[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50984-50985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23845]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5300-FA-30]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2009; 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 (HUD) Reform Act of 1989, this document 
notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 
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 
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 Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Program was approved by 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 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 June 25, 2009, a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was 
posted on Grants.gov announcing the availability of approximately $9 
million for funding grants under this program. The maximum amount an 
applicant could be

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awarded this year is $800,000 for a three-year (36 months) grant 
performance period.
    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 Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities Program Funding Competition, by 
Institution, Address, and Grant Amount

Region III

 1. Howard University, Dr. Rodney D. Green, Howard University, 2400 
Sixth Street, NW. Washington, DC 20059. Grant: $463,960.

Region IV

 2. Winston-Salem State University, Ms. Valerie Howard, Winston-Salem 
State University, 601 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Winston-
Salem, NC 27110. Grant: $724,687.
 3. Elizabeth City State University, Morris Autry, Elizabeth City State 
University, 1704 Weeksville Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Grant: 
$800,000.
 4. Hinds Community College-Utica Campus, Bobby Pamplin, Hinds 
Community College-Utica Campus, 34175 Hwy 18 West, Utica MS 39175. 
Grant: $713,529.
 5. Benedict College, Larry Salley, Benedict College, 1600 Harden 
Street, Columbia, SC, 29204-1086. Grant: $800,000.
 6. South Carolina State University, Merylin Jackson, South Carolina 
State University, 300 College Street, Orangeburg, SC 29117. Grant: 
$800,000.
 7. LeMoyne-Owen College, Jeffery Higgs, LeMoyne-Owen College, 802 
Walker Avenue, Suite 5, Memphis, TN 38126. Grant: $800,000.
 8. Tennessee State University, Ginger Hausser-Pepper, Tennessee State 
University, 3500 John A Merritt Blvd., Campus Box 9503, Nashville, TN 
37209. Grant: $800,000.
 9. University of the Virgin Islands, Kathleen Davison, University of 
the Virgin Islands,  2 John Brewer's Bay, St Thomas, VI, 
00802. Grant: $794,220.

Region VI

10. Southern University at New Orleans, Cynthia Beaulieu, Southern 
University at New Orleans, 6400 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA, 70126. 
Grant: $703,604.
11. Southern University at Shreveport, Janice Sneed, Southern 
University at Shreveport, 3050 Martin Luther King Drive, Shreveport, 
LA, 71107. Grant: $800,000.

Region VI

12. Langston University, Linda Tillman, Langston University, 4205 North 
Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK, 73105. Grant: $800,000.

    Dated: September 4, 2009.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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