Northampton 2020 ConAAP Grant Agreement Transmittal Letter 8.7.2020
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
MASSACHUSETTS STATE OFFICE, NEW ENGLAND AREA
Office of Community Planning and Development
Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building
10 Causeway Street - Fifth Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02222-1092
Grant Agreement Transmittal
Keith Benoit
Office of Planning and Sustainability
City of Northampton
210 Main St., Second Floor
Northampton, MA 01060
Dear Mr. Benoit:
The Boston Field Office would like to thank you for your continued partnership in providing
quality affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities
for low-and moderate-income persons through HUD programs. Enclosed are the Grant
Agreements for the following programs:
Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) $682,340
Total FY 2020 Award $682,340
Transmittal of this Grant Agreement does not constitute approval of the activities described in your
Consolidated Plan. You are reminded that you, as grantee, are responsible for ensuring that all
grant funds are used in accordance with all program requirements. An executed Grant Agreement
is a legally binding agreement between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and
the City of Northampton
To establish a Line of Credit for Fiscal Year 2020 grants, it will be necessary for your agency to
sign, execute and return one (1) copy of the Grant Agreement. If there is a need to add or remove
individuals authorized to access the Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS), please
submit an IDIS Online Access Request Form (HUD 27055). Also, please ensure the IDIS Online
Access Request Form is notarized and returned to this office with your Grant Agreements.
Additionally, if there is a need to establish or change the depository account where these funds are
to be wired, a Direct Deposit Sign-Up form (SF-1199A) must be completed by your financial
institution and returned to this office with a copy of a voided check.
You are reminded that certain activities are subject to the provisions of 24 CFR Part 58
(Environmental Review Procedures). Funds for such activities may not be obligated or
expended until HUD has approved the release of funds in writing. A request for release of funds
(RROF) must be accompanied by an environmental certification, and until the RROF is approved
and notification is received, no HUD funds should be committed. If the project or activity is
exempt per 24 CFR 58.34 or categorically excluded (except in extraordinary circumstances), no
RROF is required.
The Chief Elected Official and/or designee should sign each attached Funding
Approval/Agreement. Please return a scanned copy of the agreement/s to your CPD Representative
by email and keep a copy of each agreement for your records. Please ensure that the CDBG grant
agreement in the box directly across from the HUD CPD Director’s signature. The CDBG Funding
Approval/Agreement should not be signed in box 12c.
For additional information and guidance on grant-based accounting, please refer to the HUD
Exchange at: https://www.hudexchange.info/manage-a-program/grant-based-accounting/.
HUD congratulates the City of Northampton on its grant award, and we look forward to assisting
you in accomplishing your programs goals. If you have any questions or need further information
of assistance, please contact Adam Ploetz, Senior CPD Representative at 617.994.8351, or
adam.c.ploetz@hud.gov.
Sincerely,
Robert D. Shumeyko
Regional Director
Enclosure