HUD 52787 Readiness Certification

HOPE VI Revitalization Project Readiness Certification

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public and Indian Housing

OMB Approval No. 2577-0208 (exp.4/30/2008)

The public reporting burden for this collection of information for the HOPE VI Revitalization Program is estimated to average thirty minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information and preparing the application package for submission to HUD.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions to reduce this burden, to the Reports Management Officer, Paperwork Reduction Project, to the Office of Information Technology, US. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410-3600. When providing comments, please refer to OMB Approval No. 2577-0208. HUD may not conduct and sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid control number.

The information submitted in response to the Notice of Funding Availability for the HOPE VI Program is subject to the disclosure requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-235, approved December 15, 1989, 42 U.S.C. 3545).

ATTACHMENT 31: PROJECT READINESS

I hereby certify, on behalf of the Public Housing Authority identified below, that the activities checked below have been completed in accordance with Section V.A.9. of the NOFA.

The targeted severely distressed public housing project is completely vacant.

The targeted severely distressed public housing site is cleared or your Revitalization Plan only includes rehabilitation and no demolition of public housing units.

A Master Development Agreement has been developed and is ready to submit to HUD.

The preliminary site design is complete.

The PHA has held 5 or more public planning sessions (including resident training sessions and public meetings) leading to resident acceptance of the Plan. No more than three of these meetings may be the same as those included as “Resident and Community Involvement” meetings required by Section III.C. of the NOFA. The dates of those meetings are as follows:

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Name of Executive Director: ______________________________________

Signature: _______________________________________________________

Date

Name of PHA: ___________________________________________________

Development Name: ______________________________________________

Warning: HUD will prosecute false claims and statements. Conviction may result in the imposition of criminal and civil penalties. (18 U.S.C. 1001, 1010, 1012, 31 U.S.C. 3729, 3802)

Previous Editions are Obsolete form HUD-52787 (1/2005)