[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22570]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5300-N-29]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2009 Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian 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 (HUD) Reform Act of 1989, this document 
notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) 
Program. The purpose of this document is to announce the names, 
addresses and the amount awarded to the winners to be used to assist 
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian institutions of higher education to 
expand their role and effectiveness in addressing communities in their 
localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic 
development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income, 
consistent with the purpose 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 
8226, 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 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian 
Institutions Assisting Communities Program was approved by Congress 
under the Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8, approved March 11, 
2009) 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 AN/NHIAC 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 14.515.
    On June 25, 2009, a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was 
posted on Grants.gov announcing the availability of $3 million 
appropriated in FY09. Each eligible campus was permitted to apply 
individually for $800,000, the maximum amount that can be awarded for a 
period of 36 months.
    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.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2009 Alaska Native/
Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding 
Competition, By Institution, Address and Grant Amount

Region X

1. University of Alaska Fairbanks-Kuskokwim Campus, Maggie Griscavage, 
University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 757880, Fairbanks, AK 99775-
7880. Grant: $749,597.
2. University of Alaska Fairbanks-Bristol Bay Campus, Maggie 
Griscavage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 757880, Fairbanks, 
AK 99775-7880. Grant: $734,597.

Region IX

3. University of Hawaii-Windward Community College, Georgette Sakumoto, 
University of Hawaii, 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki Hall D-200, Honolulu, 
HI 96822. Grant: $799,318.
4. University of Hawaii at West Oahu, Georgette Sakumoto, University of 
Hawaii, 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki Hall D-200, Honolulu, HI 96822. 
Grant: $716,488.

    Dated: August 26, 2009.

Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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