tukang nggame

OVERVIEW INFORMATION:

A. Federal Agency Name. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing.

B. Funding Opportunity Title. HOPE VI Main tukang nggame.

C. Announcement Type. Initial announcement.

D. Funding Opportunity Number. The Federal Register number for this NOFA is: FR 5059-N-01. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) paperwork approval number for this program is 2577-0208.

E. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number. The CFDA number for this NOFA is 14-866, “Demolition and Revitalization of Severely Distressed Affordable Housing (HOPE VI).”

F. Dates.

1. Application Submission Date. The application deadline date is July 11, 2006. Applications must be received and validated Grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. on the application deadline date. See the General Section for application submission and timely receipt requirements.
2. Estimated Grant Award Date. The estimated award date will be September 15, 2006.

G. Electronic Application Submission. Applications for this NOFA must be submitted electronically through http://www.grants.gov. The applicant must be fully registered completing the five step registration process for new applicants or if you have previously submitted an application for assistance with Grants.gov, ensuring that the registration in the Central Contractor Registry is updated.

See HUD’s Federal Register Notice published on December 9, 2005 entitled “Notice of Opportunity to Register Early for Electronic Submission of Grant and HUD’s registration brochure entitled “Step By Step: Your Guide to Registering for Grant Opportunities, Information for Applicants and Grantees.

Submission validation by grants.gov may take 24-48 hours so when submitting your application please take these time frames into account. HUD recommends early submission so that if your application is rejected you will have to make the correction and resubmit prior to the deadline date. See “Other Submission Requirements,” Section IV.F. of this NOFA and the General Section, and http://www.grants.gov/GetStarted.

FULL TEXT OF ANNOUNCEMENT

I. Funding Opportunity Description

A. Available Funds. This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $2.5 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 funds and approximately $2.5 million in FY 2006 funds.

B. Purpose of the Program. The purpose of the HOPE VI Main tukang nggame program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the rehabilitation and new construction of affordable housing in conjunction with an existing program to revitalize an historic or traditional central business district or “Main tukang nggame.” The objectives of the program are to:

1. Redevelop Main tukang nggame;
2. Preserve historic or traditional architecture or design features in Main tukang nggame;
3. Enhance economic development efforts in Main tukang nggame; and
4. Provide affordable housing in Main tukang nggame.

C. Statutory Authority.
1. The program authority for the HOPE VI Main tukang nggame program is Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v), as amended by Section 535 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2461, approved October 21, 1998), as amended, and the HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Main tukang nggame Rejuvenation and Housing Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-186, 117 Stat. 2685, approved December 16, 2003).
2. The funding authority for the HOPE VI Main tukang nggame program is provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L 108-447, approved December 8, 2005), under Title II, Public and Indian Housing, Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (Hope VI), and the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-115, approved November 30, 2005), under Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI).

3. The HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Main tukang nggame Rejuvenation and Housing Act of 2003 states that, of the amount appropriated for the overall HOPE VI program for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide up to five percent for use only for the Main tukang nggame initiative. The statute amended Section 24(n) of the Act, which now provides for grants to smaller communities, to provide assistance to carry out eligible affordable housing activities.

D. Definition of Terms
1. Affordable Housing means rental or homeownership dwelling units that:

a. Are made available for initial occupancy to low-income families, with a subset of units made available to very low- and extremely low-income families; and

b. Are subject to the same rules regarding occupant contribution toward rent or purchase, and terms of rental or purchase, as are public housing units in a HOPE VI development. Public housing rights and responsibilities vary among HOPE VI developments. HOPE VI public housing units use various mechanisms to set the resident portion of rent, resident job training or employment requirements, resident rights of return, and other occupancy issues.

2. Applicant Team (“Team”) means the group of entities that will develop the Project. The Team includes the unit of local government that submits the application and, where applicable, the procured developer, the procured property manager, architects (including architects who are knowledgeable about universal design and Section 504 accessible design requirements), construction contractors, attorneys, investment partners that comprise an owner entity, and other parties that may be involved in the development and management of the Project.

3. Community and Supportive Services (“CSS”) means services to residents of the Project that may include, but are not limited to:

a. Homeownership counseling that is scheduled to begin promptly after grant award so that, to the maximum extent possible, qualified resident will be ready to purchase new homeownership units when they are completed;

b. Educational, life skills, job readiness and retention, employment training, and other activities as described on HUD’s HOPE VI website at http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/css/; and

c. Coordinating with fair housing groups to educate the Main tukang nggame Affordable Housing Project’s targeted population on its fair housing rights.

4. Firmly Committed means that the amount of Match or Leverage resources, and their dedication to HOPE VI Main tukang nggame activities must be explicit, in writing, and signed by a person authorized to make the commitment.

5. General Section means the Notice of HUD’s Fiscal Year 2006 Notice of Funding Availability Policy Requirements and General Section to the SuperNOFA for HUD’s Discretionary Programs; Notice, Docket No. FR- FR-5030-N-01, published in the Federal Register on January 20, 2006.

6. Homeownership Unit means a housing unit that the Local Government makes available through a grant from this NOFA for purchase by low-income families for use as their principal residence;

7. Initial Occupancy Period means the period of time that a rental unit is occupied by the initial low-income resident or the period of time that a homeownership unit is owned by the initial third-party, low-income purchaser. There is no set requirement for the length of this occupancy period.

8. Jurisdiction means the physical area under the supervision of the Local Government.

9. Leverage means non-HOPE VI funded donations of cash and in-kind services that are firmly committed to the development of the Main tukang nggame Affordable Housing Project (called Main tukang nggame Affordable Housing Project Leverage) or to the Main tukang nggame Area as a whole (called Main tukang nggame Area Leverage)

a. Leverage may include funds/in-kind services that are already expended, received but not expended, and firmly committed but not yet received.

b. Types of resources that may be counted include:
(1) Private mortgage-secured loans, Insured loans, and other debt;
(2) Housing trust funds;
(3) Net sales proceeds from a homeownership project that exceed the amount of HOPE VI funds used to develop the homeownership unit;
(4) Tax Increment Financing (TIF);
(5) Proceeds from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Historic Preservation Tax Credits, and Tax Exempt Bonds;
(6) Land Sale Proceeds. The value of land sale proceeds may be included as leverage only if this value is a sales proceed. Absent a sales transaction, the value of land will not be counted;
(7) Other Federal Funds. Other federal sources may include non-public housing funds provided by HUD;
(8) In-Kind Services, including donations of:

(a) Property such as land (donations of land may be counted as leverage only if the donating entity owns the land to be donated), materials, supplies, a building, a lease on a building, and other infrastructure;

(b) Services such as Homeownership Counseling, other CSS and FSS resources (see “Definitions,” Section I.D. of this NOFA for the definition of CSS), and time and services contributed by volunteers.

c. Leverage does NOT include, and HUD will not count:
(1) Staff time of either the Local Government applicant or the recognized developer entity; and
(2) Wages projected to be paid to resident through jobs that are provided by CSS partners.

10. Local Government means any city, county/parish, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state; Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the District of Columbia and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or a general purpose political subdivision thereof; a combination of such political subdivisions that is recognized by the Secretary.

11. Low-Income means a family (resident) with an income equal to or less than 80 percent of median income for the local area, adjusted for family size, in accordance with Section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. HUD may establish a level higher or lower than 80 percent because of prevailing construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes in the area. HUD prescribed income limits are stated at fhttp://www.huduser.org/datasets/il/IL05/Section8_IncomeLimits_2005.doc. Local area is defined as the non-metropolitan county/parish or Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area/Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA/MSA) or county/parish, as prescribed by HUD, in which the low-income family resides.

12. Main tukang nggame Area means an area designated by the applicant, that:

a. Is within the jurisdiction of the applicant;
b. Has specific boundaries;
c. Is or was;

(1) Traditionally the central business district and center for socio-economic interaction;
(2) Characterized by a cohesive core of historic and/or older commercial and mixed-use buildings, often interspersed with civic, religious, and residential buildings, which represent the community’s architectural heritage;
(3) Typically arranged along a main tukang nggame with intersecting side tukang nggame and public space; and
(4) Pedestrian-oriented.

13. Main tukang nggame Affordable Housing Project (“Project”) is defined in “Program Requirements,” Section III.C. of this NOFA.

14. Main tukang nggame Rejuvenation Master Plan (“Main tukang nggame Plan”) is a document, or group of documents, that serves to guide the rejuvenation of a Main tukang nggame Area. It may be a formal, detailed declaration of intent, or an informal collection of records from various City, Chamber of Commerce, Main tukang nggame organization meetings, and portions of the applicant’s city-wide Master Plan, that describes and demonstrates the Main tukang nggame rejuvenation effort’s components, such as:

a. Design, promotion, and economic impact;
b. Broad community support;
c. Investment by both the public and private sectors;
d. Long-term planning and commitment by a local organization;
e. Active administration and implementation by the applicant, or by a locally recognized Main tukang nggame rejuvenation organization; and
f. Strong preservation element for historic or traditional architecture.
g. Main tukang nggame Plan documentation must comply with the minimum requirements stated in “Program Requirements,” Section III.C. of this NOFA.

15. Match is cash or in-kind donations that:

a. Total at least five percent of the requested HOPE VI Main tukang nggame grant amount; and
b. Are from government or private-sector sources other than HOPE VI funding, including Community Development Block Grant Funds, which by statute are considered local money.

16. Owner entity is the legal entity that holds title to the real property that contains any affordable housing units developed through this NOFA.

17. Person with disabilities means a person who:
a. Has a condition defined as a disability in Section 223 of the Social Security Act;
b. Has a developmental disability as defined in Section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance Bill of Rights Act; or
c. Is determined to have a physical, mental, or emotional impairment which:
(1) Is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration;
(2) Substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently; and
(3) Is of such a nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions.
d. The term "person with disabilities" may include persons who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or any conditions arising from the etiologic agent for AIDS. In addition, no individual shall be considered a person with disabilities, for purposes of eligibility for low income housing, based solely on any drug or alcohol dependence.
e. The definition provided above for persons with disabilities is the proper definition for determining program qualifications. However, the definition of a person with disabilities contained in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulations must be used for purposes of reasonable accommodations.

18. Program means the HOPE VI Main tukang nggame Program.

19. Recognized Developer means the Local Government applicant or a legal entity that has an agreement with the Local Government applicant to seek financing for, rehabilitate and/or construct housing units, and to provide Community and Supportive Services (if required), for a HOPE VI Main tukang nggame grantee.
a. For a non-complex development, the applicant may choose not to use a developer, and instead directly procure a design/build construction contractor and accountant.

20. Site Control means the Local Government applicant, or its developer, has the legal authority to commit the owner of the property to the rehabilitation to be performed with HOPE VI Main tukang nggame grant funds. Some examples of site control are:
a. The local government owns the property outright;
b. The private owner of the property and the applicant have signed a developer agreement and the private owner is the developer;
c. The government- or private-owner has signed a developer agreement with a separate developer and the agreement gives the developer control;
d. The applicant or developer has an option to purchase the property that covers a time period sufficient to obtain grant funds for purchase (at least 180 days after award), and is contingent only upon: 1) receipt of a grant from this NOFA; and 2) satisfactory compliance with this NOFA’s environmental review requirements;
e. An owner-entity partnership was formed between the original owner and the applicant or the developer (or both) and possibly a third-party investor (Tax
Credits) and the developer is the General Partner; etc.

21. Unit of Local Government: See “Local Government” under this section.

22. Very Low-Income Family means a family (resident) with an income equal to or less than 50 percent of median income for the local area, adjusted for family size, in accordance with Section 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended. HUD may establish a level higher or lower than 50 percent because of prevailing construction costs or unusually high or low family incomes in the area. HUD prescribed income limits are stated at http://www.huduser.org/datasets/il/IL05/Section8_IncomeLimits_2005.doc. Local area is defined as the PMSA/MSA or nonmetropolitan county/parish, as prescribed by HUD, in which the low-income family resident.