Federal Funding Report

Volume 14, Number 50 (Period of December 13, 2004 - December 17, 2004)

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**FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS**

This Federal Funding Report is a weekly compilation of items published
in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance
programs. No attempt is made to include Federal Register notices not
directly related to Grants and Loans programs. The summary consists of
three parts: (1) Federal Register Summary, (2) Early Warning Grants
Report, and (3) Disaster Loan Applications.

Periodically, a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
will not be listed in the announcement. There are two (2) basic reasons
for this: 1) a CFDA number has been applied for and not yet received, or
2) the CFDA number has not been put in by the agency yet. Please call
the contact person listed in the Federal Register announcement for the
correct CFDA number. The new number should appear in the next edition of
the CFDA, which is published in June and December of each year.

PART 1. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

> (Each week, HIR summarizes information from Federal Register
> announcements that may significantly affect grants programs. The
> Federal Register is available online from GPO Access at
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.) The House of
> Representatives\' Federal Funding Report contains the following
> sections:

I.  Availability of Funds - An expansion of the highlights, including
    synopsis on

> Notice, CFDA, and Federal Register references

II\. Notice of Rules - Synopsis of rule-making notices affecting Grants
with CFDA and Federal Register References

> III\. Other Federal Register Notices - For items not falling into the
> Rules or Availability sections

PART 2. EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

(Listing of programs for which applications are being especially
solicited and which have been mentioned in the Federal Register in
recent weeks, listed in order of expiration date).

PART 3. DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS

> (Listing of areas for which Disaster Loan Programs are open, those
> with the most immediate closing dates listed first, those with the
> most recent disasters at the end. This part is divided into two
> sections, reflecting type of loan.)

I. Economic Injury Loans - For business losses

> II\. Physical Disaster Loans - For repair and replacement of real and
>
> personal property

VOLUME 14, NUMBER 50, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: December 13, 2004 -- December 17,
2004

**FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY**

This section contains summaries of those Federal Register entries
appearing during the last 2 weeks, which may significantly affect
Federal domestic assistance programs. For detailed information about a
specific assistance program, the program can be found in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by looking it up by its 5-digit
program number. Each summary represents H.I.R.\'s interpretation of the
major import of an entry and does not reflect the full content of the
Federal Register announcement. Consult the Federal Register for the full
text of items of interest.

I. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.429 **AMOUNT:** Not
Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Marine Sanctuary Program

**FR Date:** 12/13/04 **PAGE:** 72166 **DEADLINE:** 12/31/04

**CONTACT:** Andrew Palmer **TELEPHONE:** 360 457-6622, ext. 15

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration: Availability of Seats for the Olympic Coast
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** State **CFDA#:** 19.409 **AMOUNT:**
\$1,000,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Creative Arts Grants

**FR Date:** 12/16/04 **PAGE:** 75361 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/05

**CONTACT:** Cultural Programs Division **TELEPHONE:** 202 203-7488 or
202 203-7500

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs (ECA); Request for Grant Proposals: Arts Exchanges on
International Issues Program, for fiscal year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75586 **DEADLINE:** 09/09/05

**CONTACT:** Disaster Area 1 Office

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #10003 for Pender
County and the contiguous counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus,
Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, and Sampson in the State of North Carolina
constitute a disaster area as a result of damages caused by tornadoes
created from remnants of Hurricane Charley that occurred August 12-13,
2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75586 **DEADLINE:** 02/08/05

**CONTACT:** Disaster Area 1 Office

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #10003 for Pender County
and the contiguous counties of Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New
Hanover, Onslow, and Sampson in the State of North Carolina constitute a
disaster area as a result of damages caused by tornadoes created from
remnants of Hurricane Charley that occurred August 12-13, 2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.164 **AMOUNT:** \$12,974,300

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Indian Health Service Educational Loan Repayment

**FR Date:** 12/13/04 **PAGE:** 72204 **DEADLINE:** Not Listed

**CONTACT:** Ms. Jacqueline K. Santiago **TELEPHONE:** 301 443-3396

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Indian Health Service; Loan
Repayment Program for Repayment of Health Professions Educational Loans
(undergraduate and graduate) in return for full-time clinical service in
Indian health programs, for fiscal year 2005.

II\. NOTICE OF RULES

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.134

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Mortgage Insurance -- Rental Housing

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75811

**CONTACT:** Michael McCullough **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-1142

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Multifamily Accelerated Processing
(MAP): MAP Lender Quality Assurance Enforcement. A form of "fast-track
processing" that gives qualified lenders the option of preparing the
applicable Federal Housing Administration (FHA) forms.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.135

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Mortgage Insurance -- Rental and Cooperative Housing
for Moderate Income Families and Elderly, Market Interest Rate

**FR Date:** 12/14/04 **PAGE:** 74893

**CONTACT:** Michael McCullough **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-1142, ext. 5426

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Distribution of Tax Credit Proceeds.
The regulatory change allows the proceeds from syndication of low-income
housing tax credits and historic tax credits to be treated in the same
manner as loan or grant funding provided through federal, state, or
local government agencies.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.139

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Mortgage Insurance -- Rental Housing in Urban Renewal
Areas

**FR Date:** 12/14/04 **PAGE:** 74893

**CONTACT:** Michael McCullough **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-1142, ext. 5426

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Distribution of Tax Credit Proceeds.
The regulatory change allows the proceeds from syndication of low-income
housing tax credits and historic tax credits to be treated in the same
manner as loan or grant funding provided through federal, state, or
local government agencies.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.850

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Public and Indian Housing

**FR Date:** 12/15/04 **PAGE:** 75187

**CONTACT:** Ainars Rodins **TELEPHONE:** 312 353-6236

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Public and Indian Housing, HUD; Demolition or Disposition of Public
Housing Projects.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.871

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers

**FR Date:** 12/15/04 **PAGE:** 75203

**CONTACT:** Vance T. Morris **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-2121

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Housing -- Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD; Home Equity Conversion
Mortgage (HECM) Program; Insurance for Mortgages to Refinance Existing
HECMs and Reduced Initial Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIP).

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 12/14/04 **PAGE:** 74419

**CONTACT:** Wade F. Casey, P.E. Federal Lands Highway **TELEPHONE:**
202 366-9486

**CONTACT:** Robert Black, Office of the Chief Counsel **TELEPHONE:**
202 366-1359

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Federal Highway Administration;
National Bridge Inspection Standards. The changes clarify the NBSI
language that is vague or ambiguous, reorganizes the NBIS into a more
logical sequence; and makes the regulation easier to read and
understand.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.124

**PROGRAM TITLE:** All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance

**FR Date:** 12/15/04 **PAGE:** 74977

**CONTACT:** Lynn M. Nelson **TELEPHONE:** 202 273-7294

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Veteran Affairs; Increase in Monthly
Rates of Basic Educational Assistance Payable under the Montgomery GI
Bill -- Active Duty program must be adjusted each fiscal year.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/13/04 **PAGE:** 72128

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Interim rule regarding Changes in Flood Elevation
Determinations in various counties and locations, in the States of
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas,
and Wisconsin.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/13/04 **PAGE:** 72131

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Final Flood Elevation Determinations
for various locations in Clark County, in the State of Arkansas;
Catahoula Parish, in the State of Louisiana; Cuyahoga and Lake Counties,
in the State of Ohio; and Grady and Lake Counties in the State of
Oklahoma.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/13/04 **PAGE:** 72156

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Bossier Parish, in the State of
Louisiana; and Jasper County, in the State of Missouri.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/13/04 **PAGE:** 72158

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in McClain County, in the State of
Indiana; Dixon and Wayne Counties in the State of Nebraska; Grady,
McClain and Pittsburg Counties, in the State of Oklahoma; Maverick
County, in the State of Texas; and Manitowoc County, in the State of
Wisconsin.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75483

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Interim rule regarding Change in Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Gwinnett County, in the State of
Georgia.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75484

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Final Flood Elevation Determinations
for various locations in Lancaster County, in the State of Pennsylvania;
Commonwealth and Municipalities of Bayamon areas, in the State of Puerto
Rico.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75496

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Onslow County, in the State of
North Carolina.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/17/04 **PAGE:** 75499

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Chittenden, Lamoille, and
Rutland Counties, in the State of Vermont.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.419

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards

**FR Date:** 12/15/04 **PAGE:** 75044

**CONTACT:** Nancy Briscoe **TELEPHONE:** 310 713-1219

**SUMMARY:** Notice of closure regarding National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; Federal Consistency Appeal by Pedro Vidal
From an Objection by the Puerto Rico Planning Board.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.516

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants

**FR Date:** 12/15/04 **PAGE:** 75083

**CONTACT:** Susan Brunson **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-3061, ext. 3852

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy Development and Research, HUD; Announcement of (\$400,000
availability) Funding Award for Fiscal Year 2004; Doctoral Dissertation
Research Grant Program; enables Ph.D. candidates to complete their
research and dissertation on topics that focus on policy-relevant
housing and urban development issues.

**EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT**

Below are deadlines for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Programs that have appeared in the Federal Register in the past
several weeks.

DEADLINE CFDA NUMBER PROGRAM TITLE

12/31/04 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program

02/15/05 19.409 Creative Arts Grants

> **DISASTER LOANS**

**59.002 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS** **CLOSING DATE**:

North Carolina - various counties 09/09/05

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

North Carolina -- various counties 02/08/05