[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79477-79478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31248]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5700-FA-18]


Announcement of Funding Awards, Choice Neighborhoods Grant 
Program, Fiscal Year 2013

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 2013 (FY2013) Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Choice Neighborhoods Planning 
Grants. This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses 
of these award recipients under the Choice Neighborhoods Grant Program 
for FY2013.

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 Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Planning Grants support the development of comprehensive 
neighborhood revitalization plans which focused on directing resources 
to address three core goals: Housing, People and Neighborhoods. To 
achieve these core goals, communities must develop and implement a 
comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy, or Transformation 
Plan. The Transformation Plan will become the guiding document for the 
revitalization of the public and/or assisted housing units while 
simultaneously directing the transformation of the surrounding 
neighborhood and positive outcomes for families.
    The FY2013 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant awards totaled 
$4,374,000 and nine applicants were selected for funding in a 
competition, the results of which were announced on November 22, 2013. 
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/2013/HUDNo.13-175 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 FY2013 Choice Neighborhoods 
Planning 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: December 17, 2013.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Appendix A

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   Choice neighborhoods planning lead                      Target public or assisted
  grantee name and contact information     Amount funded            housing                  Neighborhood
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City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton     $500,000.00  Ardenwood Village.........  Melrose East-Smiley
 Rouge, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton                                                  Heights.
 Rouge, LA 70802-5817.
Housing Authority of the City and County      500,000.00  Sun Valley Homes; Sun       Sun Valley.
 of Denver, 777 Grant Street, Denver, CO                   Valley Annex.
 80203-3501.
Youth Policy Institute, 634 South Spring      500,000.00  Las Palmas Gardens; Castle  Los Angeles Choice
 Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014-3912.                       Argyle Apartments.          Neighborhood (Hollywood).
Housing Authority of the City of              500,000.00  Mills Memorial Apartments.  Mills Memorial/Central
 Meriden, 22 Church Street, Meriden, CT                                                Business Neighborhood.
 06451-3209.
Housing Authority of the City of New          500,000.00  Craven Terrace and Trent    Greater Five Points.
 Bern, 837 S. Front Street, New Bern, NC                   Court.
 28562-5650.
Philadelphia Housing Authority, 12 South      500,000.00  Norman Blumberg Apartments  Sharswood/Blumberg.
 23rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
 3014.
Housing Authority of the City of              500,000.00  Alder Grove; Marina Vista.  Upper Land Park--Broadway.
 Sacramento, 801 12th Street,
 Sacramento, CA 95814-2947.
County of St. Louis, 41 South Central         474,000.00  Wellston public housing...  North Wellston.
 Avenue, 5th Floor, Clayton, MO 63105-
 1725.
Housing Authority of the City of Winston-     500,000.00  Cleveland Avenue Homes....  Cleveland Avenue.
 Salem, 500 West Fourth Street, Winston-
 Salem, NC 27101-2782.
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    Total...............................       4,374,000  ..........................  ..........................
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