[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 67642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28127]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4723-FA-20]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2002 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 2002 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: Susan Brunson, Office of University 
Partnerships, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-
3061, ext. 3852. 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 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 
2002, as part of the ``Veterans Administration, HUD and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2002'' 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.
    The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program assist tribal colleges 
and universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own 
facilities. On March 26, 2002 (67 FR 13993), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $3 million 
in Fiscal Year 2002 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 eight 
applications were funded.

    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, 42 
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 2002 Tribal Colleges 
and Universities Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address, 
and Grant Amount

Rocky Mountains

    1. Fort Peck Community College, Warren Means, Fort Peck Community 
College, P.O. Box 398, Polar, MT 59255. Grant: $400,000.
    2. Si Tanka College, Robert Hall, Si Tanka College, P.O. Box 220, 
Eagle Butte, SD 57652. Grant: $400,000.
    3. Sisseton Wahpeton Community College, Dr. William Bray, Sisseton 
Wahpeton Community College, BIA Road 700, Box 689, Agency Village, SD 
57268. Grant: $399,885.
    4. Stone Child College, Edward Stamper, Stone Child College, RRI 
Box 1088, Box Elder, MT 59521. Grant: $400,000.
    5. Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Walter R. Hollified, 
Cankdeska Cikana Community College, P.O. Box 269, Fort Totten, ND 
58835. Grant: $400,000.

Midwest

    6. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Treneice Marshall, 
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, 409 Superior, P.O. Box 519, 
Baraga, MI 49908. Grant: $400,000.
    7. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Dawn Newman, Fond du 
Lac Tribal Community College, 2101 14th Street, Cloquet, MN 55720. 
Grant: $200,000.

Great Plains

    8. Little Priest Tribal College, Ann Downs, Little Priest Tribal 
College, 601 East College Drive, Winnebago, NE 68071. Grant: $400,000.

    Dated: October 23, 2002.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
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