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L BACKGROUND AND PU RPO SE: The purpose o f thi s program -L s t o build t h e ea.p acity of HrY.lel Cit i e s resid e nts i n ··---- -·---- --·--·--t;c, l:e £-> p nJ k nn 1_.tlc rJgcah ly n nJ t:: f f ecti. v d .y to th e r equi reme 1,t s of ti1 c f'hdc l CJ l:i·:!s P rogr2m 1:-y csto.bJ -~sh:fng responsi ble neighborho o d ·orgarr.i.?.at k,n s s o thll t t li,~y c:nn asses s thci r prob 1 em s a nd ca. n work e f fect ive l y wi th ci· .y gove n in1 e1:i and o th er l o<!al ins ti tu t:!. ons i n th e planning . execu tio n t1nJ e \ ·a l u ti ur~ of pr,..,gn1rn s . I t :i.s o ur und e r s tanding tha t the H,>dc.,t Ci.Lie s .l\dm i n is L'ra t:i. n n a n d 0E0 will j oi n in this p ro jec t a s part o f an ef f o rt t 0 bu -f.ld cffccti •,e a nd TE'. Gp ;i n s ibl(' commun ity p a rti c i p ation and to make avai. l a bl e ft ncl~ u id <i.t;s i s t nnce to .od ~l n ei ghbor.ho d gro u ps 'f. n both first nd scc _ n r oundcitie s . 'h,r. major obj e cU.v e s of th e prngni.. fl r c: 1. To p rov id e c it ze. ;; wj ·ha d ive sily of experie nce end c apabi.lity in lo c-n J :t nst:l tu t :ilH1c11 pl n ~r,jng , progt·n<n i ,nrteme ntat5. on an d prog ram e v lua.: i on. fun ct ion l y CAA t1t1d CD:\ (! i g ;1bnrh0,.)cl gn,ups a 1d to plan an d m,,ve t 0 wa r d the nvcntuc\ l C'O n~;r.,lid a tiur of r~sidr~n t partic ip at i o n lnhe1· rit. ;n rnaking t heir rraJ.ni ng, '. E:" l-mi.ca l assi st :illt::e , and p l anning fu11ds a vail a ble i s t h e ass11i.1ptj on by or:o and HU.G t h at citize 1s l-u ve �'· - l- major rol e t o pl a y :i.n bo th t he Communi ty Ac t i on Prog r am and the Model Citi es Program. Further ~ bot h OEO' s and HUD' s philoso phy ,- -acknowledges th~ r ight of peo pl e aff ec ted by publi c pr og r ams to h av e access t o and influ er.c e on t he proc e s s by whi ch dec ~s ions abou t t he i r live s ~re made ; -- a cce pts t h at ma ny of the be st i nte nt ioned of fi ci a ls a nd ~ echnici aris a r e o ften, bi the i r t rai ni ng, experi e nc e s , and l ife-styl es , unfamiliar w:t.th o r even insens it i ve to t h e prob lems a nd a s pi r at ions of mode l naigh borhood res ide nt s ; therefo re , resident ideas and prior:i.ti e s can resu l t i n mp r e re l evant , sensi t i~e , a nd eff ec tiv e plan and programs; -- r ecogni zes t hat the pr ocess o f participation makes it po si ble for tho s e citi~en~ forme r ly out s ide t h e sy s t em to learn how it functio ns a nd ho w to make it f unc t ion i n the ir i nt c r ~st - and t hat the process mak e s it po ssib l e fo r r e s i de nts t o s t rengthe n existing skil l s and to develop th e kind of new s kil ls needed for ef fe ctive d . ti zcnsh:ip b eyo nd as we l l a s wi thin the Mo de l Ci t i e s Progra m. In ligh t of the above a nd in o r de ·· to ove rcome t hese probl ems , OEO and HUD arc e ncou rag j ng CAAI s, CDA' s ond the ne i ghborhood g r oup s t o test thi s te chnica l a s s is t ance st ra t egy t hrough the us e o f the s e f unds . Funds alloca te d to ne i ghborhood groups under t he s e g r a nts may be u sed to prov :tde p l a nning , tra:f.ning and tecl n:f c al rws i<·tance se rvice s l o �,- J- rwio.hb o rhoo d r.r.: s id<~11t s in .J.udlng bl.,l t not: J·i.mi te d Lo th e fo ll ow i. ng : l.

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develop s erv i c c•s u ndo I'.." t h ec e p r ngn:.in e. · 2. Pon11a l tra ln 'I. g p r o g 1wn R .or n s.:ighbo 1:·;-1o o d r e sid e n t gr·-ciup s a nd Staff. 3 . ·. Coll e ct i o n a nd lis ~;emi. niLU ,- n ::.i f r •J l.cv nn t infon11~t:fo n a h.o u t Mo de l .-r. Ci t: -J e s and rci1nted p rog r :, rns t o nl': i g hb o hoo d rE!s j_d e ti:; . 4 ,1 · ReLHi nfrig c1:, 11sult m1ts . l lD ,1y (•r. ;:;, c ornmu nit. y 0 1.·g an i z ers , planners, a nd pb n ni ng. _5;. To d e\· e l op 6. Ai1d c ,H ry 1., u t •:i. ti:,,: ~ n c-va l.u a io n o f l h e r-fod e l Ci. ti. e s A por tio t1 of g n m t .:u n d~· rrm ' b r:- u s ;:. d by nd g h bo 1:h o . d grn1}ps t0 co n t r a. ct d:ir e c t i. y 1-,J t h o ·r._, a ni·-:.:at II , I' OCES 5 P..R IOR TO WOI,K J RO L Th e .')i1 1:'i e f t h e.it· o wn c h oos i ng whi c h

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AA a nd CDA ~r1.l l di.c; c u !; s 11t :; r:n:og 1·,<;r:1. (d c. t c i e n· ma i. ndc t· o E s cnt e n(; e .) 2 , Th ey r-,i l.l d i.s c.:us '., t_ ne i gh borhood grou µs . c:i · ccrnirn5. t nic fl i. fo: th8 n e xt- t we lv e mo;i ths o f �..,. -4·,. 3. Designa tion of neighborhood groups to pl!)-n t he program and receive funds ,l~ th e C£1_A .a nd CD/L 4. The neighbo rhood group with a. ~rnis t:a nce acceptable to ir from th e CAA and CD;\ will rle cid0 who. t training and te chnical assist a nc e they re qui re f or the devalopmen t of the propos~l for neighborhood -g roup s up port f unds. 5. If this assistanc e i s no t av a ilabl e in the c:i.ty , the CAA and CDA wil ). make every e ffo r t to ob t a in it. We. hope 0E0 and the other Fe de r F.1 1, s tnt e and local age nc ie s invo lv e d i n the Model Cities Progra m wi l l mak(? it ava.i lahle to the ne ighb orhoo d group -- assistan c e whi ch f s a ccep t a ble to the group. , 6. If th e nei ghbo rhood group or grou ps f e e l tha t p r omised t r aining . and tech~i c al a ~si st anc e i s not b e ing reGei ve d o r is inadequat e, we, the CAA and CDA will use 2£!:. good offic e s to remedy t he situation . III. Wo rk Program. l. The neighbo r hood group with the above t echn ica l - a ssi s ta nee wi 11 pr.e pare a form l wri t te n a pp icatio n . a s umma ry o f Th ey wi lJ a l so prepar LhaL a pp li ~at i 0n for ci r c ul a tio n to resident s of th~ m del neighbod1ood. 2, After the interim bonrd and/or membership o f the n e i.ghborhoocl group has appr:ovcd the appUcation it should l e submit ted through the CAA a nd CDA to om and a copy se n t to HUD. l f CDA funds are not included in the a pplica tio n , th ey must _be :integrated i,nto the a.pplicatfon . Pd.or to this submission, the CAA, CDA �•• ,

.' ..· ·,·· .~ \.. ~s·a nd reside n t groups sha 11 me et together t o dis c uss t he:t 1: re~ations h ip s 3. i., l Lh i n t he fr a;11cwork of the proposa l . Inc h ide d in th e: f inal o.ppliuLtion w J J. be a dc sc: r:i pt i ve h istory of t h e wa ys in which th e steps in tl, e wo1:k p roces s o u t l i n ed n bovo hAvc be e n me t. The a p p li c ation wi ll al.l;o indic a t e t he ways CD.I\ funds a n d L1. as si stanc e wi ll b e rna clc avai labl e to t h e neigh bo rh ood group . ., 'f h e ap p ].icn t ion J:!i-.!l. r:; how as speci.fica l l y a ~: pC1ssib l c wl, at ·t kinds of a c t-:l.vi Uc s wi 11 he _u nch! r lak c n, wh e n an d h ow . 5 , Th e . a ppl_:lcation will a l so dcscr:i.be wha.t , when and how o f t r aining dur i ng t h e program ye, ·r. 1 6. The applic.:ation will als o specify lo\·1 con s ult a nts hired by the nei ghb rl1ood group wi 11 b e account a ble to t he ne i.ghborhoocl group or groups. 7. 'I'h e Hppl:t ca t.icn w:i.ll. a l so desc:d b c how t h is trnini.ng nnd techni c a l assis t ance i s rc Ja t od l o Cl~ e nd CAA p l a ns end prcig r ams. 8. The: wo rk p rog r am wi.11 Gpc ll out h i~i.ng pro ce dures: pn rt:i cu l a rly the righ t~ end rec, po ns :i.Lil:U- i e s of th e nc:i.ghbo r ho o cJ g 1-ollp, the CAA and CDA. 9. The wor1• prog uu n ui.l l al r-o i ndiq:1. t c by nanie wh e n \Ve.t- poss:i. bl e specific C/\ /i-Cl)i\ s Loff. and sl aff of nc::iehhorhoo cl 01.;ganizations who wi.11 b e i nv o l ved in imp l emc nti11g thr..! progn1m . . �~6- 10. We a r .e committed t o ob s erv i ng the t e r ms o f th e HUD/0E0 Agre ement o n l ocal coordina ti o n i n t h e de.vclopment a nd of t h i s wo rk p r:ogta:n. ' , __ I,V·; :1'.ime Tag l e / >;-,)':;i:;,:!, ):'.~fJ ', . •. _.__'·:·_: . ' :. : ' .• ~, Z~.\·:,,~·:,,;-1if,·zd),.:,_.'.i..De si:gn?:lti'on r:,-·~-\ ~~:1 ~(~:/·· :!.;~!~,:-~ .--~~. :~-. -:_ ~· ·: t han 2·. o·f t h e n eighbo rhoo d g -roupc, wi l l o c cur no la t er 3d da y s a f t er the gra n t fu nds ha ve be en obliga ted. The ne i ghbo r hoo d g r o up will compl e te th e t rai ni ng p l a n no l ater tho~ 60 days a f t er .t he f unds have been obl iga t e d . 3. The fir s t draf t o f t h e prop0 Dc1.l and the summary f o r commur,j_caU.on t o ne1.gh bo rhoo ci r es i dents s hould b e c o111p l cted no l a t er t han 75 day s after the f unds have bee n obl iga t ed . 4. ·, V, The fina l wo rk p rogram wU l b e submitted no lat e r t h an 90 days aft er the gnrn t f unds have been obU ga t ed. Budget Sampl e CAP 2.5 . . 80% Staff 20% space, overhead �,.: , • • 'l .·_~. v· SPECIAL CONTHTTONS The Region ma.y wan t t:o sped.a l c ond:L t::l on· the g rant to insure p e d .od:lc progr.c s r. . ~po.r t s . Ot:he r de ,, j r a ' 1 (, s p ~c :iJd e:ondi t. i ,) ns ~1hlch Re g i c, ns 1 . may ,want to c r:i nw!.der a r e: -1. . No funds und~t' thi !> g ran t 01..gh ... to h1:· expended un t il OEO approved tlie 90 de.y propo s n l which 2. emerg e 11 f r o m the work p r ogram de s cribe d Incorpore.t ion :l.t, not ne c cssfn·y f or re l ease. o f .funds from 0 E0 provide d . t ha t. t he CAA i n conju nc t '. o n wi t h CDA llgree t o !=:Pend the fu nd s as reque sted b·y t h e ne -.l g hbo dv o d ;_,,ro u p ~ind . n d ·.~at e r, he mechanism with whi ch it wi ll ma ke fU:c al r:1c co·~intab:i. 1.i t v. to and f o i:_ t h e group. �