[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25684-25685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12796]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4042-N-02]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development; Notice of Funding Availability for Continuum of Care 
Homeless Assistance; Clarification; Supportive Housing Program (SHP); 
Shelter Plus Care (S+C); Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room 
Occupancy Program for Homeless Individuals (SRO)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA); clarification.

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SUMMARY: On March 15, 1996 (61 FR 10866), HUD published a notice 
announcing the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996 funding for three 
of its programs which assist communities in combatting homelessness. 
The three programs are: (1) Supportive Housing; (2) Shelter Plus Care; 
and (3) Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy 
Dwellings for Homeless Individuals. The Congress had not yet enacted a 
FY 1996 appropriation for HUD at the time of publication of the March 
15, 1996 notice of funding availability (NOFA). Accordingly, the March 
15, 1996 NOFA set forth HUD's estimate of the FY 1996 funding that the 
Congress would make available. The Congress has since enacted a FY 1996 
appropriation for HUD. This notice provides the final FY 1996 amount 
made available under the March 15, 1996 NOFA.

DEADLINE DATES: The original application deadline date is not changed. 
All applications are due in HUD Headquarters before midnight Eastern 
Time on June 12, 1996. HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration 
applications that are received after that deadline. Applications may 
not be sent by facsimile (FAX).

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the application package and supplemental 
information please call the Community Connections information center at 
1-800-998-9999 (voice) or 1-800-483-2209 (TDD), or contact by internet 
at gopher://amcom.aspensys.com:75/11/funding. Also, you can purchase, 
for a nominal fee, a video that walks you through the application 
package and provides general background that can be useful in preparing 
your application. The fee for the video may be waived in cases of 
financial hardship. For copies of the relevant portions of your 
community's Consolidated Plan, please contact the local or State 
official responsible for that Plan. If you need assistance in 
identifying this person, please call your local HUD Field Office.
    Before close of business on the deadline date completed 
applications will be accepted at the following address: Special Needs 
Assistance Programs, Room 7270, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, Attention: Continuum of Care 
Funding. On the deadline date, hand-carried applications will be 
received at the South lobby of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development at the above address. Two copies of the application must 
also be sent to the HUD Field Office serving the State in which the 
applicant's projects are located. A list of Field Offices appears in an 
appendix of this NOFA. Field Office copies must be received by the 
application deadline as well, but a determination that an application 
was received on time will be made solely on receipt of the application 
at HUD Headquarters in Washington.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION: In addition to submitting the application 
narratives and forms in the traditional manner, you may also include an 
electronic version of your materials on a 3\1/2\' computer diskette. 
The inclusion of the computer version this year is strictly an optional 
supplement to the standard application.
    If you use HUD's Consolidated Planning software to generate 
supplemental maps, charts, or project lists, please include these files 
on the diskette as well.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Community Connections information 
center at 1-800-998-9999 (voice) or 1-800-483-2209 (TDD), or by 
internet at gopher://amcom.aspensys.com:75/11/funding.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. The March 15, 1996 NOFA

    On March 15, 1996 (61 FR 10866), HUD published a NOFA announcing 
the 1996 homeless assistance competition to help communities develop 
Continuum of Care systems to assist homeless persons. These funds are 
available under three HUD programs to create community systems for 
combatting homelessness. The three programs are: (1) Supportive 
Housing; (2) Shelter Plus Care; and (3) Section 8 Moderate 
Rehabilitation for Single Room Occupancy Dwellings for Homeless 
Individuals. The March 15, 1996 NOFA contained information concerning 
the Continuum of Care approach, eligible applicants, eligible 
activities, application requirements, and application processing.
    Congress had not yet enacted a FY 1996 appropriation for HUD at the 
time of publication of the March 15, 1996 NOFA. Accordingly, the March 
15, 1996 NOFA set forth HUD's estimate of the FY 1996 funding that the 
Congress would make available. HUD published the NOFA in order to give 
potential applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The purpose 
of this notice is to publish the final FY 1996 amount made available 
under the March 15, 1996 NOFA.

B. Final FY 1996 Funding Amount Under the March 15, 1996 NOFA

    On April 26, 1996, the President signed the Omnibus Consolidated 
Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (OCRA) (Pub.L. 104-134, 
approved April 26, 1996). The OCRA makes $823,000,000 in FY 1996 funds 
available for HUD's homeless assistance grants programs. Of this 
amount, $675 million is being made available under the March 15, 1996 
NOFA. Of the remaining amount, HUD is making $115 million available for 
the Emergency Shelter Grants Program, and $33 million for the renewal 
of previously awarded grants.

C. Revised Pro Rata Need Estimates

    Appendix B to the March 15, 1996 NOFA set forth two columns of pro 
rata need estimates for use by eligible jurisdictions. These figures 
were based on different HUD estimates of the FY 1996 funding amount 
that the Congress would make available. Estimate A, which equalled $675 
million, was based on Congressional action authorizing interim 
spending, referred to as a Continuing Resolution. Estimate B, which 
totalled $925 million, reflected the Administration's FY 1996 Budget 
request (published February 1995). As explained above, the final FY 
1996 amount made available under the March 15, 1996 NOFA is $675 
million. Applicants should therefore utilize Estimate A in determining 
their relative need estimates. Estimate B should be disregarded.

    Dated: May 16, 1996.
Andrew M. Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 96-12796 Filed 5-21-96; 8:45 am]
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