607 Emergency Shelter Grant Program ?

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Emergency Shelter Grant Program

[41 Pa.B. 1915]
[Saturday, April 9, 2011]

 The Department of Community and Economic Development (Department), Center for Community Financing, is anticipating applying for funding through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

 The Emergency Shelter Grant Program (program) is established within Part B of subchapter IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 11371—11378). The program authorizes grants for the rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelters for the homeless, for the payment of certain operating expenses and essential services in connection with emergency shelters for the homeless and for homeless prevention activities. The program is designed to be the first step in a continuum of assistance to enable homeless individuals and families to move toward independent living, as well as to prevent homelessness.

 One copy of the application may be submitted by local governments to the Department's Customer Service Center, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120 in accordance with the Department's single application requirements. A hardcopy of the fully executed application must be sent to the Department Customer Service Center at the address listed previously and a copy also be sent to the appropriate regional office. The application window will open on April 2, 2011, and close at 5 p.m. on June 3, 2011. Applications received prior to or after these dates may not be considered for funding. The cutoff date may be expedited if the Department receives the contract from HUD sooner than expected.

 Application forms and instructions may be obtained by contacting the Department's Center for Community Financing in Harrisburg at [phone] or the Department's Regional Offices. A copy may also be downloaded from the Department's web site at www.newPA.com. Persons with a disability who wish to submit an application in accordance with the provisions stated herein and who require assistance with that application and persons who require copies of this notice in an alternate format (large type, Braille, and the like) should contact Ed Geiger, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone], to discuss how the Department may best accommodate their needs. The following is the listing of Department Regional Offices and the counties they serve:

Regional Offices

Southeast
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
801 Market Street, Suite 6106
Philadelphia, PA 19107
[phone]

Northeast
Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
409 Lackawanna Avenue
3rd Floor, Oppenheim Building
Scranton, PA 18503
[phone]

Central
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset and Union Counties.

Department of Community and Economic Development
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
[phone]

Southwest
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
301 5th Avenue, Suite 250
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[phone]

Northwest
Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango and Warren Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
100 State Street, Suite 205
Erie, PA 16507
[phone]

Main Office
Center for Community Financing
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Commonwealth Keystone Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
[phone]

C. ALAN WALKER, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-607. Filed for public inspection April 8, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]