80_FR_29040 80 FR 28943 - Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015

80 FR 28943 - Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

Page Range28943-28948
FR Document2015-12224

The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency within Rural Development, announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. This action is taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which requires the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for receipt of pre-applications for HPG funds from eligible applicants.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28943-28948]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12224]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Section 533 
Housing Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency within Rural 
Development, announces that it is soliciting competitive applications 
under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. This action is 
taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, 
subpart N, which requires the Agency to announce the opening and 
closing dates for receipt of pre-applications for HPG funds from 
eligible applicants.

DATES: The closing deadline for receipt of all pre-applications in 
response to this Notice is 5:00 p.m., local time for each Rural 
Development State Office on July 6, 2015. Rural Development State 
Office locations can be found at: http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. The application should be submitted to the Rural 
Development State Office where the project will be located. If 
submitting the pre-application in electronic format, the closing 
deadline for receipt is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 6, 
2015. The application closing deadline is firm as to date and hour. RHS 
will not consider any application that is received after the closing 
deadline. Applicants intending to mail applications must provide 
sufficient time to permit delivery on or before the closing deadline 
date and time. Acceptance by the United States Postal Service or 
private mailer does not constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and 
postage due applications will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, applicants 
may contact Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, Finance and Loan Analyst, Multi-
Family Housing Preservation and Direct Loan Division, USDA Rural 
Development, Stop 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0781, telephone (202) 690-0759 (voice) (this is not a toll free 
number) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD-Federal Information Relay Service) or 
via email at, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview

    Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural Housing Service.
    Funding Opportunity Title: Housing Preservation Grants.
    Announcement Type: Notice.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 10.433.
    Dates: July 6, 2015.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The reporting requirements contained in this Notice have been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 
0575-0115.

A. Program Description

    The HPG program is a grant program, authorized under 42 U.S.C. 
1490m and implemented at 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which provides 
qualified public agencies, private non-profit organizations including, 
but not limited to, faith-based and neighborhood partnerships, and 
other eligible entities, grant funds to assist low- and very low-income 
homeowners in repairing and rehabilitating their homes in rural areas. 
In addition, the HPG program assists rental property owners and 
cooperative housing complexes in rural areas in repairing and 
rehabilitating their units if they agree to make such units available 
to low- and very low-income persons.

B. Federal Award Information

    The funding instrument for the HPG program will be a grant 
agreement. The term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 years, depending 
on available funds and demand. No maximum or minimum grant levels have 
been established at the National level. In accordance with 7 CFR 
1944.652, coordination and leveraging of funding for repair and 
rehabilitation activities with housing and community development 
organizations or activities operating in the same geographic area are 
expected, but not required. You should contact the Rural Development 
State Office to determine the allocation. HPG applicants who were 
previously selected for HPG funds are eligible to submit new 
applications to apply for FY 2015 HPG program funds. New HPG 
applications must be submitted for the renewal or supplementation of 
existing HPG repair and/or rehabilitation projects that will be 
completed with FY 2015 HPG funds.
    For Fiscal Year 2015, the amount of funding available for the HPG 
Program can be found at the following link: http://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/notices-solicitation-applications-nosas#nosa. Priorities such 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones and other funds will be 
distributed under a formula allocation to states pursuant to 7 CFR part 
1940, subpart L, ``Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of Loan and 
Grant Program Funds.'' Decisions on funding will be based on pre-
application scores. Anyone interested in submitting an application for 
funding under this program is encouraged to consult the Rural 
Development Web site periodically for updated information regarding the 
status of funding authorized for this program.
    The commitment of program dollars will be made to selected 
applicants that have fulfilled the necessary requirements for 
obligation.

C. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants. Eligible entities for these competitively 
awarded grants include state and local governments, non-profit 
corporations, which may include, but not be limited to faith-based and 
community organizations, Federally recognized Indian tribes, and 
consortia of eligible entities. HPG applicants who were previously 
selected for HPG funds are eligible to submit new applications to apply 
for FY 2015 HPG program funds. More eligibility requirements can be 
found at 7 CFR 1944.658, 1944.661, and 1944.662.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching. Pursuant to 7 CFR 1944.652, grantees 
are expected to coordinate and leverage funding for repair and 
rehabilitation activities, as well as replacement housing, with housing 
and community development organizations or activities operating in the 
same geographic area. While HPG funds may be leveraged with other 
resources, cost sharing or matching is not a requirement that the HPG 
applicant do so as the HPG applicant would not be denied an award of 
HPG funds if all other project selection criteria have been met.
    3. Other. Awards made under this Notice are subject to the 
provisions contained in the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act 
2015, Public

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Law 113-235, sections 738 and 739 regarding corporate felony 
convictions and corporate Federal tax delinquencies. To comply with 
these provisions, only selected applicants that are or propose to be 
corporations will submit this form as part of their pre-application. 
Form AD-3030 can be found here: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad3030.

D. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package. Applicants wishing to 
submit a paper application in response to this Notice must contact the 
Rural Development State Office serving the state of the proposed HPG 
housing project in order to receive further information and copies of 
the paper application package. You may find the addresses and contact 
information for each state office following this web link, http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices. Rural Development will date 
and time stamp incoming paper applications to evidence timely receipt 
and, upon request, will provide the applicant with a written 
acknowledgment of receipt. You may access the electronic grant pre-
application for Housing Preservation Grants at: http://www.grants.gov.
    2. Content and Form of Application: 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N 
provides details on what information must be contained in the pre-
application package. Entities wishing to apply for assistance should 
contact the Rural Development State Office to receive further 
information, the State allocation of funds, and copies of the pre-
application package. Unless otherwise noted, applicants wishing to 
apply for assistance must make its statement of activities available to 
the public for comment. The applicant(s) must announce the availability 
of its statement of activities for review in a newspaper of general 
circulation in the project area and allow at least 15 days for public 
comment. The start of this 15-day period must occur no later than 16 
days prior to the last day for acceptance of pre-applications by USDA 
Rural Development. Federally recognized Indian tribes, pursuant to 7 
CFR 1944.674, are exempt from the requirement to consult with local 
leaders including announcing the availability of its statement of 
activities for review in a newspaper.
    All applicants will file an original and two copies of Standard 
Form (SF) 424, ``Application for Federal Assistance,'' and supporting 
information with the appropriate Rural Development State Office. A pre-
application package, including SF-424, is available in any Rural 
Development State Office. All pre-applications shall be accompanied by 
the following information which Rural Development will use to determine 
the applicant's eligibility to undertake the HPG program and to 
evaluate the pre-application under the project selection criteria of 7 
CFR 1944.679.
    (a) A statement of activities proposed by the applicant for its HPG 
program as appropriate to the type of assistance the applicant is 
proposing, including:
    (1) A complete discussion of the type of and conditions for 
financial assistance for housing preservation, including whether the 
request for assistance is for a homeowner assistance program, a rental 
property assistance program, or a cooperative assistance program;
    (2) The process for selecting recipients for HPG assistance, 
determining housing preservation needs of the dwelling, performing the 
necessary work, and monitoring/inspecting work performed;
    (3) A description of the process for identifying potential 
environmental impacts in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.672 and the 
provisions for compliance with Stipulation I, A-G of the Programmatic 
Memorandum of Agreement, also known as PMOA, (RD Instruction 2000-FF, 
available in any Rural Development State Office) in accordance with 7 
CFR 1944.673(b);
    (4) The development standard(s) the applicant will use for the 
housing preservation work; and, if not the Rural Development standards 
for existing dwellings, the evidence of its acceptance by the 
jurisdiction where the grant will be implemented;
    (5) The time schedule for completing the program;
    (6) The staffing required to complete the program;
    (7) The estimated number of very low- and low-income minority and 
nonminority persons the grantee will assist with HPG funds; and, if a 
rental property or cooperative assistance program, the number of units 
and the term of restrictive covenants on their use for very low- and 
low-income;
    (8) The geographical area(s) to be served by the HPG program;
    (9) The annual estimated budget for the program period based on the 
financial needs to accomplish the objectives outlined in the proposal. 
The budget should include proposed direct and indirect administrative 
costs, such as personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, 
contracts, and other cost categories, detailing those costs for which 
the grantee proposes to use the HPG grant separately from non-HPG 
resources, if any. The applicant budget should also include a schedule 
(with amounts) of how the applicant proposes to draw HPG grant funds, 
i.e., monthly, quarterly, lump sum for program activities, etc.;
    (10) A copy of an indirect cost proposal when the applicant has 
another source of Federal funding in addition to the Rural Development 
HPG program;
    (11) A brief description of the accounting system to be used;
    (12) The method of evaluation to be used by the applicant to 
determine the effectiveness of its program which encompasses the 
requirements for quarterly reports to Rural Development in accordance 
with 7 CFR 1944.683(b) and the monitoring plan for rental properties 
and cooperatives (when applicable) according to 7 CFR 1944.689;
    (13) The source and estimated amount of other financial resources 
to be obtained and used by the applicant for both HPG activities and 
housing development and/or supporting activities;
    (14) The use of program income, if any, and the tracking system 
used for monitoring same;
    (15) The applicant's plan for disposition of any security 
instruments held by them as a result of its HPG activities in the event 
of its loss of legal status;
    (16) Any other information necessary to explain the proposed HPG 
program; and
    (17) The outreach efforts outlined in 7 CFR 1944.671(b).
    (b) Complete information about the applicant's experience and 
capacity to carry out the objectives of the proposed HPG program.
    (c) Evidence of the applicant's legal existence, including, in the 
case of a private non-profit organization, which may include, but not 
be limited to, faith-based and community organizations, a copy of, or 
an accurate reference to, the specific provisions of State law under 
which the applicant is organized; a certified copy of the applicant's 
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws or other evidence of corporate 
existence; certificate of incorporation for other than public bodies; 
evidence of good standing from the State when the corporation has been 
in existence 1 year or more; and the names and addresses of the 
applicant's members, directors and officers. If other organizations are 
members of the applicant-organization, or the applicant is a 
consortium, pre-applications should be accompanied by the names, 
addresses, and principal purpose of the other organizations. If the

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applicant is a consortium, documentation showing compliance with 
paragraph (4)(ii) under the definition of ``organization'' in 7 CFR 
1944.656 must also be included.
    (d) For a private non-profit entity, which may include, but not be 
limited to, faith-based and community organizations, the most recent 
audited statement and a current financial statement dated and signed by 
an authorized officer of the entity showing the amounts and specific 
nature of assets and liabilities together with information on the 
repayment schedule and status of any debt(s) owed by the applicant.
    (e) A brief narrative statement which includes information about 
the area to be served and the need for improved housing (including both 
percentage and the actual number of both low-income and low-income 
minority households and substandard housing), the need for the type of 
housing preservation assistance being proposed, the anticipated use of 
HPG resources for historic properties, the method of evaluation to be 
used by the applicant in determining the effectiveness of its efforts.
    (f) A statement containing the component for alleviating any 
overcrowding as defined by 7 CFR 1944.656.
    (g) Applicant must submit an original and one copy of Form RD 1940-
20, ``Request for Environmental Information,'' prepared in accordance 
with Exhibit F-1 of RD Instruction 1944-N (available in any Rural 
Development State Office).
    (h) Applicant must also submit a description of its process for:
    (1) Identifying and rehabilitating properties listed on or eligible 
for listing on the National Register of Historic Places;
    (2) Identifying properties that are located in a floodplain or 
wetland;
    (3) Identifying properties located within the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System; and
    (4) Coordinating with other public and private organizations and 
programs that provide assistance in the rehabilitation of historic 
properties (Stipulation I, D, of the PMOA, RD Instruction 2000-FF, 
available as an electronic document and in any Rural Development State 
Office).
    (i) The applicant must also submit evidence of the State Historic 
Preservation Office's, (SHPO), concurrence in the proposal, or in the 
event of non-concurrence, a copy of SHPO's comments together with 
evidence that the applicant has received the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation's advice as to how the disagreement might be 
resolved, and a copy of any advice provided by the Council.
    (j) The applicant must submit written statements and related 
correspondence reflecting compliance with 7 CFR 1944.674(a) and (c) 
regarding consultation with local government leaders in the preparation 
of its program and the consultation with local and state government 
pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order 12372.
    (k) The applicant is to make its statement of activities available 
to the public for comment prior to submission to Rural Development 
pursuant to 7 CFR 1944.674(b). The application must contain a 
description of how the comments (if any were received) were addressed.
    (l) The applicant must submit an original and one copy of Form RD 
400-1, ``Equal Opportunity Agreement,'' and Form RD 400-4, ``Assurance 
Agreement,'' in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.676.
    Applicants should review 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N for a 
comprehensive list of all application requirements.
    3. Address unique entity identifier and System for Award Management 
(SAM). As part of the application, all applicants, except for 
individuals or agencies excepted under 2 CFR 25.110(d), must be: (1) 
Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); (2) provide a 
valid unique entity identifier in its applications; and (3) maintain an 
active SAM registration with current information at all times during 
which it has an active Federal award or application. An award may not 
be made to the applicant until the applicant has complied with the 
unique entity identifier and SAM requirements.
    4. Intergovernmental Review Intergovernmental Review. The HPG 
program is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, which 
requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials.
    5. Funding Restrictions. There are no limits on proposed direct and 
indirect costs. Expenses incurred in developing pre-applications will 
be at the applicant's risk.
    6. Other Submission Requirements. To comply with the President's 
Management Agenda, the Department of Agriculture is participating as a 
partner in the Government-wide Grants.gov site. Housing Preservation 
Grants [Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #10.433] is one of the 
programs included at this Web site. If you are an applicant under the 
Housing Preservation Grant program, you may submit your pre-application 
to the Agency in either electronic or paper format. Please be mindful 
that the pre-application deadline for electronic format differs from 
the deadline for paper format. The electronic format deadline will be 
based on Eastern Standard Time. The paper format deadline is local time 
for each Rural Development State Office.
    Users of Grants.gov will be able to download a copy of the pre- 
application package, complete it off line, and then upload and submit 
the application via the Grants.gov site. You may not email an 
electronic copy of a grant pre-application to USDA Rural Development; 
however, the Agency encourages your participation in Grants.gov.
    The following are useful tips and instructions on how to use the 
Web site:
     When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically through the 
site as well as the hours of operation. USDA Rural Development strongly 
recommends that you do not wait until the application deadline date to 
begin the application process through Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 
applicants must have a DUNS number.
     You may submit all documents electronically through the 
Web site, including all information typically included on the 
Application for Rural Housing Preservation Grants, and all necessary 
assurances and certifications.
     After you electronically submit your application through 
the Web site, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement from 
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
     RHS may request that you provide original signatures on 
forms at a later date.
     If you experience technical difficulties on the closing 
date and are unable to meet the 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) 
deadline, print out your application and submit it to your State 
Office, you must meet the closing date and local time deadline.
     Please note that you must locate the downloadable 
application package for this program by the CFDA Number or FedGrants 
Funding Opportunity Number, which can be found at http://www.grants.gov.
    In addition to the electronic pre- application at the http://www.grants.gov Web site, all applicants must complete and submit the 
Fiscal Year 2015 pre-application package, detailed later in this 
Notice, for Section 533 HPG. A copy of a suggested coversheet is 
included with this Notice. Applicants are encouraged to submit this 
pre-application coversheet electronically by accessing the Web site: 
http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/

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housing-preservation-grants. Click on the Forms & Resources tab to 
access the ``Fiscal Year 2015 Pre-application for Section 533 Housing 
Preservation Grants (HPG).''
    Applicants are encouraged but not required, to also provide an 
electronic copy of all hard copy forms and documents submitted in the 
pre-application/application package as requested by this Notice. The 
forms and documents must be submitted as read-only Adobe Acrobat PDF 
files on an electronic media such as CDs, DVDs or USB drives. For each 
electronic device that you submit, you must include a Table of Contents 
listing all of the documents and forms on that device. The electronic 
medium must be submitted to the local Rural Development State Office 
where the project will be located.

    Please Note:  If you receive a loan or grant award under this 
Notice, USDA reserves the right to post all information that is not 
protected by the Privacy Act submitted as part of the pre-
application/application package on a public Web site with free and 
open access to any member of the public.

E. Application Review Information

    1. Criteria. All paper applications for Section 533 funds must be 
filed with the appropriate Rural Development State Office and all paper 
or electronic applications must meet the requirements of this Notice 
and 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N. Pre-applications determined not 
eligible and/or not meeting the selection criteria will be notified by 
the Rural Development State Office.
    2. Review and Selection Process. The Rural Development State 
Offices will utilize the following threshold project selection criteria 
for applicants in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.679:
    (a) Providing a financially feasible program of housing 
preservation assistance. ``Financially feasible'' is defined as 
proposed assistance which will be affordable to the intended recipient 
or result in affordable housing for very low- and low-income persons.
    (b) Serving eligible rural areas with a concentration of 
substandard housing for households with very low- and low-income.
    (c) Being an eligible applicant as defined in 7 CFR 1944.658.
    (d) Meeting the requirements of consultation and public comment in 
accordance with 7 CFR 1944.674.
    (e) Submitting a complete pre-application as outlined in 7 CFR 
1944.676.
    3. Scoring. For applicants meeting all of the requirements listed 
above, the Rural Development State Offices will use weighted criteria 
in accordance with 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N as selection for the 
grant recipients. Each pre-application and its accompanying statement 
of activities will be evaluated and, based solely on the information 
contained in the pre-application, the applicant's proposal will be 
numerically rated on each criteria within the range provided. The 
highest-ranking applicant(s) will be selected based on allocation of 
funds available to the state.
    (a) Points are awarded based on the percentage of very low-income 
persons that the applicant proposes to assist, using the following 
scale:

(1) More than 80%: 20 points
(2) 61% to 80%: 15 points
(3) 41% to 60%: 10 points
(4) 20% to 40%: 5 points
(5) Less than 20%: 0 points

    (b) The applicant's proposal may be expected to result in the 
following percentage of HPG fund use (excluding administrative costs) 
to total cost of unit preservation. This percentage reflects maximum 
repair or rehabilitation with the least possible HPG funds due to 
leveraging, innovative financial assistance, owner's contribution or 
other specified approaches. Points are awarded based on the following 
percentage of HPG funds (excluding administrative costs) to total 
funds:

(1) 50% or less: 20 points
(2) 51% to 65%: 15 points
(3) 66% to 80%: 10 points
(4) 81% to 95%: 5 points
(5) 96% to 100%: 0 points

    (c) The applicant has demonstrated its administrative capacity in 
assisting very low- and low-income persons to obtain adequate housing 
based on the following:
    (1) The organization or a member of its staff has at least one or 
more years experience successfully managing and operating a 
rehabilitation or weatherization type program: 10 points.
    (2) The organization or a member of its staff has at least one or 
more years experience successfully managing and operating a program 
assisting very low- and low-income persons obtain housing assistance: 
10 points.
    (3) If the organization has administered grant programs, there are 
no outstanding or unresolved audit or investigative findings which 
might impair carrying out the proposal: 10 points.
    (d) The proposed program will be undertaken entirely in rural areas 
outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas, also known as MSAs, identified 
by Rural Development as having populations below 10,000 or in remote 
parts of other rural areas (i.e., rural areas contained in MSAs with 
less than 5,000 population) as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656: 10 points.
    (e) The program will use less than 20 percent of HPG funds for 
administration purposes:

(1) More than 20%: Not eligible
(2) 20%: 0 points
(3) 19%: 1 point
(4) 18%: 2 points
(5) 17%: 3 points
(6) 16%: 4 points
(7) 15% or less: 5 points
(f) The proposed program contains a component for alleviating 
overcrowding as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656: 5 points.

    In the event more than one pre-application receives the same amount 
of points, those pre-applications will then be ranked based on the 
actual percentage figure used for determining the points. Further, in 
the event that pre-applications are still tied, then those pre-
applications still tied will be ranked based on the percentage for HPG 
fund use (low to high). Further, for applications where assistance to 
rental properties or cooperatives is proposed, those still tied will be 
further ranked based on the number of years the units are available for 
occupancy under the program (a minimum of 5 years is required). For 
this part, ranking will be based from most to least number of years.
    Finally, if there is still a tie, then a lottery system will be 
used. After the award selections are made, all applicants will be 
notified of the status of their applications by mail.

F. Federal Award Administration Information

    1. Federal Award Notices. The Agency will notify, in writing, 
applicants whose pre-applications have been selected for funding. At 
the time of notification, the Agency will advise the applicant what 
further information and documentation is required along with a timeline 
for submitting the additional information. If the Agency determines it 
is unable to select the application for funding, the applicant will be 
so informed in writing. Such notification will include the reasons the 
applicant was not selected. The Agency will advise applicants, whose 
pre-applications did not meet eligibility and/or selection criteria, of 
their review rights or appeal rights in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.682.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements. Rural 
Development is encouraging applications for projects that will support 
rural areas where, according to the American Community Survey data by 
census tracts, at least 20

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percent of the population is living in persistent poverty. This 
emphasis will support Rural Development's mission of improving the 
quality of life for Rural Americans and commitment to directing 
resources to those who most need them. A persistent poverty county is a 
classification for counties in the United States that have had a 
relatively high rate of poverty over a long period.
    3. Reporting. Post- award reporting requirements can be found in 
the Grant Agreement.

G. Non-Discrimination Statement

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination 
against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender 
identity, religion, reprisal and where applicable, political beliefs, 
marital status, familial or parental status, religion, sexual 
orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from 
any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in 
employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the 
Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or 
employment activities.)
    If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of 
discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form 
(PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-
9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of 
the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint 
form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at 
[email protected].
    Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech 
disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint 
please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 
or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish).
    Persons with disabilities, who wish to file a program complaint, 
please see information above on how to contact us by mail directly or 
by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program 
information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please 
contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

    Dated: May 14, 2015.
Tony J. Hernandez,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

Fiscal Year 2015 Pre-application for Section 533 Housing Preservation 
Grants (HPG) Instructions

    Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit this pre-
application form electronically by accessing the Web site: http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/housing-preservation-grants. Click on 
the Forms & Resources tab to access the ``Fiscal Year 2015 Pre-
application for Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants (HPG).'' Please 
note that electronic submittals are not on a secured Web site. If you 
do not wish to submit the form electronically by clicking on the Send 
Form button, you may still fill out the form, print it and submit it 
with your application package to the State Office. You also have the 
option to save the form, and submit it on an electronic media to the 
State Office.
    Supporting documentation required by this pre-application may be 
attached to the email generated when you click the Send Form button to 
submit the form. However if the attachments are too numerous or large 
in size, the email box will not be able to accept them. In that case, 
submit the supporting documentation for this pre-application to the 
State Office with your complete application package under item IX.
    Documents Submitted, indicate the supporting documents that you are 
submitting either with the pre-application or to the State Office.

I. Applicant Information

a. Applicant's Name:

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b. Applicant's Address:

Address, Line 1:-------------------------------------------------------
Address, Line 2:-------------------------------------------------------
City: ___ State: __ Zip: _
c. Name of Applicant's Contact Person:
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d. Contact Person's Telephone Number: __
e. Contact Person's Email Address:
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f. Entity Type: [ballot] State Government [ballot] [ballot] Local 
Government
    (Check One) [ballot] Non-Profit Corporation [ballot] [ballot] 
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes
    [ballot] Faith-Based and neighborhood partnership
    [ballot] Community Organization
    [ballot] Other consortia of an eligible entity

II. Project Information

a. Project Name:
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b. Project Address:
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Address, Line 1:-------------------------------------------------------
Address, Line 2:-------------------------------------------------------
City: ___ State: __ Zip: _
c. Organization DUNS number: __
d. Grant Amount Requested: __
e. This grant request is for one of the following types of assistance:
    [ballot] Homeowner assistance program
    [ballot] Rental property assistance program
    [ballot] Cooperative assistance program
f. In response to e. above, answer one of the following:
    The number of low- and very-low income persons that the grantee 
will assist in the Homeowner assistance program: _ OR
    The number of units for low- and very-low income persons in the 
Rental property or Cooperative assistance program: _

g. This proposal is for one of the following:
    [ballot] Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program (no set-aside)
    [ballot] Set-aside for Grant located in a Rural Economic Area 
Partnership (REAP) zone

III. Low-income Assistance

    Check the percentage of very low-income persons that this pre- 
application proposes to assist in relation to the total population of 
the project:

    [ballot] More than 80 percent (20 points)
    [ballot] 61 percent to 80 percent (15 points)
    [ballot] 41 percent to 60 percent (10 points)
    [ballot] 20 percent to 40 percent (5 points)
    [ballot] Less than 20 percent (0 points)
    Points: _
    IV. Percent of HPG Fund Use
    Check the percentage of HPG fund use (excluding administrative 
costs) in comparison to the total cost of unit preservation. This 
percentage reflects maximum repair or rehabilitation results with the 
least possible HPG funds due to leveraging, innovative financial 
assistance, owner's contribution or other specified approaches.
    [ballot] 50 percent or less of HPG Funds (20 points)
    [ballot] 51 percent to 65 percent of HPG Funds (15 points)
    [ballot] 66 percent to 80 percent of HPG Funds (10 points)
    [ballot] 81 percent to 95 percent of HPG Funds (5 points)
    [ballot] 96 percent to 100 percent of HPG Funds (0 points)
    Points: _

V. Administrative Capacity

    The following three criteria demonstrate your administrative

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capacity to assist very low- and low-income persons to obtain adequate 
housing (30 points maximum).
    a. Does this organization or a member of its staff have at least 
one or more years of experience successfully managing and operating a 
rehabilitation or weatherization type of program? (10 points) Yes _ No 
_ Points: _
    b. Does this organization or a member of its staff have at least 
one or more years of experience successfully managing and operating a 
program assisting very low- or low-income persons obtain housing 
assistance? (10 points) Yes _ No _ Points: _
    c. If this organization has administered grant programs, are there 
any outstanding or unresolved audit or investigative findings which 
might impair carrying out the proposal? (10 points for No) No _ Yes _ 
Points: _
    If Yes, please explain:

VI. Area Served

    Will this proposal be undertaken entirely in rural areas outside 
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, also known as MSAs, and identified by 
Rural Development as having populations below 10,000 or in remote parts 
of other rural areas (i.e., rural areas contained in MSAs with a 
population of less than 5,000) as defined in 7CFR 1944.656? (10 points) 
Yes _ No _ Points: _

VII. Percent of HPG Funds for Administration

    Check the percentage of HPG funds that will be used for 
Administration purposes:

[square] More than 20 percent (Not eligible)
[square] 20 percent (0 points)
[square] 19 percent (1 point)
[square] 18 percent (2 points)
[square] 17 percent (3 points)
[square] 16 percent (4 points)
[square] 15 percent or less (5 points)
Points: _

VIII. Alleviating Overcrowding

    Does the proposed program contain a component for alleviating 
overcrowding as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656? (5 points) Yes _ No _ 
Points: _

IX. Documents Submitted

    Check if the following documents are being submitted electronically 
with this pre-application or will be mailed to the State Office with 
your complete pre-application package.
    NOTE: You are only required to submit supporting documents for 
programs in which you will be participating as indicated in this pre-
application. Points will be assigned for the items that you checked 
based on a review of the supporting documents.
    Please refer to the NOSA for the complete list of documents that 
you are required to submit with your complete pre-application package.

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                                                                                  Submitted with
          Reference                                   Item                          this  Pre-     Submitted to
                                                                                    application    state office
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III..........................  Low Income Assistance.
IV...........................  Percent of HPG Fund Use.
V............................  Administrative Capacity.
VI...........................  Area Served.
VII..........................  Percent of HPG Funds for Administration.
VIII.........................  Alleviating Overcrowding.
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G. HPG 2015 Scoring

    PLEASE NOTE: The scoring below is based on the responses that you 
have provided on this pre-application form and may not accord with the 
final score that the Agency assigns upon evaluating the supporting 
documentation that you submit. Your score may change from what you see 
here if the supporting documentation does not adequately support your 
answer or, if required documentation is missing.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Scoring items for HPG 2015                  Points earned
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Low Income Assistance (5, 10, 15, 20)................  ..............
2. Percent of HPG Fund Use (5, 10, 15, 20)..............  ..............
3. Administrative Capacity (10, 20, 30).................  ..............
4. Area Served (10).....................................  ..............
5. Percent of HPG Funds for Administration (1, 2, 3, 4,   ..............
 5).....................................................
6. Alleviating Overcrowding (5).........................  ..............
    Total Score:
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Important
By submitting this electronic pre-application form and its supporting
 documents, you have completed one step of the application process.
You must also complete the electronic application at the http://www.grants.gov website.
Your complete package, with all forms and supporting documents as listed
 in the NOSA, must be submitted to the local Rural Development State
 Office where the project is located for your application to be
 processed.
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                                                  Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845–                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     For              selected for HPG funds are eligible to
                                                  6136 (in Spanish).                                      general information, applicants may                   submit new applications to apply for FY
                                                     Persons with disabilities, who wish to               contact Bonnie Edwards-Jackson,                       2015 HPG program funds. New HPG
                                                  file a program complaint, please see                    Finance and Loan Analyst, Multi-                      applications must be submitted for the
                                                  information above on how to contact us                  Family Housing Preservation and Direct                renewal or supplementation of existing
                                                  by mail directly or by email. If you                    Loan Division, USDA Rural                             HPG repair and/or rehabilitation
                                                  require alternative means of                            Development, Stop 0781, 1400                          projects that will be completed with FY
                                                  communication for program information                   Independence Avenue SW.,                              2015 HPG funds.
                                                  (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape,                 Washington, DC 20250–0781, telephone                    For Fiscal Year 2015, the amount of
                                                  etc.), please contact USDA’s TARGET                     (202) 690–0759 (voice) (this is not a toll            funding available for the HPG Program
                                                  Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and                     free number) or (800) 877–8339 (TDD-                  can be found at the following link:
                                                  TDD).                                                   Federal Information Relay Service) or                 http://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/
                                                    Dated: May 14, 2015.                                  via email at, Bonnie.Edwards@                         notices-solicitation-applications-
                                                  Lillian Salerno,                                        wdc.usda.gov.                                         nosas#nosa. Priorities such as Rural
                                                                                                                                                                Economic Area Partnership Zones and
                                                  Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Service.
                                                                                                                                                                other funds will be distributed under a
                                                                                                          Overview                                              formula allocation to states pursuant to
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–12225 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Federal Agency Name: USDA Rural                     7 CFR part 1940, subpart L,
                                                  BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P
                                                                                                          Housing Service.                                      ‘‘Methodology and Formulas for
                                                                                                            Funding Opportunity Title: Housing                  Allocation of Loan and Grant Program
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               Preservation Grants.                                  Funds.’’ Decisions on funding will be
                                                                                                            Announcement Type: Notice.                          based on pre-application scores. Anyone
                                                  Rural Housing Service                                     Catalog of Federal Domestic                         interested in submitting an application
                                                                                                          Assistance Number: 10.433.                            for funding under this program is
                                                  Notice of Solicitation of Applications                    Dates: July 6, 2015.                                encouraged to consult the Rural
                                                  (NOSA) for the Section 533 Housing                                                                            Development Web site periodically for
                                                                                                          Paperwork Reduction Act                               updated information regarding the
                                                  Preservation Grants for Fiscal Year
                                                  (FY) 2015                                                 The reporting requirements contained                status of funding authorized for this
                                                                                                          in this Notice have been approved by                  program.
                                                  ACTION:   Notice.                                       the Office of Management and Budget                     The commitment of program dollars
                                                                                                          under Control Number 0575–0115.                       will be made to selected applicants that
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Rural Housing Service
                                                                                                                                                                have fulfilled the necessary
                                                  (RHS), an agency within Rural                           A. Program Description
                                                                                                                                                                requirements for obligation.
                                                  Development, announces that it is                         The HPG program is a grant program,
                                                  soliciting competitive applications                     authorized under 42 U.S.C. 1490m and                  C. Eligibility Information
                                                  under its Housing Preservation Grant                    implemented at 7 CFR part 1944,                          1. Eligible Applicants. Eligible entities
                                                  (HPG) program. This action is taken to                  subpart N, which provides qualified                   for these competitively awarded grants
                                                  comply with Agency regulations found                    public agencies, private non-profit                   include state and local governments,
                                                  in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which                    organizations including, but not limited              non-profit corporations, which may
                                                  requires the Agency to announce the                     to, faith-based and neighborhood                      include, but not be limited to faith-
                                                  opening and closing dates for receipt of                partnerships, and other eligible entities,            based and community organizations,
                                                  pre-applications for HPG funds from                     grant funds to assist low- and very low-              Federally recognized Indian tribes, and
                                                  eligible applicants.                                    income homeowners in repairing and                    consortia of eligible entities. HPG
                                                  DATES: The closing deadline for receipt                 rehabilitating their homes in rural areas.            applicants who were previously
                                                  of all pre-applications in response to                  In addition, the HPG program assists                  selected for HPG funds are eligible to
                                                  this Notice is 5:00 p.m., local time for                rental property owners and cooperative                submit new applications to apply for FY
                                                  each Rural Development State Office on                  housing complexes in rural areas in                   2015 HPG program funds. More
                                                  July 6, 2015. Rural Development State                   repairing and rehabilitating their units if           eligibility requirements can be found at
                                                  Office locations can be found at: http://               they agree to make such units available               7 CFR 1944.658, 1944.661, and
                                                  www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-                       to low- and very low-income persons.                  1944.662.
                                                  offices. The application should be                                                                               2. Cost Sharing or Matching. Pursuant
                                                  submitted to the Rural Development                      B. Federal Award Information                          to 7 CFR 1944.652, grantees are
                                                  State Office where the project will be                    The funding instrument for the HPG                  expected to coordinate and leverage
                                                  located. If submitting the pre-                         program will be a grant agreement. The                funding for repair and rehabilitation
                                                  application in electronic format, the                   term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2                activities, as well as replacement
                                                  closing deadline for receipt is 5:00 p.m.               years, depending on available funds and               housing, with housing and community
                                                  Eastern Daylight Time on July 6, 2015.                  demand. No maximum or minimum                         development organizations or activities
                                                  The application closing deadline is firm                grant levels have been established at the             operating in the same geographic area.
                                                  as to date and hour. RHS will not                       National level. In accordance with 7                  While HPG funds may be leveraged with
                                                  consider any application that is received               CFR 1944.652, coordination and                        other resources, cost sharing or
                                                  after the closing deadline. Applicants                  leveraging of funding for repair and                  matching is not a requirement that the
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                                                  intending to mail applications must                     rehabilitation activities with housing                HPG applicant do so as the HPG
                                                  provide sufficient time to permit                       and community development                             applicant would not be denied an award
                                                  delivery on or before the closing                       organizations or activities operating in              of HPG funds if all other project
                                                  deadline date and time. Acceptance by                   the same geographic area are expected,                selection criteria have been met.
                                                  the United States Postal Service or                     but not required. You should contact the                 3. Other. Awards made under this
                                                  private mailer does not constitute                      Rural Development State Office to                     Notice are subject to the provisions
                                                  delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and postage                   determine the allocation. HPG                         contained in the Consolidated and
                                                  due applications will not be accepted.                  applicants who were previously                        Further Appropriations Act 2015, Public


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                                                  Law 113–235, sections 738 and 739                       including SF–424, is available in any                 HPG resources, if any. The applicant
                                                  regarding corporate felony convictions                  Rural Development State Office. All pre-              budget should also include a schedule
                                                  and corporate Federal tax                               applications shall be accompanied by                  (with amounts) of how the applicant
                                                  delinquencies. To comply with these                     the following information which Rural                 proposes to draw HPG grant funds, i.e.,
                                                  provisions, only selected applicants that               Development will use to determine the                 monthly, quarterly, lump sum for
                                                  are or propose to be corporations will                  applicant’s eligibility to undertake the              program activities, etc.;
                                                  submit this form as part of their pre-                  HPG program and to evaluate the pre-                     (10) A copy of an indirect cost
                                                  application. Form AD–3030 can be                        application under the project selection               proposal when the applicant has
                                                  found here: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/                   criteria of 7 CFR 1944.679.                           another source of Federal funding in
                                                  document/ad3030.                                           (a) A statement of activities proposed             addition to the Rural Development HPG
                                                                                                          by the applicant for its HPG program as               program;
                                                  D. Application and Submission                                                                                    (11) A brief description of the
                                                                                                          appropriate to the type of assistance the
                                                  Information                                                                                                   accounting system to be used;
                                                                                                          applicant is proposing, including:
                                                     1. Address to Request Application                       (1) A complete discussion of the type                 (12) The method of evaluation to be
                                                  Package. Applicants wishing to submit                   of and conditions for financial                       used by the applicant to determine the
                                                  a paper application in response to this                 assistance for housing preservation,                  effectiveness of its program which
                                                  Notice must contact the Rural                           including whether the request for                     encompasses the requirements for
                                                  Development State Office serving the                    assistance is for a homeowner assistance              quarterly reports to Rural Development
                                                  state of the proposed HPG housing                       program, a rental property assistance                 in accordance with 7 CFR 1944.683(b)
                                                  project in order to receive further                     program, or a cooperative assistance                  and the monitoring plan for rental
                                                  information and copies of the paper                     program;                                              properties and cooperatives (when
                                                  application package. You may find the                      (2) The process for selecting                      applicable) according to 7 CFR
                                                  addresses and contact information for                   recipients for HPG assistance,                        1944.689;
                                                  each state office following this web link,              determining housing preservation needs                   (13) The source and estimated amount
                                                  http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/                      of the dwelling, performing the                       of other financial resources to be
                                                  state-offices. Rural Development will                   necessary work, and monitoring/                       obtained and used by the applicant for
                                                  date and time stamp incoming paper                      inspecting work performed;                            both HPG activities and housing
                                                  applications to evidence timely receipt                    (3) A description of the process for               development and/or supporting
                                                  and, upon request, will provide the                     identifying potential environmental                   activities;
                                                  applicant with a written                                impacts in accordance with 7 CFR                         (14) The use of program income, if
                                                  acknowledgment of receipt. You may                      1944.672 and the provisions for                       any, and the tracking system used for
                                                  access the electronic grant pre-                        compliance with Stipulation I, A–G of                 monitoring same;
                                                  application for Housing Preservation                    the Programmatic Memorandum of                           (15) The applicant’s plan for
                                                  Grants at: http://www.grants.gov.                       Agreement, also known as PMOA, (RD                    disposition of any security instruments
                                                     2. Content and Form of Application:                  Instruction 2000–FF, available in any                 held by them as a result of its HPG
                                                  7 CFR part 1944, subpart N provides                     Rural Development State Office) in                    activities in the event of its loss of legal
                                                  details on what information must be                     accordance with 7 CFR 1944.673(b);                    status;
                                                  contained in the pre-application                           (4) The development standard(s) the                   (16) Any other information necessary
                                                  package. Entities wishing to apply for                  applicant will use for the housing                    to explain the proposed HPG program;
                                                  assistance should contact the Rural                     preservation work; and, if not the Rural              and
                                                  Development State Office to receive                     Development standards for existing                       (17) The outreach efforts outlined in
                                                  further information, the State allocation               dwellings, the evidence of its                        7 CFR 1944.671(b).
                                                  of funds, and copies of the pre-                        acceptance by the jurisdiction where the                 (b) Complete information about the
                                                  application package. Unless otherwise                   grant will be implemented;                            applicant’s experience and capacity to
                                                  noted, applicants wishing to apply for                     (5) The time schedule for completing               carry out the objectives of the proposed
                                                  assistance must make its statement of                   the program;                                          HPG program.
                                                  activities available to the public for                     (6) The staffing required to complete                 (c) Evidence of the applicant’s legal
                                                  comment. The applicant(s) must                          the program;                                          existence, including, in the case of a
                                                  announce the availability of its                           (7) The estimated number of very low-              private non-profit organization, which
                                                  statement of activities for review in a                 and low-income minority and                           may include, but not be limited to, faith-
                                                  newspaper of general circulation in the                 nonminority persons the grantee will                  based and community organizations, a
                                                  project area and allow at least 15 days                 assist with HPG funds; and, if a rental               copy of, or an accurate reference to, the
                                                  for public comment. The start of this 15-               property or cooperative assistance                    specific provisions of State law under
                                                  day period must occur no later than 16                  program, the number of units and the                  which the applicant is organized; a
                                                  days prior to the last day for acceptance               term of restrictive covenants on their                certified copy of the applicant’s Articles
                                                  of pre-applications by USDA Rural                       use for very low- and low-income;                     of Incorporation and Bylaws or other
                                                  Development. Federally recognized                          (8) The geographical area(s) to be                 evidence of corporate existence;
                                                  Indian tribes, pursuant to 7 CFR                        served by the HPG program;                            certificate of incorporation for other
                                                  1944.674, are exempt from the                              (9) The annual estimated budget for                than public bodies; evidence of good
                                                  requirement to consult with local                       the program period based on the                       standing from the State when the
                                                  leaders including announcing the                        financial needs to accomplish the                     corporation has been in existence 1 year
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                                                  availability of its statement of activities             objectives outlined in the proposal. The              or more; and the names and addresses
                                                  for review in a newspaper.                              budget should include proposed direct                 of the applicant’s members, directors
                                                     All applicants will file an original and             and indirect administrative costs, such               and officers. If other organizations are
                                                  two copies of Standard Form (SF) 424,                   as personnel, fringe benefits, travel,                members of the applicant-organization,
                                                  ‘‘Application for Federal Assistance,’’                 equipment, supplies, contracts, and                   or the applicant is a consortium, pre-
                                                  and supporting information with the                     other cost categories, detailing those                applications should be accompanied by
                                                  appropriate Rural Development State                     costs for which the grantee proposes to               the names, addresses, and principal
                                                  Office. A pre-application package,                      use the HPG grant separately from non-                purpose of the other organizations. If the


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                                                  applicant is a consortium,                              Preservation’s advice as to how the                   electronic or paper format. Please be
                                                  documentation showing compliance                        disagreement might be resolved, and a                 mindful that the pre-application
                                                  with paragraph (4)(ii) under the                        copy of any advice provided by the                    deadline for electronic format differs
                                                  definition of ‘‘organization’’ in 7 CFR                 Council.                                              from the deadline for paper format. The
                                                  1944.656 must also be included.                            (j) The applicant must submit written              electronic format deadline will be based
                                                     (d) For a private non-profit entity,                 statements and related correspondence                 on Eastern Standard Time. The paper
                                                  which may include, but not be limited                   reflecting compliance with 7 CFR                      format deadline is local time for each
                                                  to, faith-based and community                           1944.674(a) and (c) regarding                         Rural Development State Office.
                                                  organizations, the most recent audited                  consultation with local government                       Users of Grants.gov will be able to
                                                  statement and a current financial                       leaders in the preparation of its program             download a copy of the pre- application
                                                  statement dated and signed by an                        and the consultation with local and                   package, complete it off line, and then
                                                  authorized officer of the entity showing                state government pursuant to the                      upload and submit the application via
                                                  the amounts and specific nature of                      provisions of Executive Order 12372.                  the Grants.gov site. You may not email
                                                  assets and liabilities together with                       (k) The applicant is to make its                   an electronic copy of a grant pre-
                                                  information on the repayment schedule                   statement of activities available to the              application to USDA Rural
                                                  and status of any debt(s) owed by the                   public for comment prior to submission                Development; however, the Agency
                                                  applicant.                                              to Rural Development pursuant to 7 CFR                encourages your participation in
                                                     (e) A brief narrative statement which                1944.674(b). The application must                     Grants.gov.
                                                  includes information about the area to                  contain a description of how the                         The following are useful tips and
                                                  be served and the need for improved                     comments (if any were received) were                  instructions on how to use the Web site:
                                                  housing (including both percentage and                  addressed.                                               • When you enter the Grants.gov site,
                                                  the actual number of both low-income                       (l) The applicant must submit an                   you will find information about
                                                  and low-income minority households                      original and one copy of Form RD 400–                 submitting an application electronically
                                                  and substandard housing), the need for                  1, ‘‘Equal Opportunity Agreement,’’ and               through the site as well as the hours of
                                                  the type of housing preservation                        Form RD 400–4, ‘‘Assurance                            operation. USDA Rural Development
                                                  assistance being proposed, the                          Agreement,’’ in accordance with 7 CFR                 strongly recommends that you do not
                                                  anticipated use of HPG resources for                    1944.676.                                             wait until the application deadline date
                                                  historic properties, the method of                         Applicants should review 7 CFR part                to begin the application process through
                                                  evaluation to be used by the applicant                  1944, subpart N for a comprehensive list              Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov,
                                                  in determining the effectiveness of its                 of all application requirements.                      applicants must have a DUNS number.
                                                  efforts.                                                   3. Address unique entity identifier                   • You may submit all documents
                                                     (f) A statement containing the                       and System for Award Management                       electronically through the Web site,
                                                  component for alleviating any                           (SAM). As part of the application, all                including all information typically
                                                  overcrowding as defined by 7 CFR                        applicants, except for individuals or                 included on the Application for Rural
                                                  1944.656.                                               agencies excepted under 2 CFR                         Housing Preservation Grants, and all
                                                     (g) Applicant must submit an original                25.110(d), must be: (1) Registered in the             necessary assurances and certifications.
                                                  and one copy of Form RD 1940–20,                        System for Award Management (SAM);                       • After you electronically submit
                                                  ‘‘Request for Environmental                             (2) provide a valid unique entity                     your application through the Web site,
                                                  Information,’’ prepared in accordance                   identifier in its applications; and (3)               you will receive an automatic
                                                  with Exhibit F–1 of RD Instruction                      maintain an active SAM registration                   acknowledgement from Grants.gov that
                                                  1944–N (available in any Rural                          with current information at all times                 contains a Grants.gov tracking number.
                                                  Development State Office).                              during which it has an active Federal                    • RHS may request that you provide
                                                     (h) Applicant must also submit a                     award or application. An award may not                original signatures on forms at a later
                                                  description of its process for:                         be made to the applicant until the                    date.
                                                     (1) Identifying and rehabilitating                   applicant has complied with the unique                   • If you experience technical
                                                  properties listed on or eligible for listing            entity identifier and SAM requirements.               difficulties on the closing date and are
                                                  on the National Register of Historic                       4. Intergovernmental Review                        unable to meet the 5:00 p.m. (Eastern
                                                  Places;                                                 Intergovernmental Review. The HPG                     Standard Time) deadline, print out your
                                                     (2) Identifying properties that are                  program is subject to the provisions of               application and submit it to your State
                                                  located in a floodplain or wetland;                     Executive Order 12372, which requires                 Office, you must meet the closing date
                                                     (3) Identifying properties located                   intergovernmental consultation with                   and local time deadline.
                                                  within the Coastal Barrier Resources                    State and local officials.                               • Please note that you must locate the
                                                  System; and                                                5. Funding Restrictions. There are no              downloadable application package for
                                                     (4) Coordinating with other public                   limits on proposed direct and indirect                this program by the CFDA Number or
                                                  and private organizations and programs                  costs. Expenses incurred in developing                FedGrants Funding Opportunity
                                                  that provide assistance in the                          pre-applications will be at the                       Number, which can be found at http://
                                                  rehabilitation of historic properties                   applicant’s risk.                                     www.grants.gov.
                                                  (Stipulation I, D, of the PMOA, RD                         6. Other Submission Requirements.                     In addition to the electronic pre-
                                                  Instruction 2000–FF, available as an                    To comply with the President’s                        application at the http://www.grants.gov
                                                  electronic document and in any Rural                    Management Agenda, the Department of                  Web site, all applicants must complete
                                                  Development State Office).                              Agriculture is participating as a partner             and submit the Fiscal Year 2015 pre-
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                                                     (i) The applicant must also submit                   in the Government-wide Grants.gov site.               application package, detailed later in
                                                  evidence of the State Historic                          Housing Preservation Grants [Catalog of               this Notice, for Section 533 HPG. A
                                                  Preservation Office’s, (SHPO),                          Federal Domestic Assistance #10.433] is               copy of a suggested coversheet is
                                                  concurrence in the proposal, or in the                  one of the programs included at this                  included with this Notice. Applicants
                                                  event of non-concurrence, a copy of                     Web site. If you are an applicant under               are encouraged to submit this pre-
                                                  SHPO’s comments together with                           the Housing Preservation Grant                        application coversheet electronically by
                                                  evidence that the applicant has received                program, you may submit your pre-                     accessing the Web site: http://
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                                                  housing-preservation-grants. Click on                   use weighted criteria in accordance with              contained in MSAs with less than 5,000
                                                  the Forms & Resources tab to access the                 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N as selection               population) as defined in 7 CFR
                                                  ‘‘Fiscal Year 2015 Pre-application for                  for the grant recipients. Each pre-                   1944.656: 10 points.
                                                  Section 533 Housing Preservation                        application and its accompanying                         (e) The program will use less than 20
                                                  Grants (HPG).’’                                         statement of activities will be evaluated             percent of HPG funds for administration
                                                     Applicants are encouraged but not                    and, based solely on the information                  purposes:
                                                  required, to also provide an electronic                 contained in the pre-application, the                 (1) More than 20%: Not eligible
                                                  copy of all hard copy forms and                         applicant’s proposal will be numerically              (2) 20%: 0 points
                                                  documents submitted in the pre-                         rated on each criteria within the range               (3) 19%: 1 point
                                                  application/application package as                      provided. The highest-ranking                         (4) 18%: 2 points
                                                  requested by this Notice. The forms and                 applicant(s) will be selected based on                (5) 17%: 3 points
                                                  documents must be submitted as read-                    allocation of funds available to the state.           (6) 16%: 4 points
                                                  only Adobe Acrobat PDF files on an                         (a) Points are awarded based on the                (7) 15% or less: 5 points
                                                  electronic media such as CDs, DVDs or                   percentage of very low-income persons                 (f) The proposed program contains a
                                                  USB drives. For each electronic device                  that the applicant proposes to assist,                   component for alleviating
                                                  that you submit, you must include a                     using the following scale:                               overcrowding as defined in 7 CFR
                                                  Table of Contents listing all of the                    (1) More than 80%: 20 points                             1944.656: 5 points.
                                                  documents and forms on that device.                     (2) 61% to 80%: 15 points                                In the event more than one pre-
                                                  The electronic medium must be                           (3) 41% to 60%: 10 points                             application receives the same amount of
                                                  submitted to the local Rural                            (4) 20% to 40%: 5 points                              points, those pre-applications will then
                                                  Development State Office where the                      (5) Less than 20%: 0 points                           be ranked based on the actual
                                                  project will be located.                                   (b) The applicant’s proposal may be                percentage figure used for determining
                                                     Please Note: If you receive a loan or grant          expected to result in the following                   the points. Further, in the event that
                                                  award under this Notice, USDA reserves the              percentage of HPG fund use (excluding                 pre-applications are still tied, then those
                                                  right to post all information that is not               administrative costs) to total cost of unit           pre-applications still tied will be ranked
                                                  protected by the Privacy Act submitted as               preservation. This percentage reflects                based on the percentage for HPG fund
                                                  part of the pre-application/application                 maximum repair or rehabilitation with
                                                  package on a public Web site with free and                                                                    use (low to high). Further, for
                                                  open access to any member of the public.
                                                                                                          the least possible HPG funds due to                   applications where assistance to rental
                                                                                                          leveraging, innovative financial                      properties or cooperatives is proposed,
                                                  E. Application Review Information                       assistance, owner’s contribution or other             those still tied will be further ranked
                                                                                                          specified approaches. Points are                      based on the number of years the units
                                                    1. Criteria. All paper applications for               awarded based on the following                        are available for occupancy under the
                                                  Section 533 funds must be filed with the                percentage of HPG funds (excluding                    program (a minimum of 5 years is
                                                  appropriate Rural Development State                     administrative costs) to total funds:                 required). For this part, ranking will be
                                                  Office and all paper or electronic
                                                                                                          (1) 50% or less: 20 points                            based from most to least number of
                                                  applications must meet the
                                                                                                          (2) 51% to 65%: 15 points                             years.
                                                  requirements of this Notice and 7 CFR                   (3) 66% to 80%: 10 points                                Finally, if there is still a tie, then a
                                                  part 1944, subpart N. Pre-applications                  (4) 81% to 95%: 5 points                              lottery system will be used. After the
                                                  determined not eligible and/or not                      (5) 96% to 100%: 0 points                             award selections are made, all
                                                  meeting the selection criteria will be
                                                                                                             (c) The applicant has demonstrated its             applicants will be notified of the status
                                                  notified by the Rural Development State
                                                                                                          administrative capacity in assisting very             of their applications by mail.
                                                  Office.
                                                    2. Review and Selection Process. The                  low- and low-income persons to obtain
                                                                                                                                                                F. Federal Award Administration
                                                  Rural Development State Offices will                    adequate housing based on the
                                                                                                                                                                Information
                                                  utilize the following threshold project                 following:
                                                                                                             (1) The organization or a member of                   1. Federal Award Notices. The Agency
                                                  selection criteria for applicants in
                                                                                                          its staff has at least one or more years              will notify, in writing, applicants whose
                                                  accordance with 7 CFR 1944.679:
                                                    (a) Providing a financially feasible                  experience successfully managing and                  pre-applications have been selected for
                                                  program of housing preservation                         operating a rehabilitation or                         funding. At the time of notification, the
                                                  assistance. ‘‘Financially feasible’’ is                 weatherization type program: 10 points.               Agency will advise the applicant what
                                                  defined as proposed assistance which                       (2) The organization or a member of                further information and documentation
                                                  will be affordable to the intended                      its staff has at least one or more years              is required along with a timeline for
                                                  recipient or result in affordable housing               experience successfully managing and                  submitting the additional information. If
                                                  for very low- and low-income persons.                   operating a program assisting very low-               the Agency determines it is unable to
                                                    (b) Serving eligible rural areas with a               and low-income persons obtain housing                 select the application for funding, the
                                                  concentration of substandard housing                    assistance: 10 points.                                applicant will be so informed in writing.
                                                  for households with very low- and low-                     (3) If the organization has                        Such notification will include the
                                                  income.                                                 administered grant programs, there are                reasons the applicant was not selected.
                                                    (c) Being an eligible applicant as                    no outstanding or unresolved audit or                 The Agency will advise applicants,
                                                  defined in 7 CFR 1944.658.                              investigative findings which might                    whose pre-applications did not meet
                                                    (d) Meeting the requirements of                       impair carrying out the proposal: 10                  eligibility and/or selection criteria, of
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                                                  consultation and public comment in                      points.                                               their review rights or appeal rights in
                                                  accordance with 7 CFR 1944.674.                            (d) The proposed program will be                   accordance with 7 CFR 1944.682.
                                                    (e) Submitting a complete pre-                        undertaken entirely in rural areas                       2. Administrative and National Policy
                                                  application as outlined in 7 CFR                        outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas,               Requirements. Rural Development is
                                                  1944.676.                                               also known as MSAs, identified by                     encouraging applications for projects
                                                    3. Scoring. For applicants meeting all                Rural Development as having                           that will support rural areas where,
                                                  of the requirements listed above, the                   populations below 10,000 or in remote                 according to the American Community
                                                  Rural Development State Offices will                    parts of other rural areas (i.e., rural areas         Survey data by census tracts, at least 20


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                                                  percent of the population is living in                    Dated: May 14, 2015.                                b. Project Address:
                                                  persistent poverty. This emphasis will                  Tony J. Hernandez,                                    lllllllllllllllllll
                                                  support Rural Development’s mission of                  Administrator, Rural Housing Service.                 Address, Line 1: llllllllll
                                                  improving the quality of life for Rural                                                                       Address, Line 2: llllllllll
                                                                                                          Fiscal Year 2015 Pre-application for                  City: lll State: ll Zip: l
                                                  Americans and commitment to directing
                                                                                                          Section 533 Housing Preservation                      c. Organization DUNS number: ll
                                                  resources to those who most need them.
                                                                                                          Grants (HPG) Instructions                             d. Grant Amount Requested: ll
                                                  A persistent poverty county is a
                                                  classification for counties in the United                  Applicants are encouraged, but not                 e. This grant request is for one of the
                                                  States that have had a relatively high                  required, to submit this pre-application                    following types of assistance:
                                                  rate of poverty over a long period.                     form electronically by accessing the                     b Homeowner assistance program
                                                                                                          Web site: http://www.rd.usda.gov/                        b Rental property assistance program
                                                    3. Reporting. Post- award reporting                                                                            b Cooperative assistance program
                                                                                                          programs-services/housing-
                                                  requirements can be found in the Grant                                                                        f. In response to e. above, answer one of
                                                                                                          preservation-grants. Click on the Forms
                                                  Agreement.                                                                                                          the following:
                                                                                                          & Resources tab to access the ‘‘Fiscal
                                                  G. Non-Discrimination Statement                         Year 2015 Pre-application for Section                    The number of low- and very-low
                                                                                                          533 Housing Preservation Grants                       income persons that the grantee will
                                                     The U.S. Department of Agriculture                   (HPG).’’ Please note that electronic                  assist in the Homeowner assistance
                                                  (USDA) prohibits discrimination against                 submittals are not on a secured Web                   program: lO OR
                                                  its customers, employees, and                           site. If you do not wish to submit the                   The number of units for low- and
                                                  applicants for employment on the basis                  form electronically by clicking on the                very-low income persons in the Rental
                                                  of race, color, national origin, age,                   Send Form button, you may still fill out              property or Cooperative assistance
                                                  disability, sex, gender identity, religion,             the form, print it and submit it with                 program: l
                                                  reprisal and where applicable, political                your application package to the State                 g. This proposal is for one of the
                                                  beliefs, marital status, familial or                    Office. You also have the option to save                    following:
                                                  parental status, religion, sexual                       the form, and submit it on an electronic                 b Housing Preservation Grant (HPG)
                                                  orientation, or all or part of an                       media to the State Office.                                  program (no set-aside)
                                                  individual’s income is derived from any                    Supporting documentation required                     b Set-aside for Grant located in a
                                                  public assistance program, or protected                 by this pre-application may be attached                     Rural Economic Area Partnership
                                                  genetic information in employment or                    to the email generated when you click                       (REAP) zone
                                                  in any program or activity conducted or                 the Send Form button to submit the                    III. Low-income Assistance
                                                  funded by the Department. (Not all                      form. However if the attachments are
                                                  prohibited bases will apply to all                                                                               Check the percentage of very low-
                                                                                                          too numerous or large in size, the email
                                                  programs and/or employment                                                                                    income persons that this pre-
                                                                                                          box will not be able to accept them. In
                                                  activities.)                                                                                                  application proposes to assist in relation
                                                                                                          that case, submit the supporting
                                                                                                                                                                to the total population of the project:
                                                     If you wish to file a Civil Rights                   documentation for this pre-application
                                                                                                          to the State Office with your complete                   b More than 80 percent (20 points)
                                                  program complaint of discrimination,                                                                             b 61 percent to 80 percent (15
                                                  complete the USDA Program                               application package under item IX.
                                                                                                             Documents Submitted, indicate the                       points)
                                                  Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF),                                                                             b 41 percent to 60 percent (10
                                                  found online at http://                                 supporting documents that you are
                                                                                                          submitting either with the pre-                            points)
                                                  www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_                                                                              b 20 percent to 40 percent (5 points)
                                                  cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call               application or to the State Office.
                                                                                                                                                                   b Less than 20 percent (0 points)
                                                  (866) 632–9992 to request the form. You                 I. Applicant Information                                 Points: l
                                                  may also write a letter containing all of                                                                        IV. Percent of HPG Fund Use
                                                  the information requested in the form.                  a. Applicant’s Name:
                                                                                                                                                                   Check the percentage of HPG fund use
                                                  Send your completed complaint form or                   lllllllllllllllllll                                   (excluding administrative costs) in
                                                  letter to us by mail at U.S. Department                 b. Applicant’s Address:                               comparison to the total cost of unit
                                                  of Agriculture, Director, Office of                     Address, Line 1: llllllllll                           preservation. This percentage reflects
                                                  Adjudication, 1400 Independence                         Address, Line 2: llllllllll                           maximum repair or rehabilitation
                                                  Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–                       City: lll State: ll Zip: l                            results with the least possible HPG
                                                  9410, by fax (202) 690–7442 or email at                 c. Name of Applicant’s Contact Person:                funds due to leveraging, innovative
                                                  program.intake@usda.gov.                                lllllllllllllllllll                                   financial assistance, owner’s
                                                     Individuals who are deaf, hard of                    d. Contact Person’s Telephone Number:                 contribution or other specified
                                                  hearing or have speech disabilities and                      ll                                               approaches.
                                                  you wish to file either an EEO or
                                                                                                          e. Contact Person’s Email Address:                       b 50 percent or less of HPG Funds
                                                                                                          lllllllllllllllllll                                        (20 points)
                                                  program complaint please contact
                                                                                                          f. Entity Type: b State Government b                     b 51 percent to 65 percent of HPG
                                                  USDA through the Federal Relay
                                                                                                               b Local Government                                    Funds (15 points)
                                                  Service at (800) 877–8339 or (800) 845–
                                                                                                             (Check One) b Non-Profit                              b 66 percent to 80 percent of HPG
                                                  6136 (in Spanish).
                                                                                                               Corporation b b Federally                             Funds (10 points)
                                                     Persons with disabilities, who wish to                    Recognized Indian Tribes                            b 81 percent to 95 percent of HPG
                                                  file a program complaint, please see                       b Faith-Based and neighborhood
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                                                                                                                                                                     Funds (5 points)
                                                  information above on how to contact us                       partnership                                         b 96 percent to 100 percent of HPG
                                                  by mail directly or by email. If you                       b Community Organization                                Funds (0 points)
                                                  require alternative means of                               b Other consortia of an eligible entity               Points: l
                                                  communication for program information
                                                  (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)           II. Project Information                               V. Administrative Capacity
                                                  please contact USDA’s TARGET Center                     a. Project Name:      The following three criteria
                                                  at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).                      lllllllllllllllllll demonstrate your administrative


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                                                  capacity to assist very low- and low-                                      VI. Area Served                                                            VIII. Alleviating Overcrowding
                                                  income persons to obtain adequate                                            Will this proposal be undertaken
                                                  housing (30 points maximum).                                                                                                                            Does the proposed program contain a
                                                                                                                             entirely in rural areas outside                                            component for alleviating overcrowding
                                                    a. Does this organization or a member                                    Metropolitan Statistical Areas, also
                                                  of its staff have at least one or more                                                                                                                as defined in 7 CFR 1944.656? (5 points)
                                                                                                                             known as MSAs, and identified by Rural                                     Yes lN No lP Points: l
                                                  years of experience successfully                                           Development as having populations
                                                  managing and operating a rehabilitation                                    below 10,000 or in remote parts of other                                   IX. Documents Submitted
                                                  or weatherization type of program? (10                                     rural areas (i.e., rural areas contained in
                                                  points) Yes lN No lP Points: l                                             MSAs with a population of less than                                          Check if the following documents are
                                                    b. Does this organization or a member                                    5,000) as defined in 7CFR 1944.656? (10                                    being submitted electronically with this
                                                  of its staff have at least one or more                                     points) Yes lN No lP Points: l                                             pre-application or will be mailed to the
                                                  years of experience successfully                                                                                                                      State Office with your complete pre-
                                                                                                                             VII. Percent of HPG Funds for                                              application package.
                                                  managing and operating a program                                           Administration
                                                  assisting very low- or low-income                                                                                                                       NOTE: You are only required to
                                                  persons obtain housing assistance? (10                                       Check the percentage of HPG funds                                        submit supporting documents for
                                                  points) Yes lN No lP Points: l                                             that will be used for Administration                                       programs in which you will be
                                                    c. If this organization has                                              purposes:                                                                  participating as indicated in this pre-
                                                  administered grant programs, are there                                     b More than 20 percent (Not eligible)                                      application. Points will be assigned for
                                                  any outstanding or unresolved audit or                                     b 20 percent (0 points)                                                    the items that you checked based on a
                                                                                                                             b 19 percent (1 point)                                                     review of the supporting documents.
                                                  investigative findings which might
                                                                                                                             b 18 percent (2 points)
                                                  impair carrying out the proposal? (10                                      b 17 percent (3 points)                                                      Please refer to the NOSA for the
                                                  points for No) No lY Yes lP Points: l                                      b 16 percent (4 points)                                                    complete list of documents that you are
                                                                                                                             b 15 percent or less (5 points)                                            required to submit with your complete
                                                       If Yes, please explain:                                               Points: l                                                                  pre-application package.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Submitted with             Submitted to
                                                   Reference                                                                                 Item                                                                                  this                   state office
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Pre-application

                                                  III ..............   Low Income Assistance.
                                                  IV .............     Percent of HPG Fund Use.
                                                  V ..............     Administrative Capacity.
                                                  VI .............     Area Served.
                                                  VII ............     Percent of HPG Funds for Administration.
                                                  VIII ...........     Alleviating Overcrowding.



                                                  G. HPG 2015 Scoring                                                        and may not accord with the final score                                    what you see here if the supporting
                                                    PLEASE NOTE: The scoring below is                                        that the Agency assigns upon evaluating                                    documentation does not adequately
                                                  based on the responses that you have                                       the supporting documentation that you                                      support your answer or, if required
                                                  provided on this pre-application form                                      submit. Your score may change from                                         documentation is missing.

                                                                                                                              Scoring items for HPG 2015                                                                                                Points earned

                                                  1.   Low Income Assistance (5, 10, 15, 20) ..........................................................................................................................................                 ........................
                                                  2.   Percent of HPG Fund Use (5, 10, 15, 20) ......................................................................................................................................                   ........................
                                                  3.   Administrative Capacity (10, 20, 30) ...............................................................................................................................................             ........................
                                                  4.   Area Served (10) .............................................................................................................................................................................   ........................
                                                  5.   Percent of HPG Funds for Administration (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ................................................................................................................                         ........................
                                                  6.   Alleviating Overcrowding (5) ...........................................................................................................................................................         ........................
                                                         Total Score:


                                                    Important                                                                [FR Doc. 2015–12224 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    By submitting this electronic pre-applica-                               BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P
                                                      tion form and its supporting documents,
                                                      you have completed one step of the ap-
                                                      plication process.
                                                    You must also complete the electronic ap-
                                                      plication at the http://www.grants.gov
                                                      website.
                                                    Your complete package, with all forms
                                                      and supporting documents as listed in
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                                                      the NOSA, must be submitted to the
                                                      local Rural Development State Office
                                                      where the project is located for your ap-
                                                      plication to be processed.




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe closing deadline for receipt of all pre-applications in response to this Notice is 5:00 p.m., local time for each Rural Development State Office on July 6, 2015. Rural Development State Office locations can be found at: http://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/ state-offices. The application should be submitted to the Rural Development State Office where the project will be located. If submitting the pre-application in electronic format, the closing deadline for receipt is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 6, 2015. The application closing deadline is firm as to date and hour. RHS will not consider any application that is received after the closing deadline. Applicants intending to mail applications must provide sufficient time to permit delivery on or before the closing deadline date and time. Acceptance by the United States Postal Service or private mailer does not constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and postage due applications will not be accepted.
ContactFor general information, applicants may contact Bonnie Edwards-Jackson, Finance and Loan Analyst, Multi- Family Housing Preservation and Direct Loan Division, USDA Rural Development, Stop 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0781, telephone (202) 690-0759 (voice) (this is not a toll free number) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD-Federal Information Relay Service) or via email at, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 28943 

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