Notice of HUD's Policy on Quality Assurance Review (QAR) of Electronic Application Submission Difficulties

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	Federal Grant Title:	Notice of HUD's Policy on Quality Assurance Review (QAR) of Electronic Application Submission Difficulties
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Housing and Urban Development
	Category of Funding Activity:	Housing
	Category Explanation:	Since 2005, HUD has required that applicants for HUD's discretionary funding submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, unless the applicant previously received a waiver of this requirement. Since July 2, 2008, however, applicants for HUD assistance have indicated that they have encountered technical difficulties in their electronic application submissions. Today's notice announces that HUD is taking action to respond to these concerns and is conducting a Quality Assurance Review (QAR) to identify applicants that correctly followed all electronic application submission instructions, including registration for electronic submission, but were unable to submit an application because of technical problems related to the use of the Adobe Acrobat forms and Grants.gov error messages.
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5237-N-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Other
	Posted Date:	Aug 21, 2008
	Creation Date:	Aug 21, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 25, 2008 There is NO application package associated with this posting.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 25, 2008 There is NO application package associated with this posting.
	Archive Date:	Oct 25, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: CAREFULLY READ THE NOTICE FR-5237-N-01 "NOTICE OF HUD'S POLICY ON QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW (QAR) OF ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SUBMISSION DIFFICULTIES.
Grant Description: Since 2005, HUD has required that applicants for HUD's discretionary funding submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, unless the applicant previously received a waiver of this requirement. Since July 2, 2008, however, applicants for HUD assistance have indicated that they have encountered technical difficulties in their electronic application submissions. Today's notice announces that HUD is taking action to respond to these concerns and is conducting a Quality Assurance Review (QAR) to identify applicants that correctly followed all electronic application submission instructions, including registration for electronic submission, but were unable to submit an application because of technical problems related to the use of the Adobe Acrobat forms and Grants.gov error messages.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm
Grant Announcement Contact: See Appendix

SEE APPENDIX FOR APPROPRIATE PROGRAM PERSON. [dorthera_yorkshire@hud.gov]