Federal Register, Volume 75 Issue 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60779-60780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24623]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5415-N-03]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2010; Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities 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 (HUD) Reform Act of 1989, this document 
notifies the public of funding awards for Fiscal Year 2010 Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC). The purpose 
of this document is to announce the names, addresses and the amount 
awarded to the winners to be used to help Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
of Higher Education to expand their role and effectiveness in 
addressing community development needs in their localities, including 
neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic development, 
principally for persons of low-and moderate-income consistent with the 
purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 as amended.

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 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Assisting 
Communities Program was approved by Congress under the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, approved December 16, 2009) 
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 HSIAC program provides funds for a wide range of CDBG-eligible 
activities including housing rehabilitation and financing, property 
demolition or acquisition, public facilities, economic development, 
business entrepreneurship, and fair housing programs.
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program 
is 14.514.
    On July 16, 2010 a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for this 
program was posted on Grant.gov (Attachment 1) announcing the 
availability of approximately $6 million for funding grants under this 
program. HUD will

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award two kinds of grants under this program; Previously Unfunded HSIAC 
Grants (Applicants who have never received a HUD HSIAC program grant) 
and Previously Funded HSIAC Grants. The maximum amount an applicant can 
request for award is $600,000 for a three-year (36 months) grant 
performance period. In order to ensure that institutions that have 
never received a HUD HSIAC program grant (Previously Unfunded HSIAC 
applicants) have an opportunity to receive awards in this competition, 
approximately $1.8 million was made available to fund Previously 
Unfunded HSIAC applicants. In addition, approximately, $4.7 million was 
made available to fund Previously Funded HSIAC applicants. The maximum 
amount an applicant can be awarded is $600,000 for a three-year (36 
months) grant performance period
    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.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2010 Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program Funding Competition, 
by Institution, Address and Grant Amount

Region II

     1. New Jersey City University, Ms. Gina Boesch, New Jersey City 
University, 2309 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305. Grant: 
$599,916.
     2. Passaic County Community College, Mr. Todd Sorber, Passaic 
County Community College, One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ 07505. 
Grant: $599,952.

Region VI

     3. South Texas College, Mrs. Luzelma Canales, South Texas College, 
3201 W. Pecan Blvd., McAllen, TX 78501. Grant: $599,495.
     4. San Antonio College, Mr. Steven Lewis, San Antonio College, 
1300 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78212. Grant: $600,000.
     5. The University of Texas at San Antonio, Dr. Harriett Romo, The 
University of Texas at San Antonio, One USTA Circle, San Antonio, TX 
78249. Grant: $600,000.
     6. Midland College, Mr. Alfredo Chaparro, Midland College, 3600 N. 
Garfield, Midland, TX 79705. Grant: $600,000.

Region VII

     7. Donnelly College, Ms. Amy Neufeld, Donnelly College, 608 N. 
18th Street, Kansas City, KS 66102. Grant: $598,608.

Region VIII

     8. Otero Junior College, Mr. Gray Ashida, Otero Junior College, 
1802 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050. Grant: $599,987.

Region IX

     9. Fresno City College, Dr. Cynthia Azari, Fresno City College, 
1101 E. University Ave, Fresno, CA 93741. Grant: $600,000.
    10. Yosemite Community College District, Mr. George Boodrookas, 
Yosemite Community College District, 2201 Blue Gum Avenue, Modesto, CA 
95352. Grant: $600,000.
    11. The University Corporation-California State University 
Northridge, Dr. Joyce Gilbert, The University Corporation-California 
State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 
91330. Grants: $502,042.

    Dated: September 20, 2010.
Raphael Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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