[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16085-16087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8181]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Announcement of Funding To Develop Essential Community Facilities 
in Rural Communities for Eligible Tribal Colleges Listed as 1994 Land 
Grant Institutions That Have Met the Criteria Under the Equity in 
Education Land-Grant Status Act

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of 
$4 million in national competitive grant funds to be administered in 
accordance with this Notice, 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19), and the Community 
Facilities grant program (7 CFR part 3570, subpart B) for tribal 
colleges to develop essential community facilities in rural 
communities.

DATES: Applications may be submitted at any time until funds are 
exhausted. (See Allocation of Funds and Selection Process.)

ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to apply for assistance are encouraged to 
contact their local USDA Rural Development State office for guidance on 
the intake and processing of preapplications. A listing of Rural 
Development State offices, addresses, telephone numbers, and a 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, 334-279-3400, James B. Harris

Alaska State Office

800 W. Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645-6539, 907-761-7705, 
Dean Stewart

Arizona State Office

Phoenix Corporate Center, 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 900, 
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906, 602-280-8700, Leonard Gradillas

Arkansas State Office

700 W. Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, 501-
301-3200, Jesse G. Sharp

California State Office

430 G Street, #4169, Davis, CA 95616-4169, 530-792-5800, Janice 
Waddell

Colorado State Office

655 Parfet Street, Room E100, Lakewood, CO 80215, 303-236-2801, 
Leroy Cruz

Delaware State Office\*\

4607 S. DuPont Highway, P.O. Box 400, Camden, DE 19934-9998, 302-
697-4300, James E. Waters

Florida State Office\**\

4440 N.W. 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010, Gainesville, FL 32614-7010, 
352-338-3400, Glenn W. Walden

Georgia State Office

Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601-
2768, 706-546-2162, Jerry Thomas

Hawaii State Office

Room 311, Federal Building, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, 
808-933-8380, Thao Khamoui

Idaho State Office

9173 W. Barnes Drive, Suite A1, Boise, ID 83709, 208-378-5600, Dan 
Fraser

Illinois State Office

2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821, 217-403-6200, 
Gerald Townsend

Indiana State Office

5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278, 317-290-3100, Gregg 
Delp

Iowa State Office

873 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-
284-4663, Dorman A. Otte

Kansas State Office

1303 SW First American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-0440, 785-
271-2700, Gary Smith

Kentucky State Office

Suite 200, 771 Corporate Drive, Lexington, KY 40503, 859-224-7300, 
Vernon C. Brown

Louisiana State Office

3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, 318-473-7920, Danny 
Magee

Maine State Office

967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 405, Bangor, ME 04402-0405, 
207-990-9106, Alan Daigle

Massachusetts State Office\***\

451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002, 413-253-4300, Daniel Beaudette

Michigan State Office

3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823, 517-324-5100, 
Philip H. Wolak

Minnesota State Office

410 AgriBank Building, 375 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1853, 
651-602-7800, James Maras

Mississippi State Office

Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol, Jackson, MS 39269, 601-
965-4316, Darnella Smith-Murray

Missouri State Office

601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 
65203, 573-876-0976, D. Clark Thomas

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Montana State Office

Unit 1, Suite B, P.O. Box 850, 900 Technology Boulevard, Bozeman, MT 
59715, 406-585-2580, Deborah Chorlton

Nebraska State Office

Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall N, Lincoln, NE 
68508, 402-437-5551, Denise Brosius-Meeks

Nevada State Office

1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 89703-9910, 775-887-1222, 
Mike E. Holm

New Jersey State Office

Tarnsfield Plaza, Suite 22, 790 WoodLane Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, 
609-265-3600, Michael P. Kelsey

New Mexico State Office

6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room 255, Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505-761-
4950, Clyde F. Hudson

New York State Office

The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 S. Salina Street, Suite 357, 
Syracuse, NY 13202-2541, 315-477-6400, Gail Giannotta

North Carolina State Office

4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27609, 919-873-2000, Phyllis 
Godbold

North Dakota State Office

Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, 
Bismarck, ND 58502-1737, 701-530-2037, Donald Warren

Ohio State Office

Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North High Street, Columbus, OH 
43215-2418, 614-255-2400, David Douglas

Oklahoma State Office

100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074-2654, 405-742-1000, Rock 
W. Davis

Oregon State Office

101 SW Main, Suite 1410, Portland, OR 97204-3222, 503-414-3300, 
Jerry W. Sheridan

Pennsylvania State Office

One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, 717-
237-2299, Gary Rothrock

Puerto Rico State Office

IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 
00918-6106, 787-766-5095, Pedro Gomez

South Carolina State Office

Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, 
Columbia, SC 29102, 803-765-5163, Larry Floyd

South Dakota State Office

Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth Street SW., Huron, SD 57350, 
605-352-1100, Roger Hazuka

Tennessee State Office

Suite 300, 3322 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203-1084, 615-783-
1300, Keith Head

Texas State Office

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main, Temple, TX 76501, 254-
742-9700, Eugene G. Pavlat

Utah State Office

Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 S. State Street, Rm. 4311, 
P.O. Box 11350, Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0350, 801-524-4320, Bonnie 
Carrig

Vermont State Office****

City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, 802-
828-1600, Rhonda Shippee

Virginia State Office

Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 
23229, 804-287-1550, Carrie Schmidt

Washington State Office

1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW., Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512-5715, 360-704-
7740, Sandi Boughton

West Virginia State Office

Federal Building, 75 High Street, Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505-
7500, 304-284-4860, Dianne Crysler

Wisconsin State Office

4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481, 715-345-7600, Mark 
Brodziski

Wyoming State Office

100 East B, Federal Building, Room 1005, P.O. Box 820, Casper, WY 
82602, 307-261-6300, Charles Huff

    * The Delaware State Office also administers the Maryland 
program.
    ** The Florida State Office also administers the Virgin Island 
program.
    *** The Massachusetts State Office also administers the Rhode 
Island and Connecticut programs.
    **** The Vermont State Office also administers the New Hampshire 
program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Barnett, Community Programs, 
RHS, USDA, STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 14 DC 
20250-0787, Telephone (202) 720-1490, Facsimile (202) 690-0471, E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The reporting requirements contained in this notice have been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and have been 
assigned OMB control number 0575-0173 in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Authorizing Legislation and Regulations

    This program is authorized under section 306(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act. RHS will administer these funds using 
the same regulations that govern its Community Facilities grant 
program. Program administration, eligibility, processing, and servicing 
requirements that govern the Community Facilities grant program may be 
found under 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B.

Background

    Under the FY 2002 appropriation, Congress appropriated $4 million 
for a Community Facilities grant program for tribal colleges, hereafter 
referred to as the Tribal College Initiative. The eligible tribal 
colleges are 1994 land-grant institutions that have met the criteria 
under the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. These 
funds are in addition to the Community Facilities grant program's 
regular allocation of competitive grant funds.

Additional Eligibility Requirements

    In addition to those requirements contained in 7 CFR part 3570, 
subpart B, applicants eligible to compete for tribal college funds for 
FY 2002 must be one of the land-grant institutions that meet the 
criteria under the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.

Allocation of Funds

    All Tribal College Initiative funds will remain in the National 
Office reserve for funding consideration for FY 2002. Project 
selections will be on a national competitive basis. There will be two 
windows of opportunity to compete for grant funding. It is anticipated, 
the first 16 round of funding selections will be made after May 10, 
2002. The second round will be held after August 23, 2002. Each 
application will be limited to $200,000.

Selection Process

    Once a determination has been made by the State Office that an 
applicant is eligible, the preapplication is evaluated competitively 
and points awarded as specified in the project selection priorities 
contained in 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B. The State Director or designee 
will then forward the request to the National Office to compete for 
funding consideration. Projects will then be rated, ranked, and 
selections made in order of priority. Each proposal will be judged on 
its own merit. Unless withdrawn by the applicant, projects not selected 
for funding consideration for the first round of funding selections 
will remain eligible to compete for the next round of funding.
    To be considered for the first window, all preapplications along 
with supporting documentation satisfactory to the Agency must be 
received by the Rural Development State or designated field office by 
close of business May 3, 2002. To be considered for the second window, 
all preapplications must be received by the Rural Development State or 
designated field office by close of business August 16, 2002.

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Notice of Invitation to Submit Complete Application

    All preapplications selected for funding consideration will be 
notified by the State or field office by issuing Form AD-622, ``Notice 
of Preapplication Review Action.'' At that time, the proposed recipient 
will be invited to submit a complete application, along with 
instructions related to the agreed upon award amount, and asked to 
schedule an application conference to discuss items needed for formal 
application and to further clarify issues related to the project.

Final Approval and Funding Process

    Final approval is subject to the availability of funds; the 
submission by the applicant of a formal, complete application and 
related materials that meet the program requirements and 
responsibilities of the grantee (contained in 7 CFR part 3570, subpart 
B); the letter of conditions; and the grant agreement. Those 
preapplications that do not have sufficient priority necessary to 
receive funding consideration for FY 2002 will be notified, in writing, 
by the Agency's State or designated field office.

    Dated: March 28, 2002.
James C. Alsop,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 02-8181 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
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