FEDERAL AGENCY:

POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORIZATION:

Department of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-377.

To help tribal colleges and universities, build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition

USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

Grant funds can be used by tribal colleges to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities. No other activities can be funded; nor can facilities not owned by tribal colleges and universities be assisted.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   Tribal colleges and universities that meet the statutory definition of such institutions contained in Title V of the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 105- 244.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   Tribal colleges and universities to help build, expand, renovate, and equip their own facilities.

Credentials/Documentation:   Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular 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 each year and detailed application requirements contained in application 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:   Will be announced in each NOFA publication.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   From 60 to 90 days.

Appeals:   None.

Renewals:   None.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   Applicants are not required to provide matching funds, but will be awarded points in the selection system the more leveraged funds they provide.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   Projects are funded for a 2-year period.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   Semi-annual progress and financial progress reports and a final program report are required.

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 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:   Must be kept in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   86-0162-0-1-451.

Obligations:   (Grants) FY 01 $2,993,000; FY 02 est $3,000,000; and FY 03 est $3,000,000. (Note: This program was appropriated under the Community Development Block Grant Program.)

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:   $400,000.

Through fiscal year 2001, Tribal Colleges and Universities have received approximately $2.8 million in grants to further develop facilities on their campuses.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

For application kits contact the HUD Super NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. For answers to technical questions, contact either Armand Carriere in the Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research, or Sherone Ivey, Office of Native American Programs, HUD, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone numbers: (202) 708-3061, extension 3181 (Armand) or (202) 401-7914, extension 4200 (Sherone).

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 either Armand Carriere in the Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research, or Sherone Ivey, Office of Native American Programs, HUD, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20410. Telephone numbers: (202) 708-3061, extension 3181 (Armand) or (202) 401-7914, extension 4200 (Sherone).

Web Site Address:  
http://www.oup.org
http://www.hud.gov/grants

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) in Albuquerque, NM is creating a Child Development Center and Family Support Training Center in order to achieve the following goals: 1) Provide access to healthy, safe and affordable childcare services for families accessing job training at SIPI. 2) Improve availability and quality of licensed childcare and early childhood educational resources in low-and moderate-income Native American communities.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Will be listed in a NOFA each year.