E7-22611. 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 [phone] (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 [phone]	01	81,365.00
Citizen Action of New Jersey, 744 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102	Leila Amirhamzeh, ph. 973-643-8800, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	02	73,390.00
Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc., 601 North Church Street, Wilmington, DE 19801	Rashmi Rangan, ph. 302-654-5024, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	03	99,976.00
Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc., 10 West Cherry Ave., Washington, PA 15301	Robert Brenner, ph. 724-225-6170, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	04	99,905.00
The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive #5157, Hattiesburg, MS 39406	Constance Wyldmon, ph. 601-266-4119, fax [phone]	04	100,000.00
Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, 1230 Highmarket St., Georgetown, SC 29440	Amy Lowe, ph. 843-546-8502, fax [phone]	04	74,951.00
ACORN Housing Corporation, 757 Raymond Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55114	Alexa Milton, ph. 651-203-0008, fax [phone]	05	100,000.00
Advocacy Center, 1010 Common Street, Suite 2600, New Orleans, LA 70112	Lois Simpson, ph. 504-522-2337 ext 118, fax [phone]	05	100,000.00
Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, 410 E. Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI 49007	Robert Ells ph. 269-276-9100, fax [phone]	05	97,229.00
Housing Research & Advocacy Center, 3631 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114	Jeffrey Dillman, ph. 216-361-9240, fax [phone]	05	100,000.00
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc., 600 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202	William Tisdale, ph. 414-278-1240, fax [phone]	05	100,000.00
Oak Park Regional Housing Center, 1041 South Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60302	James Breymaier, ph. 708-848-7150, fax [phone]	05	99,780.00
Arkansas Community Housing Corporation, 2101 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72206-1527	Dickson Bell, ph. 501-374-2114, fax [phone]	06	99,948.00
Garland Fair Housing Office, 210 Carver Dr., Ste. 102A, Garland, TX 75040	Jose Alvarado, ph. 972-205-3316, fax [phone]	06	100,000.00
New Mexico ACORN Fair Housing, 411 Bellamah, NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102-1315	Matthew Henderson, ph. 505-242-7411, fax [phone]	06	99,757.00
Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office, Building, Des Moines, IA 50319-1004	Dawn Peterson, ph. 515-281-8086, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	07	100,000.00
American Institute for Social Justice, 125 W. 10th Ave., Denver, CO 80204	Valerie Coffin, ph. 504-207-0088, fax [phone]	08	99,887.00
City of Billings, 510 North Broadway, Billings, MT 59103	Brenda Beckett, ph. 406-657-8286, fax [phone]	08	99,923.00
Disability Law Center, 205 North 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84103	Matt Knotts, ph. 801-363-1347, fax [phone]	08	100,000.00
Greater Napa Fair Housing Center, 601 Cabot Way, Napa, CA 94559	Stephen Cogswell, ph. 707-224-9720, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	09	100,000.00
Southwest Fair Housing Council, 2030 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85719	Richard Rhey, ph. 520-798-1568, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	04	274,973.00
Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation, 111 East Front Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401	Sam Buchanan, ph. 601-545-2950, fax [phone]	04	275,000.00
Mobile Fair Housing Center, Inc., PO Box 161202, Mobile, AL 36616-2202	Teresa Bettis, ph. 251-479-1532, fax [phone]	04	70,326.94
Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Room 1312, Detroit, MI 48226-1860	Clifford Schrupp, ph. 313-963-1274, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	05	273,786.00
Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, 620 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, IL 60093	Gail Schechter, ph. 847-501-5760, fax [phone]	05	275,000.00
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan, 436 S. Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48502	Teresa Trantham, ph. 810-234-2621, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	01	274,166.67
Housing Discrimination Project, Inc., 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke, MA 01040	Jamie Williamson, ph. 413-539-9796 x108, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	02	275,000.00
Long Island Housing Services, Inc., 3900 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY 11761	Michelle Santantonio, ph. 631-467-5111, fax [phone]	02	270,417.00
South Brooklyn Legal Services, 105 Court, Brooklyn, NY 11201	Josh Zinner ph. 718-237-5567, fax [phone]	02	183,333.00
Fair Housing Council of Montgomery County, 105 East Glenside Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038	Elizabeth Albert, ph. 215-576-7711, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	04	234,973.33
Central Alabama Fair Housing Center, 1817 West Second Street, Montgomery, AL 36106	Faith Cooper, ph. 334-263-4663, fax [phone]	04	274,000.00
Fair Housing Center of Northern Alabama, 1728 3rd Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35203	Lila Hackett, ph. 205-324-0111, fax [phone]	04	275,000.00
Fair Housing Continuum, Inc., 840 Cocoa Boulevard, Cocoa, FL 32922	David Baade, ph. 321-633-4451, fax [phone]	04	275,000.00
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 126 West Adam Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202	Michael Figgins, ph. 904-356-8371, fax [phone]	04	274,972.67
Lexington Fair Housing Council, 205 East Reynolds Road, Lexington, KY 40517	Author Crosby, ph. 859-971-8067, fax [phone]	04	205,258.00
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc., 210 West Main Street, Jackson, TN 38302	Carol Gish, ph. 731-426-1309, fax [phone]	04	275,000.00
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610	Mimi Alschuler, ph. 312-640-2198, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	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 [phone]	05	275,000.00
HOPE Fair Housing Center, 2100 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187	Bernard Kleina, ph. 630-690-6500, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	05	273,815.39
Housing Research & Advocacy Center, 3631 Perkins Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114	Jeffrey Dillman, ph. 216-361-9240, fax [phone]	05	275,000.00
John Marshall Law School, 315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604	Michael Seng, ph. 312-987-2397, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	05	275,000.00
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, 600 East Mason Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202	William Tisdale, ph. 414-278-1240, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	05	275,000.00
South Suburban Housing Center, 18220 Harwood Avenue, Homewood, IL 60430	John Petruszak, ph. 708-957-4674, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	06	274,707.00
Family Housing Advisory Services, Inc., 2410 Lake Street, Omaha, NE 68111	Teresa Hunter, ph. 402-934-6657, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	07	224,379.00
Fair Housing of the Dakotas, 533 Airport Road, Suite C, Bismarck, ND 58504	Amy Nelson, ph. 701-221-2530, fax [phone]	08	220,545.67
Bay Area Legal Aid, 405 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612	Jaclin Pinero, ph. 510-250-5229, fax [phone]	09	275,000.00
California Rural Legal Assistance, 631 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105	Ilene Jacobs, ph. 530-742-7235, fax [phone]	09	275,000.00
Fair Housing of Marin, 615 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901	Nancy Kenyon, ph. 415-457-5025, fax [phone]	09	275,000.00
Inland Mediation Board, 60 East 9th Street, Upland, CA 91786-6097	Lynne Anderson, ph. 909-984-2254, x114, fax [phone]	09	275,000.00
Project Sentinal Inc., 460 Sherman Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306	Ann Marquart, ph. 650-321-6291, fax [phone]	09	270,000.00
Silver State Fair Housing Council, 855 E. Fourth Street, Reno, NV 89512	Katherine Copeland, ph. 775-324-0990, fax [phone]	09	203,629.00
Southwest Fair Housing Council, 2030 Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85719	Richard Rhey, ph. 520-798-1568, fax [phone]	09	270,144.00
Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound, 1517 South Fawcett, Tacoma, WA 98402	Lauren Walker, ph. 253-274-9523, fax [phone]	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 [phone]	10	275,000.00