HUD announces a grant to address the technical difficulties encountered by applicants for HUD assistance in their electronic application submissions. The Quality Assurance Review (QAR) will identify applicants who faced issues despite following all submission instructions. The purpose is to ensure fair evaluation of applications affected by problems with Adobe Acrobat forms and Grants.gov errors. Deadline for application submission is Sep 25, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 42671
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-5237-N-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of HUD’s Policy on Quality Assurance Review (QAR) of Electronic Application Submission Difficulties |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | Today’s Notice announces that HUD is taking action to respond to concerns of submission difficulties |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Other |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Housing |
| Category Explanation: | Since 2005, HUD has required that applicants for HUD’s discretionary funding submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, unless the applicant previously received a waiver of this requirement. Since July 2, 2008, however, applicants for HUD assistance have indicated that they have encountered technical difficulties in their electronic application submissions. Today’s notice announces that HUD is taking action to respond to these concerns and is conducting a Quality Assurance Review (QAR) to identify applicants that correctly followed all electronic application submission instructions, including registration for electronic submission, but were unable to submit an application because of technical problems related to the use of the Adobe Acrobat forms and Grants.gov error messages. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | [] |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 25, 2008 There is NO application package associated with this posting. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 25, 2008 There is NO application package associated with this posting. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 25, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | CAREFULLY READ THE NOTICE FR-5237-N-01 "NOTICE OF HUD’S POLICY ON QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW (QAR) OF ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SUBMISSION DIFFICULTIES. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Description: | Since 2005, HUD has required that applicants for HUDs discretionary funding submit their applications electronically through Grants.gov, unless the applicant previously received a waiver of this requirement. Since July 2, 2008, however, applicants for HUD assistance have indicated that they have encountered technical difficulties in their electronic application submissions. Todays notice announces that HUD is taking action to respond to these concerns and is conducting a Quality Assurance Review (QAR) to identify applicants that correctly followed all electronic application submission instructions, including registration for electronic submission, but were unable to submit an application because of technical problems related to the use of the Adobe Acrobat forms and Grants.gov error messages. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FR Notice for HUD’s Policy on Quality Assurance Review |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
See Appendix
Email:dorthera_yorkshire@hud.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 42671 Full Announcement-1 -> QAR Notice.pdf
Packages
There are no packages on this grant.
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