Three SuperNOFA competitions reopened

In today's Federal Register: further signs from HUD that the electronic Grants.gov application process is not the best thing since sliced bread. The annoucements reopen three application periods that otherwise closed in early summer. All three notices state, "HUD understands that many eligible applicants may have had difficulty submitting their applications..." In explaining that the idea is to allow more time to apply, two of the three put it this way: "...sufficient time to submit completed applications and ensure Grants.gov registration is complete." Affected programs are Youthbuild, the Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages, and -- possibly most important for developers -- the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative. This is the second time HUD has extended SuperNOFA deadlines citing glitches in the application process: it already did so for several programs in May.

Also in the Federal Register:

- A final rule authorizing HUD to take quick enforcement action against lenders in the Multifamily Accelerated Processing system.

- Requests for comment (by September 26) on a handful of FHA and Ginnie Mae forms.