[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53244-53245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26335]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4674-FA-03]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2001 Tribal 
Colleges and Universities Program

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 Tribal 
Colleges and Universities 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 enable tribal colleges and 
universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own 
facilities, especially those that are available to and used by the 
larger community.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Holland, Office of University 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
8106, 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 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program 
was enacted under section 107 of the CDBG appropriation for fiscal year 
2001, as part of the ``Veterans Administration, HUD and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2001'' 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.

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    The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program enables tribal 
colleges and universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their 
own facilities, especially those that are available to and used by the 
larger community. On May 11, 2001 (66 FR 24237), HUD published a Notice 
of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $3 
million in Fiscal Year 2001 funds for the Tribal Colleges and 
Universities Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the 
applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, 
HUD seven applications were funded. These grants, with their grant 
amounts are identified below.
    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.519.
    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 Tribal 
Colleges and Universities Program Funding Competition, by Name and 
Address

    1. College of Menominee Nation, Dr. Holly Youngbear-Tibbetts, 
College of Menominee Nation, P.O. Box 1179, Keshena, WI 54135. Grant: 
$400,000.
    2. Fort Belknap College, Carol Falcon-Chandler, Fort Belknap 
College, P.O. Box 159, Harlem, MT 59526. Grant: $400,000.
    3. Institute of American Indian Arts, Carol Guzman, Institute of 
American Indian Arts, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, P.O. Box 22370, Santa Fe, NM 
85702. Grant: $400,000.
    4. Oglala Lakota College, Thomas Shortbull, Oglala Lakota College, 
490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, SD 57752. Grant: $400,000.
    5. Little Big Horn College, Avis Three Irons, Little Big Horn 
College, P.I. Box 370, One Forestry Lane, Crow Agency, MT 59022. Grant: 
$399,563.
    6. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Carolyn Elgin, 
Southwestern Polytechnic Institute, P.O. Box 10146, Albuquerque, NM 
87184. Grant: $400,000.
    7. Turtle Mountain College, Dr. Gerald Monette, Turtle Mountain 
College, P.O. Box 340, Belcourt, ND 58316. Grant: 399,440.

    Dated: October 4, 2001.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 01-26335 Filed 10-18-01; 8:45 am]
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