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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 20 / Tuesday, February 2, 2021 / Notices f 7 CFR part 1924, subpart A, regarding planning and performing construction and other development;
g 7 CFR part 1924, subpart C, regarding the planning and performing of site development work;
h For construction financed with a Section 516 grant, the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act 40 U.S.C. 276a 276a5 and implementing regulations published at 29 CFR parts 1, 3, and 5;
i A credit report fee of at least $24
will be charged to the applicant and paid to the United States Department of Agriculture. This fee is used to pay credit reports obtained by RHS;
j Borrowers and grantees must take reasonable steps to ensure that tenants receive the language assistance necessary to afford them meaningful access to USDA programs and activities, free of charge. Failure to provide this assistance to tenants who can effectively participate in or benefit from Federally assisted programs or activities may violate the prohibition under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.
2000d et seq. and Title VI regulations against national origin discrimination.
k In accordance with 7 CFR 3560.60, the housing must be economical to construct, operate, and maintain and must not be of elaborate design or materials.
l System for Awards Management.
All program applicants must be registered in the System for Awards Management SAM prior to submitting an application, unless determined exempt under 2 CFR 25.110. Federal award recipients must maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application under consideration by the Agency. The applicant must ensure that the information in the database is current, accurate, and complete.
Applicants must ensure they complete the Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representations in SAM.
C. Pre-Application and Submission Information
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1. Pre-Application Submission The application process will be in two phases, for each individual fiscal year that this Notice is open: The initial preapplication and the submission of a final application. Only those preapplications that are selected for further processing will be invited to submit a final application. In the event that a preapplication is selected for further processing and the applicant declines, the next highest ranked pre-application will be selected for further processing in
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each individual fiscal year that this Notice is open. All pre-applications for Section 514 and Section 516 funds must meet the requirements of this Notice.
Incomplete pre-applications will be rejected and returned to the applicant.
No pre-application will be accepted after the deadline in a given round unless the date and time is extended by another Notice published in the Federal Register.
Pre-applications should be submitted electronically. The process for submitting an electronic application to RHS is as follows:
a At least two business days prior to the application deadline for the applicable funding round, the applicant must email RHS a request to create a shared folder in CloudVault. The email must be sent to the following address:
Off-FLHapplication@usda.gov. The email must contain the following information:
1 Subject line: Off-FLH Application Submission.
2 Body of email: Borrower Name, Project Name, Borrower Contact Information, Project State.
3 Request language: Please create a shared CloudVault folder so that we may submit our application documents.
Once the email request to create a shared CloudVault folder has been received, a shared folder will be created within two business days. When the shared CloudVault folder is created by RHS, the system will automatically send an email to the applicants submission email with a link to the shared folder.
All required application documents in accordance with this Notice must be loaded into the shared CloudVault folder. When the submission deadline is reached for each applicable funding round, the applicants access to the shared CloudVault folder will be removed. Any document uploaded to the shared CloudVault folder after the application deadline, for each applicable funding round, will not be reviewed or considered.
The applicant should upload a Table of Contents of all of the documents that have been uploaded to the shared CloudVault folder. Last-minute requests and submissions may not allow adequate time for the submission process to take place prior to the deadline. Applicants are reminded that all submissions must be received by the deadline, for each applicable funding round, and the application will be rejected if it is not received by the deadline date and time, regardless of when the application was submitted.
b Prior to the submission of a preapplication, the applicant is encouraged
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to schedule a concept meeting with RHS
to discuss the application process, the specifics on the proposed project, and the borrowers responsibilities under the Off-FLH program, among other topics.
Requests for concept meetings can be sent to the following email address:
MFHprocessing1@usda.gov.
c If a pre-application is accepted for further processing, the applicant must submit a final application, acceptable to RHS, prior to the obligation of funds. If the pre-application is not accepted for further processing due to being incomplete or ineligible, the applicant will be notified of appeal rights under 7 CFR part 11. Pre-applications that are deemed eligible but are not selected for further processing for each individual fiscal year that this Notice is open will be withdrawn from processing. The applicant may reapply in a future funding round.
2. Pre-Application Requirements a The pre-application must contain the following:
1 An executed and dated Executive Summary on the applicants letterhead that must include at least the following:
i Brief description of the proposed project. Be sure to address if the project will be used year-round or seasonally and to what standards the housing will be built.
ii Document the need for the project.
The applicant must document that the housing and related facilities will fulfill a pressing need in the area in which the project will be located.
iii Description of the proposed ownership structure with an organizational chart.
iv Narrative verifying the applicants ability to meet the eligibility requirements stated earlier in this Notice.
v A statement of the applicants experience in operating labor housing or other rental housing. If the applicants experience is limited, additional information should be provided to indicate how the applicant plans to compensate for this limited experience i.e., obtaining assistance and advice of a management firm, non-profit group, public agency, or other organization which is experienced in rental management and will be available on a continuous basis.
vi Description of the applicants legal and financial capability to carry out the obligation of the loan and/or grant.
vii Proposed management. A brief statement explaining the applicants proposed method of operation and management i.e., on-site manager, contract for management services, etc..

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