[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63006-63007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5200-FA-20]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2008; 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) 2008 
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, 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 
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 Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161) 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 of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.520.
    On May 12, 2008, (FR Vol. 73 No. 92) HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of 
approximately $9 million for funding grants under this program. The 
maximum amount an applicant could be awarded this year is $700,000 for 
a three-year (36 months) grant performance period. Thirty-one 
applications were received from HBCUs in response to this program NOFA.
    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). 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 Historically Black
                 Colleges and Universities Grant Program
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             Recipient               City/State/ZipCode        Award
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 Stillman College, Dr. Eddie         Tuscaloosa, AL              $700,00
 Thomas, PO Box 1430, 3600           35401.
 Stillman Boulevard.
 Alabama A&M University, Mr.         Normal, AL 35762...         700,000
 Joseph Lee, PO Box 411, 4900
 Meridian Street.
 Miles College, Mr. Frank Topping,   Fairfield, AL 35064         700,000
 305 Brown Building, 5500 Myron
 Massey Boulevard.
 University of Arkansas at Pine      Pine Bluff, AR              700,000
 Bluff, Mr. Henry Golatt, 1200       71601.
 North University Drive, Slot 4943.
 Howard University, Dr. Rodney D.    Washington, DC              700,000
 Green, 2400 Sixth Street, NW.       20059.
 Savannah State University, Ms.      Savannah, GA 31404.         700,000
 Shirley Geiger, 3219 College
 Street.
 Southern University and A&M         Baton Rouge, LA             700,000
 College, Dr. Alma Thorton, PO Box   70813.
 12596.
 Winston-Salem State University,     Winston-Salem, NC           700,000
 Ms. Valerie Howard, 601 South       27110.
 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
 North Carolina Agricultural and     Greensboro, NC              698,531
 Technical State University, Dr.     27411.
 Mushbau A. Shofoluwe, 1601 E
 Market Street.
 North Carolina Central              Durham, NC 27707...         695,077
 University, Dr. Rebecca M.
 Winders, 1801 Fayetteville Street.

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 Voorhees College, Mr. Willie        Demark, SC 29042-           700,000
 Owens, PO Box 678, 422 Beech        2602.
 Avenue.
 West Virginia State University      Institute, WV 25112-        700,000
 Research and Development            1000.
 Corporation, Ms. A. Jenny Fertig,
 201 ACEOP Administration
 Building, PO Box 1000.
 Virginia University of Lynchburg,   Lynchburg, VA 24501-        600,000
 Dr. Doris Crawford, 2058 Garfield   6417.
 Avenue.
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