[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1177]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5300-C-24A]


Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 
HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 HOPE VI Main Street Grants Program--
Extension of Application Deadline Date

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice: Extension of Application Deadline Date.

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SUMMARY: On November 11, 2009, HUD posted its HOPE VI Main Street 
Grants program NOFA for FY2009 (``NOFA''). The NOFA makes available 
approximately $4 million in assistance for the HOPE VI Main Street 
Grants program, which was funded through the Omnibus Appropriations 
Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111-8, approved March 11, 2009). The NOFA provides 
statutory and regulatory requirements, threshold requirements, and 
rating factors applicable to funding of grant applications. HUD 
published a notice announcing the availability of the NOFA in the 
Federal Register on November 18, 2009. Today's notice announces that 
HUD is extending the deadline date for applications for the HOPE VI 
Main Street NOFA from January 20, 2010 to March 3, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding 
HUD's FY 2009 HOPE VI Main Street NOFA, contact the Office of Public 
Housing Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4130, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000 or e-mail Mr. Lawrence Gnessin at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 11, 2009, HUD posted its FY 2009 
HOPE VI Main Street NOFA on its Web site (http://www.HUD.gov) and on 
Grants.gov. HUD published a notice in the Federal Register announcing 
the availability of the NOFA on its Web site on November 18, 2009 (74 
FR 59582). The HOPE VI Main Street NOFA announced the availability of 
approximately $4 million to provide grants to small communities to 
assist in the rejuvenation of an historic or traditional central 
business district or ``Main Street'' area by replacing unused 
commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units.
    The NOFA, as posted on the HUD Web site and Grants.gov, established 
January 20, 2010 as the application deadline date. In order to increase 
eligible applications and further competition, HUD has decided to 
extend the deadline for applications to March 3, 2010. Because of this 
extension, the Estimated Grant Award Date is extended to April 2, 2010.

    Dated: January 15, 2010.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2010-1177 Filed 1-21-10; 8:45 am]
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