Application Notes:

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2024.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Applications must include:

• SF 424
• HUD 2880
• SF 424D
• HUD 4125
• HUD 4123
• HUD 50153 (if applicable)
• HUD 424B
• Certification regarding lobbying form (if applicable)
• SF LLL (if applicable)
• Advancing racial equity narrative (if applicable)
• Experience promoting racial equity (EPRE) statement
• Proposal summary (1 page max)
• Workplan narrative
• Budget detail
• Citizen participation
• Low and moderate income (LMI) benefit
• Resolution for tribal organization (if applicable)
• Firm commitment documentation (if applicable)
• Demographic data (if applicable)
• Housing rehabilitation project requirements (if applicable)
• New housing construction project requirements (if applicable)
• Economic development project threshold requirements (if applicable)
• Infrastructure projects (if applicable)
• Land acquisition to support new housing projects (if applicable)
• Health care facilities (if applicable)
• Correctional facilities/juvenile detention centers (if applicable)
• Evidence of partner commitment (if applicable)
• Indirect cost rate agreement (if applicable)
• Code of conduct (if applicable)
• Climate change (if applicable)

Narratives and other attachments must be double-spaced on standard-sized paper with margins of at least one inch on all sides, and must use Times Roman font no smaller than 12-point.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
• SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

Optional webinars are scheduled for this program as follows:

June 12, 2024
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Call-in number: (202) 735-3323
Access code: 6967927#
URL: intellor.webex.com

June 13, 2024
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Call-in number: (202) 735-3323
Access code: 6236782#
URL: intellor.webex.com

Recordings of webinars held for this program are available online at hud.gov/icdbg.

Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Capacity of the applicant (30 points)
• Need/extent of the problem (23 points)
• Soundness of approach (38 points)
• Leveraging resources (3 points)
• Comprehensiveness and coordination (6 points)
• Preference points (4 points)

Refer to the NOFA file and Application folder for additional application information.

Match Notes:

Matching funds are not required for this program; however, voluntary leveraging with both federal and nonfederal funds is encouraged. Other federal sources are only allowed to be used as leveraging if permitted by a program's authorizing statute.

Contributions that could be considered as leveraged resources include:

• Tribal government funds
• Donations from individuals or organizations, private foundations, and businesses
• Private foundation, business, state, or federal loans or guarantees
• Other federal grants permitted by statute, including Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funds
• Donated goods and services needed for the project
• Land needed for the project, including land purchased prior to the application deadline
• Land used for a building expansion project
• Direct administrative costs of up to 20 percent of the total award amount

Leveraged resources may not include:

• Land that has already been used as leverage toward another funding agency program
• Funds expended prior to the beginning of the period of performance, except the value of land acquisition and proposal costs
• Indirect administrative costs
• The value of the existing facility if an application is to expand or rehabilitate an existing facility

Funding Notes:

Approximately $75 million is available to support an estimated 70 awards through this program overall, with an unspecified amount available to support awards of at least $500,000 through this component.

Funds for this component will be allocated by region, as follows:

• Alaska: $9,309,973
• Eastern Woodlands: $5,305,767
• Northern Plains: $10,714,906
• Northwest: $3,582,373
• Southern Plains: $17,335,580
• Southwest: $23,751,401

Awards may not exceed the following limits, which vary according to region:

• Alaska: $2 million
• Eastern Woodlands: $2 million
• Northern Plains: $2 million
• Northwest: $2 million
• Southern Plains: $2 million
• Southwest:
  • Native American population of 7,500 or fewer: $2 million
  • Native American population of 7,501 to 10,500: $3 million
  • Native American population of 10,501 to 50,000: $4 million
  • Native American population of greater than 50,001: $5 million

Only one large tribe in the Southwest region is eligible for the maximum award amount.

The project period may not exceed five years, and is expected to begin on November 13, 2024, and end on November 13, 2029. Extension requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

At least 70 percent of award funds must be used for activities that benefit low and moderate income (LMI) persons.

Housing rehabilitation costs may not exceed the following per-unit limits, which vary according to region:

• Alaska: $444,780
• Eastern Woodlands: $265,230
• Northern Plains: $255,150
• Northwest: $309,960
• Southern Plains: $223,650
• Southwest: $311,220

Program administration costs may not exceed 20 percent of the sum of the total award amount plus any program income received.

Technical assistance costs associated with developing the capacity to undertake a specific funded activity may not exceed 10 percent of the total award amount.

Costs for public services are limited to 15 percent of the total award amount.

Funds may not be used for:

• Pre-award costs, with the exception of proposal costs incurred to prepare an application for submission and the value of land acquisition used towards an applicant's leveraging contribution
• Projects that solely support public service activities

Refer to the FAQ file for additional ineligible costs.

For FY 2022, a total of $95,565,820 was distributed via 55 awards ranging from $678,064 to $4 million through this program overall. For FY 2021, a total of $51,625,636 was distributed via 59 awards ranging from $600,000 to $2 million through this program overall. Refer to the Award file for details.

July 10, 2024
Recordings of the webinars have also been released, and a link to the presentations is available in the Application section. Slides from the webinars held for this program have been released and attached as the WebinarPresentation file. The Application and Financial sections have been updated accordingly.

July 5, 2024
A list of answers to frequently asked questions regarding this program has been released and attached as the FAQ file. The Financial and Eligibility sections have been updated accordingly.

May 22, 2024
Information regarding upcoming webinars scheduled for this program has been released and attached as the Webinar file. The Application section has been updated accordingly.