Grants to fund this program are provided through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program. Because the Office of Flood Hazard Risk Reduction Measures has an overall funding goal of 25% low and moderate income (LMI) area benefit for this grant, preference may be given to areas of low and moderate income in accordance with HUD’s National Objectives. Section II.C., Low and Moderate Income (LMI) Preference, describes how these projects will be considered and selected for funding. Information from this application will be used by the Department of Community Affairs to determine the LMI area benefit for this project. Information from application sections Part III.B.10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 24 will be used to determine the area benefited by the proposed infrastructure project.

Applicants will be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and notices. These include:

• OMB Circular A-200: Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments (2 CFR Part 225)
• OMB Circular A-133: Audits of State, Local Governments and Nonprofit Organizations
• Notice CPD-96-05 (Procurement of Consulting Services by CDBG Recipients, Participating Jurisdictions and Sub recipients)
• 24 CFR Part 85: Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State, Local and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• 24 CFR Part 570 Community Development Block Grants
  • Eligible Costs
  • Recordkeeping and Retention
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Hatch Act
  • Small, Women, Minority, and Veteran Owned Business Enterprises
• 24 CFR Part 58 Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities (If conditional approval is received to proceed, applicants will be responsible for performing environmental and historical reviews prior to receiving final approval and entering into a sub recipient grant agreement.)
• 24 CFR Part 24 Debarment and Suspension
• Small, Women, Minority, and Veteran Owned Business Enterprises pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:13, N.J.A.C. 17:14, 40 CFR part 31.136(e)
• Federal Registers March 5, 2013, FR-5696-N-01, November 18, 2013, FR -5696-N-06, and March 27, 2014, FR-5696-N-08
• Labor Standards Provisions of Davis-Bacon Act and “Related Acts” published in Part 5 of the 2011 version of Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations
• Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Section 3 numerical goals are found in 24CFR Part 135.30