[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26956]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: November 1, 1994]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
[Docket No. N-94-3693; FR-3532-N-02]

 

Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1994 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding awards.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 funding awards for Fiscal Year 1994 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Program. The purpose of this document is 
to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the amount 
of the awards which are to be used to establish and operate Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers that will: Conduct competent and qualified 
research and investigation on theoretical or practical problems in 
large and small cities; and facilitate partnerships and outreach 
activities between institutions of higher education, local communities, 
and local governments to address urban problems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence L. Thompson, Acting Director, 
Office of University Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, room 8100, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-1600. To provide service for persons who are 
hearing- or speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TDD by 
dialing the Federal Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TDDY, 1-800-
877-8339, or 202-708-9300. (Telephone numbers, other than ``800'' TDD 
numbers, are not toll free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Outreach Partnership Centers 
Program was enacted in the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1992 (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992). Initially 
administered by the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, the program was transferred August 15, 1994 to the Office 
of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy 
Development and Research. In addition to this program, this newly 
created Office will administer HUD's ongoing grant programs to 
institutions of higher education as well as create initiatives through 
which colleges and universi-ties can bring their traditional missions 
of teaching, research, service, and outreach to bear on the pressing 
local problems in their communities.
    The Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program provides funds 
for: Research activities which have practical application for solving 
specific problems in designated communities and neighborhoods; 
outreach, technical assistance and information exchange activities 
which are designed to address specific problems in designated 
communities and neighborhoods. The specific problems that the local 
program must focus on are problems associated with housing, economic 
development, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, health care, 
job training, education, crime prevention, planning, and community 
organizing.
    On January 4, 1994 (59 FR 488), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability announcing the availability of $7 million in FY 1994 funds 
for the Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program. The Department 
reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the 
criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications 
announced below, and 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 funding awards, as follows:
List of Awardees for Grant Assistance under the FY 1994 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Funding Competition, by Name, Address, and 
Grant Amount
1. University of California--Los Angeles, Prof. Jacqueline Leavitt, 
Architecture and Urban Planning, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 
90024, Grant Amount: $549,415
2. Trinity College, Eddie A. Perez, Director of Community Relations, 
300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106, Grant Amount: $580,000
3. Duquesne University, Dr. G. Evan Stoddard, Graduate Center for 
Social and Public Policy, College Hall, Room 210, 600 Forbes Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15282, Grant Amount: $580,000
4. The City College of CUNY, Dr. Ghislaine Hermanuz, Director, City 
College Architecture Center, Shepard Hall, Convent Avenue and 138th 
Street, New York, NY 10031, Grant Amount: $580,000
5. University of California--Berkeley, Dr. Victor Rubin, Executive 
Director, University-Oakland Metropolitan Forum, 316 Webster Hall, 
Berkeley, CA 94720, Grant Amount: $580,000
6. Texas A & M University, Mr. A. Kermit Black, Director, Center for 
Housing and Urban Development, College of Architecture, College 
Station, TX 77843, Grant Amount: $580,000
7. University of Illinois at Chicago, Ms. Laurie Alperin, Assistant 
Director, Great Cities Office, 601 South Morgan Street, M/C 102, 
Chicago, IL 60607, Grant Amount: $580,000
8. Arizona State University, Dr. Rob Melnick, Director, Morrison 
Institute of Public Policy, P.O. Box 874405, Tempe, AZ 85287, Grant 
Amount: $580,000
9. Wayne State University, Dr. Larry C. Ledebur, Director, Center for 
Urban Studies, Faculty Administration Building, 656 West Kirby, 
Detroit, MI 48202, Grant Amount: $580,000
10. Pratt Institute, Dr. Brian Sullivan, Associate Director, Pratt 
Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development, 379 
DeKalb Avenue, Second Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11205, Grant Amount: $580,000
11. University of South Florida, Ms. Virginia S. Roo, Director, 
Institute of Government, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, 
Grant Amount: $370,417
12. Merrimack College, Ms. A. Patricia Jaysane, Executive Director, 
Urban Institute, 55 East Haverhill Street, Lawrence, MA 01841, Grant 
Amount: $463,941
13. Yale University, Ms. Sally Tremaine, Assistant Director, Grant and 
Contract Administration, 12 Prospect Place, New Haven, CT 06511, Grant 
Amount: $580,000
14. The University of Texas--Pan American, Mr. Roland S. Arriola, 
Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, 1201 
West University Drive, Rm BA124, Edinburg, TX 78539, Grant Amount: 
$300,000.

    Dated: October 25, 1994.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 94-26956 Filed 10-31-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-01-P