Can the public meetings conducted in 2005 to produce an area master plan be included and counted?
A8. See the response to Q14 above. Applicants should be reminded that they must have two other public meetings to meet the threshold (note that the public meeting is different that the resident training) as described in Section III.C.3.k.5.c: “(c) A minimum of two more public meetings must have been held after the publication date of this NOFA in the Federal Register.” Also applicants should make sure the public meetings involve residents and the broader community and address the topics listed in section III.C.3.k.3.c. Finally, as noted in the threshold requirement, “You must demonstrate compliance with this threshold through completion and inclusion of the Assurances for HOPE VI Application document.” Q9. Can you clarify the Sites Previously Funded threshold requirement? Section III.C.2.b.4 (p. 41828) states as follows: “(a) You may submit a Revitalization application that targets part of a project that is being, or has been, revitalized or replaced under a HOPE VI Revitalization gran
