[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32121-32122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. 4590-FA-7A]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2005; Doctoral 
Dissertation Research Grant 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 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) Program. The purpose of 
this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award 
winners and the amount of the awards to be used to help doctoral 
candidates complete dissertations on topics that focus on housing and 
urban development issues.

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 numbers, other than ``800'' TTY numbers, are not toll free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DDRG Program was created as a means of 
expanding the number of researchers conducting research on subjects of 
interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates can receive grants of up to 
$25,000 to complete work on their dissertations. Grants are for a two-
year period.
    The Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary 
for Policy Development and Research (PD&R) administers this program. 
This Office also administers PD&R's other grant programs for academics.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.516.
    May 21, 2005, (70 FR 13763), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $400,000 in FY 2005 
for the DDRG 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 announced below, and in accordance with 
Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the Department is 
publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards as 
follows (More information about the winners can be found at http://www.oup.org.):

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2005 Doctoral 
Dissertation Reseach Grant Program Funding Competition, by Institution, 
Address, Grant Amount and Name of Student Funded

    1. The Trustee of Princeton University, Michelle Christy, The 
Trustee of Princeton University, PO Box 36, 4 New South Building, 
Princeton, NJ 08544. Grant: $12,308 to Nicole Esparza.
    2. Temple University, Roseanne Wallin, Temple University, 1601 
North Broad Street, 506 USB, 083-45, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Grant: 
$25,000 to Gretchen Suess.
    3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Langley Keyes, 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-
523, Cambridge, MA 02139. Grant: $25,000 to Gretchen Weismann.
    4. Ohio State University Research Foundation, Laurie Rosenberg, 
Ohio State University Research Foundation, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, 
OH 43210. Grant: $22,340 to Griff Tester.
    5. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, Gerald Kane, 
Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, PO Box 400195, 
Charlottesville, VA 22904. Grant: $24,930 to Scott Davis.
    6. University of Chicago, Glida Reyes, University of Chicago, 5801 
South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Grant: $25,000 to Catherine 
Fennell.
    7. President and Fellow of Harvard, Jenny Schuetz, President and 
Fellow of Harvard, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Holyoke Center, Suite 
600, Cambridge, MA 02138. Grant: $22,400 to Jenny Schuetz.
    8. The Regents of the University of California, Susan Hedley, The 
Regents of the University of California, 336 Sproul Hall, MC 5940, 
Berkeley, CA 94720. Grant: $25,000 to Matthew Marr.
    9. The Regents of the University of California, Kenneth Castro-
Oistad, The Regents of the University of California, 10920 Wilshire 
Boulevard, Suite 1200,

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Berkeley, CA 90024. Grant: $25,000 to Jane Rongerude.
    10. Arizona Board of Regents, Joseph Galaskiewicz, Arizona Board of 
Regents, PO Box 3308, Tucson, AZ 85722. Grant: $22,034 to George Hobor.
    11. Kent State University, Karen Mossberger, Kent State University, 
Research and Graduate Studies, PO Box 5190, 134 Auditorium Bldg, 
Terrace Drive, Portage, OH 44242. Grant: $25,000 to Michele Gilbert.
    12. Tufts University, Johanna Dwyer, Tufts University, Jaharis 
Building, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111. Grant: $24,981 to 
Shirley Chao.
    13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Priscilla Caissie, 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 9-
523, Cambridge, MA 02139. Grant: $25, 000 to Ryan Allen.
    14. North Carolina State University, Matt Ronning, North Carolina 
State University, 240 Administrative Services III, Campus Box 7514, 
Raleigh, NC 27695. Grant: $17,5000 to Jaren Pope.
    15. Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Mary Farhnam, 
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, EAB 
203, Omaha, NE 68182. Grant: $25,0000 to Patrick McNamara.
    16. New York University, Linda Reiss, New York University, 15 
Washington, Place, 1H, New York, NY 10003. Grant: $24,600 to Keri-
Nicole Dillman.
    17. Ohio State University Research Foundation, Tom Gegorie, Ohio 
State University Research Foundation, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 
43210. Grant: $24,735 to Barbra Teater.

    Dated: May 26, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary.
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