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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 197 (Thursday, October 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 59643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23923]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5220-C-04]

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Continuum of Care 
Homeless Assistance Program: Extension of Application Due Date

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

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA), Extension of Application 
Due Date.

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SUMMARY: On July 10, 2008, HUD published 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. On August 13, 2008, HUD published a notice that 
established the deadline date for the submission of applications and 
corrected or clarified portions of the CoC NOFA. Since that date, 
Hurricane Ike has greatly impacted Continuums of Care in Texas, 
Louisiana and other places. In response to this disaster, today's 
publication extends the deadline date for the submission of 
applications.

DATES: The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is Thursday, 
October 23, 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 time on the deadline date.

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 FY2008 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 a separate Federal 
Register notice. On August 13, 2008 (73 FR 47205), HUD published a 
notice establishing the deadline date for the submission of 
applications and correcting or clarifying portions of the CoC NOFA 
published on July 10, 2008.
    Today's publication extends the deadline date for applications to 
Thursday, October 23, 2008. The change in the deadline date for 
applications is in response to Hurricane Ike, which severely impacted 
Continuums of Care in Texas, Louisiana and other areas, and made it 
difficult for applicants in those localities to meet the previously 
established deadline. Because the new e-snaps system currently does not 
allow for the application to be available to a subset of applicants at 
any given time, the extension will apply to all applicants.

Deadline for Applications

    The application deadline date for the CoC NOFA is extended to 
Thursday, October 23, 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 submission requirement 
must be received by HUD by 4 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.

    Dated: October 3, 2008.
Susan D. Peppler,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. E8-23923 Filed 10-8-08; 8:45 am]
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