[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63003-63004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25046]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5200-FA-22A]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2008; 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) 2008 
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) 
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 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 awarded for 
a two-year period.
    The Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary 
for Policy Development and Research (PD&R) administers this program. 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 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.517. On May 12, 2008 (Vol. 73, No. 92), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $300,000 in 
FY 2008 funds 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). 
More information about the winners can be found at http://www.oup.org, 
the Department is publishing the names, addresses, and amounts of those 
awards as shown in Appendix A.

    Dated: October 14, 2008.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.

  Appendix A--Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Awards for Doctoral Dissertation
                         Research Grant Program
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             Recipient               City/State/Zip Code       Award
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Loyola University Chicago, Ms.       Chicago, IL 60626..         $18,744
 Caroline Kappers, Department of
 Sociology, 6525 North Sheridan
 Road, Student: Meghan A. Burke.

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 New York University, Dr. Ingrid     New York, NY 10012.          25,000
 Gould Ellen, Wagner Graduate
 School, 665 Broadway, Suite 801,
 Student: Martha Galvez.
 The University of Chicago, Ms.      Chicago, IL 60637..          25,000
 Gilda Reyes, Department of
 Sociology, 5801 South Ellis
 Avenue, Student: Danielle Wallace.
 The University of Tennessee, Ms.    Knoxville, TN 37996-         25,000
 Kay Cogley, Children's Mental       1529.
 Health Services, 1534 White
 Avenue, Student: Courtney Cronley.
 Georgia State University Research   Atlanta, GA 30302-           12,635
 Foundation, Inc., Dr. Charles       3999.
 Jaret, Department of Sociology,
 PO Box 3999, Student: Barbara
 Combs.
 New York University, Dr. Ingrid     New York, NY 10012.          24,012
 Gould Ellen, Wagner Graduate
 School, 665 Broadway, Suite 801,
 Student: Rachel Meltzer.
 The Regents of the University of    Berkeley, CA 94704-          25,000
 California, Ms. Christine           5940.
 Luppino, Sponsored Projects
 Office, 2150 Shattuck Avenue,
 Suite 313, Student: Amanda
 Lehning.
 The Trustees of Columbia            New York, NY 10027.          24,585
 University in the City of New
 York, Ms. Patricia Valencia,
 Department of Urban Planning,
 Mail Code 2205, Room 254
 Engineering Terrace, 1210
 Amsterdam Avenue, Student:
 Constantine Kontokosta.
 Southern New Hampshire              Manchester, NH               25,000
 University, Dr. Yoel Camayd-        03106-1045.
 Freixas, SCED, 2500 North River
 Road, Student: Richard Koenig.
 The Board of Trustees of the        Chicago, IL 60612-           25,000
 University of Illinois, Dr. Mark    7205.
 Mattaini, JACSW, 809 South
 Marshfield Avenue, 502 MB, M/C
 551, Student: Julia Wesley.
 University of North Carolina at     Chapel Hill, NC              25,000
 Chapel Hill, Mr. Hamilton Brown,    27599-1350.
 Office of Sponsored Research, 104
 Airport Drive, Suite 2200,
 Student: Jonathan Spader.
 University of Pennsylvania, Ms.     Philadelphia, PA             25,000
 Pamela Caudill, Social Policy and   19104-6205.
 Practice, Office of Research
 Services, 3451 Walnut Street,
 Student: Kristie Thomas.
 University of Oregon, Ms. Kelly     Eugene, OR 97403-            20,024
 Miles, Office of Research           5219.
 Services and Administration, 5219
 University of Oregon, Student:
 Timothy Haney.
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