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CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE

14.515: Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities

Objectives: To help Alaska Native Institutions (ANIs) of higher education and Native Hawaiian Institutions (NHIs)of higher education enhance their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

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

14.515 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility: Nonprofit Alaska Native Institutions of higher education and Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher education that are either on the U.S. Department of Education lists of eligible ANIs or NHIs or ANIs or NHIs that certify that they meet the statutory definition of an ANI or NHI. Each campus of an ANI is permitted to submit a separate application. An NHI may submit only one application per year, no matter how many campuses it has.

Beneficiary Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of the program include any city, county, town, parish, village, any other political subdivision of a State.

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

14.515 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.

Deadlines: Deadlines will be announced in each NOFA publication.

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

Appeals: None.

Renewals: Applications for new activities will have to be submittedon an annual basis in response to a NOFA.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals: Refer to the criteria listed in each NOFA.

Examples of Funded Projects: New program.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance: For Alaska Native Institutions of higher education, $333,333 per grantee; for Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher education, $1 million per grantee.

14.515 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;
14.511 Community Outreach Partnership Center Program.

14.515 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

It is anticipated that three ANIs and up to three NHIs will receive funding in fiscal year 2000.

14.515 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 $0; FY 00 est $2,000,000; and FY 01 est$2,000,000.

Budget Account Number: 86-1062-0-1-451.

Authorization: Departments of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 2000, Public Law 106-74.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature: 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, S.W., Washington, DC 20410. Phone: (202) 708-1537, extension 5918.

14.515 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, S.W., Washington, DC 2-410. Phone: (202) 708-1537, extension 5918.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

14.515 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements: None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: HUD may make grants for up to 2 years.

Uses and Use Restrictions: Only nonprofit institutions of higher education that meet the statutory definition of an ANI or an NHI contained in the 1988 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 105-244, are eligible to submit applications for funding.

14.515 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports: Semi-annual and final reports are required.

Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular 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 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 A-133.

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