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50075.2, HUD–50077, HUD–50077–CR, 

HUD–50077–SL. 

Members of the Affected Public: 

Local, Regional and State Body 

Corporate Politic Public Housing 

Agencies (PHAs) Governments.. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

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hours of response: The estimated 

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prepare the information collection is 

45,612; estimated number of 

respondents is 3,969; the frequency of 

response for non-qualified PHAs is 

annually and once every 5 fiscal years 

for qualified PHAs. All PHAs may 

submit updated PHA Plans when 

amending or modifying any PHA policy, 

rule, regulation or other aspect of the 

plan. 

Status of the Proposed Information 

Collection: This is a revision of 

currently approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Merrie Nichol-Dixon, 

Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Programs, 

and Legislative Initiatives. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5514–N–01] 

Fellowship Placement Pilot Program 

Requests for Expressions of Interest 

To Administer Pilot 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces HUD’s 

proposal to conduct a Fellowship 

Placement Pilot (fellowship program). 

The fellowship program is designed to 

assist local governments rebuild their 

capacity by training and placing highly 

motivated early to midcareer 

professionals into two-year fellowships 

to work in a mayor’s office or other 

offices of local government agencies. 

HUD intends to conduct the 

fellowship program in approximately 

six pilot cities. In choosing these pilot 

cities, HUD has conducted an extensive 

evaluation process and is in the final 

stages of selecting the pilot cities. 

Through a national competitive 

process, up to 30 fellows will be 

recruited for the initial class, where 

each pilot city may receive up to five 

fellows. Fellows will receive stipends 

and will be mentored by staff located in 

each pilot city. 

To administer the fellowship 

program, HUD will select an eligible 

third party as defined in section II.B. 

Definitions of this notice. HUD solicits 

expressions of interest by eligible third 

parties to administer the fellowship 

program. Qualified eligible third parties 

that have expressed interest to HUD in 

administering the fellowship program 

will be invited to submit full 

applications for review and grant 

selection. 

While there is no match requirement 

for the fellowship program, HUD 

recognizes that the scope of work 

required of the program may exceed the 

funds that are available for this grant. 

Therefore, HUD expects that the 

selected third party will secure 

additional funding support from other 

philanthropic organizations to fulfill the 

scope of work for the fellowship 

program. (Please see section II.C.1 

Leveraging for more information.) 

Funding for the fellowship program 

was made available to HUD through a 

private donation, which HUD is 

statutorily authorized to accept. 

DATES: Expressions of Interest Due Date: 

May 13, 2011. HUD will review the 

Expressions of Interest received from 

third parties. Only third parties 

determined eligible to apply will be 

notified by HUD no later than 30 days 

after Due Date to submit full 

applications. 

ADDRESSES: Interested Third Parties. 

Third parties interested in participating 

in the fellowship program are directed 

to submit their Expressions of Interest to 

FellowshpPlacementProgram@hud.gov 

by the Due Date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kheng Mei Tan, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20410; telephone number 202–708–3815 

(this is not a toll-free number). Persons 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Information 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In 2010, senior leadership from the 

White House, HUD, and other federal 

agencies have assessed ways to enhance 

technical assistance to help some of the 

nation’s most economically distressed 

cities so that they may begin to stabilize 

and rebuild their local economies. 

These cities, formerly key economic 

engines of regional and national 

prosperity have in the past several 

decades, undergone high poverty and 

unemployment rates, severe residential 

and commercial vacancies, long-term 

population loss, and have struggled to 

return to a place of economic 

productivity. The long term economic 

decline of these cities have constrained 

local resources, and precluded them 

from attracting, hiring and maintaining 

sufficient staff to support key operations 

and execute revitalization strategies. 

Moreover, rising government costs, 

declining revenue streams, and the 

requirement that state and local 

governments maintain a balanced 

budget continue to further these 

economic challenges. 

However, despite these significant 

challenges, these cities possess 

tremendous physical, commercial, and 

public assets that can be used to revive 

their local and regional economies. In 

an effort to ensure the economic health 

and well being of regional and national 

economies, these cities must be given 

the best opportunity possible to regain 

strength through leveraging their key 

assets and extensively partner with 

public and private sectors. In addition, 

the revitalization of these cities can be 

assisted by providing them with 

additional highly skilled staff with 

wide-ranging technical expertise in 

fields that include urban planning, 

workforce training, economic 

development, and human capital 

strategies. 

The fellowship program is one 

outcome of these Federal level 

discussions in 2010, and one 

component of a broader and new 

approach to making the federal 

investment model more flexible, 

targeted, tailored, and holistic in 

building local capacity in cities and 

regions facing long-term challenges. 

With this new method, these cities can 

more effectively build partnerships with 

businesses, non-profits, and other key 

economic players that will help attract 

critical private investment to create jobs, 

promote economic growth, and enhance 

community prosperity. As a result, this 

targeted assistance will help put these 

places on a path towards creating a 

customized and specific plan for longterm economic revitalization. 

II. Fellowship Placement Pilot Program 

A. Fellowship Placement Pilot Program 

Overview 

As described in the Summary, the 

fellowship program will be a 

competitive program that provides 

funding for early to mid-career 

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professionals to work for two year terms 

in local government positions to 

supplement existing local capacity. 

HUD envisions that through a national 

competitive process, up to 30 fellows 

who are strongly committed to public 

service, will be selected for the initial 

fellowship class. Fellows will be 

deployed to pilot cities where they will 

support and assist local governments in 

their economic revitalization efforts. 

Fellows will receive stipends and will 

be mentored by staff located in each 

pilot city. The objectives of fellows 

assigned to selected pilot cities will be 

to: 

1. Take on high-level responsibilities 

and be immersed in the core operations 

of the host city; 

2. Engage in peer-to-peer learning 

opportunities and become active leaders 

in their host city; and 

3. Be intensely engaged and 

committed to the redevelopment of the 

city so that they remain working in the 

city after the end of the program. 

HUD intends to conduct the 

fellowship program in approximately 

six pilot cities. Each pilot city may 

receive up to five fellows. As noted 

earlier in the Summary, HUD is in the 

final stages of selecting the pilot cities. 

When HUD selects the pilot cities, 

HUD will conduct a comprehensive city 

assessment for each pilot city to identify 

their key challenges and areas of 

capacity need. The city assessments also 

will provide useful information to help 

determine how fellows can be used to 

support each pilot city. HUD intends to 

complete the city assessments before the 

fellowship administrator is selected. 

Funding for the fellowship program is 

provided through a donation of $2.5 

million by a private philanthropic 

organization, which HUD is authorized 

to accept under section 7(k) of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(k)(1)). 

The donation was specifically provided 

to HUD to develop, manage, and 

implement a national fellowship 

program to enhance the capacity of 

some of the nation’s most economically 

distressed cities. In addition, 42 U.S.C. 

3532(b) authorizes the Secretary of HUD 

to ‘‘exercise leadership at the direction 

of the President in coordinating Federal 

activities affecting housing and urban 

development’’ as well as to ‘‘provide 

technical assistance and information 

* * * to aid state, county, town, village, 

or other local governments in 

developing solutions to community and 

metropolitan development problems.’’ 

B. Fellowship Placement Pilot Program 

Administrator 

HUD is not seeking applications 

through this notice but is seeking 

expressions of interest from eligible 

third parties (Administrator) to 

administer the fellowship program. The 

selected Administrator will be 

responsible for two major activities of 

the fellowship program: 

1. Manage and administer the 

fellowship program at the national and 

local level (Activity 1); and 

2. Develop training curriculum and 

train fellows for the program (Activity 

2). 

To be eligible for selection, the 

Administrator must be able to carry out 

both activities. 

The selected Administrator will be a 

single third party OR a partnership of 

third parties, as the term ‘‘third party’’ is 

defined below, along with other key 

definitions. 

Definitions: The following terms shall 

have the meaning indicated below: 

Administrator: The term 

‘‘administrator’’ means a third party or 

partnership of third parties that will be 

responsible for all tasks associated with 

activities 1 and 2 described in this 

Expression of Interest. 

Third-party: The term ‘‘third party’’ 

means an educational institution, 

private and for-profit entity, or private 

or public nonprofit with a 501(c)(3) 

status. 

Partnership: The term ‘‘partnership’’ 

means any combination or grouping of 

two or more third-parties as previously 

defined. Examples of possible 

partnerships among third parties may 

include, but is not limited to, a 

partnership between: 

• A national or regional leadership 

institute and local universities or other 

local organization with relevant 

experience; or 

• A volunteer or community driven 

organization and college institution. 

Further, to differentiate among the tasks 

associated with Activity 1 and Activity 

2, HUD will use the following terms: 

Activity 1 

Local organization: The term ‘‘local 

organization’’ will refer to those third 

parties that will be tasked to work in 

each of the pilot cities. In addition, HUD 

will expand this definition of ‘‘local 

organization’’ to include an individual(s) 

who is a qualified independent 

consultant or professional expert that 

can effectively manage the work at the 

local level. 

Activity 2 

Training Organization: The term 

‘‘training organization’’ will refer to the 

third parties that will assume all tasks 

associated with training as described in 

section II.C.2 of this Expression of 

Interest. 

Period of expenditure of fellowship 

program funds: The $2.5 million to be 

made available for the fellowship 

program is to be used by the 

Administrator over the course of 30 

months from the date that funding is 

made available. HUD Headquarters will 

monitor the Administrator to ensure 

that the funds are efficiently utilized 

over the 30 month period. 

Cooperative agreement: Upon 

selection of an Administrator, HUD 

intends to execute a cooperative 

agreement with the Administrator that 

delineates the objectives, roles and 

responsibilities for HUD and the 

Administrator. HUD recognizes that the 

success of the fellowship program will 

require flexibility and adaptability in 

design and implementation. Therefore, 

the cooperative agreement will allow 

HUD to work closely with the 

Administrator to help fine tune 

activities as needed to ensure that 

activities are implemented in a manner 

that is consistent with the objectives of 

the fellowship program. HUD 

anticipates that it will have significant 

involvement in all aspects of the 

fellowship program’s planning, 

delivery, and follow-up. 

C. Primary Tasks of the Administrator 

HUD’s proposal for the fellowship 

program involves two major activities 

for the Administrator to carry out, as 

noted above. The following provides 

more details on these activities. 

1. Activity 1: Manage and Implement 

the Fellowship Program at the National 

and Local Level 

Coordination with selected pilot 

cities: HUD recognizes that the 

fellowship program will require a local 

presence in each of the pilot cities. 

Therefore, the Administrator will be 

required to identify, coordinate and 

collaborate with a local organization in 

each of the pilot cities. (Note: Because 

HUD has not yet finalized its selection 

of the pilot cities, eligible third parties 

that have submitted their Expressions of 

Interest to HUD, and are determined 

eligible to apply for the fellowship 

program will be required to outline a 

detailed plan that describes how they 

will identify, select and coordinate with 

local organizations in their 

applications.) 

HUD expects the relationship between 

the Administrator and local 

organizations to be sufficiently flexible 

to ensure that the program functions 

smoothly and successfully. The 

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Administrator will be responsible for 

the following six tasks: 

• Managing the overall operations of 

the fellowship program which includes 

paying fellow stipends, recruiting and 

selecting fellows, and coordinating with 

local organizations in each pilot city. 

• Working with the city to ensure that 

fellows are well integrated with their 

pilot city and working on high-level, 

strategic projects; 

• Helping to coordinate site visits 

with the training organization; 

• Identifying additional training and 

mentoring opportunities fellows may 

require as they progress through the 

program; and 

• Tracking and monitoring data to be 

used for evaluating the success of 

fellows and the fellowship program. 

• Securing additional support from 

philanthropic organizations to meet the 

objectives and scope of work in the 

fellowship program. 

Note: Interested eligible third parties that 

are determined eligible to apply for the 

fellowship program will be asked to specify 

who (the Administrator or local organization) 

would be responsible for carrying out the five 

tasks described above. 

Payment of fellows: The 

Administrator will be responsible for 

paying fellows in the program. HUD 

plans to set-aside a portion of the $2.5 

million to pay fellow stipends. HUD 

anticipates that fellow stipends will be 

$60,000 per year. In the best case 

scenario, the cost of the stipend is 

shared between the pilot city and the 

program. When the pilot city is selected, 

HUD will work with each pilot city in 

determining the cost share of the 

stipend. 

Recruitment and selection of fellows: 

The Administrator will be responsible 

for recruiting and selecting qualified 

fellows for the program. No HUD 

employees are eligible to participate in 

the fellowship program. The 

Administrator will be primarily 

responsible for marketing and 

advertising the program in places such 

as graduate programs, career listservs 

and public sector networks. HUD may 

also assist in advertising the program to 

increase the number of applicants. 

HUD recognizes that selecting the 

most qualified fellows is a critical 

element to ensuring the success of the 

fellowship program. As a result, the 

Administrator to be selected must have 

significant expertise in similar selection 

and recruitment experience, preferably 

for public service employment. HUD 

will work with Administrator to ensure 

that the types of fellows selected meet 

the needs and objectives of the 

fellowship program. HUD also has 

developed general criteria for the types 

of qualifications anticipated for 

participation in the program. Please see 

the Appendix B for the list of fellow 

qualifications. 

HUD expects the Administrator to 

work closely with pilot cities to ensure 

that the skill sets of fellows recruited 

reflects the needs of the pilot cities. 

Before the recruitment process begins, 

HUD will connect the Administrator to 

the relevant pilot city officials to 

facilitate such coordination. 

Coordination with local 

organizations: The Administrator will 

coordinate their activities with local 

organizations to ensure that the 

objectives of the fellowship program are 

being met. This may include activities 

such as monitoring the work of the 

fellows and working with the pilot cities 

to identify potential projects. HUD does 

not want to be rigid in defining these 

roles and responsibilities. Rather, HUD 

expects the relationship between the 

Administrator and the local 

organizations to be flexible enough to 

ensure that the program operates 

smoothly and successfully. 

Mentorship of fellows: HUD 

recognizes that mentors will be critical 

to the success and retention of fellows 

in the program. HUD does not want to 

be rigid in defining the roles and 

responsibility of mentorship. Rather, 

HUD expects the selected Administrator 

to be adaptive, responsive and flexible 

enough to meet the needs of fellows. 

This would include ensuring that 

fellows work on challenging and 

strategic projects and are well-integrated 

and connected to their pilot city. 

Due to the complex nature of the work 

required of fellows to meet the intricate 

challenges of pilot cities, HUD 

anticipates that the roles and 

responsibilities of fellows will likely 

change as the program progresses. In 

addition, HUD does not have specific 

projects for fellows in mind. However, 

HUD, at minimum, expects that the 

work of fellows must be high-level, 

strategic projects that will help advance 

the economic goals of a pilot city. As 

described in section II.A Fellowship 

Placement Pilot Program Overview, the 

types of projects that fellows are 

expected to work on will be informed by 

a city assessment process of each pilot 

city that HUD will be undertaking 

separately. Please also review section D. 

Pilot Cities, City Assessments for more 

information on the city assessment 

process. 

Coordinating training activities: HUD 

expects the selected Administrator will 

work to identify opportunities for 

additional training which may include, 

but are not limited to conferences, 

workshops, or meetings. In addition, the 

Administrator will help coordinate site 

visits throughout the span of the 

fellowship program. 

Evaluation: HUD expects that the 

selected Administrator to collect data to 

help HUD evaluate the success of 

fellows and the program. HUD will 

provide the Administrator with a basic 

template to collect qualitative and 

quantitative information. In addition, 

HUD welcomes proposals from the 

Administrator on additional metrics for 

data collection. 

Leveraging: As described in the 

Summary, HUD will not have a match 

requirement for the fellowship program. 

However, HUD recognizes that the 

scope of work required of the program 

may exceed the funds that are available 

for this grant. Therefore, HUD expects 

that the selected Administrator will 

secure additional funding support from 

other philanthropic organizations to 

fulfill the scope of work for the 

fellowship program. (Note: Eligible third 

parties that have submitted their 

Expressions of Interest to HUD, and are 

determined eligible to apply for the 

fellowship program will be required to 

explain how they plan to identify and 

secure additional financial support to 

meet the full scale of the fellowship 

program in their applications.) 

2. Activity 2: Develop Training 

Curriculum and Train Fellows for the 

Fellowship Program 

HUD expects that fellows selected 

will likely enter the program with an 

array of skills and expertise, but 

notwithstanding skills and expertise, 

fellows will be expected to undergo 

orientation and training. The selected 

Administrator will either serve as the 

training organization or identify a 

training organization to assist with 

training selected fellows. In this 

discussion of Activity 2, training 

organization refers to the entity (either 

the Administrator or another third 

party) that will be responsible and 

conduct orientation and training. For 

this activity, the training organization 

would be required to complete the 

following tasks: 

a. Develop orientation materials for 

fellows entering the program; 

b. Develop or apply existing training 

curriculum that will equip fellows with 

the fundamental knowledge, tools and 

skills they would need to be successful 

in the program. 

c. Identify the locations of where 

fellows are to be trained and train 

fellows; and 

d. Coordinate with the national and 

local intermediaries on additional 

training fellows may need as they 

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progress through the program, as well as 

help to coordinate site visits. 

Orientation: The training organization 

will develop the materials and agenda to 

help orient the new class of fellows. The 

training organization will administer the 

orientation training and coordinate 

activities, guest speakers and attendees 

with HUD. 

Training: The training organization 

will be responsible for all aspects of 

training, which includes training 

fellows and developing the training 

curriculum for fellows. HUD expects 

that training courses should be practical 

in nature, and focus on leadership 

development and team building. Areas 

of focus will be wide-ranging in scope 

and may include, but are not limited to 

project management; bureaucratic 

navigation; finance and acquisition; data 

and monitoring; changing market 

conditions; urban planning and 

redevelopment; human and social 

capital development; and local 

government finance and budgeting. 

While HUD recognizes that the 

training of fellows will largely be ‘‘onthe-job’’ training, HUD expects that the 

training courses developed should make 

every effort to draw on real world 

experiences in the policies and practices 

of local government. 

Development of local training 

opportunities: The training organization 

will be responsible for developing or 

identifying additional local training 

opportunities for fellows. 

Responsibilities for the training 

organization may include, but are not 

limited to, coordinating site visits; 

developing workshops on a specific 

topic; and identifying and bringing in 

expert consultants or speakers to 

educate fellows. While HUD will not 

require a minimum number of training 

opportunities or site visits, HUD expects 

at least one site visit to be in a pilot city. 

The purpose of site visits is to help 

increase the knowledge and expertise of 

fellows in the program. 

Leveraging: HUD recognizes that the 

scope of work required of the fellowship 

program will exceed the funds that are 

available for this grant. Therefore, HUD 

expects that the training organization 

will secure additional funding support 

from other philanthropic organizations 

to fulfill the scope of work for the 

fellowship program. (Note: Eligible third 

parties that have submitted their 

Expressions of Interest to HUD, and are 

determined eligible to apply for the 

fellowship program will be required to 

explain how they plan to identify and 

secure additional financial support to 

meet the full scale of the fellowship 

program in their applications.) 

3. Reporting Requirements 

HUD will require the selected 

Administrator to report to the 

Government Technical Representative 

(GTR) who will be responsible for 

managing the fellowship program grant 

at HUD no less often than quarterly, 

unless otherwise specified in the 

cooperative agreement. As part of this 

required report to HUD, the selected 

Administrator will update the GTR with 

information on actual outputs and data 

related to outcomes achieved, and a 

narrative explanation of any disparity 

between projected and actual results. 

HUD will also require the selected 

Administrator to provide HUD with a 

final narrative report no more than three 

months from the end of the grant period. 

Indirect costs: Indirect costs, if 

applicable, are allowable based on an 

established approved indirect cost rate. 

Applicants should have on file, and 

submit to HUD as part of their grant 

application, a copy of their approved 

indirect cost rate agreement if they have 

one. Applicants that are selected for 

funding but do not have an approved 

indirect cost rate agreement established 

by the cognizant federal agency, and 

who want to charge indirect costs to the 

grant, will be required to establish a 

rate. In such cases, HUD will issue an 

award with a provisional rate and assist 

applicants with the process of 

establishing a final rate. 

D. Selected Pilot Cities 

As previously noted, HUD is in the 

final stages of selecting the pilot cities. 

HUD anticipates that it will select and 

announce the pilot cities before the 

selection of an Administrator. 

City assessments: When HUD selects 

the pilot cities, HUD will conduct a 

comprehensive city assessment. HUD 

intends to complete the city assessments 

before an Administrator is selected. The 

purpose of the city assessment is to 

identify the key challenges and areas of 

need for each pilot city. To help 

conduct these assessments, HUD will 

work closely with city mayors and their 

staff to examine areas such as staffing 

resources; internal decision making 

processes; fiscal and budget capacity; 

and economic development and housing 

projects. 

HUD expects that the selected 

Administrator, in close collaboration 

with each pilot city, will review the 

information from the city assessment to 

identify the types of work and projects 

for fellows. (HUD will provide the 

selected Administrator with the city 

assessments and connect them with 

each pilot city.) This will allow the 

selected Administrator to recruit and 

match fellows according to the needs of 

each pilot city. 

HUD’s Coordination Role. When an 

Administrator is selected, HUD will take 

the lead role in coordinating all key 

aspects of the program between the 

Administrator and the pilot cities to 

ensure the successful implementation of 

program objectives. HUD’s role in 

coordination would include, but is not 

limited to: 

• Facilitating meetings between the 

third party and the pilot cities; 

• Negotiating, where appropriate, 

fellowship work responsibilities; 

• Hosting site visits in pilot city 

locations. 

A. Solicitation of Expressions of 

Interests 

Third parties interested in being 

selected as the Administrator for the 

fellowship program are invited to advise 

of their interest to HUD by must 

emailing such Expression of Interest to 

FellowshpPlacementProgram@hud.gov 

by the deadline set forth in the DATES

section of this notice. HUD welcomes 

parties expressing an interest (but 

imposes no requirement to do so) to 

advise of reasons for the party’s interest 

in being an Administrator and a general 

description of the interested party’s 

capacity and experience in being the 

Administrator. Although Expressions of 

Interest are not being submitted through 

a public portal, Expressions of Interest 

should nevertheless not contain any 

proprietary information. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

Appendix A—Proposed Request for 

Qualifications (RFQ) 

[Note: HUD is not soliciting applications at 

this time] 

HUD proposes to rate the qualifications of 

an Administrator applicant on three rating 

factors described below, and eligible 

applicants, as determined through the 

solicitation of Expressions of Interest, will be 

asked to submit applications that address 

these factors. Only applicants (a single third 

party or a partnership of third parties) that 

can meet the competencies of both activities 

1 and 2 should submit applications. If 

applying as a partnership, a lead applicant 

must be named in the application. The lead 

applicant also will be responsible for 

managing the scope of work in the activities 

applied for by the partnership. 

The total number of points possibly 

awarded for an application is 190 points. 

The applicant must answer all questions in 

the RFQ. Applicants that leave questions 

unanswered will be determined to have 

submitted incomplete applications, and their 

applications will not be considered. 

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The rating factors are described below. 

I. Rating Factors 

Rating Factor 1: Demonstrated Capacity of 

the Applicant and Relevant Organizational 

Staff (70 Points): 

A. Previous Experience (40 points) 

1. General question (10 points): HUD is 

interested in the applicant’s demonstrated 

history of direct public service or placement 

of public servants within the last 24 months. 

This must include a brief explanation about 

the objectives, goals and work of the 

applicant, and any awards that the applicant 

has received for public service. In addition, 

please include any information on previous 

work, partnerships or collaborations with the 

federal or local government. If applying as a 

partnership, please provide a brief 

explanation for all third parties in the 

partnership. 

2. The following questions relate ONLY to 

Activity 1 (15 points). Provide at least one 

example of recent experience within the last 

24 months where the applicant has managed 

activities similar to the ones covered under 

Activity 1. The applicant’s explanation 

should include a discussion of the tasks 

undertaken, actual results achieved, and the 

specific skills and resources applied to each 

task listed below: 

a. The applicant must explain its 

demonstrated experience in working on 

projects that have required it to connect with 

other local networks, organizations and key 

individuals in cities. In addition, the 

applicant must explain how it has built and 

maintained these relationships with local 

networks, organizations and key individuals, 

and how integral this collaboration was to its 

project. 

b. The applicant must explain its 

demonstrated experience in attracting and 

recruiting talented individuals from around 

the country, including those from top 

universities or other career networks. 

c. The applicant must explain its 

demonstrated experience in managing staff 

and/or program participants remotely. 

3. The following questions relate ONLY to 

Activity 2 (15 points). The applicant must 

provide at least one example of recent 

experience within the last 24 months where 

it has managed activities similar to the ones 

covered under Activity 2. The applicant’s 

explanation must include a discussion of the 

tasks undertaken, actual results achieved, 

and the specific skills and resources applied 

to each task listed below: 

a. The applicant must explain its 

demonstrated experience in developing 

training curriculum for a public service and/ 

or community or economic development 

program and how it has trained past 

participants. In addition, please include the 

length of training; the types of training past 

participants underwent (e.g. classroom 

instruction, site visits, workshops); and how 

it has recruited instructors and speakers to 

enhance the trainings. 

b. The applicant must explain its 

demonstrated experience in partnering with 

other organizations, individuals are 

institutions to develop training curriculum 

for a fellowship program. 

B. Management Structure (30 points) 

Organization Structure (20 points): HUD is 

interested in understanding the applicant’s 

capacity to support the fellowship program 

in relation to ALL activities described in the 

RFQ. 

1. The applicant must provide a 

description of its management structure, 

including an organizational chart that 

identifies all key management positions and 

the names and positions of staff managing 

ALL key tasks described in the RFQ that are 

associated with both activities described in 

the RFQ. The applicant must also describe 

the key staff and their specific roles and 

responsibilities for the management of its 

proposed activities. Please also include a one 

paragraph description that describes the 

previous experience as it relates to the 

assigned activities of all key staff. 

If applying as a partnership, the applicant 

must provide this information for each third 

party and also describe the management 

structure of the partnership and the role of 

each third party. The applicant also must 

explain briefly how the partnership will 

work together to ensure that the activities 

will be achieved successfully and how 

decisions will be made. 

2. References (10 points). The applicant 

must include at least two references for 

recent work similar to the programs covered 

under the RFQ that has been undertaken by 

the applicant. If a partnership, the applicant 

must include two references for each third 

party in the partnership. 

At least one reference must be from an 

organization, individual or institution that 

you have worked with in the past 24 months 

applicable to the activity(s) you are applying 

for. This reference must be submitted in the 

form of a letter (one-page maximum) that 

includes a contact name, address, phone 

number and email address so that HUD may 

verify the information. 

A second reference may be taken from a 

brief newspaper or journal article, program 

evaluation, or a transcript from a reputable 

independent source other than you. No video 

or audio recording may be submitted. 

Rating Factor 2: Soundness of Approach 

(100 Points): 

A. Proposed Activities (85 points) 

1. The applicant must briefly describe the 

activities it proposes to undertake in the RFQ 

application, including any additional 

activities it plans to undertake that will not 

be funded by the fellowship program. 

In addition, for Activity 1 (50 points), 

please address specifically in the proposal 

the following: 

a. HUD recognizes that key to the success 

of the fellowship program will be determined 

by the close collaboration and 

communication between the national and 

local third parties. While HUD has not 

selected the pilot cities, HUD would like the 

applicant to describe in detail: 

i. How it plans to identify and select the 

local organizations or individuals that 

it will work with to meet the objectives of 

Activity 1. 

ii. How it anticipates each local 

organization or individual will communicate 

and work with it to ensure the success of the 

fellowship program. 

iii. What it thinks the key responsibilities 

of the local organizations would be to 

accomplish the tasks associated with 

Activity 1. 

b. HUD is interested in learning where and 

how the applicant plans to market the 

program to secure the most qualified fellows. 

The applicant must explain its process of 

recruiting fellows for the program. The 

applicant must include a discussion of how 

it plans to market and reach out to various 

places to recruit qualified fellows. 

c. HUD is interested in learning the 

applicant’s process for selecting fellows. 

While HUD recognizes that some of the 

fellow selection will be based on the needs 

of the pilot cities, HUD is looking for an 

explanation of the applicant’s proposed 

selection process and any proposed criteria 

for fellows it may have in addition to the 

fellows criteria in Appendix B. Information 

in this process may include additional 

consultants and experts the applicant may 

hire, how it plans to conduct the interviews, 

and what additional criteria—given its 

understanding of fellowship programs—it 

may look for in fellows. 

d. HUD would like to know how the 

applicant plans to identify any additional 

training opportunities (including site visits, 

workshops, and conferences) for fellows in 

the program. 

e. HUD recognizes that mentoring fellows 

will be critical to the success of the program. 

Therefore, HUD expects the applicant to have 

a close mentor relationship with each fellow. 

The applicant must explain how it plans to 

mentor fellows one-on-one and in group 

settings, and how it plans to help them 

resolve or work through their challenges as 

they arise in the program. The applicant must 

also explain how it plans to identify high 

level, strategic projects for the fellows. 

f. The applicant must provide HUD with a 

list and description of possible metrics it 

thinks would be valuable to collect for 

evaluation. 

For Activity 2 (30 points), the applicant 

must address specifically in the proposal the 

following: 

The applicant must explain how it plans to 

develop training curriculum and how it plans 

to train fellows. The applicant must include 

a discussion on how its proposed training 

curriculum would advance and enhance 

leadership skills among fellows, and how its 

training curriculum would prepare fellows 

for the fellowship program. 

a. In addition, the applicant must include 

other organizations it may use to help 

develop the curriculum. The applicant must 

list the types of training it plans to have 

fellows undertake (e.g. workshops, classroom 

training, etc.) including potential instructors 

or speakers, and how it plans to recruit 

qualified instructors and speakers. The 

applicant must describe the type of materials 

it plans to develop to train fellows and if 

applicable, describe any certifications it 

might offer to fellows. 

b. The applicant must explain how it will 

develop the orientation training for fellows 

and include a description of the types of 

materials it plans to develop to train fellows. 

c. The applicant must describe the types of 

site visits it plans to undertake to enhance 

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the learning experience of fellows. The 

applicant must also explain how it plans to 

identify, develop and/or implement any 

additional trainings it thinks would be 

helpful in the fellowship program. 

2. Activity 1 & Activity 2 (5 points) As 

referenced in III.A.1.a Leveraging, HUD 

recognizes that the full cost of the program 

will likely exceed the $2.5 million granted 

under the RFQ. Nevertheless, HUD is 

requesting that the applicant indicate how it 

will use the $2.5 million by providing a list 

or table showing the amount of funds 

budgeted for each activity for years 1 and 2. 

If a partnership, the applicant must indicate 

also the responsible third party for each use 

and activity. 

a. In addition, as referenced in section 

III.A.1 Payment of Fellows, HUD recognizes 

that the cost of the fellow stipends under the 

fellowship program is unknown as HUD is in 

the process of negotiating stipend share 

between what the pilot cities and the 

fellowship program will each pay. For your 

budget, please include a category for fellow 

stipends for years 1 and 2. HUD anticipates 

that fellows will be paid $60,000 per year (for 

a total of $120,000 for years 1 and 2 for each 

fellow). Please assume that the program will 

pay 75 percent of this stipend for years 1 and 

2 (this amounts to $45,000 for each year). 

Given your proposed budget, HUD wants to 

see the maximum number of fellows that 

could be funded with the $2.5 million grant. 

B. Project Completion Schedule (5 points) 

1. For the activity(s) the applicant is 

applying for, the applicant must briefly 

describe the project completion schedule, 

including milestones in each month for 24 

months for the critical management actions 

for the applicant, start and end dates of each 

activity, and the expected metrics and 

results. 

C. Performance and Monitoring (10 points) 

1. HUD grantees must have a plan for 

monitoring and funds control plan for all 

program activities to ensure successful 

performance. This includes an internal audit 

function. An internal audit function will 

continually examine potentially risky areas 

of program operations and management and 

provide regular and valuable feedback to 

program managers and to those who hold 

them accountable. This feedback will include 

identification of risky management practices 

and missing or ineffective internal controls, 

areas that are not in compliance with 

program requirements, and ineffective 

implementation of established policies. For 

the activity(s) the applicant is applying for in 

this factor, the applicant must: 

a. Describe your monitoring and funds 

control plan. 

b. Describe how you will meet the internal 

audit requirement. Specifically identify the 

position(s) and agency responsible for 

internal audit. 

Rating Factor 3: Leveraging of Other Funds 

(20 Points): HUD does not require matching 

funds to be awarded grants from the RFQ. 

However, as referenced in III.A.1.a 

Leveraging, HUD expects that the applicant 

that is awarded the grant will secure 

additional funding support from other 

philanthropic organizations. As a result, 

HUD will put greater preference on 

applicants that can draw additional financial 

support. In this rating factor, HUD would like 

to know the applicant’s experience in 

securing philanthropic support and its ability 

to leverage existing funds. 

1. In this factor, the applicant must 

describe its success in securing philanthropic 

support for projects similar or related to any 

or all of the activities the applicant is 

applying for in the RFQ. 

2. The applicant must also describe its 

plans for reaching out to other philanthropic 

organizations or private institutions, and 

fundraising activities it plans to undertake if 

granted funds from the RFQ. 

3. The applicant must indicate, where 

appropriate, if it currently has commitments 

of additional funds from other philanthropic 

organizations or private institutions and how 

those funds might be leveraged for this 

program. 

II. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

HUD will send written notifications to both 

successful and unsuccessful applicants. A 

notification sent to a successful applicant is 

not an authorization to begin performance. 

Upon notification that an applicant has been 

selected for award, HUD will request 

additional information to be submitted or 

may work with the applicant to amend 

information that was already submitted as 

part of the application. 

B. Code of Conduct 

After selection, but prior to award, 

applicants selected for funding will be 

required to provide HUD with their written 

Code of Conduct if they have not previously 

done so and it is not recorded on the HUD 

Web site at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/ 

grants/codeofconduct/cconduct.cfm. 

C. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

After selection for funding but prior to 

award, applicants must submit financial and 

administrative information to comply with 

applicable requirements. These requirements 

are found in 24 CFR part 84 for all 

organizations, except states and local 

governments whose requirements are found 

in 24 CFR part 85. Cost principles 

requirements are found at OMB Circular 

A–122 for nonprofit organizations, OMB 

Circular A–21 for institutions of higher 

education, OMB Circular A–87 for states and 

local governments, and at 48 CFR 31.2 for 

commercial organizations. Applicants must 

submit a certification from an Independent 

Public Accountant or the cognizant 

government auditor, stating that the 

applicant’s financial management system 

meets prescribed standards for fund control 

and accountability. 

D. Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006 

Applicants selected for funding will be 

required to report first sub-grant award and 

executive compensation information, where 

both their initial award is $25,000 or greater, 

as required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 

(Pub. L. 109–282). The prime grant awardees 

will have until the end of the month plus one 

additional month after an award or sub-grant 

is obligated to fulfill the reporting 

requirement. The Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) of 2006 calls for the establishment 

of a publicly available Web site to disclose 

the use of Federal finance assistance. 

a. The Act requires the reporting of the 

following data for first-tier sub-grants of 

$25,000 or more: 

(1) Name of entity receiving award. 

(2) Amount of award. 

(3) Funding agency. 

(4) NAICS code for contracts/CFDA 

program number for grants. 

(5) Program source. 

(6) Award title descriptive of the purpose 

of the funding action. 

(7) Location of the entity (including 

congressional district). 

(8) Place of performance (including 

congressional district). 

(9) Unique identifier of the entity and its 

parent; and. 

(10) Total compensation and names of top 

five executives (same thresholds as for 

primes). 

b. The Transparency Act also requires the 

reporting of the Total Compensation and 

Names of the top five executives in either the 

prime awardee or a sub-awardee’s 

organization if: 

(1) More than 80% of annual gross 

revenues are from the Federal government, 

and those revenues are greater than $25M 

annually; and 

(2) Compensation information is not 

already available through reporting to the 

SEC. 

The statute exempts from reporting any 

sub-awards less than $25,000 made to 

individuals or to an entity whose annual 

expenditures are less than $300,000. OMB 

has published Interim Final Guidance to 

agencies regarding the FFATA subrecipient 

reporting requirements in the Federal 

Register on September 14, 2010 (75FR55663.) 

E. Equal Employment Opportunity 

All contracts under the fellowship program 

shall contain a provision requiring 

compliance with E.O. 11246, ‘‘Equal 

Employment Opportunity,’’ as amended by 

E.O. 11375, ‘‘Amending Executive Order 

11246 Relating to Equal Employment 

Opportunity,’’ and as supplemented by 

regulations at 41 CFR part 60, ‘‘Office of 

Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 

Equal Employment Opportunity, Department 

of Labor.’’ 

F. Additional Information 

This issuance does not direct, provide for 

assistance or loan and mortgage insurance 

for, or otherwise govern or regulate, real 

property acquisition, disposition, leasing, 

rehabilitation, alteration, demolition, or new 

construction, or establish, revise or provide 

for standards for construction or construction 

materials, manufactured housing, or 

occupancy. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 

50.19(c)(1), this issuance is categorically 

excluded from environmental review under 

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the National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).’’ 

Appendix B: Fellowship Placement 

Pilot Program—Fellows Criteria for 

Selection 

The fellows selection of the fellowship 

program will be open nationally to all 

qualified applicants. The Administrator will 

help develop the application and selection 

criteria for new recruits. The Administrator 

will conduct the competition for fellows. 

At minimum, core perquisites must require 

that candidates: 

• Have 3–5 years of work experience, 

where candidates with graduate degrees are 

preferred; 

• Make a 2 year commitment; 

• Have prior experience in the area of 

community development, economic 

development, community or other public 

service, or related field; 

• Be a problem solver, critical thinker and 

potential manager; 

• Have a proven track record of 

entrepreneurship or social entrepreneurship, 

ability to work through bureaucracies to get 

things done; and 

• Demonstrate a commitment and passion 

to public service. 

In addition, applicants will be asked to 

rank order their location choices, and to 

articulate their interest in, or connection to 

any particular location(s). The selected 

Administrator may explore giving preference 

to candidates that already live in a pilot city. 

The selection process for fellows may 

involve multiple rounds of review that will 

culminate to several in-person group 

interviews. After the in-person interviews, a 

selection committee will make the final 

selection decisions. Fellows that best match 

the needs of the pilot cities based on their 

existing area of knowledge and skill set will 

be selected for the program. To ensure 

fellows are properly matched to the needs of 

each pilot city, the selection process will 

include a review of the results from the city 

assessments that were initially conducted for 

each pilot city before selection. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2011–N074; 96300–1671– 

0000–P5] 

Endangered Species Receipt of 

Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. The ESA 

laws require that we invite public 

comment before issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

May 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2280; or e-mail 

DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an e-mail or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an e-mail 

address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. Before including your address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 

10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and our regulations in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 

17, require that we invite public 

comment before final action on these 

permit applications. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: Oklahoma City Zoological 

Park, Oklahoma City, OK; PRT– 

30321A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a captive-held male Asian 

elephant (Elephas maximus) born in the 

wild from African Lion Safari & Game 

Farm Ltd., Ontario, Canada, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species through propagation. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Franklin Brown, Rainbow 

City, AL; PRT–33362A 

Applicant: David Phillips, St. Paul, MN; 

PRT–37678A 

Applicant: Carlos Ramirez, Houston, 

TX; PRT–38803A 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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