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14.512:  Community Development Work-Study Program

Objectives:  Under the Community Development Work-Study Program(CDWSP), HUD will make grants to institutions of higher education, either directly or through areawide planning organizations or States, for the purpose of providing assistance to economically disadvantaged and minority students who participate in community development work-study programs and are enrolled in full-time graduate programs in community and economic development, community planning or community management. The primary objectives of the program are to attract economically disadvantaged and minority students to careers in community and economic development, community planning, and community management, and to provide a cadre of well qualified professionals to plan, implement, and administer local community development programs.

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

14.512 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Institutions of higher education offering graduate degrees in a community development academic program are eligible. An areawide planning organization (APO) or a State may apply for assistance for a program that will be conducted by two or more institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education participating in an APO program must be located within the metropolitan or non-metropolitan area served by the APO. Institutions of higher education participating in a State program must be located within the State.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  The principal beneficiaries of the Community Development Work-Study Program are economically disadvantaged students who seek careers in community and economic development, community planning, community management or other related fields of study.

Credentials/Documentation:  Costs will be determined on the merits of the application in accordance with guidelines of the Request for Grant Application proposal yearly competitions. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

14.512 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Applicants will have to respond to a HUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) which will be published yearly in the Federal Register. This program is excluded from coverage under Executive Order 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102.

Application Procedure:  Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:  Applicants who respond to the yearly NOFA and compete successfully by being selected by the review panel will be awarded a grant. HUD will usually make an award within 40 to fifty five (40-55) days of the closing date of the RFGA.

Deadlines:  Competition. Determined by NOFA date published in the Federal Register.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Generally within 40 to 55 days.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Applications will have to be submitted on a yearly basis for a two (2) year funding cycle in response to a Notice of Funding Availability.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Competitive process. Criteria will be published in the Notice of Funding Availabilty.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Applicants generally receive funding to assist four students, with an average grant per student of $30,000.

14.512 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 14.513 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work-Study Program.

14.512 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

About 150 students are assisted each year in obtaining their masters degrees in a community building field.

14.512 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 $3,517,213; FY 00 est $3,000,000; and FY 01 est $3,000,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)

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

Authorization:  Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, Section 501(b)(2), Public Law 100-242; Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 107, as amended.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  24 CFR 570.415.

14.512 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  For application kits, contact HUD USER, P.O. Box 6091, Rockville, MD 20849. Phone: 1-800-245-2691. Direct technical questions to Jane Karadbil, Office of University Partnerships, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8110, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Phone: (202) 708-1537, extension 5918.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.512 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Assistance is for an annual two year program funding cycle (August-July).

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Institutions of higher education, areawide planning organizations or States may apply for grants to assist economically disadvantaged and minority students who participate in CDWSP's and are enrolled in full-time graduate programs in community and economic development, community planning or community management, or other related fields of study. Related fields include public administration, urban management, urban planning, and exclude social and humanistic fields such as law, economics (except urban economics), social work, psychology, education and history.

14.512 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Semi-annual and final 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:  The applicant must maintain records with regard to management and work plans including schedules for major activities, student monitoring procedures, and the assignment of staff to the program. Also the applicant must submit information describing the student's racial, ethnic and income characteristics; the student's academic, placement and employment status; and the amount of assistance provided to the student. Such information must be submitted upon completion of each academic school term for the institution until all assisted students have completed their participation in the CDWSP.