[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21395-21396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5600-FA-19]


Announcement of Funding Awards, Choice Neighborhoods Grant 
Program, Fiscal Year 2012

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 
and Office of Multifamily Programs, 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 Fiscal Year 2012 (FY2012) Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Choice Neighborhoods Planning 
Grants and the FY2012 NOFA for Choice Neighborhoods Implementation 
Grants. This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses 
of these award recipients under the Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program 
for FY2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning the Choice 
Neighborhoods Grant Program awards, contact Ms. Mindy Turbov, Director 
of the Choice Neighborhoods Program, Office of Public Housing 
Investments, 451 7th 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 Information 
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 FY2012, 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 FY2012 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards totaled 
$4,950,000 and 17 applicants were selected for funding in a 
competition, the results of which were announced on October 11, 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.12-164 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 FY2012 Choice Neighborhoods 
Planning Grant NOFA.
    The FY2012 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant awards totaled 
$108,980,000 and four applicants were selected for funding in a 
competition, the results of which were announced on December 13, 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.12-193 and http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/cn/grants. Applications were scored and selected for funding based 
on the selection criteria in the FY2012 Choice Neighborhoods 
Implementation Grant NOFA.
    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 the competition 
in Appendix A to this document.

    Dated: April 4, 2013.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Appendix A

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   Choice Neighborhoods Planning lead        Amount
  grantee name and contact information       funded                          Project funded
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Boston Housing Authority, 52 Chauncy         $300,000  Whittier Street Apartments; Whittier neighborhood.
 Street, Boston, MA 02111-2325.
BRIDGE Housing Corporation, 345 Spear         300,000  Potrero Terrace and Potrero Annex; South Potrero
 Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA                   neighborhood.
 94105-1673 (project is located in San
 Francisco, CA).
City of Roanoke Redevelopment and             200,000  Lansdown Park and Melrose Towers; Loudon-Melrose/
 Housing Authority, 2624 Salem Turnpike                 Shenandoah West neighborhood.
 NW., Roanoke, VA 24017-5334.

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County of Pasco, 8731 Citizens Drive,         300,000  Cypress Villas II; Lacoochee-Trilby neighborhood.
 Suite 340, New Port Richey, FL 34654-
 5598 (project is located in Dade City,
 FL).
District of Columbia Housing Authority,       300,000  Barry Farm Dwellings and Wade Apartments; Barry Farm
 1133 North Capitol Street NE.,                         neighborhood.
 Washington, DC 20002-1345.
Housing Authority of the City of Austin,      300,000  Rosewood Courts; Rosewood neighborhood.
 1124 S. Interstate Highway 35, Austin,
 TX 78704-2614.
Housing Authority of the City of Camden,      300,000  Clement T. Branch Village and J. Allen Nimmo Court; Mt.
 2021 Watson Street 2nd Floor, Camden,                  Ephraim Corridor neighborhood.
 NJ 08105-1866.
Housing Authority of the City of              250,000  Allen Benedict Court and Gonzales Gardens; East Central
 Columbia, 1917 Harden Street, Columbia,                Columbia neighborhood.
 SC 29204-1015.
Housing Authority of the City of Durham,      300,000  McDougald Terrace; Southeast Central neighborhood.
 330 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701-
 3718.
Housing Authority of the City of              300,000  Archibald Rutledge Highrise and Oakview Apartments;
 Spartanburg, 201 Caulder Avenue, Suite                 Northside neighborhood.
 A, Spartanburg, SC 29306-5640.
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment           300,000  Robert E. Lee Apartments; Midtown neighborhood.
 Authority, 906 East Sevier Avenue,
 Kingsport, TN 37662-0044.
Municipal Housing Authority for the City      300,000  Cottage Gardens; Croton Heights/Cottage Place Gardens
 of Yonkers, 1511 Central Park Avenue,                  neighborhood.
 Yonkers, NY 10710-5942.
New York City Housing Authority, 250          300,000  Betances; Mott Haven, Bronx, NY neighborhood.
 Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, NY
 10007-2516.
Newark Housing Authority, 500 Broad           300,000  Seth Boyden Terrace; Dayton Street neighborhood.
 Street, Newark, NJ 07102-3112.
Sunnydale Development Co., LLC, 1360          300,000  Sunnydale-Velasco; Sunnydale/Visitacion Valley
 Mission Street, Suite 300, San                         neighborhood.
 Francisco, CA 94103-2626 (project is
 located in San Francisco, CA).
The Michaels Development Company I,           300,000  KPT lowrises and Kuhio Homes; Kuhio Park neighborhood.
 L.P., 3 East Stow Road, Suite 100,
 Marlton, NJ 08053-3188 (project is
 located in Honolulu, HI).
Woonsocket neighborhood Development           300,000  Veterans Memorial Housing Development; Our
 Corporation d/b/a, NeighborWorks                       neighborhood.s' Planning District neighborhood.
 Blackstone River Valley, 719 Front
 Street, Suite 103, Woonsocket, RI 02895-
 5287.
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    Total...............................   $4,950,000  .........................................................
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Choice neighborhoods implementation lead
  grantee name and contact information     Amount funded                      Project funded
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The Community Builders, Inc., 95              29,500,000  Alameda, Crescent Court, Poinciana, Maple, Somerset
 Berkeley Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA                    Apartments; Avondale neighborhood.
 02116-6229 (project is located in
 Cincinnati, OH).
San Antonio Housing Authority, 818 S.         29,750,000  Wheatley Courts; Eastside neighborhood.
 Flores, San Antonio, TX 78204-1430.
Housing Authority of the City of              19,730,000  Yesler Terrace; Yesler neighborhood.
 Seattle, 120 6th Avenue North, Seattle,
 WA 98109-5002.
Housing Authority of the City Tampa,          30,000,000  Central Park Village; Central Park/Ybor neighborhood.
 1529 W. Main Street, Tampa, FL 33607-
 4415.
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    Total...............................     108,980,000
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