[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30155-30156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4865]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5030-C-1C]


Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Notice of Funding 
Availability, Policy Requirements and General Section to SuperNOFA for 
HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs; Reopening for Additional Eligible 
Activity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities 
(HSIAC) Program

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Super Notice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for HUD 
Discretionary Grant Programs; Reopening for Additional Eligible 
Activity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities 
(HSIAC) Program.

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SUMMARY: On March 8, 2006, HUD published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 
SuperNOFA (SuperNOFA), for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. This 
document modifies the HSIAC Program. The notice published today 
announces that ``Construction, renovation, expansion of an 
institution's own facilities'' is an eligible activity. As a result, 
HUD is reopening the competition for available funds. The application 
deadline date is now June 29, 2006. Applicants who have already 
submitted applications may submit new and complete applications to 
reflect this change. These changes do not affect the application 
package for the HSIAC Program NOFA on Grants.gov.

DATES: The application submission date for the HSIAC Program is June 
29, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The HSIAC NOFA identifies the 
applicable agency contacts for each program. Questions regarding 
today's Notice should be directed to the agency contacts identified in 
the program NOFA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 8, 2006 (71 FR 11712), HUD 
published its Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, SuperNOFA for 
HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs. The FY2006 SuperNOFA announced the 
availability of approximately $2.2 billion in HUD assistance. This 
notice published in today's Federal Register modifies the HSIAC Program 
NOFA. HUD had inadvertently included among the ineligible activities an 
activity that is eligible for funding under this NOFA. Construction, 
renovation, and expansion of an institution's facilities are eligible 
activities for funding. In order to provide applicants will adequate 
time to prepare and complete their application in light of this change, 
the application submission period has been reopened. The deadline date 
for applications is now June 29, 2006. Applicants who previously 
submitted applications may resubmit a new and complete applications in 
response to the change made today. The remainder of the HSIAC Program 
NOFA is unchanged. Applicants should refer to the HSIAC Program NOFA 
published as part of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, SuperNOFA for HUD's 
Discretionary Grant Programs on March 8, 2006 and HUD's Fiscal Year 
2006 Notice of Funding Availability Policy Requirements and General 
Section to the SuperNOFA for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs on 
January 20, 2006 (71 FR 3382) for all application requirements and 
procedures.

Summary of Changes to the HSIAC NOFA

    Summaries of the changes made by this document follow. The page 
number shown in brackets identifies where the individual funding 
availability announcement that is being modified can be found in the 
March 8, 2006, SuperNOFA. The notice in today's Federal Register will 
also be reflected in the application instructions located on 
Grants.gov/Apply. Applicants must read the instruction download located 
on Grants.gov/Apply prior to submitting their application in order to 
receive all parts of the application.

Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) Program 
[11756]

    On page 11757, Overview Information, section F., first column, HUD 
is reopening the competition and establishing an application deadline 
date of June 29, 2006.
    On page 11758, section III.C.a., second column, HUD is modifying 
the list of eligible activities by adding paragraph (12), which 
includes construction, renovation, and expansion of an institution's 
own facilities as eligible activities.
    On page 11761, section IV.C., first column, HUD is reopening the 
competition and establishing an application deadline date of June 29, 
2006.
    On page 11761, section IV.E.e., first column, HUD is removing, ``e. 
Construction renovation, expansion of an institution's own facilities'' 
from the list of ineligible CDBG activities. HUD had inadvertently 
included these activities as ineligible when in fact they are eligible 
activities under this NOFA.
    Accordingly, in the Notice of HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, Notice 
of Funding Availability (NOFA), Policy Requirements to the SuperNOFA 
for HUD's Discretionary Grant Programs, beginning at 71 FR 11712, in 
the issue of March 8, 2006, the following changes are made.
    1. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting Communities (HSIAC) 
Program, beginning on page 11756:
    On page 11757, Overview Information, section F., delete ``May 22, 
2006'' and replace with ``June 29, 2006.''
    On page 11758, section III.C.a., second column, add paragraph (12) 
to read as follows:

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    (12) Construction, renovation, expansion of an institution's own 
facilities; and
    On page 11761, section IV.C., first column, delete ``May 22, 2006'' 
and replace with ``June 29, 2006.''
    On page 11761, section IV.E.e., first column, delete 
``Construction, renovation, expansion of an institution's own 
facilities.''

    Dated: May 19, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 06-4865 Filed 5-22-06; 2:42 pm]
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