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14.312:  New Approach Anti-Drug Grants

Objectives:  To use a comprehensive, coordinated neighborhood/community-based approach to eliminate drug-related and other crime problems on the premises and in the vicinity of low-income housing, which may be privately or publicly owned and is financially supported or assisted by public or nonprofit private entities. To emphasize and facilitate the partnership of owners/operators of eligible housing with Federal and local law enforcement as well as other units of general local government and other stakeholders to address crime in an assisted project or in an entire neighborhood which may have more than one assisted housing project.

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

14.312 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Eligible Project Areas/housing: A neighborhood which contains at least one assisted low-income housing project under Sections 221 (d)(3) or (4), 236. FHA-insured projects which have no project-based subsidy but have tenants receiving housing vouchers or Section 8 tenant certificates would be ineligible. An application must be made by a lead applicant(s) (the designated grantee, if funded) and any subgrantees. The lead applicant is an owner/operator of one or more projects which is receiving financial support from a unit of government or a private, nonprofit source. Public housing authorities and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs) are eligible for funding as subgrantees. Subgrantees must include: (1) the unit of general local government(s) (city or county-preferably with the local police department and the local district attorney or prosecutor's office) and other community stakeholders including the owners and residents of assisted housing developments in the benefiting neighborhoods to address crime in an entire neighborhood. Applicants shall also form partnerships with the following entities, if applicable: community residents, neighborhood businesses, and nonprofit providers of support services, including spiritually-based organizations and their affiliates.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Low-income persons/families residing in assisted projects of four or more units which receive project-based financial subsidy and where the project or adjacent neighborhood has experienced some level of criminal activity.

Credentials/Documentation:  To apply for funding, each applicant must submit detailed narratives and statistical data as described in the NOFA and the requirements of the applicable application kit. In addition to submission requirements listed in Section III and Section IV of the NOFA, applicants must provide: 1) Application cover letter; 2) Congressional summary; 3) the neighborhood description; 4) description of assisted housing developments in the neighborhood; 5) application for Federal Assistance form signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the lead applicant organization; 6) description of subgrantees; and 7) overall budget and timetable, staffing and plan for coordination.

14.312 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 the requirements in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register.

Award Procedure:  HUD field offices will conduct a threshold review of each application to determine that it meets the submission requirements of the NOFA. All applications which meet the threshold requirement will be rated according to the selection criteria. An applicant must receive a score of at least 70 points out of the maximum of 102 points under this competition. This includes two EZ/EC bonus points, which are described in the NOFA. After assigning points to each eligible application, HUD will rank the applications in order of points scored on a national basis. Awards will be made in ranked order until all funds are expended.

Deadlines:  Deadlines are specified in the NOFA. Application deadline is firm as to date and hour. Applications received after the deadline will be treated as ineligible. A faxed copy of application is unacceptable.

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

Appeals:  As permitted in 24 CFR Part 84/85 and grant agreement.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  HUD will review each application that it determines meets the requirements of the NOFA and assign points in accordance with 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 Resources (Support of Residents, the local government and the community in planning and implementing the proposed activities); and (5) Comprehensiveness and Coordination.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $33,275 to 250,000; $212,107.

14.312 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 14.193 Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination;
• 14.854 Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program.

14.312 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Not applicable.

14.312 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  OFFICE OF HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $10,915,903; FY 00 est $49,084,096; and FY 01 est $20,000,000.

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

Authorization:  Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998, Public Law 105-65.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  No specific program regulations, all grant activities covered by Federal grant requirements stated in NOFA.

14.312 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  For application materials, contact the Super-NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929 (TTY 1-800-2209), also available on the Internet through the HUD web site at www.HUD.gov. For program policy and other guidance, contact Henry Colonna in the HUD Virginia State Office at Richmond at 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230-4920. Phone: (804) 278-4504, extension 3027.

Headquarters Office:  None.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.312 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

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

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  The term of funded activities may not exceed 24 months. There will be no extensions or waivers of this grant term.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Formerly the Safe Neighborhood Grants Program. May be used for a broad array of activities including funding: (1) To increase local police presence subject to a cost reimbursement agreement (70 percent of costs must be for reimbursed costs for police presence immediately adjacent to the project, the remainder may be for police presence within the neighborhood); (2) for security services provided by other entities such as State law enforcement entities, resident-managed associations or contract private security services; (3) to reimburse local and State prosecuting offices and related public agencies for the prosecution or investigation of crime committed in the neighborhood (70 percent must be for crime committed close to the project); and for capital improvements to enhance security, including but not limited to, such activities as police mini-stations, lighting systems, or closed circuit TV. Funding may not be used to reimburse the hiring of Federal law enforcement entities or Federally-sponsored activities.

14.312 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Grantees submit a semiannual progress report which indicates program expenditures and measures performance in achieving goals. At grant completion, grantees must submit a final report advising of program expenditures and goal completion as prescribed by HUD.

Audits:  The policies, guidelines and requirements of the NOFA, 48 CFR Part 31, 24 CFR Parts 44, 45, 84 and/or 85, OMB Circular No. A-87 and/or A-122, the terms of the grant and other programmatic requirements imposed by HUD which apply to the acceptance and use of grant funds.

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