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[FR Doc No: 94-3690]
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[Federal Register: February 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development
[Docket No. N-94-3491; FR-3314-N-02]
Announcement of Fiscal Year 1993 Funding Awards for Technical
Assistance to Support a Coordinated Agenda for the Southwestern Area of
the U.S. (Casa) for Colonias
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, 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 Fiscal Year 1993 funding awards made for the
purpose of empowering residents of designated ``colonias'' in the
states of California, New Mexico and Texas in their efforts to improve
living standards and conditions within their communities. The purpose
of this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award
winners and the amount of the awards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Dorf, Office of Community
Planning and Development, room 7214, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 708-3176. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may call HUD's
TDD number (202) 708-2565. (These are not toll-free numbers.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Community Technical Assistance program
is authorized under section 107(b)(5) of the Housing and Urban
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301-5320).
In a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) published in the Federal
Register on September 29, 1992 (57 FR 44854), the Department announced
the availability, for Fiscal Year 1993, of $2.3 million in Community
Development Technical Assistance Program funds to be used for the
purpose of empowering residents of designated ``colonias'' in the
States of California, New Mexico and Texas in their efforts to improve
living standards and conditions within their communities. Technical
assistance funds will be available for the development of programs for
decent, affordable and energy-efficient housing; community water and
sewer systems, including drainage systems and hook-up services to
colonia residents; promotion of local economic development programs and
projects including the establishment of state or federal (if
applicable) Enterprise Zones within the colonias; and providing job
training and self-employment programs for colonia youth and residents.
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 these awards, as follows:
Fiscal Year 1993 Funding Awards for Technical Assistance to Support a
Coordination Agenda for the Southwestern Area of the U.S. (CASA) for
Colonias
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Funding
Name of recipient amount
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Hidalgo County, Texas, Contact: Anthony Covacevich, Urban
County Director, County of Hidalgo, Texas, 100 East Cano,
Edinburg, Texas 78539, (210) 318-2619...................... $175,218
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville, Texas,
Contact: Frank Berjarano, Director, Program Development and
Management, Cameron County, 964 E. Harrison, Brownsville,
Texas 78520, (210) 541-0828................................ 200,000
Middle Rio Grande Development Council, Contact: Michael
Patterson, Executive Director, P.O. Box 1199, Carrizo
Springs, Texas 78834, (210) 876-3533....................... 60,745
Colonias Del Valle, Inc., Contact: Arturo Ramirez, Project
Director, Colonias Del Valle, Inc., P.O. Box 746, Pharr,
Texas 78577, (210) 787-9903................................ 175,699
City of Rio Bravo, Texas, Contact: Raul Aguero, Mayor, City
of Rio Bravo, 1419 Centno Lane, Rio Bravo, Texas 78043,
(512) 725-2807............................................. 115,557
State of Texas, Department of Housing and Community Affairs,
Contact: Ruth Cedillo, Director, Texas Department of
Community Affairs, P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas 78711-
3941, (512) 475-3882....................................... 350,000
State of California, El Centro, California, Contact: William
J. Pava.1o, Community Development Block Grant Program
Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development,
1800 Third Street, Sacramento, California 95814, (916) 327-
887........................................................ 100,000
State of New Mexico, Department of Finance and
Administration, Local Government Division, Contact:
Tedodoro ``Ted'' Guambana, Director, Local Government
Division, State of New Mexico, Department of Finance and
Administration, Bataan Memorial Building, Suite 201, Sante
Fe, New Mexico 87503, (505) 827-4950....................... 350,000
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Dated: February 9, 1994.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 94-3690 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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