Federal Register, Volume 74 Issue 217 (Thursday, November 12, 2009)

[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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