From: HUD Office of Public and Indian Housing <updates@pih.hud.

gov>
Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2022 4:48:19 PM
To: swenson@worcesterha.org <swenson@worcesterha.org>
Subject: Congratulations FY21 ROSS Awardees   Congratulations to our FY21 awardees. Please see below the notice that has been sent to each FY21 Awardee's AOR.

Resident Opportunity
and Self-Sufficiency Program
 

Hello,
HUD is excited to announce that the Department has selected your agency to receive a Fiscal Year
(FY) 2021 Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) grant award. Click here to view
awarded grantees and fund amounts. Please carefully read the details below:

Preparing to Accept Your Grant Award:

HUD will issue the official Notice of Award (NOA) through Grant Solutions (GS), Grants
Management Module (GMM) - a web-based system that allows authorized users to electronically
sign the NOA and see the status of completed actions online over the course of the grant.
The Authorizing Official Representative (AOR) listed in your application will be the only person able
to accept the NOA in GMM. However, if your agency needs to change the AOR from the one
included in your FY2021 application, please see below for the steps you must take by January 11,
2022. 

PLEASE NOTE:  The NOA has not yet been sent to you. HUD will notify you after sending it and
will provide instructions once your Authorizing Official is able to accept the award by electronically
signing the NOA in GMM.

Instructions for Making Changes to Your AOR:

If your agency needs to change the AOR from the one included in your FY2021 ROSS application,
you must email ROSS-PIH@hud.gov by January 11, 2022.  The subject line must read “Change
AOR - FY21 ROSS” and the body of the email must include the following information regarding the
new AOR:
 AOR’s First and Last Name
 AOR’s Phone number
 AOR’s Email address
 AOR’s Position Title (i.e., Executive Director)

Once we receive this information, HUD will create and send user account information to AORs that
do not have an existing GMM account. Please wait for further instructions.
Grant Term and Extensions:
 The grant term for your FY2021 ROSS award will be June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2025.
 Renewal grantees may request reimbursement under the FY 2021 grant for eligible costs
incurred between March 17, 2022 and May 31, 2022, where such costs are necessary for
the efficient and timely performance of eligible activities under the prior FY2018 ROSS-SC
grant, and the grantee has expended all its FY2018 ROSS-SC grant funds. HUD will
include further guidance for requesting reimbursement in your FY2021 ROSS Agreement.
 Grantees may request an extension up to May 31, 2022 for their FY2018 grant if there are
remaining unexpended funds. Please send the request to your local HUD Field/Area Office.
 Renewal grantees that received a reduction to their FY2021 ROSS award due to a
significant unexpended balance of their FY2018 ROSS grant may request a grant extension
beyond May 31, 2022 for their FY2018 grant. Please note, the grant term start date for
your FY21 ROSS award will continue to be June 1, 2022.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please email ROSS-PIH@hud.gov

Thank you,
The ROSS Team