[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65605-65606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31664]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4363-FA-06]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Outreach and Training Grants 
for FY 1998-1999 to Conduct Outreach and Training Development for HUD 
Tenants in Mark-to-Market Properties

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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 announcement 
notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a 
competition of funding under the Notice of Funding Availability for 
Outreach and Training Mark-to-Market (M2M) Grants (OTAGs). This 
announcement contains the names and addresses of the award winners and 
the amount of the awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur Goldstein, Mark-to-Market 
program, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone (202) 708-2300, ext. 2657 
(this is not a toll-free number). The TTY number for the hearing 
impaired is 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mark-to-Market, Intermediary Technical 
Assistance Grant program is authorized by section 514 of the FY 1998 
HUD Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 105-65, approved October 27, 1997).
    The purpose of the competition was to promote the ability of 
residents of eligible M2M properties to participate meaningfully in the 
M2M process established by section 514 of the FY 1998 HUD 
Appropriations Act.
    The 1998 awards announced in this Notice were selected for funding 
in a competition announced in a Federal Register Notice published on 
April 30, 1998 (63 FR 23943). Applications were scored and selected for 
finding on the basis of selection criteria contained in that Notice.
    A total of $6.0 million has been awarded to 32 OTAG applicants. The 
program will cover 28 states.
    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 names, addresses, and 
amounts of those awards as shown in Appendix A.

    Dated: November 23, 1998.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housiing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

 Appendix A.--Recipients of Awards for the Outreach and Training Grants for FY 1998-1999 to Conduct Outreach and
                        Training Development for HUD Tenants in Mark-to-Market Properties
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               Legal name                            Address                    Contact person        allocation
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Iowa Coalition for Housing and Homeless  205 15th Street, Polk County,    Jim Cain, (515) 288-5022.     $220,000
                                          Des Moines, IA 50309.
California Coalition for Rural Housing   926 J. Street, Suite 422,        Robert J. Wiener, (916)        280,000
 Project (Northern CA).                   Sacramento County, Sacramento,   443-4448.
                                          CA 95814.
The Tenants Action Group in              21 S. 12th Street, 12th Floor,   Liz Hersh, (215) 575-0707      400,000
 Philadelphia.                            Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Community Alliance of Tenants..........  2710 NE 14th Avenue, Multnomah   Anita Rodgers, (503) 460-      100,000
                                          County, Portland, OR 97212.      9702.
Iron Bound Comm. Corporation...........  51 McWhorten Street, Newark, NJ  Nancy Zak, (973) 589-3353      210,000
                                          07105.
New York State Tenant & Neigh. Info.     505 8th Avenue, 8th Floor, New   Joe Heaphy, (212) 605-         350,000
 Service (NY State minus Bronx,           York, NY 10018.                  8922.
 Brooklyn).
Virginia Poverty Law Center Inc........  201 West Broad Street, Suite     Evan G. Lewis, (804) 772-       75,000
                                          302, Richmond, VA 23220.         9430.
Texas Tenant's Union, Inc..............  5405 East Grand Avenue, Dallas,  Sandy Rollins, (214) 823-      250,000
                                          TX 75223.                        3846.

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Coalition of Homeless & Hsing..........  85 East Gay Street, Suite 603,   Bill Faith, (614) 280-         400,000
                                          Columbus, OH 43215.              1984.
Indiana Coalition on Housing and         902 North Capitol Ave., Marion   Jeff Terry, (317) 636-         350,000
 Homeless.                                County, Indianapolis, IN 6204-   8819.
                                          1005.
Housing Comes First....................  300 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO  Laura Barrett, (314) 367-      350,000
                                          63112-3199.                      2003.
Tenants United for Housing Inc.........  4550 N. Claredon, Suite D.       Denice Irwin, (773) 271-       350,000
                                          North, Chicago, IL 60640.        2235.
The Tenants Union......................  3902 South Ferdinand, Seattle,   Catherine Castillo Cota,       240,000
                                          WA 98118.                        (206) 722-6848.
LA Center for Affordable Tenant Hsg      1296 North Fairfax Ave, Los      Larry Gross..............      290,000
 (L.A. & SF CA areas).                    Angeles, CA 90046.
Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc.....  1195 SW Buchanan, Suite 203,     Karen Miller, (785) 234-       250,000
                                          Topeka, KS 66604-1183.           0217.
The Legal Aid Society (Bronx, Brooklyn,  90 Church St., 15th Floor, New   Pascale Nijhof, (212) 577-     250,000
 NY).                                     York, NY 10007.                  3303.
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc..................  500 E. Lexington St.,            Rhonda Lipkin, (410) 539-      160,000
                                          Baltimore, MD 21202.             5340.
Crossroads Urban Center................  347 South 400 East, Salt Lake    Glenn L. Bailey, (801)         100,000
                                          City, UT 84111.                  333-8931.
National Housing Trust.................  1101 30th Street NW, Suite 400,  Michael Bodaken, (202)
                                          Washington, DC 20007.            333-8931.
    1. Alabama.........................  ...............................  .........................    1. 35,000
    2. Tennessee.......................  ...............................  .........................    2. 35,000
    3. Minnesota.......................  ...............................  .........................    3. 35,000
    4. Michigan........................  ...............................  .........................    4. 35,000
    5. Mississippi.....................  ...............................  .........................    5. 35,000
    6. W. VA...........................  ...............................  .........................    6. 35,000
    7. Wisconsin.......................  ...............................  .........................    7. 45,000
Homeless and Hsg Coalition of KY.......  306 W. Main St, Suite 502,       Alan Dahl, (302) 223-1834      210,000
                                          Frankfort, KY 40601.
NC Low Income Housing Coalition........  3901 Barrett Drive, Suite 200,   Linda S. Shaw, (919) 881-      250,000
                                          Raleigh, NC 27609.               0707.
Florida Housing Coalition..............  1367 East Lafayette St, Suite    Tracey D. Suber, (851)         110,000
                                          C, Tallahassee, FL 32301.        878-4219.
MA Alliance HUD Tenants (Eastern MA)...  353 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA  Michael Kane, (617) 267-       250,000
                                          02116.                           2949.
Anti Displacement Proj (Western MA)....  57 School Street, Hampden        Carrolyn Murrey, (413)         250,000
                                          County, Springfield, MA 01105.   739-7233.
Legal Aid Society of Hawaii............  1108 Nuugnu Ave, Honalulu, HI    Victor Geminiani, (808)         50,000
                                          96817.                           536-536-4302.
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