[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27475-27477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11305]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5415-FA-25]
Announcement of Funding Awards; Choice Neighborhoods Grant
Program for Fiscal Years (FY) 2010 and 2011
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 FY2010 and FY2011 Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for the Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program. This
announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of award
recipients under the Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Clayton, Office of Public
Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4130,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone 202-401-8812. Hearing or speech-
impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Building upon the successes achieved and the
lessons learned from the HOPE VI program, the Choice Neighborhoods
Program employs a comprehensive approach to community development
centered on housing transformation. The program aims to transform
neighborhoods of poverty into viable mixed-income neighborhoods with
access to economic opportunities by revitalizing severely distressed
public and assisted housing and investing and leveraging investments in
well-functioning services, effective schools and education programs,
public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.
Choice Neighborhoods grants primarily funds the transformation of
public and/or HUD-assisted housing developments through preservation,
rehabilitation, and management improvements as well as demolition and
new construction. In addition, these funds can be used on a limited
basis (and combined with other funding) for improvements to the
surrounding community, public services, facilities, assets and
supportive services. Choice Neighborhoods grant funds are intended to
catalyze other investments that will be directed toward necessary
community improvements. For FY2010 and FY2011, HUD awarded two types of
grants for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative: Planning Grants and
Implementation Grants.
(1) Planning Grants enable those communities that are not yet able
to fully undertake a successful neighborhood transformation to build
the capacity to do so, with the Federal government supporting their
endeavors and incentivizing local support. The Planning Grants enable
more communities to create a rigorously-developed plan and build
support necessary for neighborhood transformation to be successful.
(2) Implementation Grants provide a significant amount of Federal
support to those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local
planning process and are now moving forward with their ``Transformation
Plan'' to redevelop the neighborhood.
The FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards totaled
$4,000,000, and 17 applicants were selected for funding in a
competition, the results of which were announced on March 18, 2011. At
that time, and in addition to the applicant and Congressional
notification processes, the grantees were posted to the HUD Web site
at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2011/HUDNo.11-032 and http://portal.hud.gov/
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hudportal/HUD?src=/program--offices/public--indian--housing/programs/
ph/cn/fy10funding. Applications were scored and selected for funding
based on the selection criteria in the FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods
Round 1 NOFA.
The FY2011 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards totaled
$3,600,000, and 13 applicants were selected for funding in a
competition, the results of which were announced on January 10, 2012.
At that time, and in addition to the applicant and Congressional
notification processes, the grantees were posted to the HUD Web site
at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2012/HUDNo.12-003 and http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/cn/planninggrants. Applications were scored and selected for funding
based on the selection criteria in the FY2011 Choice Neighborhoods
Planning Grant NOFA.
The FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant awards totaled
$122,270,000, which included funds from both the FY2010 and FY2011
Choice Neighborhoods appropriation. The FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods
appropriation only allowed for the funding of three applications
submitted in response to the FY2010 NOFA. In addition to the FY2010
Choice Neighborhoods appropriation, HUD used the FY2011 Choice
Neighborhoods appropriation to fund two additional FY2010 applicants
due to the need to award the FY2011 appropriation to communities as
soon as possible, the importance of which was heightened by the late
date of the FY2011 appropriation. The results of HUD's Choice
Neighborhoods Implementation FY2010 selections were announced on August
31, 2011. At that time, and in addition to the applicant and
Congressional notification processes, five grantees and the amount of
each award was posted to the HUD Web site at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2011/HUDNo.11-181 and http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/cn/fy10funding.
Applications were scored and selected for funding based on the
selection criteria in the FY2010 Choice Neighborhoods Round 1 and Round
2 NOFAs.
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 Choice Neighborhoods awards made under these
competitions in Appendix A to this document.
Dated: May 3, 2012.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Appendix A
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FY2010 Choice neighborhoods
planning, grantee name and Amount funded Project funded
contact information
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Buffalo Municipal Housing $250,000 Commodore Perry Homes
Authority, 300 Perry Street, and Woodson Gardens;
Buffalo, NY 14204-2270. Commodore Perry Homes
neighborhood.
Community Action Project of 250,000 Brightwater Apartment
Tulsa County, Inc., 4606 S. Complex; Eugene Field
Garnett, Suite 100, Tulsa, OK neighborhood.
74146-5216.
Housing Authority of Kansas 250,000 Chouteau Courts; Paseo
City, Missouri, 301 East Gateway neighborhood.
Armour Blvd., Suite 200,
Kansas City, MO 64111-1254.
Housing Authority of the City 250,000 McIntosh Homes; West
of Albany, 521 Pine Avenue, Central Albany
Albany, GA 31701-2401. neighborhood.
Housing Authority of the City 250,000 University Homes;
of Atlanta, 230 John Wesley Atlanta University
Dobbs Avenue, Atlanta, GA Center/Westside of
30303-2421. Atlanta neighborhood.
Housing Authority of the City 250,000 Washington Village;
of Norwalk, 24\1/2\ Monroe South Norwalk
Street, Norwalk, CT 06856-0508. neighborhood.
Housing Authority of the City 170,000 Civic Park Apartments;
of Salisbury, NC, 200 S. Westend neighborhood.
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.,
Salisbury, NC 28145-0159.
Housing Authority of the City 200,000 Hillcrest; Southside
of Wilmington, NC, 1524 South neighborhood.
16th Street, Wilmington, NC
28401-6426.
Jackson Housing Authority, 125 167,000 Allenton Heights;
Preston Street, Jackson, TN Allenton Heights
38301-4888. neighborhood.
Jersey City Housing Authority, 250,000 Montgomery Gardens;
400 U.S. Highway 1, McGinley Square/
Jersey City, NJ 07306-3123. Montgomery Corridor
neighborhood.
Jubilee Baltimore, Inc., 1228 213,000 Pedestal Gardens;
N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Central West Baltimore
MD 21202-3909. neighborhood.
Memphis Housing Authority, 700 250,000 Foote Homes; Vance
Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN Avenue neighborhood.
38105-5029.
Mt. Vernon Manor, Inc., 3311 250,000 Mt. Vernon Manor
Wallace Street, Philadelphia, Apartments; Mantua
PA 19104-2047. neighborhood.
Norfolk Redevelopment and 250,000 Tidewater Park Gardens;
Housing Authority, 201 Granby Expanded St. Paul's
Street, Suite 401, Norfolk, VA Area neighborhood.
23510-1816.
Northwest Louisiana Council of 250,000 Galilee Majestic Arms
Governments, 401 Market and Naomi D. Jackson
Street, Shreveport, LA 71101- Heights; Allendale and
3280. Ledbetter Heights
neighborhood.
Providence Housing Authority, 250,000 Manton Heights;
100 Broad Street, Providence, Olneyville
RI 02903-4145. neighborhood.
San Antonio Housing Authority, 250,000 Wheatley Courts;
818 S. Flores, San Antonio, TX Eastside neighborhood.
78204-1430.
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FY2010/2011 Choice
neighborhoods implementation,
grantee name and contact Amount funded Project funded
information
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City of Boston, 26 Court $20,500,000 Woodledge/Morrant Bay;
Street, 11th Floor, Boston, MA Dorchester
02108-2501. neighborhood.
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Housing Authority of New 30,500,000 Iberville Housing
Orleans 4100 Touro Street, New Development; Iberville/
Orleans, LA 70122-3143. Treme neighborhood.
Housing Authority of the City 10,270,000 Yesler Terrace; Yesler
of Seattle, 120 6th Avenue neighborhood.
North, Seattle, WA 98109.
McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. 30,500,000 Alice Griffith; Eastern
(project in San Francisco, Bayview neighborhood.
CA), 720 Olive Street, Suite
2500, St. Louis, MO 63101-2313.
Preservation of Affordable 30,500,000 Grove Parc Plaza
Housing, Inc. (project in Apartments; Woodlawn
Chicago, IL), 40 Court Street, neighborhood.
Suite 700, Boston, MA 02108-
2202.
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FY2011 Choice neighborhoods
planning, grantee name and Amount funded Project funded
contact information
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Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing $201,844 English Woods;
Authority, 16 W. Central Fairmount
Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45202- neighborhood.
7210.
City of Springfield, 36 Court 300,000 Marble Street
Street, Springfield, MA 01103- Apartments, Concord
1699. Heights, and Hollywood
Apartments I & II;
South End
neighborhood.
Columbus Metropolitan Housing 300,000 Poindexter Village;
Authority, 880 E. 11th Avenue, Near East Side
Columbus, OH 43211-2771. neighborhood.
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing 300,000 Cedar Extension;
Authority, 8120 Kinsman Road, Central Choice
Cleveland, OH 44104-4310. neighborhood.
District of Columbia Housing 300,000 Kenilworth Courts and
Authority, 1133 North Capitol Kenilworth Parkside
Street NE., Washington, DC Resident Management
20002-7599. Corporation units;
Parkside-Kenilworth
neighorhood.
Housing Authority of Savannah, 300,000 Robert Hitch Village
1407 Wheaton Street, Savannah, and Fred Wessels
GA 31404-1730. Homes; East Savannah
Gateway neighborhood.
Housing Authority of the City 300,000 Sunset Terrace and Elm
of Little Rock, 100 South Arch Street; Southeast of
Street, Little Rock, AR 72201- Downtown neighborhood.
2302.
Housing Authority of the City 242,500 George M. Reese Court;
of Meridian, 2425 E Street, East End neighborhood.
Meridian, MS 39302-0870.
Housing Authority of the City 200,000 Whitfield Homes; Center
of Wilson, P.O. Box 185, City neighborhood.
Wilson, NC 27893-4130.
Housing Authority of the County 300,000 Twin Rivers; River
of Sacramento, 801 12th District-Railyards
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814- neighborhood.
2947.
Opa-locka Community Development 300,000 The Gardens; Nile
Corporation, 490 Opa-locka Gardens neighborhood.
Boulevard, Suite 20, Opa-
locka, FL 33054-3563.
Rockford Housing Authority, 223 300,000 Fairgrounds Valley;
S. Winnebago Street, Rockford, Fairgrounds/Ellis
IL 61102-9904. Heights neighborhood.
Suffolk Redevelopment and 255,656 Parker Riddick and
Housing Authority, 530 E. Cypress Manor; East
Pinner Street, Suffolk, VA Washington Street
23434-3023. neighborhood.
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