[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62312-62313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27529]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4800-FA-9C]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2003; 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 2003 Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC). The purpose 
of this document is to announce the names, addresses and the amount 
awarded to the winners to be used to help Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
of Higher Education to 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: Susan Brunson, 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, 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 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting 
Communities Program was approved by Congress under section 107 of the 
Community Development Block Grant appropriations for the Fiscal Year 
2003, 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 HSIAC 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.
    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.514.
    On April 25, 2003, (68 FR 21116), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $7.04 million in 
Fiscal Year 2003 for the HSIAC Program. The Department reviewed, 
evaluated, and scored the applications received based on the criteria 
in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications below, 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 set forth below.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2003 Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding Competition, 
by Institution, Address and Grant Amount

New York/New Jersey

    1. Lehman College, Ms. Eleanor Lundeen, Lehman College, 250 Bedford 
Park Blvd., Bronx, NY 10468. Grant: $600,000.

Southeast/Caribbean

    2. Universidad Metropolitana, Dr. Zaida Vega Lugo, Universidad 
Metropolitana, P.O. Box 21150, San Juan, PR 00928. Grant: $554,884.

Southwest

    3. San Antonio College, Mary Helen Vera, Ph.D., Women's Center, 
1300 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212. Grant: $594,763.
    4. The University of Texas Pan American, Mr. Pedro Salazar, The 
University of Texas Pan American, 1201 W University Drive, Edinburg, TX 
78539. Grant: $600,000.
    5. St. Phillips College, Federico Zaragoza, Ph.D., St. Phillips 
College,

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1801 Martin Luther King, San Antonio, TX 78203. Grant: $600,000.
    6. San Jacinto College, Mr. James Matlock III, San Jacinto College, 
4624 Fairmount Parkway, Pasadena, TX 77504. Grant: $597,986.
    7. Midland College, Mr. Alfredo Chaparro, Midland College, 3600 
North Garfield, Midland, TX 79705. Grant: $600,000.

Pacific/Hawaii

    8. Long Beach Community College District, Ms. Yvonne Gonzalez 
Duncan, Long Beach Community College, 4901 E. Carson Street, Long 
Beach, CA 90808. Grant: $600,000.
    9. San Diego State University, Ms. Suzanna Fuentes-Ferreiro, San 
Diego State University, 720 Heber Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231. Grant: 
$600,000.
    10. Bakersfield College, Mr. Ken Meier, Bakersfield College, 1801 
Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93305. Grant: $499,975.
    11. California State University-Bakersfield, Dr. Janice Chavez, 
California State University-Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, 
Bakersfield, CA 93311. Grant: $600,000.

Northwest/Alaska

    12. Heritage College, Ms. Mary Alice Muellerleile, Heritage 
College, 3240 Fort Road, Toppenish, WA 98948. Grant: $598,380.

    Dated: October 17, 2003.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 03-27529 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]
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