Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (14.515)
Program
14.515 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities
Federal Agency
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Authorization
Department of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law 106-377.
Program Number
14.515
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To help Alaska Native Institutions (ANIs) of higher education and Native Hawaiian Institutions (NHIs)of higher education enhance their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Only nonprofit institutions of higher education that meet the statutory definition of an ANI or an NHI contained in the 1988 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965, Public Law 105-244, are eligible to submit applications for funding.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Nonprofit Alaska Native Institutions of higher education and Native Hawaiian Institutions of higher education that are either on the U.S. Department of Education lists of eligible ANIs or NHIs or ANIs or NHIs that certify that they meet the statutory definition of an ANI or NHI. Each autonomous campus of an ANI or NHI is permitted to submit a separate application.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The principal beneficiaries of the program include any city, county, town, parish, village, any other political subdivision of a State.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs to be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-21 for colleges and universities.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication 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.
Award Procedure
Applications will be reviewed against published criteria, rated and ranked, and awards made to the highest ranking applications.
Deadlines
Deadlines will be announced in each NOFA publication.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Applications for new activities will have to be submitted on an annual basis in response to a NOFA.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
None. Applicants get points in the selection system for securing leveraged funds.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
HUD may make grants for up to 2 years.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Semi-annual and final reports are required.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular 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 A-133.
Records
Records must be kept in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant.
Program Accomplishments
It is anticipated that five ANIs and up to five Native Hawaiian projects will receive funding in fiscal year 2003. The fiscal year 2002 program funding included the following activities: The University of Alaska-Fairbanks - Chukchi Campus will use $395,000 to partner with the Northwest Arctic Borough in a joint effort to construct an artist's shop and retail store. Leeward Community College in Pearl City, Hawaii will utilize a $579,000 grant to support and sustain the two-year Wai'anae Organic Agriculture Initiative.
Financial Information
Account Identification
86-1062-0-1-451.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $4,000,000; FY 03 est $2,980,500; and FY 04 est $2,400,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
For Alaska Native Institutions of higher education and Native Hawaiian institutions of higher education, $600,000 per grantee.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
For application kits, contact the Super NOFA Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929. For answers to technical questions, contact Armand Carriere in the Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3061, extension 3181.
Related Programs
14.218, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants; 14.219, Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities Program; 14.228, Community Development Block Grants/State's Program; 14.511, Community Outreach Partnership Center Program; 14.514, Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities; 14.519, Tribal Colleges and Universities Program; 14.520, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
For answers to technical questions, contact Armand Carriere in the Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-3061, extension 3181.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Refer to the criteria listed in each NOFA.
