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.
