Announcement of Funding Awards for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) for Fiscal Year 2011, 67759 [2011-28434]

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SUMMARY: For questions concerning SHOP Program awards, contact Ginger Macomber, SHOP Program Manager, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410–4500, telephone (202) 402–4605. Hearing or speechimpaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Service at (800) 877–8339. The SHOP program provides grants to national and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia that have experience in providing self-help housing. Grant funds are used to purchase land and install or improve infrastructure, which together may not exceed an average investment of $15,000 per dwelling unit. Low-income homebuyers contribute a minimum of 100 hours of sweat equity on the construction of their homes and/or the homes of other homebuyers participating in the local self-help housing program. Sweat equity can include, but is not limited to, assisting in the painting, carpentry, trim work, drywall, roofing and siding for the housing. Persons with disabilities can substitute administrative tasks. Donated volunteer labor is also required. The SHOP funds together with the sweat equity and volunteer labor contributions significantly reduce the cost of the housing for the low-income homebuyers. The FY 2011 awards announced in this Notice were selected for funding in the competition posted on the grants.gov Web site. Applications were scored and selected for funding based on the selection criteria in the General Section and the SHOP program section. The amount appropriated in FY 2011 to fund the SHOP grants was $26,676,540. The allocations for SHOP grantees are as follows: $2,978,716 14,664,239 8,333,535 Total ......................................................................................................................................................................................... emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Community Frameworks, 409 Pacific Avenue Suite 105, Bremerton, WA 98337 ..................................................................... Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709 .......................................................................... Housing Assistance Council, 1025 Vermont Avenue Suite 606, Washington, DC 20005 ......................................................... Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation, Western States Housing Consortium, P.O. Box 2626, 880 Anthony Drive, Anthony, NM 88021 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 26,676,540 These non-profit organizations propose to distribute SHOP funds to several hundred local affiliates and consortium members that will acquire and prepare the land for construction, select homebuyers, coordinate the homebuyer sweat equity and volunteer efforts, and assist in the arrangement of VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:21 Nov 01, 2011 Jkt 226001 700,050 interim and permanent financing for the homebuyers. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Dated: October 24, 2011. ´ Mercedes Marquez, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. 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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5500-FA-11]


Announcement of Funding Awards for the Self-Help Homeownership 
Opportunity Program (SHOP) for Fiscal Year 2011

AGENCY: Office of 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 Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity 
Program (SHOP). This announcement contains the consolidated names and 
addresses of this year's award recipients under SHOP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning SHOP Program 
awards, contact Ginger Macomber, SHOP Program Manager, Office of 
Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410-4500, 
telephone (202) 402-4605. Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may 
access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SHOP program provides grants to national 
and regional nonprofit organizations and consortia that have experience 
in providing self-help housing. Grant funds are used to purchase land 
and install or improve infrastructure, which together may not exceed an 
average investment of $15,000 per dwelling unit. Low-income homebuyers 
contribute a minimum of 100 hours of sweat equity on the construction 
of their homes and/or the homes of other homebuyers participating in 
the local self-help housing program. Sweat equity can include, but is 
not limited to, assisting in the painting, carpentry, trim work, 
drywall, roofing and siding for the housing. Persons with disabilities 
can substitute administrative tasks. Donated volunteer labor is also 
required.
    The SHOP funds together with the sweat equity and volunteer labor 
contributions significantly reduce the cost of the housing for the low-
income homebuyers. The FY 2011 awards announced in this Notice were 
selected for funding in the competition posted on the grants.gov Web 
site. Applications were scored and selected for funding based on the 
selection criteria in the General Section and the SHOP program section.
    The amount appropriated in FY 2011 to fund the SHOP grants was 
$26,676,540. The allocations for SHOP grantees are as follows:

Community Frameworks, 409 Pacific Avenue Suite 105,           $2,978,716
 Bremerton, WA 98337..................................
Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat               14,664,239
 Street, Americus, GA 31709...........................
Housing Assistance Council, 1025 Vermont Avenue Suite          8,333,535
 606, Washington, DC 20005............................
Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation, Western States               700,050
 Housing Consortium, P.O. Box 2626, 880 Anthony Drive,
 Anthony, NM 88021....................................
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    Total.............................................        26,676,540
 

    These non-profit organizations propose to distribute SHOP funds to 
several hundred local affiliates and consortium members that will 
acquire and prepare the land for construction, select homebuyers, 
coordinate the homebuyer sweat equity and volunteer efforts, and assist 
in the arrangement of interim and permanent financing for the 
homebuyers.

    Dated: October 24, 2011.
Mercedes M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-28434 Filed 11-1-11; 8:45 am]
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