[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81542-81544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23197]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6418-N-05]


Announcement of Funding Awards

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 announcement 
notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in 
competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Opportunity 
(NOFOs) and Notices for the following programs: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 
NOFO Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD) 
Grant Program, FY23 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) 
Grant Program, and FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Brown, Acting Director, 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Systems), Grants Management and 
Oversight at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1f0c2daf6fcfef1d9c4d59fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63221008242e2c230b16074d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone (202) 402-2440 or the contact 
person listed in each appendix. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive 
calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as 
individuals with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more 
about how to make an

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accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD posted the FY23 NOFO Healthy Homes and 
Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD) Grant Program on 
grants.gov September 15, 2023 (FR-6700-N-62). The competition closed on 
November 6, 2023. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based 
on selection criteria contained in the NOFO. This competition awarded 
$1,000,000 to 1 recipient to fund a Healthy Homes and Weatherization 
Cooperation Demonstration grant that provides housing interventions in 
lower-income households that are served by both HUD's Healthy Homes 
Production (HHP) program and the Department of Energy's (DOE's) 
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to determine whether 
coordination between the programs concerning the implementation of 
healthy homes remediation activities and energy conservation measures 
achieves cost-effectiveness and better outcomes in improving the safety 
and quality of homes.
    HUD posted the FY23 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies 
(LHHTS) Grant Program on grants.gov September 15, 2023 (FR-6700-N-15). 
The competition closed on November 6, 2023. HUD rated and selected 
applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the 
NOFO. This competition awarded $13,393,381 to 15 recipients to fund 
studies to improve knowledge of housing-related health and safety 
hazards and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and control 
methods, with a focus on lead and other key residential health and 
safety hazards. In addition, the funded studies will advance the 
knowledge of priority healthy homes issues by addressing important gaps 
in science related to the accurate and efficient identification of 
hazards and the implementation of cost-effective hazard mitigation.
    HUD posted the FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program 
on grants.gov October 31, 2023 (FR-6700-N-30). The competition closed 
on November 30, 2023. HUD rated and selected applications for funding 
based on selection criteria contained in the NOFO. This competition 
awarded $2,750,000 to 7 recipients to provide professional development 
and educational offerings to equip new and existing HUD-certified 
housing counselors with the necessary tools to meet the evolving needs 
of homeowners, homebuyers, and renters. Training funds can also be used 
to prepare students for housing counseling careers and to attract a new 
pipeline of professionals to the housing counseling industry.
    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(a)(4)(C)), the Department is publishing the awardees and 
the amounts of the awards in Appendices A-C of this document.

Christine Brown,
Acting Director, Grants Management and Oversight, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer.

Appendix A

Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD) 
Grant Program (FR-6700-N-62)

    Contact: Emma Kaiser, 678-732-2214.

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              Legal name                         Address                          City                      State            ZIP+4           Amount
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East Central Intergovernmental          7600 Commerce Park.......  Dubuque...........................  IA                   52002-9673     $1,000,000.00
 Association.
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Appendix B

Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program (FR-
6700-N-15)

    Contact: Larry Byrd, (202) 402-8078.

                                                          Lead Technical Studies (LTS) Program
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             Organization                        Address                          City                      State            ZIP+4           Amount
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Emory University......................  1599 Clifton Road NE, 4th  Atlanta...........................  GA                   30322-4250       $800,000.00
                                         Floor.
The Trustees of Columbia University in  615 West 131st Street....  New York..........................  NY                   10027-7922        799,837.00
 the City of New York.
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    LTS Total.........................                                                                 ...............                      1,599,837.00
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                                                     Healthy Homes Technical Studies (HHTS) Program
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             Organization                        Address                          City                      State            ZIP+4           Amount
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Louisiana State University............  202 Himes Hall...........  Baton Rouge.......................  LA                   70803-0001       $984,594.00
Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Inc....  1935 Addison Street,       Berkeley..........................  CA                   94704-1354        987,868.00
                                         Suite A.
Illinois Institute of Technology......  10 West 35th Street......  Chicago...........................  IL                   60616-3717        370,261.00
The Board of Trustees of the            809 S Marshfield Avenue..  Chicago...........................  IL                   60612-7227        998,734.00
 University of Illinois.
Johns Hopkins University..............  733 North Broadway, Suite  Baltimore.........................  MD                   21205-1832        999,990.00
                                         117.
The Ohio State University.............  1960 Kenny Road..........  Columbus..........................  OH                   43210-1016        999,999.00
North Carolina State University.......  2601 Wolf Village Way--    Raleigh...........................  NC                   27695-7514        999,917.00
                                         Admin Services III,
                                         Suite 240.
Trustees Of Indiana University........  509 E 3rd St.............  Bloomington.......................  IN                   47401-3654        994,743.00
The Curators of the University of       5100 Rockhill Road.......  Kansas City.......................  MO                   64110-2499        999,823.00
 Missouri.
University of Pittsburgh..............  300 Murdoch I Building...  Pittsburgh........................  PA                   15260-3203        999,878.00
BanfieldBio Inc.......................  17309 174th Ave. NE, P.O.  Woodinville.......................  WA                   98072-9697        997,467.00
                                         Box 2622.
University of North Dakota............  4201 James Ray Drive,      Grand Forks.......................  ND                   58202-8367        486,377.00
                                         Suite 2050.
Rutgers University of New Jersey......  33 Knightsbridge Road 2nd  Piscataway........................  NJ                   08854-3925        973,893.00
                                         Floor, East Wing.
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    HHTS Total........................                                                                 ...............  ..............     11,793,544.00
    LHHTS Total.......................                                                                 ...............  ..............     13,393,381.00
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Appendix C

FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program (FR-6700-N-30)

    Contact: Joel Ibanez, 714-955-0812.

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             Grantee name                        Address                          City                      State             Zip          Total award
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National Association of Real Estate     7677 OakPort Street,       Oakland...........................  CA                        94621        $82,500.00
 Brokers-Investment Division, Inc.       Suite 1030.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation  3120 Freeboard Drive,      West Sacramento...................  CA                        95691        396,246.39
                                         Suite 201.
National Community Reinvestment         740 15th St. NW, Suite     Washington........................  DC                        20005        578,416.92
 Coalition.                              400.
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., DBA    255 Union St. NE, Suite    Washington........................  DC                        20002        524,936.58
 Neighbor Works America.                 500.
UnidosUS..............................  1126 16th Street NW,       Washington........................  DC                        20036        420,930.75
                                         Suite 600.
Housing Action Illinois...............  67 E Madison Street,       Chicago...........................  IL                        60603        391,035.89
                                         Suite 1603.
Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation  225 Centre Street, Suite   Boston............................  MA                        02119        355,933.47
                                         100.
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    Total.............................                                                                 ...............  ..............      2,750,000.00
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[FR Doc. 2024-23197 Filed 10-7-24; 8:45 am]
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