Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants (14.906)

Program

14.906 Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office Of Healthy Homes And Lead Hazard Control

Authorization

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 111-8; Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, Section 501-502.

Program Number

14.906

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To fund technical studies to improve methods for detecting and controlling housing-related health and safety hazards. The purpose of the Healthy Homes Technical Studies program is to improve our knowledge of housing-related health hazards, and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and control methods.

Types of Assistance

Cooperative Agreements

Uses and Use Restrictions

For Fiscal Year 2009, potential applicants should consult the General Section of the NOFA for available grant funding, particular requirements and restrictions, and application due dates. The application for this NOFA can be found at http://www.hud.gov/lead. The application is a paper application. You must have a DUNS Number.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Academic, not-for-profit and for-profit institutions located in the U.S. (for-profit firms are not allowed to profit from the project), State and local governments, and Federally recognized Native American tribes are eligible under all existing authorizations. Applications for supplementation of existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new awards. Federal agencies and federal employees are not eligible to submit applications. The General Section of the SuperNOFA provides additional eligibility requirements.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Homeowners, rental property owners, and public housing residents.

Credentials/Documentation

Costs will be determined in accordance
with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State, local and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal governments and specific requirements of 24 CFR Part 85. Costs will be determined for nonprofit and educational institutions in accordance with OMB Circulars No. A-122 and No. A-21, respectively, and in accordance with the requirements of 24 CFR Part 84. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. An environmental impact statement is required for this program. An environmental impact assessment is required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. The competitive Notification of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for fiscal year 2009 Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants provides information about the application procedure. Original signed and three complete copies of the application, as well as a compact disk (CD) with the abstract and forms in the original format, shall be submitted directly to the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control in accordance with the procedures outlined in the NOFA.. Copies of the NOFA and required forms can be obtained http://www.hud.gov/lead. Other relevant information can be found at HUD's website, www.hud.gov, or the Office's website, http://www.hud.gov/lead.

Award Procedure

HUD's review and awarding procedures are explained in the NOFA.

Deadlines

Jul 01, 2009 to Aug 18, 2009 To be considered for funding, The deadline for receipt of the application in HUD headquarters is 5:00 PM eastern time [INSERT 60 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION], 2009. Announcements regarding availability of funding were published in the Federal Register on MMM dd, 2009.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Healthy Homes Technical Studies grants are awarded up to 36 months after the date of award. HUD reserves the right to approve no cost time extensions for a period not to exceed 12 months. Payment is on a cost-reimbursable basis. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Quarterly financial management and performance reports are required. A Final report is also required. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with OMB Circular No. A-133.

Records

As required by OMB Circular A- 102, "Grants and Cooperative Agreements With State and Local Governments" or OMB Circular
A-110, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations.".

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Healthy Homes Technical Studies grants
have resulted in, for example, low cost interventions to reduce moisture intrusion and associated mold problems in urban homes and documenting an
improvement in the symptoms of asthmatic children following such
interventions; developing improved methods for controlling cockroaches and cleaning cockroach allergen, the development of a scoring system for
injury hazards in homes. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0174-0-1-451.

Obligations

(Cooperative Agreements) FY 08 $2,100,000; FY 09 est $4,000,000; FY 10 est $4,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

The total amount to be awarded is approximately $4 million. The anticipated amounts and/or numbers of individual awards will be approximately 6 to approximately 10 cooperative agreements, ranging from approximately $250,000 to a maximum of $800,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

The Notice of Funding Availability and Application files are self-contained; all necessary information is provided at http://www.hud.gov/lead; no other regulations pertain.

Related Programs

14.901 Healthy Homes Demonstration Grants

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Peter J. Ashley, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 8236, Washington, District of Columbia 20410-3000 Email: Peter.J.Ashley@hud.gov Phone: (202) 402-7595

Web Site Address

http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Studies to design and field test methods of insulating walls that could be installed to permanently eliminate moisture and mold conditions in walls cost-effectively; laboratory testing of different vacuum protocols to collect dust samples for allergen analyses; and improving the assessment of mold exposure in an ongoing cohort study of factors associated with asthma development in young children. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

For Fiscal Year 2009 HUD will use the technical and financial selection criteria listed in the NOFA.