The information is required to allow
HUD to conduct a competition to award and obligate Jobs Plus grant
funds in accordance with the FY 2014 Appropriations Act, which
permits HUD to use up to $15M of the appropriation for Jobs Plus
Initiative
The annual cost to respondents
decreased by $8,655.73 ($310,937-$302,280.77). The total number of
hours requested decreased by 830.505 hours (7,403.25-6,572.75),
reflecting an 11 percent decrease from the previously approved PRA.
Program Changes: N/A Adjustments: • Organized the table in Item 12
into two categories NOFO/Application Collections (information
needed to apply for and award funding) and Non-NOFO/Application
Collections (information needed for program/grant management). •
The salary amounts were increased to reflect the 2022 general
schedule pay table. • The number of applications was reduced from
75 to 55 (the program has received fewer applications in recent
years). The number of grantees was increased from 36 to 48 to
reflect changes in number of active grants. • Reduced number of
respondents for the Code of Conduct from 36 to 8 as it is rare that
grantees need to submit this information and it is only needed at
the time of grant funding. • The following forms were removed as
they are no longer used: HUD-2993 Acknowledgement of Application
Receipt (2577-0259) and Final Financial Status Report (Form
SF-269-A). • Burden hours were added to the following forms (.25
hour for each form). These are standard forms all HUD programs use
(not specific to Jobs Plus) but burden hours had not been included:
SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance (2501-0017); HUD-2880
Applicant Disclosure (2510-0011); SF-LLL- Lobbying (0348-0046);
Certification Regarding Lobbying (new to NOFOs, required by HUD);
SF424B (new to NOFOs, required by HUD). • Adjusted some burden
hours per response to • Added the following as new parts of the
NOFO: Schedule, organizational chart and Executive summary
documentation. • Added Budget (HUD-50144) for clarity to Non-NOFO
section (it used annually for budget updates).
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:
(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;
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.