[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15211-15213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4347]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4950-FA-34]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Rural Housing and Economic 
Development Program; Fiscal Year 2005

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice 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 announcement 
notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a 
competition for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 
for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program. This 
announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the 
awards made available by HUD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D., Director, 
Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, Office of Community 
Planning and Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7137, 
Washington, DC 20410-7000; telephone (202) 708-2290 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-
877-8339. For general information on this and other HUD programs, call 
Community Connections at (800) 998-9999 or visit the HUD Web site at 
http://www.hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rural Housing and Economic Development 
program was authorized by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 
1999. The competition was announced in the NOFA published March 21, 
2005 (70 FR 14012).

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Applications were rated and selected for funding on the basis of 
selection criteria contained in that notice.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.250.
    The Rural Housing and Economic Development Program is designed to 
build capacity at the State and local level for rural housing and 
economic development and to support innovative housing and economic 
development activities in rural areas. Eligible applicants are local 
rural nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, 
federally recognized Indian tribes, State housing finance agencies, and 
state community and/or economic development agencies. The funds made 
available under this program were awarded competitively, through a 
selection process conducted by HUD.
    For the Fiscal Year 2005 competition, a total of $23.7 million was 
awarded to 103 projects nationwide.
    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 the grantees and amounts of 
the awards in Appendix A to this document.

    Dated: March 14, 2006.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

    Appendix A--Fiscal Year 2005 Funding Awards for Rural Housing and
                      Economic Development Program
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              Recipient                    State            Amount
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Chilkoot Indian Association.........  AK............         $150,000.00
The Hale Empowerment and              AL............         $149,963.13
 Revitalization Organization (HERO).
Health Services Center, Inc.........  AL............         $150,000.00
Arkansas Land and Farm Development    AR............         $134,321.42
 Corporation.
Lee County Community Development      AR............         $146,000.00
 Corporation Inc.
Arkansas Development Finance          AR............         $400,000.00
 Authority.
Four Corners Enterprise Community,    AZ............         $150,000.00
 Inc.
San Carlos Housing Authority........  AZ............         $140,973.00
Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc  AZ............         $146,936.00
White Mountain Apache Housing         AZ............         $400,000.00
 Authority.
International Sonoran Desert          AZ............         $400,000.00
 Alliance.
Nogales Community Development Corp..  AZ............         $400,000.00
Comite de Bien Estar, Inc...........  AZ............         $400,000.00
Big Pine Indian Reservation.........  CA............         $129,453.00
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe.............  CA............         $149,112.00
California Coalition for Rural        CA............         $150,000.00
 Housing.
California Human Development Corp...  CA............         $150,000.00
Walking Shield American Indian        CA............         $400,000.00
 Society.
Bear River Band of Rohnerville        CA............         $400,000.00
 Rancheria.
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and       CO............         $150,000.00
 Historic Byways Association, Inc..
Central Florida Community             FL............         $150,000.00
 Development Corporation.
Community Development Corporation of  GA............         $150,000.00
 Southwest Georgia.
Sapelo Island Cultural and            GA............         $149,875.00
 Revitalization Society, Inc.
Southwest Georgia United Empowerment  GA............         $400,000.00
 Zone, Inc..
Heritage Ranch, Inc.................  HI............         $400,000.00
Bethany Village.....................  IL............         $100,000.00
Hazard-Perry County Housing           KY............         $150,000.00
 Development Alliance, Inc..
McCreary County Community Housing     KY............         $150,000.00
 Development.
Homeless and Housing Coalition of     KY............         $150,000.00
 Kentucky.
Kentucky Highlands Investment         KY............         $400,000.00
 Corporation.
People's Self-Help Housing, Inc.....  KY............         $400,000.00
Kentucky Housing Corporation........  KY............         $400,000.00
Macon Ridge Community Development...  LA............         $300,000.00
Microenterprise Council of Maryland   MD............         $150,000.00
 (MCM).
Maine Development Foundation........  ME............         $150,000.00
Four Directions Development Corp....  ME............         $398,824.00
Northern Homes Community Development  MI............         $150,000.00
 Corporation.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa    MI............         $150,000.00
 Indians.
Huron Potawatomi, Inc...............  MI............         $149,997.00
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.......  MI............         $400,000.00
Midwest Minnesota Community           MN............         $362,500.00
 Development Corp.
Top of the Ozarks Resource            MO............         $360,898.00
 Conservation & Development Inc.
Pinebelt Community Services.........  MS............         $150,000.00
Mississippi Action for Commuity       MS............         $400,000.00
 Education, Inc..
County Housing Education and          MS............         $399,098.00
 Community Services, Inc.
Gateway Economic Development          MT............         $150,000.00
 District.
Lake County Community Development     MT............         $150,000.00
 Corp.
Browning Community Development        MT............         $150,000.00
 Corporation.
Native American CDFI Coalition......  MT............         $150,000.00
Hays Community Economic Development   MT............         $150,000.00
 Corp..
Blackfeet Housing...................  MT............         $400,000.00
The Affordable Housing Group of       NC............         $149,382.00
 North Carolina, Inc.
Design Corps........................  NC............         $150,000.00
Northwestern Housing Enterprises,     NC............         $150,000.00
 Inc.
Olive Hill Community Economic         NC............          $81,000.00
 Development Corp. Inc.
Hollister R.E.A.C.H., Inc...........  NC............         $149,560.00
Nebraska Housing Developers           NE............         $149,996.00
 Association.

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Ho-Chunk Community Development        NE............         $147,210.00
 Corporation.
New Mexico Rural Development          NM............         $150,000.00
 Response Council.
Cuatro Puertas......................  NM............         $149,858.00
Dona Ana County Colonias Development  NM............         $150,000.00
 Council.
Mexicano Land Education and           NM............         $139,000.00
 Conservation Trust.
Southeast NM Community Action         NM............         $150,000.00
 Corporation.
Pueblo of Picuris...................  NM............         $400,000.00
New Mexico Mortgage Finance           NM............         $400,000.00
 Authority.
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe...........  NV............         $100,000.00
Cooperative Ext. Assoc. of Albany     NY............         $200,000.00
 County.
Ohio Valley Regional Development      OH............         $105,000.00
 Commission.
Sojourners Care Network.............  OH............         $150,000.00
Delaware Nation.....................  OK............         $150,000.00
Little Dixie Community Action         OK............         $150,000.00
 Agency, Inc.
Oregon Corporation for Affordable     OR............         $100,000.00
 Housing.
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower    OR............         $149,984.00
 Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians.
Umatilla Reservation Housing          OR............         $400,000.00
 Authority.
Central Pennsylvania Community        PA............         $150,000.00
 Action, Inc.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal       PA............         $150,000.00
 Services, Inc.
Mennonite Economic Development        PA............         $150,000.00
 Associates.
Corporaci[oacute]n de Desarrollo      PR............         $400,000.00
 Econ[oacute]mico de Ceiba, CD.
Community Development Corporation of  SC............         $205,000.00
 Marlboro County.
Planning & Development District III.  SD............         $150,000.00
Northeast South Dakota Community      SD............         $150,000.00
 Action Program (NESDCAP).
Four Bands Community Fund Inc.......  SD............         $380,000.00
Volunteer Housing Development Corp..  TN............         $119,758.00
Volunteer Housing Management Corp...  TN............         $100,000.00
Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation   TN............         $148,101.56
 and Development Area.
Eastern Eight Community Development   TN............         $150,000.00
 Corp.
Carey Counseling Center, Inc........  TN............         $380,988.00
West Tennessee Legal Services.......  TN............         $400,000.00
Buffalo Valley, Inc.................  TN............         $400,000.00
Walker Montgomery Community           TX............         $150,000.00
 Development Corp.
El Paso Community Action Program,     TX............         $149,212.00
 Project Bravo, Inc.
Southwest Community Investment        TX............         $150,000.00
 Corporation.
Proyecto Azteca.....................  TX............         $400,000.00
El Paso Empowerment Zone Corp.......  TX............         $400,000.00
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc......  TX............         $400,000.00
ACCION Texas........................  TX............         $400,000.00
Azteca Community Loan Fund..........  TX............         $400,000.00
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation  UT............         $150,000.00
Aneth Chapter Community Development   UT............         $400,000.00
 Corporation.
Lower Elwha Housing Authority.......  WA............         $150,000.00
Neighborhood Housing Services of      WI............         $150,000.00
 Richland County.
Woodlands Development Group.........  WV............         $400,000.00
Wind River Development Fund.........  WY............         $155,000.00
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    Total...........................  ..............      $23,677,000.11
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