Fiscal Year 2016: The program provides grants to 18 communities. Fiscal Year 2017: The program anticipates to provide grants to 20-25 communities. Fiscal Year 2018: No Current Data Available

Uses and Use Restrictions

Grant funds may be used for academic enrichment, economic development, supportive services activities, organizational development, and mediation, including the employment of service coordinators/case managers/service navigators.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), Tribes and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs), resident councils and nonprofit entities supported by residents.

Applicants must establish partnerships to leverage resources.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Individuals, families, children, youth, adults as well as elderly/persons with disabilities who are residents of conventional public or Indian housing are eligible to receive benefits from the ROSS program.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles.

Aplication 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 Procedures

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) prescribing the application criteria and specific information to be submitted will be issued by HUD via Grants.gov. Application deadlines will be included in the NOFA.

Award Procedures

HUD will review applications in accordance with the criteria of the NOFA.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.

Authorization

The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235, Public Law 113-325.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

From 120 to 180 days.

Appeals

There is no appeals process. Applicants whose applications did not receive funding may request a debriefing. Further information is included in the NOFA.

Renewals

Not Applicable.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: Percent: 25%. At least 25%. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

HUD will provide assistance for a 3-year time period or as otherwise stated in the NOFA. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grant agreements are executed and funds are drawn by grantees through HUD's financial system.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Grantees must keep program records and submit annual reports as specified by HUD.

No cash reports are required.

No cash reports are required.

Grantees must keep progress reports and submit annual reports as specified by HUD.

Grantees must keep expenditure reports and submit annual reports as specified by HUD.

No performance monitoring is required.

No performance monitoring is required.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503.

Records

Grantees will be subject to Federal recordkeeping requirements in 2 CFR 200.333 and as otherwise stated in the Grant Agreement.

Financial Information

Account Identification

86-0304-0-1-604.

Obigations

(Project Grants) FY 16 $1,753,464; FY 17 est $3,000,000; and FY 18 est $0

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

TBD by each individual program/initiative in accordance with the NOFA.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature

HUD appropriation statutes and the specific fiscal year NOFA published in the Federal Register provide program requirements and guidelines.

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None. Designated persons in the Offices of Public Housing and Native American Programs listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.

Headquarters Office

Dina Lehmann-Kim 451 7th St., SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: dina.lehmann-kim@hud.gov Phone: 202-402-2430

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

The criteria for selecting proposals will be listed in the NOFA.