An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. In any fiscal year in which funds are available for new awards, the Department of Education publishes a notice in the Federal Register inviting applications from designated urban grant institutions and establishing a deadline date. Copies will be mailed to all institutions designated as urban grant institutions and will also be mailed to other interested parties upon request. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110 . The deadline date is published in the Federal Register.
Renewals are subject to the availability of funds.
Most projects focused on neighborhoods in empowerment zones or enterprise communities. No new awards are expected to be made under this program. This program has no statutory formula to determine the amount of a grant. The grantee is required to contribute to the project an amount from nonfederal sources equal to at least one-fourth the amount of the grant. The nonfederal contribution may be in cash or in-kind.