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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development
[Docket No. N-94-3491; FR-3314-N-02]

 

Announcement of Fiscal Year 1993 Funding Awards for Technical 
Assistance to Support a Coordinated Agenda for the Southwestern Area of 
the U.S. (Casa) for Colonias

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding awards.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document 
notifies the public of Fiscal Year 1993 funding awards made for the 
purpose of empowering residents of designated ``colonias'' in the 
states of California, New Mexico and Texas in their efforts to improve 
living standards and conditions within their communities. The purpose 
of this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award 
winners and the amount of the awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Dorf, Office of Community 
Planning and Development, room 7214, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-3176. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may call HUD's 
TDD number (202) 708-2565. (These are not toll-free numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Community Technical Assistance program 
is authorized under section 107(b)(5) of the Housing and Urban 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301-5320).
    In a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal 
Register on September 29, 1992 (57 FR 44854), the Department announced 
the availability, for Fiscal Year 1993, of $2.3 million in Community 
Development Technical Assistance Program funds to be used for the 
purpose of empowering residents of designated ``colonias'' in the 
States of California, New Mexico and Texas in their efforts to improve 
living standards and conditions within their communities. Technical 
assistance funds will be available for the development of programs for 
decent, affordable and energy-efficient housing; community water and 
sewer systems, including drainage systems and hook-up services to 
colonia residents; promotion of local economic development programs and 
projects including the establishment of state or federal (if 
applicable) Enterprise Zones within the colonias; and providing job 
training and self-employment programs for colonia youth and residents.
    In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-235, 
approved December 15, 1989), the Department is publishing details 
concerning the recipients of these awards, as follows: 

  Fiscal Year 1993 Funding Awards for Technical Assistance to Support a 
  Coordination Agenda for the Southwestern Area of the U.S. (CASA) for  
                                Colonias                                
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                                                                Funding 
                     Name of recipient                          amount  
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Hidalgo County, Texas, Contact: Anthony Covacevich, Urban               
 County Director, County of Hidalgo, Texas, 100 East Cano,              
 Edinburg, Texas 78539, (210) 318-2619......................    $175,218
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, Texas,                
 Contact: Frank Berjarano, Director, Program Development and            
 Management, Cameron County, 964 E. Harrison, Brownsville,              
 Texas 78520, (210) 541-0828................................     200,000
Middle Rio Grande Development Council, Contact: Michael                 
 Patterson, Executive Director, P.O. Box 1199, Carrizo                  
 Springs, Texas 78834, (210) 876-3533.......................      60,745
Colonias Del Valle, Inc., Contact: Arturo Ramirez, Project              
 Director, Colonias Del Valle, Inc., P.O. Box 746, Pharr,               
 Texas 78577, (210) 787-9903................................     175,699
City of Rio Bravo, Texas, Contact: Raul Aguero, Mayor, City             
 of Rio Bravo, 1419 Centno Lane, Rio Bravo, Texas 78043,                
 (512) 725-2807.............................................     115,557
State of Texas, Department of Housing and Community Affairs,            
 Contact: Ruth Cedillo, Director, Texas Department of                   
 Community Affairs, P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas 78711-                
 3941, (512) 475-3882.......................................     350,000
State of California, El Centro, California, Contact: William            
 J. Pava.1o, Community Development Block Grant Program                  
 Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development,              
 1800 Third Street, Sacramento, California 95814, (916) 327-            
 887........................................................     100,000
State of New Mexico, Department of Finance and                          
 Administration, Local Government Division, Contact:                    
 Tedodoro ``Ted'' Guambana, Director, Local Government                  
 Division, State of New Mexico, Department of Finance and               
 Administration, Bataan Memorial Building, Suite 201, Sante             
 Fe, New Mexico 87503, (505) 827-4950.......................     350,000
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    Dated: February 9, 1994.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 94-3690 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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