To
help Alaska Native Institutions (ANIs) of higher education and Native
Hawaiian Institutions (NHIs)of higher education enhance their role
and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their
localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and
economic development, consistent with the purposes of Title I of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Only
nonprofit institutions of higher education that meet the statutory
definition of an ANI or an NHI contained in the 1988 Amendments
to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 105-244, are eligible
to submit applications for funding.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Nonprofit Alaska Native Institutions
of higher education and Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher education
that are either on the U.S. Department of Education lists of eligible
ANIs or NHIs or ANIs or NHIs that certify that they meet the statutory
definition of an ANI or NHI. Each campus of an ANI is permitted
to submit a separate application. An NHI may submit only one application
per year, no matter how many campuses it has.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: The principal beneficiaries of
the program include any city, county, town, parish, village, any
other political subdivision of a State.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs to be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21
for colleges and universities.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Applicants will respond to competitive
requirements contained in a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
published in the Federal Register and detailed application requirements
contained in kits available with each NOFA competition.
Award
Procedure: Applications will be reviewed against
published criteria, rated and ranked, and awards made to the highest
ranking applications.
Deadlines:
Deadlines will be announced in each NOFA publication.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 60 to 90
days.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Applications for new activities will have to be submitted on an
annual basis in response to a NOFA.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: None. Applicants
get points in the selection system for securing leveraged funds.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: HUD may make
grants for up to 2 years.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Semi-annual and final reports are required.
Audits:
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular 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 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
A-133.
Records:
Records must be kept in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the grant.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 86-1062-0-1-451.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $2,993,400; FY 02 est $4,000,000; and FY 03 est
$2,400,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new
budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
For Alaska Native Institutions of higher education, $600,000
per grantee; for Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher education,
$3 million per grantee and $600,000 per project.
It is anticipated that five ANIs and up to five Native Hawaiian
projects will receive funding in fiscal year 2001. The fiscal year
2001 program funding included the following activities: The University
of Alaska-Fairbanks, working with 6 communities in the Bristol Bay
region of Alaska, will form a partnership to develop a means of
providing alternative employment to the declining fishing industry.
Trainees will be hired by the local Housing Authority to build,
renovate, and maintain community homes. The University of Hawaii-Kauai
Community College will complete the construction of a Youth Center.
The Center will provide after-school tutoring, life-skills training,
computer skills, and programs addressing substance abuse.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
For application kits, contact the Super NOFA Information Center
at 1-800-HUD-8929. For answers to technical questions, contact Armand
Carriere in the Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy
Development and Research, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410.
Telephone: (202) 708-3061, extension 3181.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: None.
Headquarters
Office: For application kits, contact the
Super NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. For answers to
technical questions, contact Armand Carriere in the Office of
University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research,
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3061,
extension 3181.
Web
Site Address: www.oup.org
or
www.hud.gov/grants
