[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58890-58892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29528]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4056-N-05]
Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1996 Community
Outreach Partnership Centers
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, 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 funding awards for Fiscal Year 1996 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: (1) conduct competent and
qualified research and investigation on theoretical or practical
problems in large and small cities; and (2) facilitate partnerships and
outreach activities between institutions of higher education, local
communities, and local governments to address urban problems.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hartung, Office of University
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, room
8130, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)
708-3061. To provide service for persons who are hearing- or speech-
impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal
Information Relay Service on 1-800-877-TTY, 1-800-877-8339, or 202-708-
1455. (Telephone numbers, other than ``800'' TTY 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) and is administered
by the Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary
for Policy Development and Research. In addition to this program, the
Office of University Partnerships administers HUD's ongoing grant
programs to institutions of higher education as well as creates
initiatives
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through which colleges and universities 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 May 16, 1996 (61 FR 24868), HUD published a Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $7.4 million
in Fiscal Year 1996 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 fifteen applicants for New Grants and twelve
applicants for Institutionalization Grants. These grants, with their
grant amounts are identified below.
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 1996 Community
Outreach Partnership Centers Funding Competition, by Name and Address
New Grants
New England
1. Northeastern University, Professor Joseph Warren, Northeastern
University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, (617) 373-5295.
Grant: $345,468.
2. University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Dr. Linda Silka, University
of Massachusetts-Lowell, Director, Center for Family Work and
Community, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, (508) 934-3947.
Grant: $399,987.
3. Central Connecticut State University, Dr. Antonia Moran, Central
Connecticut State University, Director, Center for Social Research, 200
DiLoreto Hall, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, (860) 832-
2977. Grant: $368,160.
New York/New Jersey
4. Hunter College, Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg, Hunter College, 696
Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021, (212) 481-4363. Grant: $396,037.
Mid-Atlantic
5. Howard University, Dr. Rodney Green, Howard University, P.O. Box
1071, Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806-9558. Grant: $400,000.
6. Temple University, Dr. Seymour J. Rosenthal, Temple University,
1601 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6099, (215) 204-7491.
Grant: $399,809.
7. University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sandra L. Houck, University of
Pennsylvania, Assistant Director, Research Administration, Suite 300,
133 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3246, (215) 898-7293.
Grant: $399,952.
Southeast/Caribbean
8. Stillman College, Mr. Marion Combs, Stillman College, 3600
Stillman Blvd., P.O. Box 1420, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-9990, (205) 366-
8881. Grant: $397,926.
Midwest
9. Ohio State University, Dr. Michael J. Casto, Ohio State
University, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1063, (614) 292-5621.
Grant: $399,994.
10. University of Michigan-Flint, Dr. Kristen D. Skivington,
University of Michigan-Flint, 221 University Pavilion, Flint, MI 48502-
2186, (810) 767-7182. Grant: $399,363.
Southwest
11. Tulsa Community College, Dr. John Kontogianes, Tulsa Community
College, Provost, 6111 E. Skelly Drive, Tulsa, OK 74135-6198, (918)
595-7524. Grant: $400,000.
Pacific/Hawaii
12. University of California-Davis, Ms. Adrian A. Shelton,
University of California-Davis, Business Contracts Analysis Office,
Davis, CA 95616-8540, (916) 752-2426. Grant: $399,954.
13. University of San Diego, Dr. Anne Hendershott, University of
San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, (619) 260-4023.
Grant: $399,993.
14. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Dr. Denise G. Fairchild,
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, 400 West Washington Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90015, (213) 744-9065. Grant: $400,000.
Northwest/Alaska
15. Portland State University, Dr. Wiliam H. Feyerherm, Associate
Vice Provost, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR
97207, (503) 725-8211. Grant: $399,942.
Institutionalization Grants
New England
1. Trinity College, Ms. Maria Simao, Trinity College, Program
Manager, Hartford, CT 06106, (860) 297-5170. Grant: $100,000.
2. Merrimack College, Dr. A. Patricia Jaysanne, Merrimack College,
xecutive Director, Urban Resource Center, 55 Haverhill Street,
Lawrence, MA 01841, (508) 837-5468. Grant: $100,000.
New York/New Jersey
3. City College of the City University of New York, Professor
Ghislaine Hermanuz, City College of the City University of New York,
Project Director, COPC, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY
10031, (212) 650-6751. Grant: $100,000.
4. Pratt Institute, Dr. Brian Sullivan, Pratt Institute, Center for
Community and Environmental Development, 379 DeKalb Avenue, 2nd Floor,
Brooklyn, NY 11205, (718) 636-3486, ext. 6444. Grant: $100,000.
Mid-Atlantic
5. Duquesne University, Dr. G. Evan Stoddard, Duquesne University,
Associate Dean, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts,
511 Administration Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0205, (412) 396-5179.
Grant: $100,000.
Southeast/Caribbean
6. University of South Florida, Dr. Jerry Lieberman, University of
South Florida, Director, FCOPC, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL
33620, (813) 974-4491. Grant: $100,000.
Midwest
7. Wayne State University, Dr. Diane R. Brown, Wayne State
University, College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Studies, Center
for Urban Studies, 656 W. Kirby Street, 3049 Faculty Administration
Bldg., Detroit, MI 48202, (313) 577-1811. Grant: $100,000.
Southwest
8. Texas A&M University, Dr. Pradip Pramanik, Texas A&M University,
College Station, TX 77843, (409) 862-4620. Grant: $99,306.
9. University of Texas-Pan American, Dr. Roland Arriola, University
of Texas-Pan American, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and
Economic Development, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539-
2999, (210) 381-3361. Grant: $100,000.
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Pacific/Hawaii
10. Arizona State University, Dr. Rob Melnick, Arizona State
University, Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Box 871603,
Tempe, AZ 85287-1603, (602) 965-4525. Grant: $99,339.
11. San Francisco State University, Dr. Dick LeGates, San Francisco
State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, (415)
338-6176. Grant: $100,000.
12. University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Jacqueline Leavitt,
University of California, Los Angeles, Advanced Public Service
Institute, P.O. Box 951656, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-
1656, (310) 825-4380. Grant: $99,927.
Dated: November 7, 1996.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 96-29528 Filed 11-18-96; 8:45 am]
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