[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 217 (Thursday, November 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58303-58305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27341]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5318-FA-01]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Indian Community 
Development Block Grant Recovery Act Program

AGENCY: Office of Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, 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 announcement 
notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a 
competition for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 (``Recovery Act'') Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 
for the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program. This 
announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of the award 
recipients under the ICDBG Recovery Act Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning the ICDBG 
Program awards, contact the Area Office of Native American Programs 
(ONAP) serving your area or Deborah M. Lalancette, Office of Native 
Programs, 1670 Broadway, 23rd Floor, Denver, CO 80202, telephone (303) 
675-1600. Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number 
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This program provides grants to Indian tribes and Alaska Native 
Villages to develop viable Indian and Alaska Native communities, 
including the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, 
and economic opportunities primarily for persons with low and moderate 
incomes as defined in 24 CFR 1003.4.
    The awards announced in this Notice were selected for funding in a 
competition announced in a NOFA posted on the Department's Recovery Act 
Web site on May 27, 2009 (http://www.hud.gov/recovery). Applications 
were scored and selected for funding based on the selection criteria in 
that notice and Area ONAP geographic jurisdictional competitions.
    The amount appropriated in the Recovery Act to fund the ICDBG was 
$10,000,000. The allocations contained in the NOFA for the Area ONAP 
geographic jurisdictions were adjusted to meet Area Office needs as 
allowed for in the NOFA. The final adjusted allocations are as follows:

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Eastern/Woodlands......................................       $1,480,885
Southern Plains........................................        1,738,957
Northern Plains........................................        1,612,431
Southwest..............................................        2,635,925
Northwest..............................................        1,200,000
Alaska.................................................        1,331,802
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    Total..............................................      $10,000,000
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    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), the Department is publishing the names, addresses, and 
amounts of the 19 awards made under the regional competitions in 
Appendix A to this document.

    Dated: October 29, 2009.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

APPENDIX A

                                              Recovery Act Indian Community Development Block Grant Awards
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            Name of applicant               Amount funded          Activity funded                              Project description
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                                                                      Alaska Region
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Akiachak Native Community, George Peter,          $299,215  Public Facility               Construct 1,025 feet of access road to Aanaq Subdivision.
 President, P.O. Box 70, Akiachak, AK                        Infrastructure.
 99551, (907) 825-4626.
Chilkoot Indian Association, Gregory               432,587  Housing Rehabilitation......  Inspection and rehabilitation of 20 homes.
 Stuckey, Tribal Administrator, P.O. Box
 490, Haines, AK 99827, (907) 766-2323.
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, Victoria Demmert,           600,000  Public Facility.............  Construction of Community Center/Facility.
 President, P.O. Box 418, Yakutat, AK
 99689, (907) 784-3238.
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    Total for Alaska Region..............        1,331,802
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                                                                Eastern Woodlands Region
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Hannahville Indian Community, Kenneth             $434,456  Public Facilities             Deer Ridge Infrastructure & Utilities.
 Meshigaud, Tribal Chairperson, N14911                       Infrastructure.
 Hannahville B1 Road, Wilson, MI 49894,
 (906) 466-2932.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Warren              600,000  Public Facility Community     Early Childhood Education Center.
 Swartz, Jr., President, 16429 Beartown                      Center.
 Road, Baraga, MI 49908, (906) 353-6623.
White Earth Band Reservation Tribal                446,429  Public Facility.............  White Earth Rediscovery Replacement Center.
 Council, Michael Triplett, Planner,
 26246 Crane Road, White Earth, MN 56591,
 (218) 983-32485.
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    Total for Eastern Woodlands Region...        1,480,885
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                                                                 Northern Plains Region
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes,          $412,431  Public Facility               Install 288 water meters.
 James Steele, Jr., Tribal Chairman, P.O.                    Infrastructure.
 Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855, (406) 675-2700.
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing                   600,000  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 20 units.
 Authority, Lafe Jaugen, Executive
 Director, P.O. Box 327, Lame Deer, MT
 59043, (406) 477-6419.
Utah Paiute Housing Authority, Jessie              600,000  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 18 units.
 Laggis, Executive Director, 665 North,
 100 East, Cedar City, UT 84721, (435)
 586-1122.
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    Total for Northern Plains Region.....        1,612,431
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                                                                    Northwest Region
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Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde            $600,000  Public Facilities and         (1) Design and construction of a 1,900 sq. ft. addition to the
 Community of Oregon, Cheryle Kennedy,                       Improvements.                 Tribe's Health and Wellness Center.
 Tribal Chairwoman, 9615 Grand Ronde                                                      (2) Remodel the front desk and lab spaces of the existing
 Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, (503) 879-                                                   Dental Clinic.
 2250.
Quileute Housing Authority, Anna Parris,           600,000  Housing Construction........  Construct five accessible 2-bedroom homes.
 Executive Director, PO Box 159, LaPush,
 WA 98350, (360) 374-9719.
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    Total for Northwest Region...........        1,200,000
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                                                                 Southern Plains Region
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Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Margie Ross,            $600,000  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 17-25 low- and moderate-income, single-family,
 Tribal Administrator, 13 South 69A,                                                       owner-occupied homes with energy efficient products.
 Miami, OK 74354, (918) 540-1536.
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, George E.               600,000  Public Facilities &           Access improvements to the current facility used by the
 Howell, President, Pawnee Business                          Improvement.                  elderly, handicapped and low- to moderate-income families who
 Council, P.O. Box 470, 881 Little Dee                                                     receive food through the Food Distribution Center.
 Drive, Pawnee, OK 74058, (918) 762-3621.                                                  Improvements will include energy efficient technologies.
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, LeRoy             538,957  Public Facilities &           Establishment of an auxiliary power source for Tribal Water/
 Howard, Chief, R2301 E. Steve Owens                         Improvement.                  Wastewater Systems & Emergency Response Facilities.
 Blvd., Miami, OK 74355, (918) 542-6609.
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    Total for Southern Plains Region.....        1,738,957
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                                                                    Southwest Region
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Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria,         $600,000  Housing Construction........  Construct three 3-bedroom homeownership units that include
 Leonard Bowman, Tribal Chairperson, 27                                                    accessible features for disabled persons.
 Bear River Drive, Loleta, CA 95551,
 (707) 733-1900.
Laguna Housing Development & Management            600,000  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 15 homeownership units for elderly/disabled
 Enterprise, William Sommers, Executive                                                    persons.
 Director, P.O. Box 178, Laguna, NM
 87026, (505) 552-6430.

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Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno            235,925  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 13 homes for low- and moderate-income tribal
 Indians, Diane McHenry, Grant Writer,                                                     members.
 P.O. Box 189, Warner Springs, Ca 92806,
 (760) 432-666.
Ohkay Owingeh Housing Authority, Tomasita          600,000  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 14 homes that are occupied by low- and moderate-
 Duran, Executive Director, P.O. Box                                                       income families located outside of the Pueblo's historic
 1059, Ohkay Owingeh, NM 87566, (505) 852-                                                 area.
 0189.
Quechan Tribally Designated Housing                600,000  Housing Rehabilitation......  Rehabilitate 10 homeownership housing units in an old
 Entity, Robert Letendre, Executive                                                        subdivision.
 Director, 1860 West Sapphire Lane,
 Winterhaven CA 92283, (760) 572-0243.
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    Total for Southwest Region...........        2,635,925
        Grand total......................       10,000,000
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