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

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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