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[Federal Register: October 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 205)]
[Notices]               
[Page 63002-63003]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5200-FA-13]

 
Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2008; Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, 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 document 
notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Alaska 
Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) 
Program. The purpose of this document is to announce the names, 
addresses and the amount awarded to the winners to be used to assist 
Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian institutions of higher education to 
expand their role and effectiveness in addressing communities in their 
localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic 
development, principally for low- and moderate-income, consistent with 
the purpose of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974, as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
8106, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, Telephone (202) 
402-3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing- or- speech-
impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal 
Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339 or 202-708-1455. (Telephone 
number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian 
Institutions Assisting Communities Program was approved by Congress 
under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-161) and 
is administered by the Office of University Partnerships under the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

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Development and Research. In addition to this program, the Office of 
University Partnerships administers HUD's ongoing grant programs to 
institutions of higher education as well as creates initiatives through 
which colleges and universities can bring their traditional missions of 
teaching, research, service, and outreach to bear on the pressing local 
problems in their communities.
    The AN/NHIAC program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-
eligible activities including housing rehabilitation and financing, 
property demolition or acquisition, public facilities, economic 
development, business entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.515.
    On May 12, 2008 (FR Vol. 73, No. 92), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $3 million 
appropriated in FY 08. Each eligible campus was permitted to apply 
individually for $800,000, the maximum amount that can be awarded for a 
period of 36 months.
    The Department reviewed, evaluated, and scored the applications 
received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded 
the applications below, 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). More information about the winners can be 
found at http://www.oup.org, the Department is publishing the names, 
addresses, and amounts of those awards as shown in Appendix A.

    Dated: October 14, 2008.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.

  Appendix A--Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Awards for Alaska Native/Native
        Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities Grant Program
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             Recipient               City/State/Zip Code       Award
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University of Alaska, Fairbanks/    Fairbanks, AK 99775-        $799,965
 Interior Aleutians, Clara           7880.
 Johnson, P.O. Box 757880.
University of Hawaii-Kauai          Honolulu, HI 96822..         794,728
 Community College, Charles
 Ramsey, 2530 Dole Street,
 Sakamaki D 200.
University of Hawaii, Wendell       Honolulu, HI 96822..         799,907
 Perry, 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki
 D 200.
University of Hawaii/Hawaii         Honolulu, HI 96822..         605,400
 Community College, Douglas
 Dykstra, 2530 Dole Street,
 Sakamaki D 200.
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[FR Doc. E8-25065 Filed 10-21-08; 8:45 am]

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