# Announcement of Funding Awards Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fiscal Year 2007 > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3AE7-22611 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** November 20, 2007 - **Citation:** 72 FR 65345 ## Text 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 Federal Register 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 01 $100,000.00 HAP, Inc., 322 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01105 Carol Walker, ph. 413-233-1668, fax 413-731-8723 01 81,365.00 Citizen Action of New Jersey, 744 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Leila Amirhamzeh, ph. 973-643-8800, fax 973-643-8100 02 100,000.00 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 02 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 03 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 03 100,000.00 National Community Reinvestment Coalition, 727 15th St, NW., Washington, DC 20005 David Berenbaum, ph. 202-628-8866 03 100,000.00 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 03 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 03 100,000.00 Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, 332 W. Broadway, Suite 700, Louisville, KY 40202 Cynthia Fox, ph. 502-595-4024 x18, fax 502-595-4801 04 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 04 100,000.00 The Fair Housing Agency of Alabama, 574 Azalea Road, Suite 124, Mobile, AL 36609 Enrique Lang, ph. 251-660-7733, fax 251-660-7734 04 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 04 100,000.00 Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, 1230 Highmarket St., Georgetown, SC 29440 Amy Lowe, ph. 843-546-8502, fax 843-527-2302 04 74,951.00 ACORN Housing Corporation, 757 Raymond Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55114 Alexa Milton, ph. 651-203-0008, fax 651-203-1046 05 100,000.00 Advocacy Center, 1010 Common Street, Suite 2600, New Orleans, LA 70112 Lois Simpson, ph. 504-522-2337 ext 118, fax 504-522-5507 05 100,000.00 Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, 410 E. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Robert Ells ph. 269-276-9100, fax 269-276-9101 05 97,229.00 Housing Research & Advocacy Center, 3631 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114 Jeffrey Dillman, ph. 216-361-9240, fax 216-426-1290 05 100,000.00 Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., 600 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 William Tisdale, ph. 414-278-1240, fax 414-278-8033 05 100,000.00 Oak Park Regional Housing Center, 1041 South Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60302 James Breymaier, ph. 708-848-7150, fax 708-848-7165 05 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 06 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 06 100,000.00 New Mexico ACORN Fair Housing, 411 Bellamah, NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102-1315 Matthew Henderson, ph. 505-242-7411, fax 505-244-1090 06 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 07 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 07 100,000.00 American Institute for Social Justice, 125 W. 10th Ave., Denver, CO 80204 Valerie Coffin, ph. 504-207-0088, fax 202-546-2483 08 99,887.00 City of Billings, 510 North Broadway, Billings, MT 59103 Brenda Beckett, ph. 406-657-8286, fax 406-657-8327 08 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 08 100,000.00 Greater Napa Fair Housing Center, 601 Cabot Way, Napa, CA 94559 Stephen Cogswell, ph. 707-224-9720, fax 707-224-1566 09 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 09 100,000.00 Southwest Fair Housing Council, 2030 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85719 Richard Rhey, ph. 520-798-1568, fax 520-620-6796 09 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 10 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 09 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 01 230,000.00 National Community Reinvestment Coalition, 727 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20005 David Berenbaum, ph. 202-628-8866 03 199,848.00 The Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc., 2840 Liberty Ave., Suite 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Peter Harvey, ph. 412-391-2535 03 275,000.00 Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc., 18441 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33169 Keenya Robertson, ph. 305-651-4673, fax 305-493-0108 04 275,000.00 Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., 109 North Main, Suite 201, Memphis, TN 38103-5021 Jacqueline Cobbins, ph. 901-432-4663, fax 901-529-8706 04 274,973.00 Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation, 111 East Front Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 Sam Buchanan, ph. 601-545-2950, fax 601-545-2935 04 275,000.00 Mobile Fair Housing Center, Inc., PO Box 161202, Mobile, AL 36616-2202 Teresa Bettis, ph. 251-479-1532, fax 251-479-1488 04 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 05 133,280.00 Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, 20 Hall St., SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507 Nancy Haynes, ph. 616-451-2980, fax 616-451-2657 05 273,786.00 Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, IL 60093 Gail Schechter, ph. 847-501-5760, fax 847-501-5722 05 275,000.00 Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, 436 S. Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502 Teresa Trantham, ph. 810-234-2621, fax 810-234-9039 05 207,449.00 The Housing Advocates, Inc., 3214 Prospect Avenue, East, Cleveland, OH 44115-2614 Edward Kramer, ph. 216-431-7400 ext 106, fax 216-431-6149 05 275,000.00 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 06 275,000.00 Metropolitan Fair Housing Council, 1500 NE 4th Street, Suite 204, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 George Wesley, ph. 405-232-3247, fax 405-232-5119 06 274,800.00 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 06 275,000.00 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 09 162,700.00 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 01 274,166.67 Housing Discrimination Project, Inc., 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 Jamie Williamson, ph. 413-539-9796 x108, fax 413-533-9978 01 275,000.00 Fair Housing Council of New York, Inc., 327 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 Merrilee Witherell, ph. 315-471-0420, fax 315-471-0549 02 211,346.00 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 02 275,000.00 Long Island Housing Services, Inc., 3900 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY 11761 Michelle Santantonio, ph. 631-467-5111, fax 631-467-5131 02 270,417.00 South Brooklyn Legal Services, 105 Court, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Josh Zinner ph. 718-237-5567, fax 718-855-0733 02 183,333.00 Fair Housing Council of Montgomery County, 105 East Glenside Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038 Elizabeth Albert, ph. 215-576-7711, fax 215-576-1509 03 270,000.00 Fair Housing Council of Suburban Philadelphia, Inc., 225 South Chester Street, Swarthmore, PA 19081 James Berry, ph. 610-604-4411, fax 610-604-4424 03 275,000.00 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 04 234,973.33 Central Alabama Fair Housing Center, 1817 West Second Street, Montgomery, AL 36106 Faith Cooper, ph. 334-263-4663, fax 334-263-4664 04 274,000.00 Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama, 1728 3rd Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35203 Lila Hackett, ph. 205-324-0111, fax 205-320-0238 04 275,000.00 Fair Housing Continuum, Inc., 840 Cocoa Boulevard, Cocoa, FL 32922 David Baade, ph. 321-633-4451, fax 321-633-5198 04 275,000.00 Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 126 West Adam Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202 Michael Figgins, ph. 904-356-8371, fax 904-356-8780 04 274,972.67 Lexington Fair Housing Council, 205 East Reynolds Road, Lexington, KY 40517 Author Crosby, ph. 859-971-8067, fax 859-971-1652 04 205,258.00 West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc., 210 West Main Street, Jackson, TN 38302 Carol Gish, ph. 731-426-1309, fax 731-423-2600 04 275,000.00 Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610 Mimi Alschuler, ph. 312-640-2198, fax 312-640-2101 05 275,000.00 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 05 274,994.00 Fair Housing Opportunities Inc., dba Fair Housing Center, 432 North Superior, Toledo, OH 43604 Michael Marsh, ph. 419-243-6163, fax 419-243-6163 05 275,000.00 HOPE Fair Housing Center, 2100 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 Bernard Kleina, ph. 630-690-6500, fax 630-690-6586 05 274,702.33 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 05 273,815.39 Housing Research & Advocacy Center, 3631 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114 Jeffrey Dillman, ph. 216-361-9240, fax 216-426-1290 05 275,000.00 John Marshall Law School, 315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604 Michael Seng, ph. 312-987-2397, fax 312-427-9438 05 274,958.00 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 05 275,000.00 Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, 600 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 William Tisdale, ph. 414-278-1240, fax 414-278-8033 05 274,996.00 Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc., 21-23 East Babbitt Street, Dayton, OH 45405 Jim McCarthy, ph. 937-223-6035, fax 937-223-6279 05 275,000.00 South Suburban Housing Center, 18220 Harwood Avenue, Homewood, IL 60430 John Petruszak, ph. 708-957-4674, fax 708-957-4761 05 262,500.00 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 06 274,707.00 Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc., 2410 Lake Street, Omaha, NE 68111 Teresa Hunter, ph. 402-934-6657, fax 402-934-7928 07 275,000.00 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 07 224,379.00 Fair Housing of the Dakotas, 533 Airport Road, Suite C, Bismarck, ND 58504 Amy Nelson, ph. 701-221-2530, fax 701-221-9597 08 220,545.67 Bay Area Legal Aid, 405 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Jaclin Pinero, ph. 510-250-5229, fax 510-663-4719 09 275,000.00 California Rural Legal Assistance, 631 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Ilene Jacobs, ph. 530-742-7235, fax 530-742-0854 09 275,000.00 Fair Housing of Marin, 615 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 Nancy Kenyon, ph. 415-457-5025, fax 415-457-6382 09 275,000.00 Inland Mediation Board, 60 East 9th Street, Upland, CA 91786-6097 Lynne Anderson, ph. 909-984-2254, x114, fax 909-460-0274 09 275,000.00 Project Sentinal Inc., 460 Sherman Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Ann Marquart, ph. 650-321-6291, fax 650-321-4173 09 270,000.00 Silver State Fair Housing Council, 855 E. Fourth Street, Reno, NV 89512 Katherine Copeland, ph. 775-324-0990, fax 775-324-7507 09 203,629.00 Southwest Fair Housing Council, 2030 Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85719 Richard Rhey, ph. 520-798-1568, fax 520-620-6796 09 270,144.00 Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound, 1517 South Fawcett, Tacoma, WA 98402 Lauren Walker, ph. 253-274-9523, fax 253-274-8220 10 275,000.00 Northwest Fair Housing Alliance, 35 W. Main, Suite 250, Spokane, WA 99201 Marley Eichstaedt, ph. 509-325-2665 Ext. 0#, fax 509-325-2716 10 275,000.00 [FR Doc. E7-22611 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3AE7-22611. Public record. Not legal advice.