[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47205-47206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18662]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5220-N-02]


Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Continuum of Care 
Homeless Assistance Program: Deadline for Applications and Technical 
Corrections

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

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).

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SUMMARY: On July 10, 2008, HUD published in the Federal Register the 
NOFA for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program. 
Through this NOFA, HUD is making available approximately $1.42 billion 
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for the CoC program. The purpose of the CoC 
program is to reduce the incidence of homelessness in communities by 
assisting homeless individuals and families to move to self sufficiency 
and permanent housing. Today's publication establishes the deadline 
date for the submission of applications and corrects or clarifies 
portions of the CoC NOFA published on July 10, 2008.

DATES: The application submission date for applications is September 
26, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Individuals may direct questions 
regarding the CoC NOFA to the HUD Field Office serving their area, at 
the telephone numbers shown in HUD's Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); Policy Requirements and General 
Section to HUD's FY2008 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs (General 
Section) published on March 19, 2008 (73 FR 14883), or may contact the 
e-snaps Help Desk at 1-877-6esnaps (1-877-637-6277). Individuals who 
are hearing- or speech-impaired should use the Information Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339 (these are toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 30, 2008 (73 FR 23483), HUD 
published its Notice of FY2008 Opportunity to Register and Other 
Important Information for Electronic Application Submission for 
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs (CoC Early Registration 
Notice). The CoC Early Registration Notice alerted the public that HUD 
would require Continuums of Care to submit applications electronically, 
using e-snaps, an electronic system separate from Grants.gov. On July 
10, 2008 (73 FR 39840), HUD published its CoC NOFA, making available 
approximately $1.42 billion in FY 2008 for the CoC program. The purpose 
of the CoC program is to reduce the incidence of homelessness in 
communities by assisting homeless individuals and families to move to 
self sufficiency and permanent housing. In the July 10, 2008, CoC NOFA, 
HUD stated that the application portion of the e-snaps system had not 
yet been launched and that HUD, as a result, was unable to establish a 
due date for the FY2008 CoC competition. HUD stated, however, that it 
would announce the application due date for the program through 
separate Federal Register notice. Today's publication establishes the 
deadline date for the submission of applications. Today's publication 
also corrects or clarifies the CoC NOFA published on July 10, 2008.

Deadline for Applications

    The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is September 26, 
2008. Electronic applications must be received by e-snaps by 4 p.m. 
eastern time on the deadline date. HUD will close e-snaps at 4:01 p.m. 
eastern time. Similarly, paper applications from applicants granted a 
waiver from the electronic application submission requirement must be 
received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern standard time on the deadline date.

Summary of Technical Corrections

    Today's publication also corrects or clarifies a number of sections 
of the July 10, 2008, CoC NOFA. These corrections and clarifications 
are listed below by page and section.
    On page 39840, Overview Information, Section F., first column, 
entitled ``Dates,'' HUD is revising this section to conform to the 
deadline date for applications established by today's publication. HUD 
had hoped to establish a deadline date at least 60 days from the 
publication date of today's publication. While the deadline date 
established by today's publication falls short of meeting this goal, 
HUD has attempted to provide potential CoC applicants 60 days notice of 
the deadline date by posting the deadline date for applications at 
http://www.hud.gov/esnaps.
    On page 39845, Section III.A.1., HUD is correcting the eligibility 
chart, fourth column under ``Section 8 SRO'' to note that homeless 
individuals eligible for SRO need not be disabled.
    On page 39851, Section V.1.e., third column, entitled ``Emphasis on 
Housing Activities,'' HUD is correcting this paragraph to note that HUD 
will award points based on the relationship between funds requested for 
housing activities and funds requested for supportive services 
activities among both new and renewal projects.
    On page 39854, Section VI.B.1.a., second column, HUD inadvertently 
indicated that it will use five measurable indicators related to the 
Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs based on the Government 
Performance and Results Act. In fact, HUD will use four indicators.
    Accordingly, the Notice of HUD's Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) for the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program, published 
on July 10, 2008, beginning at 73 FR 39840, is corrected as follows:

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    On page 39840, Overview Information, Section F., first column, 
entitled ``Dates,'' HUD is revising this section to read as follows:
    F. Dates: The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is 
September 26, 2008. Electronic applications must be received by e-snaps 
by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date. HUD will close e-snaps at 
4:01 p.m. eastern time. Similarly, paper applications from applicants 
granted a waiver from the electronic application submission requirement 
must be received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern standard time on the deadline 
date.
    On page 39845, Section III.A.1., HUD is correcting the eligibility 
chart, fourth column under ``Section 8 SRO,'' to read as follows:

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                Elements                          Section 8 SRO
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Authorizing Legislation................  Section 441 of the McKinney-
                                          Vento Homeless Assistance Act,
                                          42 U.S.C. 11401.
Implementing Regulations...............   24 CFR part 882, subpart H,
                                          except that all persons
                                          receiving rental assistance
                                          must meet the McKinney-Vento
                                          definition of homelessness.
Eligible Applicant(s)..................  <bullet> PHAs.
                                         <bullet> Private nonprofit
                                          organizations.
Eligible Component(s)..................  <bullet> SRO housing.
Eligible Activities, See footnotes 1,    <bullet> Rental assistance.
 2, and 3.
Eligible Populations, See footnote 2...  <bullet> Homeless individuals.
Populations Given Special Consideration  <bullet> N/A.
Initial Term of Assistance, See          <bullet> 10 years.
 footnote 4.
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    On page 39851, Section V.1.e., third column, entitled ``Emphasis on 
Housing Activities,'' HUD is correcting this paragraph to read as 
follows:
    e. Emphasis on Housing Activities: HUD will award 18 points based 
on the relationship between funds requested for housing activities 
(i.e., transitional and permanent) and funds requested for supportive 
service activities. Housing emphasis will be calculated on eligible new 
and renewal projects within FPRN. HUD will count as housing activity 
all approvable requests for funds for rental assistance and approvable 
requests for acquisition, rehabilitation, construction, leasing and 
operations when used in connection with housing. HMIS costs and 
administrative costs will be excluded from this calculation. CoCs are 
not required to have 100 percent housing activities to receive the full 
18 points for this scoring criteria.
    On page 39854, Section VI.B.1.a., second column, HUD is correcting 
this paragraph to read as follows:
    a. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires 
Federal agencies to measure the performance of their programs. HUD 
captures this information not only from monitoring visits and APRs, but 
also on the data gathered in annual competitions. For example, the 
description of methods used in determining the project priority order 
submitted in Exhibit 1 provides verification that projects are 
performing satisfactorily and are effectively addressing the needs for 
which they were designed. HUD's homeless assistance programs are 
measured in 2008 by the objective to ``end chronic homelessness and to 
move homeless families and individuals to permanent housing.'' This 
objective has a number of measurable indicators, four of which relate 
directly to the Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs. These 
four indicators, as described below, will be collected in Exhibit 1:
    (1) At least 415 functioning CoC communities will have a functional 
Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) by Fiscal Year 2008.
    (2) The percentage of formerly homeless individuals who remain 
housed in HUD permanent housing projects for at least 6 months will be 
at least 71.5 percent.
    (3) The percentage of homeless persons who have moved from HUD 
transitional housing into permanent housing will be at least 63.5 
percent.
    (4) The employment rate of persons exiting HUD homeless assistance 
projects will be at least 19 percent.

    Dated: August 6, 2008.
William H. Eargle, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-18662 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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