[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 50691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5100-FA-12]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2007; Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities 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 (FY) 2007 Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) 
Program. The purpose of this document is to announce the names, 
addresses and the amount awarded to the winners to be used to assist 
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian institutions of higher education to 
expand their role and effectiveness in addressing communities in their 
localities, consistent with the purpose of Title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 8106, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
402-3852. 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 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian 
Institutions Assisting Communities Program was approved by Congress 
under the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 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 AN/NHIAC program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-
eligible activities including housing rehabilitation and financing, 
property demolition or acquisition, public facilities, economic 
development, business entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs.
    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.515.
    On March 13, 2007 (721 FR 11487), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $2.9 million 
appropriated in FY07, plus $810,691 in previously unobligated funds. 
Each eligible campus was permitted to apply individually, for $800,000 
the maximum amount that can be awarded for a period of 36 months.
    The Department reviewed, evaluated, and scored the applications 
received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded 
the applications below, 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).

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2007 Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding 
Competition, by Institution, Address and Grant Amount

Region X

    1. University of Alaska Fairbanks/Chukchi Campus, Mr. Lincoln 
Saito, University of Alaska Fairbanks/Chukchi Campus, 604 3rd Street, 
Kotzebue, AK 99752-0297. Grant: $799,955.
    2. University of Alaska Fairbanks/Bristol Bay Campus, Dr. Deborah 
McLean, University of Alaska Fairbanks/Bristol Bay Campus, P.O. Box 
757880, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7880. Grant: $799,500.
    3. Ilisagvik College, Ms. Marilyn Venable, Ilisagvik College, P.O. 
Box 749, Barrow, AK 99723. Grant: $799,989.

Region IX

    4. University of Hawaii/Leeward Community College, Mr. Mike Pecsok, 
University of Hawaii/Leeward Community College, 2530 Dole Street, 
Sakamaki D-200, Honolulu, HI, 96822. Grant: $581,325.
    5. University of Hawaii/Kapiolani Community College, Dr. Robert 
Franco, University of Hawaii/Kapiolani Community College, 2530 Dole 
Street, Sakamaki D-200, Honolulu, HI, 96822. Grant: $799,922.

    Dated: August 28, 2007.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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