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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 2, 2021 / Notices
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 FaithBased 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 pre-applications to apply for FY 2021 HPG program funds. More eligibility requirements can be found at 7 CFR 1944.658, 1944.661, 1944.662 and 1944.686.
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 for the HPG applicant 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 Appropriations Act, 2021 Pub. L. 116
260 sections 744 and 745, Division E
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021, Title VII General Provisions Government-wide, regarding Corporate Felony Convictions and Corporate Federal Tax Delinquencies. To comply with these provisions, only applicants that are or propose to be, corporations will submit this form as part of their pre-application. Form AD3030, Representations Regarding Felony Conviction and Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants, can be found here: http www.ocio.usda.gov/
document/ad3030.

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D. Pre-Application and Submission Information 1. Address to Request Pre-application Package: Applicants wishing to submit a paper pre-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 preapplication package. You may find the addresses and contact information for each State Office following this link:
http www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/
state-offices. Rural Development will date, and time stamp incoming paper
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pre-applications to evidence timely receipt and; upon request, will provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment of receipt due to Covid19, if submitting a paper preapplication, applicants must contact the applicable State Office to confirm mailing instructions. You may access the electronic grant pre-application for Housing Preservation Grants at: http
www.grants.gov.
2. Content and Form of Preapplication: 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N
provides details on what information must be contained in the preapplication 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 applicants 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 15day period must occur no later than 16
days prior to the last day for acceptance of pre-applications by the United States Department of Agriculture 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 copy of Standard Form SF424, Application for Federal Assistance, and supporting information with the appropriate Rural Development State Office. This form may be found on the USDA eForms website https
forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/eForms/
welcomeAction.do?Home. A preapplication package; including SF424, 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 applicants eligibility to undertake the HPG
program and to evaluate the preapplication 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
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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 coordinating with other public and private organizations and programs that provide assistance in rehabilitation of historic properties in accordance with 7
CFR 1944.673.
4 The development standards 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 lowand 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 lowand low-income.
8 The geographical areas 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 nonHPG 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 1944.683b and the monitoring plan for rental properties and cooperatives when
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