Eviction Protection Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form HUD 2880 NOFO Form and Instruction	New
Rita Young letter v2 signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-06-29
14 day FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-06-29
final-Supporting Statement Eviction Protection.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-06-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248106	Grant Reporitng	New
248105	Detailed Budget Worksheet	New
248091	Grant Work Plan	New
248090	NOFO Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202106-2528-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PD&R	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Eviction Protection Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 07/02/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/29/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	220	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,774	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Div. L, Title II - HUD Appropriations Act, 2021, provided $20,000,000 for competitive grants to nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. The collection of information in association with the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be used by the Office of Policy Development and Research to evaluate the NOFO applicant and determine eligibility to receive award funds.

Emergency Justfication: HUD is seeking emergency review of an Information Collection Request (ICR) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for waivers through HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PDR). The Notices of Paperwork Submission (copies enclosed), proposed for immediate Federal Register publication with a 14-day notice period, explains the burden of the collection requirements and invites public comment on them. This is a new information collection. Under the national impact of the coronavirus, and in compliance with the requirements of 5 CFR §1320.13, this letter requests that the information collection associated with the Notice of Funding Opportunity for Eviction Protection undergo immediate processing. This action is essential to HUD’s mission of ensuring safe, decent, and habitable housing for the Nation’s most at risk population through assistance that will allow legal service providers to help low-income tenants remain in their homes and reduce housing instability. This need is particularly pressing as local, state, and federal moratoria on evictions expire while families continue to struggle following the economic and physical tolls of the pandemic. Any delay in the collection of this information will result in a delayed, and possibly unrecoverable, opportunity to provide this needed assistance. In connection with the COVID-19 emergency, the CARES Act was enacted on March 28, 2020. It placed a moratorium on eviction in all federally assisted housing and federally backed mortgages through July 24, 2020. The expiration of that moratorium was followed by an Order from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) temporarily halting evictions for nonpayment of rent on September 4, 2020, which has since been extended until June 30, 2021. As households continue to struggle with income loss and accumulating back rent, the threat of evictions has grown considerably. The Household Pulse Survey Phase 2 found that the week of April 14, 2021, over 6 million renter households were behind on their rent payments and another 4.2 million were not confident they would be able to make their payment on time. 2.9 million renter households report eviction was likely or somewhat likely in the next two months. Housing instability caused by formal and informal evictions has significant economic, physical and mental consequences. Research has found eviction protection services, including services such as legal representation, housing navigators, education and outreach, and assistance completing the legal forms to respond to an eviction notice, reduce evictions and increase housing stability for low-income renters. The Eviction Protection Grant Program will provide $20 million to support services in areas with high rates of eviction or probable eviction to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. In summary, the expedient approval of this emergency processing is necessary to ensure the funds are quickly put to use to meet the need for which Congress appropriated them and reduce the harm these tenants will face without access to eviction protection services.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Detailed Budget Worksheet
Grant Reporitng
Grant Work Plan
NOFO	HUD 2880, SF 424, SF LLL, 424 CBW	Application Recipient Disclosure update report ,   Application for Federal Assistance ,   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities ,   Grant application detailed Budget Worksheet

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	220	0	0	220	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,774	0	0	4,774	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New emergency

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $58,432

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 06/29/2021

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