[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66638-66639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33212]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4187-N-02]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1997; Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers

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 1997 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Program. 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 establish and operate Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers that will: (1) Conduct competent and 
qualified research and investigation on theoretical or practical 
problems in large and small cities; and (2) facilitate partnerships and 
outreach activities between institutions of higher education, local 
communities, and local governments to address urban problems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Hartung, Office of University 
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
8130, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-3061, extension 261. 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 1-800-877-TTY, 1-800-
877-8339, or 202-708-1455. (Telephone number, other than ``800'' TTY 
numbers are not toll free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Community Outreach Partnership Centers 
Program was enacted in the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1992 (Pub. L. 102-550, approved October 28, 1992) 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 Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program provides funds 
for: research activities which have practical application for solving 
specific problems in designated communities and neighborhoods; 
outreach, technical assistance and information exchange activities 
which are designed to address specific problems associated with 
housing, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, 
infrastructure, health care, job training, education, crime prevention, 
planning, and community organizing. On March 20, 1997 (62 FR 13506), 
HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the 
availability of $7.4 million in Fiscal Year 1997 funds for the 
Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program. The Department 
reviewed, evaluated and

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scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As 
a result, HUD has funded the 16 applicants for New Grants and (9) 
applicants for Institutionalization Grants. These grants, with their 
grant amounts are identified below.
    The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 
14.511.
    In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-235, 
approved December 15, 1989), the Department is publishing details 
concerning the recipients of funding awards, as follows:

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 1997 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Funding Competition, by Name and Address

New Grants

New England
    1. Fitchburg State College, Mr. David Newton, Fitchburg State 
College, 160 Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, (508) 665-3368. Grant: 
$399,864.
    2. University of Rhode Island, Mr. Angelo Mendello, University of 
Rhode Island, 70 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881, (401) 874-
5138. Grant: $391,918
    3. New Hampshire College, Mr. Michael Swack, New Hampshire College, 
2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106, (603) 644-3103. Grant: 
$399,278.
New York/New Jersey
    4. Brooklyn College, Ms. Nancy Romer, Brooklyn College, 2900 
Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (718) 951-5766. Grant: $399,979.
    5. Buffalo State College, Mr. Douglas Koritz, Buffalo State 
College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Cleveland Hall 517, Buffalo, NY 12222, 
(716) 878-4606. Grant: $391,596.
Mid-Atlantic
    6. Virginia Commonwealth University, Ms. Catherine Howard, Virginia 
Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 980568, Richmond, VA 23298, (804) 
828-1831. Grant: $399,358.
Southeast/Caribbean
    7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ms. Mary Beth 
Powell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#4100, Room 300, 
Bynum Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4100, (919) 962-3076. Grant: 
$399,985.
    8. Clemson University, Mr. William Geer, Clemson University, 300 
Brackett Hall, Box 345702, Clemson, SC 29634, (864) 656-2424. Grant: 
$399,686.
Midwest
    9. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Mr. William 
Plater, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 620 Union 
Drive, Room 618, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (317) 274-4500. Grant: 
$400,000.
    10. University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Ms. Esther Letven, University 
of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Box 2000, Kenosha, WI 53141, 
(414) 595-2208. Grant: $399,966.
Great Plains
    11. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mr. Ronald McQuarrie, 
University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 
64110, (816) 235-1301. Grant: $399,195.
    12. University of Nebraska at Omaha, Ms. Mary Laura Farnham, 
University of Nebraska at Omaha, CPACS, Annex 24, Omaha, NE 68182, 
(402) 554-2286. Grant: $400,000.
Southwest
    13. University of North Texas, Mr. Stan Ingman, University of North 
Texas, P.O. Box 305250, Denton, TX 767203, (940) 565-2298. Grant: 
$399,692.
Pacific/Hawaii
    14. Rancho Santiago College, Mr. John Nixon, Rancho Santiago 
College, 1530 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706, (714) 564-6082. Grant: 
$400,000.
    15. San Jose State University, Mr. Jerome Bernstein, San Jose State 
University, P.O. Box 720130, San Jose, CA 95172, (408) 924-3531. Grant: 
$399,979.
    16. University of California at San Diego, Ms. Martha Obermeier, 
University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA 
92093, (619) 534-0242. Grant: $400,000.

Institutionalization Grants

Mid-Atlantic
    1. George Mason University, Dr. Hugh Sockett, George Mason 
University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, (703) 993-8320. 
Grant: $99,979.
    2. Marshall University, Dr. Ron L. Schelling, Marshall University, 
1050 4th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25755, (304) 696-6246. Grant: $99,958.
Southeast/Caribbean
    3. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Craig T. Ramey, 
University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1719 Sixth Avenue South, 
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021, (205) 934-8900. Grant: $99,998.
    4. Georgia State University, Dr. David J. Sjoquist, Georgia State 
University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 651-3995. Grant: 
$100,000.
    5. University of Memphis, Mr. Norman S. Trenk, University of 
Memphis, Clement Hall, Room 427, Memphis, TN 38152, (901) 678-2533. 
Grant: $99,959.
    6. University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Ms. Madeline Rogero, 
University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 404 Andy Holt Tower, Knoxville, TN 
37996, (423) 974-4542. Grant: $100,000.
Midwest
    7. DePaul University, Ms. Clarice Hearn, DePaul University, 1 East 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 362-6138. Grant: $100,000.
    8. University of Illinois at Urbana, Dr. Kenneth M. Reardon, 
University of Illinois at Urbana, 801 South Wright Street, 109 Coble 
Hall, Champaign, IL 61802. Grant: $99,990.
Southwest
    9. University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Robert Wilson, University of 
Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 7726, Austin, TX 78713, (512) 471-4962. 
Grant: $99,999.

    Dated: December 12, 1997.
Paul A. Leonard,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 97-33212 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am]
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