Preferred Sustainability Status

In FY2011, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has developed a system to award 2 bonus points for certain HUD grants for applicants working with communities that have received Preferred Sustainability Status under the HUD FY2010 Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. (Scroll down for eligible programs.)

To be eligible for these bonus points, applicants must receive a Certification of Consistency with the Sustainable Communities planning process.

Submission Instructions

Requests will be processed in the order they are received. Please allow a minimum of seven (7) business days for Certification. No rush requests will be processed.

Please submit the materials listed below to Cheryl Mergo, Designated Preferred Sustainability Status Point of Contact, at cheryl.mergo@h-gac.com

•	A completed Request for Certification of Consistency with Sustainable Communities Planning and Implementation form (PDF) or Click here to download the form as a Word document.
•	A complete copy of the grant application, or a summary or draft copy if the complete copy is not available.
•	A complete copy of the SF424 forms (indicates the applicant, funding program, budget, and narrative of the project).
•	Local letters of support (optional).

Please contact Cheryl Mergo for additional information information or questions.

Cheryl Mergo
Houston-Galveston Area Council
P.O. Box 22777
Houston, TX 77227-2777
Phone: 713-993-4520
Fax: 713-993-4503
cheryl.mergo@h-gac.com
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Eligible Programs

HUD anticipates making the Preferred Sustainable Status Communities bonus points available in the following program NOFAs:

Asthma Interventions in Public and Assisted Multifamily Housing Grant Program
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI)
Capital Fund Education and Training Community Facilities Program
Choice Neighborhoods
Continuum of Care
Fair Housing Initiatives Program
Healthy Homes Production
Healthy Homes Technical Studies
Hispanic Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC)
Historically Black Colleges/Universities Program (HBCU)

HOPE VI Main Street
HOPE VI Revitalization Housing Counseling Program
Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program
Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration
Multifamily Energy Innovation NOFA
Rural Innovation Fund
Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (Limited Competition)
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

Please note that HUD may revise this list at any time. Applicants are advised to carefully review the program NOFA for which they intend to apply to determine the availability of Preferred Sustainable Status Communities bonus points.

To view the listing of Preferred Sustainable Status Communities Points of Contact and to determine if your program will be operating within a Preferred Sustainable Status Community area, HUD's Funds Available web site. At that site you will find a link to a map and listing of preferred status areas and contacts.

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