[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53324-53325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21734]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5415-N-25]


Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 
HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative--Round 1 
NOFA

AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the 
applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria and other 
requirements for the FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods--Round 1 NOFA. 
Approximately $65 million is made available through this NOFA, by the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, approved 
December 16, 2009). The FY 2010 Choice Neighborhoods competition will 
be conducted through two rounds. Today's publication announces the 
posting of the Round 1 NOFA. In Round 1, applicants may submit either a 
Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant or a Choice Neighborhood 
Implementation Grant application. Upon conclusion of its review of 
Planning Grant applications submitted in response to the Round 1 NOFA, 
HUD will announce approximately 12-15 Planning Grant awards. Upon 
conclusion of its review of Implementation Grant applications submitted 
in response to the Round 1 NOFA, HUD will select approximately 10 
Implementation Grant finalists. HUD will then publish a second NOFA 
(i.e., the Round 2 NOFA) and provide these

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Implementation Grant finalists an opportunity to assemble and submit a 
more detailed application.
    The notice providing information regarding the application process, 
funding criteria and eligibility requirements can be found using the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development agency link on the 
Grants.gov/Find Web site at http://www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A 
link to Grants.gov is also available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the Choice Neighborhood 
Initiative Program is 14.889. Applications must be submitted 
electronically through Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program 
requirements should be directed to the agency contact identified in the 
program NOFA. Questions regarding the 2010 General Section should be 
directed to the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight 
at 202-708-0667 (this is not a toll-free number) or the NOFA 
Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929 (toll-free). Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by calling the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

    Dated: August 26, 2010.
Barbara S. Dorf,
Director, Office of Departmental Grants, Management and Oversight, 
Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21734 Filed 8-30-10; 8:45 am]
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