[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 35234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14911]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5500-N-17]
Notice of Web Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative--
Planning Grants
AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability on its Web site and Grants.gov
applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and
other requirements for HUD's FY2011 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative
Program--Planning Grants NOFA. Specifically, this NOFA announces the
availability of approximately $3.6 million made available under the
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act,
2011, Public Law 112-10, enacted April 15, 2011.
The purpose of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative-Planning Grant
Program is to support the development of comprehensive neighborhood
revitalization plans which, when implemented, may be expected to
achieve the following three core goals:
1. Housing: Transform distressed public and assisted housing into
energy efficient, mixed-income housing that is physically and
financially viable over the long-term;
2. People: Support positive outcomes for families who live in the
target development(s) and the surrounding neighborhood, particularly
outcomes related to residents' health, safety, employment, mobility,
and education; and
3. Neighborhood: Transform distressed, high-poverty neighborhoods
into viable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to well-functioning
services, high quality public schools and education programs, high
quality early learning programs and services, public assets, public
transportation, and improved access to jobs.
To achieve these core goals, communities must develop and implement
a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy, or Transformation
Plan. This Transformation Plan will become the guiding document for the
revitalization of the public and/or assisted housing units, while
simultaneously directing the transformation of the surrounding
neighborhood and positive outcomes for families.
The notice providing information regarding the application process,
funding criteria and eligibility requirements, application and
instructions can be found using the Department of Housing and Urban
Development agency link on the Grants.gov/Find Web site at http://www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A link to the funding opportunity is
also available on the HUD Web site at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail.
The link from the funds available page will take you to the agency
link on Grants.gov.
The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this
program is 14.889. Applications must be submitted electronically
through Grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to the agency contact identified in the
program NOFA. Program staff will not be available to provide guidance
on how to prepare the application. Questions regarding the 2011 General
Section should be directed to the Office of Grants Management and
Oversight at (202) 708-0667 or the NOFA Information Center at 800-HUD-
8929 (toll free).
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers
via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-
8339.
Dated: June 9, 2011.
Barbara S. Dorf,
Director, Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight,
Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14911 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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