[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
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[Page 38361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15307]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket Number FR-5600-FA-36]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Rural Capacity Building 
for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program Fiscal Year 
2012

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
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 in a 
competition for funding under the 2012 Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) for the Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and 
Affordable Housing Program. This announcement contains the names of the 
award recipients and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tasleem Albaari, Program Analyst, 
Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7228, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone number 202-402-7346. To provide service for persons 
who are hearing-or-speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY 
by dialing the Federal Relay Service on 800-877-TTY, 800-877-8339, or 
202-402-7346. Telephone number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not 
toll free.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD's Rural Capacity Building for Community 
Development and Affordable Housing Program is authorized by the 
Consolidated and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-
55). The Rural Capacity Building Program provides grants to national 
organizations with expertise in rural housing and community development 
to enhance the capacity and ability of local governments, Indian 
tribes, housing development organizations, rural community development 
corporations (CDCs) and community housing development organizations 
(CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable housing 
activities that benefit low- and moderate-income families and persons 
in rural areas. Rural Capacity Building Program funds can be used to 
provide the following activities:
     Technical assistance, training, support, and advice to 
develop the business and administrative capabilities of rural 
community-based housing development organizations, CDCs, CHDOs, local 
governments, and Indian tribes;
     Loans, grants, or other financial assistance to rural 
community-based housing development organizations, CDCs, CHDOs, and 
local governments in addition to Indian tribes to carry out community 
development and affordable housing activities for low- and moderate-
income families and persons, including the acquisition, construction, 
or rehabilitation of housing for low-income families and persons, and 
community and economic development activities that create jobs for low-
income persons; and
     Such other activities as may be determined by the grantees 
in consultation with the Secretary or his or her designee.
    The Fiscal Year 2012 competition was announced on December 20, 2012 
on http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail/nofa12/ruralcapbldg. The NOFA provided 
$5 million for Rural Capacity Building grants For the Fiscal Year 2012 
competition, HUD awarded four competitive Rural Capacity Building 
grants totaling $5 million.
    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 grantees and the amounts 
of the awards in Appendix A to this document.

    Dated: June 17, 2013.
Frances Bush,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations Office of Community Planning 
and Development.

Appendix A

     Fiscal Year 2012 Funding Awards for Rural Capacity Building for
       Community Development and Affordable Housing Program Grants
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         No.              State        Award recipient         Award
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1....................  DC.........  Housing Assistance        $3,042,188
                                     Council.
2....................  AL.........  Collaborative                782,465
                                     Solutions, Inc.
3....................  MN.........  Minnesota Housing            675,347
                                     Partnership.
4....................  CA.........  Rural Community              500,000
                                     Assistance
                                     Corporation.
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    Total............  ...........  ....................       5,000,000
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