[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63005-63006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25067]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5200-FA-05]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2008; Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities 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 2008 Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC). The purpose 
of this document is to announce the names, addresses and the amount 
awarded to the winners to be used to help Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
of Higher Education to expand their role and effectiveness in 
addressing community development needs in their localities, including 
neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic development, 
principally for persons of low- and moderate-income consistent with the 
purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community 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 numbers, other than ``800'' TTY numbers, are not toll free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting 
Communities 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 HSIAC program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-eligible 
activities including housing rehabilitation and financing, 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 14.514.
    On May 12, 2008 (FR Vol. 73, No. 92), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability approximately $6 million in Fiscal Year 2008 for 
the HSIAC 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 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 Hispanic-Serving
            Institutions Assisting Communities Grant Program
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             Recipient               City/State/Zip Code       Award
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Imperial Valley College, Ms.        Imperial, CA 92251..        $600,000
 Efrain Silva, 380 E Aten Road.
Southwestern College, Ms. Cynthia   Chula Vista, CA              600,000
 Nagura, 900 Otay Lakes Road.        91910.
The Regents of the University of    Taos, NM 87571......         600,000
 New Mexico, Ms. Patricia
 Gonzales, 115 Civic Plaza Drive.
Research Foundation of CUNY on      Bronx, NY 10468.....         600,000
 behalf of Lehman College, Mr.
 Keville Frederickson, 250 Bedford
 Park Blvd. West, Shuster Hall 303.
University of Puerto Rico at        Carolina, PR 00984-          559,895
 Carolina, Dr. Carlos Sariol, PO     4800.
 Box 4800.
Texas A&M University--Kingsville,   Kingsville, TX 78363         600,000
 Dr. Tadeo Reyna, 700 University
 Boulevard, MSC 201.

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The University of Texas--Pan        Edinburg, TX 78539-          599,990
 American, Mr. Michael Uhrbrock,     2999.
 1201 W. University Drive.
The University of Texas at          Brownsville, TX              598,401
 Brownsville and TSC, Mr. John       78520.
 Sossi, Office of Sponsored
 Programs, 80 Fort Brown.
St. Mary's University, Mr. Steve    San Antonio, TX              596,794
 Nivin, 1 Camino Santa Maria.        78228.
Yakima Valley Community College,    Yakima, WA 98907....         600,000
 Mr. Bryce Humpherys, PO Box 22520.
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