[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47954-47955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22571]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5300-N-27]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2009 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 (HUD) Reform Act of 1989, this document 
notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 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

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Partnerships, 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 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program 
was approved by Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8, approved March 
11, 2009) 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 assists 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 June 25, 2009, a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was 
posted on Grants.gov announcing the availability of $5 million in 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funding for 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 
five 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.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2009 Tribal Colleges 
and Universities Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address, 
and Grant Amount

Region VII

    1. Nebraska Indian Community College, Micheal Oltrogge, Nebraska 
Indian Community College, 1 College Hill, Macy, NE 68039. Grant: 
$799,545.25.

Region VIII

    2. Fort Peck Community College, Warren Means, Fort Peck Community 
College, 605 Indian Avenue, Poplar, MT 59255. Grant: $800,000.
    3. Oglala Lakota College, Thomas Shortbull, Oglala Lakota College, 
490 Piya Wiconi Road, Kyle, SD 57752-0490. Grant: $800,000.
    4. Sisseton Wahpeton College, Pam Wynia, Sisseton Whapeton College, 
12572 BIA Highway, 700 Box 689, Agency Village, SD 57262. Grant: 
$800,000.
    5. Sitting Bull College, Koreen Ressler, Sitting Bull College, 1341 
92nd Street, Fort Yates, ND 58538. Grant: $799,698.

    Dated: August 26, 2009.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. E9-22571 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
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