POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORIZATION:
Housing
and Community Development Act of 1987, Section 501(b)(2), Public
Law 100-242; Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section
107, as amended.
Under
the Community Development Work-Study Program(CDWSP), HUD will make
grants to institutions of higher education, either directly or through
areawide planning organizations or States, for the purpose of providing
assistance to economically disadvantaged and minority students who
participate in community development work-study programs and are
enrolled in full-time graduate programs in community and economic
development, community planning or community management. The primary
objectives of the program are to attract economically disadvantaged
and minority students to careers in community and economic development,
community planning, and community management, and to provide a cadre
of well qualified professionals to plan, implement, and administer
local community development programs.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Institutions
of higher education, areawide planning organizations or States may
apply for grants to assist economically disadvantaged and minority
students who participate in CDWSP's and are enrolled in full-time
graduate programs in community and economic development, community
planning or community management, or other related fields of study.
Related fields include public administration, urban management,
urban planning, and exclude social and humanistic fields such as
law, economics (except urban economics), social work, psychology,
education and history.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education
offering graduate degrees in a community development academic program
are eligible. An areawide planning organization (APO) or a State
may apply for assistance for a program that will be conducted by
two or more institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher
education participating in an APO program must be located within
the metropolitan or non-metropolitan area served by the APO. Institutions
of higher education participating in a State program must be located
within the State.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of
the Community Development Work-Study Program are economically
disadvantaged students who seek careers in community and economic
development, community planning, community management or other
related fields of study.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined on the merits of the application in accordance
with guidelines of the Request for Grant Application proposal
yearly competitions. This program is excluded from coverage under
OMB Circular No. A-87.
Pr-eapplication
Coordination: Applicants will have to respond
to a HUD Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) which will be published
yearly in the Federal Register. This program is excluded from coverage
under Executive Order 12372 and OMB Circular No. A-102.
Application
Procedure: Not applicable. This program is
excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award
Procedure: Applicants who respond to the yearly
NOFA and compete successfully by being selected by the review
panel will be awarded a grant. HUD will usually make an award
within forty to fifty five (40-55) days of the closing date of
the RFGA.
Deadlines:
Competition. Determined by NOFA date published in the Federal
Register.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Generally within
40 to 55 days.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Applications will have to be submitted on a yearly basis for a
2-year funding cycle in response to a Notice of Funding Availability.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: None.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Assistance
is for an annual 2-year program funding cycle (August-July).
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Semi-annual and final reports.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised,
June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance
of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a
program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities
that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt
from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted
in Circular No. A-133.
Records:
The applicant must maintain records with regard to management
and work plans including schedules for major activities, student
monitoring procedures, and the assignment of staff to the program.
Also the applicant must submit information describing the student's
racial, ethnic and income characteristics; the student's academic,
placement and employment status; and the amount of assistance
provided to the student. Such information must be submitted upon
completion of each academic school term for the institution until
all assisted students have completed their participation in the
CDWSP.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 86-0162-0-1-451.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $2,993,400; FY 02 est $3,000,000; and FY 03 est
$3,000,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new
budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
Applicants generally receive funding to assist four students,
with an average grant per student of $30,000.
