing educational, apprenticeship and job training
opportunities and linking programs to Americorps activities;
    (4) Promoting welfare reform
    (5) Encouraging visitability in new construction and substantial
rehabilitation activities;
    (6) Encouraging universal design; and
    (7) Participation in Partnership for Advancing Technology in
Housing (PATH).
    First time applicants. If you are a first time applicant applying
for funding under Category 1, HUD recommends that you should have a
graduating class of not more than 20 students.

VI. Application Selection Process

    You, the applicant, must meet all of the applicable threshold
requirements of Section II(B) of the General Section of the SuperNOFA
and Section IV(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G) and (H), of this
program section of the SuperNOFA. HUD will review each application and
assign points in accordance with the selection factors described in
this section. The maximum number of points is 102 (except for an
application submitted by the City of Dallas, Texas, which would be
eligible for a maximum of 104 points). HUD will award up to two (2)
additional points, as described in the General Section of the
SuperNOFA, to any application submitted by the City of Dallas, Texas,
to the extent that Factor 3 is addressed. Due to an order of the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division,
with respect to any application submitted by the City of Dallas, Texas,
HUD will consider the extent to which the application's proposed
activities will eradicate the vestiges of racial segregation in the
Dallas Housing Authority's programs consistent with the Court's order.
This maximum includes two Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community (EZ/EC)
bonus points as described in the Section III(C) of the SuperNOFA.
    (A) Rating and Ranking. (1) General. To review and rate
applications, HUD may establish panels including officials from other
Federal agencies and outside experts or consultants to obtain certain
expertise and other outside points of view.
    (2) Rating. All applications for funding will be evaluated against
the rating factors described in Section (VI)G of this NOFA.
    (3) Ranking. Applications will be ranked separately within each of
the 3 funding categories. Applications will be selected for funding in
accordance with their rank order in each category.
    (4) To be eligible for funding, an application must have a minimum
score of 25 points for the total combined number of points for Rating
Factors 1 and 3.
    If two or more applications are rated fundable, and have the same
score, but there are insufficient funds to fund all of them, HUD will
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Rating Factor 2, Need/Extent of Problem. If two or more applications
still have the same score, the highest score in the following factors
will be selected sequentially until one highest score can be
determined: Rating Factor 3 (Soundness of Approach), Rating Factor 1
(Capacity and Experience), Rating Factor 5 (Comprehensiveness and
Coordination), Rating Factor 4 (Leveraging of Resources).
    (B) Categories of Grants. HUD will make grants in three categories:
    (1) Category 1 Grants. Grants for new applicants that have not
previously received funding under the Youthbuild program since the
inception of the Program and that have elected not to apply under
Category 2 or 3 Grants, below. HUD will make available approximately
$10,000,000 to new applicants proposing grant(s) of $400,000 or less
for activities not to exceed 36 months.
    (2) Category 2 Grants. HUD will make available approximately
$32,925,000 to applicants proposing grant(s) of $500,000 or less for
activities not to exceed 36 months.
    (3) Category 3 Grants. HUD will make available $10,000,000 for
applicants proposing grant(s) of $400,000 or less to establish programs
in underserved and rural areas not to exceed 36 months. Rural and
Underserved areas are defined as follows:
    (a) Rural Area. A Rural area is defined in one of five ways:
    (i) A place having fewer than 2,500 inhabitants (within or outside
of metropolitan areas).
    (ii) A county with no urban population of 20,000 inhabitants or
more.
    (iii) Rural portions of extended cities, as identified by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
    (iv) Open country which is not part of or associated with an urban
area. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) describes
``open country'' as a site separated by open space from any adjacent
densely populated urban area. Open space includes undeveloped land,
agricultural land or sparsely settled areas but does not include
physical barriers (such as rivers and canals), public parks, commercial
and industrial developments, small areas reserved for recreational
purposes, and open space set aside for future development.
    (v) Any place with a population not in excess of 20,000 and not
located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
    (b) Underserved Area. An underserved area is defined as an area
comprised of census tracts with the following distress criteria:
    (i) A census tract where the unemployment remains high (50 percent
or more above the nation's unemployment rate) and
    (ii) A census tract where high rates of poverty (50 percent or more
above the national average) persists.
    (C) Grant Period. You must expend funds awarded within 36 months of
the effective date of the grant agreement, or such other period
specified.
    (D) Maximum Awards. Under the competition established by this
Youthbuild Program section of the SuperNOFA, the maximum award for a
Youthbuild grant is $500,000. HUD will not make amendments to awards
under this competition that will increase previously approved grant
amounts.
    (E) Potential Environmental Disqualification. HUD reserves the
right to disqualify an application where one or more environmental
thresholds are exceeded if HUD determines that it cannot conduct the
environmental review and satisfactorily complete the review within the
HUD application review period. (See 24 CFR 585.307.) Environmental
thresholds are explained in Appendix A of this program section of this
SuperNOFA. Complete form 2C13a, 2C13b, or 2C13c and form 2C15 only if
you are proposing to use Youthbuild funds for new housing construction
or rehabilitation.
    (F) Notification of Approval or Disapproval. HUD will notify you
whether or not you have been selected for an award. If you are
selected, HUD's notice to you of the amount of the grant award based on
the approved application will constitute HUD's preliminary approval,
subject to negotiation and execution of the grant agreement by HUD.
    (G) Factors for Award Used To Evaluate and Rate Applications.

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

    This factor addresses the extent to which you have the resources
necessary to successfully implement the proposed young adult education
and training program in accordance with your work plan as further
described in Factor 3. HUD will review and evaluate information
provided documenting recent capacity. Experience within the last 5
years will be considered recent. In reviewing this rating factor, HUD
will review the following categories:
    (1) (5 points) Team Member Composition and Experience. Your
experience and the experience of your project director, core staff
competencies including your day-to-day program manager, consultants and
contractors. You must demonstrate that your program manager has the
background, experience and capacity to implement all of the program
components of the proposed work plan, as evidenced by recent work
experience (within the last 5 years) in managing projects of the same
or similar size, dollar amount, types of activities and beneficiaries
as those proposed in your work plan. If any gaps exist in your
experience or organizational structure to carry out the program,
describe how you will fill those gaps including the hiring of
consultants or other outside parties.
    (2) (5 points) Organizational Structure. The structure of your
organization, management structure, including reporting relationships
of key staff, a system for coordinating with outside contractors or
third party service providers, a mechanism for an internal and external
auditing relationships, and an accounting system which meets Federal
accounting system requirements. You should provide a clear description
of how your organizational structure will operate to carry out your
work plan.
    (3) (5 points) Relevant Experience. The objectives and
accomplishments of your past experience in conducting similar
activities. You must describe your past project objectives and
accomplishments which are similar to those of your proposed work plan
to show your effectiveness and timeliness in managing similar projects.
If you have received similar grants including previous Youthbuild
grants, you must describe your effectiveness of your administration
including timeliness and completeness of your compliance in completing
reporting requirements and your ability to have resolved problems which
presented themselves during the grant period. In addressing timeliness
of reports, you must compare when your reports were due with when they
were actually submitted. You must describe your achievements, including
those of previous Youthbuild grants, of specific measurable outcome
objectives. Specific outcome objectives include: number of youth
recruited, trained and received GEDs; number of youth obtaining living
wage jobs, (i.e. those that are a part of a career path or
apprenticeship programs), number of youth participating in
apprenticeships and number of housing units rehabilitated or
constructed and made available for low and moderate income persons.
    HUD will evaluate this Factor based upon your response including
letters of commitment from all participating entities for any staffing
or other resources to be contributed to the project. The more recent,
relevant, and successful the experience of the proposed team members,
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and other participating entities in relation to the work plan, the
greater the number of points that you will receive. Applicants that can
demonstrate a closer and greater linkage between the expected outcomes
and the previously generated outcomes will also receive a higher amount
of points for this Factor.

Rating Factor 2: Need/Extent of the Problem (40 Points)

    This Factor addresses the extent to which there is need for funding
the proposed activities based on levels of distress, and an indication
of the urgency of meeting the need/distress in the applicant's target
area. In responding to this Factor, applications will be evaluated on
the extent to which the level of need for the proposed activity and the
urgency in meeting the need are documented and compared, vis-a-vis, the
target area, the county and national data.
    (1) In applying this Factor, HUD will consider current levels of
distress for the following areas affected by the project: first, in the
area (i.e., Census Tract(s) or Block Groups) immediately surrounding
the project site or the target area to be served by the proposed
project; second, in the county in which the project is to be located,
and third, in the nation. This means that an application that provides
data that show levels of distress in the target area expressed as a
percent greater than the national average, will be rated higher under
this Factor.
    Notwithstanding the above, an applicant proposing a project to be
located outside the target area could still receive points under the
Distress Factor if a clear, rationale and linkage is provided linking
the proposed project location and the benefits to be derived by persons
living in more distressed area(s) of the applicant's target area.
    (2) Applicants should provide data that address indicators of
distress, as follows:
    (a) Poverty (15 points)--data should be provided in both absolute
and percentage form (i.e., whole numbers and percents) for both the
target area(s) and the county; an application that compares the local
poverty rate in the following manner to the national average at the
time of submission will receive points under this section as follows:
(1) Equal to but less than twice the national average--5 points
(2) Twice but less than three times the national average--10 points
(3) Three or more times the national average--15 points
    (b) Unemployment (10 points)--for both the project area and county;
(1) Equal to but less than twice the national average--2 points
(2) Twice but less than three times the national average--4 points
(3) Three but less than four times the national average--6 points
(4) Four but less than five times the national average--8 points
(5) Five or more times the national average--10 points
    (c) High School Dropouts (10 points)--for both project area and
county;
(1) Equal to but less than twice the national average--2 points
(2) Twice but less than three times the national average--4 points
(3) Three but less than four times the national average--6 points
(4) Four but less than five times the national average--8 points
(5) Five or more times the national average--10 points
    (d) Other Indicators of social and/or economic decline that best
capture the applicant's local situation (5 points)--examples that could
be provided under this section are information on the community's
stagnant or falling tax base, including recent commercial or industrial
closings, housing conditions, such as the number and percentage of
substandard and/or overcrowded units, rent burden (defined as average
housing cost divided by average income) for both the target area and
county, urgency in addressing problems facing youth, local crime
statistics, etc.
    (3) In rating applications under this Factor, HUD reserves the
right to consider sources of available objective data other than, or in
addition to, those provided by applicants, and to compare such data to
those provided by applicants and local crime statistics for both the
project site and the county, etc.
    HUD requires use of sound and reliable data (e.g., U.S. Census
data, State statistical reports, university studies/reports that are
verifiable) to support distress levels cited in each application. A
source for all information along with the publication or origination
date must also be provided.
    Updated Census data are available as follows for the listed
indicators:
    (a) Unemployment rate--estimated monthly for counties, with a two-
month lag;
    (b) Population--estimated for incorporated places and counties,
through 1999;
    (c) Poverty rate--estimated every two years, with a three-year lag,
with 1997 data being the most recent available.

Rating Factor 3: Soundness of Approach (25 Points)

    Youthbuild Program Work Plan. This factor addresses the quality and
cost-effectiveness of your proposed work plan. There must be a clear
relationship between your proposed activities, community needs and the
purpose of the Youthbuild program. HUD will consider the overall
quality and feasibility of your proposed work plan and budget which
must be consistent with the Youthbuild program as measured by your
specific activities and outcomes. HUD is also interested in applicants
becoming self-sustaining so that activities can continue in the future
without relying on further assistance from the Department.
    Specifically, HUD will consider the following categories when
assessing your proposed work plan:
    (1) (10 points) Program components.
    (a) Outreach, recruitment and selection activities. HUD will
determine the extent to which you demonstrate a clear linkage with the
following work plan activities and proposed outcomes and results.
Points will be awarded based upon overall quality and feasibility of
the outreach, recruitment and selection activities, the number and
types of outreach activities, number of youth to be recruited including
eligible participants who are harder to reach and comprehensiveness of
the local selection process.
    Letters describing specific resources or services to be contributed
by non-applicant organizations must be included in your application. In
evaluating this category, HUD will consider:
    (i) Specific steps you will take to attract potential eligible
participants who are unlikely to be aware of this program (because of
race, ethnicity, sex or disability) and selection strategies;
    (ii) Special outreach efforts you will make to recruit eligible
young women, young women with dependent children, and persons receiving
public assistance; and
    (iii) Recruitment arrangements you have made with public agencies,
courts, homeless shelters, local school systems, local workforce
development systems and one-stop centers, community-based
organizations, etc. You will receive a greater number of points if your
outreach and recruitment arrangements are consistent with the purpose
of the Youthbuild program and your project goals and the resources
provided.
    (b) Educational and job training services and activities. HUD will
evaluate the extent to which you demonstrate a clear linkage with the
following work plan activities and proposed outcomes and results.
    Letters describing specific resources or services to be contributed
by non-applicant organizations must be

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included in your application. Points will be awarded based upon the
quality and feasibility of your proposed curriculum, qualifications of
instructors and proposed wages and stipends for youth participants. In
evaluating this category, HUD will consider:
    (i) The types of in-class academic and vocational instruction you
will provide;
    (ii) The number and qualifications of program instructors and ratio
of instructors to participants;
    (iii) Scheduling plan for classroom and on-the-job training needed
to meet program requirements and ensure timely completion of your
program; and
    (iv) Reasonable payments of participants' wages, stipends, and
incentives. You will receive a greater number of points if your
educational and job training services are consistent with the purpose
of the Youthbuild program and your project goals and the resources
provided.
    (c) Leadership development. HUD will determine the extent to which
you demonstrate a clear linkage with work plan activities and proposed
outcomes and results. Letters describing specific resources or services
to be contributed by non-applicant organizations must be submitted in
your application. Points will be awarded based upon the quality and
feasibility of your proposed leadership curriculum, qualifications of
instructors and the impact of the proposed leadership activities on the
target area. You must describe the leadership development training you
will offer to participants, and strategies for providing the training
to build group cohesion and peer support. You will receive a greater
number of points if your leadership development activities are
consistent with the purpose of the Youthbuild program and your project
goals and the resources provided.
    (d) Support services. HUD will determine the extent to which you
demonstrate a clear linkage with work plan activities and proposed
outcomes and results.
    Letters describing specific resources or services to be contributed
by non-applicant organizations must be included in your application.
Points will be awarded based upon the quality and feasibility of your
proposed support services strategy and stipends for youth participants.
You must assess the need for counseling and referral services during
each stage of program implementation: outreach, recruitment, youth
interviewed and not selected for the program, program participants,
youth who drop out of the program and graduates of the program.
Describe how the participant needs will be addressed, document
counseling and referral services to be offered to participants, the
type of counseling, social services, and/or need-based stipends you
will provide. You will receive a greater number of points if your
support service activities are consistent with the purpose of the
Youthbuild program and your project goals and the resources provided.
    (e) Follow-up assistance and support activities to program
graduates. HUD will evaluate the extent to which you provide assistance
to Youthbuild program participants after graduation. Letters describing
specific resources or services to be contributed by non-applicant
organizations must be included in your application. Points will be
awarded based upon the quality and feasibility of your proposed
strategy. You must describe the type of proposed assistance and support
which should be based upon an assessment of the needs of the program
graduates and should include continued linkage to the local Youthbuild
program, counseling and social service referral services. You will
receive a greater number of points if your follow-up assistance and
support service activities to program graduates are consistent with the
purpose of the Youthbuild program and your project goals and the
resources provided.
    (f) On-site training. HUD will evaluate the extent to which the
work plan provides for quality and comprehensive on-site construction
training by addressing the categories below. Letters describing
specific resources or services to be contributed by any non-applicant
organizations must be included in your application. Points will be
awarded based upon the quality and feasibility of your proposed
curriculum, experience of proposed instructors, number of youth to be
trained and wages or stipends for youth participants. HUD will
consider:
    (i) The housing construction or rehabilitation activities
participants will undertake at the site(s) to be used for the on-site
training component of the program as provided in the training
curriculum and methodology for carrying out on-site training;
    (ii) The qualification and number of on-site supervisors;
    (iii) The ratio of trainers to students;
    (iv) The number of students per site; and
    (v) The amounts, wages, and/or stipends you will pay to
participants during on-site work. You will receive a greater number of
points if your on-site training plan is consistent with the purpose of
the Youthbuild program and your project goals and the resources
provided.
    (2) (5 points) Strategy for job placement. HUD will evaluate the
quality and feasibility of your proposed strategy to place youth
participants in permanent jobs.
    Letters describing specific resources or services to be contributed
by non-applicant organizations must be included in your application.
You will be rated on the following factors: (a) proposed number of
youth to obtain a living wage job (i.e. those that a part of career
paths or apprenticeship programs); (b) proposed number of youth
continuing on to be enrolled in post or secondary education; (c)
proposed number of youth to receive entrepreneurship training; (d)
proposed placement of youth in apprenticeships. Two points of this
factor will be awarded based upon the comprehensiveness and feasibility
of your strategies and procedures to place youth participants in
related apprenticeships and commitments from construction trade unions.
You will receive a greater number of points if your strategy for job
placement is consistent with the purpose of the Youthbuild program,
your proposed project and the resources provided.
    (3) (10 points) Expected outcomes. Describe the number of youth to
be trained and the number of housing units to be rehabilitated or
constructed. As a part of this evaluation, HUD will assess the cost
effectiveness of your stated outcomes as compared to the funds that you
are requesting in the Youthbuild Grant Budget. You will receive a
greater number of points if your proposed outcomes are consistent with
the purpose of the Youthbuild program, your proposed project and the
resources provided.

Rating Factor 4: Leveraging Resources (15 Points)

    This factor addresses the ability of the applicant to secure non-
HUD resources. This factor measures the extent to which you have
established partnerships with other entities to secure resources for
your proposed program. Each commitment described in the narrative for
this Factor must have a firm commitment letter.
    HUD will evaluate the extent to which firm commitment of resources
are obtained from Federal, State, local, and private and nonprofit
sources in an amount of at least 50% of the Youthbuild budget. The
greater the amount of resources leveraged, the higher the points that
will be awarded. In assigning points for this criterion, HUD will
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in-kind contributions to cover the following kinds of areas:
    (1) Social services (i.e., counseling and training);
    (2) Use of existing vocational, adult, and bilingual educational
courses;
    (3) Donation of labor, resource personnel, supplies, teaching
materials, classroom, and/or meeting space;
    (4) Hard costs for rehabilitation and construction;
    (5) Other commitments.
    In rating this element, HUD will consider only those contributions
for which current firm commitments have been provided. HUD will
evaluate the level of non-applicant resources proposed based on their
importance to the total program. Leveraging will only be counted if you
have secured a firm financial commitment. A firm commitment letter
means the agreement by which an applicant's partner or contributing
entity agrees to perform an activity specified in the application and
demonstrates the financial capacity to deliver the resources necessary
to carry out the activity, and commits the resources to the activity
either in cash, through in-kind services or contributions and is
irrevocable, subject only to approval and receipt of a FY 2001
Youthbuild grant. Each letter of commitment should include the
organization's name, the applicant's name, the proposed program, the
proposed total level of commitment and responsibilities as they relate
to the proposed program. The commitment must also be signed by an
official of the organization legally able to make commitments on behalf
of the organization and not earlier than the date that this NOFA is
published. In documenting a firm commitment, the applicant's partner or
contributing entity must:
    (i) Specify the authority by which the commitment is made, the
amount of the commitment and the use of funds. If the committed
activity is to be self-financed, the applicant's partner or
contributing entity must evidence its financial capability through a
corporate or personal financial statement or other appropriate means.
If any portion of it is to be financed through a lending institution,
the participant must evidence the institution's commitment to fund the
loan;
    (ii) State the amount and use of the commitment, and the
relationship of the commitment to the proposed investment; and
    (iii) Affirm that its investment is contingent only upon receipt of
FY 2001 Youthbuild funds and state a willingness on the part of the
signatory to sign a legally binding commitment (conditioned on HUD
environmental review and approval of a property, where applicable) upon
award of the grant.
    Resources from other Federal, State, Local governments or Private
Entities. HUD encourages use of existing housing and homeless
assistance programs administered by HUD or other Federal, State, local
governments, or private and nonprofit housing programs as part of your
Youthbuild program. In addition, HUD encourages use of other non-
Youthbuild funds available for vocational, adult, and bilingual
education programs or for job training under the Workforce Investment
Act and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996.
    The greater the number of resources leveraged for each of the
categories presented below, the applicant will receive a greater number
of points.
    (1) (8 points) Public sector sources--Federal, State, or local
government sources to provide resources to carry out Youthbuild
activities.
    (2) (7 points) Private or nonprofit sector sources to provide
resources to carry out Youthbuild activities.

Rating Factor 5: Comprehensiveness and Coordination (5 Points)

    HUD will evaluate the extent to which you:
    (1) Have coordinated among third parties dealing with youth issues
including community based organizations and partners that provide
assistance as you prepared your proposal and Work Plan. Indicate your
success in actively participating in the Consolidated Planning process,
the Public Housing Authority Five Year Comprehensive Plan process,
local Workforce Investment Board Youth Council and other information
networks; and
    (2) Will maintain your coordinating efforts over the grant period.
    The more comprehensive, relevant and successful your coordination
activities conducted to date and those projected for the future, the
greater points you will receive for this Factor.

VI. Application Submission Requirements

    (A) Site Access Submission Requirements. You must submit a schedule
for the program, budgets, identification of specific housing sites, and
firm evidence of site access.
    (1) Guidance on evidence of site access:
    (i) If the applicant or joint applicant have a contract or option
to purchase the property, you should provide a statement to that effect
and include a copy of the contract or option;
    (ii) If a third party owns the property or has a contract or option
to purchase, that third party must provide a letter to you stating the
nature of the ownership and specifically providing you with access to
the property for the purposes of the program and the time frame in
which the property will be available. In the case of a contract or
option, include a copy of the document; and
    You must provide the required certification that the proposed
activities are consistent with the HUD-approved Consolidated Plan in
accordance with 24 CFR part 91 and referenced in Section II of the
General Section of the SuperNOFA.
    (B) Category 3 applicants only. You must state that the proposed
project to be established will be located in an underserved or rural
area as defined in Section (V)(B)(3) of this notice.
    (C)) Application Items. Your application must contain the items
listed in this Section VI(C). These items include the standard forms,
certifications, and assurances listed in the General Section of the
SuperNOFA that are applicable to this funding (collectively, referred
to as the ``standard forms''). The standard forms can be found in
Appendix B to the General Section of the SuperNOFA. The remaining
application items that are forms (i.e., excluding such items as
narratives, letters), referred to as the ``non-standard forms'' can be
found as Appendix B to this program section of the SuperNOFA. The items
are as follows:
    (1) SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance.
    (2) HUD-424M, Federal Assistance Funding Matrix.
    (3) SF-424A, Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs.
    (4) SF-424B, Assurances for Construction Programs.
    (5) SF-424C, Budget Information for Construction Programs.
    (6) HUD-50070, Certification of Drug-Free Workplace.
    (7) HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Form.
    (8) HUD-50071, Certification of Payments to Influence Certain
Federal Transactions;
    (9) SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (if applicable);
    (10) HUD-2992, Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension;
    (11) Letters from property owners allowing access to the housing
site for construction training.
    (12) Submission of 501(c)(3) status and/or letter certifying non-
profit status if the applicant is a public non-profit organization.

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    (13) Narrative Response to Factors for Award.
    Factor 1--Capacity
    Factor 2--Need
    Factor 3--Soundness of Approach, including the following non-
narrative items: (a) completed Youthbuild Grant Budget (Exhibit 4A),
(b) housing site description (Exhibit 2C), (c) Youthbuild Grant
individual housing site estimate (Exhibit 2C10), (d) letters from non-
applicant resource providers describing contributions or support, (e)
documentation necessary to complete environmental review (Exhibit
2C15), and description of relocation, if applicable.
    Factor 4--Leveraging, including your letters(s) evidencing the
leveraged commitment(s), which will not be counted in the 15 page
limitation.
    Factor 5--Coordination, include HUD-2991, Certification of
Consistency with the Consolidated Plan.
    (14) HUD-2990, Certification of Consistency with the EZ/EC
Strategic Plan (if applicable);
    (D) The total narrative response to all factors identified in
Section VI(C)(13) of this program NOFA must not exceed 15 pages, and
must be submitted on 8.5" by 11" paper, using a 12 point size, with
lines double spaced and printed only on one side. Please note that
submitting pages in excess of the page limit will not disqualify your
application. However, HUD will not review or consider the information
on any excess pages, which may result in a lower score or failure to
meet a threshold.

VII. Corrections to Deficient Applications

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

VIII. Environmental Requirements

    Environmental procedures apply to HUD approval of grants when you
propose to use Youthbuild funds to cover any costs for the lease,
acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of real property
proposed for housing project development. Environmental procedures do
not apply to HUD approval of your application when you propose to use
your Youthbuild funds solely to cover costs for classroom and/or on-
the-job construction training and support services.
    If you propose to use your Youthbuild funds to cover any costs of
the lease, acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of real
property, you must submit all relevant environmental information in
your application to support HUD decision making in accordance with the
environmental procedures and standards set forth in HUD Regulation 24
CFR 585.307.

IX. Authority

    This program is authorized under subtitle D of title IV of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as added by section
164 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Pub.L. 102-
550, 106 Stat. 3723, 42 U.S.C. 12899). The Youthbuild Program
regulations are found in 24 CFR part 585.

Appendix A--Instructions for Completion of Youthbuild Environmental
Requirements (Exhibit 2C(15))

A. Instructions to Applicants

    1. If you propose to use Youthbuild funds to cover any costs of the
lease, acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction or real
property, you shall submit all relevant environmental information in
your application to support HUD decision making in accordance with the
environmental procedures and standards set forth in 24 CFR 585.307. For
each proposed Youthbuild property for which HUD environmental
procedures apply, you are to prepare a separate Exhibit 2C(15) in which
you supply HUD with environmental threshold information and letters
from qualified data sources (see definition below) which support the
information. HUD will review your submission and determine how, if
necessary, HUD will comply with any Federal laws and authorities that
may be applicable to your property proposed for Youthbuild funding. If
environmental procedures apply and Exhibit 2C(15) with supporting
documentation is not included then the application will be deemed
ineligible.
    You are to follow these instructions for preparing Exhibit 2C(15).
The instructions advise you on how to obtain and document certain
information to be supplied to HUD in this exhibit. Before selecting a
property for Youthbuild funding, you should read these instructions and
be advised that HUD encourages you to select, to the extent
practicable, properties and locations that are free of environmental
hazards and problems discussed in these instructions. The responses to
the environmental criteria in Exhibit 2C(15) will be used to determine
environmental approval or disapproval by HUD of proposals for physical
development of properties.
    2. After selecting a property for proposed Youthbuild funding, you
are to determine the activities to be undertaken with your Youthbuild
funds. You are to indicate in Section E whether the Youthbuild funds
will be used for:
    (a) Lease or purchase of a property;
    (b) Minor rehabilitation or
    (c) Major rehabilitation; or
    (d) New construction of housing.
    The activities proposed for Youthbuild funding will determine the
kind of data that you will need to obtain from a qualified data source
in order to complete Exhibit 2C(15).
    3. Once you have selected a property and determined the activities
for Youthbuild funding, you are advised to check with your city or
county agency that administers HUD's Community Development Block Grant
program and performs environmental reviews, or the local planning
agency. The reason is that most, if not all, the data needed for
preparing Exhibit 2C(15) is readily available from the local community
development agency and the local planning agency. You are advised to
ask the environmental staff of those agencies the following:
    (a) Has the agency ever prepared an environmental review of the
proposed Youthbuild property or the neighborhood in which the property
is located, and if so, would it provide a copy to the applicant for use
by HUD;
    (b) Would the agency assist you in completing section G; or if the
agency is not able to help complete any item in section G, would the
agency advise you which local or State agency is the appropriate
qualified data source for obtaining the information.
    Also, you should check with the local planning agency before
proceeding elsewhere for the information.
    You are advised that the cost of preparing information and analyses
needed for Exhibit 2C(15) is an eligible cost under the Youthbuild
program and is reimbursable if you are approved for a grant.
    4. The following definitions are of key terms used in these
instructions. Most of the other terms are technical and their
definition would be known to qualified data sources.
    (a) Qualified data source means any Federal, State or local agency
with expertise or experience in environmental protection (e.g., the
local community development agency; the land planning agency; the State
environmental protection agency; the State Historic Preservation
Officer) or any other source qualified to provide reliable information
on the particular subject. A letter supporting the information from
each qualified data source is to be attached to Exhibit 2C(15).

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    (b) Minor rehabilitation means proposed fixing and building repair:
    (i) Where the estimated cost of the work is less than 75 percent of
the property value after completion;
    (ii) That does not involve changes in land use from residential to
nonresidential, or from nonresidential to residential;
    (iii) That does not involve the demolition of one or more
buildings, or parts of a building, containing the primary use served by
the project; and
    (iv) That does not increase unit density by more than 20 percent.
    For minor rehabilitation of a building located in a floodplain, the
criteria for substantial improvement modify this definition. (See Item
B 3 below)
    (c) Major rehabilitation means proposed fixing and building repair:
    (i) Where the estimated cost of the work is 75 percent or more of
the property value after completion; or
    (ii) That involves changes in land use from residential to
nonresidential, or from nonresidential to residential; or
    (iii) That involves the demolition of one or more buildings, or
parts of a building, containing the primary use served by the project;
or
    (iv) That increases unit density by more than 20 percent.
    (d) Multifamily housing means any residential building that
contains five or more apartments or rooming units.
    (e) Single-family housing means any residential building that
contains one-to-four dwelling units.
    Because each Federal environmental law or authority has compliance
requirements that differ according to the type of proposed activity to
be funded, you are required to supply information in Exhibit 2C(15)
only for the type of activity for which the Youthbuild grant will be
used.
    (a) If you propose new construction or major rehabilitation of
multifamily housing, you must supply complete and reliable
environmental threshold information for items 1 through 13 in section
G.
    (b) If you propose new construction of single family housing, you
must supply complete and reliable environmental threshold information
for items 1 through 12 in section G.
    (c) If you propose minor rehabilitation of multifamily or single-
family housing, or the purchase or lease of a property, you must supply
complete and reliable environmental threshold information for items 1
through 7 in section G.
    5. Applicants subject to HUD's environmental procedures are to
submit Exhibit 2C(15) and accompanying documentation to HUD with the
applications for grant assistance. Such applicants are prohibited from
committing or expending State, local or other funds to undertake
property rehabilitation, construction (including demolition), or
acquisition (including lease), until HUD and the grantee execute a
grant agreement for the proposed Youthbuild project.
    6. HUD reserves the right to disqualify any application where one
or more environmental thresholds are exceeded if HUD determines that
the compliance review cannot be conducted and satisfactorily completed
within the HUD review period for Youthbuild applications.

B. Environmental Threshold and Documentation Requirements

    The threshold and documentation requirements for each of the
Federal environmental laws and authorities are described below,
following the same order as they appear in section G.
    1. Site within designated coastal barrier resources: Threshold:
Youthbuild applicants are prohibited by Federal law from using Federal
financial assistance for properties, if the properties are located
within designated coastal barriers of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, and the Great Lakes (Coastal Barrier Resources Act, as amended,
16 U.S.C. 3501).
    *Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes the property and report the option selected in item
1 of section G.
    A. You state that your program operates in a community that does
not contain any shores along the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or
the Great Lakes.
    B. If your program operates in a community that does contain shores
along the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Great Lakes, you
must provide HUD with a finding made by a qualified data source stating
that the proposed property is not located within a designated coastal
barrier resource by citing the map panel number of the official maps
issued by the Department of the Interior (DOI) on the basis of which
the finding was made.
    2. Site contaminated with toxic chemicals and radioactive
materials: Threshold: Under HUD policy, as described in HUD Notice 79-
33 (Policy Guidance to Address the Problems Posed by Toxic Chemicals
and Radioactive Materials), HUD will not approve the provision of
financial assistance to residential properties located on contaminated
sites. Sites known or suspected to be contaminated by toxic chemicals
or radioactive materials include but are not limited to sites: (i)
listed on either an EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) or
CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act) List, or equivalent State list; (ii) located within
3,000 feet of a toxic or solid waste landfill site; or (iii) with an
underground storage tank (which is not a residential fuel tank).
    *Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes property and report the option selected in item 2
of section G.
    A. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
source stating that the proposed Youthbuild property and any
neighboring properties do not contain any sites known or suspected to
be contaminated with toxic chemicals and radioactive materials.
    B. You are providing any site contamination data by a qualified
data source in your letter for HUD's evaluation of contamination and/or
suspicion of any contamination of a proposed property or any
neighboring properties.
    3. Site affecting a floodplain: Threshold: A property located
within a floodplain and proposed for funding is subject to Executive
Order 11988, Floodplain Management. The Executive Order directs HUD to
avoid, where practicable, proposed financial support for any floodplain
property, whenever HUD has options to approve properties in flood-free
locations. The Order does not apply to existing single-family
properties proposed for purchase or lease except for: (i) Property that
is located within a floodway or coastal high hazard area; and (ii)
substantial improvement. Substantial improvement for flood hazard
purposes means any property rehabilitation which: (a) Increases the
unit density of the property; or (b) equals or exceeds 50 percent of
the market value of the property before rehabilitation, but excluding
the costs for correcting health, sanitary, and safety code violations.
Note: Proposed funding for substantial improvement and new construction
are subject to the Executive Order decision making process. This may
result in a disqualification of your application (refer above to number
7 under ``Instructions to Applicants'').
    *Documentation: You are to select A or B for the condition that
best describes your property and report the option selected in item 3
of section G.
    A. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
source stating that the property is not located within the Special
Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).
    B. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
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that the property is located within the Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) and indicating if whether the property is located within a
floodway or coastal high hazard area.
    The information for A and B must provide HUD with the flood map
panel number obtained either from the official maps issued for the
National Flood Insurance Program or from the property appraisal report
used to make the finding.
    For all proposed rehabilitation of properties that are located
within a SFHA, you must provide HUD with estimates of: (i) The property
value before rehabilitation, and (ii) the cost of the proposed
rehabilitation. Provide the estimates in section F.
    If the property is found to be located within a SFHA, proceed to
item 4 on flood insurance protection. Otherwise proceed to item 5.
    4. Building requiring flood insurance protection: Threshold: HUD
will estimate the amount and period of flood insurance coverage that is
to be made a condition of approval of any HUD financial assistance for
a building located within a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA). The Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 requires owners of HUD-assisted
buildings to purchase and maintain flood insurance protection as a
condition of approval of any HUD financial assistance for the proposed
purchase, rehabilitation, or new construction of any SFHA building. The
law prescribes the coverage period and dollar amount of flood insurance
protection.
    Proof of Purchase of Flood Insurance Protection: You must provide
HUD with proof of purchase of flood insurance protection for any
proposed Youthbuild building located within the SFHA, whenever HUD
funding is being used for property purchase, rehabilitation, or new
construction. The standard documentation for compliance is the Policy
Declarations form issued by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
or issued by any property insurance company offering coverage under the
NFIP. Whenever the requirement applies to coverage which extends to
future years, the grant agreement will require that the insured has its
insurer automatically forward to HUD, in the same manner as to the
insured, an information copy of the Policy Declarations form, which is
used to verify compliance. The Youthbuild applicants responsibility
ceases in cases where a mortgage loan is approved requiring flood
insurance as condition of loan approval by a lender (other than the
Youthbuild applicant), whose responsibility is to assure flood
insurance coverage for the loan.
    *Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes your property and report the option selected in
item 4 of section G.
    A. You already own the property and attach a copy of the Policy
Declarations form confirming that a current flood insurance policy is
in effect and the policy provides adequate coverage for the building
proposed for the Youthbuild project located within the Special Flood
Hazard Area.
    B. After you have purchased (or constructed, in the case of
proposed new construction) the Youthbuild property, you must obtain and
maintain flood insurance protection. For the term and amount of
coverage prescribed by law, you must provide HUD with a copy of the
Policy Declarations form confirming that the flood insurance policy is
in effect and the policy provides adequate coverage for the Youthbuild
building located within the Special Flood Hazard Area.
    5. Site within clear zones or accident potential zones of airports
and airfields: Threshold: HUD policy as described in 24 CFR part 51,
subpart D applies to HUD approval of financial assistance to: (a)
properties located within clear zones; and (b) in the case of new
construction or major rehabilitation, properties located within
accident potential zones.
    (a) Clear zones: New construction and major rehabilitation of a
property that is located on a clear zone site is prohibited. HUD
financial assistance in a clear zone is allowed only for the proposed
lease, purchase, or minor rehabilitation of properties (24 CFR
51.302(a)). For HUD funding approval for any property in a clear zone:
(a) HUD will give advance written notice to the prospective property
buyer in accord with 24 CFR 51.303(a)(3); and (b) a copy of the HUD
notice signed by the prospective property buyer will be placed in the
property file. The written notice informs the prospective property
buyer of: (i) The potential hazards from airplane accidents which
studies have shown more likely to occur within clear zones than in
other areas around the airport/airfield; and (ii) the potential
acquisition by airport or airfield operators, who may wish to buy the
property at some future date as part of a clear zone acquisition
program.
    (b) Accident potential zones: For properties located within the
accident potential zone (APZ), HUD shall determine whether the use of
the property is generally consistent with Department of Defense ``Land
Use Compatibility Guidelines for Accident Potential Zones.''
    *Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes your property and report the option selected in
item 5 of section G.
    A. The property is not located within 3,000 feet of a civil airport
or military airfield.
    B. If your property is located within 3,000 feet of a civil airport
or military airfield, you must provide HUD with a finding from the
airport operator stating whether or not the property is located within
a runway clear zone at a civil airport, or a clear zone or accident
potential zone at a military airfield.
    For properties that are located within a runway clear zone or a
clear zone or accident potential zone, if you propose to rehabilitate
such a property you must provide HUD with estimates of: (i) The cost of
the proposed rehabilitation, and (ii) the property value after
completion of the rehabilitation. The estimates are to be provided in
section F.
    6. Site is or affects an historic property: Threshold: Only if a
property is proposed for rehabilitation or new construction must HUD in
consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and
following the Department of the Interiors Standards and Guidelines for
Evaluation, make a determination whether the property is:
    (a) Listed on or formally determined to be eligible for listing on
the National Register of Historic Places;
    (b) Located within or directly adjacent to an historic district; or
    (c) A property whose area of potential effects includes an historic
district or property.
    Historic properties and districts are subject by law to special
protection and historic preservation processing which HUD must perform
to comply with the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP: 36 CFR part 800). Note: If you are using
information from the SHPO as a qualified data source you need to allow
sufficient time to obtain the information from the SHPO. You may wish
to make special arrangements with the SHPO for rapid review of the
proposed property where this is practicable. In addition, for
properties determined to be historic properties, HUD will require 30 to
90 days in most cases for HUD to perform historic preservation
compliance with the ACHP regulations. This may result in a
disqualification of the application (refer above to number 7 under
``Instructions to Applicants'').
    *Documentation: You are to select one of the following options that
best describes the condition of your property

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and report the option selected in item 6 of section G.
    A. You propose financial assistance for rehabilitation or new
construction, and are providing HUD with a SHPO's finding that the
proposed Youthbuild activity:
    1. Is located within an area where there are no historic
properties; or
    2. Will have no effect on historic properties; or
    3. Will have an effect on historic properties not considered
adverse.
    B. You propose financial assistance for rehabilitation or new
construction, and are providing HUD with a SHPO's finding that the
proposed Youthbuild activity will have an adverse effect on historic
properties.
    C. You are providing HUD with a copy of a letter from the SHPO
stating any reasons for not being able to provide you with the
requested information and finding.
    7. Site near hazardous industrial operations: Threshold: Properties
that are located near hazardous industrial operations handling fuels or
chemicals of an explosive or flammable nature are subject to HUD safety
standards (24 CFR 51, Subpart C). However, under the Youthbuild
program, these standards would apply only if you propose: (i)
Construction of a building; (ii) conversion of a non-residential land
use to a residential land use including making habitable a building
condemned for habitation; or (iii) rehabilitation that increases the
density of a residential structure by increasing the number of dwelling
or rooming units. In the case of tanks containing common liquid fuels,
the requirement for an acceptable separation distance (ASD) calculation
only applies to storage tanks that have a capacity of more than 100
gallons.
    *Documentation: You are to select one of the following options that
best describe the condition of the property, and report the option
selected in item 7 of section G.
    A. The proposed project does not include: (i) Construction of a
building; (ii) conversion of a non-residential land use to a
residential land use including making habitable a building condemned
for habitation; or (iii) rehabilitation that increases the density of a
residential structure by increasing the number of dwelling or rooming
units.
    B. The proposed project includes: (i) Construction of a building;
(ii) conversion of a non-residential land use to a residential land use
including making habitable a building condemned for habitation; or
(iii) rehabilitation that increases the density of a residential
structure by increasing the number of dwelling or rooming units; and
you are providing HUD with a finding by a qualified data source that
the proposed property is not located within the immediate vicinity of
hazardous industrial operations handling fuel or chemicals of an
explosive or flammable nature by citing data used and the maps used.
    C. The applicant proposes: (i) Construction of a building; (ii)
conversion of a non-residential land use to a residential land use
including making habitable a building condemned for habitation; or
(iii) rehabilitation that increases the density of a residential
structure by increasing the number of dwelling or rooming units; and
the grantee provides HUD a finding made by a qualified data source
stating: (1) That the proposed property is located within the immediate
vicinity of hazardous industrial operations handling fuel or chemicals
of an explosive or flammable nature; (2) the type and scale of such
hazardous industrial operations; (3) the distance of such operations
from the proposed property; (4) a preliminary calculation of the
acceptable separation distance (ASD) between such operations and the
proposed property; and (5) a recommendation as to whether it is safe to
use the property in accord with 24 CFR 51, Subpart C.
    8. Site near high noise source: Threshold: For new construction
which is to occur in high noise areas (i.e. exceeding 65 decibels),
applicants shall incorporate noise attenuation features to the extent
required by HUD environmental criteria and standards contained in
Subpart B (Noise Abatement and Control) of 24 CFR part 51. Approvals in
a Normally unacceptable noise zone require a minimum of 5 decibels
additional sound attenuation for buildings having noise-sensitive uses
if the day-night average sound level is greater than 65 decibels but
does not exceed 70 decibels, or a minimum of 10 decibels of additional
sound attenuation if the day-night average sound level is greater than
70 decibels but does not exceed 75 decibels.
    Proposed housing sites with above 75 decibels are unacceptable and
the noise attenuation measures require the approval of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and Development. In Unacceptable noise
zones, HUD strongly encourages conversion of noise-exposed sites to
non-housing land uses compatible with the high noise levels.
    For major rehabilitation projects involving five or more dwelling
units located in the ``Normally Unacceptable'' and ``Unacceptable''
noise zones, HUD actively seeks to have project sponsors incorporate
noise attenuation features, given the extent and nature of the
rehabilitation being undertaken and the level of exterior noise
exposure.
    Documentation: You are to select A or B for the condition that best
describes their project and report the option selected in item 8 of
section G.
    A. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
source stating that the property proposed by the applicant for a major
rehabilitation or new construction project involving five or more
dwelling units is not located within: (I) 1,000 feet of a major noise
source, road, or highway; (ii) 3,000 feet of a railroad; or (iii) 1
mile of a civil or 5 miles of a military airfield.
    B. The applicant provides HUD with a finding made by a qualified
data source: (i) stating that the plans for the property proposed by
the applicant for a major rehabilitation or new construction project
involving five or more dwelling units will incorporate noise
attenuation features in accord with HUD environmental criteria and
standards contained in Subpart B (Noise Abatement and Control) of 24
CFR part 51; (ii) stating whether the property is located within a
``Normally Unacceptable'' or ``Unacceptable'' noise zone; and (iii)
providing HUD plans and a statement of the anticipated interior noise
levels.
    9. Site affecting coastal zone management: Threshold: Only for
proposed activities involving new construction or major rehabilitation
of multifamily housing does the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) authority
apply. Projects which can affect the coastal zone must be carried out
in a manner consistent with the approved State coastal zone management
program under Sec. 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended.
    * Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes the project and report the option selected in item
9 of section G.
    A. You state that your project is not located within a coastal
zone, as defined by the States Coastal Zone Management Plan.
    B. If your project is located within a coastal zone, you are
providing HUD with a finding made by the State CZM agency that the
project proposed by the applicant is consistent with the approved State
coastal zone management program.
    10. Site affecting a sole source aquifer: Threshold: The sole
source aquifer authority applies primarily to activities involving
proposed new construction or conversion to housing of non-residential
property. Projects which can affect aquifers designated by the [[Page 12067]]

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must be reviewed for impact on
such designated aquifer sources. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
requires protection of drinking water systems which are the sole or
principal drinking water source for an area and which, if contaminated,
would create a significant hazard to public health.
    *Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes their project and report the option selected in
item 10 of section G.
    A. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
source stating that the proposed property is not located on nor does it
affect a sole source aquifer designated by EPA.
    B. If your project proposes new construction or conversion
activities that are located on or may affect any sole source aquifer
designated by the EPA, you are identifying the aquifer and providing
HUD with an explanation of the effect on the aquifer from a qualified
data source, and/or a copy of any comments on the proposed project that
have been received from the EPA Regional Office as well as from any
State or local agency with jurisdiction for protecting the drinking
water system.
    11. Site affecting endangered species: Threshold: The Endangered
Species Protection (ESP) authority applies primarily to activities
involving proposed new construction or conversion to housing of a non-
residential property. Projects which can affect listed or proposed
endangered or threatened species or critical habitats require
consultation with the Department of the Interior in compliance with the
procedure of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended.
    *Documentation: You are to select either A or B for the condition
that best describes the property and report the option selected in item
11 of section G.
    A. If your project proposes new construction or conversion
activities, you are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified
data source that the project is not likely to affect any listed or
proposed endangered or threatened species or critical habitat. The
finding shall indicate whether the project is located within a critical
habitat, and if so, explain why the project is not likely to affect the
species or habitat.
    B. If your project proposes new construction or conversion
activities that are likely to affect listed or proposed endangered or
threatened species or critical habitat, you are providing HUD with a
statement from a qualified data source explaining the likely affect,
and/or a finding made by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the
Department of the Interior stating as acceptable the proposed
mitigation that you will provide to protect any affected endangered or
threatened species or critical habitat.
    12. Site affecting a designated wetland: Threshold: New
construction or conversion to housing of a non-residential property
located within a designated wetland is subject to Executive Order
11990, Protection of Wetlands. This Executive Order directs HUD to
avoid, where practicable, financial support for new construction on
wetland property. Note: Proposed funding for new construction or
conversion is subject to the Executive Order decision making process.
This may result in a disqualification of the application (refer above
to number 7 under ``Instructions to Applicants'').
    * Documentation: You are to select A or B for the condition that
best describes the property and report the option selected in item 12
of section G.
    A. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
source stating that the property is not located within a designated
wetland where new construction or conversion is proposed.
    B. You are providing HUD with a finding made by a qualified data
source that the property is located within a designated wetland, which
applies only to property where new construction or conversion is
proposed.
    The information for A and B must provide HUD with the wetland panel
number obtained from official maps issued by the Department of the
Interior on the basis of which the finding was made, or where DOI has
not mapped the area, a letter or other documentation from the Army
Corps of Engineers or other Federal agency.
    13. Significant impact to the human environment: Threshold: HUD
must perform an environmental assessment of any property proposed for
major rehabilitation or new construction except for a single-family
property having one-to-four dwelling units. It is the policy of the
Department to reject proposals which have significant adverse
environmental impacts and to encourage the modification of projects in
order to enhance environmental quality and minimize environmental harm.
This policy is authorized by the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and the implementing regulations of the Council on Environmental
Quality and HUD's Environmental Rule at 24 CFR part 50.
    *Documentation: You are to provide HUD with any information on any
adverse environmental impacts that affect the property or that the
project would create. You are to report this data on a separate sheet
and attach it to Exhibit 2C(15). Examples of adverse impacts are: soil
instability and erodibility; natural or person-made hazards and
nuisances; air pollution; inadequate infrastructure (e.g., water
supply, waste water treatment, storm water management, solid waste
collection), inadequate public services (i.e., fire, police, health
care, social services, schools, parks) and transportation; and
encroachment on prime farmlands and wild and scenic river areas. You
are to identify any significant impacts to the human environment.

Appendix B

    The non-standard forms, which follow, are required for your
Youthbuild application.
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