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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR–5500–FA–23]
Announcement of Funding Awards for
Fiscal Year 2011; Doctoral Dissertation
Research Grant Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding
awards.
AGENCY:
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
the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 Doctoral
Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG)
Program. The purpose of this document
is to announce the names and addresses
of the award winners and the amount of
the awards to be used to help doctoral
candidates complete dissertations on
topics that focus on housing and urban
development issues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Brunson, Office of University
Partnerships, U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Room
8226, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Telephone (202)
402–3852. To provide service for
persons who are hearing- or speechimpaired, this number may be reached
via TTY by dialing the Federal
Information Relay Service on (800) 877–
8339 or (202) 708–1455. (Telephone
numbers, other than ‘‘800’’ TTY
numbers, are not toll free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DDRG
Program was created as a means of
expanding the number of researchers
conducting research on subjects of
interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates
can receive grants of up to $25,000 to
complete work on their dissertations.
Grants are awarded for a two-year
period. The Office of University
Partnerships under the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research (PD&R) administers this
program. 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 Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance number for this program is
14.517.
SUMMARY:
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On May 24, 2011, a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for this program
was posted on Grants.gov announcing
the availability of $400,000 in FY 2011
for the DDRG Program. The Department
reviewed, evaluated and scored the
applications received based on the
criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD
has funded the applications announced
below, and in accordance with Section
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987,
U.S.C. 3545). More information about
the winners can be found at https://
www.oup.org.
Dated: September 9, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
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Attachment
List Of Awardees For Grant Assistance
Under The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant
Program Funding Competition, By
Institution, Address, Grant Amount
And Name Of Student Funded
1. Research Foundation/CUNY for the
Graduate Center/CUNY, Dr. Leith
Mullings, Research Foundation/CUNY
for the Graduate Center/CUNY, 365
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Grant: $24,997 to Karen Williams.
2. Loyola University, Dr. Marilyn
Krogh, Loyola University, 1032 West
Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660.
Grant: $25,000 to Julie Hilvers.
3. The George Washington University,
Mr. Edward Berkowitz, The George
Washington University, 2121 I Street,
NW., Suite 601, Washington, DC 20052.
Grant: $25,000 to Bell Clement.
4. Ohio State University, Dr. Phyllis
Pirie, Ohio State University, 1960
Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210.
Grant: $24,949 to Nancy Hood.
5. President and Fellows of Harvard
University, Ms. Kathryn Edin, President
and Fellows of Harvard University, 1350
Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138. Grant: $25,000 to Eva Rosen.
6. New York University, Dr. Ingrid
Gould Ellen, New York University, 665
Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY
10112. Grant: $25,000 to Michael Gedal.
7. The Board of Trustees of the
University of Illinois, Mr. David Perry,
The Board of Trustees of the University
of Illinois, 809 S. Marshfield Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60612. Grant: $24,115 to
Carrie Menendez.
8. Brandeis University, Mr. Thomas
Shapiro, Brandeis University, 415 South
Street, Waltham, MA 02454. Grant:
$25,000 to Tanja Kubas-Meyer.
9. University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Mr. William Rohe,
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University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, 104 Airport Drive, Ste. 2200 CB#
1350, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. Grant:
$24,964 to Hye-Sung Han.
10. University of Maryland Baltimore,
Ms. Julianne Oktay, University of
Maryland Baltimore, 620 West
Lexington Street, 4th Floor, Baltimore,
MD 21201. Grant: $20,386 to Kathleen
Powell.
11. The Regents of the University of
California, Ms. Elizabeth Deakin, The
Regents of the University of California,
2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 300,
Berkeley, CA 94704. Grant: $24,907 to
Carrie Makarewicz.
12. Loyola University, Mr. Philip
Nyden, Loyola University, 1032 West
Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660.
Grant: $25,000 to Reuben Miller.
13. The Board of the Regents of the
University of Wisconsin System, Ms.
Kris Olds, The Board of the Regents of
the University of Wisconsin System, 21
N. Park Street, Suite 6401, Madison, WI
53715. Grant: $24,865 to Darrel RamseyMusolf.
14. Temple University, Mr. Jermey
Mennis, Temple University, 1938
Liacouras Walk, 2nd Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19122. Grant: $25,000
to Megan Heckert.
15. Louisiana State University A & M
College. Mr. Timothy Page, Louisiana
State University A & M College, 202
Himes Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
Grant: $25,000 to Mary Ellen Brown.
16. University of New Orleans, Dr.
Renia Ehrenfeucht, University of New
Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New
Orleans, LA 70148. Grant: $17,075 to
Kelly Owens.
17. Research Foundation/CUNY for
the Graduate Center/CUNY, Dr. Leith
Mullings, Research Foundation/CUNY
for the Graduate Center/CUNY, 365
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Grant: $13,742 to Amy Starecheski.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs,
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ACTION: Notice of proposed rate
adjustments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) owns or has an interest in,
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and rehabilitate these projects. We
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DATES: Interested parties may submit
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adjustments on or before November 21,
2011.
ADDRESSES: All comments on the
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and rehabilitation to provide direct
support or benefit to an irrigation
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. FR-5500-FA-23]
Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2011; Doctoral
Dissertation Research Grant 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 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) Program. The purpose of
this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award
winners and the amount of the awards to be used to help doctoral
candidates complete dissertations on topics that focus on housing and
urban development issues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room
8226, 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 on (800) 877-8339 or (202) 708-1455.
(Telephone numbers, other than ``800'' TTY numbers, are not toll free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DDRG Program was created as a means of
expanding the number of researchers conducting research on subjects of
interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates can receive grants of up to
$25,000 to complete work on their dissertations. Grants are awarded for
a two-year period. The Office of University Partnerships under the
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research (PD&R)
administers this program. 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 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program
is 14.517.
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On May 24, 2011, a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for this
program was posted on Grants.gov announcing the availability of
$400,000 in FY 2011 for the DDRG Program. The Department reviewed,
evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in
the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications announced below,
and in accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987,
U.S.C. 3545). More information about the winners can be found at https://www.oup.org.
Dated: September 9, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
Attachment
List Of Awardees For Grant Assistance Under The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program Funding Competition, By
Institution, Address, Grant Amount And Name Of Student Funded
1. Research Foundation/CUNY for the Graduate Center/CUNY, Dr. Leith
Mullings, Research Foundation/CUNY for the Graduate Center/CUNY, 365
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Grant: $24,997 to Karen Williams.
2. Loyola University, Dr. Marilyn Krogh, Loyola University, 1032
West Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660. Grant: $25,000 to Julie Hilvers.
3. The George Washington University, Mr. Edward Berkowitz, The
George Washington University, 2121 I Street, NW., Suite 601,
Washington, DC 20052. Grant: $25,000 to Bell Clement.
4. Ohio State University, Dr. Phyllis Pirie, Ohio State University,
1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Grant: $24,949 to Nancy Hood.
5. President and Fellows of Harvard University, Ms. Kathryn Edin,
President and Fellows of Harvard University, 1350 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138. Grant: $25,000 to Eva Rosen.
6. New York University, Dr. Ingrid Gould Ellen, New York
University, 665 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY 10112. Grant: $25,000
to Michael Gedal.
7. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Mr. David
Perry, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 809 S.
Marshfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612. Grant: $24,115 to Carrie
Menendez.
8. Brandeis University, Mr. Thomas Shapiro, Brandeis University,
415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454. Grant: $25,000 to Tanja Kubas-
Meyer.
9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mr. William Rohe,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 Airport Drive, Ste.
2200 CB 1350, Chapel Hill, NC 27599. Grant: $24,964 to Hye-
Sung Han.
10. University of Maryland Baltimore, Ms. Julianne Oktay,
University of Maryland Baltimore, 620 West Lexington Street, 4th Floor,
Baltimore, MD 21201. Grant: $20,386 to Kathleen Powell.
11. The Regents of the University of California, Ms. Elizabeth
Deakin, The Regents of the University of California, 2150 Shattuck
Avenue, Suite 300, Berkeley, CA 94704. Grant: $24,907 to Carrie
Makarewicz.
12. Loyola University, Mr. Philip Nyden, Loyola University, 1032
West Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660. Grant: $25,000 to Reuben Miller.
13. The Board of the Regents of the University of Wisconsin System,
Ms. Kris Olds, The Board of the Regents of the University of Wisconsin
System, 21 N. Park Street, Suite 6401, Madison, WI 53715. Grant:
$24,865 to Darrel Ramsey-Musolf.
14. Temple University, Mr. Jermey Mennis, Temple University, 1938
Liacouras Walk, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19122. Grant: $25,000 to
Megan Heckert.
15. Louisiana State University A & M College. Mr. Timothy Page,
Louisiana State University A & M College, 202 Himes Hall, Baton Rouge,
LA 70803. Grant: $25,000 to Mary Ellen Brown.
16. University of New Orleans, Dr. Renia Ehrenfeucht, University of
New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148. Grant:
$17,075 to Kelly Owens.
17. Research Foundation/CUNY for the Graduate Center/CUNY, Dr.
Leith Mullings, Research Foundation/CUNY for the Graduate Center/CUNY,
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Grant: $13,742 to Amy
Starecheski.
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