[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25064]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5200-FA-16]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2008; 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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 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, 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 Tribal 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 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 of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.519.
    On May 12, 2008 (FR Vol. 73, No. 92) HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $5 million 
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 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 seven 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). 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 Tribal Colleges and
                       Universities Grant Program
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             Recipient               City/State/Zip Code       Award
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Tohono O'odham Community College,   Sells, AZ 85634-3129        $750,000
 Ms. Olivia Vanegas-Funcheon, Mile
 Post 115.5 North HWY 86, P.O. Box
 3129.
Bay Mills Community College,        Brimley, MI 49774...         504,800
 Michael Parish, 12214 W.
 Lakeshore Drive.
Salish Kootenai College, Dr.        Pablo, MT 59855.....         750,000
 Joseph McDonald, 58138 U.S.
 Highway 93.
United Tribes Technical College,    Bismarck, ND 58504..         745,200
 Mr. Russell Swagger, 3315
 University Drive.
Institute of American Indians Art,  Santa Fe, NM 87508..         750,000
 Laurie Logan Brayshaw, 83 Avan Nu
 Po Road.
Northwest Indian College, Mr. Dave  Bellingham WA 98226.         750,000
 Oreiro, 2522 Kwina Road.
College of Menominee Nation, Ms.    Keshena, WI 54135...         750,000
 Jill Martin, P.O. Box 1179.
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