2012-9481. Announcement of Funding Awards; Capital Fund Safety and Security Grants; Fiscal Year 2011

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 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. The public was notified of the availability of the Safety and Security funds with PIH Notice 2011-56 (Notice), which was issued October 4, 2011. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) which met the criteria for funding contained in the Notice were funded. This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of this year's award recipients under the Capital Fund Safety and Security grant program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions concerning the Safety and Security awards, contact Jeffrey Riddel, Director, Office of Capital Improvements, Office of Public Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, telephone [phone]. Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Capital Fund Safety and Security program provides grants to PHAs for physical safety and security measures necessary to address emergency increases in crime and drug-related activity. More specifically, in accordance with Section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (1937 Act), and the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Pub. L. 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (FY 2011 appropriations), Congress appropriated funding to provide assistance to “public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared disasters occurring in fiscal year [2011].”

The FY 2011 awards in this Announcement were evaluated for funding based on the criteria in the Notice. These awards are funded from the set-aside in the FY 2011 appropriations.

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 publishing the names, addresses, and amounts of the 37 awards made under the competition in Appendix A to this document.

Dated: April 11, 2012.

Sandra B. Henriquez,

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Appendix A—Capital Fund Safety and Security Program FY2011 Awards

Name/address of applicant	Amount funded	Project description
Housing Authority of the City of Pine Bluff, 2503 Belle Meade Dr., Pine Bluff, AR 71601-6815	$241,155	Security Camera System, Radios, Fencing.
San Francisco Housing Authority, 1815 Egbert Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124	250,000	Security Camera Surveillance System.
Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport, 150 Highland Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604-3503	240,000	Security Camera System and Central Monitoring System.
Hartford Housing Authority, 180 Overlook Terrace, Hartford, CT 06106-3728	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Video Recorders.
Housing Authority of the City of Meriden, 22 Church St., Meriden, CT 06450	244,890	Key Fob Lock System.
Norwalk Housing Authority, 241/2 Monroe Street, Norwalk, CT 06856-2926	249,932	Security Access Control System/Security Lighting.
Jacksonville Housing Authority, 1300 Broad Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202-3938	133,000	Security Camera System/Security Lighting.
Newnan Housing Authority, 48 Ball Street, Newnan, GA 30263	250,000	Security Camera System/Security Lighting.
Champaign County Housing Authority, 205 West Park Avenue, Champaign, IL 61820-3928	164,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Security Fence.
Housing Authority of the City of Freeport, 1052 West Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL 61032	250,000	Security Lighting, Video Recorders.
Rockford Housing Authority, 223 South Winnebago Street, Rockford, IL 61102-2259	248,100	Security Camera System and Video Monitoring System.
Saline County Housing Authority, 927 West Barnett Street, Harrisburg, IL 62946	75,000	Security Camera System.
Housing Authority of Paducah, 2330 Ohio Street, Paducah, KY 42003—3306	98,590	Security Camera System, Security Lighting Poles.
Housing Authority of Baltimore City, 417 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3431	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting.
Chelsea Housing Authority, 54 Locke Street, Chelsea, MA 02150-2250	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Entry and Alarm System.
New Bedford Housing Authority, 134 South Second Street, New Bedford, MA 02740	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Radios.
Worcester Housing Authority, 40 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Radios, Fencing.
Jackson Housing Commission, 301 Stewart Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201-1132	250,000	Security Camera System.
Housing Authority of the City of Canton, 120 Faith Lane, Canton, MS 39046-3539	185,000	Security Cameras, Fencing.
Burlington Housing Authority, 133 North Ireland Street, Burlington, NC 27217-2635	231,335	Security Camera System.
East Carolina Regional Housing Authority, 2120 S. Slocumb St., Goldsboro, NC 27533-1315	168,000	Security Camera Surveillance System.
Laurinburg Housing Authority, 1300 Woodlawn Drive, Laurinburg, NC 28352-5028	221,065	Security Camera Surveillance System.
New Bern Housing Authority, 837 South Front Street, New Bern, NC 28562-5650	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting.
Omaha Housing Authority, 540 27th St., Omaha, NE 68105-1549	249,390	Security Lighting.
Troy Housing Authority, One Eddy's Lane, Troy, NY 12180	250,000	Security Camera System.
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, 120 Kinsman Road, Cleveland, OH 44104-4310	250,000	Security Camera System, Network Video Recorders.
Tulsa Housing Authority, 415 East Independence Street, Tulsa, OK 74106-5727	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting.
Mercer County Housing Authority, 80 Jefferson Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146	244,695	Security Camera System, Security Screen Doors, and Motion Sensor Lighting.
Central Falls Housing Authority, 30 Washington St., Central Falls, RI 02863-2842	54,875	Security Key Lock System.
Providence Housing Authority, 100 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02903-4154	250,000	Security Camera System.
Columbia Housing Authority, 1917 Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29204-1015	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Fence.
Ripley Housing Authority, 101 Northcrest Street, Ripley, TN 38063-1203	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting, Gates.
Fort Worth Housing Authority, 1201 E. 13th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-5764	250,000	Security Fencing.
Houston Housing Authority, 2640 Fountain View Dr., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77057	250,000	Security Camera System.
San Antonio Housing Authority, 818 Flores Street, San Antonio, TX 78204	250,000	Security Cameras, Security Lighting, and Entry and Alarm System.
Wichita Falls Housing Authority, 501 Webster Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76306-2954	250,000	Security Camera System, Security Lighting Poles.
Huntington Housing Authority, 300 7th Avenue West, Huntington, WV 25701	250,000	Security Cameras/Network Video Recorders.