[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66318-66319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27668]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5415-FA-41]


Announcement of Funding Awards; Limited English Proficiency 
Initiative Program (LEPI), Fiscal Year 2010/2011

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 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 for 
funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Limited 
English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 
2010/2011. This announcement contains the names and addresses of those 
award recipients selected for funding based on the rating and ranking 
of all applications and the amount of the awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Walsh, Director, Office of 
Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach, Office of Fair Housing 
and Equal Opportunity, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5246, Washington, DC 20410. Telephone number 
(202) 402-7017 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 13166 signed in August 2000 
requires all federal agencies to improve access to federally conducted 
and federally assisted programs and activities for persons who, as a 
result of national origin, are limited in the English proficiency 
(LEP). Each agency is to examine the services they provide, identify 
any need for services to those with limited English proficiency (LEP), 
and develop and implement a system to provide those services so LEP 
persons can have meaningful access to them. This LEPI NOFA sponsors 
organizations to help ensure that LEP persons can have meaningful 
access the Department of Housing and Urban Development's programs, 
services, and activities.
    The Department published its Limited English Proficiency Initiative 
(LEPI) NOFA on July 11, 2011, amended July 18, 2011, announcing the 
availability of $650,000 to go to up to seven organizations to make HUD 
programs more accessible to LEP persons. This Notice announces six 
grant awards of approximately $100,000 each and one grant award of 
$50,000 for organizations to assist locally targeted LEP individuals.
    For the FY 2010/2011 NOFA, the Department reviewed, evaluated, and 
scored the applications received based on the criteria in the FY 2010/
2011 LEPI NOFA. As a result, HUD has decided to fund the applications 
announced in Appendix A, and 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 hereby publishing 
details concerning the recipients of funding awards in Appendix A of 
this document.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for currently 
funded Initiatives under the Limited English Proficiency Initiative 
Program is 14.421.

    Dated: October 18, 2011.
John D. Trasvi[ntilde]a,
Assistance Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Appendix A

        FY 2010/2011--Limited English Proficiency Initiative NOFA
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       Applicant name             Contact        Region     Award amt.
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Chhaya Community Development  Seema Agnani             2     $100,000.00
 Center, 37-43 77th Street,    718-478-3848.
 2nd Floor, Jackson Heights,
 NY 11372-6629.
Equal Rights Center, 11       Adriana Lopez            3      100,000.00
 Dupont Circle NW,             202-234-3062.
 Washington, DC 20036.

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Southwest Minnesota Housing   Ali Joens 507-           5      100,000.00
 Partnership, 2401 Broadway    836-1605.
 Avenue, Suite 4, Slayton,
 MN 56172-1142.
International Institute of    Suzanne                  7       99,998.00
 St. Louis, 3654 S. Grand      LeLaurin 314-
 Street, St. Louis, MO 63118-  773-9090.
 3404.
Lutheran Children and Family  Rosemary                 3       99,101.00
 Services, 5902 North 5th      Bauersmith 215-
 Street, Philadelphia, PA      643-6335.
 19120-1824.
Kurdish Human Rights Center,  Pary Karadaghi           3      100,000.00
 10560 Main Street, Suite      703-385-3806.
 207, Fairfax, VA 22030-7176.
The Legal Aid Society of      Elise von                9       50,000.00
 Hawaii, 924 Bethel Street,    Dohlen 808-527-
 Honolulu, HI 96813-4304.      8056.
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