[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 189 (Monday, October 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55800-55801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5100-FA-10]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2007; Historically 
Black 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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program. The purpose of 
this document is to announce the names, addresses and the amount 
awarded to the winners to be used to help Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities (HBCUs) expand their role and effectiveness in 
addressing community development needs in their localities, consistent 
with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and 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 Historically Black 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 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 HBCU Program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-eligible 
activities including housing rehabilitation, property demolition or 
acquisition, public facilities, economic development, business 
entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs.

The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.520.

    On March 13, 2007 (72 FR 11468), HUD published a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of approximately $8.9 
million of which up to $1 million has been allocated for technical 
assistance,

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therefore, $7.9 million, plus an additional $464,600 that was carried 
over was available this year for funding grants under this program. The 
maximum amount an applicant could be awarded this year is $600,000 for 
a three-year (36 months) grant performance period. Of this amount, 
approximately $1.8 million is available to HBCU applicants that had not 
been funded in the past and $6.5 million is available to fund HBCU 
applicants that had been previously funded. Fifty applications were 
received from HBCUs in response to this program NOFA; however, two were 
disqualified because they were determined not to be eligible 
applicants. All applications received were from applicants that been 
previously funded.
    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, and 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), is publishing a list of grantees and 
amount of awards.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2007 Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities Program Funding Competition, by 
Institution, Address, and Grant Amount

Region III

    1. Coppin State University, Mr. James Roberts, Coppin State 
University, 2500 West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216. Grant: 
$599,522.

Region IV

    2. LeMoyne-Owens College, Mr. Jeffrey Higgs, LeMoyne-Owens College, 
802 Walker Avenue, Suite 5, Memphis, TN 38126. Grant: $600,000.
    3. Winston-Salem State University, Ms. Valerie Howard, Winston-
Salem State University, 601 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 
Winston-Salem, NC 27110. Grant: $600,000.
    4. Clinton Junior College, Mr. Mickey Beckham, Clinton Junior 
College, 1029 Crawford Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730. Grant: $600,000.
    5. Benedict College, Dr. David Swinton, Benedict College, 1600 
Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204. Grant: $600,000.
    6. South Carolina State University, Ms. Merlin Jackson, South 
Carolina State University, 300 College Street, NE, Orangeburg, SC 
29117. Grant: $600,000.
    7. Tennessee State University, Ms. Ginger Hausser Pepper, Tennessee 
State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209. 
Grant: $584,119.
    8. Tuskegee University, Mrs. Danette Hall, Tuskegee University, 
Carnegie Hall 4th Floor, Tuskegee, AL 36088. Grant: $600,000.
    9. Johnson C. Smith, Dr. Diane Bowles, Johnson C. Smith, 100 
Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216. Grant: $600,000.
    10. Hinds Community College-Utica Campus, Mr. Bobby Pamplin, Hinds 
Community College-Utica Campus, 34175 Hwy 18 West, Utica, MS 39175. 
Grant: $592,382.
    11. Rust College, Dr. David Beckley, Rust College, 150 Rust Avenue, 
Holly Springs, MS 38635. Grant: $598,577.

Region VI

    12. Dillard University, Mr. Theodore Callier, Dillard University, 
2601 Gentilly Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70112. Grant: $600,000.
    13. Southern University at Shreveport, Mrs. Janice Sneed, Southern 
University at Shreveport, 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 
Shreveport, LA 71107. Grant: $600,000.

Region VI

    14. Texas Southern University, Ms. Ella Nunn, Texas Southern 
University, 3100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX 77004. Grant: $600,000.

    Dated: September 13, 2007.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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