[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68406-68407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4579-FA-22]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2003, Research and 
Technology Unsolicited Proposals

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 unsolicited 
research. The purpose of this document is to announce the names and 
addresses of the organizations that have been awarded cooperative 
agreements based on their submission and HUD's acceptance of 
unsolicited proposals for research funding.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Tewey, Director, Budget, 
Contracts and Program Control Division, Office of Policy Development 
and Research, Room 8230, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-
6000, telephone (202) 708-1796, extension 4098. 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 1-800-877-
TTY, 1-800-877-8339, or 202-708-1455. (Telephone number, other than 
``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Consolidated Appropriations Resolution 
of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7) provided $46,694,500 in Research and Technology 
funds for contracts, grants and necessary expenses of programs and 
studies relating to housing and urban problems. Included in this amount 
are $39,243,250 for core Research and Technology and $7,451,250 in 
funding for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) 
program. The majority of HUD's Research and Technology funding is 
awarded through competitive solicitations. The unsolicited proposal is 
another method used by HUD to fund research and development. An 
unsolicited proposal is submitted to support an idea, method or 
approach by individuals and organizations solely on the submitter's 
initiative. Funding of unsolicited proposals is considered a 
noncompetitive action. An unsolicited proposal demonstrates a unique 
and innovative concept or a unique capability of the submitter, offers 
a concept or service not otherwise available to the Government and does 
not resemble the substance of a pending competitive action. All 
unsolicited proposals and the resulting award of cooperative agreements 
include substantial cost sharing on the part of the submitter/awardee.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance for this program is 
14.506.
    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 FY2003 Awardees for Cooperatives Agreements

Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS), 
Edward Sparr, Executive Director, 1249 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 
22314, Grant Number: H-21400SG, Project Title: ``Seminar on Redefining 
Metro/Non-Metro'', Total Amount $10,000, Date Awarded: 9/23/03
MDRC, Jesus M. Amadeo, Senior Vice President, 16 East 34th Street, New 
York, NY 10016, Grant Number H-21042CA, Project Title: ``Jobs-Plus 
Community Revitalization Initiative for Public Housing Families'', 
Total Amount $1,100,000, Date Awarded: 5/31/03
NAHB Research Center, Michael Luzier, President, 400 Prince Georges 
Boulevard, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, Grant Number: H-21396CA, Project 
Title: ``Tool Base Services 2003, The Portal to Technical Information 
for the Home Building Industry'', Total Amount $905,000, Date Awarded 
5/29/03
National Building Museum, G. Martin Moeller, Senior Vice President for 
Special Projects, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001, Grant 
Number: H-21399CA, Project Title: ``National Building Museum Affordable 
Housing Design Program'', Total Amount: $238,700, Date Awarded: 9/23/03

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New Mexico State University, Daniel J. Dwyer, Vice Provost for 
Research, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, Grant Number: H-21397CA, 
Project Title: ``Colonias Economic Development Policy'', Total Amount: 
$179,000, Date Awarded: 5/12/03
Touchstone Research Laboratory, Ltd. William Casto, Chief Financial 
Officer, The Millennium Centre, Triadelphia, WV 26059, Grant Number: H-
21363CA, Project Title: ``Housing Applications for New Carbon Foam 
Technology Materials'', Total Amount: $187,763, Date Awarded: 11/14/02
University of Colorado, Dorothy Yates, Director, Sponsored Programs, 
Institute of Public Policy, Graduate School of Public Affairs, 1445 
Market Street, Denver, CO 80202, Grant Number: H-21401CA, Project 
Title: ``Employer-Assisted Employee Housing Pilot Program Study in 
Nicaragua'', Total Amount: $20,000, Date Awarded: 7/25/03
University of Maryland at College Park, Monique Anderson, Contract 
Manager, Office of Research Administration and Advancement, 3112 Lee 
Building, College Park, MD 20742, Grant H-21403CA, Project Title: 
``Zoning as a Barrier to Affordable Housing'', Total Amount $300,000, 
Date Awarded: 9/30/03
Urban Land Institute, Cheryl Cummins, Chief Operating Officer, 1025 
Thomas Jefferson Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007, Grant Number: H-
21404CA, Project Title: ``Research on Barriers to Land Acquisition and 
Infill Development'', Total Amount: $151,052, Date Awarded: 9/30/03

    Dated: November 6, 2003.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and 
Research.
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