[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81648-81650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32623]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for section 533 Housing 
Preservation Grants

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces that it is 
soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation 
Grant (HPG) program. The HPG program is a grant program which provides 
qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and other 
eligible entities grant funds to assist very low- and low-income 
homeowners repair and rehabilitate their homes in rural areas, and to 
assist rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes to 
repair and rehabilitate their units if they agree to make such units 
available to low- and very low-income persons. This action is taken to 
comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, 
which requires the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for 
receipt of preapplications for HPG funds from eligible applicants. The 
intended effect of this Notice is to provide eligible organizations 
notice of these dates.

DATES: The closing deadline for receipt of all applications in response 
to this NOFA is 5:00 p.m., local time for each Rural Development State 
office on March 26, 2001. The application closing deadline is firm as 
to date and hour. RHS will not consider any application that is 
received after the closing deadline. Applicants intending to mail 
applications must provide sufficient time to permit delivery on or 
before the closing deadline date and time. Acceptance by a post office 
or private mailer does not constitute delivery. Facsimile (FAX) and 
postage due applications will not be accepted.

ADDRESSES: Applicants wishing to apply for assistance must contact the 
Rural Development State office serving the place in which they desire 
to submit an application to receive further information and copies of 
the application package. Rural Development will date and time stamp 
incoming applications to evidence timely receipt, and, upon request, 
will provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment of receipt. A 
listing of Rural Development State offices, their addresses, telephone 
numbers, and person to contact follows:

    Note: Telephone numbers listed are not toll-free.

Alabama State Office, Suite 601, Sterling Centre, 4121 Carmichael 
Road, Montgomery, AL 36106-3683, (334) 279-3455, TDD (334) 279-3495, 
James B. Harris
Alaska State Office, 800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 
99645, (907) 761-7705, TDD (907) 745-6494, Miguel Correa
Arizona State Office, Phoenix Corporate Center, 3003 N. Central 
Ave., Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906, (602) 280-8765, TDD (602) 
280-8706, Johnna Vargas
Arkansas State Office, 700 W. Capitol Ave., Rm. 3416, Little Rock, 
AR 72201-3225, (501) 301-3250, TDD (501) 301-3279, Cathy Jones
California State Office, 430 G Street, Agency 4169, Davis, CA 95616-
4169, (530) 792-5819, TDD (530) 792-5848, Millie Manzanedo or Jeff 
Deiss
Colorado State Office, 655 Parfet Street, Room E100, Lakewood, CO 
80215, (303) 236-2801 (ext. 122), TDD (303) 236-1590, ``Sam'' 
Mitchell

Connecticut--Served by Massachusetts State Office

Delaware & Maryland State Office, 5201 South Dupont Highway, PO Box 
400, Camden, DE 19934-9998, (302) 697-4353, TDD (302) 697-4303, Pat 
Baker
Florida & Virgin Islands State Office, 4440 N.W. 25th Place, 
Gainesville, FL 32614-7010, (352) 338-3465, TDD (352) 338-3499, 
Joseph P. Fritz
Georgia State Office, Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock 
Avenue, Athens,

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GA 30601-2768, (706) 546-2164, TDD (706) 546-2034, Wayne Rogers

Guam--Served by Hawaii State Office

Hawaii, Guam, & Western Pacific Territories State Office, Room 311, 
Federal Building, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933-
8316, TDD (808) 933-8321, Abraham Kubo
Idaho State Office, Suite A1, 9173 West Barnes Dr., Boise, ID 83709, 
(208) 378-5630, TDD (208) 378-5644, LaDonn McElligott
Illinois State Office, Illini Plaza, Suite 103, 1817 South Neil 
Street, Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 398-5412 (ext. 256), TDD (217) 
398-5396, Barry L. Ramsey
Indiana State Office, 5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 
46278, (317) 290-3100 (ext. 423), TDD (317) 290-3343, John Young
Iowa State Office, 873 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des 
Moines, IA 50309, (515) 284-4493, TDD (515) 284-4858, Bruce McGuire
Kansas State Office, 1200 SW Executive Drive, PO Box 4653, Topeka, 
KS 66604, (785) 271-2718, TDD (785) 271-2767, Gary Schumaker
Kentucky State Office, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 
40503, (859) 224-7325, TDD (859) 224-7422, Paul Higgins
Louisiana State Office, 3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 
71302, (318) 473-7962, TDD (318) 473-7655, Yvonne R. Emerson
Maine State Office, 967 Illinois Ave., Suite 4, PO Box 405, Bangor, 
ME 04402-0405, (207) 990-9110, TDD (207) 942-7331, Dale D. Holmes

Maryland--Served by Delaware State Office

Massachusetts, Connecticut, & Rhode Island State Office, 451 West 
Street, Amherst, MA 01002, (413) 253-4333, TDD (413) 253-7068, 
Donald Colburn
Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, 
MI 48823, (517) 324-5192, TDD (517) 337-6795, Philip Wolak
Minnesota State Office, 410 AgriBank Building, 375 Jackson Street, 
St. Paul, MN 55101-1853, (651) 602-7820, TDD (651) 602-3799, Jackie 
Goodnough
Mississippi State Office, Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. 
Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965-4325, TDD (601) 965-
5850, Darnella Smith-Murray,
Missouri State Office, 601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, 
Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876-0990, TDD (573) 876-9301, 
Gary Frisch
Montana State Office, Unit 1, Suite B, 900 Technology Blvd., 
Bozeman, MT 59715, (406) 585-2515, TDD (406) 585-2562, Craig 
Hildreth
Nebraska State Office, Federal Building, room 152, 100 Centennial 
Mall N, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437-5567, TDD (402) 437-5093, Byron 
Fischer
Nevada State Office, 1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 89703-
9910, (775) 887-1222 (ext. 13), TDD (775) 885-0633, William L. 
Brewer ,
New Hampshire State Office, Concord Center, Suite 218, Box 317, 10 
Ferry Street, Concord, NH 03301-5004, (603) 223-6046, TDD (603) 229-
0536, Jim Fowler
New Jersey State Office, Tarnsfield Plaza, Suite 22, 790 Woodland 
Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, (609) 265-3631, TDD (609) 265-3687, 
George Hyatt, Jr.
New Mexico State Office, 6200 Jefferson St., NE, Room 255, 
Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 761-4944, TDD (505) 761-4938, Carmen N. 
Lopez
New York State Office, The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 S. Salina 
Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 477-6419, TDD (315) 
477-6447, George N. Von Pless
North Carolina State Office, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 
27609, (919) 873-2062, TDD (919) 873-2003, Eileen Nowlin
North Dakota State Office, Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East 
Rosser, PO Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502, (701) 530-2049, TDD (701) 
530-2113, Kathy Lake
Ohio State Office, Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North High 
Street, Columbus, OH 43215-2477, (614) 469-5165, TDD (614) 469-5757, 
Gerald Arnott
Oklahoma State Office, 100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074-
2654, (405) 742-1070, TDD (405) 742-1007, Phil Reimers
Oregon State Office, 101 SW Main, Suite 1410, Portland, OR 97204-
3222, (503) 414-3325, TDD (503) 414-3387, Joyce Hein
Pennsylvania State Office, One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, (717) 237-2281, TDD (717) 237-2261, Gary 
Rothrock
Puerto Rico State Office, New San Juan Office Bldg., Room 501, 159 
Carlos E. Chardon Street, Hato Rey, PR 00918-5481, (787) 766-5095 
(ext. 254), TDD 1-800-274-1572, Lourdes Colon
Rhode Island--Served by Massachusetts State Office
South Carolina State Office, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 
Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765-3432, TDD 
(803) 765-5697, Larry D. Floyd
South Dakota State Office, Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth 
Street, SW, Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352-1132, TDD (605) 352-1147, 
Dwight Wullweber
Tennessee State Office, Suite 300, 3322 West End Avenue, Nashvile, 
TN 37203-1084, (615) 783-1300, TDD (615) 783-1397, G. Benson Lasater
Texas State Office, Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main, 
Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742-9755, TDD (254) 742-9712, Eugene G. 
Pavlat
Utah State Office, Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 S. State 
Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0350, (801) 524-4324, 
TDD (801) 524-3309, Robert L. Milianta
Vermont State Office, City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 
Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828-6028, TDD (802) 223-6365, Sandra 
Mercier
Virgin Islands--Served by Florida State Office
Virginia State Office, Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa 
Road, Richmond, VA 23229, (804) 287-1582, TDD (804) 287-1753, 
Carlton Jarratt
Washington State Office, Suite B, 1835 Black Lake Boulevard, SW, 
Olympia, WA 98512-5715, (360) 704-7707, TDD (360) 704-7760, Deborah 
Davis
Western Pacific Territories--Served by Hawaii State Office,
West Virginia State Office, Federal Building, 75 High Street, Room 
320, Morgantown, WV 26505-7500, (304) 291-4793, TDD (304) 284-5941, 
Sue Snodgrass
Wisconsin State Office, 4949 Kirschiling Court, Stevens Point, WI 
54481, (715) 345-7620 (ext. 7145), TDD (715) 345-7614, Sherry Engel
Wyoming State Office, 100 East B, Federal Building, Room 1005, PO 
Box 820, Casper, WY 82602, (307) 261-6315, TDD (307) 261-6333, 
Charles Huff


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, applicants 
may contact Tracee Lilly, Senior Loan Officer, Multi-Family Housing 
Processing Division, Rural Housing Service, United States Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 
20250, telephone (202) 720-1604 (voice) (this is not a toll free 
number) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD-Federal Information Relay Service).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Programs Affected

    This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under Number 10.433, Rural Housing Preservation Grants. This 
program is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 which 
requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials 
(7 CFR part 3015, subpart V). Applicants are referred to 7 CFR 1944.674 
and 1944.676(f), (g), and (h) for specific guidance on these 
requirements relative to the HPG program.

Application Requirements

    7 CFR part 1944, subpart N provides details on what information 
must be contained in the preapplication package and the project 
selection criteria. Entities wishing to apply for assistance should 
contact the Rural Development State office to receive further 
information, the State allocation of funds, and copies of the 
preapplication package. Eligible entities for these competitively 
awarded grants include state and local governments, nonprofit 
corporations, Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and consortia of 
eligible entities.

Funding Information

    The funding instrument for the HPG program will be a grant 
agreement. The term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 years, depending 
on available funds and demand. No maximum or minimum grant levels have 
been established at the National level.
    You should contact the State office to determine the allocation and 
the State

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maximum grant level, if any. For FY 2001, $8,000,000 is available for 
the Housing Preservation Grant Program. A set aside of $600,000 has 
been established for grants located in Empowerment Zones, Enterprise 
Communities, and REAP Zones and $6,600,000 has been distributed under a 
formula allocation to States pursuant to 7 CFR part 1940, subpart L, 
``Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of Loan and Grant Program 
Funds''. Decisions on funding will be based on preapplications.

    Dated: December 15, 2000.
James C. Kearney,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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