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What is the purpose of the AN/NHIAC program?
To assist Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions (AN/NHIs) of higher education 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.
Who is eligible for an AN/NHIAC grant?
Only nonprofit AN/NHIs that meet the definition of AN/NHIs established in Title III, Part A, Section 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (Pub.L. 105-244; enacted October 7, 1998). Institutions are not required to be on the list of eligible AN/NHIs prepared by the U.S. Department of Education. However, an institution that is not on the list is required to provide a statement in the application that the institution meets the U.S. Department of Education's statutory definition of an AN/NHI. In order to meet the definition of an ANI, at least 20 percent of the undergraduate headcount enrollment must be Alaska Native students. If an applicant is an NHI, at least 10 percent of the undergraduate headcount enrollment must be Native Hawaiian students in order to meet this definition. In addition, all applicants must be a 2- or 4-year institution, fully accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If an applicant is one of several campuses of the same institution, the applicant may apply separately from the other campuses as long as the campus has a separate DUNS number, administrative structure and budget, and meets the enrollment requirements outlined above.
When is the application due date?
July 2, 2008. Applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the deadline date.
What is the funding amount for AN/NHIAC?
Approximately $3 million has been made available for FY08.
What is the maximum amount an institution can request?
No more than $800,000 for a 3-year grant performance period.
What are eligible activities?
Eligible activities include, but are not limited to:
- Acquisition of real property.
- Clearance and demolition.
- Rehabilitation of residential structures, including lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction and making accessbility and modifications in accordance with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and visitability modifications in accordance with the policy priorities described in the General Section.
- Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or installation of public facilities and improvements, such as water and sewer facilities and streets, and compliance with accessibility requirements, such as those under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.
- Direct homeownership assistance to low- and moderate-income persons, as provided in section 105(a)(25) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
- Special economic development activities and assistance to facilitate economic development by providing technical or financial assistance for the establishment, stabilization, and expansion of microenterprises, including minority enterprises.
- Assistance to community-based development organizations (CBDOs) to carry out neighborhood revitalization, community economic development, or energy conservation projects.
- Public service activities such as general support activities that can help to stabilize a neighborhood and contribute to sustainable redevelopment of the area, including but not limited to such activities as those concerned with employment, crime prevention, childcare, healthcare services, drug abuse, education, housing counseling, energy conservation, homebuyer downpayment assistance, establishing and maintaining Neighborhood Networks centers in federally assisted or insured housing, job training and placement, and recreational needs.
- Fair housing services designed to further the civil rights objectives of the Fair Housing Act by making all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, and/or disability aware of the range of housing opportunities available to them.
- Up to 20 percent of the grant may be used for payments of reasonable grant administrative costs related to planning and executing the project (for example, preparation/submission of HUD reports and so forth).
What are the eligible activity requirements for an AN/NHIAC grant?
Each activity proposed for funding must meet one of the following Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) national objectives:
- Benefit low- and moderate-income people.
- Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight.
- Meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community, and other financial resources are not available to meet such needs.
Are there other requirements?
Although a match is not required to qualify for funding, if you claim leveraging from any source, including your own institution, you must provide letters or other documentation evidencing the extent and firmness of commitments of leveraging from other federal, state, local, and/or private sources.
What is the application selection process?
HUD will conduct two types or review: a threshold review to determine applicant eligibility; and a technical review to rate the application based on the rating factors.
What are the threshold requirements?
- You must be an eligible ANI or NHI.
- You must request a federal grant of $800,000 or less over the 3-year grant period.
- If you are submitting applications from separate campuses within a school system, each submitting campus must have its own separate DUNS number and an administrative and budgeting structure independent of the other campuses in the system.
- You did not receive grant money during the FY07 funding cycle.
- Your application received a minimum score of 75 points.
- You must submit your electronic application no later than 11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on July 2, 2008.
What are the factors for award?
- Capacity of the applicant and relevant experience (25 points).
- Need/extent of the problem (8 points).
- Soundness of the approach (45 points).
- Leveraging resources/developing parnterships (10 points).
- Achieving results and program evaluation (12 points).
Does housing have to be one of the activities?
No, your community partners' needs should determine what activities you can undertake.
Is there a maximum amount that HUD allows institutions to claim as indirect costs?
No, as long as you don't exceed your federally approved indirect cost rate.
Does the institution have to be in the city that it proposes to work in?
No, as long as you can demonstrate a frequent onsite presence in the neighborhood.
Where do I submit my application?
All applications must be submitted electronically. The application kit downloaded from Grants.gov provides applicants with a "Submit" option within the kit.
Who can I contact for more detailed information?
Name: Sherone Ivey
Phone: (202) 402-4200
Email: sherone.e.ivey@hud.gov
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