[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2003; 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 2003 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 
2003, as part of the ``Veterans Administration, HUD and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 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 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 April 25, 2003 (68 FR 21126), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $3.1 million 
in Fiscal Year 2003 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 funded 
eight applications.
    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 2003 Tribal Colleges 
and Universities Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address, 
and Grant Amount

Rocky Mountains

    1. Salish Kootenai College, Dr. Joseph McDonald, Salish Kootenai 
College, P.O. Box 117, Pablo, MT 59855. Grant: $384,552.
    2. United Tribes Technical College, Russell Swagger, United Tribes 
Technical College, 3315 University Drive, Bismarck, ND, 58504. Grant: 
$400,000.
    3. Sinte Gleska University, Dr. Georgia Hackett, Sinte Gleska 
University, Rosebud Sioux Reservation, 150 East 2nd Street, Mission, 
SD, 57555. Grant: $400,000.
    4. Chief Dull Knife College, Bill Wertman, Chief Dull Knife 
College, P.O. Box 98, Lame Deer, MT, 59043. Grant: $400,000.
    5. Turtle Mountain Community College, Dr. Gerald E. Monette, Turtle 
Mountain Community College, P.O. Box 340, Belcourt, ND 58136. Grant: 
$400,000.
    6. Blackfeet Community College, Dr. Terrance E. Whitright, 
Blackfeet Community College, P.O. Box 819, Browing, MT, 59417. Grant: 
$390,500.
    7. Oglala Lakota College, Dr. Thomas Shorthull, Oglala Lakota 
College, 490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, SD, 57752. Grant: $400,000.

Midwest

    8. Leech Lake Tribal College, Lenee Ross, Leech Lake Tribal 
College, 113 Balsam Avenue, NW, P.O. Box 180, Cass Lake, MT, 56633. 
Grant: $400,000.

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