that can be supported by the project based on an 8 percent return on the preservation equity. Acquisition Loans: Limited to the amount of rehabilitation costs as determined under an approved plan of action and related charges; plus 95 percent of the transfer preservation equity in the project and certain other HUD-ap proved costs. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: During fiscal year 1992, 241(1) loans were insured on two projects with 640 units for a value of $10,865,000. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 24 CFR 248; HUD Handbook 4350.6, "Processing Plans of Action Under the Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership act of 1990”, No charge; Guidelines for Determining Appraisals of Preservation Value Under the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, published on May 8, 1992 in the Federal Register, may be obtained from the Government Printing Office; Prepayment of a HUD-Insured Mortgage by an Owner of Low Income Housing, published in the Federal Register as an interim rule on April 8, 1992, may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. NOTE: Revised regulations are an ticipated in late February, 1993. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: All projects are processed in Regional and local HUD Offices. Persons are encouraged to communicate with the nearest local HUD Field Office listed in the Catalog Address Appendix IV. Headquarters Office: For Program Information: Policies and Proce dures Division, Office of Insured Multifamily Housing Develop- 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3555. loan as one of several available incentives to extend low income use. The loan is insured by HUD under Section 241(1). The loan term for an equity loan shall not exceed 40 years, and for an acquisition loan, shall be 40 years. The loans shall bear interest at the rate agreed upon by the borrower and the lender. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Owners of eligible low income multifamily projects subject to a mortgage insured by HUD or held by HUD are eligible to apply. Insurance of a loan under 241(1) may be provided only as a specific element of an approved plan of action pursuant to 24 CFR Part 248. Beneficiary Eligibility: Individuals/families and property owners. Credentials/Documentation: A formal application for insurance ac companied by a financial statement prepared by an independent certified public accountant or independent public accountant. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A. 87. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: The HUD Field Office will hold a pre liminary conference with the sponsor to provide general application guidance. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from cover age under E.O. 12372. Application Procedure: The sponsor submits a formal application through a HUD-approved mortgagee to the local HUD office. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Information submitted by the applicant will be re viewed and analyzed using data available through office records, field review and general current working knowledge of the project and background. A determination is then made as to the maximum insurable loan amount. A 241(0) loan cannot be approved unless it is identified as an eligible incentive in the owner's approved plan of action. Deadlines: Deadlines are established on a case-by-case basis by the local HUD field office. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Processing time will be de pendent upon the degree of preparation by the sponsor and will range from 3 to 9 months from the first conference with local HUD field officials. Appeals: If an application for a 241(0) Preservation loan is refused, HUD will state the reason for the refusal. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: The amount of the loan shall be limited to the lesser of (1) the amount of the application amount requested; (2) the amount of the loan established by HUD review or, (3) the debt service limitation. The application and commitment fees are $3.00 per $1,000 of the mortgage amount, and the HUD inspection fee may not exceed $5.00 per $1,000 of the mortgage amount. The mortgage insurance premium is one half percent of the mortgage amount. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: The loan may not exceed 40 years for an equity loan and shall be 40 years for an acquisition loan. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Defaults in meeting the mortgage terms must be reported. Audits: HUD reserves the right to audit the accounts of the mortga gee or mortgagor to determine compliance and conformance with HUD regulations and standards. Records: Mortgagees are required to service and maintain records in accordance with acceptable practices of prudent lending institu tions and the HUD regulations. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 86-4077-0-3-371. FY 94 est $207,075,000. to the amount of rehabilitation costs as determined under an approved plan of action and related charges, plus the lesser of (1) 70 percent of the preservation equity in the project or (2) the amount 14.187 PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Title II (ELIHPA), Title III, Title VI (LIHPRHA)) FEDERAL AGENCY: HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Title III. wise could have prepaid the mortgage and dissolved the low income affordability restrictions. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: HUD insures 241(f) loans that enable a current or new owner to continue the low income rental use or new owner to acquire project as rental or Resident Homeownership program. Grants are given to help with technical assist ance. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: project. Nonprofit resident council or community organizations chasers (profit motivated) willing to maintain affordability. Beneficiary Eligibility: Resident Council, Community-based non profits. Other nonprofits, State and local governments, and current tenants in project. Credentials/Documentation: An appraisal of property is conducted by a certified appraiser. A complete Plan of Action must be submitted along with all loans and grants and TPA. The Plan of Action contains a tenant income profile. Use and Regulatory Agreements are included. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Not applicable. Application Procedure: A Notice of Intent, an appraisal of the project performed by an approved appraiser, and a plan of action are submitted for review to the local HUD Field Office. Funding of incentives listed in POA are funded by, Preservation Division, Headquarters. Technical Assistance Grants applications are submitted to the Field Office with funding occurring at the Regional Office. Award Procedure: Refer to the "Application Procedure". Deadlines: There are deadlines within the Title VI process but no deadlines for application submissions. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: An application with a Plan of Action for Termination - 18 months; An application with a Plan of Action for Sale - 27 to 41 months. regulations, subject to statutory limitations. The Director of the Preservation Division can waive provision of Handbook 4350.6. Renewals: Not applicable. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: The appraisal determines the project's extension and preservation value. The subtraction of the project's outstanding debt leaves the project's extension and preservation equity. The 241(f) acquisition loans are at 95 percent of preservation equity. The 241(1) equity loans are set at 70 percent of extension preservation equity. The remaining 5 percent acquisition cost are contributed by the buyer. If buyer is nonprofit, 5 per cent can be a grant from HUD. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Resident Council submits reports to HUD demonstrating continued compliance with requirements of Resident Homeownership program. (Proportionality, Section 8 tenants, technical assist ance, operating budget, vacancies, nonpurchasing tenants, etc.) Audits: Loan Management staff must monitor compliance with use and amended Regulatory Agreements as follows: (1) Compliance with HQS maintained residual receipts and reserve for replacement accounts monitored by LM staff. (2) Tenant income profile reviewed by LM annually. (3) Resident Homeownership Programs, subject to housing standards and auditing requirements. (4) Resident Council subject to audit requirements in Handbook 2000.4. Records: Resident Homeownership Program - must keep record of sale and sale prices. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 86-0164-0-1-604. Obligations: (Reservations of Budget Authority plus amendment money for Section 8 units) FY 92 $273,890,795; FY 93 est $599,559,000; and FY 94 est $620,087,571. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Average number of units in projects - 155 units; Average unit cost $22,200; Average project cost $3,441,000. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: To the project Plan of Action approvals through December 31, 1992; 119 Title Il projects; 18,401 units. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Handbook No. 4350.6 Processing Plans of Action under the Low Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, 24 CFR 248 amended and published in Federal Register on April 8, 1992; 24 CFR 248 amended and published in Federal Register on December 3, 1992. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Persons may contact local field offices listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Kevin J. East, Director, Preservation Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development. Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-2300. RELATED PROGRAMS: 14.185, Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: (1) Edmonds' House, Boston, MA was allocated $5,397,200 for a total of 190 Section 8 units; (2) Spiritwood Apartments, Seattle, WA was allocated $4,664,820 for a total of 130 Section 8 units; and (3) San Diego Leisure Village, San Francisco, CA was allocated $4,663,360 for a total of 248 Section 8 units. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: All eligible Title VI projects may submit an application on the 18th anniversary date of the project's final endorsement. All eligible Title II projects may submit an application on the 19th anniversary date of the project's final endorsement. 6-93 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS FEDERAL AGENCY: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVEL OPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE VELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION: Community Development Act of 1974, Title I, as amended, Public Law 93-383 OBJECTIVES: To develop viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Recipients may undertake a wide range of activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and provision of improved community facilities and services. Entitlement communities develop their own programs and funding priorities as long as programs/activities conform to the statutory standards and program regulations. Some of the specific activities that can be carried out with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds include acquisition of real property, relocation and demolition, rehabilitation of residential and nonresidential structures, and provision of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities which require reviews by the State single point of contact or a Regional Planning Agency in accordance with Executive Order 12372, streets, and neighborhood centers. In addition, CDBG funds may be used to pay for public services within certain limits. Recipients may contract with other local agencies or nonprofit organizations to carry out part or all of their programs. Neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations, local development corporations or Section 301 (d) Small Business Investment Companies may act as subrecipients to carry out neighborhood revitalization, community economic development or energy conservation projects to further achieve the national objectives of the CDBG program. Recipients may provide assistance to for-profit entities when the recipient determines that the provision of such assistance is necessary or appropriate to carry out an economic development project. All eligible activities must either benefit low and moderate-income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or meet other community development needs having a particular ur gency. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Cities in Metropolitan Statistical Areas desig nated by OMB as a central city of the Metropolitan Statistical Area; other cities over 50,000 in Metropolitan Statistical Areas and qualified urban counties of at least 200,000 (excluding the population in entitlement cities located within the boundaries of such counties) are eligible to receive CDBG entitlement grants deter mined by a statutory formula. Beneficiary Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of CDBG funds are low and moderate income persons, (generally defined as a member of a family having an income equal to or less than the Section 8 very low income limit established by HUD). The grantee must certify that at least 70 percent of the grant funds received during a one, two, or three year period, that it designates, are expended for activities that will principally benefit low and moder ate income persons. Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: A grantee is required to prepare a pro posed statement of community development objectives and projected use of funds; have and follow detailed citizen participation plan; provide information to citizens on the amount of CDBG funds available and the range of community development and housing activities that is proposed to be undertaken; hold public hearings; publish a proposed statement which includes a description of activities in sufficient detail, including location to afford affected citizens an opportunity to submit views and comments prior to the preparation of a final statement; prepare a final statement of community development objectives and projected use of funds. This program is covered under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." Recipients should consult the office or the official designated as the single point of contact in its respective State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed when funds are used for the planning or the construction (reconstruction or rehabilitation) of water or sewer facilities. Standard forms required by HUD Program Regulations or required by 24 CFR Part 85 must be used. Application Procedure: In order to receive its annual entitlement grant, a grantee must submit the required certifications and a copy of its final statement of community development objectives and projected use of funds to HUD. If the grantee makes a complete submission within the established deadlines, the Department will make a grant award unless the Secretary has made a determination that the grantee's performance is unsatisfactory. The Secretary will make a grant award generally within 30 days of receipt of the final statement, SF-424 and required certifications unless a determination has been made that the grantee has failed to carry out its CDBG program in a timely manner or has failed to conform to the requirements of the statute or other applicable laws. Under such circumstances, the Secretary may take appropriate actions, including reductions in the amount of the final grant. Every third year, localities submit a Housing Assistance Plan (HAP). Each year localities submit an Annual Housing Assistance Plan describing specific housing assistance programs it plans to undertake during the year. Starting October 1, 1991, the HAP will be replaced by the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) which will be submitted every fifth year. The grantee will submit an update annually. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: Final statements must be submitted no earlier than De cember 1 or no later than the first working day in September of the fiscal year for which the grant funds are allocated. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Generally within 30 days. Appeals: Administrative appeals process followed if entitlement grant funds are withheld or reduced for non-compliance or non-per formance. Renewals: An annual HAP (CHAS, starting in fiscal year 1992) must be submitted each year. A final statement must be submitted each year. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Entitlements are based on a dual formula under Section 106 of the Act using statistical factors. Each metropolitan city and urban county is entitled to receive an amount equaling the greater of the amounts calculated under two formulas. The factors involved in the first formula are population, extent of poverty and extent of overcrowding, weighted 0.25, 0.50, and 0.25, respectively. The factors involved in the second formula are growth lag, poverty, and age of housing, weighted 0.20, 0.30, and 0.50, respectively. The statistical factors used for fund allocation are (1) total resident population from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing; (2) number of persons with incomes below the poverty level from the source 1990 Census; (3) number of housing units with 1.01 or more persons per room from the source 1980 Census; (4) age of housing; number of year-round housing units built in 1939 or earlier from the source 1980 Census; (5) growth lag; the lag in population growth as computed from population in 1960 to current pulation estimate from the source 1960 Census and P25, Census Report. Statistical factors used for eligibility are (1) metropolitan city; central city of a Metropolitan Statistical Area or city within MSA with 50,000 population from the source Census and OMB; (2) urban county; generally, counties in MSA having a net population of 200,000 or more excluding en titlement cities from the source Census and OMB. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance is for an annual program of activities, but activities generally may be continued beyond one year until completed. Questions concerning the formula should be addressed to John Nagoski, Division of Data Systems and Statistics, Office of Management, Community Planning and Development, 451 7th Street S.W., Washington, DC 20410. Tele phone: (202) 708-0790. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: An annual Grantee Performance Report is required on the use of funds to meet program requirements including the grantee's objectives and the national objectives of the program. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A. 128, "Audits of State and Local Governments,” State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular No. A-128, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Records: The applicant must maintain records with regard to nation al objectives, financial management, citizen participation, relocation, other resources, acquisition, housing assistance to units and households, equal opportunity, environmental impact, labor standards and other requirements set forth in regulations. Records shall be retained for three years except as otherwise prescribed in the published regulations. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 86-0162-0-1-451. $2,725,450,000; and FY 94 est $O. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Determined by formula. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: There were 843 approved CDBG entitlement grants for fiscal year 1991. There are 888 units of local government potentially eligible to receive entitlement grants during fiscal year 1992 and 889 in fiscal year 1993. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administra tive Regulations for Community Development Block Grants, 24 CFR 570. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Contact appropriate HUD Field Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Headquarters Office: Entitlement Communities Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Community Planning and Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-1577. RELATED PROGRAMS: 14.219, Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities Program. 93 est USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Small Cities develop their own programs and funding priorities. Generally, as in the case of entitlement grants, most activities previously eligible under the categorical program consolidated under the Act, and defined by the statute and regulations may be carried out, i.e., acquisition, rehabilitation or construction of certain public works facilities and improvements, clearance, housing rehabilitation, code enforcement, direct assistance to facilitate and expand homeownership among persons of low and moderate income, relocation payments and assistance, administrative expenses, economic development, completing existing urban renewal projects, and certain public services within certain limits. Neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations, local development corporations or Small Business Investment Companies may act as subgrantees to carry out neighborhood revitalization or community economic development projects in furtherance of block grant objectives. Recipients may provide assistance to for-profit entities when the recipient determines that the provision of such assistance is appropriate to carry out an economic development project. Communities are restricted from constructing or rehabilitating public facilities for the general conduct of government and from making housing allowances or other income maintenance-type payments. The projected use of funds must be developed to give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate income persons or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. The projected use of funds may also include activities which the applicant certifies are designed to meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs. At least 70 percent of each grant made available to a unit of general local government must benefit low and moderate income persons. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: HUD continues to administer the Small Cities Program only for the nonentitlement communities within the jurisdictions of the States of New York and Hawaii. Eligible applicants are units of general local government (including counties), except metropolitan cities, urban counties or units participating in an urban county's CDBG program, and Indian tribes eligible for assistance under Section 106(a) of the Act, as amended. Under the CDBG Program/State Program (14.228) each State may now elect to administer all aspects of the Small Cities Program for the nonentitlement communities within its jurisdiction. All other states have elected to administer the Small Cities Program. Beneficiary Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of CDBG funds are low and moderate income persons. For metropolitan areas, low and moderate income is generally defined as a member of a family having an income equal to or less than the Section 8 low income limit established by HUD. For non-metropolitan areas, low and moderate income is generally defined as 80 percent of the median income for non-metropolitan areas of the State, as adjusted by family size. Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: Not applicable. This program is covered under E.O. 13272, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs” and Part 85. Recipients should consult the office or the official designated as the single point of contact in the respective State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedure: The application will be reviewed to assure that it meets all requirements of the regulations. The application will also be rated and ranked under the selection criteria and ap plicants funded to the extent funds permit. Award Procedure: Applicants are advised of ranking and selection by the HUD Field Office. Deadlines: HUD shall establish deadlines for submission of applica tions through publication of a Notice in the Federal Register. 14.219 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/SMALL CITIES PROGRAM (Small Cities) FEDERAL AGENCY: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVEL OPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE VELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Title I, as amended, Public Law 93-383, 42 U.S.C. 5301 5317. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this program is the develop ment of viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportuni ties, principally for persons of low and moderate income. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. opment projects for expanded employment opportunities; and projects to address serious deficiencies in public facilities such as water and sewer. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: The program is com petitive and the demand for grants far exceeds the available funds. Applications are ranked in accordance with a national rating system to ensure that grants are fairly and equitably awarded. Applicants are funded based on the final ranking of the application, to the extent funds are available. Rating factors consist of: absolute number and percent of poverty persons; impact of the proposed programs; and outstanding past performance in meeting basic national objectives in the area of housing and equal opportunity. 14.223 INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Although not required by stat ute, HUD Field offices will attempt to review, rate, and rank ap plications within 75 days. Appeals: None. Renewals: There are no automatic renewals. Complete new applica tions must be submitted. ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Formula and Matching Requirements: Allocations to States are based on a dual formula under Section 106 of the Act (24 CFR 570, Subpart B) using statistical factors. Allocations for each State are based on an amount equaling the greater of the amounts calculated under two formulas. The factors involved in the first formula are population, extent of poverty and extent of overcrowding, weighted 0.25, 0.50, and 0.25, respectively. The factors involved in the second formula are population, poverty, and age of housing weighted 0.20, 0.30, and 0.50, respectively. The statistical factors used for fund allocation are (1) total resident population for all places in nation from the 1990 Census; (2) number of persons with incomes below the poverty level from the 1980 Census; (3) number of housing units with 1.01 or more persons per room from the 1980 Census; (4) age of housing; number of year-round housing units built in 1939 or earlier from the 1980 Census. The statistical factors for each State have been reduced to reflect only the non-entitled area; that is, the State area excluding metropolitan cities and urban counties. Address questions concerning the formula to John Nagoski, Division of Data Systems and Statistics, Office of Management, Community Planning and Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-0790. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Competition is held on an annual basis, but it is not unusual for a single purpose or a comprehensive program to take more than 12 months to complete, de pending on activities undertaken. POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS: Reports: Performance Assessment Report and Financial Reports. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A 128, "Audits of State and Local Governments,” State and local governments that receive financial assistance of $100,000 or more within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made for that year. State and local governments that receive between $25,000 and $100,000 within the State's fiscal year shall have an audit made in accordance with Circular No. A-128, or in accordance with Federal laws and regulations governing the programs in which they participate. Records: All information on grant-assisted transactions and activities must be maintained and retained in accordance with 24 CFR 8542. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 86-0162-0-1-451. 93 est $49,750,000, and FY 94 est $0. These are total amounts for CDBG small cities and include only funds awarded by HUD. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: In fiscal year 1991, aver ages were approximately $327,300 for Single Purpose and $547,000 for Comprehensive. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In fiscal year 1992, 96 grants were approved and awarded for the Small Cities Program. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Administra tive Regulations for Community Development Block Grants, 24 CFR 570, Subpart F. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: Contact appropriate HUD Field Office for New York or Hawaii listed in the Catalog Address Appendix IV. Headquarters Office: State and Small Cities Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-1322. RELATED PROGRAMS: 14.218, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants; 14.228, Community Development Block Grants/State's Program. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Neighborhood revitalization projects emphasizing rehabilitation of private homes, and including appropriate improvements of public facilities; economic devel FEDERAL AGENCY: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVEL OPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE. VELOPMENT AUTHORIZATION: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 106(a), as amended. OBJECTIVES: To provide assistance to Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages in the development of viable Indian communities. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages may use block grants to improve the housing stock, provide community facilities, make infrastructure improvements, and expand job opportunities by supporting the economic development of their communities. Activities which are eligible for funding include housing rehabilitation programs, acquisition of land for housing, direct assistance to facilitate homeownership among lowand moderate-income persons, construction of tribal and other facilities for single or multi-use, streets and other public facilities, and economic development projects particularly those by nonprofit tribal organizations or local development corporations when the recipient determines that the provision of such assistance is appropriate to carry out an economic development project. Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages are restricted from using block grants for construction and improvement of governmental facilities, the purchase of equipment, general government expenses, operating and maintenance expenses, political activities, new housing construc tion (except through subrecipients), and income payments. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any Indian tribe, band, group, or nation, in cluding Alaskan Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, and any Alaskan Native Village which is eligible for assistance under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or which had been eligible under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972. Beneficiary Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of CDBG funds are low and moderate income persons. For metropolitan areas, low and moderate income is generally defined as a member of a family having an income equal to or less than the Section 8 low income limit established by HUD. For non-metropolitan areas, low and moderate income is generally defined as 80 percent of the median income for non-metropolitan areas of the State, as adjusted by family size. Credentials/Documentation: Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Preapplication Coordination: No preapplication required. Prior to submitting application, applicant must allow for citizen participation in application development. An environmental assessment is required for this program. This program is excluded from cover age under E.O 12372. Application Procedure: Applicants must file an application on forms prescribed by HUD which describes the community development need and how that need will be addressed by the proposed project. Application must provide sufficient information for the project to be rated against selection criteria. |