NAHMA HUD Update: FSS NOFO Coming Soon - Multifamily Owners Eligible for Program Funding

July 14, 2022

Dear NAHMA Members,

HUD MF is providing important information and guidance for members planning to apply for Family Self-Sufficiency grant funding.

For more information, please see the announcement below.  

Multifamily Asset Management Update

Dear Multifamily Owners and Program Operators, 

A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FSS grants will be released this summer. We are excited that, for the first time, PBRA (Multifamily) owners will be eligible for program funding.

 

There are a few steps necessary for an owner to be able to apply for funding, and want to provide some guidance to make sure owners are ready to be able to apply.  

  1. At this time, please take a moment to review the notice posted at https://www.hud.gov/grants that gives guidance on ensuring that your SAM.gov registration is up to date and that you have a Unique Entity ID (UEI) which has replaced the DUNS system.  You will need an up-to-date gov registration and a UEI in order to apply for the NOFO. See below for more information on how to update or renew your entity record in SAM. You can also access the SAM website, which has information on the UEI transition, here.
  2. The NOFO will be available at grants.gov, so you will also need to be registered there. You may sign up to receive notifications from grants.gov through their website (highly recommended).
  3. For all existing FSS Programs, FSS action plans are required to be updated and submitted for review and approval by September 30, 2022.  Any entities with current programs that do not have an updated FSS Action Plan approved by the time that HUD makes awards will have any awarded funds frozen and inaccessible until the updated FSS Action Plan is approved.  (Please see the FSS Resources page for multiple resources and guidance on this topic.) 
  4. New FSS programs that are funded via the competition will have time to develop an FSS Action Plan after funding is awarded.  
  5. We also strongly recommend that whomever will be responsible for preparing the application be signed up for the FSS listserv, where information about the NOFO will be communicated. You can sign up for the listserv here.

Note: all PBRA applicants will be considered new applicants for purposes of the NOFO.

 [PDF] How to update or renew your entity record in SAM 

Unique Entity ID Webinar 

FROM:  eLOCCS 

TO:  ELOCCS Users 

SUBJECT:  Obtaining New Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov 

As you know, by April 4, 2022, HUD financial systems will transition away from using the DUNS Number and use the new Unique Entity ID (UEI) as a means of entity identification for federal awards.  

GSA is conducting Stakeholder Forum webinars on how entities can obtain new Unique Entity Identifier (UEIs) in SAM.gov. 

In order to attend the most current webinars, please Join the Integrated Award Environment (IAE).  

Below are links to a slide deck and recorded session from a previous GSA Stakeholder Forum on obtaining a new Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov:  

Note:  If your entities are actively registered in SAM.gov, GSA has already assigned a new Unique Entity ID.  The new Unique Entity ID is viewable in the SAM.gov entity registration record. Go to fsd.gov and select the green Help on UEI Transition button to learn more.