[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54346-54347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25937]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4410-FA-07]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1999 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 1999 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Program. The purpose of this document is 
to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the amount 
of the awards which are to be used to establish and operate Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers that will conduct competent and qualified

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research and investigation on theoretical or practical problems in 
large and small cities; and facilitate partnerships and outreach 
activities between institutions of higher education, local communities, 
and local governments to address urban problems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Karadbil, Office of University 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
8110, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1537, extension 5918. 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 number, 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 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 associated with 
housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, 
infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime prevention, 
planning, and community organizing. On February 26, 1999 (64 FR 9653), 
HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the 
availability of $7.5 million in Fiscal Year 1999 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 16 applications for 
New Grants and 6 applications for New Directions Grants. New Grants, 
which cannot exceed $400,000, are for institutions of higher education 
just beginning a COPC project. New Directions Grants, which cannot 
exceed $150,000, are for institutions of higher education that are 
undertaking new activities or expanding into new neighborhoods. These 
grants, with their grant amounts are identified below.
    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.511.
    In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (101 Stat. 1987, 42 
U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing details concerning the 
recipients of funding awards, as follows:

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 1999 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Funding Competition, by Name and 
Address

New England

    1. Springfield College, Dr. Linda Marston, Springfield College, 263 
Alden Street, Springfield, MA 01109. Grant: $399,843.
    2. University of Vermont, Beverly Blakeney, University of Vermont, 
340 Waterman Building, Burlington, VT 05405. Grant: $399,845.

New York/New Jersey

    3. Cornell University, Dr. Patricia Pollak, Cornell University, 120 
Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. Grant: $399,770.
    4. Pratt Institute, Dr. Ron Shiffman, Pratt Institute, 379 DeKalb 
Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11205. Grant: $150,000.
    5. Rowan University, Dr. Jerome Harris, Rowan University, 201 
Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028. Grant: $397,900.
    6. State University of New York College at Cortland, Dr. Craig 
Little, State University of New York College at Cortland, P.O. Box 
2000, Cortland, NY 13045. Grant: $400,000.

Mid-Atlantic

    7. Georgetown University, Dr. Jeff Collmann, Georgetown University, 
37th and O Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20057. Grant: $399,463.
    8. Howard University, Dr. Rodney Green, Howard University, 2400 
Sixth Street, NW, P.O. Box 1071, Washington, DC 20059. Grant: $150,000.
    9. Lynchburg College, Dr. Thomas Seaman, Lynchburg College, 1501 
Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501. Grant: $399,838.

Southeast/Caribbean

    10. Mercer University, Dr. Peter Brown, Mercer University, 1400 
Coleman Avenue, Macon, GA 31207. Grant: $400,000.
    11. University of South Florida, Dr. Jerome Lieberman, University 
of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620. Grant: 
$150,000.
    12. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Lindsay Pardue, 
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Avenue, 
Chattanooga, TN 37403. Grant: $398,919.
    13. University of Tennessee Knoxville, Dr. Virginia Seitz, 
University of Tennessee Knoxville, 404 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 
37996. Grant: 149,998.
    14. University of West Florida, Dr. C.E. Wynn Teasley, University 
of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514. Grant: 
$399,999.

Midwest

    15. Butler University, Dr. Margaret Brabant, Butler University, 
4600 Sunset Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46208. Grant: 399,145.
    16. Loyola University Chicago, Dr. Philip Nyden, Loyola University 
Chicago, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611. Grant: 
$399,984.
    17. University of Michigan-Flint, Dr. Kristen Skivington, 
University of Michigan-Flint, 503 Thompson, Flint, MI 48502. Grant: 
$149,931.
    18. University of Toledo, Dr. Henry Moon, University of Toledo, 
29--801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606. Grant: $399,650.
    19. Valparaiso University, Dr. Larry Baas, Valparaiso University, 
O.P. Kretzmann Hall, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Grant: $399,740.

Southwest

    20. University of Texas-Pan American, Dr. Roland Arriola, 
University of Texas-Pan American, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, 
TX 78539. Grant: $149,832.

Pacific/Hawaii

    21. Occidental College, Dr. Jan Lin, Occidental College, 1600 
Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041. Grant: $399,654.

Northwest/Alaska

    22. University of Oregon, Dr. David Povey, University of Oregon, 
5219 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. Grant: $399,765.

    Dated: September 29, 1999.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 99-25937 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
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