[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25064]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5200-FA-16]
Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2008; Tribal
Colleges and Universities 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 Tribal
Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP). The purpose of this document
is to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the
amount of the awards which are to be used to enable Tribal Colleges and
Universities (TCU) to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own
facilities, and expand the role of the TCUs into the community through
the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training,
and economic development activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University
Partnerships, 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 on 800-877-8339 or 202-708-1455 (Telephone
number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribal Colleges and Universities 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 Assistant Secretary for Policy 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 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program assist tribal colleges
and universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own
facilities, and expand the role of the TCUs into the community through
the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training,
and economic development activities.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program
is 14.519.
On May 12, 2008 (FR Vol. 73, No. 92) HUD published a Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $5 million
in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 for funding the Tribal Colleges and
Universities Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the
applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result,
HUD funded seven applications.
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 Tribal Colleges and
Universities Grant Program
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Recipient City/State/Zip Code Award
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Tohono O'odham Community College, Sells, AZ 85634-3129 $750,000
Ms. Olivia Vanegas-Funcheon, Mile
Post 115.5 North HWY 86, P.O. Box
3129.
Bay Mills Community College, Brimley, MI 49774... 504,800
Michael Parish, 12214 W.
Lakeshore Drive.
Salish Kootenai College, Dr. Pablo, MT 59855..... 750,000
Joseph McDonald, 58138 U.S.
Highway 93.
United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND 58504.. 745,200
Mr. Russell Swagger, 3315
University Drive.
Institute of American Indians Art, Santa Fe, NM 87508.. 750,000
Laurie Logan Brayshaw, 83 Avan Nu
Po Road.
Northwest Indian College, Mr. Dave Bellingham WA 98226. 750,000
Oreiro, 2522 Kwina Road.
College of Menominee Nation, Ms. Keshena, WI 54135... 750,000
Jill Martin, P.O. Box 1179.
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