[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19582]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4196-N-04]
Combined Notices of Funding Availability for FY 1997 for the
Public and Indian Housing Economic Development and Supportive Services
Program and the Tenant Opportunities Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); clarification.
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SUMMARY: This notice reaffirms a requirement set forth in the Fiscal
Year (FY) 1997 NOFA for the Tenant Opportunities Program (TOP),
published in the Federal Register on June 6, 1997 (62 FR 31272).
Specifically, this notice reminds Intermediary Resident Organizations
that they must provide letters of support from all Resident
Associations they propose to assist as part of their applications.
Although this requirement was set forth in the June 6, 1997 NOFA, it
was inadvertently omitted from the TOP Application Kit.
DATES: This original deadline date is not changed. Applications must be
received on or before August 13, 1997, at the correct local HUD Field
Office or Area Office of Native American Programs (AONAP) having
jurisdiction over the applicant by 3 p.m. (local time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Public Housing: Office of Resident
Involvement, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20410;
telephone number, (202) 708-3611 (This is not a toll-free number).
For Indian Housing: Tracy Outlaw, National ONAP, 1999 Broadway,
Suite 3390, Denver, CO 80302; telephone number, (303) 675-1600 (This is
not a toll-free number).
Hearing or speech-impaired persons may access these numbers via TTY
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6, 1997 (62 FR 31272), HUD published
a combined NOFA for the Public and Indian Housing Economic Development
and Supportive Services Program and the Tenant Opportunities Program
(TOP). The June 6, 1997 NOFA required that Intermediary Resident
Organizations applying for TOP funds must provide letters of support
from all Resident Associations they propose to assist as part of their
applications. Specifically, section VII(g)(10) of the NOFA provided
that ``[a]pplicants which are Intermediary Resident Organizations * * *
must provide letters of support from each [Resident Association]
identified in the application'' (62 FR 31287).
Section III of the June 6, 1997 NOFA directed applicants to
complete their applications in accordance with further guidance to be
provided in an Application Kit (See 62 FR 31274). The Application Kit
was printed following publication of the June 6, 1997 NOFA publication
and has been widely distributed. In providing application formats, the
Application Kit was designed to reflect NOFA requirements. The June 6,
1997 NOFA is also included as an attachment to the Application Kit.
HUD is concerned that, except for including the June 6, 1997 NOFA
as an attachment, the Application Kit otherwise does not reference the
requirement that Intermediary Resident Organizations provide letters of
support from all Resident Associations to be assisted by TOP grant
funds. Notwithstanding this omission, the June 6, 1997 NOFA is clear in
requiring such letters. This requirement, like other threshold
requirements listed in section VII(g) of the June 6,1997 NOFA, must be
satisfied in order for an application from an Intermediary Resident
Organization to be complete and acceptable for rating and ranking.
Dated: July 17, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-19582 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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