[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18469]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4377-FA-01]


Housing Counseling Program Announcement of Funding Award--FY 1998

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding award.

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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 announcement 
notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. Noncompetitive funding was provided 
under the Housing Counseling Program initiatives, for homebuyer 
education and counseling, targeted to potential first-time homebuyers. 
This announcement contains the name and address of the award winner and 
the amount of the award.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty Woodley, Director of Marketing 
and Outreach, Office of Single Family Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, 
Telephone (202) 708-0614, ext. 2307. Hearing- or speech-impaired 
individuals may access this number by calling the Federal Information 
Relay Service TTY at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Housing Counseling Program is authorized 
by section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 
U.S.C. 1701x).
    The objective of this grant is to promote first-time homeownership 
through homebuyer education and counseling to potential first-time 
homebuyers. The Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. (CNBC) is a 
coalition of eight major historically black denominations. Together, 
these denominations represent 65,000 churches and a membership of more 
than 19 million people. CNBC will facilitate delivery of homebuyer 
education and counseling through affiliate organizations in major 
cities throughout the country. Since 1996, HUD has been working in 
partnership with CNBC through the HOME-NOW program to address the lack 
of homeownership opportunities for families in underserved communities.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the Housing 
Counseling Program is 14.169.
    In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 
U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the name, address, and 
amount of the award as follows:

Congress of National Black Churches, Inc., 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 
750, Washington, DC 20005.
Amount: $348,900.

    Dated: July 1, 1998.
Ira G. Peppercorn,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-18469 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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