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14.193:  Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination

Objectives:  The purposes of the Assisted Housing Drug Elimination program are to reduce/eliminate drug-related crime and related problems in and around the premises of federally assisted low income housing; encourage owners of such housing to develop a plan for addressing the problems of drug-related crime in and around the premises of federally assisted low income housing proposed for funding under this part; and, make available Federal grants to help the owners of federally assisted low-income housing to carry out their plans.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

14.193 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

14.193 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  None required. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Applications must be submitted in accordance with requirements of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register.

Award Procedure:  HUD will review each application that it determines meets the requirements of the NOFA and assign points in accordance with the selection criteria. An application for funding under this program may be for one or more eligible activities. The number of points that an application receives will depend on the extent to which the application is responsive to the information requested in the selection criteria. An application must receive a score of at least 70 points out of the maximum of 102 points that may be awarded under this competition to be eligible for funding. After applications have been scored and ranked by Field Offices they will be forwarded to appropriate Award Offices. The Award Office will first select the highest ranked application in each Field Office for funding. After this "round," the Award Office will select the second highest ranked application in each Field Office for funding (the second round). The Award Office will continue this process with the third, fourth, and so on, highest ranked applications in each Field Office until the last complete round is selected for funding. If available funds exist to fund some but not all eligible applications in the next round, the Award Office will make awards to those remaining applications in rank order regardless of Field Office and will fully fund as many as possible with remaining funds. Any funds still remaining after the Award Office distribution by rank will be forwarded to Headquarters, which shall make awards to fully fund as many remaining applications as possible by national rank order. The selection process is designed to achieve both geographic diversity and an equitable distribution of grant awards throughout the country. Every HUD Field Office will receive several grant awards, as long as the scores of their applications meet or exceed the minimum score. Applications submitted to a Field Office will primarily compete for funding with other applications submitted to that same Field Office.

Deadlines:  Deadlines are specified in the NOFA. The application deadline is firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing applicants, the Department will treat as ineligible for consideration any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should take this practice into account and make early submission of their materials to avoid risk of loss of eligibility brought about by any unanticipated or delivery-related problems. A FAX is not acceptable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Specified in the NOFA.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  HUD will review each application that it determines meets the requirements of this NOFA and assign points in accordance with the selection criteria. Each application submitted for a grant under this NOFA will be evaluated on the basis of the following selection criteria: (1) Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational Experience, (2) Need/Extent of the Problem, (3) Soundness of Approach - (Quality of the Plan), (4) Leveraging Community Resources, and (5) Comprehensiveness and Coordination.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Assistance on funded programs may be provided by the local HUD Field Office or by calling HUD's Multifamily Clearinghouse, phone 1-800-685-8470.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  The smallest award was $21,281 and the largest award was $200,000. The average was $131,048.

14.193 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 14.854 Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program.

14.193 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

14.193 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  MULTIFAMILY OFFICE OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants): FY 90 $15,736,448; FY 00 est $35,004,739; and FY 01 est $16,250,000.

Budget Account Number:  86-0197-0-1-604.

Authorization:  Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Chapter 2, Subtitle C, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq., as amended; National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, Section 581, Public Law 101-625; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Section 161, Public Law 102-550.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Program regulations are found at 24 CFR Part 761. HUD regulation 24 CFR Part 24, Government debarment and suspension and government wide requirements for drug-free workplace (grants); 24 CFR Part 44, non federal governmental audit requirements; 24 CFR Part 51, Environmental review of Department of HUD programs and activities. HUD regulation 24 CFR Part 84 and 85 administrative requirements for grants and cooperation agreements to State, local and non profit organizations Drug Elimination Program Final Rule and OMB Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, and Local Governments.

14.193 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  A listing of HUD State, Area and Hub Offices with delegated Multifamily Housing responsibilities is provided in the NOFA.

Headquarters Office:  Office of Portfolio Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 6160 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 204l0. Phone: (202) 708-3944 x2487.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.193 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Terms of the grant project may not exceed 12 months, unless an extension is approved by the local HUD Field Office. After the award of the grant, the maximum extension allowable for any project period is 6 months.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Grant funds may be used for the following activities designed to reduce the use of drugs and drug-related crime: (1) physical improvements to enhance security, (including but not limited to) systems designed to limit building access to project residents, the installation of barriers, lighting systems, fences, bolts, locks, the landscaping or reconfiguration of common areas to discourage drug-related crime, and other physical improvements designed to enhance security; (2) programs to reduce the use of drugs such as (a) drug prevention programs that is Drug Education Opportunities for Residents, Family and Other Support Services, Youth Services, Economic/Educational Opportunities for Residents and Youth; (b) Intervention activities such as identifying Federally assisted low-income housing drug users and assist them in modifying their behavior and obtaining early treatment, if necessary; (c) Drug Treatment such as treatment in and around the premises of the Federally assisted low-income housing projects proposed for funding, treatment programs to address accessibility to drug treatment services, reduction of illicit drug use among residents, provision of services for youth and/or maternal drug users (e.g., prenatal/postpartum care, specialized counseling in other drug elimination supportive services; and (3) provision of training, communications equipment, and other related equipment for use by voluntary tenant patrols acting in cooperation with local law enforcement officials.

14.193 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Reports are required in accordance with HUD regulations 24 CFR 85.40 or 84.52.

Audits:  The policies, guidelines, and requirements of HUD regulation 24 CFR Part 85 and OMB Circular No. A-87 apply to the acceptance and use of assistance by grantees; and OMB Circular Nos. A-110 and A-l22 apply to the acceptance and use of assistance by private nonprofit organizations (including RMCs and RCs). In addition, grantees and subgrantees must comply with fiscal and audit controls and reporting requirements prescribed by HUD.

Records:  Records will to retained in accordance with HUD regulation 24 CFR Part 85.