Laserfiche WebLink
Existing Urban County agreements that contain auto -renewal provisions may also <br />be "auto -renewed," consistent with HUD's "auto -renewal" policy for Cooperation <br />Agreements and Joint Agreements. <br />NOTE: HUD is announcing a new "auto -renewal" policy in this Notice. However, that policy will not <br />take effect until the FY 2027 Urban County qualification process and does not affect Urban Counties <br />qualifying in FY 2026 (for FYs 2027-2029). GO TO SECTION 3.7 for more information. <br />2.2.6 Step 6: Urban Counties submit qualification packages to their CPD field offices <br />with 1) Urban County Participation Decision Letters, 2) Cooperation and/or Joint <br />Agreements (or amendments), and 3) County Counsel Legal Opinion Letters <br />Your county must submit its final Urban County qualification package to your CPD <br />field office with all required qualification documents for HUD's review and approval. <br />As necessary, your package must include: 1) all Urban County Participation Decision <br />Letters, 2) authorized and executed Cooperation Agreements and/or Joint Agreements <br />(or amendments), and 3) a County Counsel Legal Opinion Letter. GO TO SECTION I <br />for more guidance on the documents you must submit to your CPD field office. <br />NOTE: Counties seeking Urban County qualification for the first time must submit their package to <br />their CPD field office and the CPD Entitlement Communities Division (urbancounties(a)hud.gov). <br />GO TO SECTION 4.5 for more guidance on Urban County qualification for First -Time Qualifiers. <br />2.2.7 Step 7: OGC Field or Regional Counsel completes official legal review of <br />1) Cooperation and/or JointAgreements (or amendments) and 2) County <br />Counsel Legal Opinion Letters and certifies they meet HUD requirements <br />OGC Field or Regional Counsel completes its official review of your Cooperation <br />and/or Joint Agreements (or amendments) and County Counsel Legal Opinion Letter. <br />OGC Field or Regional Counsel must officially certify that each agreement meets <br />HUD requirements for Cooperation Agreements and Joint Agreements in this Notice. <br />OGC Field or Regional Counsel submit their certifications to the CPD field office. <br />2.2.8 Step 8: CPD field offices update Urban County worksheets in the GMP-R <br />Urban County Module and contact Urban Counties to verify their Urban <br />County configurations <br />Based on the documentation submitted by Urban Counties, CPD field offices will <br />update Urban County worksheets in the GMP-R Urban County Module. CPD field <br />offices will also update Urban County worksheets for currently qualified Urban <br />Counties adding new Participating UGLGs for the rest of their qualification period. <br />After CPD field staff update the worksheets, they will send them to Urban Counties <br />to double-check and verify the data on the Participating UGLGs and Metropolitan <br />Cities (in Joint Agreements) for each Urban County. Verifying this data is accurate <br />is critical because your Urban County's population size affects formula funding <br />allocations across the entire CDBG Entitlement grantee portfolio. <br />12 <br />568 <br />