[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 24873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11440]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. N-95-3799; FR-3711-N-03]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; 
Announcement of Funding Awards for Technical Assistance to Public 
Housing Authorities and Public Housing Police Departments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing.

ACTION: Announcement of funding awards.

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SUMMARY: According to section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this document notifies the 
public of the funding award for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 Technical 
Assistance to Public Housing Authorities and Public Housing Police 
Departments. The purpose of this document is to announce the name and 
address of the award winner and the amount of the award.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Malcolm E. Main, Crime and Prevention 
Division, Office Community Relations and Involvement, Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4116, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC. 20410, telephone (202) 708-1197. A 
telecommunications device for hearing or speech impaired persons (TDD) 
is available at (202) 708-0850. (These are not toll-free telephone 
numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Authority

    This grant is authorized under Chapter 2, Subtitle C, Title V of 
the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq.), as amended 
by Section 581 of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (NAHA), 
approved November 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101-625, and Section 161 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA 1992) (Pub. L. 102-
550, approved October 28, 1992).

II. Federal Fiscal Year 1995 Funding

    The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 1995, 
(approved September 28, 1994, Pub. Law 103-327), (95 App. Act) 
appropriated $290 million for the Drug Elimination Program. Of the 
total $290 million appropriated, $10 million will fund drug elimination 
technical assistance, contracts and other assistance training, program 
assessments, and execution for or on behalf of public housing and 
resident organizations (including the cost of necessary travel for 
participants in such training). The funding announced under this notice 
is a part of this $10 million.

III. Grant Award

    On June 28, 1994, HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) for Technical Assistance to Public Housing Authorities and 
Public Housing Police Departments (59 FR 33372) announcing the 
availability of up $1.5 million in FY 1994 funds for a 1-year base 
period with 4 option years for comparable amounts based upon an 
evaluation of grant performance and the availability of funds. The 
Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received 
based on the criteria in the NOFAs. As a result, HUD has funded the 
application announced below. The announcement of the FY 1994 award, in 
the amount of $1,499,348, was published on October 20, 1994 (59 FR 
52983). This notice announces the award of $2,000,000 in FY 1995 
funding to continue activities for two option years. 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 recipient of this 
funding award, as follows:

Grant Recipient: Center for Public Safety, Inc.
Recipient Contact Person: Thomas J. Shaughnessy.
Address: Center for Public Safety, Inc., Washington Dulles 
International Airport, PO Box 20261, Washington, DC 20041-2261.
Telephone Number: (703) 661-2168.
Original Award Amount: $1,499,348.
Amendment Grant Award Amount: $2,000,000.
Total Grant Award Amount: $3,499,348.

General Objectives

    The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
and the Center for Public Safety, Inc., (grantee) have entered into a 
grant agreement for $3,499,348 of Public and Indian Housing Drug 
Elimination Program Technical Assistance funds to: (1) Develop a 
program to improve public housing police departments in Baltimore HA 
and Community Development, Baltimore, MD; Boston HA, Boston, MA; 
Buffalo HA, Buffalo, NY; Cuyahoga Metropolitan HA, Cleveland, OH; HA of 
the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; HA of the City of Oakland, 
Oakland, CA; HA of the City of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; HA of the 
City of Waterbury, Waterbury, CT; Virgin Islands HA, Virgin Islands; 
Philadelphia HA, and Philadelphia, PA, (2) facilitate law enforcement 
service agreements between housing authorities and local government, 
and (3) provide the technical assistance to implement the program and 
agreements.
    This is a cost-reimbursable grant for $3,499,348 for a three year 
base period, with two optional years. Each additional fiscal year award 
will be for comparable amounts based upon an evaluation of grant 
performance and the availability of funds.

    Dated: March 18, 1995.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 95-11440 Filed 5-9-95; 8:45 am]
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