[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53241-53242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26334]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4630-FA-03]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2001 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 2001 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: (1) Conduct competent and 
qualified research and investigation on theoretical or practical 
problems in large and small cities; and (2) facilitate partnerships and 
outreach activities between institutions of higher education, local 
communities, and local governments to address urban problems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Holland, Office of University 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
8110, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-3061. 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

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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, 2001 (66 FR 11725), 
HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the 
availability of $8 million in Fiscal Year 2001 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 8 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 (103 Stat. 1987, 
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 2001

Community Outreach Partnership Centers Funding Competition, by Name and 
Address

New England
    1. Housatonic Community College, Dr. Robert Thorton, Housatonic 
Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT 06604. Grant: 
$399,574.
New York/New Jersey
    2. Montclair State University, Dr. Freyda Lazarus, Montclair State 
University, Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. Grant: $399,010.
    3. New Jersey City University, Dr. Jill Lewis, New Jersey City 
University, 2039 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305. Grant: $368,624.
    4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Patricia Gray, Rensselaer 
Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180. Grant: 
$397,875.
Mid-Atlantic
    5. George Mason University, Dr. Todd Endo, George Mason University, 
4400 University Drive, MSN 4C6, Fairfax, VA 22030. Grant: $150,000.
Southeast/Caribbean
    6. Gadsden State Community College, Dr. Brenda Crowe, Gadsden State 
Community College, P.O. Box 227, 1001 George Wallace Drive, Gadsden, AL 
35902. Grant: $400,00.
    7. Georgia State University, Dr. Douglas Greenwell, Georgia State 
University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303. Grant: $150,000.
    8. University of Kentucky, Dr. Retia Walker, University of 
Kentucky, 201 Kinkead Hall, Lexington, KY 40506. Grant: $399,974.
Midwest
    9. Calvin College, Dr. Steven Timmermans, Calvin College, 3201 
Burton Street, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Grant: $399,949.
    10. Cleveland State University, Dr. Philip Starr, Cleveland State 
University, 1717 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. Grant: $149,279.
    11. Eastern Michigan University, Dr. David Clifford, Starkweather 
Hall, 2nd Floor, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Grant: $394,555.
    12. Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Dr. Tess Heiple, 
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901. Grant: 
$399,999.
    13. University of Chicago, Colleen Burrus, University of Chicago, 
5801 Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 606037. Grant: $399,999.
    14. University of Illinois, Dr. R. Varkki George, University of 
Illinois, 801 S. Wright Street, 109 Coble Hall, Champaign, IL 61820. 
Grant: $149,974.
    15. University of Minnesota, Dr. Fred Smith, University of 
Minnesota, 450 McNamara Center, 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 
55455. Grant: $149,578.
Southwest
    16. Louisiana State University, Dr. Gregory Vincent, Louisiana 
State University, 330 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Grant: 
$399,766.
    17. University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 
Dr. Delina Barrera, University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas 
Southmost College, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520. Grant: 
$399,000.
Great Plains
    18. University of Missouri-St. Louis, Dr. Alan Artibise, University 
of Missouri-St. Louis, 341 Woods Hall, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. 
Louis, MO 63121. Grant: $399,566.
    19. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Norm Braaten, University of 
Nebraska-Lincoln, 303 Administration Building, Lincoln, NE 68588. 
Grant: $388,914.
Rocky Mountains
    20. University of Colorado at Denver, Dr. Tony Robinson, University 
of Colorado at Denver Campus Box 129, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 
80217. Grant: $149,917.
Pacific/Hawaii
    21. California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, Dr. Audrey 
Fine, California State Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, 3801 West Temple 
Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768. Grant: $399,979.
    22. University of California, Irvine, Keith Taylor, University of 
California, Irvine, 160 Administration Building, Irvine, CA 92697. 
Grant: $149,505.
    23. University of California, San Diego, Dr. Vivian Reznik, 
University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, 0934, La Jolla, 
CA 92093. Grant: $150,000.
    24. University of the Pacific, Carol Brodie, University of the 
Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211. Grant: $399,643.

    Dated: October 4, 2001.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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