Application Notes:

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served rolling basis until all funding is expended. Requests should be made within a reasonable amount of time after the event or discovery of the threat.

To initiate the application process, applicants must contact the appropriate area office listed on pages 77-78 of the NOFA file. Once applicants have received confirmation from their area office of available funds and project eligibility, they may electronically submit an application to their area office.

Applications must include:

• SF 424
• HUD 2880
• Detailed budget information
• HUD 4123
• HUD 4125
• Project description summary
• Evidence that the project can be implemented and completed within the project period
• Information showing that the threat is not of a recurring nature
• Evidence the threat affects or impacts an entire service area
• Evidence the project outcomes will help alleviate the imminent threat conditions
• Authority to use funds, or letter with the responsible entities' finding of exempt activity
• Independent verification from a third party that the threat is urgent, exists at present, or will exist very soon and must be addressed immediately
• Evidence funds are not available from other tribal or federal sources to alleviate the threat

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 and Guide files, as well as to the 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 rehab an existing facility

Funding Notes:

Approximately $75 million is available to support an estimated 70 awards through this program overall, with a total of $5 million available to support awards through this component. This component will generally issue awards of up to $450,000; however, awards of up to $900,000 may be issued for projects involving presidentially declared disasters, also referred to as major disaster declarations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Projects must be completed within 12 months of the award, unless there is good cause for not being able to do so.

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.

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 Financial section has 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.