4.5—Notice and documentation of assistance subject to section 102(a).
(a) Notice.
Before the Department solicits an application for assistance subject to Section 102(a), it will publish a Notice in the Federal Register describing application procedures. Not less than 30 calendar days before the deadline by which applications must be submitted, the Department will publish selection criteria in the Federal Register.
(b) Documentation of decisions.
HUD will make available for public inspection, for at least five (5) years, and beginning not less than 30 calendars days after it provides the assistance, all documentation and other information regarding the basis for the funding decision with respect to each application submitted to HUD for assistance. HUD will also make available any written indication of support that it received from any applicant. Recipients of HUD assistance must ensure, in accordance with HUD guidance, the public availability of similar information submitted by subrecipients of HUD assistance.