Community Compass FY2017: Orientation and Application Requirements

1. FY2017 Community Compass NOFAU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Summer 2017 Orientation and Application Requirements

2. Presenters Benjamin Frey, Program Analyst, Technical Assistance Division Office of Community Planning and Development Stephanie Stone, Director, Technical Assistance Division Office of Community Planning and Development Takiyah Worthy, Team Lead, Technical Assistance Division Office of Community Planning and Development

3. What Subjects Does this Webinar Address? • What is Community Compass? • How Do Funding and Awards Work? • What are Key Changes from 2016? • What are the Application Submission Requirements?

4. Before We Begin… • We assume that viewers have read the 2017 Community Compass NOFA. • This effort is intended to be an overview. We will focus on key information. We will not cover every NOFA requirement in detail. • Items in red indicate something new or different from previous Community Compass NOFAs. 4

5. What is Community Compass? • HUD’s integrated Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative • Help HUD “customers” manage and deliver programs • Equip customers with knowledge, skills, and capacity • Adopt a cross-agency approach • “Customers” are recipients of HUD funding. Examples include: state and local grantees, PHAs, owners and managers of HUD-assisted housing, CoCs, non-profits, HMIS leads, HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and counselors, states, Tribes, and TDHEs • Successful applicants will be awarded funds to develop and provide TA and training to HUD customers

6. How Does It Work? • Awards made through cooperative agreements • Significant government involvement • Fees prohibited; awardees cannot receive reimbursement for more than actual costs incurred • HUD’s demand-response model for TA activities: • TA need is identified by HUD or customer • HUD tasks TA activity to awardee (i.e., TAProvider) based on skill set, expertise, and other considerations • TA Provider prepares a work plan for review and approval by HUD • TA Provider works with HUD staff to carry out the assignment • Coordination of TA efforts • HUD may assign multiple TA Providers to work collaboratively on the same assignments

7. Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources • Program and Topic Areas = where HUD expects to focus TA, not all-inclusive • Categories = interrelated programs and topics are grouped together • Funding sources identified for different “customers” • Overlap among categories, programs, and topics

8. Table of Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources Example of information in Table of Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources

9. Categories -- Programs and Topics -- Funding Sources • Rating Factor 1: Capacity • One-page summary - identify your funding interests • Capacity/interest chart • Applicant staff list • Subcontractor and consultant list 9

10. Eligible Activities • FY2017 Community Compass Eligible Activities • Needs Assessments • Direct TA and Capacity Building Engagements • Tools and Products • Self-Directed and Group Learning (training) • Knowledge Management • Data Analysis, Reporting, and Performance Measurement • NAHASDA Allocation Formula Administration and Negotiated Rulemaking and Consultation Support • For more details regarding this good please refer to the Eligible Activities section described in Section I.A.1.b of the NOFA

11. Funding: Approximately $56 Million • Departmental TA includes approximately: PIH $8.2M; CPD $6.7M; Housing $2.7M; Cross-Cutting $6.3M; $1M for CDBG income surveys TA and pilot testing

12. Award Information • Estimated Award Minimum: $250,000 (covers 3-year project period) • Estimated Maximum Award: $20,000,000 (covers 3-year project period) • Total Awards: Approximately 20 awards

13. What are the Key Changes from FY2016? • Application is open for 45 days • Funding Amounts total approximately $56 million • Four (4) Funding Sources removed • MAHRA • Youth Homelessness • Fair Housing • Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant • Categories, Programs and Topics, and Funding Sources

14. What are the Key Changes from FY2016? • Rating Factor information has changed and scoring re-weighted among the three Rating Factors • “Performance Evaluation” sub-factor in Rating Factor 1 removed. • Community Snapshot scenarios changed for Rating Factor Two, new situations have been added • HUD has adjusted its review process to include two panels instead of one

15. What are the Key Changes from FY2016? • Narrative responses to the Rating Factors, submission required in three separate files. In the document title, please include: • Applicant Organization name • Rating Factor addressed • Example: “Anytown Housing Organization – Rating Factor 1”. • HUD will use each applicant’s average panel review score as one element of its overall selection criteria. • Disclosure of Lobbying form SF-LLL and Lobbying Form certification

16. Threshold Requirements • Five threshold requirements: • Timely submission of application • Resolution of civil rights matters • Must be an eligible applicant • Applicant’s organization and/or staff cannot be listed as subcontractor or consultant on another application • Must submit narrative responses to each of the three Rating Factors separately • Any applicant that does not pass these threshold requirements will not be reviewed and will not be eligible for an award under this NOFA. 16 16

17. Code of Conduct Requirement • Applicants are required to develop and maintain a written Code of Conduct • If an applicant’s Code of Conduct is not on file with HUD, the applicant must submit its Code of Conduct with its NOFA application • Check to see if your Code of Conduct is on file with HUD: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/conduct: 17

18. Application Submission Requirements • Content (See Section IV.B. Content and Form of Application Submission) • Official forms • One-page application summary • Capacity/interest chart • Organizational Narrative • Threshold: Must submit a narrative response to all 3 Rating Factors • Two letters of reference • Staff list • Subcontractor/consultant list • Indirect Cost Rate attachment • Code of conduct, if not already on file with HUD: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/conduct • Note: Four suggested templates are available on Grants.gov

19. Application Submission Requirements • Form and Format (See Section IV.B. Content and Form of Application Submission) • 50 Page limit, 12 point font size • Clarity and organization • Prohibition on materials not specifically requested • Only submit one application • A complete submission will consist of the application signed by an authorized official of the applicant, and it will contain all relevant sections of the application as described in the NOFA. 19

20. Application Submission Requirements • “SAM” Registration Requirement: Applicants must be registered with SAM before submitting their application, and they must maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which they have an active federal award or an application under consideration by HUD. • “DUNS Number” Requirement: Applicants must provide a valid DUNS number that uniquely identifies the application. To obtain a DUNS number for free, visit http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

21. What if I Have More Questions? • Sign up for email notifications at www.grants.gov • Review Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document at www.grants.gov • Examine the Community Compass NOFA FAQs section on the HUD Exchange at www.hud.gov and http://hudexchange.info • Read the “General Section to HUD's Fiscal Year 2017 Notice[s] of Funding Availability for Discretionary Programs” on the HUD website www.hud.gov

22. More Questions? • Submit questions about the NOFA via email to: communitycompass@hud.gov • All questions will receive an email response. • Disclaimer: In the event of any conflicts concerning information in this document and the 2017 Community Compass NOFA No.: FR-6000-N-06; the NOFAwill prevail.