Submission requirements.
Submission requirements. Applicants may submit applications at any time to: Director, Office of Technical Assistance, room 7214, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Each application (an original and three copies) shall include the following:
(1) The Standard Form SF–424 as a face sheet, signed and dated by a person authorized to represent and contractually or otherwise commit the applicant;
(2) A concise title and brief abstract of the proposed planning work, including the total cost;
(3) A narrative that:
(1) The Standard Form SF–424 as a face sheet, signed and dated by a person authorized to represent and contractually or otherwise commit the applicant;
(2) A concise title and brief abstract of the proposed planning work, including the total cost;
(3) A narrative that:
(i) Documents one or more of the triggering events described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section that qualifies the applicant to apply for planning assistance for community adjustments and economic diversification;
(ii) Provides an initial assessment of actual or probable impacts on the applicant community and the surrounding area;
(iii) Provides an initial assessment of the type and extent of start-up planning envisioned by the applicant in response to the DoD-generated impact; and
(iv) Describes the measures by which the applicant has already coordinated, or plans to coordinate, with the DoD Office of Economic Assistance, the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor, any military department, or any other appropriate Federal agency; appropriate State agencies, specifically including the agency administering the Small Cities CDBG Program; appropriate State-designated enterprise zones; appropriate Federal empowerment zones and enterprise communities, when selected and announced; appropriate other units of general local government in the nonentitlement area; appropriate businesses, corporations, and defense facilities concerned with impacts on the applicant community; and homeless nonprofit organizations, with respect to title V of the Stewart B. McKinney Act (42 U.S.C. 11411–11412), requiring the Federal property be considered for use in assisting the homeless.
(4) A Statement of Work describing the specific project tasks proposed to be undertaken in order to plan for community adjustment and economic diversification activities;
(5) A proposed budget showing the estimated costs and person-days of effort for each task, by cost categories, with supporting documentation of costs and a justification of the person-days of effort;
(6) A description of the qualifications of the proposed technical staff, including their names and resumes;
(7) A work plan that describes the schedule for accomplishing the tasks described in the Statement of Work, the time needed to do each task, and the elapsed time needed for all the tasks; and
(8) Other materials, as prescribed in the application kit; these materials will include required certifications dealing with: Drug-Free Workplace Requirements; Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions; and Prohibition Regarding Excessive Force.
(i) Approval procedures—(1) Acceptance. HUD's acceptance of an application meeting the threshold requirements of paragraph (f) does not assure a commitment to provide funding or to provide the full amount requested. HUD may elect to negotiate both proposed tasks and budgets in order to promote more cost-effective planning.
(2) Notification. HUD will provide notification about whether a project will be funded, rejected, or held for further consideration by HUD and DoD.
(3) Form of award. HUD will award funds in the form of grants.
(4) Administration. Project administration will be governed by the terms of individual awards and by the following provisions of this part:
(i) Subpart A, § 570.5;
(ii) Subpart E, §§ 570.400(d), (e), (f), and (g);
(iii) Subpart J, §§ 570.500(c), 570.501, 570.502, 570.503, and 570.509;
(iv) Subpart K, §§ 570.601, 570.602, 570.609, 570.610, and 570.611.