Announcement of Funding Awards Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fiscal Year 2007

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5100-FA-24]

Announcement of Funding Awards Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fiscal Year 2007

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD.

ACTION:

Announcement of funding awards.

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 for funding under the SuperNotice of Funding Availability (SuperNOFA) for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. This announcement contains the names and addresses of those award recipients selected for funding based on the rating and ranking of all applications and the amount of the awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Myron Newry, Director, FHIP Support Division, Office of Programs, Room 5230, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Telephone number (202) 708-2215 (this is not a toll-free number). A telecommunications device (TTY) for hearing and speech impaired persons is available at 1-800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3601-19 (the Fair Housing Act) charges the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with responsibility to accept and investigate complaints alleging discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale, rental, or financing of most housing. In addition, the Fair Housing Act directs the Secretary to coordinate with State and local agencies administering fair housing laws and to cooperate with and render technical assistance to public or private entities carrying out programs to prevent and eliminate discriminatory housing practices.

Section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3616, established FHIP to strengthen the Department's enforcement of the Fair Housing Act and to further fair housing. This program assists projects and activities designed to enhance compliance with the Fair Housing Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws. Implementing regulations are found at 24 CFR part 125.

The Department announced under separate solicitations in the

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on January 18, 2007 (72 FR 11, pp 2396-2420 [General Section]) and March 13, 2007 (72 FR 48, pp 11506-11523), the availability of approximately $18,100,000 out of a FY 2007 appropriation of $20,000,000 and any potential recapture, to be utilized for FHIP projects and activities with approximately $1,900,000 designated for continuation of contracts with activities for the sixth option year under the Accessibility First Project, formerly the Project for Training and Technical Assistance Guidance (PATTG), and other contracts. However, the Office of Management and Budget (Congress) issued a Recession Order and $200,000.00 was charged against the initial appropriation resulting in a reduced appropriation of $19,800,000. Accordingly, the amount available for contracts was reduced to $1,700,000. Funding availability for discretionary grants follows: the Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI/$14,000,000) and the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) ($4,100,000).

This Notice announces awards of approximately $18,100,000 to 88 organizations and $1,700,000.00 to three contractors.

The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the FY 2007 SuperNOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the applications announced in Appendix A, 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 hereby publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards in Appendix A of this document.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for currently funded Initiatives under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program is 14.408.

Dated: November 13, 2007.

Kim Kendrick,

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

Fair Housing Initiatives Program Awards FY 2007

Applicant name

Contact person

Region

Award amount

Education and Outreach Initiative—General

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, P.O. Box 163, Burlington, VT 05402

Robert Meehan, ph. 802-651-0551

$100,000.00

HAP, Inc., 322 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01105

Carol Walker, ph. 413-233-1668, fax 413-731-8723

81,365.00

Citizen Action of New Jersey, 744 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102

Leila Amirhamzeh, ph. 973-643-8800, fax 973-643-8100

100,000.00

Housing Council in the Monroe County Area, Inc., 183 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604

Alexander Castro, ph. 585-546-3700 Ext 3013, fax 585-546-5061

73,390.00

Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc., 601 North Church Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Rashmi Rangan, ph. 302-654-5024, fax 302-654-5046

80,000.00

Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, Inc., 700 East Franklin Street, Suite 3-A, Richmond, VA 23219

Lorae Ponder, ph. 804-354-0641, fax 804-354-0690

100,000.00

National Community Reinvestment Coalition, 727 15th St, NW., Washington, DC 20005

David Berenbaum, ph. 202-628-8866

100,000.00

Northern West Virginia Center For Independent Living, 601-3 E. Brockway Ave., Morgantown, WV 26501

Jan Derry, ph. 304-296-6091, fax 304-292-5217

99,976.00

Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc., 10 West Cherry Ave., Washington, PA 15301

Robert Brenner, ph. 724-225-6170, fax 724-250-1076

100,000.00

Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, 332 W. Broadway, Suite 700, Louisville, KY 40202

Cynthia Fox, ph. 502-595-4024 x18, fax 502-595-4801

99,800.00

Legal Services of North Florida, Inc., 2119 Delta Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32303

John Fenno, ph. 850-385-9007 Ex. 15, fax 850-385-5684

100,000.00

The Fair Housing Agency of Alabama, 574 Azalea Road, Suite 124, Mobile, AL 36609

Enrique Lang, ph. 251-660-7733, fax 251-660-7734

99,905.00

The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #5157, Hattiesburg, MS 39406

Constance Wyldmon, ph. 601-266-4119, fax 601-266-4312

100,000.00

Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, 1230 Highmarket St., Georgetown, SC 29440

Amy Lowe, ph. 843-546-8502, fax 843-527-2302

74,951.00

ACORN Housing Corporation, 757 Raymond Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55114

Alexa Milton, ph. 651-203-0008, fax 651-203-1046

100,000.00

Advocacy Center, 1010 Common Street, Suite 2600, New Orleans, LA 70112

Lois Simpson, ph. 504-522-2337 ext 118, fax 504-522-5507

100,000.00

Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, 410 E. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Robert Ells ph. 269-276-9100, fax 269-276-9101

97,229.00

Housing Research & Advocacy Center, 3631 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114

Jeffrey Dillman, ph. 216-361-9240, fax 216-426-1290

100,000.00

Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., 600 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

William Tisdale, ph. 414-278-1240, fax 414-278-8033

100,000.00

Oak Park Regional Housing Center, 1041 South Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60302

James Breymaier, ph. 708-848-7150, fax 708-848-7165

99,780.00

Arkansas Community Housing Corporation, 2101 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72206-1527

Dickson Bell, ph. 501-374-2114, fax 501-376-3952

99,948.00

Garland Fair Housing Office, 210 Carver Dr., Ste. 102A, Garland, TX 75040

Jose Alvarado, ph. 972-205-3316, fax 972-205-3304

100,000.00

New Mexico ACORN Fair Housing, 411 Bellamah, NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102-1315

Matthew Henderson, ph. 505-242-7411, fax 505-244-1090

99,757.00

Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office, Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-1004

Dawn Peterson, ph. 515-281-8086, fax 515-242-5840

95,569.00

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc., 3701 Grandel Square, St. Louis, MO 63108

Victoria Reaves, ph. 314-388-9840, Ext. 115, fax 314-388-9845

100,000.00

American Institute for Social Justice, 125 W. 10th Ave., Denver, CO 80204

Valerie Coffin, ph. 504-207-0088, fax 202-546-2483

99,887.00

City of Billings, 510 North Broadway, Billings, MT 59103

Brenda Beckett, ph. 406-657-8286, fax 406-657-8327

99,923.00

Disability Law Center, 205 North 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84103

Matt Knotts, ph. 801-363-1347, fax 801-363-1437

100,000.00

Greater Napa Fair Housing Center, 601 Cabot Way, Napa, CA 94559

Stephen Cogswell, ph. 707-224-9720, fax 707-224-1566

99,990.00

SILVER STATE FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL, 855 E. Fourth Street, Suite E, Reno, NV 89512

Katherine Copeland, ph. 775-324-0990, fax 775-324-7507

100,000.00

Southwest Fair Housing Council, 2030 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85719

Richard Rhey, ph. 520-798-1568, fax 520-620-6796

98,745.00

Legal Aid Services of Oregon, 921 S.W. Washington St., Suite 570, Portland, OR 97205

Thomas Matsuda, ph. 503-471-1159, fax 503-417-0147

99,785.00

Education and Outreach Initiative—National Media Campaign Component

Pacific News Service, 275 Ninth St., San Francisco, CA 94103

Sandy Close, ph. 415-503-4170, fax 415-503-0970

1,000,000.00

Private Enforcement Initiative—General

Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts, 405 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608

Jonathan Mannina, ph. 508-752-3718, fax 508-752-5918

230,000.00

National Community Reinvestment Coalition, 727 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005

David Berenbaum, ph. 202-628-8866

199,848.00

The Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc., 2840 Liberty Ave., Suite 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Peter Harvey, ph. 412-391-2535

275,000.00

Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc., 18441 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33169

Keenya Robertson, ph. 305-651-4673, fax 305-493-0108

275,000.00

Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., 109 North Main, Suite 201, Memphis, TN 38103-5021

Jacqueline Cobbins, ph. 901-432-4663, fax 901-529-8706

274,973.00

Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation, 111 East Front Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Sam Buchanan, ph. 601-545-2950, fax 601-545-2935

275,000.00

Mobile Fair Housing Center, Inc., PO Box 161202, Mobile, AL 36616-2202

Teresa Bettis, ph. 251-479-1532, fax 251-479-1488

70,326.94

Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Room 1312, Detroit, MI 48226-1860

Clifford Schrupp, ph. 313-963-1274, fax 313-963-4817

133,280.00

Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, 20 Hall St., SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Nancy Haynes, ph. 616-451-2980, fax 616-451-2657

273,786.00

Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, IL 60093

Gail Schechter, ph. 847-501-5760, fax 847-501-5722

275,000.00

Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, 436 S. Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502

Teresa Trantham, ph. 810-234-2621, fax 810-234-9039

207,449.00

The Housing Advocates, Inc., 3214 Prospect Avenue, East, Cleveland, OH 44115-2614

Edward Kramer, ph. 216-431-7400 ext 106, fax 216-431-6149

275,000.00

Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, 228 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 1035, New Orleans, LA 70130

James Perry, ph. 504-596-2100, fax 504-596-2004

275,000.00

Metropolitan Fair Housing Council, 1500 NE 4th Street, Suite 204, Oklahoma City, OK 73117

George Wesley, ph. 405-232-3247, fax 405-232-5119

274,800.00

San Antonio Fair Housing Council, Inc., 4203 Woodcock Drive, Suite 216, San Antonio, TX 78228

Sandra Tamez, ph. 210-733-3247, fax 210-733-6670

275,000.00

Orange County Fair Housing Council, Inc., 201 S. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701-5633

David Levy, ph. 714-569-0823 ext. 204, fax 714-835-0281

162,700.00

Private Enforcement Initiative—Performance Based Component

Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston, 59 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111

David Harris, ph. 617-399-0492, fax 617-399-0492

274,166.67

Housing Discrimination Project, Inc., 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040

Jamie Williamson, ph. 413-539-9796 x108, fax 413-533-9978

275,000.00

Fair Housing Council of New York, Inc., 327 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Merrilee Witherell, ph. 315-471-0420, fax 315-471-0549

211,346.00

Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey, 131 Main Street, Suite 140, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Lee Porter, ph. 201-489-3552, fax 201-489-8472

275,000.00

Long Island Housing Services, Inc., 3900 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY 11761

Michelle Santantonio, ph. 631-467-5111, fax 631-467-5131

270,417.00

South Brooklyn Legal Services, 105 Court, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Josh Zinner ph. 718-237-5567, fax 718-855-0733

183,333.00

Fair Housing Council of Montgomery County, 105 East Glenside Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038

Elizabeth Albert, ph. 215-576-7711, fax 215-576-1509

270,000.00

Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, Inc., 225 South Chester Street, Swarthmore, PA 19081

James Berry, ph. 610-604-4411, fax 610-604-4424

275,000.00

Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., (3), 829 W. MLK Jr. Blvd., Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33603-3336

Richard Woltmann, ph. 813-232-1222 ext.137, fax 813-232-1403

234,973.33

Central Alabama Fair Housing Center, 1817 West Second Street, Montgomery, AL 36106

Faith Cooper, ph. 334-263-4663, fax 334-263-4664

274,000.00

Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama, 1728 3rd Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35203

Lila Hackett, ph. 205-324-0111, fax 205-320-0238

275,000.00

Fair Housing Continuum, Inc., 840 Cocoa Boulevard, Cocoa, FL 32922

David Baade, ph. 321-633-4451, fax 321-633-5198

275,000.00

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 126 West Adam Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Michael Figgins, ph. 904-356-8371, fax 904-356-8780

274,972.67

Lexington Fair Housing Council, 205 East Reynolds Road, Lexington, KY 40517

Author Crosby, ph. 859-971-8067, fax 859-971-1652

205,258.00

West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc., 210 West Main Street, Jackson, TN 38302

Carol Gish, ph. 731-426-1309, fax 731-423-2600

275,000.00

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610

Mimi Alschuler, ph. 312-640-2198, fax 312-640-2101

275,000.00

Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., 100 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60602

Gaylene Henry, ph. 312-630-9744, fax 312-630-1127

274,994.00

Fair Housing Opportunities Inc., dba Fair Housing Center, 432 North Superior, Toledo, OH 43604

Michael Marsh, ph. 419-243-6163, fax 419-243-6163

275,000.00

HOPE Fair Housing Center, 2100 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187

Bernard Kleina, ph. 630-690-6500, fax 630-690-6586

274,702.33

Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati, Inc., 2400 Reading Road, Ste. 404, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Elizabeth Brown, ph. 513-721-4663, fax 513-721-1642

273,815.39

Housing Research & Advocacy Center, 3631 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114

Jeffrey Dillman, ph. 216-361-9240, fax 216-426-1290

275,000.00

John Marshall Law School, 315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604

Michael Seng, ph. 312-987-2397, fax 312-427-9438

274,958.00

Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, 430 First Avenue North, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1780

Lisa Cohen, ph. 612-746-3770, fax 612-334-5755

275,000.00

Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, 600 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202

William Tisdale, ph. 414-278-1240, fax 414-278-8033

274,996.00

Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc., 21-23 East Babbitt Street, Dayton, OH 45405

Jim McCarthy, ph. 937-223-6035, fax 937-223-6279

275,000.00

South Suburban Housing Center, 18220 Harwood Avenue, Homewood, IL 60430

John Petruszak, ph. 708-957-4674, fax 708-957-4761

262,500.00

Austin Tenants Council Inc., 1640 B E 2nd St. Suite 150, Austin, TX 78702

Katherine Stark, ph. 512-474-7007 x113, fax 512-474-0197

274,707.00

Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc., 2410 Lake Street, Omaha, NE 68111

Teresa Hunter, ph. 402-934-6657, fax 402-934-7928

275,000.00

Metropolitan Saint Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council, 1027 S. Vandeventer, Saint Louis, MO 63110

Willie Jordan, ph. 314-534-5800 Ext 21, fax 314-534-2551

224,379.00

Fair Housing of the Dakotas, 533 Airport Road, Suite C, Bismarck, ND 58504

Amy Nelson, ph. 701-221-2530, fax 701-221-9597

220,545.67

Bay Area Legal Aid, 405 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Jaclin Pinero, ph. 510-250-5229, fax 510-663-4719

275,000.00

California Rural Legal Assistance, 631 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Ilene Jacobs, ph. 530-742-7235, fax 530-742-0854

275,000.00

Fair Housing of Marin, 615 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

Nancy Kenyon, ph. 415-457-5025, fax 415-457-6382

275,000.00

Inland Mediation Board, 60 East 9th Street, Upland, CA 91786-6097

Lynne Anderson, ph. 909-984-2254, x114, fax 909-460-0274

275,000.00

Project Sentinal Inc., 460 Sherman Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Ann Marquart, ph. 650-321-6291, fax 650-321-4173

270,000.00

Silver State Fair Housing Council, 855 E. Fourth Street, Reno, NV 89512

Katherine Copeland, ph. 775-324-0990, fax 775-324-7507

203,629.00

Southwest Fair Housing Council, 2030 Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85719

Richard Rhey, ph. 520-798-1568, fax 520-620-6796

270,144.00

Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound, 1517 South Fawcett, Tacoma, WA 98402

Lauren Walker, ph. 253-274-9523, fax 253-274-8220

275,000.00

Northwest Fair Housing Alliance, 35 W. Main, Suite 250, Spokane, WA 99201

Marley Eichstaedt, ph. 509-325-2665 Ext. 0#, fax 509-325-2716

275,000.00

[FR Doc. E7-22611 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]

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