Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants (recovery Act Funded) (14.883)

Program

14.883 Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants (recovery Act Funded)

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Authorization

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5.

Program Number

14.883

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To provide housing assistance to low-income Native Hawaiian families who are eligible to reside on Hawaiian Home Lands.

Types of Assistance

Project Grants

Uses and Use Restrictions

New construction, acquisition, rehabilitation including energy efficiency and conservation, and infrastructure development. These funds may only be used for eligible activities that are consistent with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands housing plan.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

None

Beneficiary Eligibility

None

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not 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. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Submission of a Housing Plan.

Award Procedure

Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant funds are provided to DHHL, the sole eligible grant recipient.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

None.

Renewals

None.

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

The statute requires that funds allocated to DHHL be obligated within one year of the date that funds are available to the recipient; that 50 percent of such funds be expended within 2 years; and that 100 percent of such funds be expended within 3 years of such date. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No information provided.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Annual Performance reports to HUD. 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. Compliance with the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133.

Records

Grant files are maintained by HUD for 1 year after grant closeout and destroyed 6 years after grant closeout pursuant to the HUD Records and Disposition Handbook.

Program Accomplishments

Not Applicable.

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0327-0-1-604 - 86-0327 2009/2011.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $0; FY 09 est $10,200,000; FY 10 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$10,200,000.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

24 CFR Part 1006.

Related Programs

14.867 Indian Housing Block Grants; 14.883 Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants (Recovery Act Funded)

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Claudine Allen Public and Indian Housing/Office of Native American Programs, 500 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 3A, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Email: Claudine.c.allen@hud.gov Phone: (808) 522-8175 ext . 223

Web Site Address

http://http:www.hud/offices/pih/id/codetalk/onap/nhhbgprogram.cfm

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

In selecting projects to be funded, the recipient shall give priority to projects for which contracts can be awarded within 180 days from the date that funds are available to the recipient, and shall give priority to projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation and will create employment opportunities for low-income and unemployed persons.