Notice of Funding Availability Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher Programs for Fiscal Year 2000

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Part IV

Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher Programs, FY 2000;
Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators; Notice of Funding
Availability

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4546-N-01]


Notice of Funding Availability Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)
Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental
Voucher Programs for Fiscal Year 2000

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 for
Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program Coordinators.

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SUMMARY: Purpose of Program: The Section 8 FSS program is intended to
promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of
assistance under the Section 8 certificate and voucher programs with
public and private resources to enable participating families to
achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. An FSS program
coordinator assures that program participants are linked to the
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency.
    Available Funds: This NOFA announces the availability of up to $29
million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 to fund Section 8 Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinators.
    Eligible Applicants: Public housing agencies (PHAs) eligible to
receive funding under this NOFA are only those that received funding
under one of the FY 99 NOFAs for Section 8 FSS Program Coordinators and
that continue to operate a Section 8 FSS program.
    Application Deadline: The application deadline for FSS Program
Coordinator funding under this NOFA is May 30, 2000, at the time
described under section I of Additional Information of this NOFA.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I. Application Due Date, Application Kits, and Technical Assistance

    Application Due Date: The application deadline for Section 8 FSS
Program Coordinator funding under this NOFA is May 30, 2000, at the
time described in section I of this NOFA. The application deadline is
firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all competing
PHAs, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration any application
that is not received by the application deadline. Applicants should
take this practice into account and make early submission of their
materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by
unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems. HUD will not
accept, at any time during the NOFA competition, application materials
sent via facsimile (FAX) transmission.
    Official Place of Application Receipt: The original and a copy of
the application should be submitted to Michael E. Diggs, Director of
the PIH Grants Management Center, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 501 School Street, Suite 804, Washington, DC 20024 and one
copy to the local HUD Field Office. In the interest of fairness to all
competing applicants, HUD will not consider any application that is not
submitted to and received by the PIH Grants Management Center at the
address indicated above. For ease of reference, the term ``GMC'' will
be used throughout the NOFA to mean the PIH Grants Management Center.
    Mailed Applications: Applications will be considered timely filed
if postmarked on or before 12 midnight on the application due date and
received by the PIH Grants Management Center on or within ten (10) days
of the application due date.
    Applications Sent by Overnight/Express Mail Delivery: Applications
sent by overnight delivery or express mail will be considered timely
filed if received by the appropriate PIH Grants Management Center
before or on the application due date, or upon submission of
documentary evidence that they were placed in transit with the
overnight delivery service by no later than the specified application
due date.
    Hand Carried Applications: Applications must be delivered to the
PIH Grants Management Center by 5 pm on the due date. Hand carried
applications will be accepted during normal business hours before the
application due date.
    For Application Kits, Further Information and Technical Assistance:
There is no application kit for this NOFA. For answers to your
questions, you may contact either the Public and Indian Housing
Resource Center at 1-800-955-2232 or the HUB Director of Public Housing
or the Program Center Coordinator in the local HUD Field Office.
Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may call HUD's TTY number 1-
800-877-8339 (the Federal Information Relay Service TTY). Information
can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.hud.gov. Prior to the
application deadline, staff at the numbers given above will be
available to provide general guidance, but not guidance in actually
preparing the application. Following selection, but prior to award, HUD
staff will be available to assist in clarifying or confirming
information that is a prerequisite to the offer of an award by HUD.

II. Amount Allocated

    For FY 2000, up to $29 million is available for PHA administrative
fees for Section 8 FSS program coordinators. This amount is composed of
$25.1 million from the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
(Pub. L. 106-74, enacted October 21, 1999), and approximately $3.4
million in FY 1999 carryover authority from the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-276, approved October 21, 1998).
All of the approximately $29 million being made available in FY 2000
will be provided to those PHAs that received funds in response to the
FY 99 Section 8 FSS program coordinator NOFAs. This is the seventh
fiscal year of funding for Section 8 FSS program coordinators.

HUD Corrections to Funding Provided Under the FY 99 NOFA

    If prior to award of funding under the FY 2000 Section 8 FSS NOFA,
HUD determines that any PHAs have been underfunded in amounts awarded
under the FY 99 FSS Program Coordinator NOFAs, before funding any
applications under the FY 2000 NOFA, the Department will increase
funding to the amount that the PHAs should have received under the FY
99 FSS NOFAs with funding available under the FY 2000 FSS NOFA.

III. Program Description; Eligible Applicants; Eligible Activities

(A) Program Description

    In the earliest FSS program coordinator NOFAs, HUD provided funding
for Section 8 FSS program coordinators only to PHAs with Section 8
programs of fewer than 1,000 units. The FY 1994 and FY 1995 funds were
awarded to these PHAs based on a request for funding, and all complete
applications were funded. The FY 1996 funds were awarded based on a
competitive NOFA. In FY 1996, state and regional PHAs that administered
more than 1,000 rental vouchers and certificates, but fewer than 1,000
mandatory FSS slots, were also eligible to apply, and some received
funding. In FY 1997, HUD allocated funds for Section 8 FSS program
coordinators to allow PHAs that were previously

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funded to continue to pay a Section 8 FSS coordinator. Since funding
for Section 8 FSS program coordinators was limited, HUD did not accept
applications from PHAs that were not previously funded. In FY 1998 HUD
awarded funds to PHAs that were funded for Section 8 FSS program
coordinators in FY 1997 to continue to pay for an FSS coordinator for
another year and was also able to fund additional eligible small PHAs
and state and regional PHAs that did not receive Section 8 FSS program
coordinator funding in the previous year. HUD extended eligibility for
funding under the FY 98 NOFA to include PHAs operating voluntary
Section 8 FSS programs as well as those with mandatory Section 8 FSS
programs.
    In FY 99, HUD published two Section 8 FSS NOFAs that made a
sufficient amount available to continue funding for another year to
those PHAs that received funding under the FY 98 NOFA. In FY 99 HUD was
also able to fund applications from PHAs (including state and regional
HAs) that were not funded in FY 98, for PHAs with approval to
administer voluntary or mandatory Section 8 FSS programs of at least 25
slots.
    Under the FY 99 NOFAs, for the first time, there was no maximum
Section 8 rental certificate/voucher program size limit for PHAs
eligible to apply for funding under the NOFA.
    The response to the FY '99 NOFA was so strong that HUD expects to
need all available funds in FY 2000 for renewals of Section 8 FSS
program coordinators funded under the FY 99 NOFAs to allow PHAs to
continue to pay a Section 8 FSS program coordinator for another year.

(B) Eligible Applicants

    Subject to the availability of sufficient funding, all PHAs that
received funding under one of the FY 99 NOFAs for Section 8 FSS program
coordinators that are still operating Section 8 FSS programs will be
funded in FY 2000, except those PHAs submitting applications that are
ineligible under Section VII.(C) of this NOFA, provided the PHA
continues to operate a Section 8 FSS program, has hired a Section 8 FSS
program coordinator with funding awarded for that purpose under one of
the FY '99 FSS program coordinator NOFAs, and has made progress in
implementing the FSS program demonstrated by having completed
activities in each of the categories in section 2 of the required
Attachment A certification of this NOFA. Subject to the availability of
funds, the eligible PHAs funded in FY 99 will receive 103 percent of FY
99 funding (not to exceed $47,700) unless the PHA requests a lower
amount or the salary comparability information submitted by the PHA
supports approval of a lower amount. HUD will not provide FY 2000
funding to any PHA that received Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator
funding in FY 99 that does not comply with all of the above
requirements.

(C) Eligible Activities

     Funds are available under this NOFA to employ or otherwise retain
the services of up to one Section 8 FSS program coordinator for one
year. A part-time Section 8 FSS program coordinator may be retained
where appropriate. Under the Section 8 FSS program, PHAs are required
to use Section 8 rental assistance together with public and private
resources to provide supportive services to enable participating
families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency.
Effective delivery of supportive services is a critical element in a
successful FSS program.

IV. Program Requirements

(A) Program Coordinator Role

    PHAs administering the FSS program use program coordinating
committees (PCCs) to assist them to secure resources and implement the
FSS program. The PCC is made up of representatives of local government,
job training and employment agencies, local welfare agencies,
educational institutions, child care providers, nonprofit service
providers, and businesses.
    An FSS program coordinator works with the PCC and with local
service providers to assure that program participants are linked to the
supportive services they need to achieve self-sufficiency. The FSS
program coordinator may ensure, through case management, that the
services included in participants' contracts of participation are
provided on a regular, ongoing and satisfactory basis, and that
participants are fulfilling their responsibilities under the contracts.

(B) Staffing Guidelines

    Under normal circumstances, a full-time FSS program coordinator
should be able to serve approximately 50 FSS participants, depending on
the coordinator's case management functions.

(C) Other Requirements

(1) Compliance With Fair Housing and Civil Rights Laws.
    All applicants must comply with all fair housing and civil rights
laws, statutes, regulations, and executive orders as enumerated in 24
CFR 5.105(a). If an applicant: (a) Has been charged with a systemic
violation of the Fair Housing Act by the Secretary alleging ongoing
discrimination; (b) is the defendant in a Fair Housing Act lawsuit
filed by the Department of Justice alleging an ongoing pattern or
practice of discrimination; or (c) has received a letter of
noncompliance findings under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or section 109 of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the applicant's
application will not be evaluated under this NOFA if, prior to the
application deadline, the charge, lawsuit, or letter of findings has
not been resolved to the satisfaction of the Department. HUD's decision
regarding whether a charge, lawsuit, or a letter of findings has been
satisfactorily resolved will be based upon whether appropriate actions
have been taken necessary to address allegations of ongoing
discrimination in the policies or practices involved in the charge,
lawsuit, or letter of findings.
(2) Additional Nondiscrimination Requirements.
    Applicants must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act,
and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In addition to
compliance with the civil rights requirements listed at 24 CFR section
5.105, each successful applicant must comply with the nondiscrimination
in employment requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, U.S.C. sections 2000e et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.
section 206(d); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29
U.S.C. sections 621 et seq., and Titles I and V of the Americans with
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 12101 et seq.
(3) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing.
    Each successful applicant will have a duty to affirmatively further
fair housing. After the application is approved, applicants will be
required to identify the specific steps that they will take to: (a)
Address the elimination of impediments to fair housing that were
identified in the jurisdiction's Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair
Housing Choice; (b) remedy discrimination in housing; or (c) promote
fair housing rights and fair housing choice. Further, applicants have a
duty to carry out the specific activities cited in their responses in a
manner which will affirmatively further fair housing.

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V. Application Selection Process

    The funds available under this NOFA are not being awarded on a
competitive basis. The Department anticipates that there will be
sufficient funds available under the NOFA to fund all applications that
meet the NOFA requirements. Applications will be reviewed by the GMC to
determine whether or not they are technically adequate based on the
NOFA requirements. Categories of applications that will not be funded
are stated in section VII(C) of this NOFA.
    All technically adequate applications will be funded to the extent
funds are available. If HUD receives applications for funding greater
than the amount made available under this NOFA, HUD will fund eligible
applicants in size order starting from the smallest PHAs first (i.e.,
those PHAs with the smallest combined rental voucher and certificate
programs first). Section 8 program size will be determined by HUD using
baseline data developed by the Department. If there are not sufficient
monies to fund all applications from PHAs with the same combined
Section 8 rental certificate voucher program size, funding will be
provided based on the size of the PHA's Section 8 FSS program,
reflected in the PHA's HUD-approved Section 8 FSS Action Plan, starting
with the largest approved Section 8 FSS program. If there is
insufficient money remaining to fully fund the last application funded,
HUD will provide residual funding to that application in an amount less
than the amount requested by the PHA, unless the PHA is unwilling to
accept the lower amount.

VI. Application Submission Requirements

    (A) Each PHA that received funding for a Section 8 FSS program
coordinator under one of the FY 99 NOFAs that wishes to receive funding
under this NOFA must complete a certification in the format shown as
``Attachment A'' of this NOFA, which includes all information required
in ``Attachment A.'' The completed Attachment A certification along
with the Fair Housing Certification (Attachment B of this NOFA) and the
Certification Regarding Lobbying (Attachment C of this NOFA) constitute
the entire HA application for funding under this section. These three
certifications and supporting documents must be submitted to the GMC by
the due date.
    (B) Fair Housing Certification and Certification Regarding
Lobbying: All PHAs applying for funding under this NOFA must submit the
Certification Regarding Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity which is
included as Attachment B of this NOFA and the Certification Regarding
Lobbying which is Attachment C of this NOFA.

VII. Corrections to Deficient Applications

(A) Acceptable Applications

    To be eligible for processing, an application must be received by
the GMC no later than the date and time specified in this NOFA. The GMC
will initially screen all applications and notify PHAs of technical
deficiencies by letter.

(B) Correction of Deficient Applications

    After the application due date, HUD may not, consistent with 24 CFR
part 4, subpart B, consider unsolicited information from an applicant.
HUD may contact an applicant, however, to clarify an item in the
application or to correct technical deficiencies. Applicants should
note, however, that HUD may not seek clarification of items or
responses that improve the substantive quality of the applicant's
response to any eligibility or selection criterion. Examples of curable
technical deficiencies include failure to submit the proper
certifications or failure to submit an application containing an
original signature by an authorized official. In each case, HUD will
notify the applicant in writing by describing the clarification or
technical deficiency. HUD will notify applicants by facsimile or by
return receipt requested. Applicants must submit clarifications or
corrections of technical deficiencies in accordance with the
information provided by HUD within 14 calendar days of the date of
receipt of the HUD notification. If the deficiency is not corrected
within this time period, HUD will reject the application as incomplete.

(C) Unacceptable Applications

    (1) After the 14-calendar day technical deficiency correction
period, the GMC will disapprove PHA applications that it determines are
not acceptable for processing. The HUD notification of rejection letter
must state the basis for the decision.
    (2) Applications from PHAs that fall into any of the following
categories are ineligible for funding under this NOFA and will not be
processed:
    (a) An PHA application submitted after the deadline date for this
NOFA.
    (b) An application from a PHA that is not an eligible PHA under
III.(B) of this NOFA or an application that does not comply with the
requirements of VI.(A) or VI.(B) of this NOFA.
    (c) An application from a PHA that does not meet the requirements
of IV.C.(1) of this NOFA, Compliance with Fair Housing and Civil Rights
Laws.
    (d) An application from a PHA that at the end of the 14-calendar
day technical correction period has not made progress satisfactory to
HUD in resolving serious outstanding Inspector General audit findings,
or serious outstanding HUD management review findings for one or more
of the following programs: Rental Voucher, Rental Certificate or
Moderate Rehabilitation. Serious program management findings are those
that would cast doubt on the capacity of the PHA to administer its
Section 8 programs in accordance with applicable HUD regulatory and
statutory requirements.

VIII. Findings and Certifications

(A) Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Section 8 information collection requirements contained in this
notice were submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520) and have been assigned OMB control number 2577-0198. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays
a valid control number.

(B) Environmental Requirements

    In accordance with provisions of 24 CFR part 50.19(c)(5)(ii), a
finding of no significant impact is not required under this Notice.
This NOFA provides funding under 24 CFR part 984, which does not
contain environmental review provisions because it concerns activities
that are listed in 24 CFR 50.19(b) as categorically excluded from
environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 CFR 4321) (``NEPA''). Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(5),
this NOFA is categorically excluded from environmental review under
NEPA. No environmental review is required in connection with the award
of assistance under this NOFA, because the NOFA only provides funds for
employing a coordinator that provides public and supportive services,
which are categorically excluded under 24 CFR 50.19(b)(4) and (12).

(C) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

    The catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the Section 8
rental certificate program is 14.855. The

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number for the Section 8 rental voucher program is 14.857.

(D) Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    This notice does not have federalism implications and does not
impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local
governments or preempt State law within the meaning of the Executive
Order. The NOFA makes funds available for HAs to employ or otherwise
retain the services of up to one FSS program coordinator for one year.
As such, there are no direct implications on the relationship between
the national government and the states or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among various levels of government.

(E) Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance

    Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) and the final rule codified at 24
CFR part 4, subpart A, published on April 1, 1996 (61 FR 1448), contain
a number of provisions that are designed to ensure greater
accountability and integrity in the provision of certain types of
assistance administered by HUD. On January 14, 1992, HUD published, at
57 FR 1942, a notice that also provides information on the
implementation of section 102. The documentation, public access, and
disclosure requirements of section 102 are applicable to assistance
awarded under this NOFA as follows:
Documentation and Public Access Requirements
    HUD will ensure that documentation and other information regarding
each application submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to
indicate that basis upon which assistance was provided or denied. This
material, including any letters of support, will be made available for
public inspection for a five-year period beginning not less than 30
days after the award of the assistance. Material will be made available
in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will
include the recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its
Federal Register notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on
a competitive basis.
Disclosures
    HUD will make available to the public for five years all applicant
disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in connection with this
NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made available along with
the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case for a period of less
than three years. All reports--both applicant disclosures and updates--
will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part
15.

(F) Section 103 HUD Reform Act

    HUD will comply with section 103 of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 and HUD's implementing regulations
in subpart B of 24 CFR part 4 with regard to the funding competition
announced today. These requirements continue to apply until the
announcement of the selection of successful applicants. HUD employees
involved in the review of applications and in the making of funding
decisions are limited by section 103 from providing advance information
to any person (other than an authorized employee of HUD) concerning
funding decisions, or from otherwise giving any applicant an unfair
competitive advantage. Persons who apply for assistance in this
competition should confine their inquiries to the subject areas
permitted under section 103 and subpart B of 24 CFR part 4.
    Applicants or employees who have ethics related questions should
contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-
free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program questions,
such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed with persons
outside HUD, the employee should contact the appropriate Field Office
Counsel.

(G) Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities

    Applicants for funding under this NOFA are subject to the
provisions of section 319 of the Department of Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (31 U.S.C. 1352) (the
Byrd Amendment) and to the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-65; approved December 19, 1995).
    The Byrd Amendment, which is implemented in regulations at 24 CFR
part 87, prohibits applicants for Federal contracts and grants from
using appropriated funds to attempt to influence Federal executive or
legislative officers or employees in connection with obtaining such
assistance, or with its extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification. The Byrd Amendment applies to the funds that are the
subject of this NOFA. Therefore, applicants must file a certification
stating that they have not made and will not make any prohibited
payments and, if any payments or agreement to make payments of
nonappropriated funds for these purposes have been made, a form SF-LLL
disclosing such payments must be submitted. The certification and the
SF-LLL are included as Attachment D of this NOFA.
    The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-65; approved
December 19, 1995), which repealed section 112 of the HUD Reform Act,
requires all persons and entities who lobby covered executive or
legislative branch officials to register with the Secretary of the
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and file reports
concerning their lobbying activities.

IX. Authority

    The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Pub. L.
No. 106-74, enacted October 21, 1999) allows funding for program
coordinators under the Section 8 FSS program. As a result, the
Department determined to make a sufficient amount available under this
NOFA, under Part 984, in accordance with section 984.302(b), to enable
PHAs to employ up to one Section 8 FSS program coordinator for one year
at a reasonable cost as determined by the PHA and HUD, based on
salaries for similar positions in the locality.

    Dated: March 23, 2000.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Attachment A--Required Certification Format for FY 2000 Section 8 FSS
Program Coordinator Funding \1\
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    \1\ To be eligible for funding under this NOFA, PHAs must have
received Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator funding under a FY 99 FSS
NOFA, must have hired an FSS program coordinator with funding
awarded under that NOFA, must demonstrate activities in each of the
categories in section 2(a), 2(b), and 2(c) of this Attachment A
certification and must still be operating a Section 8 FSS program.
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Mr. Michael E. Diggs, Director, Grants Management Center, 501 School
Street, Suite 804, Washington, DC 20024.

    Dear Mr. Diggs: In connection with the FY 2000 NOFA for Section
8 FSS program coordinators, I hereby certify for the ______ (enter
PHA name) \2\ that:
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    \2\ For joint applications, please indicate the names of all co-
applicants and identify the lead PHA that received and administered
funds received under the FY '99 NOFA.
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    (1) The PHA which received funding under a FY '99 FSS program
coordinator NOFA, continues to operate a Section 8 FSS program and
has hired a Section 8 FSS program coordinator using HUD funds
provided for

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that purpose on ______ (enter the ACC effective date of Section 8 FY
99 FSS program coordinator funding increment), and
    (2) The PHA has (check all that apply):
__ (a) Formed and convened an FSS program coordinating committee,
__ (b) Obtained HUD approval of its Section 8 FSS action plan,
__ (c) Executed contracts of participation with FSS participants.
    (3) Total number of Section 8 FSS program slots based on the
number of (both voluntary and mandatory) FSS slots identified in the
PHA's HUD-approved Action Plan OR, when HAs are applying jointly,
the combined total of Section 8 FSS program slots in the HUD-
approved Action Plans of the PHAs: ______.
    (4) Amount requested under the FY 2000 Section 8 FSS NOFA:
______.
    (5) Section 8 FSS Program Coordinator Salary:
    a. Salary level, based on salaries for comparable jobs (modified
by number of hours worked) ______.
    b. Annual salary plus Fringe Benefits:
    ______ Hours/Week; ______ $/Hour; ______ Fringe Rate (%); Annual
Salary: ______.
    (6) Attachment: Evidence demonstrating salary comparability to
similar positions in the local jurisdiction.
    If there are any questions, please contact ______ at ______.

      Sincerely,

Executive Director.

Attachments

Attachment B--Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Certifications

    The housing agency (PHA) certifies that in administering the
funding for the Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency program
coordinators it will comply with the requirements of the Fair
Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of
1975, and will affirmatively further fair housing. CDBG recipients
also must certify to compliance with section 109 of the Housing and
Community Development Act.

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Name of PHA
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Signature and Title of PHA Representative
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Date

Attachment C--Certification Regarding Lobbying

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge
and belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding
of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making
of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant,
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and
submit Standard Form-LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in
accordance with its instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
    This certification is a material representation of fact upon
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered
into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1342, title 31,
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not
more than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Name of Signatory (print or type)--------------------------------------
Name of PHA------------------------------------------------------------
Date signed------------------------------------------------------------

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Notice of Funding Availability Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program Coordinators for the Section 8 Rental Certificate and Rental Voucher Programs for Fiscal Year 2000

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