24 C.F.R. Subpart C—Funding Allocation and Criteria
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
(a) Amounts and match requirement. HUD will make grants, in the form of matching funds, to eligible neighborhood development organizations. HUD reserves the right to make grants for less than the maximum amount established by statute, and to limit the number of times a previous grantee can receive funding. A Federal matching ratio will be established for each grantee in accordance with the statutory requirement that the highest ratios be established for neighborhoods having the greatest degree of economic distress or the smallest number of households. (b) Administrative costs. The Secretary may use no more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for the program for administrative or other expenses in connection with the program. (a) Criteria. HUD will use the following general criteria for selecting and ranking applications for all competitions for John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program funds. The relative values for the criteria will be indicated in each NOFA: (1) The degree of economic distress and the benefit to low- and moderate-income residents of the neighborhood; (2) The past performance in carrying out eligible activities, and staff capability; (3) The quality of the Management/Business Plan; (4) The evidence of coordination and resident participation; and (5) The quality of the strategy to increase the capacity of the organization and the strategy developed for meeting long-term financial needs. (b) Geographic diversity. The Department also reserves the right to fund applicants in other than rank order, for the purpose of achieving geographic balance.
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 594—JOHN HEINZ NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Subpart C—Funding Allocation and Criteria
§ 594.15 Allocation amounts.
§ 594.17 General criteria for competitive selection.
