[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26180-26189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12452]



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Part VII





Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Funding Availability for FY 1997 Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Program; Expanding HUD Partnerships for Neighborhood and 
Community Revitalization; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4213-N-01]


Funding Availability for FY 1997 Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Program; Expanding HUD Partnerships for Neighborhood and 
Community Revitalization

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

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 
1997.

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SUMMARY: This NOFA announces the availability of $6.5 million in FY 
1997 funding for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
(HBCU) Program, as provided by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1997 (Pub. L. 104-204; approved September 26, 1996; 110 Stat. 
2874) (the 1997 Appropriations Act), plus any recaptured funds from 
prior appropriations. (The use of recaptured funds is subject to 
reprogramming procedures as required by section 218 of the 1997 
Appropriations Act (110 Stat. 2905)). In order to ensure that some 
previously unfunded HBCUs will receive awards in this competition, one-
half of the available funds will be awarded to applicants that have not 
previously been funded under the HUD HBCU program. Thus, of the $6.5 
million in FY 1997 funds made available under this NOFA, $3.25 million 
will be awarded to HBCUs that have not received funding in past HUD 
HBCU competitions under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, which includes competitions for 
Fiscal Years 1991 through 1996 1 (``Previously-unfunded 
HBCUs''). The remaining $3.25 million of FY 1997 funds will be awarded 
to HBCUs that have received funding under such competitions 
(``Previously-funded HBCUs''). (Similarly, if recaptured funds are made 
available, those funds will also be divided evenly between the two 
types of applicant).
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    \1\ The FY 1991 competition was the first funded under the 
current HBCU Program authorization, section 107(b)(3) of the 1974 
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    The maximum amount awarded to any applicant will be $400,000. The 
maximum period for performance of a proposed program under this NOFA is 
24 months. The performance period will commence on the effective date 
of the grant agreement. HUD reserves the right to make awards for less 
than the maximum amount or less than the amount requested in a 
particular application. The awards will be made in the form of grants.
    This document contains the following information:
    a. The purpose of the NOFA;
    b. Information regarding available amounts, objectives, 
eligibility, and selection criteria; and
    c. Application processing guidance, including how, where, and when 
to apply and how selections will be made.

DATES: Application kits may be requested immediately. HUD will 
distribute application kits as soon as they become available.

DEADLINE DATE:

    Applications Delivered. Completed applications are due before 5 
p.m. eastern standard time on July 28, 1997. This application deadline 
is firm as to date and hour. In the interest of fairness to all 
competing applicants, HUD will treat as ineligible for consideration 
any application that is received after the deadline. Applicants should 
take this practice into account and make early submission of their 
materials to avoid any risk of loss of eligibility brought about by 
unanticipated delays or other delivery-related problems.
    Applications Mailed. Applications will be considered timely filed 
if postmarked before midnight on July 28, 1997, and received by HUD 
Headquarters within ten (10) days after that date.
    Applications Sent by Overnight Delivery. Overnight delivery items 
will be considered timely filed if received before or on July 28, 1997, 
or upon submission of documentary evidence that they were placed in 
transit with the overnight delivery service no later than July 28, 
1997.
    No facsimile (FAX). Applications may not be submitted by (FAX).

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the application package and supplemental 
information, including an instructional video, please call Community 
Connections at 1-800-998-9999. Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. (The numbers are both 
toll-free.) These materials, except the video, are also available on 
the Internet at gopher://amcom.aspensys.com:75/11/funding. When 
requesting an application kit, please refer to document FR-4213, and 
provide your name, address (including zip code), and telephone number 
(including area code). Requests for HBCU application packages should be 
made immediately to insure sufficient time for application preparation. 
HUD will distribute application packages as soon as they become 
available.
    Application Submission. An originally signed application and two 
copies shall be submitted to the following address: Processing and 
Control Branch, Office of Community Planning and Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 
7251, Washington, D.C., 20410-3500; ATTN: HBCU Program. In addition, 
one copy of the application must also be sent to the Community Planning 
and Development (CPD) Director in the HUD field office serving the 
State in which the applicant is located. The application sent to the 
field office must be received by the application deadline as well, but 
determination that an application was received on time will be made 
solely on receipt of the application at HUD Headquarters in Washington. 
The original and all three copies may be used in reviewing the 
application. A listing of HUD field offices with HBCUs located in their 
jurisdiction appears as Appendix A to this Notice of Funding 
Availability.
    HUD will accept only one application per HBCU. If more than one 
application is received from a single HBCU, the application from that 
HBCU that was received earliest will be considered for funding, and the 
application(s) submitted later will be ineligible. If more than one 
application is received simultaneously from an HBCU then all such 
applications will be considered ineligible for funding. Applicants 
should take these policies into account and take steps to ensure that 
multiple applications are not submitted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Delores Pruden or Mr. John 
Simmons, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program, Office 
of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th St., S.W., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 
708-1590 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired 
persons may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal 
Information Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339. Information may 
also be obtained from the HUD field office located in the applicant's 
geographic area, see Appendix A to this NOFA for names, addresses and 
telephone numbers, or for general information, applicants can call 
Community Connections at 1-800-998-9999.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose, Objectives, and Substantive Description

    Purpose. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 
Program is designed to assist HBCUs to expand their role and 
effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their 
localities. For the purposes of this program, the term ``locality'' 
includes any city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other 
general political subdivision of a State or the U.S. Virgin Islands 
within which an HBCU is located. An HBCU located in a metropolitan 
statistical area (MSA), as established by the Office of Management and 
Budget, may consider its locality to be one or more of these entities 
within the entire MSA. The nature of the locality for each HBCU may, 
therefore, differ depending on its location.
    Program Objective. The objective of this program is to assist HBCUs 
expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development 
needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, 
housing, and economic development, consistent with the purposes of 
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended.
    Promoting Comprehensive Approaches to Housing and Community 
Development. HUD is interested in promoting comprehensive, coordinated 
approaches to housing and community development. Economic development, 
community development, public housing revitalization, homeownership, 
assisted housing for special needs populations, supportive services, 
and welfare-to-work initiatives can work better if linked at the local 
level. Toward this end, HUD in recent years has developed the 
Consolidated Planning process designed to help communities undertake 
such approaches.
    In this spirit, it may be helpful for applicants under this NOFA to 
be aware of other related HUD NOFAs that have recently been published 
or are expected to be published in the near future. By reviewing these 
NOFAs with respect to their program purposes and the eligibility of 
applicants and activities, applicants may be able to relate the 
activities proposed for funding under this NOFA to the recent and 
upcoming NOFAs and to the community's Consolidated Plan.
    On December 3, 1996 (61 FR 64196), HUD published in the Federal 
Register the NOFA for the HUD-Administered Small Cities Community 
Development Block Grant Program--Development Grants for Fiscal Year 
1997 and the Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for Small Communities 
in New York State. On March 20, 1997 (62 FR 13506), HUD published the 
NOFA for Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC). On April 23, 
1997 (62 FR 19860), HUD published the Youthbuild NOFA. Other related 
NOFAs that HUD expects to publish in the Federal Register within the 
next few weeks include the Joint Community Partners NOFA and the TOP/
Economic Development NOFA.
    To foster comprehensive, coordinated approaches by communities, HUD 
intends for the remainder of FY 1997 to continue to alert applicants to 
upcoming and recent NOFAs as each NOFA is published. In addition, a 
complete schedule of NOFAs to be published during the fiscal year and 
those already published appears under the HUD Homepage on the Internet, 
which can be accessed at http://www.hud.gov/nofas.html. Additional 
steps on NOFA coordination may be considered for FY 1998.
    For help in obtaining a copy of your community's Consolidated Plan, 
please contact the community development office of your municipal 
government.

A. Authority

    This program is authorized under section 107(b)(3) of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 (the 1974 Act) (42 U.S.C. 
5307(b)(3)), which was added by section 105 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-235). The 
program is governed by regulations contained in 24 CFR 570.400 and 
570.404, and in 24 CFR part 570, subparts A, C, J, K, and O.

B. Eligibility

    1. Eligible Applicants. Only HBCUs as determined by the Department 
of Education in 34 CFR 608.2 in accordance with that Department's 
responsibilities under Executive Order 12677, dated April 28, 1989, are 
eligible for funding under the HBCU Program. As indicated above, funds 
available under this NOFA will be split between two classes of HBCU 
applicant. One category, Previously-funded HBCUs, includes HBCUs that 
have received funding in past HUD HBCU competitions under section 
107(b)(3) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which 
includes competitions for Fiscal Years 1991 through 1996. The other 
category of eligible applicant, Previously-unfunded HBCUs, includes 
HBCUs that have not received funding under such competitions. Lists of 
Previously-funded HBCUs and Previously-unfunded HBCUs appear as 
Appendices B and C to this Notice of Funding Availability. HUD will use 
these lists to determine in which category the application should be 
considered.
    2. Eligible Activities. Each activity proposed for funding must 
meet both a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program national 
objective AND the CDBG eligibility requirements, which are described 
below. In addition, the application must contain a letter from the 
Chief Executive Officer of the unit of general local government in 
which the proposed activities are to be carried out, certifying that 
the activities are consistent with the Consolidated Plan or other 
officially approved Comprehensive Plan of the jurisdiction to be 
served.
    a. National Objectives. Each activity that may be funded under this 
NOFA must meet one of the three national objectives of the Community 
Development Block Grant program: (1) Benefit to low- or moderate-income 
persons; (2) aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; 
or (3) meet other community development needs having a particular 
urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat 
to the health and welfare of the community, and other financial 
resources are not available to meet such needs. Criteria for 
determining whether an activity addresses one or more of these 
objectives are provided at 24 CFR 570.208. (It is not necessary for 
applicants to comply with the primary objective requirement of 24 CFR 
570.200 (a)(3), which requires recipients to ensure that not less than 
70 percent of the grant expenditures be for activities benefiting low 
and moderate income persons.).
    b. Eligible Activities that may be funded under this NOFA are those 
activities eligible for CDBG funding. They are listed in 24 CFR part 
570, subpart C, particularly Secs. 570.201 through 570.206. Ineligible 
activities are listed at Sec. 570.207. Additionally, an activity which 
otherwise is eligible under Secs. 570.201 through 570.206 may not be 
funded if State or local law requires that it be carried out by a 
governmental entity. Examples of activities that generally can be 
carried out with these funds include, but are not limited to:
    (1) Acquisition of real property;
    (2) Clearance and demolition;
    (3) Rehabilitation of residential structures to increase housing 
opportunities for low- and moderate-income persons and rehabilitation 
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correct code violations or for certain other purposes;
    (4) Direct homeownership assistance to low- and moderate-income 
persons, as provided in section 105(a)(25) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974;
    (5) Acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or 
installation of public facilities and improvements, such as water and 
sewer facilities and streets;
    (6) Special economic development activities described at 24 CFR 
570.203;
    (7) Eligible public service activities, including activities that 
provide a continuum of care for the homeless; adult basic education 
classes; GED preparation and testing; job and career counseling and 
assessment; citizen participation academies, and public access 
telecommunications centers including ``Campus of Learners'' (COL) and 
``Neighborhood Networks'' (NN); social and medical services; other 
support activities for youth, senior citizens, and other low- and 
moderate-income residents; and/or fair housing services designed to 
further the fair housing objectives of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3601-20) by making all persons, without regard to race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, family status and/or disability aware 
of the range of housing opportunities available to them;
    (8) Assistance to facilitate economic development by providing 
technical or financial assistance for the establishment, stabilization, 
and expansion of microenterprises, including minority enterprises;
    (9) Establishment of a Community Development Corporation (CDC) to 
undertake eligible activities;
    (10) Assistance to a community based development organizations 
(CBDO) to carry out a CDBG neighborhood revitalization, community 
economic development, or energy conservation project, in accordance 
with 24 CFR 570.204. This could include activities in support of a HUD 
approved local CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy (NRS) or HUD 
approved State CDBG Community Revitalization Strategy (CRS). HBCUs 
proposing a Community Development Corporation (CDC) component may 
qualify for CBDO activities; and
    (11) Program administration costs related to the planning and 
execution of community development activities assisted in whole or in 
part with grant funds. In order to expand the capacity of HBCUs 
eligible under this NOFA, applicants may propose to use up to 10 
percent of the award funds to acquire technical assistance (TA) from a 
qualified TA provider to assist in implementing the proposed 
activities. While applicants are responsible for ensuring that 
potential TA providers are qualified, HUD would expect that the most 
qualified providers would be entities/organizations that have 
demonstrated the expertise and capacity to successfully conceptualize, 
develop and implement community and economic development projects and 
initiatives similar to those proposed by the applicant. Although pre-
award technical assistance costs may not be paid out of grant funds 
(not including matching funds, if any), applicants expecting to need 
technical assistance are encouraged, nonetheless, to choose a TA 
provider as early as possible, to ensure that the TA provider is 
involved in the early stages of proposal development. Previously 
unfunded HBCUs are particularly encouraged to consider acquiring 
technical assistance from a qualified HBCU TA provider, as described in 
paragraph I.B.3 of this section (entitled ``Partnering with a qualified 
HBCU technical assistance (TA) provider'').
    In selecting proposed eligible activities, applicants are urged to 
propose undertaking activities designed to promote opportunities for 
training and employment of low-income residents in connection with HUD 
initiatives such as ``Campus of Learners'' (COL) in public housing and 
``Neighborhood Networks'' (NN) in other Federally-assisted or insured 
housing. Applicants are also encouraged, whenever feasible, to propose 
implementing activities in a Federally-designated Urban or Rural (HUD 
or Department of Agriculture) Empowerment Zone, Urban Supplemental 
Empowerment Zone, Urban or Rural Enterprise Community (EZ or EC), or a 
HUD-approved local CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area or 
HUD-approved State CDBG Community Revitalization Strategy Area. As 
indicated in the Selection Criteria of this NOFA, qualified applicants 
may be awarded bonus points for projects meeting these criteria.
    Although acquisition of equipment is not generally an eligible 
activity (subject to the exceptions provided in 24 CFR 570.207(b)(1)), 
applicants are encouraged to propose the use of grant funds, at 
reasonable levels, for the acquisition of computer hardware and 
software compatible with Internet access and HUD's Community Planning 
Software Plus (CPS+), if they do not currently have such capability. 
More information on CPS+ can be obtained from the local HUD Community 
Planning and Development Office.
    Those applicants planning to use grant funds for the provision of 
public services are bound by the statutory requirement that not more 
than 15 percent of the total grant amount be used for public service 
activities. Therefore, at least 85 percent of the grant amount must be 
proposed to be used for activities qualifying under an eligibility 
category other than public services (as described at 24 CFR 
570.201(e)).
    3. Partnering With a Qualified HBCU Technical Assistance (TA) 
Provider. In order to expand the capacity of HBCUs eligible under this 
NOFA and to foster further partnerships among HBCUs, applicants are 
encouraged to propose using a portion of the award funds to acquire 
technical assistance from a qualified HBCU to assist them in developing 
and implementing the proposed activities. The cost for the technical 
assistance must be for post-award assistance and must be necessary and 
reasonable for the purposes of the grant. Under no circumstances may an 
applicant use more than 10 percent of the total HUD grant (not 
including matching funds, if any) to purchase technical assistance. As 
indicated above, although pre-award technical assistance costs may not 
be paid out of grant funds (not including matching funds, if any), 
applicants expecting to need technical assistance are encouraged, 
nonetheless, to choose a TA provider as early as possible, to ensure 
that the TA provider is involved in the early stages of proposal 
development. While applicants are responsible for ensuring that 
potential TA providers are qualified, HUD would expect that the most 
qualified HBCU TA providers would be Previously-funded HBCUs that have 
demonstrated the expertise and capacity to successfully conceptualize, 
develop, and implement community and economic development projects and 
initiatives, particularly by successfully carrying out activities 
funded under the HUD HBCU Program.
    4. Environmental Review. If the applicant proposes activities (such 
as physical development activities) that are not excluded from 
environmental review under 24 CFR 50.19(b), an environmental review by 
HUD is required in accordance with 24 CFR part 50, as indicated by 24 
CFR 570.404(i), before HUD approves the proposal (i.e., releases CDBG 
funds). Before any grant funds are released, environmental approval 
must be secured. If the requirements of part 50 are not met, HUD 
reserves the right to terminate all or portions of the award. The 
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not authorized to proceed with any activity requiring such approval 
until written approval is received from the appropriate HUD field 
Environmental Clearance Officer in its area certifying that the project 
has been approved and released from all environmental conditions.

C. Selection Process, Optional Match and Selection Criteria

Selection Process
    HUD will evaluate applications for funding under this NOFA 
competitively and will award points based on responses to the Selection 
Criteria identified below. Applications must be complete and consistent 
with this NOFA, the application kit, and the HBCU program regulations 
(24 CFR 570.404) in order for the application to be eligible to compete 
in this competition. To be considered for funding, applicants must 
receive a minimum score of 70 out of the total of 100 points possible 
for Criteria I through IV. HUD will not fund specific proposed 
activities that do not meet eligibility requirements (see, 
particularly, 24 CFR part 570, subpart C), or that do not meet a 
national objective in accordance with 24 CFR 570.208. The CDBG 
Publication entitled ``Everything You Wanted to Know About CDBG'' 
discusses the regulations, and a copy can be ordered from HUD's 
Community Connection at 1-800-998-9999.
    HUD will rate complete applications that are consistent with all 
requirements of this NOFA, the application kit, and the HBCU and CDBG 
Program regulations using the selection criteria provided below. To 
review and rate applications, HUD may establish panels including 
persons not currently employed by HUD to obtain certain expertise and 
outside points of view, including views from other Federal agencies.
    After rating the responses to the Selection Criteria, HUD will 
separate the applications by category of applicant (Previously-funded 
HBCUs or Previously-unfunded HBCUs). Within each category, HUD will 
fund applications in rank order, until it has awarded all available 
funds for that category of applicant, or until there are no fundable 
applications remaining in that category. If there is a tie in the point 
scores of two applications, the rank order will be determined by the 
applicant's scores on Selection Criterion I. HUD will give the higher 
rank to the application with the most points on Selection Criterion I. 
If there is still a tie, the rank order will be determined by the 
applicant's scores on Selection Criterion II. HUD will give the higher 
rank to the application with the most points for Selection Criterion 
II. If funds remain after approving all fundable applications within a 
category of applicants, HUD may choose to add those funds to the funds 
available for the other category of applicants.
    After HUD has rated and ranked all applications and has made a 
determination of successful applicants, HUD will require all successful 
applicants to participate in negotiations to determine the specific 
terms of the Statement of Work and grant budget. In cases in which HUD 
cannot successfully conclude negotiations, it will not make awards. In 
such instances, HUD may elect to offer an award (in an amount not to 
exceed the amount of funds available for the competition that remain 
unawarded) to the next highest ranking applicant of the same category 
(either Previously-funded HBCU or Previously-unfunded HBCU) and proceed 
with negotiations as described above. If no fundable applications 
remain in that applicant category, HUD may offer the award to the next 
highest ranking applicant in the other applicant category.
Optional Match
    Although a match is not required to qualify for funding, HUD 
encourages HBCUs to participate in public/private partnerships, i.e., 
with local or national nonprofit organizations, the local banking and 
real estate community, local builders/developers, faith communities, 
etc., to secure matches of cash and/or in-kind goods or services. The 
maximum number of rating points an applicant can receive for a match is 
10 points of the 20 points possible for Criterion IV, below. Applicants 
having a cash match will receive a higher number of points than those 
providing in-kind goods or services of the same value. To be recognized 
as a match, contributions must be made available for the duration of 
the grant period, regardless of the form of investment provided to the 
project. Applicants without evidence of a match will receive zero (0) 
points out of the possible 10 points available for match.
Selection Criteria
    HUD will use the criteria set forth below to evaluate applications. 
Each application must contain sufficient information to be reviewed for 
its merits. The score for each criterion will be based on the 
qualitative and quantitative aspects of the applicant's response to 
that criterion. Applicants should adhere to the page limits for 
responses as indicated. The criteria and the maximum number of points 
available for each criterion (out of a total of 100 points), are as 
follows:

Criterion I--Addressing the Program Objective (Maximum Points: 25)

    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Four (4) Pages.
    A Minimum of 15 Points Must Be Received for Criterion I in Order To 
Be Eligible for Funding Consideration.
    HUD will evaluate this criterion on the extent to which the 
applicant demonstrates how its proposal addresses the program objective 
described below.
     To assist HBCUs expand their role and effectiveness in 
addressing community development needs in their localities, including 
neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, 
consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974.

Criterion II--Distress, Need(s) and Impact (Maximum Points: 35)

    This criterion addresses the special needs of the applicant or 
locality to be met in carrying out the proposed activities, 
particularly with respect to benefiting low-and moderate-income 
persons. This criterion will be evaluated on: (a) The documentation of 
the level(s) of distress in the target area(s) to be served versus the 
level(s) of distress for the locality or State; (b) the identification 
of need(s) of the target area(s); (c) how the identified needs will be 
alleviated and/or fulfilled, and what projected impact the proposed 
activities will have on the documented distress levels of the target 
area(s).
    a. Distress (Maximum Points: 5)
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Two (2) Pages. Limitation 
does not apply to maps or tables.
    Applicant's documentation of the level of distress in the target 
area(s) to be served versus the level of distress for the locality or 
State. While the poverty rate is a strong indicator of distress levels, 
the applicant may demonstrate the level of distress with other factors 
indicative of distress such as income, unemployment, drug use, 
homelessness, including the local veterans population, and other 
generally accepted indicators of socio-economic distress and/or 
disinvestment. Use of the locality's or State's Consolidated Plan data 
and maps is strongly encouraged.
    b. Need(s) (Maximum Points: 5)
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Three (3) Pages.
    The applicant should identify the need(s) of the target area(s) and 
state what priority each locality's or State's Consolidated Plan (CP) 
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addressing the need(s). Applicants which identify needs that are 
consistent with those in the CP will receive more points. The applicant 
should document the need(s) that are identified by referencing and/or 
providing, as appropriate, the relevant section(s) of the CP or 
testimonies from organizations other than the applicant (i.e., 
concerned local officials, the news media, local veterans service 
organizations, citizens organizations, etc.), or other evidence that 
this is a high priority need. Any relevant data based on testimonies, 
planning or social science studies, or media reports should be included 
or footnoted.
    c. Impact and Addressing Need(s) (Maximum Points: 25)
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Ten (10) Pages.
    To the maximum extent feasible, applicants should provide HUD with 
measurable results to be achieved with the requested funds, i.e., the 
number of persons to be trained, number of persons to be employed, 
number of houses to be built or rehabilitated, number of minority owned 
businesses to be started, etc., in the target area(s) as a result of 
the implementation of the proposed activities. Based on the data 
supplied above in the responses to a. Distress and b. Need(s), the 
applicant should fully describe:
    (1) The proposed activities to be implemented and how these 
activities will alleviate and/or fulfill the Need(s) identified in 
paragraph (b) of this criterion, above, and particularly how the 
activities will benefit low-income and elderly residents, welfare 
recipients, and the working poor in the target area(s) to be served. 
Remember each activity proposed for funding must meet both a CDBG 
program national objective AND the CDBG eligibility requirements 
described above under B. Eligibility; and
    (2) The projected Impact the proposed activities will have on the 
Distress levels documented under paragraph a. of this criterion, above.

Criterion III--Capability (Maximum Points: 20)

    This criterion addresses the capability of the applicant to carry 
out satisfactorily the proposed activities in a timely fashion, 
including satisfactory performance in carrying out any previous HUD-
assisted projects or activities. If the applicant proposes to use a 
technical assistance provider, then the applicant's responses to a. and 
b. below may include information about the TA provider as well as the 
applicant. In assessing responses to a. and b. of this criterion, 
reviewers will consider, with regard to the Program Manager and Staff, 
the kind of recent work experience they possess, the number of years 
they have been involved with similar projects, and the number of 
projects they have successfully completed.
    a. Staff Capacity (Maximum Points: 10)
    Do NOT Send Resumes. Limit Response To One (1) Page For The Program 
Manager And One-Half (1/2) Page Apiece For Other Staff Members.
    The extent to which the applicant demonstrates that the proposed 
Staff and Program Manager possess the background, experience and 
capacity to conduct the proposed project, as evidenced by recent work 
experience in managing projects of the same or similar size, dollar 
amount, and types of activities as those proposed in the application.
    b. Past Performance (Maximum Points: 5)
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Two (2) Pages.
    The extent to which the applicant can demonstrate that its past and 
current projects funded by HUD and/or other Federal or private sector 
sources are being or have been completed on schedule and have met or 
are meeting goals established.
    c. Products Deliverable Schedule (Maximum Points: 5)
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Two (2) Pages.
    As a result of the implementation of the proposed activities, 
describe products to be delivered in 6 month intervals, up to 24 
months. Indicate which of the staff described under Staff Capacity will 
be responsible and accountable for deliverables. This criterion will be 
evaluated on the extent to which the schedule represents an efficient 
and feasible plan for implementation of the proposed activities.
    Responses to Criterion III, Above, Will Be Rated by the HUD 
Secretary's Representative Whose Jurisdiction Includes the Applicant's 
Geographic Area.

Criterion IV--Feasibility (Maximum Points: 20)

    This criterion addresses the feasibility of the proposed activities 
for achieving the stated objectives, including local support for 
activities proposed to be carried out in the locality and any matching 
funds proposed to be provided from other sources.
    a. Match (Maximum Points: 10)
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than One (1) Page. Limitation 
applies to the applicant's narrative response and NOT to the evidence, 
i.e. firm commitment letters and/or other documentation.
    Applicants must provide letters or other documentation evidencing 
the extent and firmness of commitments of a match from other Federal 
(e.g., Americorps Programs), State, local, and/or private sources 
(including the applicant's own resources). These letters or documents 
must be dated no earlier than the date of this published NOFA. An 
Applicant which has evidence in support of its proposed match 
commitment is eligible for more rating points than those applicants not 
having a firm commitment for a match.
    The maximum number of rating points an applicant can receive for a 
match is 10 points of the 20 points possible for this Criterion. 
Applicants having a cash match will receive a higher number of points 
than applicants receiving in-kind goods or services of the same value. 
To be recognized as a match, contributions must be made available for 
the duration of the grant period, regardless of the form of investment 
provided to the project. Applicants without evidence of a match will 
receive zero (0) points out of the possible 10 points available for 
match.
    b. Budget (Maximum Points: 10)
    The budget should include: (1) A budget summary covering the 
Federal and non-Federal share of costs proposed, by cost category, and 
a budget justification which includes assumptions used to determine the 
costs of budget items in each category; and (2) a budget-by-task, which 
will include a listing of tasks with activities for each task necessary 
to be performed to implement the program, the overall costs for each 
task, and the cost for each funding source. The budget-by-task should 
clearly indicate the HUD grant amount and identify the source and 
dollar amount of the matching funds, if any. HUD will award points on 
the extent to which the budget documents clearly demonstrate a cost-
effective use of resources based on reasonable assumptions. A format 
for the budget summary and the budget-by-task will be included in the 
application kit.

Bonus Points (Maximum Points: 25)

    In addition to points awarded under the above criteria, Bonus 
Points may be awarded to applicants that receive at least a minimum 
score of 70 out of the total 100 points available under Criteria I 
through IV above.
    Bonus Points may be awarded as follows:
    a. Location of Implementation of Proposed Activities, 5 points.

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    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than One (1) Page.
    Five bonus points will be awarded to applicants that propose to 
implement activities in a Federally-designated Urban or Rural (HUD or 
Department of Agriculture) Empowerment Zone, Urban Supplemental 
Empowerment Zone, Urban or Rural Enterprise Community (EZ or EC), a HUD 
approved local CDBG Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy (NRS) Area, or 
HUD approved CDBG State Community Revitalization Strategy (CRS) Area. 
To receive these points, applicants must submit with the application 
package a certification from the authorized representative of the unit 
of State or local government that proposed activities are to be carried 
out within the EZ, EC, or Strategy Areas, NRS or CRS.
    b. HUD Initiatives, 5 points.
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than Three (3) Pages.
    Five points will be awarded to applicants that propose activities 
which directly include one or more HUD existing, approved, or planned:
    (1) Neighborhood Networks (NN). The mission of NN is to enhance the 
self-sufficiency, employability, and economic self-reliance of low-
income families and the elderly living in HUD-insured and HUD-assisted 
properties by providing such residents with on-site access to computer 
and training resources;
    (2) Campus of Learners (COL) designated sites and/or sites that 
have significant activities like the COL Program. The COL initiative is 
designed to transform public housing into safe and livable communities 
where families undertake training in new telecommunications and 
computer technology and partake in educational opportunities and job 
training initiatives; and/or
    (3) Local Homeownership Partnerships (LPs) recognized by the 
National Partners in Homeownership. Local Homeownership Partnerships 
are local manifestations of the National Homeownership Strategy and are 
designed to increase homeownership opportunity through public-private 
collaboration. More detailed information on COL, NN, and LP will be 
provided in the application kit that accompanies this NOFA. To receive 
these bonus points, the applicant must thoroughly describe how these 
activities have been or will be implemented.
    c. Partnering With A Qualified HBCU Technical Assistance (TA) 
Provider, 5 points.
    Response Must Be Limited To No More Than One (1) Page.
    Five points will be awarded to applicants that partner with other 
HBCUs for technical assistance as described in Section I.B.3 of this 
NOFA. Applicants must name the HBCU TA Provider and describe the 
technical assistance to be provided, the cost of the technical 
assistance, and the duration of the technical assistance.
    d. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, 10 points.
    Response Must Be No More Than Four (4) Pages.
    Five bonus points will be awarded to applicants who work with their 
jurisdictions to affirmatively further fair housing. Pursuant to HUD 
regulations at 24 CFR 91.225 (a)(1) and 91.325(a)(1), HUD entitlement 
grantees submitting Consolidated Plans are required to affirmatively 
further fair housing by conducting an Analysis of Impediments (AI) to 
Fair Housing Choice within their jurisdiction, by taking appropriate 
actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified through 
the AI, and by maintaining records reflecting the AI and actions taken 
to overcome the effects of identified impediments. HUD interprets these 
broad objectives to mean taking the following actions toward the goal 
of expanding mobility and widening people's freedom to choose where 
they will live:
     Analyzing and eliminating housing discrimination in the 
locality;
     Promoting fair housing choice for all persons;
     Providing opportunities for racially and ethnically 
inclusive patterns of housing occupancy;
     Promoting housing that is physically accessible to, and 
usable by, all persons, particularly persons with disabilities; and
     Fostering compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions 
of the Fair Housing Act.
    Applicants under this NOFA can show a commitment to affirmatively 
further fair housing by describing how activities proposed for funding 
under this NOFA will assist their jurisdictions to overcome impediments 
to fair housing choice within their localities, identified in the 
jurisdiction's AI. Actions which can be implemented to overcome any 
impediments found in the applicant's locality may include, but are not 
limited to: Applicable neighborhood revitalization efforts, which could 
include narrowing or eliminating gaps in amenities, transportation, and 
security; mobility counseling programs and clearinghouses which offer 
housing opportunities both within and outside of high-poverty areas; 
making available to disabled persons a full range of supportive 
services, including housing units which are both accessible and 
visitable (i.e., making housing accessible to visitors with 
disabilities); working with local lenders to develop alternative 
lending criteria; job and career counseling and assessment; and social 
and medical services and support activities for youth, senior citizens, 
and low- and moderate-income residents, regardless of race, color, 
religion, sex, national origin, family status or disability.
    Affirmatively furthering fair housing can also be accomplished by 
the applicant working with its jurisdiction in carrying out Fair 
Housing Planning requirements under the Consolidated Plan, by assisting 
to identify any impediments to fair housing choice within their 
locality.
    Examples of areas which should be reviewed to assist jurisdictions 
in meeting affirmatively furthering fair housing responsibilities may 
include, but are not limited to: Zoning and site selection; Fair 
Housing Enforcement; Employment-Housing-Transportation linkage; Lending 
Policies and Practices; and PHA and Other Assisted/Insured Housing 
Provider Tenant Selection. Applicants seeking additional examples and 
more information about Fair Housing Planning, particularly those 
applicants seeking to assist their locality in carrying out Fair 
Housing Planning requirements under the Consolidated Plan, should refer 
to HUD's ``Fair Housing Planning Guide,'' which may be ordered from 
HUD's Fair Housing Clearinghouse by calling 1-800-343-3442. Applicants 
whose localities are not subject to Consolidated Plan requirements may 
respond by demonstrating how the activities proposed for funding under 
this NOFA will otherwise assist their locality in affirmatively 
furthering fair housing.
    To receive these bonus points, an applicant must clearly 
demonstrate that the activities proposed for funding under this NOFA 
will affirmatively further fair housing in its jurisdiction.
    Bonus points responses for a., b., and c. will be rated by the HUD 
Secretary's representative whose jurisdiction includes the applicant's 
geographic area. The bonus points responses for d. will be rated by the 
appropriate HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity within the 
applicant's geographic area.

II. Application Submission Requirements

    Applicants must complete and submit applications for HBCU grants in 
accordance with instructions contained in the FY 1997 Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities Program

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Application Kit. The application kit will request information in 
sufficient detail for HUD to determine whether the proposed activities 
are feasible and meet all the requirements of applicable statutes, 
regulations, and this NOFA. The application kit requires the following 
items:
    1. Transmittal Letter. A transmittal letter shall accompany the 
application. This cover letter shall be signed by the Chief Executive 
Officer (usually the President or Provost) of the applicant 
institution. If the Chief Executive Officer has delegated this 
responsibility to another official, that person may sign, but a copy of 
the delegation must also be included.
    2. Table of Contents.
    3. Application Checklist.
    4. Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance. Signed by 
the Chief Executive Officer.
    5. Abstract.
    6. Selection Criteria Responses.
    7. Certifications. Certification forms signed by the Chief 
Executive Officer of the applicant institution.
    8. Appendices. None permitted. General support letters and resumes 
shall not be submitted. Letters of commitment and other documentation 
shall be included with responses to the appropriate Selection Criteria.
    Applicants should refer to the HBCU application kit for further 
instructions.

III. Corrections to Deficient Applications

    In accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 4, subpart B, HUD 
may contact an applicant to seek clarification of an item in the 
application, or to request additional or missing information, but the 
clarification or the request for additional or missing information 
shall not relate to items that would improve the substantive quality of 
the application pertinent to the funding decision.

IV. Other Matters

    (a) Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.
    The information collection requirements contained in this NOFA have 
been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), and assigned control number 2506-0122. An agency may not conduct 
or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless the collection displays a valid control number.
    (b) Environmental Impact.
    This NOFA provides funding under, and does not alter environmental 
requirements of, 24 CFR part 570, a regulation that was previously 
published in the Federal Register, and this NOFA specifically refers to 
the environmental review provisions of Sec. 570.404(i). Therefore, in 
accordance with 24 CFR 50.19(c)(5), the issuance of this NOFA is 
categorically excluded from preparation of a Finding of No Significant 
Impact under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321).
    (c) Federalism, Executive Order 12612.
    The General Counsel, as the Designated Official under section 6(a) 
of Executive Order 12612, Federalism, has determined that the policies 
contained in this NOFA will not have substantial direct effects on 
States or their political subdivisions, or on the relationship between 
the Federal Government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. 
Specifically, the NOFA solicits HBCU applicants to expand their role in 
addressing community development needs in their localities, and does 
not impinge upon the relationships between the Federal government and 
State and local governments. As a result, the NOFA is not subject to 
review under the Order.
    (d) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 
    The CFDA number for the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Program is 14.237.
    (e) Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
    Applications must contain a certification that the applicant will 
comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and will affirmatively 
further fair housing.
    (f) Prohibition Against Lobbying Activities.
    Applicants for funding under this NOFA are subject to the 
provisions of section 319 of the Department of Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1991, 31 U.S.C. 1352 (the 
Byrd Amendment), which prohibits recipients of Federal contracts, 
grants, or loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying the 
executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in 
connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan. Applicants are 
required to certify, using the certification found at Appendix A to 24 
CFR part 87, that they will not, and have not, used appropriated funds 
for any prohibited lobbying activities. In addition, applicants must 
disclose, using Standard Form LLL, ``Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities,'' any funds, other than Federally appropriated funds, that 
will be or have been used to influence Federal employees, members of 
Congress, and congressional staff regarding specific grants or 
contracts.
    (g) Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act; Documentation and Public 
Access Requirements.
    Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3545) (HUD Reform Act) and the 
regulations codified in 24 CFR part 4, subpart A, contain a number of 
provisions that are designed to ensure greater accountability and 
integrity in the provision of certain types of assistance administered 
by HUD. On January 14, 1992 (57 FR 1942), HUD published a notice that 
also provides information on the implementation of section 102. The 
documentation, public access, and disclosure requirements of section 
102 apply to assistance awarded under this NOFA as follows:
    Documentation and public access requirements. HUD will ensure that 
documentation and other information regarding each application 
submitted pursuant to this NOFA are sufficient to indicate the basis 
upon which assistance was provided or denied. This material, including 
any letters of support, will be made available for public inspection 
for a 5-year period beginning not less than 30 days after the award of 
the assistance. Material will be made available in accordance with the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing 
regulations in 24 CFR part 15. In addition, HUD will include the 
recipients of assistance pursuant to this NOFA in its Federal Register 
notice of all recipients of HUD assistance awarded on a competitive 
basis.
    Disclosures. HUD will make available to the public for 5 years all 
applicant disclosure reports (HUD Form 2880) submitted in connection 
with this NOFA. Update reports (also Form 2880) will be made available 
along with the applicant disclosure reports, but in no case for a 
period less than 3 years. All reports--both applicant disclosures and 
updates--will be made available in accordance with the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 
CFR part 15.
    (h) Section 103 HUD Reform Act.
    HUD's regulations implementing section 103 of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (42 U.S.C. 3537a), 
codified in 24 CFR part 4, apply to this funding competition. The 
regulations

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continue to apply until the announcement of the selection of successful 
applicants. HUD employees involved in the review of applications and in 
the making of funding decisions are limited by the regulations from 
providing advance information to any person (other than an authorized 
employee of HUD) concerning funding decisions, or from otherwise giving 
any applicant an unfair competitive advantage. Persons who apply for 
assistance in this competition should confine their inquiries to the 
subject areas permitted under 24 CFR part 4.
    Applicants or employees who have ethics related questions should 
contact the HUD Office of Ethics (202) 708-3815. (This is not a toll-
free number.) For HUD employees who have specific program questions, 
such as whether particular subject matter can be discussed with persons 
outside HUD, the employee should contact the appropriate field office 
counsel, or Headquarters counsel for the program to which the question 
pertains.

    Authority: Title I, Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301-5320); sec. 7(d), Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d)); 24 CFR 570.404.

    Dated: May 7, 1997.
Jacquie Lawing,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.

Appendix A--Community Planning and Development (CPD) Directors With 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Located Within Their 
Jurisdiction

William H. Dirl, Beacon Ridge Tower, 600 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 
300, Birmingham, AL 35209-3144, 205-290-7630
Bill Parsley,TCBY Tower, 425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 900, Little 
Rock, AR 72201-3488, 501-324-6375
John Perry, Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring Street 
S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303-3388, 404-331-5139
Ben Cook, 601 West Broadway, PO Box 1044, Louisville, KY 40201-1044, 
502-582-6141
Gregory Hamilton, Hale Boggs Federal Building, 501 Magazine Street, 
9th Floor, New Orleans, LA 70130-3099, 504-589-7212
Joseph O'Connor, City Crescent Building, 10 South Howard Street, 5th 
Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201-2505, 410-962-2520
Richard A. Paul, Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building, 477 Michigan 
Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226-2592, 313-226-6689
Jeanie E. Smith, Doctor A. H. McCoy Federal Building, 100 West 
Capitol Street, Room 910, Jackson, MS 39269-1016, 601-965-4765
James A Cunningham, Robert A. Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce 
Street, Third Floor, St. Louis, MO 631286, 314-539-6524
Charles T. Ferebee, Koger Building, 2306 West Meadowview Rd, 
Greensboro, NC 27407-3707, 910-547-4005
John Riordan, 200 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215-2499, 614-
469-6743
David Long, 500 West Main Street, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 
73102, 405-553-7571
Joyce Gaskins, The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, 
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380, 215-656-0624
Louis E. Bradley, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly 
Street, Columbia, SC 29201-2480, 803-765-5564
Virginia Peck, John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, 
Third Floor, Knoxville, TN 37902-2526, 423-545-4391
Katie Worsham, 1600 Throckmorton Street, PO Box 2905, Fort Worth, TX 
76113-2905, 817-885-5483
John T. Maldonado, Washington Square, 800 Dolorosa Street, San 
Antonio, TX 78207-4563, 210-472-6820
Joseph K. Aversano, The 3600 Centre, 3600 West Broad Street, 
Richmond, VA 23230-4920, 804-278-4539
James H. McDaniel, 820 First Street NE, Suite 450, Washington, DC 
20002-4205, 202-275-0994

Appendix B--Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Previously Funded By HUD During Fiscal Years 1991-1996

Alabama

1. Dr. John T. Gibson, President, Alabama A&M University, P.O. Box 
1357, Normal, AL 35762, Phone: 205-851-5230, Fax: 205-851-5244, e-
mail: [email protected]
2. Dr. William H. Harris, President, Alabama State University, P.O. 
Box 271, Montgomery, AL 36101, Phone: 334-229-4200, Fax: 334-834-
6861, e-mail: [email protected]
3. Dr. Cordell Wynn, President, Stillman College, 2706 Stillman 
Boulevard, P.O. Box 1430 Tuscaloosa, AL 35403, Phone: 205-366-8808, 
Fax: 205-758-0821
4. Dr. Joseph B. Johnson, President, Talladega College, 627 West 
Battle Street, Talladega, AL 35160, Phone: 205-240-9710, Fax: 205-
362-2268
5. Dr. Benjamin Payton, President, Tuskegee University, Kresge 
Center, Tuskegee, AL 36088, Phone: 334-727-8501, Fax: 334-727-5276, 
e-mail: [email protected]

Arkansas

6. Dr. Myer L. Titus, President, Philander Smith College, 812 West 
13th Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: 501-370-5275, Fax: 501-
370-5278
7. Dr. Lawrence A. Davis, Chancellor, University of Arkansas at Pine 
Bluff, 1200 North University Drive, P.O. Box 4008, Pine Bluff, AR 
71601, Phone: 501-543-8471, Fax: 501-543-8003

District of Columbia

8. Dr. E. Patrick Swygert, President, Howard University, 2400 6th 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20059, Phone: 202-806-2500, Fax: 
202-806-5934, [email protected]
9. Dr. Julius F. Nimmons, Acting President, University of the 
District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20008, Phone: 202-274-5072, Fax: 202-274-5321, e-mail: 
[email protected]

Georgia

10. Dr. Julius Scott, Interim President, Albany State College, 504 
College Drive, Albany, GA 31705, Phone: 912-430-4604, Fax: 912-430-
3836, e-mail: [email protected]

11. Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr, President, Clark Atlanta University, 
James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314, 
Phone: 404-880-8500, Fax: 404-880-8995 e-mail: [email protected]
12. Dr. Oscar L. Prater President, Fort Valley State College, 1005 
State College Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030, Phone: 912-825-6315, 
Fax: 912-825-6266, e-mail: [email protected]
13. Dr. Samuel D. Jolly, Jr., President, Morris Brown College, 643 
Martin Luther King Drive, Atlanta, GA 30314, Phone: 404-220-0100, 
Fax: 404-659-4315
14. Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, President, Spelman College, 350 Spelman 
Lane, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314, Phone: 404-223-1400, Fax: 404-223-
7523

Kentucky

15. Dr. Mary L. Smith, President, Kentucky State University, East 
Main Street Room 201 Hume Hall, Frankfort, KY 40601, Phone: 502-227-
6260, Fax: 502-227-6490, e-mail: [email protected]

Louisiana

16. Dr. Raymond Hicks, President, Grambling State University, P.O. 
BOX 607, Grambling, LA 71245, Phone: 318-274-2211, Fax: 318-274-2398
17. Dr. Dolores R. Spikes, President, Southern University/A&M 
College system, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, Phone: 504-771-4680, Fax: 
504-771-5522, e-mail: [email protected]
18. Dr. Robert V. Gox, Chancellor, Southern University at New 
Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70126, Phone: 504-286-5313, Fax: 504-286-
5131, e-mail: [email protected]
19. Dr. Norman C. Francis, President, Xavier University of New 
Orleans, 7325 Palmetto Street, New Orleans, LA 70125, Phone: 504-
483-7541, Fax: 504-482-2801 e-mail: [email protected]

Maryland

20. Dr. Nathanael Pollard, Jr., President, Bowie State University, 
14000 Jericho Park Rd., Bowie, MD 20715, Phone: 301-464-6500, Fax: 
301-464-7814 e-mail: [email protected]
21. Dr. Calvin W. Burnett, President, Coppin State College, 2500 
West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21239, Phone: 410-383-5910, Fax: 
410-333-5369, e-mail: [email protected]
22. Dr. Earl S. Richardson, President, Morgan State University, Cold 
Spring Lane & Hillen Road, Baltimore, MD 21239, Phone: 410-319-3200, 
Fax: 410-319-3107

Mississippi

23. Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., President, Alcorn State University, 
P.O. Box 359, Lorman, MS 39096, Phone: 601-877-6111, Fax:

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601-877-2975, e-mail: [email protected]
24. Dr. James E. Lyons, Sr., President, Jackson State University, 
P.O. Box 17390, 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217, Phone: 
601-968-2323, Fax: 601-968-2948, e-mail: [email protected]
25. Dr. William W. Sutton, President, Mississippi Valley State 
University, 14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, MS 38941, Phone: 601-
254-3425/26, Fax: 601-254-6709
26. Dr. David L. Beckley, President, Rust College, 150 East Rust 
Avenue, Holly Springs, MS 38635, Phone: 601-252-2491, Fax: 601-252-
6107
Missouri
27. Dr. Henry Givens, President, Harris-Stowe State College, 3026 
Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103, Phone: 314-340-3380, Fax: 314-
340-3399
28. Dr. Donald Mullett, Interim President, Lincoln University, P.O. 
Box 29, Jefferson City, MO 63103, Phone: 573-681-5042, Fax: 573-681-
6074, e-mail: [email protected]

North Carolina

29. Dr. Gloria R. Scott, President, Bennett College, 900 E. 
Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401, Phone: 910-370-8626, Fax: 
910-272-7143, e-mail: [email protected]
30. Dr. Mickey L. Burnim, Chancellor, Elizabeth City State 
University, P.O. Box 790, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, Phone: 919-335-
3230, Fax: 919-335-3731, e-mail: [email protected]
31. Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy, President, Johnson C. Smith 
University, 100 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216, Phone: 704-
378-1008, Fax: 704-372-5746, e-mail: [email protected]
32. Dr. Edward B. Fort, Chancellor, North Carolina A&T State 
University, 1601 E. Markey Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, Phone: 910-
334-7940, Fax: 910-334-7082, e-mail: [email protected]
33. Dr. Julius L. Chambers, Chancellor, North Carolina Central 
University, 1801 Fayeteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, Phone: 919-
560-6304, Fax: 919-560-5014, e-mail: [email protected]
34. Dr. Bernard W. Franklin, President, St. Augustine's College, 
1315 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610, Phone: 919-516-4200, Fax: 
919-828-0817, e-mail: [email protected]
35. Dr. Talbert O. Shaw, President, Shaw University, 118 E. South 
Street, Raleigh, NC 27611, Phone: 919-546-8300, Fax: 919-546-8301, 
e-mail: [email protected]

Ohio

36. Dr. George E. Ayers, Interim President, Central State 
University, 1400 Brushrow Road, Wilberforce, OH 45384, Phone: 513-
376-6332, Fax: 513-376-6138

Oklahoma

37. Dr. Ernest L. Holloway, President, Langston University, P.O. Box 
907, Langston, OK 73050, Phone: 405-466-3388, Fax: 405-466-3461, e-
mail: [email protected]

Pennsylvania

38. Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, President, Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA 
19352, Phone: 610-932-8300, Fax: 610-932-8316, e-mail: 
[email protected]

South Carolina

39. Dr. David Swinton, President, Benedict College, 600 Harden 
Street, Columbia, SC 29204, Phone: 803-254-7253, Fax: 803-253-5060
40. Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, President, Claflin College, 700 College 
Avenue, N.E., Orangeburg, SC 29115, Phone; 803-535-5412, Fax: 803-
535-5402
41. Dr. Leroy Davis, President, South Carolina State University, 300 
College Street, N.E., Orangeburg, SC 29117, Phone: 803-536-7013, 
Fax: 803-536-3622
42. Dr. Leonard Dawson, President, Voorhees College, Denmark, SC 
29042, Phone: 803-793-3544, Fax: 803-793-4584, e-mail: 
[email protected]

Tennessee

43. Dr. Rutherford H. Adkins, Interim President, Fisk University, 
1000 17th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208, Phone: 615-329-8555, 
Fax: 615-329-8576, e-mail: [email protected]
44. Dr. George R. Johnson, Jr., President, Lemonye-Owen College, 807 
Walker Avenue, Memphis, TN 38126, Phone: 901-942-7301, Fax: 901-942-
3572, e-mail: [email protected]

Texas

45. Dr. Charles A. Hines, President, Prairie View A&M University, 
P.O. Box 188, Prairie View, TX 77446, Phone: 409-857-2111, Fax: 409-
857-3928, e-mail: [email protected]
46. Dr. Charles A. Taylor, President, Saint Philip's College, 1801 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, San Antonio, TX 78203, Phone: 210-
531-3591, Fax: 210-531-3590, e-mail: [email protected]
47. Mr. James M. Douglas, President, Texas Southern University, 3100 
Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX 77004, Phone: 713-313-7034, Fax: 713-
313-1092, e-mail: [email protected]
48. Dr. Julius S. Scott, President, Wiley College, 711 Wiley Avenue, 
Marshall, TX 75670, Phone: 903-927-3200, Fax: 903-938-8100

Virginia

49. Dr. William R. Harvey, President, Hampton University, Hampton, 
VA 23668, Phone: 804-727-5231, Fax: 804-727-5746
50. Dr. Harrison B. Wilson, President, Norfolk State University, 
2401 Corprew Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504, Phone: 804-683-8670, Fax: 
804-683-2342, e-mail: [email protected]
51. Dr. Thomas M. Law, President, Saint Paul's College, 115 College 
Drive, Lawrenceville, VA 23868, Phone: 804-848-2636, Fax: 804-848-
0403, e-mail: [email protected]

Appendix C--Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Previously Unfunded By HUD During Fiscal Years 1991-1996

Alabama

1. Dr. Yvonne Kennedy, President, Bishop State Community College, 
351 North Broad Street, Mobile, AL 35503, Phone: 334-690-6416, Fax: 
334-438-9523, e-mail: [email protected]
2. Dr. Julius Jenkins, President, Concordia College, 1804 Green 
Street, Selma, AL 36703, Phone: 334-874-5708, Fax: 334-874-5755
3. Dr. Thomas Umphrey, President, Fredd State Technical College, 202 
Skyline Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, Phone: 205-758-3361, Fax: 
205-391-2311, e-mail: [email protected]
4. Dr. Perry W. Ward, President, Lawson State Community College, 
3060 Wilson Road S.W., Birmingham, AL 35221, Phone: 205-925-2515 ext 
300, Fax: 205-923-1649
5. Dr. Albert J.H. Sloan, II, President, Miles College, P.O. Box 
3800, Birmingham, AL 35208, Phone: 205-929-1428/29, Fax: 205-929-
1426
6. Dr. Delbert W. Baker, President, Oakwood College, Oakwood Road 
N.W., Huntsville, AL 35896, Phone: 205-726-7334, Fax: 205-726-7123 
compu serve: shirley ihenacho 75374,1134
7. Dr. Willie L. Muse, President, Selma University, 1501 Lapsley 
Street, Selma, AL 36701, Phone: 334-872-2533, Fax: 334-872-7746
8. Dr. Johnny L. Harris, President, J.F. Drake Technical College, 
3421 Meridian Street North, Huntsville, AL 35811, Phone: 205-539-
4905, Fax: 205-539-7383
9. Dr. Leroy Bell, Jr., Interim President, Interim President, 
Trenholm State Technical College, 1225 Air Base Boulevard, 
Montgomery, AL 36108,   Phone: 334-832-9000, Fax: 334-832-9777 e-
mail: [email protected]. [email protected]

Arkansas

10. Dr. William T. Keaton, President, Arkansas Baptist College, 1600 
Bishop Street, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: 501-372-6883, Fax: 501-
375-9257
11. Dr. Katherine P. Mitchell, President, Shorter College, 604 
Locust Street, North Little Rock, AR 72114, Phone: 501-374-6305 ext 
202, Fax: 501-374-9333

Delaware

12. Dr. William B. DeLauder President, Delaware State University, 
1200 North Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, Phone: 302-739-4901, 
Fax: 302-739-6292, e-mail: [email protected]

Florida

13. Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, President, Bethune-Cookman College, 610 
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Phone: 
904-252-8667, Fax: 904-257-7027
14. Dr. Lennette Pennington, Interim President, Edward Waters 
College, 1658 Kings Road, Jacksonville, FL 32209, Phone: 904-366-
2500, Fax: 904-366-2544
15. Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, President, Florida A&M University, 
400 Lee Hall,

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Tallahassee, FL 32307, Phone: 904-599-3225, Fax: 904-561-2152, e-
mail: [email protected]
16. Dr. Albert E. Smith, President, Florida Memorial College, 15800 
N.W. 42nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33054, Phone: 305-626-3604, Fax: 305-
626-3769

Georgia

17. Dr. James H. Costen, President, Interdenominational Theological 
Center, 671 Beckwith Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314, Phone: 404-
527-7702, Fax: 404-527-0901
18. Dr. Walter Massey, President, Morehouse College, 830 Westview 
Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30314, Phone: 404-215-2645, Fax: 404-659-
6536, e-mail: [email protected]
19. Dr. Louis W. Sullivan M.D., President, Morehouse School of 
Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310, Phone: 404-
752-1740, Fax: 404-752-1180
20. Dr. Shirley A.R. Lew, President, Paine College, 1235 15th 
Street, Augusta, GA 30910, Phone: 706-821-8230, Fax: 706-821-8333, 
e-mail: [email protected]
21. Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr., President, Savannah State College, P.0. 
Box 20449, Savannah, GA 31404, Phone: 912-356-2240, Fax: 912-356-
2998, e-mail: [email protected]

Louisiana

22. Dr. Samuel Dubois Cook, President, Dillard University, 2601 
Gentilly Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70122, Phone: 504-286-4640, Fax: 
504-288-8663
23. Dr. Jerome Greene, Chancellor, Southern University at 
Shreveport/Bossier City, Shreveport, LA 71107, Phone: 318-674-3312 
or 3300, Fax: 318-674-3374

Maryland

24. Dr. William P. Hytche, President, University Of Maryland Eastern 
Shore, Princess Anne, MD 21853, Phone: 410-651-6102, Fax: 410-651-
6105, e-mail: [email protected]

Michigan

25. Dr. Marjorie Harris, President, Lewis College of Business, 17370 
Myers Road, Detroit, MI 48235, Phone: 313-862-6240 ext 222, Fax: 
313-862-1027

Mississippi

26. Dr. Vivian Presley, President, Coahoma Community College, 3240 
Friars Point Road, Clarksdale, MS 38614, Phone: 601-627-2571 ext 
101, Fax: 601-624-9516, e-mail: [email protected]
27. Dr. Clyde Muse, President, Hinds Community College, 501 E. Main 
Street, Raymond, MS 39154, Phone: 601-857-3240

28. Dr. Russell S. Williams, Acting President, Mary Holmes College, 
P.O. Drawer 1257, West Point, MS 39773, Phone: 601-494-6820, Fax: 
601-494-1881
29. Dr. Joe A. Lee, President, Tougaloo College, 500 E. County Line 
Road, Tougaloo, MS 39174, Phone: 601-977-7730, Fax: 601-977-7739

North Carolina

30. Dr. Sammie Potts, President, Barber-Scotia College, 145 Cabarrus 
Avenue, Concord, NC 28025, Phone: 704-789-2906, Fax: 704-789-2958
31. Dr. Willis B. McLeod, Chancellor, Fayetteville State University, 
1200 Murchinson Road, Fayetteville, NC 28301, Phone: 910-486-1141, 
Fax: 910-486-4732
32. Dr. Burnett Joiner, President, Livingstone College, 701 W. 
Monroe Street, Salisbury, NC 28144, Phone: 704-638-5505, Fax: 704-
638-5522
33. Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider, Chancellor, Winston-Salem State 
University, 601 MLK Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27110, Phone: 910-
750-2041, Fax: 910-750-2049, e-mail: [email protected]

Ohio

34. Dr. John L. Henderson, President, Wilberforce University, 1055 
North Bickett, Wilberforce, OH 45384, Phone: 513-376-2911 ext 704, 
Fax: 513-376-4742

Pennsylvania

35. Dr. W. Clinton Pettus, President, Cheyney State University, 
Cheyney, PA 19319, Phone: 610-399-2220, Fax: 610-399-2415, e-
mail:[email protected]

South Carolina

36. Dr. David T. Shannon, President, Allen University, 1530 Harden 
Street, Columbia, SC 29204, Phone: 803-376-5701, Fax: 803-376-5709
37. Dr. Cynthia Russell, President, Clinton Junior College, 1029 
Crawford Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730, Phone: 803-327-7402 ext 23, Fax: 
803-327-3261
38. Dr. Joann R.G. Boyd-Scotland, President, Denmark Technical 
College, Denmark, SC 29042, Phone: 803-793-5020, Fax: 803-793-5942
39. Dr. Luns C. Richardson, President, Morris College, North Main 
Street, Sumter, SC 29150, Phone: 803-775-9371 ext 211/221, Fax: 803-
773-3687

Tennessee

40. Dr. Roland H. Harris, Interim President, Knoxville College, 901 
College Street, Knoxville, TN 37921, Phone: 423-524-6514, Fax: 423-
524-6603
41. Dr. Wesley McClure, President, Lane College, 545 Lane Avenue, 
Jackson, TN 38301, Phone: 901 426-7595, Fax: 901 427-3987, e-mail: 
[email protected]
43. Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr., President, Meharry Medical College, 
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, Phone: 615-
327-6904, Fax: 615-327-6540, e-mail: [email protected]
44. Dr. James A. Hefner, President, Tennessee State University, 3500 
John Merritt Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37209, Phone: 615-963-7401, 
Fax: 615-963-7407

Texas

45. Dr. Joseph T. McMillan, Jr., President, Huston-Tillotson 
College, 900 Chicon Street, Austin, TX 78702, Phone: 512-505-3003, 
Fax: 512-505-3190
46. Dr. Sebetha Jenkins, President, Jarvis Christian College, U.S. 
Highway 80, Hawkins, TX 75765, Phone: 903-769-5882, Fax: 903-769-
4842
47. Dr. Lee Monroe, President, Paul Quinn College, 3837 Simpson 
Stuart Road, Dallas, TX 75241, Phone: 214-376-1000, Fax: 214-302-
3559
48. Dr. Jack Evans, President, Southwestern Christian College, P.O. 
Box 10, Terrell, TX 75160, Phone: 972-524-3341, Fax: 972-563-7133
49. Dr. Heyward L. Strickland, President, Texas College, P.O. Box 
4500, Tyler, TX 75712, Phone: 903-593-8311, Fax: 903-593-0588

Virginia

50. Dr. Eddie N. Moore, Jr., President, Virginia State University, 
P.O. Box 9001, Petersburg, VA 23806, Phone: 804-524-5070, Fax: 804-
524-6506, e-mail: www.vsu.edu">emoore@www.vsu.edu
51. Dr. S. Dallas Simmons, President, Virginia Union University, 
1500 N. Lombardy Street, Richmond, VA 23220, Phone: 804-257-5835, 
Fax: 804-257-5833

West Virginia

52. Dr. Robert E. Moore, President, Bluefield State College, 219 
Rock Street, Bluefield, WV 24701, Phone: 304-327-4030, Fax: 304-325-
7747
53. Dr. Hazo W. Carter, President, West Virginia State University, 
P.O. Box 399, Institute, WV 25112, Phone: 304-766-3111, Fax: 304-
768-9842 [email protected]

U.S. Virgin Islands

54. Dr. Orville Kean, President, University of the Virgin Islands, 
No. 2 John Brewer's Bay, St. Thomas, USVI 00802-9990, Phone: 809-
693-1000, Fax: 809-693-1005

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