[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57979-57980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28776]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4630-FA-05 ]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2001; Hispanic-
serving Institutions Assisting Communities 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 Hispanic-
serving Institutions Assisting Communities 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 help Hispanic-
serving Institutions of Higher Education expand their role and 
effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their 
localities, consistent with the purposes of HUD's Community Development 
Block Grant program (CDBG) .

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 Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting 
Communities Program (HSIAC) 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

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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 Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program 
provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-eligible activities including 
housing rehabilitation and financing, property demolition or 
acquisition, public facilities, economic development, business 
entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs. On February 26, 2001 (66 
FR 11769), HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 
announcing the availability of $6.5 million in Fiscal Year 2001 funds 
for the Hispanic-serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program. 
The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received 
based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD 13 applications 
were funded. These grants, with their grant amounts are identified 
below.

    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.514.

    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 Hispanic-
serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding 
Competition, by Name and Address

New York/New Jersey

    1. Bronx Community College, Dr. Carin Savage, Bronx Community 
College, University Avenue and west 181st Street, Bronx, NY 10453. 
Grant: $400,000.
    2. Lehman College, Eleanor Lunden, Lehnman College, 250 Bedford 
Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468. Grant: $210,952.

Southeast/Caribbean

    3. University of Miami, Dr. Elizabeth Plater-Zyber, University of 
Miami, 1223 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146. Grant: $399,995.
    4. Miami-Dade Community College, InterAmerican Campus, Dr. David 
Rafky, Miami-Dade Community College, InterAmerican Campus, 627 SW 27th 
Avenue, Miami, FL 33135. Grant: $288,908.

Southwest

    5. Del Mar College, Linda Ard, Del Mar College, 101 Baldwin, Corpus 
Christi, TX 78404. Grant: $400,000.
    6. San Jacinto College North, Dr. Granville Sydnor, San Jacinto 
College North, 5800 Uvalde, Houston, TX 77504. Grant: $399,890.
    7. Southwest Texas Junior College, Dr. Blaine Bennett, Southwest 
Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Road, Uvalde, TX 78801. Grant: 
$400,000.
    8. Texas A&M International University, Dr. J. Michael Patrick, 
Texas A&M International University, 5201 Laredo Blvd., Laredo, TX 
78041. Grant: $150,479.
    9. University of the Incarnate Word, Dr. John Velasquez, University 
of the Incarnate Word, 3721 S. Press Street, San Antonio, TX 78201. 
Grant: $399,948.

Pacific/Hawaii

    10. Cochise College, Chuck Hoyak, Cochise College, 4190 West 
Highway 80, Douglas, AZ 85607. Grant: 319,290.
    11. Los Angeles Mission College, Edgardo Zayas, Los Angeles Mission 
College, 13356 Eldridge Avenue, Sylmar, CA 91342. Grant: $400,000.
    12. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Dr. Denise Fairchild, Los 
Angeles Trade-Technical College, 400 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, 
CA 90015. Grant: $400,000.

Northwest/Alaska

    13. Yakima Valley Community College, Dan Groves, Yakima Valley 
Community College, P.O. Box 22520, Yakima, WA 98907. Grant: $397,766.

    Dated: November 8, 2001.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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