PRICE Grant Opportunity

iii. (a). Publication of the PRICE application and Action Plan: Before the Applicant submits

the Application submissions for this NOFO, or a substantial amendment to the PRICE

Action Plan, the Applicant must publish the PRICE application or Action Plan

amendment for public comment. The published application must include the table of

contents, all narrative exhibits, and the attachments (with the exception of Attachment F,

Match or leverage documentation, Attachment G, Certifications and Standard forms, and

Attachment H, Summary of comments received on published Application and list of

commenters by name/organization, which would not be available prior to the public

comment period).

To expedite the process and to ensure that the PRICE grants are awarded in a timely

manner, while preserving reasonable community and public participation, HUD is

requiring a minimum time for public comments of 15 calendar days. Application

materials relating to proposed uses of funds must be posted on the applicant’s official

website. Funded applicants will be required to provide the website address of the

proposed and final plans to HUD for posting to HUD’s program website. Applicants are

cautioned that, despite the competition process, they are still responsible for ensuring that

all members of their community have equal access to information about the programs,

and applicants are required to accept public comments in-person, by mail, and

electronically.

The manner of publication must include prominent posting on the Applicant’s official

website(s) and must afford citizens, affected governments, and other interested parties a

reasonable opportunity to examine the plan or amendment’s contents. The official

website should be accessible to all citizens and the topic of PRICE must be navigable by

users from the Applicant’s homepage. Applicants are required to hold at least one public

hearing or community meeting to solicit public comments on the application submission

and one hearing or community meeting before finalizing each substantial amendment submission.

Applicants are also encouraged to notify affected citizens through electronic mailings,

press releases, statements by public officials, media advertisements, public service

announcements, and/or contacts with organizations located in or serving the target area or

neighborhood.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all citizens have equal and meaningful access

to information about the programs, including persons with disabilities and persons with

limited English proficiency (LEP), pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Each Applicant must ensure that program information is available in the appropriate

languages for the geographic area served by the jurisdiction to ensure meaningful access

with LEP individuals and is provided in an appropriate format to ensure effective

communication with persons with disabilities.

Town of Meeker Grant Administrator

Leslie Wilbourn

Contact: (405) 315-8878

Email: Leslie.Wilbourn@FiveToolManagement.com

Town of Meeker - Grant Administrator

P. O. Box 428

Meeker, OK 74855

NOFO Section VI. E. 4.

The following steps are necessary for applications to be considered and for the expenditure of PRICE funds:

Applicant conducts public participation in accordance with the requirements of the PRICE NOFO, including one in-person public hearing (which may be a community meeting for non-government applicants) and at least 15 calendar days for public comment ending not less than three calendar days before application submittal to allow the applicant time to consider and incorporate public comments into the application as needed. Applicants must allow for public comments to be submitted in-person, by mail, or electronically. Tribal Applicants may choose to follow the public participation requirements outlined in 24 CFR 1003.604 and follow traditional means of resident involvement and must certify to HUD that the Tribal Applicant complied with the requirements of 1003.604(a) and met public participation requirements prior to applying; Applicant responds to public comment and submits its application, including the summary of comments (Attachment H) received during the public comment period and list of commenters by name/organization, and certifications;

NOFO Section VI. E. 5. a. iii.

The streamlined public participation requirements for the PRICE program are:

(a). Publication of the PRICE application and Action Plan: Before the Applicant submits the Application submissions for this NOFO, or a substantial amendment to the PRICE Action Plan, the Applicant must publish the PRICE application or Action Plan amendment for public comment. The published application must include the table of contents, all narrative exhibits, and the attachments (with the exception of Attachment F Match or leverage documentation, Attachment G, Certifications and Standard forms, an Attachment H, Summary of comments received on published Application and list of commenters by name/organization, which would not be available prior to the public comment period). 

To expedite the process and to ensure that the PRICE grants are awarded in a timely manner, while preserving reasonable community and public participation HUD is requiring a minimum time for public comments of 15 calendar days. Application materials relating to proposed uses of funds must be posted on the applicant’s official website. Funded applicants will be required to provide the website address of the proposed and final plans to HUD for posting to HUD’s program website. Applicants are cautioned that, despite the competition process, they are still responsible for ensuring that all members of their community have equal access to information about the programs, and applicants are required to accept public comments in-person, by mail, and electronically. 

The manner of publication must include prominent posting on the Applicant’s official website(s) and must afford citizens, affected governments, and other interested parties a reasonable opportunity to examine the plan or amendment’s contents. The official website should be accessible to all citizens and the topic of PRICE must be navigable by users from the Applicant’s homepage. 

Applicants are required to hold at least one public hearing or community meeting to solicit public comments on the application submission and one hearing or community meeting before finalizing each substantial amendment submission. Applicants are also encouraged to notify affected citizens through electronic mailings, press releases, statements by public officials, media advertisements, public service announcements, and/or contacts with organizations located in or serving the target area or neighborhood. 

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all citizens have equal and meaningful access to information about the programs, including persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency (LEP), pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Each Applicant must ensure that program information is available in the appropriate languages for the geographic area served by the jurisdiction to ensure meaningful access with LEP individuals and is provided in an appropriate format to ensure effective communication with persons with disabilities.