96-29528. Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1996 Community Outreach Partnership Centers

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58890-58892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29528]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4056-N-05]


Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 1996 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 1996 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. 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 numbers, 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

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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 in designated 
communities and neighborhoods. The specific problems that the local 
program must focus on are problems associated with housing, economic 
development, neighborhood revitalization, infrastructure, health care, 
job training, education, crime prevention, planning, and community 
organizing. On May 16, 1996 (61 FR 24868), HUD published a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $7.4 million 
in Fiscal Year 1996 funds for the Community Outreach Partnership 
Centers Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the 
applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, 
HUD has funded the fifteen applicants for New Grants and twelve 
applicants for Institutionalization Grants. These grants, with their 
grant amounts are identified below.
    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 1996 Community 
Outreach Partnership Centers Funding Competition, by Name and Address

New Grants

New England
    1. Northeastern University, Professor Joseph Warren, Northeastern 
University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, [phone]. 
Grant: $345,468.
    2. University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Dr. Linda Silka, University 
of Massachusetts-Lowell, Director, Center for Family Work and 
Community, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, [phone]. 
Grant: $399,987.
    3. Central Connecticut State University, Dr. Antonia Moran, Central 
Connecticut State University, Director, Center for Social Research, 200 
DiLoreto Hall, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, (860) 832-
2977. Grant: $368,160.
New York/New Jersey
    4. Hunter College, Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg, Hunter College, 696 
Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021, [phone]. Grant: $396,037.
Mid-Atlantic
    5. Howard University, Dr. Rodney Green, Howard University, P.O. Box 
1071, Washington, DC 20059, [phone]. Grant: $400,000.
    6. Temple University, Dr. Seymour J. Rosenthal, Temple University, 
1601 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6099, [phone]. 
Grant: $399,809.
    7. University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Sandra L. Houck, University of 
Pennsylvania, Assistant Director, Research Administration, Suite 300, 
133 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3246, [phone]. 
Grant: $399,952.
Southeast/Caribbean
    8. Stillman College, Mr. Marion Combs, Stillman College, 3600 
Stillman Blvd., P.O. Box 1420, Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-9990, (205) 366-
8881. Grant: $397,926.
Midwest
    9. Ohio State University, Dr. Michael J. Casto, Ohio State 
University, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1063, [phone]. 
Grant: $399,994.
    10. University of Michigan-Flint, Dr. Kristen D. Skivington, 
University of Michigan-Flint, 221 University Pavilion, Flint, MI 48502-
2186, [phone]. Grant: $399,363.
Southwest
    11. Tulsa Community College, Dr. John Kontogianes, Tulsa Community 
College, Provost, 6111 E. Skelly Drive, Tulsa, OK 74135-6198, (918) 
595-7524. Grant: $400,000.
Pacific/Hawaii
    12. University of California-Davis, Ms. Adrian A. Shelton, 
University of California-Davis, Business Contracts Analysis Office, 
Davis, CA 95616-8540, [phone]. Grant: $399,954.
    13. University of San Diego, Dr. Anne Hendershott, University of 
San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110, [phone]. 
Grant: $399,993.
    14. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Dr. Denise G. Fairchild, 
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, 400 West Washington Blvd., Los 
Angeles, CA 90015, [phone]. Grant: $400,000.
Northwest/Alaska
    15. Portland State University, Dr. Wiliam H. Feyerherm, Associate 
Vice Provost, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 
97207, [phone]. Grant: $399,942.

Institutionalization Grants

New England
    1. Trinity College, Ms. Maria Simao, Trinity College, Program 
Manager, Hartford, CT 06106, [phone]. Grant: $100,000.
    2. Merrimack College, Dr. A. Patricia Jaysanne, Merrimack College, 
xecutive Director, Urban Resource Center, 55 Haverhill Street, 
Lawrence, MA 01841, [phone]. Grant: $100,000.
New York/New Jersey
    3. City College of the City University of New York, Professor 
Ghislaine Hermanuz, City College of the City University of New York, 
Project Director, COPC, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY 
10031, [phone]. Grant: $100,000.
    4. Pratt Institute, Dr. Brian Sullivan, Pratt Institute, Center for 
Community and Environmental Development, 379 DeKalb Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
Brooklyn, NY 11205, [phone], ext. 6444. Grant: $100,000.
Mid-Atlantic
    5. Duquesne University, Dr. G. Evan Stoddard, Duquesne University, 
Associate Dean, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, 
511 Administration Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15282-0205, [phone]. 
Grant: $100,000.
Southeast/Caribbean
    6. University of South Florida, Dr. Jerry Lieberman, University of 
South Florida, Director, FCOPC, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 
33620, [phone]. Grant: $100,000.
Midwest
    7. Wayne State University, Dr. Diane R. Brown, Wayne State 
University, College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Studies, Center 
for Urban Studies, 656 W. Kirby Street, 3049 Faculty Administration 
Bldg., Detroit, MI 48202, [phone]. Grant: $100,000.
Southwest
    8. Texas A&M University, Dr. Pradip Pramanik, Texas A&M University, 
College Station, TX 77843, [phone]. Grant: $99,306.
    9. University of Texas-Pan American, Dr. Roland Arriola, University 
of Texas-Pan American, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and 
Economic Development, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539-
2999, [phone]. Grant: $100,000.

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Pacific/Hawaii
    10. Arizona State University, Dr. Rob Melnick, Arizona State 
University, Director, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Box 871603, 
Tempe, AZ 85287-1603, [phone]. Grant: $99,339.
    11. San Francisco State University, Dr. Dick LeGates, San Francisco 
State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, (415) 
338-6176. Grant: $100,000.
    12. University of California, Los Angeles, Dr. Jacqueline Leavitt, 
University of California, Los Angeles, Advanced Public Service 
Institute, P.O. Box 951656, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-
1656, [phone]. Grant: $99,927.

    Dated: November 7, 1996.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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