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Download the FY08 HUD SuperNOFA General Section and FY08 HBCU NOFA.

Download the FY08 HBCU application kit from Grants.gov.

FY08 HBCU CFDA Number (applicants will need this number if they choose to locate the application kit through Grants.gov): 14.520.

Applicants will also need to download certain software to allow them to successfully navigate the Grants.gov pages and complete their application, including the PureEdge Viewer to view the application kit downloaded from Grants.gov. This program will allow applicants to access, complete, and submit applications electronically and securely. All software recommended by Grants.gov is free to download; Grants.gov also provides software recommendations for both PC and Macintosh users.

• View additional software offered and recommended by Grants.gov.

Learn more about the Grants.gov application process by visiting their Applicant Resources section.

Purpose of Program: To assist HBCUs to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

Available Funds: This NOFA announces the availability of approximately $9 million for the HBCU program. Approximately $1 million will be made available to fund First Time HBCU applicants. In addition, approximately $8 million will be made available to fund Previously Funded HBCU applicants.

Eligible Applicants: Only HBCUs as determined by the U.S. Department of Education in 34 CFR 608.2 in accordance with that Department's responsibilities under Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002, are eligible for funding under the HBCU program. All applicants must be institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognixed by the U.S. Department of Education.

Application Deadline: July 2, 2008. Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.

Matching Requirements: None.

HUD Electronic Submission Waiver: HUD regulations at 24 CFR 5.1005 permit waivers of regulatory requirements to be granted for cause. If you are unable to submit your application electronically, you may request a waiver from this requirement. If you are seeking funding under several HUD programs, you must submit a separate waiver request for each program from which you are seeking funding.

Your waiver request must be in writing, submitted no later than 15 days prior to the application deadline date, and state the basis for the request and explain why electronic submission is not possible. The basis for waivers for cause may include but are not limited to:

• Lack of available Internet access in the geographic location in which the applicant's business office is located.
• Physical disability of the applicant that prevents the applicant from accessing or responding to the application electronically.

Waivers should be submitted to:

Susan Brunson
Office of University Partnerships
susan.s.brunson@hud.gov
Fax: (202) 708-0309