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HUD announced the availability on http://www.Grants.gov and its website at http://www.hud.gov/ offices/adm/grants/nofa10/grpshop.cfm a technical correction to the FY 2010 NOFA for the Self-Help homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP).  HUD's notice corrects the Threshold Requirement in the NOFA to make clear that a SHOP applicant and its affiliates must qualify as eligible public or private nonprofit organizations under federal or state law.

Summary:  The United States Housing Act of 1937 requires that assistance contracts signed by owners participating in the Department’s Section 8 housing assistance payment programs provide annual adjustment to monthly rentals for units covered by the contract. HUD's Notice announces revised Contract Rent AAFs for adjustment of contract rents on assistance contract anniversaries.  The factors are based on a formula using residential rent and utility cost changes from the most current annual Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey.

Summary:  The United States Housing Act of 1937 requires that assistance contracts signed by owners participating in the Department’s Section 8 housing assistance payment programs provide annual adjustment to monthly rentals for units covered by the contract. This Notice announces revised Contract Rent AAFs for adjustment of contract rents on assistance contract anniversaries.  The factors are based on a formula using residential rent and utility cost changes from the most current annual Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey.

Summary:  This information is required by the grant application to assist the Department in selecting the Department in selecting the highest ranked applicants to receive funds under the Section 3 Program Implementation and Coordination NOFA. The information collected from quarterly and final progress reports will enable the Department to evaluate the performance of agencies that receive funding and determine the effectiveness of the funding for increasing the capacity of
recipient agencies to comply with the regulatory requirements of Section 3.

Summary:  HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for HUD’s FY2010 Section 202 NOFA. Approximately $371 million in capital advance funds, plus associated project rental assistance contract (PRAC) funds is made available through this NOFA, by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111–117, approved December 16, 2009).

Summary: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L.

Publication Date:  March 8, 2011

Summary:  HUD's notice requests public comment regarding the manner in which HUD calculates the trend factor used in the Fair Market Rent (FMR) estimates to meet the statutory requirement that FMRs be ‘‘trended so the rentals will be current for the year to which they apply’’. HUD provides several proposed alternatives to the current trend factor and requests comments on these alternatives as well as suggestions of other ideas.

Comment Due Date: April 8, 2011

Date Published:  February 1, 2011

Close Date:   March 24, 2011

Publication Date:  January 27, 2011

Cross References:  PIH Notice 2010-23 and 2010-40

Publication Date:  January 19, 2011