HUD-53150 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant

Choice Neighborhoods
Planning Grant

U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development

OMB Approval No.
2577-0269
(exp. 4/30/2018)

The public reporting burden for this collection of information for the Choice Neighborhoods Program is estimated to average ten
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. 2577-0269. 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 Choice Neighborhoods 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).

FY2017 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PLANNING GRANT
APPLICATION CHECKLIST/TABLE OF CONTENTS

NARRATIVE EXHIBITS

Page Number

Exhibit A:
SUMMARY INFORMATION
A
Executive Summary
Exhibit B:
REQUIREMENTS
B.1
Threshold Requirements Narrative
B.2
Grant Award Type Statement
Exhibit C:
CAPACITY
C
Capacity Narrative Response
Exhibit D:
NEED
D
Need- Design Deficiencies
Exhibit E:
SOUNDNESS OF APPROACH
E.1
Resident Engagement
E.2
Community Engagement
E.3
Needs Assessment
E.4
Visioning and Decision-Making
E.5
Partnerships
E.6
Doing While Planning
E.7
Action Activities Process
E.8
Staffing Plan
E.9
Planning Schedule
E.10 Budget
ATTACHMENTS
1. Key Eligibility Data Form (HUD-53152)
2. Eligible Applicants Documentation (if applicable)
3. Documentation for Planning Coordinator (if applicable)
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4. Eligible Target Housing Doc. – Severe Distress of Targeted Project Cert. (HUD-53232) __________
5. Eligible Neighborhoods Documentation – Eligible Neighborhoods Data
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6. Resident Involvement Certification (HUD-53151)
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7. Need – Immediate Project Capital Needs
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8. Need – Structural Deficiencies Documentation
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9. Need – Design Deficiencies Documentation
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10. Need – Substandard Housing Documentation
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11. Need – Part I Violent Crimes Documentation
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12. Evidence of Partnerships
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13. Staffing Plan
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14. Planning Schedule
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15. Budget
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16. Documentation to Support Consistency with Other Planning Documents
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17. Alignment with Existing Efforts
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18. Evidence of Local Government and School District Support
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19. Planning process Leverage documentation (HUD-53154)
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20. Action Activities Leverage documentation (HUD-53154)
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21. Preference Points, if applicable (HUD-2995 and/or HUD-50153)
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22. City and Neighborhood Maps
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23. Current Site Plan
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24. Photographs of the Target Housing and Neighborhood
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25. Application Certifications – Planning Grants (HUD-53156)
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26. Standard Forms
a. Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
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b. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)
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c. Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (HUD-2880)
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HUD Form 53150