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14.511:  Community Outreach Partnership Center Program

Objectives:  This program funds partnerships among institutions of higher education and communities to solve urban problems through research, outreach and exchange of information.

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

14.511 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Credentials/Documentation:  Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 for colleges and universities.

14.511 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

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

Application Procedure:  Applicants will respond to competitive requirements contained in a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal Register and detailed application requirements contained in kits available with each NOFA competition.

Award Procedure:  Applications will be reviewed against published criteria, rated and ranked, and awards made to the highest ranking applications, subject to the Department's right to make selections out of rank order based on geographic considerations as detailed in each NOFA.

Deadlines:  Will be announced in each NOFA publication.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  From 60 to 90 days.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  A new competitive round and application procedure is initiated by each NOFA. Some rounds allow for competitive funding for previous grantees. These grants can only be for two years and for a maximum of $150,000.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Will be listed in each NOFA.

Examples of Funded Projects:  The University of Illinois at Champaign was awarded $500,000 to work in East St. Louis, Illinois, to expand neighborhood planning and organizational development in five neighborhoods, expand a Neighborhood College for leaders of nonprofit organizations, establish a Neighborhood Technical Assistance Center for community groups and small minority- and women-owned businesses, and conduct research on how to maximize housing and other opportunities. The University of Texas at Austin was awarded $500,000 to work with two existing networks of community organizations on housing, infrastructure and community development in colonies in South Texas and job training in Dallas, Fort Worth and the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $150,000 to $400,000.

14.511 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants;
• 14.219 Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities Program;
• 14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program;
• 14.515 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities.

14.511 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

14.511 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $7,500,000; FY 00 est 8,000,000; and FY 01 est $15,000,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)

Budget Account Number:  86-0162-0-1-451.

Authorization:  Community Outreach Partnership Act of 1992; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Section 851, Public Law 102-550. The "Veterans Administration, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 2000" (Public Law 106-74) continued the program beyond continued the program beyond the initial five-year demonstration.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  For application kits contact the HUD Super NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929.

14.511 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  For application kits, contact the Super NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. For answers to technical questions, contact Jane Karadbil in the Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410. Phone: (202) 708-1537, extension 5918.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.511 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Applicants must provide at least 25 percent of the total budget for proposed outreach activities and at least 50 percent of the total budget for proposed research activities. Higher percentages are required for renewal grants.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  New projects are be funded to operate for three years; renewal projects are funded to operate for two years.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Research and outreach activities funded under this program must focus on problems associated with housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime prevention, planning, community organizing and other areas deemed appropriate by the Secretary.

14.511 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Semi-annual and final financial and program progress reports.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:  Must be kept in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant.