Processing Housing Agency Applications for the Mainstream Housing Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (Mainstream Program) - March 3, 1995 NOFA

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                                U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
                                                Development

                              FAIR HOUSING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
                                                AND
                                     PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING

___________________________________________________________________________

   Special Attention:                           Notice   95-5

   Public Housing Office Directors; Native      Issued:  June 5, 1995
   American Programs Office Directors;          Expires: June 5, 1996
   FHEO Program Operations and Compliance
   Center Directors                             ___________________________
                                                   Cross References:

___________________________________________________________________________

Subject:        Processing Housing Agency Applications for the
                Mainstream Housing Opportunities for Persons with
                Disabilities (Mainstream Program) - March 3, 1995
                NOFA

        Attached are two application review checklists for
screening housing agency (HA) applications for the FY 95
Mainstream Program funding.  There are two checklists because
HAs may apply for both options under the Mainstream Program
funding; each option requires a separate application.  (1) The
Application Option in Support of Designated Housing Allocation
Plans is for HAs that administer a Section 8 rental
certificate, rental voucher or moderate rehabilitation program
and plan to designate public housing for occupancy by elderly
families through an Allocation Plan in accordance with 24 CFR
part 945.  (2) The Application Option for General Use
Mainstream Program is open to all HAs that administer a
Section 8 rental certificate, rental voucher or moderate
rehabilitation program for general use rental assistance for
persons with disabilities.

        The checklists are divided into two parts.  Part one is
for initial screening.  The Field Office of Public Housing and
Office of Native American Programs will use part one to
separate acceptable and unacceptable applications.  Part two
is for use by the HUD State and Area Offices of Public Housing
and Fair Housing Program Operations and Compliance Centers
(FHEO/POCC) to identify approvable applications.  Attachment 1

___________________________________________________________________________

:       Distribution:  W-3-1, W-2(H), R-3-1(PIH), R-6, R-7, R-9

is the checklist for the Designated Housing Allocation Plan Option;
Attachment 2 is the checklist for the General Use Option.  Because the
review process differs for each of the two options, HUD Field Office staff
should review the Mainstream NOFA fully and carefully (see Parts I and VI
of the NOFA published in the March 3, 1995 Federal Register).

        For purposes of this Notice, the term "HUD Field Office" is defined to
include the State and Area Offices.  When a specific office, rather than
all HUD Offices, is assigned the responsibility for a function, the
appropriate office will be identified.  For those Area Offices where there
is no co-located FHEO/POCC component, the Public Housing Office and the
Native American Programs Office will coordinate with the appropriate
FHEO/POCC Area Office.

        The HUD Reform Act requires that HUD make available for public
inspection the documentation supporting the approval or disapproval of each
application.  In addition, the documentation must indicate the basis on
which any award was made or denied.  Accordingly, reviewers must ensure
that their comments on the review of applications and completion of the
checklists are thorough and complete.

Initial Screening of Applications:

        The HUD Field Office of Public Housing must complete the initial
screening of applications at the time the applications are received to
determine which applications meet the initial "acceptability" criteria.  If
an application is incomplete, the HUD Field Office should notify the HA in
writing so that the HA can correct any technical deficiencies within the
14-calendar day correction period.  Curable technical deficiencies relate
only to items that do not improve the substantive quality of the
application relative to the threshold criteria.  Notification of technical
deficiencies must be uniform and in letter form.  Uncorrected technical
deficiencies will result in the rejection of an application.  The HUD Field
Office must send a letter notifying the HA of the rejected application.

        Headquarters is reviewing allocation plans submitted under Option one
and is determining whether they are approvable.  HUD Field Offices were
requested to submit all allocation plans received for Option one to

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Headquarters by June 7, 1995.  HUD Field Offices are screening all other
criteria for Option one and all criteria for Option two.

        Section 213 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
requires that HUD independently determine that there is a need for the
housing assistance requested, and solicit and consider comments relevant to
this determination from the chief executive officer of the unit of general
local government.  The HUD Field Office must send a written invitation to
the chief executive officer of the unit of general local government to
submit Section 213 comments in accordance with 24 CFR 791 subpart C.  To
ensure timely application processing, the HUD Field Office must solicit
Section 213 comments as soon as possible, since the regulations allow a
30-calendar day comment period from the date of the HUD Field Office
letter.

        Each HUD Field Office must forward to the Rental Assistance Division,
Office of Public and Indian Housing, no later than August 14, 1995 for the
General Use Mainstream Program Option and September 11, 1995 for the Option
in Support of Designated Housing Allocation Plans, the following
information on each approvable application:

        1. Name and address of the HA;

        2. State Office or Area Office contact person and telephone number;

        3. The completed fund reservation worksheet, indicating the number
           of units requested in the HA application and approved by the HUD
           Office during the course of its review, and the corresponding
           budget authority.

        HUD Headquarters will use this information to establish the pool of
eligible applicants for the lottery.  It is important that all information
for each HA be provided in order for the HA to be included in the lottery.

Selections:

        The Application Option in Support of Designated Housing Allocation
Plans

        HUD Headquarters will fund all approvable applications unless HUD
receives approvable applications for more funds than are allocated under
this option.  If approvable applications are received for more funding than

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is available for the allocation plan option, HUD will select applicants to
be funded by lottery.  All HAs identified by the HUD Field Offices as having
submitted technically adequate and responsive applications will be included
in the lottery.  As HAs are selected, the cost of funding the applications
will be subtracted from the funds available.  In order to achieve geographic
diversity, HUD Headquarters will limit the number of applications selected
for funding from any state to 10 percent of the budget authority available
for the designated housing allocation plan application option.  If HUD
Headquarters receives insufficient approvable applications for this option,
HUD will make the surplus funding available to the general use Mainstream
Program applicants.

     The Application Option for General Use Mainstream Program

        HUD Headquarters will select eligible HAs to be funded by lottery.
All HAs identified by the HUD Field Offices as having submitted technically
adequate and responsive applications will be included in the lottery.  As
HAs are selected, the cost of funding the applications will be subtracted
from the funds available.  In order to achieve geographic diversity, HUD
Headquarters will limit the number of applications selected for funding
from any state to 10 percent of the budget authority available for the
general use Mainstream Program.

        Under both options, applications will be funded for the total number
of units requested by the HA and approved by the HUD Office in accordance
with the NOFA.  However, when remaining budget authority is insufficient to
fund the last selected HA application in full, HUD Headquarters will fund
that application to the extent of the funding available.

        Each HUD Field Office must transmit to Headquarters via electronic
mail a file that contains the reservation data for each HA awarded funding
under this NOFA.  Attachment 3 contains a copy of the reporting format for
both options under the Mainstream Program.  A Lotus 1*2*3, version 2.3,
file created for this purpose and instructions for reporting the
reservations to the Rental Assistance Division will be transmitted to each
HUD Field Office.

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        If you have any questions regarding the attached checklists or the
rating and ranking process in general, please contact either the Rental
Assistance Division at (202) 708-0477 or the Disability Rights Division at
(202) 708-2618.

                    __________________________________________________
                      Elizabeth K. Julian, Acting Deputy Assistant
                      Secretary for Policy and Initiatives

                    __________________________________________________
                      Joseph Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary for Public
                      and Indian Housing

Attachments

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ATTACHMENT 1

                    FUNDING ALLOCATION SCREENING CHECKLIST

        FY 1995 NOFA FOR MAINSTREAM HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS
                            WITH DISABILITIES

                  DESIGNATED HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN OPTION

                                                        PART ONE
                                DESIGNATED HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN OPTION

NAME OF APPLICANT: ___________________________________________________

NAME OF REVIEWER:  ___________________________________________________

REVIEWING OFFICE:  ___________________________________________________
                                                               _______________
                                                                Yes   No   N/A
          Initial Screening of Applications for
        DESIGNATED HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN OPTION
      (To be completed by Office of Public Housing or
      Office of Native American Programs for IHA
      Applications)
     ______________________________________________________________________
     1.      Application received in appropriate HUD
             office by 3 PM (local time), June 1, 1995.        [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
             The HA currently administers a Section 8
             Certificate, Voucher or Modernization
             Program.
     ______________________________________________________________________
     2.   In reviewing applications, HUD Office
          agrees that:
                                                               [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
          (a)  The Department of Justice has not
               brought a civil rights suit against the
               applicant HA and there is no pending
               administrative action for civil
               rights violations instituted by HUD
               (including a charge of discrimination
               under the Fair Housing Act).
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (b)  There has been no adjudication of a
               civil rights violation in a civil               [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               action brought against the HA by a
               private individual.  (Check YES if
               the HA is operating in compliance
               with a court order, or implementing a
               HUD approved resident selection and
               assignment plan or compliance
               agreement designed to correct the
               areas of noncompliance.)
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (c)  There are no outstanding findings of            [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               noncompliance with civil rights
               statutes, Executive Orders, or
               regulations as a result of formal
               administrative proceedings, nor has
               the Secretary issued a charge against
               the applicant under the Fair Housing
               Act.  (Check YES if the HA is
               operating under a conciliation or
               compliance agreement designed to
               correct the areas of noncompliance.)
     ______________________________________________________________________

                              PART 1 - PAGE 1

     ______________________________________________________________________
          (d)  HUD has not denied application               [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               processing under Title VI of the
               Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
               Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR
               50.3) and the HUD Title VI
               regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and
               procedures (HUD Handbook 8040.1 ), or
               under Section 504 of the
               Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD
               regulations (24 CFR 8.57).
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (e)  The HA has no serious, unaddressed           [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               outstanding Inspector General audit
               findings, FHEO monitoring review
               findings, or HUD Office management
               review findings for one or more of
               its Rental Voucher, Rental
               Certificate, or Moderate
               Rehabilitation Programs, or in the
               case of an HA that is not currently
               administering a Rental Voucher,
               Rental Certificate, or Moderate
               Rehabilitation Program, for its
               Public Housing Program or Indian
               Housing Program.  (Check YES if the
               HA is required under the NOFA to
               apply for rental vouchers and/or
               certificates with a contract
               administrator and the contract
               administrator has sufficient
               experience to administer a rental
               voucher or certificate program.)
        _____________________________________________________________________
          (f)  The leasing rate for rental                  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               certificates and rental vouchers in
               its HUD-approved budget for the HA
               fiscal year prior to application for
               funding is equal to or greater than
               90 percent.  NOTE:  Each rental
               voucher or certificate program
               separately must have leasing rate of
               at least 90 percent to meet this
               threshold.  If the HA has no Rental
               Certificate or Rental Voucher
               Program, the leasing rate for all
               units available for occupancy in the
               Public or Indian Housing Programs is
               equal to or greater than 90 percent.
               (For a State or regional HA, the HUD
               Office shall determine the HA's
               combined leasing rate for
               metropolitan and non-metropolitan
               areas, and shall use this rate in
               determining whether to accept the
               application under this paragraph.)
     ______________________________________________________________________

                              PART 1 - PAGE 2

     ______________________________________________________________________

          (g)  The HA is not involved in litigation
               that may seriously impede the ability       [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               of the HA to administer an additional
               increment of rental vouchers and/or
               certificates.
     ______________________________________________________________________

STOP.  If the answer to any of the above questions is "NO," then the
application is NOT ACCEPTABLE.  If all above answers are "YES," then
complete remainder of checklist.

                              PART 1 - PAGE 3

ATTACHMENT 2

                                                PART TWO
               DESIGNATED HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN OPTION
     (To be completed by Office of Public Housing, or
     Office of Native American Programs for IHA Applications, and
     FHEO)

___________________________________________________________________________

2.      In reviewing applications, HUD Office agrees
        that:

        (h)The application contains a signed,             [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           completed form HUD 52515.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (i)The application includes an allocation
           plan to designate housing for the              [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           elderly in accordance with 24 CFR
           945.203.  IF NO, STOP HERE.  IF YES,
           IMMEDIATELY SEND THE ALLOCATION PLAN TO
           HEADQUARTERS AND CONTINUE PROCESSING.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (j)The application describes how the rental
           assistance is necessary to meet the            [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           requirements of 24 CFR 945.203(6)(iv) to
           provide assistance to at least the
           number of nonelderly disabled families
           that would have been housed by the HA if
           occupancy in units in the designated
           project were not restricted to elderly
           families.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (k)The application specifies the number of
           rental vouchers and/or certificates            [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           requested.  An HA may request only the
           number of rental vouchers and
           certificates supported by the designated
           housing allocation plan, not to exceed
           150.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (l)The application states by number of
           bedrooms the total number of rental            [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           vouchers and/or certificates requested
           by the HA.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (m)The application demonstrates that it is        [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           responsive to the condition of the
           housing stock in the community and the
           housing assistance needs of low income
           families (including large families and
           those displaced) residing in or expected
           to reside in the community.
___________________________________________________________________________

                              PART 2 - PAGE 1

___________________________________________________________________________

        (n)The application demonstrates that the          [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           applicant qualifies as a public housing
           agency and is legally qualified and
           authorized to participate in the rental
           assistance programs for the area in
           which the programs are to be carried
           out.  Such demonstration includes:  (i)
           The relevant enabling legislation, (ii)
           any rules and regulations adopted or to
           be adopted by the agency to govern its
           operations, and (iii) a supporting
           opinion from the agency counsel.  (Check
           YES if documents are currently on file
           in the HUD Office).
___________________________________________________________________________
        (o)The application includes a statement           [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           that the housing quality standards to be
           used in the operation of the program
           will be as set forth in 24 CFR 882.109
           and/or 24 CFR 887.251 or that variations
           in the Acceptability Criteria are
           proposed or have been approved by the
           HUD Office.  In the latter case, each
           proposed variation shall be specified
           and justified.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (p)The application describes which portions       [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           of the eligible population the HA will
           serve (i.e., nonelderly disabled
           families on the public housing waiting
           list, nonelderly disabled families
           currently residing in housing designated
           for the elderly, or both).
___________________________________________________________________________
        (q)The application describes how the HA           [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           will carry out its responsibilities
           under 24 CFR 8.28 to assist recipients
           in locating units with needed
           accessibility features; and describes
           the assistance the HA will provide to
           identify public or private funding
           sources (including any HA resources) for
           accessibility features such as ramps,
           grab bars, visual smoke alarms and fire
           detectors, accessible electrical
           controls, thermostats, and door
           hardware, and structural changes to
           dwelling units or common areas.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (r)The application describes the assistance       [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           the HA will provide to eligible
           applicants to locate suitable housing in
           the private market.
___________________________________________________________________________

                              PART 2 - PAGE 2

___________________________________________________________________________

        (s)The application contains the HA schedule
           of leasing which must provide for the          [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           expeditious leasing of rental vouchers
           and/or certificates in the program.  In
           developing the schedule, an HA must
           specify the number of rental vouchers
           and/or certificates in the program that
           are expected to be leased at the end of
           each three-month interval.  The schedule
           projects lease-up by eligible families
           within twelve months or sooner after
           execution of the ACC by HUD.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (t)The application contains estimates of
           the average adjusted income for                [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           prospective participants for each
           bedroom size for each program.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (u)The application meets HUD's drug-free
           workplace requirements set out at 24 CFR       [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           part 24, subpart F.  The application
           contains an executed Certification
           regarding Drug-Free Workplace
           Requirements.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (v)The application meets HUD's regulations
           regarding the anti-lobbying set out at         [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           24 CFR 87.  The application includes an
           anti-lobbying certification and, if
           warranted, disclosure of lobbying
           activities (SF-LLL).
___________________________________________________________________________
        (w)The application includes Section 213           [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           comments.  (If not, the HUD Office must
           request comments from the local
           government providing a 30-calendar day
           comment period).
___________________________________________________________________________
        (x)The application includes the Equal             [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
           Opportunity Certification Form 916.
           If not, advise HA to submit the
           certification prior to the ACC
           execution.

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                              PART 2 - PAGE 3

Applications should be screened at the time they are received.

If an application has technical deficiencies, the HA must submit requested
corrections within 14 calendar days from the date of the HUD Office written
request.  (The 14 calendar days do not apply to HUD's review of the
allocation plan.  It applies to other types of deficiencies in the
application.)  Curable technical deficiencies relate only to items that do
not improve the substantive quality of the application relative to the
threshold criteria.  All HAs must submit corrections within 14 calendar
days from the date of HUD's letter notifying the applicant of any such
deficiency.  Information received after 3 p.m. local time (i.e., the time
in the appropriate HUD Office), of the fourteenth calendar day of the
correction period will not be accepted and the application will be rejected
as incomplete.

        [  ] Pass                                    [  ] Fail
                - Continue                                   - Identify
                Processing                                   Deficiencies

                                   ________________________________________
                                   Reviewer's Signature & Date
[  ] Agree with
     Screening                     ________________________________________
     Results                       Supervisor's Signature & Date

ANY CHANGE MADE TO THE INITIAL SCREENING CHECKLIST MUST BE EXPLAINED.
INDICATE NAME AND TITLE OF INDIVIDUAL CHANGING THE CHECKLIST AND DATE OF
CHANGE.

[  ] Disagree/change
     Screening                     ________________________________________
     Results                       Supervisor's Signature & Date

Explanation for change:

                              PART 2 - PAGE 4

ATTACHMENT 2

                    FUNDING ALLOCATION SCREENING CHECKLIST

        FY 1995 NOFA FOR MAINSTREAM HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS
                                                WITH DISABILITIES

                    GENERAL USE MAINSTREAM PROGRAM OPTION

                                                        PART ONE

                    GENERAL USE MAINSTREAM PROGRAM OPTION

NAME OF APPLICANT: ___________________________________________________

NAME OF REVIEWER:  ___________________________________________________

REVIEWING OFFICE:  ___________________________________________________

                                                       _______________
                                                        Yes   No   N/A
           Initial Screening of Applications for
           GENERAL USE MAINSTREAM PROGRAM OPTION
      (To be completed by Office of Public Housing or
      Office of Native American Programs for IHA
      Applications)

     ______________________________________________________________________

     1.   Application received in appropriate HUD
          office by 3 PM (local time), June 1, 1995.        [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
          The HA currently administers a Section 8
          Certificate, Voucher or Modernization
          Program.
     ______________________________________________________________________
     2.   In reviewing applications, HUD Office
          agrees that:
                                                            [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
          (a)  The Department of Justice has not
               brought a civil rights suit against
               the applicant HA and there is no
               pending administrative action for
               civil rights violations instituted by
               HUD (including a charge of
               discrimination under the Fair Housing
               Act).
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (b)  There has been no adjudication of a
               civil rights violation in a civil            [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               action brought against the HA by a
               private individual.  (Check YES if
               the HA is operating in compliance
               with a court order, or implementing a
               HUD approved resident selection and
               assignment plan or compliance
               agreement designed to correct the
               areas of noncompliance.)
     ______________________________________________________________________

                              PART 1 - PAGE 1

     ______________________________________________________________________

          (c)  There are no outstanding findings of         [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               noncompliance with civil rights
               statutes, Executive Orders, or
               regulations as a result of formal
               administrative proceedings, nor has
               the Secretary issued a charge against
               the applicant under the Fair Housing
               Act.  (Check YES if the HA is
               operating under a conciliation or
               compliance agreement designed to
               correct the areas of noncompliance.)
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (d)  HUD has not denied application               [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               processing under Title VI of the
               Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
               Attorney General's Guidelines (28 CFR
               50.3) and the HUD Title VI
               regulations (24 CFR 1.8) and
               procedures (HUD Handbook 8040.1), or
               under Section 504 of the
               Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and HUD
               regulations (24 CFR 8.57).
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (e)  The HA has no serious, unaddressed           [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               outstanding Inspector General audit
               findings, FHEO monitoring review
               findings, or HUD Office management
               review findings for one or more of
               its Rental Voucher, Rental
               Certificate, or Moderate
               Rehabilitation Programs, or in the
               case of an HA that is not currently
               administering a Rental Voucher,
               Rental Certificate, or Moderate
               Rehabilitation Program, for its
               Public Housing Program or Indian
               Housing Program.  (Check YES if the
               HA is required under the NOFA to
               apply for rental vouchers and/or
               certificates with a contract
               administrator and the contract
               administrator has sufficient
               experience to administer a rental
               voucher or certificate program.)
     ______________________________________________________________________

                              PART 1 - PAGE 2

     ______________________________________________________________________

          (f)  The leasing rate for rental                  [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               certificates and rental vouchers in
               its HUD-approved budget for the HA
               fiscal year prior to application for
               funding is equal to or greater than
               90 percent.  NOTE:  Each rental
               voucher or certificate program
               separately must have leasing rate of
               at least 90 percent to meet this
               threshold.  If the HA has no Rental
               Certificate or Rental Voucher
               Program, the leasing rate for all
               units available for occupancy in the
               Public or Indian Housing Programs is
               equal to or greater than 90 percent.
               (For a State or regional HA, the HUD
               Office shall determine the HA's
               combined leasing rate for
               metropolitan and non-metropolitan
               areas, and shall use this rate in
               determining whether to accept the
               application under this paragraph.)
     ______________________________________________________________________
          (g)  The HA is not involved in litigation
               that may seriously impede the ability        [ ]   [ ]   [ ]
               of the HA to administer an additional
               increment of rental vouchers and/or
               certificates.
     ______________________________________________________________________

STOP.  If the answer to any of the above questions is "NO," then the
application is NOT ACCEPTABLE.  If all above answers are "YES," then
complete remainder of checklist.

                              PART 1 - PAGE 3

                                                PART TWO
               GENERAL USE MAINSTREAM PROGRAM OPTION
     (To be completed by Office of Public Housing, or Office of
     Native American Programs for IHA Applications, and FHEO)

___________________________________________________________________________
2.In reviewing applications, HUD Office agrees
        that:

        (h)  The application contains a signed,
             completed form HUD 52515.                      [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
___________________________________________________________________________
        (I)  The application demonstrates a                 [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             significant need for Mainstream Program
             rental vouchers and certificates, and
             demonstrates that the demand for such
             housing would equal or exceed the
             requested number of units.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (j)  The application describes an adequate
             plan for operating a program to serve          [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             eligible persons with disabilities,
             including a description of how the HA
             will carry out its responsibilities
             under 24 CFR 8.28.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (k)  The application describes an adequate          [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             plan to assist recipients of Mainstream
             Program rental assistance, should they
             request such assistance, to gain access
             to supportive services available within
             the community.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (l)  The application demonstrates that the HA       [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             has identified service providers who
             will assist recipients to overcome
             impediments to success in the Mainstream
             Program.  Such provider may include
             nonprofit organizations able to fund
             accessibility renovation and supportive
             services providers able to assist
             recipients to meet such lease
             obligations as adequate housekeeping and
             timely rental payments.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (m)  The application specifies the number of        [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             rental vouchers and/or certificates
             requested.  The application does not
             request more than 150 vouchers and
             certificates.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (n)  The application states by number of
             bedrooms the total number of rental            [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             vouchers and/or certificates requested
             by the HA.
___________________________________________________________________________

                              PART 2 - PAGE 1

___________________________________________________________________________

        (o)  The application demonstrates that it is        [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             responsive to the condition of the
             housing stock in the community and the
             housing assistance needs of low income
             families (including large families and
             those displaced) residing in or expected
             to reside in the community.
___________________________________________________________________________
        (p)  The application demonstrates that the          [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             applicant qualifies as a public housing
             agency and is legally qualified and
             authorized to participate in the rental
             assistance programs for the area in
             which the programs are to be carried
             out.  Such demonstration includes:  (i)
             The relevant enabling legislation, (ii)
             any rules and regulations adopted or to
             be adopted by the agency to govern its
             operations, and (iii) a supporting
             opinion from the agency counsel.  (Check
             YES if documents are currently on file
             in the HUD Office).
___________________________________________________________________________
     (q)  The application includes a statement           [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
          that the housing quality standards to be
          used in the operation of the program
          will be as set forth in 24 CFR 882.109
          and/or 24 CFR 887.251 or that variations
          in the Acceptability Criteria are
          proposed or have been approved by the
          HUD Office.  In the latter case, each
          proposed variation shall be specified
          and justified.
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                              PART 2 - PAGE 2

___________________________________________________________________________

        (r)  The application contains the HA schedule
             of leasing which must provide for the          [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             expeditious leasing of rental vouchers
             and/or certificates in the program.  In
             developing the schedule, an HA must
             specify the number of rental vouchers
             and/or certificates in the program that
             are expected to be leased at the end of
             each three-month interval.  The schedule
             projects lease-up by eligible families
             within twelve months or sooner after
             execution of the ACC by HUD.
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        (s)  The application contains estimates of
             the average adjusted income for                [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             prospective participants for each
             bedroom size for each program.
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        (t)  The application meets HUD's drug-free
             workplace requirements set out at 24 CFR       [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             part 24, subpart F.  The application
             contains an executed Certification
             regarding Drug-Free Workplace
             Requirements.
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        (u)  The application meets HUD's regulations
             regarding the anti-lobbying set out at         [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             24 CFR 87.  The application includes an
             anti-lobbying certification and, if
             warranted, disclosure of lobbying
             activities (SF-LLL).
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        (v)  The application includes Section 213           [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             comments.  (If not, the HUD Office must
             request comments from the local
             government providing a 30-calendar day
             comment period).
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        (w)  The application includes the Equal             [ ]  [ ]  [ ]  [ ]
             Opportunity Certification Form 916.
             If not, advise HA to submit the
             certification prior to the ACC
             execution.

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Applications should be screened at the time they are received.

If an application has technical deficiencies, the HA must submit requested
corrections within 14 calendar days from the date of the HUD Office written
request.  Curable technical deficiencies relate only to items that do not
improve the substantive quality of the application relative to the
threshold criteria.  All HAs must submit corrections within 14 calendar
days from the date of HUD's letter notifying the applicant of any such
deficiency.  Information received after 3 p.m. local time (i.e., the time
in the appropriate HUD Office), of the fourteenth calendar day of the
correction period will not be accepted and the application will be rejected
as incomplete.

        [  ] Pass                                    [  ] Fail
                - Continue                                   - Identify
                Processing                                   Deficiencies

                                   ________________________________________
                                   Reviewer's Signature & Date
[  ] Agree with
     Screening                     ________________________________________
     Results                       Supervisor's Signature & Date

ANY CHANGE MADE TO THE INITIAL SCREENING CHECKLIST MUST BE EXPLAINED.
INDICATE NAME AND TITLE OF INDIVIDUAL CHANGING THE CHECKLIST AND DATE OF
CHANGE.

[  ] Disagree/change
     Screening                     ________________________________________
     Results                       Supervisor's Signature & Date

Explanation for change:

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Attachment 3

                              MAINSTREAM Program

                     FY 95 Section 8 Reservation Summary

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