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4 of 45 <br />assistance under sections 8 or 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f or <br />42 U.S.C.1437g). <br /> <br />Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) is the person authorized by the E-Biz point of <br />contact in the System for Award Management to submit applications on behalf of the <br />organization. The AOR is listed in item 21 on the SF-424. <br /> <br />Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a directory of the various Federal programs, <br />projects, services and activities that offer financial and non financial assistance and benefits to <br />the American public. CFDA Number is the unique number assigned to each program, project, <br />service or activity listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). <br /> <br />Consolidated Plan is a document developed by states and local jurisdictions, which they <br />complete by engaging in a participatory process to assess their affordable housing and <br />community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based <br />investment decisions with funding from formula grant programs. (See 24 CFR 91 for more <br />information about the Consolidated Plan and related Annual Action Plan.) <br /> <br />Contract means a legal instrument by which a non-Federal entity purchases property or services <br />needed to carry out the project or program under a Federal award. The term as used with respect <br />to awards, subawards, and cooperative agreements subject to 2 CFR part 200 does not include a <br />legal instrument, even if the non-Federal entity considers it a contract, when the substance of <br />the transaction meets the definition of a Federal award or subaward. (See 2 CFR 200.22 and <br />200.92.) <br /> <br />Contractor means an entity that receives a contract. <br /> <br />Deficiency – Deficiency is information missing or omitted within a submitted application. <br />Deficiencies typically involve missing documents, information on a form, or some other type of <br />unsatisfied information requirement (e.g., an unsigned form, unchecked box, etc.). Depending <br />on specific criteria, deficiencies may be either curable or non-curable. <br /> Curable Deficiency – Applicants may correct a curable deficiency with timely action. To <br />be curable the deficiency must: <br />- Not be a threshold requirement; <br />- Not influence how an applicant is ranked or scored versus other applicants; and <br />- Be remedied within the time frame specified in the notice of deficiency. <br /> Non-Curable Deficiency – An applicant cannot correct a non-curable deficiency after the <br />submission deadline. Non-curable deficiencies are deficiencies that if corrected would <br />change an applicant’s score or rank versus other applicants. Non-curable deficiencies <br />may result in an application being marked ineligible, or otherwise adversely affect an <br />application’s score and final determination <br />DUNS Number is the nine-digit identification number assigned to a business or organization by <br />Dun & Bradstreet and provides a means of identifying business entities on a location-specific <br />basis. Requests for a DUNS number can be made by visiting the Online DUNS Request Portal. <br />EXHIBIT 2 <br />3-16