[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50691-50692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5100-FA-11]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2007 Tribal 
Colleges and Universities 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

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Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP). 
The purpose of this document is to announce the names and addresses of 
the award winners and the amount of the awards which are to be used to 
enable Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) to build, expand, 
renovate, and equip their own facilities, and expand the role of the 
TCUs into the community through the provision of needed services such 
as health programs, job training, and economic development activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University 
Partnerships, 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 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program 
was approved by Congress under the Revised Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2007 and is administered by the Office of University 
Partnerships under 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 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program assist tribal colleges 
and universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own 
facilities, and expand the role of the TCUs into the community through 
the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training, 
and economic development activities.
    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.519.
    On March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11497), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $2.57 million in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, plus an additional $217,190 that was carried 
over from the last year's competition making a total of $2,791,190 
available for funding the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program. The 
Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received 
based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD funded five 
applications.
    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 Tribal Colleges 
and Universities Program Funding Competition, By Institution, Address, 
and Grant Amount

Region VI

    1. Institute of American Indian Arts, Mrs. Laurie Logan Brayshaw, 
Institute of American Indian Arts, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe, NM 
87508. Grant: $600,000.

Region VIII

    2. Sitting Bull College, Ms. Koreen Ressler, Sitting Bull College, 
1341 92nd Street, Fort Yates, ND 58538. Grant: $600,000.
    3. Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Mr. Harold McCowan, Candeska 
Cikana Community College, P.O. Box 269, Fort Totten, ND 58335. Grant: 
$599,309.
    4. Fort Berthold Community College, Mr. Keith Smith, Fort Berthold 
Community College, 220 8th Avenue, North, P.O. Box, 490, New Town, ND 
58763. Grant: $391,881.
    5. Oglala Lakota College, Ms. Arlene Quist, Oglala Lakota College, 
490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, SD 57752. Grant: $600,000.

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