[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 8552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02665]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5500-FA-18]


Announcement of Funding Awards, HOPE VI Main Street Grant 
Program, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 and 2012

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 FY 2011 and FY 2012 (FY 2011-12) 
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the HOPE VI Main Street 
Program. This announcement contains the consolidated names and 
addresses of the award recipients under said NOFA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning the HOPE VI 
Main Street Program awards, contact Lawrence Gnessin, HOPE VI Main 
Street Program Manager, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
2010, email [email protected], and telephone (202) 402-2676. 
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:  The purpose of the HOPE VI Main Street 
program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the 
rejuvenation of an historic or traditional central business district or 
``Main Street'' area by replacing unused commercial space in buildings 
with affordable housing units. The objectives of the program are to 
redevelop Main Street areas; preserve historic or traditional 
architecture or design features in Main Street areas; enhance economic 
development efforts in Main Street areas; and provide affordable 
housing in Main Street areas.
    The FY 2011-12 awards announced in this Notice were selected for 
funding in a NOFA competition posted on the http://www.grants.gov Web 
site on June 24, 2011. Applicants to this Notice were eligible for 
awards in both FY2011 and FY2012. Applications were scored and selected 
for funding based on the selection criteria in that notice.
    The amount allotted to fund the HOPE VI Main Street grants were 
from appropriations for Section 24 of the Housing Act of 1937, as 
amended. The amount allotted for FY2011 was $500,000 and the amount 
allotted for FY 2012 was $500,000, for a total of $1 million. The HOPE 
VI Main Street grantee information is as follows:

City of El Dorado, KS, 220 East First Street, P.O. Box 792,     $500,000
 El Dorado, KS 67042-2003....................................
Town of Mayesville, SC, 24 South Main Street, P.O. Box 459,     $500,000
 Mayesville, SC 29104-9520...................................
 

    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 2 awards made under FY 2011-12 HOPE VI Main Street NOFA.

Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2013-02665 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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