[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21733]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5415-N-07]


Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 
HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability on its website of the applicant 
information, submission deadlines, funding criteria and other 
requirements for the FY2010 HOPE VI Revitalization Program NOFA. 
Approximately $124 million is made available through this NOFA, by the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, approved 
December 16, 2009). In accordance with Section 24(a) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, the purpose of HOPE VI Revitalization 
grants is to: (1) Assist PHAs to improve the living environment for 
public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects 
through the demolition, rehabilitation, reconfiguration, or replacement 
of obsolete public housing projects (or portions thereof); (2) 
revitalize sites (including remaining public housing dwelling units) on 
which such public housing projects are located and contribute to the 
improvement of the surrounding neighborhood; (3) provide housing that 
will avoid or decrease the concentration of very low-income families; 
and (4) build sustainable communities.
    The notice providing information regarding the application process, 
funding criteria and eligibility requirements can be found using the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development agency link on the 
Grants.gov/Find Web site at http://www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A 
link to Grants.gov is also available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the HOPE VI Revitalization 
Program is 14.866. Applications must be submitted electronically 
through Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program 
requirements should be directed to the agency contact identified in the 
program NOFA. Questions regarding the 2010 General Section should be 
directed to the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight 
at 202-708-0667 (this is not a toll-free number) or the NOFA 
Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929 (toll-free). Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by calling the 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

    Dated: August 25, 2010.
Barbara S. Dorf,
Director, Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, 
Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-21733 Filed 8-30-10; 8:45 am]
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