[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53025-53027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22353]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4547-FA-02]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Rural Housing and Economic 
Development Program Fiscal Year 2000

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, 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 for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 
for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program. This 
announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the 
awards made available by HUD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie W. Mitchell, Director, Office 
of Rural Housing and Economic Development, Office of Economic 
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-2290 (this is not 
a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access 
this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 
1-800-877-8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, 
call Community Connections at 1-800-998-9999 or visit the HUD Website 
at http://www.hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rural Housing and Economic Development 
program was authorized by the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 
1999. The competition was announced in the NOFA published in the 
Federal Register on February 16, 2000 (65 FR 7970). Applications were 
rated and selected for funding on the basis of selection criteria 
contained in that Notice.

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this 
program is 14.250.

    The Rural Housing and Economic Development Program is designed to 
build capacity at the State and local level for rural housing and 
economic development and to support innovative housing and economic 
activities in rural areas. Eligible applicants are local rural non-
profit organizations, community development corporations, Indian 
tribes, and State housing finance agencies. The funds made available 
under this program were awarded competitively, through a selection 
process conducted by HUD in consultation with the United States 
Department of Agriculture.
    A total of $24,749,997 was awarded to 103 projects nationwide. 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 grantees and amounts of the awards in 
Appendix A to this document.

    Dated: August 23, 2000.
Cardell Cooper,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

Appendix A--FY 2000 Rural Housing and Economic Development 
Competitive Grants

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           Applicant              State          City           Grant
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United Presbyterians of Wilcox  AL         Catherine.......      600,000
 County.
Federation of Southern          AL         Epes............      237,800
 Cooperatives/Land Assistance.
Upper Sand Mountain United      AL         Sylvania........      600,000
 Methodist Larger Parish, Inc..
Alabama Rural Heritage          AL         Thomaston.......      100,000
 Foundation, Inc..
Calista Corporation, Inc......  AK         Anchorage.......       50,000
Native Village of Kotzebue....  AK         Kotzebue........      240,000
Oagan Taygunguin Tribe of Sand  AK         Sand Point......       97,643
 Point.
Tatitlek IRA Council..........  AK         Tatitlek........       50,000
Comite De Bein Estar, Inc.....  AZ         San Luis........      183,483
Housing America Corporation...  AZ         Somerton........       50,000
Prep Microbusiness and Housing  AZ         Tucson..........      500,000
 Development Corporation.
California State University     CA         Fresno..........       50,000
 Foundation at Fresno.

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Habitat for Humanity Fresno,    CA         Fresno..........      200,000
 Inc..
North Fork Community            CA         North Fork......      455,800
 Development Council, Inc..
Walking Shield American Indian  CA         Orange..........      500,000
 Society.
Torres Martinez Desert          CA         Thermal.........      600,000
 Cahuilla Indians.
Torres Martinez Desert          CA         Thermal.........       50,000
 Cahuilla Indians.
Self-Help Enterprises.........  CA         Visalia.........      100,000
Rural California Housing        CA         West Sacramento.       50,000
 Corporation.
Southwest Community Resources,  CO         Durango.........       50,000
 Inc..
Region 10 League for Economic   CO         Montrose........       50,000
 Assistance & Planning.
National Council on             DE         Dover...........       50,000
 Agriculture Life & Labor
 Research.
Immokalee Friendship House....  FL         Immokalee.......      180,500
Centro Campesino Farmworker     FL         Florida City....      500,000
 Center, Inc..
Everglades Community            FL         Florida City....      500,000
 Association, Inc..
Housing and Economic            GA         Athens..........      438,400
 Leadership Partners, Inc..
Opportunities Now, Inc.         GA         Athens..........      100,000
 (ACTION).
Lower Chattahoochee Regional    GA         Columbus........       50,000
 Development Center.
Molokai Community Service       HI         Kaunakakai......       50,000
 Council.
Self-Help Housing Corporation   HI         Honolulu........      500,000
 of Hawaii.
Idaho Migrant Council, Inc....  ID         Caldwell........       50,000
Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho......  ID         Lapwai..........       50,000
Shawnee Development Council,    IL         Karnak..........       50,000
 Inc..
Southern VI Corporation.......  IN         Huntingburg.....      495,000
Federation of Appalachian       KY         Berea...........      502,425
 Housing Enterprises.
Federation of Appalachian       KY         Berea...........      150,000
 Housing Enterprises.
Community Ventures              KY         Lexington.......      100,000
 Corporation, Inc..
Frontier Housing, Inc.........  KY         Morehead........      100,000
Enterprise Foundation, Inc....  MD         Columbia........       50,000
Maine Department of Economic    ME         Augusta.........      500,000
 and Community Development.
Maine State Housing Authority.  ME         Augusta.........      600,000
Northern Maine Development      ME         Caribou.........       50,000
 Commission.
Northern Lakes Economic         MI         Boyne City......       50,000
 Alliance.
Little River Band of Ottawa     MI         Manistee........      500,000
 Indians.
Midwest Minnesota Community     MN         Detroit Lakes...      500,000
 Development Corporation.
Prairie Island Indian           MN         Welch...........       50,000
 Community.
White Earth Reservation         MN         White Earth.....      183,483
 Housing Authority.
Three Rivers Community and      MS         Itta Bena.......       50,000
 Economic Development.
Human Resource Development      MT         Bozeman.........       50,000
 Council of District IX, Inc.
Blackfeet Tribe...............  MT         Browning........      500,000
Ktunaza Community Development   MT         Elmo............       50,000
 Corporation.
Bear Paw Development            MT         Havre...........      100,000
 Corporation of Northern
 Montana.
Fort Peck Assinboine & Sioux    MT         Poplar..........      200,000
 Tribes.
Lake County Community           MT         Ronan...........      551,875
 Development Corporation.
Northeast Nebraska Economic     NE         Norfolk.........      500,000
 Development District.
Northeast Nebraska Economic     NE         Norfolk.........      100,000
 Development District.
Pryamid Lake Paiute Tribe.....  NV         Nixon...........      495,291
Monadnock Economic Development  NH         Keene...........       50,000
 Corporation.
Affordable Housing, Education   NH         Littleton.......      240,000
 and Development, Inc.
New Mexico Mortgage Finance     NM         Abiquiu.........      600,000
 Authority.
Community Action Agency of      NM         Las Cruces......      200,000
 SNM, Inc..
Mesilla Valley Economic         NM         Las Cruces......      200,000
 Development.
Chautauqua Home Rehabilitation  NY         Mayville........      566,600
 and Improvement Corporation.
Waccamaw-Siouan Development     NC         Bolton..........       50,000
 Association, Inc.
Eastern Band of Cherokee        NC         Cherokee........      500,000
 Indians.
Lumbee Regional Development     NC         Pembroke........       50,000
 Association, Inc.
East Tarboro-Princeville CDC..  NC         Tarboro.........      200,000
Fort Berthold Housing           ND         New Town........      500,000
 Authority.
Fort Berthold Housing           ND         New Town........       50,000
 Authority.
Corporation for Ohio            OH         Athens..........      105,904
 Appalachian Development.
Adams-Brown Counties Economic   OH         Georgetown......       73,538
 Opportunities, Inc.
Alabama/Quassarte Tribal Town.  OK         Henryetta.......       50,000
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma.......  OK         Miami...........       50,000
Cherokee Nation...............  OK         Tahlequah.......      360,000
Community Connection of         OR         LaGrande........      200,000
 Northeast Oregon, Inc.
Campaign for Equal Justice....  OR         Portland........      100,000
Umpqua Community Development    OR         Rosenburg.......       50,000
 Corporation.
Williamsburg Enterprise         SC         Kingstree.......       50,000
 Community Comm..
Oti Kaga, Inc.................  SD         Eagle Butte.....      100,000
Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership  SD         Pine Ridge......       50,000
 for Housing, Inc.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe...........  SD         Rosebud.........      227,000
Creative Compassion, Inc......  TN         Crossville......      100,000
Buffalo Valley, Inc...........  TN         Hohenwald.......       50,000
Community Development           TN         Johnson City....      498,150
 Corporation of Northeast
 Tennessee.
Eastern Eight, CDC, Inc.......  TN         Johnson City....      239,000
Douglas Cherokee Economic       TN         Morristown......      459,069
 Authority.

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Middle Rio Grande Development   TX         Carrizo Springs.      199,117
 Foundation Futuro Communities.
Community Development           TX         Brownsville.....      500,000
 Corporation of Brownsville.
Rio Grande Valley Empowerment   TX         Mercedes........      600,000
 Zone Corporation.
Community Action Council of     TX         Rio Grande City.      183,483
 South Texas.
Community Development           UT         Salt Lake City..      395,600
 Corporation of Utah.
Virginia Eastern Shore          VA         Nassawadox......      136,000
 Economic Empowerment and
 Housing.
Crossroads Shelter, Inc.......  VA         Wytheville......       50,000
Department of Community, Trade  WA         Olympia.........      183,483
 and Economic Development.
Washington State Housing        WA         Seattle.........      183,483
 Finance Commission.
Northwest Regional              WA         Spokane.........      187,350
 Facilitators.
Spokane Indian Housing          WA         Wellpinit.......      500,000
 Authority.
Wisconsin Business Innovation   WI         Spooner.........      510,350
 Corporation.
CAP Services, Inc.............  WI         Stevens Point...      440,000
Mountain Partners in Community  WV         Elkins..........      533,204
 Development.
The Conservation Fund.........  WV         Shepherdstown...      183,483
The Conservation Fund.........  WV         Shepherdstown...       50,000
STOP Abusive Family             WV         Welch...........      183,483
 Environments, Inc..
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