Community Development Block Grants/Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (14.246)
Program
14.246 Community Development Block Grants/Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
Federal Agency
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Authorization
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 108(q), as amended, Public Law 93-383.
Program Number
14.246
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To return brownfields to productive use by assisting public entities eligible under the Section 108-Guaranteed Loan program carry out qualified economic development projects on brownfields authorized by Section 108(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Grant assistance must enhance the security of loans guaranteed under the Section 108 program or improve the viability of projects financed with loans guaranteed under the Section 108 program.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Assistance may be used for any activity eligible under Section 108(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Grant funds may only be used in conjunction with projects and activities assisted under the Section 108 Loan Guarantee program.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Units of general local government that are eligible to apply under the Section 108-Guaranteed Loan program.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The principal beneficiaries are low and moderate income persons.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Proposed activities must be consistent with a unit of general local government's consolidated plan submitted for HUD's Community Planning and Development programs. Proposed activities must also meet applicable citizen participation requirements. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
Proposals may only be submitted in response to competitions announced in a Federal Register publication. The Federal Register publication of a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) will detail each competition, the submission requirements and the competitive factors that will be considered in awarding grants.
Award Procedure
Competitive, based upon factors published in a Federal Register NOFA.
Deadlines
Applications must be submitted within the deadlines established in the published Federal Register NOFA.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Not applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Brownfields EDI grant funds may only be used in conjunction with projects and activities assisted under the Section 108-Guaranteed Loan program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Generally, projects would be expected to be completed within a three to five year period. Funds would be accessed by line of credit in the approved ratio that loan funds guaranteed by the Section 108 Loan program are borrowed.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
All reporting is made in connection with an eligible public entity's Community Development Block Grant program reporting.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133, "Audits of State and 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 a program- specific audit conducted 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 No. A-133.
Records
The applicant must maintain records with regard to eligibility, national objectives, financial management, citizen participation, relocation, environmental impact, labor standards, equal opportunity and other requirements set forth in regulations.
Program Accomplishments
For fiscal year 2002, 48 BEDI applications were received with 23 funded. The same range is anticipated for fiscal year 2003.
Financial Information
Account Identification
86-0314-0-1-451.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $25,000,000; FY 03 est $24,838,000; and FY 04 est $0. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new budget authority rather than obligation amounts.)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Fiscal year 2002 range of assistance was $250,000 to $2,000,000. The same range is anticipated for fiscal year 2003 for the BEDI program.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Administrative Regulations are the same as for the Community Development Block Grants found at 24 CFR part 570.
Related Programs
14.218, Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants; 14.228, Community Development Block Grants/State's Program; 14.248, Community Development Block Grants_Section 108 Loan Guarantees.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Contact appropriate HUD Field Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Lisa Peoples, Economic Development Specialist, Office of Economic Development, Community Planning and Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone: (202) 708-0614, extension 4456. E-mail: LISA_PEOPLES@hud.gov.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
A wide-range of economic development activities including commercial, industrial and residential economic development projects.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Based upon competitive factors contained in the NOFA.
