Fiscal Year 2014 Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program NOFA Training Part 1

1. Fiscal Year 2014Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program NOFA TrainingPart 1

2. What’s New in 2014 • Two categories of funding • New way to slice the pie • New ways to determine LMI • Points for spending past funds • Points for shovel-ready projects • Points if not funded in the recent years

3. Today’s Agenda • Part 1 - “Regular” ICDBG grants • Part 2 - New funds for mold remediation and prevention

4. Today’s Agenda (cont) • Part 1 • Purpose and overview of ICDBG • Eligible applicants, uses, and requirements • How to submit applications • Screening and rating factors

5. Today’s Agenda (cont) • Part 2 • Criteria in NOFA – definitions, rating factors, scoring • Overview of mold health effects, assessment and remediation • Where to find help

6. Two Categories • Can apply for and receive both • Can use both categories for same project or different types of projects

7. Available Funds • Total is $70,000,000 • Single Purpose Grants - $56,219,222 • Imminent Threat - $3,960,000 • Mold Remediation - $10,000,000

8. Authority • Title I of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq) • ICDBG regulations, 24 CFR part 1003

9. Program Description To develop viable Indian and Alaska Native communities by creating decent housing, suitable living environments & economic opportunities primarily for LMI persons

10. Types of Grants • Imminent Threat Grants • Single Purpose Grants (including grants for mold remediation and prevention)

11. Imminent Threat Grants • No Area Office allocations • Funds used to remove imminent threats to health or safety • Must meet regulatory criteria

12. Imminent Threat Grants • Criteria for funding • Threat must be independently verified • Must not be recurring • Must impact entire service area • Only granted if other tribal or federal funds not available

13. Imminent Threat Grants • Application • Area ONAP will issue Letter to Proceed only if no environmental impact and for improvements to control or arrest threat • Reimbursement only if HUD approves application • Applications must include information in NOFA

14. Imminent Threat Examples • Asbestos removal • Replacement of failed water system • Home repairs from floods • Mold remediation • Uranium in wells

15. New Definitions • Mold Remediation and Prevention • Mold is visible growth of fungi on surfaces • Remediation includes long term solutions • Prevention means action taken if mold is present in minute amounts to prevent more

16. New Definitions • Tribally owned or operated housing • Means housing that is currently owned or operated by an Indian tribe or TDHE, or was previously assisted with HUD funding • Applies to Category Two projects for mold remediation

17. Old but Key Definition • New Applicant • An applicant who has never received an ICDBG or whose grants have been closed for more than 12 months prior to application deadline date

18. Single Purpose Grants Allocations • HUD allocates funds to six Area ONAP regions • Based on a regulatory formula (24 CFR 1003.101) • Allocate $1M to each region • Allocate the remaining based on each region’s share of tribal population (40%), poverty (40%), and overcrowding (20%)

19. Allocation By Region

20. Changes to Allocation • In FY14, HUD replaced old 2000 Census data with new Census data from the American Community Survey (ACS) • State-recognized tribes are excluded from the calculation (except for few grandfathered tribes)

21. What Is the ACS? • Evolution of the Decennial Census “long form” survey, which collected demographic, housing and socio-economic information from a sample of all households that were counted in the Decennial Census.

22. What is the ACS? cont… • Instead of sampling once every 10 years, the Census samples a smaller share of the population each year with the ACS and produces multi-year estimates • In FY 2014, HUD is using ACS estimates from 2007-2011 for allocations and estimates from 2006-2010 for new LMI data

23. Changes to Allocation • More details: http://www.huduser.org/portal/icdbg/home.html • Data used to determine need also found on this website

24. Measuring LMI Area Benefit • In FY 2014 there are seven options • Primary Option – old way w/new data (1 option) • Standard ICDBG LMI data from the ACS, all people in tribal areas • Other tribal area options (2 options) • AIAN LMI data from the ACS, all HH alone or in-combo

25. Measuring LMI Area Benefit cont… • Neighborhood level options (3 options) • Standard CDBG LMI data from the ACS, all people (1 option) • AIAN LMI households from the ACS (2 options) • Applicant generated data per NOFA

26. Measuring LMI – More Info • Additional training on LMI data on July 2 • Website for data downloads –http://www.huduser.org/portal/icdbg/home.html • HUD User website will be revised to include data in all options

27. Applicant Data • If applicant believes that neither option truly measures need, or if the HUD-provided options are substantially inaccurate or incomplete, applicant may submit other data that meet the criteria of 1003.208(a)(3) and the NOFA

28. Applicant Data cont… • Data must meet this criteria • Be collected systematically • Be independently verifiable • Differentiate between reservation and BIA service area population where applicable

29. 3. Applicant Data cont… • Must submit • Explanation of number of people benefitting from project and number of LMI • Sample copy of survey form • Explanation of methods used to collect data • Listing of incomes by household and size

30. Grant Ceilings • Grant ceilings apply to entire application • One of the screening factors • If exceeded, application not rated

31. Grant Ceilings • Eastern Woodlands $600,000 • Southern Plains $800,000 • Northwest $500,000 • Alaska $600,000

32. Grant Ceilings • By Population • Northern Plains = $900,000 - $1.1 million • Southwest = $605,000 - $5.5 million (only one tribe)

33. Grant Ceilings • If funded under both categories, may not receive more than the combined ceiling of both categories

34. Housing Rehab Cost Limits Eastern Woodlands $35,000 Southern Plains $35,000 Northern Plains $50,000 Southwest $65,000 Northwest $50,000 Alaska $75,000

35. Regulations and Requirements • If funded, must comply with regulations, guidelines and requirements of the ICDBG program • Regulations apply to both categories of funding

36. Eligible Applicants • Indian tribe, band, group, or nation including Alaska Indians, Aleuts and Eskimos and any Alaska Native Village • Tribal organizations submitting on behalf of tribes

37. Period of Performance • Based on the Implementation Schedule and must be approved by HUD • Required under Rating Factor 1

38. Cost Sharing or Matching • Not required for ICDBG • Points awarded for leveraging • ICDBG can be used as match for other programs

39. Threshold Requirements • HUD Thresholds in General Section • Program-Related Thresholds in ICDBG NOFA • Project-Specific Thresholds in ICDBG NOFA

40. General Section Thresholds • Ineligible Applicants • Resolution of Civil Rights Matters • Economic Opportunities for very low- and low- income (Section 3) • Limited English Profiency and Accessible Technology • Accessible Technology

41. Nondiscrimination • Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws • Affirmatively furthering fair housing • Special rules apply to tribes and their instrumentalities

42. Other HUD Requirements • Outstanding Delinquent Federal Debts • Pre-award accounting system survey • No debarments and/or suspensions • No False statements • Do Not Pay Website Review

43. Other HUD Requirements • Code of Conduct • Prohibition against lobbying • Conflicts of interest

44. Other HUD Requirements • Ensuring participation of small businesses • Equal access for sexual orientation, gender, marital status • Faith-based requirements • Uniform Relocation Act

45. National Policy Requirements • Procurement of Recovered Materials • Participation in HUD evaluation • Environmental requirements • OMB Requirements – Some new

46. National Policy Requirements • Drug-free workplace • Safeguarding client files • Compliance with Transparency Act • Compliance with Duncan Hunter Act

47. Requirements That May Prohibit Award • Name Check Review • False Statements • Do Not Pay.gov Review

48. Program-Related Thresholds • Outstanding ICDBG Obligation • Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws

49. Project-Specific Thresholds • Housing Rehabilitation • New Construction • Economic Development

50. Housing Rehab Threshold • Rehab standards and policies adopted • Homebuyer’s payments are current for HUD-assisted housing