Application Portal

Applications Open Soon!

Use this page to access the TEO subaward application portal once it goes live.

Click here to sign up for the TEO Interest List, to be notified by email when applications for TEO subawards open!

 

How to Apply for Funds?

MAHT/AHF will open the application portal for TEO sub-applicants to submit their application package on Foundant this fall. Foundant is compliant with all 504 accessibility requirements and assistive program integrations. Sub-applicants who have trouble accessing the application portal may contact AHF/MAHT at 617-522-5133 or [email protected].

Required application components will include:

  • Organizational points of contact
  • A list of proposed Project Based Section 8 properties to be served
  • Documentation that the applicant has received the endorsement of 50% of the households of the buildings they propose to serve
  • Organizational structure
  • Organizational operating procedures
  • Organizational goals
  • A draft plan of proposed activities
  • An estimated timeline for completion of the proposed activities
  • A budget proposal

Note that sub-applicants must provide documentation indicating that they have received the endorsement of 50% of the households of the buildings they propose to serve at the time of the application. If a sub-applicant is applying to assist multiple properties, a written endorsement of 50% of the households at the property must be submitted for each property. No more than one person from each household may endorse an application, and each household can only endorse the application of one tenant organization or tenant-affiliated CBO at a time. If a household endorses an application that is subsequently denied, that household may endorse another application.

Joint applicants. Joint applicants must submit a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Letter of Agreement that demonstrates a commitment to work collaboratively throughout the entirety of the period of performance, identifies which party is the Lead Applicant, and describes the respective roles of each co-applicant. If a co-applicant is providing an MOU or Letter of Agreement for more than one application, they must indicate this in each application, and provide a list of all TEO applications on which they are co-applicants.

AHF/MAHT will review applications and make subaward decisions on a first come, first served basis. Throughout the application review process, AHF/MAHT will communicate with sub-applicants to refine their goals, draft plans, and proposed budgets, as well as notify sub-applicants of any technical deficiencies in their application with deadlines for correction within 30 days. 

Note that sub-applicants must provide enough information at the time of application for the intermediary organization to determine whether the sub-applicant’s proposed activities are eligible in order to receive a sub-award.

AHF/MAHT may deny applications for the following reasons:

  1. The sub-applicant is ineligible.
  2. The application is incomplete or does not propose any eligible activities.
  3. The proposed activities do not fall within the period of performance of AHF/MAHT’s agreement with HUD.
  4. The sub-applicant’s proposed budget contains ineligible costs or costs determined by AHF/MAHT to be unreasonable, if not promptly revised when notified by AHF/MAHT that they are not allowable.
  5. The sub-applicant proposes ineligible activities and does not promptly revise their application to remove the ineligible activities when notified by AHF/MAHT. 
  6. The sub-applicant and AHF/MAHT are unable to agree on a final sub-award budget, plan of activities, and timeline after reasonable efforts by AHF/MAHT to assist them with revisions.
  7. The sub-applicant’s proposed budget exceeds the amount of remaining available funds.

Appeal Process. Notification that the application has been denied will be accompanied by a denial of award letter explaining in writing AHF/MAHT’s reasons for its determination. If an application for a sub-award is denied, the sub-applicant has the right to appeal that denial to HUD if:

  • The sub-applicant has been rejected based on a requirement that they believe they meet; or
  • The sub-applicant was not provided an opportunity to correct technical deficiencies in their application, other than failure to get the written endorsement of a majority of the tenant households in the properties served.

The appeal must be made within 45 days of application rejection to [email protected] with a subject line reading ‘Sub-award Application Appeal – NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION’.

HUD will make a binding determination within 45 days of the appeal.

Successful Sub-applicants. Organizations selected for a TEO sub-award will receive a cooperative agreement with AHF/MAHT for the execution of the proposed activities. Organizations who accept a sub-award and sign the cooperative agreement must inform the residents of the properties they proposed to serve of the sub-award within 30 days of acceptance. 

AHF/MAHT will work with sub-awardees to refine their plan, budget, and timeline, and amend these documents as needed during the sub-award period of performance. 

Amendment. If an organization is approved for a TEO sub-award and chooses to work in additional buildings during their performance period, they may amend their cooperative agreement. Sub-awardees must submit the written endorsement for each new property to AHF/MAHT before amendment to their cooperative agreement.