[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62311-62312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2003 Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian 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 Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program. The 
purpose of this document is to announce the names, addresses and the 
amount awarded to the winners to be used to assist Alaska Native/Native 
Hawaiian institutions of higher education to expand their role and 
effectiveness in addressing communities in their localities, consistent 
with the purpose of Title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974, as amended.

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 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian 
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 Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Policy Development and Research. In addition to this 
program, the Office of University

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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 AN/NHIAC 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. Of 
the $6.981 million available, $3.4 million was allotted to fund Alaskan 
Hawaiian institutions and $3.4 million to fund Native Hawaiian 
institutions. Each eligible campus was permitted to apply individually, 
for $800,000 the maximum amount that can be awarded for a period of 36 
months.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.515.
    On April 25, 2003 (68 FR 21121), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $6.981 million in 
Fiscal Year 2003 for the AN/NHIAC 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 Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian Institituions Assisting Commuinities Program Funding 
Competition, by Institution, Address and Grant Amount

Pacific/Hawaii

    1. Chaminade University of Honolulu, Dr. Henery H. Gomes, Chaminade 
University of Honolulu, Office of the Provost, 3140 Waialae Avenue, 
Honolulu, HI 96816. Grant: $799,297.

Northwest/Alaska

    2. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Dr. Margaret Woods, Northwest 
Campus, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Pouch 400, Nome, AK, 99762. 
Grant: $799,820.
    3. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Dr. Deborah McLean-Nelson, 
Bristol Bay, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P. O. Box 1070, 
Dillingham, AK, 99576. Grant: $800,000.
    4. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Bob Medinger, Kuskookwim Campus, 
University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 368, Bethel, AK, 99559. Grant: 
$798,598.
    5. Ilisagvik College, Karen E. Stretch, Ilisagvik College, P.O. Box 
749, Barrow, AK, 99723. Grant: $799,724.

    Dated: October 17, 2003.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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