Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants (14.873)

Program

14.873 Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office: Office Of Public And Indian Housing

Authorization

Hawaiian Homelands Homeownership Act of 2000; Omnibus Appropriations Act 2009, Public Law 111-8.

Program Number

14.873

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

Eligible affordable housing activities are development, housing services, crime prevention and safety activities, and model activities. NHHBG funds may only be used for eligible activities that are consistent with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands housing plan.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

The Department of Native Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) is the only eligible grant recipient.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Native Hawaiian families who are eligible to reside on the Hawaiian Home Lands.

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 Housing Plan.

Award Procedure

Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant funds are provided to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), the sole eligible grant recipient.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Grant funds are made available on an annual basis, subject to annual congressional appropriations.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Annual grants. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Upon execution of grant agreement, funds are drawn form HUD's financial system.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Annual performance reports to HUD.

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 one year after grant closeout and destroyed six years after grant closeout pursuant to the HUD Records Disposition Handbook.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Through this program, the grant recipient assisted 95 homeowners by either building, acquiring, or substantially rehabilitating their homes. Fiscal Year 2009: Through this program, the grant recipient projects to assist 65 homeowners by either building, acquiring, or substantially rehabilitating their homes. Fiscal Year 2010: Through this program, the grant recipient projects to assist 65 homeowners by either building, acquiring, or substantially rehabilitating their homes.

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0235-0-1-604.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $17,077,770; FY 09 est $10,000,000; FY 10 est $10,000,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Average $9 million per year.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Interim Rule published June 13, 2002. Final regulations effective December 29, 2003.

Related Programs

14.867 Indian Housing Block Grants

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Claudine Allen 500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 3A, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Email: Claudine.C.Allen@hud.gov Phone: 808.522.8175 ext. 223

Web Site Address

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

Examples of Funded Projects

Not Applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Not Applicable.