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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67329-67330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33501]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Housing Preservation Grants

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces that it is 
soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation 
Grant (HPG) program. The HPG program is a grant program which provides 
qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations and other 
eligible entities grant funds to assist very low- and low-income 
homeowners repair and rehabilitate their homes in rural areas, and to 
assist rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes to 
repair and rehabilitate their units if they agree to make such units 
available to low- and very low-income persons. This action is taken to 
comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, 
which requires the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for 
receipt of preapplications for HPG funds from eligible applicants. The 
intended effect of this Notice is to provide eligible organizations 
notice of these dates.

DATES: RHS hereby announces that it will begin receiving 
preapplications on December 24, 1997. The closing date for acceptance 
by RHS of preapplications is March 24, 1998. This period will be the 
only time during the current fiscal year that RHS accepts 
preapplications. Preapplications must be received by or postmarked on 
or before the closing date.

ADDRESSES: Submit preapplications to Rural Development servicing 
offices for the HPG program; applicants must contact their Rural 
Development State Office for this information. A listing of Rural 
Development State Offices, their addresses, and telephone numbers 
follows:
Rural Development State Offices
    Note: Telephone numbers listed are not toll-free.

Alabama State Office, Sterling Center Office Building, 4121 Carmichael 
Road, Suite 601, Montgomery, AL 36106-3683, (334) 279-3455
Alaska State Office, 800 West Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645, 
(907) 745-2176
Arizona State Office, Phoenix Corporate Center, 3003 N. Central Ave., 
Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906, (602) 280-8755
Arkansas State Office, 700 W. Capitol Ave., Rm. 5411, Little Rock, AR 
72201-3225, (501) 324-6701
California State Office, 194 West Main Street, Suite F, Woodland, CA 
95695-2915, (916) 668-2090
Colorado State Office, 655 Parfet Street, Room E100, Lakewood, CO 
80215, (303) 236-2801 (ext. 122)
Connecticut (Served by Massachusetts State Office)
Delaware/Maryland State Office, 5201 South Dupont Highway, PO Box 400, 
Camden, DE 19934-9998, (302) 697-4314
Florida State Office, 4440 N.W. 25th Place, PO Box 147010, Gainesville, 
FL 32614-7010, (352) 338-3465
Georgia State Office, Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, 
Athens, GA 30601-2768, (706) 546-2164
Guam (Served by Hawaii State Office)
Hawaii State Office, Room 311, Federal Building 154, Waianuenue Avenue, 
Hilo, HI 96720, (808) 933-3005
Idaho State Office, 3232 Elder Street, Boise, ID 83705, (208) 378-5627
Illinois State Office, Illini Plaza, Suite 103, 1817 South Neil Street, 
Champaign, IL 61820, (217) 398-5412 (ext. 256)
Indiana State Office, 5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278, 
(317) 290-3115
Iowa State Office, 873 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, 
IA 50309, (515) 284-4493
Kansas State Office, 1200 SW Executive Drive, PO Box 4653, Topeka, KS 
66604, (913) 271-2720
Kentucky State Office, 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 
40503, (606) 224-7325
Louisiana State Office, 3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, 
(318) 473-7950
Maine State Office, 444 Stillwater Ave., Suite 2, PO Box 405, Bangor, 
ME 04402-0405, (207) 990-9110
Maryland (Served by Delaware State Office)
Massachusetts State Office, 451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002, (413) 
253-4327

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Michigan State Office, 3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 
48823, (515) 337-6635 (ext. 1608)
Minnesota State Office, 410 AgriBank Building, 375 Jackson Street, St. 
Paul, MN 55101-1853, (612) 290-3912
Mississippi State Office, Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol 
Street, Jackson, MS 39269, (601) 965-4325
Missouri State Office, 601 Business Loop, 70 West, Parkade Center, 
Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, (573) 876-0990
Montana State Office, Unit 1, Suite B, 900 Technology Blvd., Bozeman, 
MT, 59715, (406) 585-2515
Nebraska State Office, Federal Building, room 308, 100 Centennial Mall 
N, Lincoln, NE 68508, (402) 437-5557.
Nevada State Office, 1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 89703-
5405, (702) 887-1222.
New Hampshire (Served by Vermont State Office)
New Jersey State Office, Tarnsfield Plaza, Suite 22, 790 Woodland Road, 
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, (609) 265-3630.
New Mexico State Office, 6200 Jefferson St., NE, Room 255, Albuquerque, 
NM 87109, (505) 761-4944.
New York State Office, The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 S. Salina Street, 
Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 477-6419.
North Carolina State Office, 4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 
27609, (919) 873-2062.
North Dakota State Office, Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East Rosser, 
PO Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502, (701) 250-4771.
Ohio State Office, Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North High Street, 
Columbus, OH 43215-2477, (614) 469-5165.
Oklahoma State Office, 100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074-2654, 
(405) 742-1070.
Oregon State Office 101 SW Main, Suite 1410, Portland, OR 97204-2333, 
(503) 414-3350.
Pennsylvania State Office, One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, (717) 782-4574.
Puerto Rico State Office, New San Juan Office Bldg., Room 501, 159 
Carlos E. Chardon Street, Hato Rey, PR 00918-5481, (809) 766-5095 Ext. 
256.
Rhode Island (Served by Massachusetts State Office)
South Carolina State Office, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 
Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 765-5690.
South Dakota State Office, Federal Building, Room 308, 200 Fourth 
Street, SW, Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352-1132.
Tennessee State Office, Suite 300, 3322 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 
37203-1071, (615) 783-1375.
Texas State Office, Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main, 
Temple, TX 76501, (817) 774-1305.
Utah State Office, Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 S. State 
Street, Room 5438, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524-3242.
Vermont State Office, City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, 
Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828-6020.
Virgin Islands (Served by Vermont State Office)
Virginia State Office, Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa 
Road, Richmond, VA 23229, (804) 287-1582.
Washington State Office, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW., Suite B, Olympia, 
WA 98512-5717, (360) 704-7707.
Western Pacific Territories (Served by Hawaii State Office)
West Virginia State Office, Federal Building, 75 High Street, Room 320, 
Morgantown, WV 26505-7500, (304) 291-4793.
Wisconsin State Office, 4949 Kirschiling Court, Stevens Point, WI 
54481, (715) 345-7620.
Wyoming State Office, 100 East B, Federal Building, Room 1005, PO Box 
820, Casper, WY 82602, (307) 261-6315.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue M. Harris-Green, Senior Loan 
Officer, Multi-Family Housing Processing Division, RHS, USDA, Stop 
0781, Room 5337, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, 
telephone (202) 720-1606. (This is not a toll free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N provides details 
on what information must be contained in the preapplication packages. 
Entities wishing to apply for assistance should contact the Rural 
Development State Office to receive further information and copies of 
the preapplication package. Eligible entities for these competitively 
awarded grants include State and local governments, nonprofit 
corporations, Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and consortia of 
eligible entities.
    This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance under No. 10.433, Rural Housing Preservation Grants. This 
program is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 which 
requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials 
(7 CFR part 3015, subpart V). Applicants are referred to 7 CFR 
Secs. 1944.674 and 1944.676 (d) and (e) for specific guidance on these 
requirements relative to the HPG program.
    The funding instrument for the HPG program will be a grant 
agreement. The term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 years, depending 
on available funds and demand. No maximum or minimum grant levels have 
been established; although, based on fiscal year (FY) 1998 funding 
availability, the Agency anticipates that the average grant will be 
$75,000 for a 1-year proposal. For FY 98, $10,820,000 is available and 
has been distributed under a formula allocation to States pursuant to 7 
CFR part 1940, subpart L, ``Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of 
Loan and Grant Program Funds.'' Decisions on funding will be based on 
the preapplications, and notices of action on the preapplications 
should be made no earlier than 66 days prior to the closing date.

    December 15, 1997.
Jan E. Shadburn,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 97-33501 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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