Policy Requirements and General Section to HUDs FY2009 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs

The summary for the Policy Requirements and General Section to HUDs FY2009 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Policy Requirements and General Section to HUDs FY2009 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs: In the December 29, 2008, General Section, HUD noted that applicants would continue to berequired to submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov. Today's publication amends this requirement to provide that application submission requirements will beprovided in the individual program NOFAs that HUD will publish throughout FY2009. Today's publication also amends the December 29, 2008,General Section to reflect Executive Order 13502, entitled ''Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.'' Finally, today's publication announces changes in how HUD will notify the public of the issuances of NOFAs and makes minor technical corrections to instructions regarding registration with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR).DECEMBER 29, 2008 NOTICES IS:This notice provides prospective applicants for HUD's competitive funding with the opportunity to become familiar with the General Section of HUD's FY2009 NOFAs, in advance of publication of any FY2009 NOFAs. This year, HUD plans to publish its NOFAs as they are approved for publication and not in a combined SuperNOFA. To assist applicants in this transformation, HUD is publishing the anticipated schedule for release of HUD's FY2009 NOFAs in Appendix A. The information regarding NOFA programs and schedules is subject to the availability of appropriations. As HUD receives appropriations, HUD may elect to amend the anticipated dates, estimated funds available, and/or program requirements that may appear in the published NOFAs to reflect HUD's FY2009 appropriations act, when enacted by Congress.