Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1996 Hispanic- Serving Institutions Work Study Program

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4105-N-03]

Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1996 Hispanic-

Serving Institutions Work Study Program

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 1996 Hispanic-

serving Institutions Work Study Program (HSI-WSP). The purpose of this

document is to announce the names and addresses of the award winners

and the amount of the awards to be used to attract economically

disadvantaged and minority students to pre-professional careers in

community and economic development, community planning and community

management, and to provide a cadre of well-qualified professionals to

work in local community building programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Karadbil, Office of University

Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, room

8110, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)

708-1537, extension 218. 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 (800) 877-8399, or

202-708-1455. (Telephone numbers, other than the ``800'' TTY number,

are not toll free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HSI-WSP is administered by the Office of

University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development and Research. The Office of University Partnerships

administers HUD's ongoing grant programs to institutions of higher

education and 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 HSI-WSP was created through an earmark of funds appropriated

for the Community Development Work Study Program in the Conference

Report, H. Rep. 104-384, dated December 6, 1995, which accompanied

``The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development

and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996'' (Pub. L. 104-134).

Eligible applicants are private and public non-profit Hispanic-serving

community colleges having qualifying academic degrees. Each

participating institution of higher education can be funded for a

minimum of three and a maximum of ten students. The HSI-WSP provides

each participating student up to $12,200 per year for a work stipend

(for internship-type work in community building) and tuition and

additional support (for books and other expenses related to the

academic program). Additionally, the HSI-WSP provides the participating

institution of higher education with an administrative allowance of

$1,000 per student per year. On October 2, 1996 (61 FR 51566), HUD

published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the

availability of $3 million in FY 1996 funds for the Hispanic-serving

Institutions Work Study Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and

scored the

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applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result,

HUD has funded the applications announced below, and 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), the Department is

publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards, as

follows:

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 1996 Hispanic-

Serving Institutions Work Study Program Funding Competition, by

Name, Address, Phone Number, Grant Amount and Number of Students

Funded

New York/New Jersey

1. Bronx Community College, Ms. Carin Savage, Bronx Community

College, University Avenue and West 181st Street, Bronx, New York

10453, (718) 289-5184. Grant: $209,760 to fund eight students.

2. Fiorella LaGuardia Community College, Dr. Harry N. Heinemann,

Fiorella LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long

Island, NY 11101, (718) 482-5200. Grant: $132,960 to fund eight

students.

3. Hostos Community College, Dr. Carole Joseph, Hostos Community

College, 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York 10451, (718) 518-6660.

Grant: $204,352 to fund eight students.

4. Hudson County Community College, Dr. Estelle F. Greenberg,

Hudson County Community College, 25 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ

07306. Grant: $124,746 to fund eight students.

Southeast/Caribbean

5. Colegio Universitario del Este, Dr. Dulcinia Nunez, Colegio

Universitario del Este, PO Box 2010, Carolina, PR 00984, (787) 257-

7373, ext. 2100. Grant: $172,840 to fund eight students.

6. Miami-Dade Community College, Ms. Isabel Rapp, Miami-Dade

Community College, 300 NE. 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33132, (305) 237-3015.

Grant: $206,952 to fund eight students.

Midwest

7. St. Augustine College, Dr. Joaquin Villegas, St. Augustine

College, 1333 W. Argyle, Chicago, IL 60640, (773) 772-1760. Grant:

$205,120 to fund eight students.

Southwest

8. Northern New Mexico Community College, Dr. Felicia Casados,

Northern New Mexico Community College, 1002 N. Onate Street, Espanola,

NM 87532, (505) 747-2142. Grant: $211,200 to fund eight students.

9. Southwest Texas Junior College, Mrs. Gloria Rivera, Southwest

Texas Junior College, 2401 Garner Field Road, Uvalde, TX 78801, (210)

591-7286. Grant: $164,232 to fund eight students.

Rocky Mountain

10. Otero Junior College, Mr. Jeff Paolucci, Otero Junior College,

1802 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050, (719) 384-6834. Grant:

$207,664 to fund eight students.

Pacific/Hawaii

11. Compton Community College, Dr. Ron Chapman, Compton Community

College, 1111 E. Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90221, (310) 637-2660.

Grant: $173,280 to fund eight students.

12. Fresno City College, Dr. Dona Alpert, Fresno City College, 1525

E. Weldon Avenue, Fresno, CA 93704, (209) 244-5980. Grant: $211,200 to

fund eight students.

13. Los Angeles Harbor College, Dr. Clare Adams, Los Angeles Harbor

College, 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington, CA 90744, (310) 522-8318.

Grant: $206,208 to fund eight students.

14. Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Dr. Denise Fairchild, Los

Angeles Trade Technical College, 400 West Washington Blvd., Los

Angeles, CA 90015, (213) 744-9065. Grant: $211,200 to fund eight

students.

15. Rancho Santiago College, Dr. Gloria Guzman, Rancho Santiago

College, 1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 564-6810.

Grant: $211,200 to fund eight students.

Dated: February 6, 1997.

Michael A. Stegman,

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.

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