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housing and/or temporary housing 

assistance (excluding emergency 

shelters), and supportive services to 

low-income persons living with HIV/ 

AIDS who are also victims of domestic 

violence, dating violence, sexual 

assault, or stalking, including any 

minors and dependents living with such 

persons. 

Each successful applicant under this 

demonstration program will receive two 

separate grants from HUD: (1) A 

HOPWA grant, and (2) a Transitional 

Housing Assistance Program grant. 

Grantees must ensure that the grant 

funds are used to fund transitional 

housing or other temporary housing 

assistance, and supportive services for 

all program clients. The HOPWA grant 

amounts will be used to fund 

transitional and other temporary 

housing assistance for program clients, 

coordination and planning activities, 

and grant management and 

administration. The Transitional 

Housing Assistance Program grant 

amounts will be used to provide 

supportive services to clients. 

HUD will publish a Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) in FY 2015 that 

will explain requirements for the 

VAWA/HOPWA Project Demonstration, 

detail project selection criteria and 

solicit applications. HUD expects to 

make awards to 7 to 9 applicants 

depending on the amount of total 

funding that will be available for the 

demonstration. Funds will be awarded 

on a one-time-only, non-renewable basis 

for a 3-year operating period. Generally, 

a program client may be assisted under 

this demonstration for not more than 24 

months. This period may be extended 

up to an additional six months with 

respect to a client that has made a goodfaith effort to acquire permanent 

housing and has been unable to do so. 

Grantees must transition assisted 

households to permanent housing, or 

other housing assistance, by the end of 

the operating period. Grantees will be 

required to partner with local domestic 

violence and sexual assault service 

providers for client outreach and 

engagement and for comprehensive 

supportive services to ensure client 

success in the program. 

Grantees must ensure that HOPWA 

funds will be used to carry out eligible 

activities under the HOPWA program. 

All HOPWA funds must be spent in 

accordance with the authorizing 

HOPWA statute (42 U.S.C. 12901 et 

seq.), program regulations at 24 CFR 

part 574, and all NOFA requirements. 

Grantees must also ensure that 

Transitional Housing Assistance 

Program funds will be spent in 

accordance with the authorizing statute 

of the Transitional Housing Assistance 

Program (42 U.S.C. 13975) and all 

NOFA requirements. Projects must 

comply with all applicable federal, 

state, and local fair housing and civil 

rights laws, including, but not limited 

to, the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of the 

Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans 

with Disabilities Act. 

III. Evaluating the Demonstration 

OHH and OVW intend to build on the 

outcomes of the VAWA/HOPWA Project 

Demonstration, and potentially use it as 

a model for future interagency 

collaboration. Grantees will be expected 

to participate in any technical assistance 

efforts designed to identify and share 

best practices from the demonstration 

with the broader HIV/AIDS housing and 

domestic violence and sexual assault 

service provider networks. In addition, 

grantees will be required to measure and 

report on outcomes related to housing 

stability and health outcomes for 

VAWA/HOPWA Project Demonstration 

clients. 

Grantees will also be required to 

comply with all reporting requirements 

under both HOPWA and the 

Transitional Housing Assistance 

Program. This will include the 

submission of a HOPWA Annual 

Performance Report (APR) and an 

annual report that will describe the 

number of minors, adults, and 

dependents assisted with a Transitional 

Housing Assistance Grant and the 

number of months of assistance that 

each received. OHH and OVW will use 

this information to evaluate the program 

and make policy recommendations in 

the future. 

IV. Solicitation of Public Comment 

In accordance with section 470 of the 

Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act 

of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 3542), HUD is 

seeking comment on the demonstration 

for a period of 30 days. Section 470 

provides that HUD may not begin a 

demonstration program not explicitly 

authorized by statute until a description 

of the demonstration program is 

published in the Federal Register and a 

60-day period expires following the date 

of publication, during which time HUD 

solicits public comment and considers 

the comments submitted. A public 

comment period of 30 days is being 

provided so that HUD may receive 

public comments and have the 

opportunity to consider those comments 

during the 60-day period. After the close 

of the public comment period, and 

following full consideration of 

comments submitted, HUD will publish 

the NOFA that will detail project 

selection criteria and solicit 

applications for funding under the 

VAWA/HOPWA Project Demonstration. 

Dated: March 6, 2015. 

Clifford Taffet, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Community 

Planning and Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5846–N–01] 

Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On October 7, 2014, HUD 

announced through notice in the 

Grants.gov Web site the Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 

Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative. The Jobs-Plus 

Pilot Initiative (Jobs-Plus) provides 

competitive grants to partnerships 

between public housing authorities, 

local workforce investment boards 

established under section 117 of the 

Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and 

other agencies and organizations that 

provide support to help public housing 

residents obtain employment and 

increase earnings. Applicants for Job 

Plus consist of public housing agencies 

(PHAs) who demonstrate the ability to 

provide services to residents, partner 

with workforce investment boards, and 

leverage service dollars. The October 7, 

2014 NOFA provided for full 

implementation of Jobs-Plus. This 

Federal Register notice published today 

announces waivers and alternative 

requirements and meets the Jobs-Plus 

statutory requirement to publish 

waivers and alternative requirements 

authorized by the statute at least 10 days 

before they may take effect. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Sections I and II 

of the Appendix—Jobs-Plus Initiative 

and Alternate Requirements in this 

notice are effective March 13, 2015. The 

statutory and regulatory waivers in the 

appendix to this notice are effective 

March 23, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

assure a timely response, please 

electronically direct requests for further 

information to this email address: 

JobsPlus@hud.gov. Written requests may 

also be directed to the following 

address: Office of Public and Indian 

Housing—Anice S. Chenault, U.S. 

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Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 

4120; Washington, DC 20410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Jobs-Plus, authorized by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, 

(Pub. L. 113–76, approved January 17, 

2014) (2014 Appropriations Act) 

promotes economic empowerment in 

low-income areas by providing funding 

to PHAs that develop, locally-based 

approaches to increase earnings and 

advance employment outcomes such as 

work readiness, employer linkages, job 

placement and counseling, educational 

advancement and financial counseling 

for their public housing families. As 

provided in the NOFA that HUD 

published on October 7, 2014, at http://

www.grants.gov/web/grants/searchgrants.html?keywords=FR-5800-N-24, 

there will be approximately $15 Million 

in grants made available to Job-Plus 

grantees in order to address entrenched 

poverty among public housing residents 

through collaboration among local 

housing authorities, residents of public 

housing projects, local welfare agencies, 

local workforce development agencies, 

and other relevant partners. It is aimed 

at significantly increasing earnings and 

advancing employment outcomes for 

public housing residents and leverages 

research conducted by the Manpower 

Demonstration Research Corporation on 

Jobs-Plus. 

In addition, the NOFA also made $9 

million available from the Resident 

Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency 

Service Coordinator (ROSS–SC) account 

to support the services element of JobsPlus. The service element will include 

intensive, employment-focused 

programs targeting every able-bodied, 

working-age welfare recipient at a 

public housing project. 

Waivers and Alternative 

Requirements. The 2014 Appropriations 

Act provides that waivers and 

alternative requirements authorized 

under Jobs-Plus shall be published by 

notice in the Federal Register no later 

than 10 days before the effective date of 

such notice. The Consolidated and 

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 

2015 (Public Law 113–235, approved 

December 16, 2014), has a similar 

proviso. This notice carries out that 

statutory requirement. Under Jobs-Plus, 

HUD is authorized to waive or alter the 

rent and income limitation requirements 

under sections 3 and 6 of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary 

to implement Jobs-Plus. This list of 

these waivers and alternative 

requirements are in the appendix of this 

notice. 

II. Environmental Review 

This Notice involves administrative 

and fiscal requirements related to 

income limits and exclusions with 

regard to calculation of rental assistance 

which do not constitute a development 

decision affecting the physical 

condition of specific project areas or 

building sites. Accordingly, under 24 

CFR 50.19(c)(6), this Notice is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). 

Dated: March 6, 2015. 

Jemine A. Bryon, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and 

Indian Housing. 

Appendix—Jobs–Plus Pilot Initiative 

and Alternative Requirements 

The Jobs-Plus statute (Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014, Pub. L. 113–76) 

provides that waivers and alternative 

requirements authorized by the Secretary 

shall be published by notice in the Federal 

Register no later than 10 days before the 

effective date of such notice. This appendix 

carries out that statutory requirement. Under 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, 

HUD is authorized to waive or alter the rent 

and income limitation requirements under 

sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing 

Act of 1937 as necessary to implement JobsPlus. Provided below is a list of waivers and 

alternative requirements that shall come into 

effect on March 23, 2015. 

The list of waivers and alternative 

requirements, as described above, follows: 

I. Public Housing Rent Calculation 

Permissive exclusions for public housing. 

Provisions affected: Section 6(c) of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

1437d), 3(b)(5)(B) of the United States 

Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a), and 

24 CFR 5.609(c). Alternative requirements: 

The PHA shall be required to calculate the 

annual earned income for Jobs-Plus 

participants receiving the 48-month Jobs-Plus 

earned income exclusion separately for the 

purposes of determining the amount of 

annual income excluded under Jobs-Plus. As 

such, income that is excluded under JobsPlus shall be factored into tenant rent 

calculation and any increases shall be 

considered part of the tenant rent 

contribution, though not charged to the 

family. Such amounts shall be provided to 

HUD for review in order to receive additional 

subsidy. The PHA shall then be provided 

funds to offset the decrease in funding 

associated with the increased tenant income 

using grant amounts made available under 

the Jobs-Plus appropriations line item. 

II. Public Housing Income Limitation 

Requirements 

Disallowance of earned income from rent 

determination. Provisions affected: HUD is 

waiving section 3(d)(1) and(2), of the United 

States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a) 

and 24 CFR 960.255(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3) & (d). 

Alternative requirements: A PHA may 

disallow all earned income from rent 

determinations for families in Jobs-Plus 

public housing projects for increased income 

due to employment over the baseline income 

for a continuous 48-month period beginning 

on the date on which employment 

commenced. A PHA must require members 

of a family in a Jobs-Plus public housing 

project to enroll in Jobs-Plus in order to 

obtain the Jobs-Plus earned income disregard. 

The PHA shall not setup Individual Savings 

Accounts in lieu of providing the Jobs-Plus 

earned income exclusion. Any compensation 

to the PHA for lost rent revenues, such as by 

the standard earned income disregard 

calculation in the Operating Fund, will be 

offset manually to prevent overpayment of 

HUD funds to grant recipients. Instead, PHAs 

shall use funds received through the JobsPlus appropriations to reimburse lost income 

due to Jobs-Plus rent incentives. 

There shall be no phase-in period for 

families participating in Jobs-Plus public 

housing projects and upon completion of the 

48-month earned income exclusion period, 

the family shall be required to provide 100% 

of the amount of the applicable total rent 

increase. Families participating in Jobs-Plus 

shall receive a continuous Jobs-Plus earned 

income disregard for a lifetime 48-months, 

which shall also be the maximum earned 

income disallowance for the family. 

Accordingly, the standard lifetime maximum 

four year disallowance proscribed in 

regulation and statute shall not apply to JobsPlus families participating in Jobs-Plus. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5828–N–11] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for use to assist the 

homeless. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Juanita Perry, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC 

20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY 

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and 

section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney 

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

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