02-8181. Announcement of Funding To Develop Essential Community Facilities in Rural Communities for Eligible Tribal Colleges Listed as 1994 Land Grant Institutions That Have Met the Criteria Under the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act  

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    AGENCY:

    Rural Housing Service, USDA.

    ACTION:

    Notice.

    SUMMARY:

    The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces the availability of $4 million in national competitive grant funds to be administered in accordance with this Notice, 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19), and the Community Facilities grant program (7 CFR part 3570, subpart B) for tribal colleges to develop essential community facilities in rural communities.

    DATES:

    Applications may be submitted at any time until funds are exhausted. (See Allocation of Funds and Selection Process.)

    ADDRESSES:

    Entities wishing to apply for assistance are encouraged to contact their local USDA Rural Development State office for guidance on the intake and processing of preapplications. A listing of Rural Development State offices, addresses, telephone numbers, and a person to contact follows:

    Note:

    Telephone numbers listed are not toll-free.

    Alabama State Office

    Suite 601, Sterling Centre, 4121 Carmichael Road Montgomery, AL 36106-3683, 334-279-3400, James B. Harris

    Alaska State Office

    800 W. Evergreen, Suite 201, Palmer, AK 99645-6539, 907-761-7705, Dean Stewart

    Arizona State Office

    Phoenix Corporate Center, 3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 900, Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906, 602-280-8700, Leonard Gradillas

    Arkansas State Office

    700 W. Capitol Avenue, Room 3416, Little Rock, AR 72201-3225, 501-301-3200, Jesse G. Sharp

    California State Office

    430 G Street, #4169, Davis, CA 95616-4169, 530-792-5800, Janice Waddell

    Colorado State Office

    655 Parfet Street, Room E100, Lakewood, CO 80215, 303-236-2801, Leroy Cruz

    Delaware State Office\*\

    4607 S. DuPont Highway, P.O. Box 400, Camden, DE 19934-9998, 302-697-4300, James E. Waters

    Florida State Office\**\

    4440 N.W. 25th Place, P.O. Box 147010, Gainesville, FL 32614-7010, 352-338-3400, Glenn W. Walden

    Georgia State Office

    Stephens Federal Building, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601-2768, 706-546-2162, Jerry Thomas

    Hawaii State Office

    Room 311, Federal Building, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720, 808-933-8380, Thao Khamoui

    Idaho State Office

    9173 W. Barnes Drive, Suite A1, Boise, ID 83709, 208-378-5600, Dan Fraser

    Illinois State Office

    2118 West Park Court, Suite A, Champaign, IL 61821, 217-403-6200, Gerald Townsend

    Indiana State Office

    5975 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278, 317-290-3100, Gregg Delp

    Iowa State Office

    873 Federal Building, 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, 515-284-4663, Dorman A. Otte

    Kansas State Office

    1303 SW First American Place, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66604-0440, 785-271-2700, Gary Smith

    Kentucky State Office

    Suite 200, 771 Corporate Drive, Lexington, KY 40503, 859-224-7300, Vernon C. Brown

    Louisiana State Office

    3727 Government Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, 318-473-7920, Danny Magee

    Maine State Office

    967 Illinois Avenue, Suite 4, P.O. Box 405, Bangor, ME 04402-0405, 207-990-9106, Alan Daigle

    Massachusetts State Office\***\

    451 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002, 413-253-4300, Daniel Beaudette

    Michigan State Office

    3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200, East Lansing, MI 48823, 517-324-5100, Philip H. Wolak

    Minnesota State Office

    410 AgriBank Building, 375 Jackson Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1853, 651-602-7800, James Maras

    Mississippi State Office

    Federal Building, Suite 831, 100 W. Capitol, Jackson, MS 39269, 601-965-4316, Darnella Smith-Murray

    Missouri State Office

    601 Business Loop 70 West, Parkade Center, Suite 235, Columbia, MO 65203, 573-876-0976, D. Clark ThomasStart Printed Page 16086

    Montana State Office

    Unit 1, Suite B, P.O. Box 850, 900 Technology Boulevard, Bozeman, MT 59715, 406-585-2580, Deborah Chorlton

    Nebraska State Office

    Federal Building, Room 152, 100 Centennial Mall N, Lincoln, NE 68508, 402-437-5551, Denise Brosius-Meeks

    Nevada State Office

    1390 South Curry Street, Carson City, NV 89703-9910, 775-887-1222, Mike E. Holm

    New Jersey State Office

    Tarnsfield Plaza, Suite 22, 790 WoodLane Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, 609-265-3600, Michael P. Kelsey

    New Mexico State Office

    6200 Jefferson Street NE, Room 255, Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505-761-4950, Clyde F. Hudson

    New York State Office

    The Galleries of Syracuse, 441 S. Salina Street, Suite 357, Syracuse, NY 13202-2541, 315-477-6400, Gail Giannotta

    North Carolina State Office

    4405 Bland Road, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27609, 919-873-2000, Phyllis Godbold

    North Dakota State Office

    Federal Building, Room 208, 220 East Rosser, P.O. Box 1737, Bismarck, ND 58502-1737, 701-530-2037, Donald Warren

    Ohio State Office

    Federal Building, Room 507, 200 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215-2418, 614-255-2400, David Douglas

    Oklahoma State Office

    100 USDA, Suite 108, Stillwater, OK 74074-2654, 405-742-1000, Rock W. Davis

    Oregon State Office

    101 SW Main, Suite 1410, Portland, OR 97204-3222, 503-414-3300, Jerry W. Sheridan

    Pennsylvania State Office

    One Credit Union Place, Suite 330, Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996, 717-237-2299, Gary Rothrock

    Puerto Rico State Office

    IBM Building, Suite 601, 654 Munos Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-6106, 787-766-5095, Pedro Gomez

    South Carolina State Office

    Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 29102, 803-765-5163, Larry Floyd

    South Dakota State Office

    Federal Building, Room 210, 200 Fourth Street SW., Huron, SD 57350, 605-352-1100, Roger Hazuka

    Tennessee State Office

    Suite 300, 3322 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203-1084, 615-783-1300, Keith Head

    Texas State Office

    Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main, Temple, TX 76501, 254-742-9700, Eugene G. Pavlat

    Utah State Office

    Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 S. State Street, Rm. 4311, P.O. Box 11350, Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0350, 801-524-4320, Bonnie Carrig

    Vermont State Office****

    City Center, 3rd Floor, 89 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602, 802-828-1600, Rhonda Shippee

    Virginia State Office

    Culpeper Building, Suite 238, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Richmond, VA 23229, 804-287-1550, Carrie Schmidt

    Washington State Office

    1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW., Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512-5715, 360-704-7740, Sandi Boughton

    West Virginia State Office

    Federal Building, 75 High Street, Room 320, Morgantown, WV 26505-7500, 304-284-4860, Dianne Crysler

    Wisconsin State Office

    4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481, 715-345-7600, Mark Brodziski

    Wyoming State Office

    100 East B, Federal Building, Room 1005, P.O. Box 820, Casper, WY 82602, 307-261-6300, Charles Huff

    * The Delaware State Office also administers the Maryland program.

    ** The Florida State Office also administers the Virgin Island program.

    *** The Massachusetts State Office also administers the Rhode Island and Connecticut programs.

    **** The Vermont State Office also administers the New Hampshire program.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Andrea Barnett, Community Programs, RHS, USDA, STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 14 DC 20250-0787, Telephone (202) 720-1490, Facsimile (202) 690-0471, E-mail: abarnett@rdmail.rural.usda.gov.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

    Paperwork Reduction Act

    The reporting requirements contained in this notice have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and have been assigned OMB control number 0575-0173 in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Authorizing Legislation and Regulations

    This program is authorized under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. RHS will administer these funds using the same regulations that govern its Community Facilities grant program. Program administration, eligibility, processing, and servicing requirements that govern the Community Facilities grant program may be found under 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B.

    Background

    Under the FY 2002 appropriation, Congress appropriated $4 million for a Community Facilities grant program for tribal colleges, hereafter referred to as the Tribal College Initiative. The eligible tribal colleges are 1994 land-grant institutions that have met the criteria under the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. These funds are in addition to the Community Facilities grant program's regular allocation of competitive grant funds.

    Additional Eligibility Requirements

    In addition to those requirements contained in 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B, applicants eligible to compete for tribal college funds for FY 2002 must be one of the land-grant institutions that meet the criteria under the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.

    Allocation of Funds

    All Tribal College Initiative funds will remain in the National Office reserve for funding consideration for FY 2002. Project selections will be on a national competitive basis. There will be two windows of opportunity to compete for grant funding. It is anticipated, the first 16 round of funding selections will be made after May 10, 2002. The second round will be held after August 23, 2002. Each application will be limited to $200,000.

    Selection Process

    Once a determination has been made by the State Office that an applicant is eligible, the preapplication is evaluated competitively and points awarded as specified in the project selection priorities contained in 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B. The State Director or designee will then forward the request to the National Office to compete for funding consideration. Projects will then be rated, ranked, and selections made in order of priority. Each proposal will be judged on its own merit. Unless withdrawn by the applicant, projects not selected for funding consideration for the first round of funding selections will remain eligible to compete for the next round of funding.

    To be considered for the first window, all preapplications along with supporting documentation satisfactory to the Agency must be received by the Rural Development State or designated field office by close of business May 3, 2002. To be considered for the second window, all preapplications must be received by the Rural Development State or designated field office by close of business August 16, 2002. Start Printed Page 16087

    Notice of Invitation to Submit Complete Application

    All preapplications selected for funding consideration will be notified by the State or field office by issuing Form AD-622, “Notice of Preapplication Review Action.” At that time, the proposed recipient will be invited to submit a complete application, along with instructions related to the agreed upon award amount, and asked to schedule an application conference to discuss items needed for formal application and to further clarify issues related to the project.

    Final Approval and Funding Process

    Final approval is subject to the availability of funds; the submission by the applicant of a formal, complete application and related materials that meet the program requirements and responsibilities of the grantee (contained in 7 CFR part 3570, subpart B); the letter of conditions; and the grant agreement. Those preapplications that do not have sufficient priority necessary to receive funding consideration for FY 2002 will be notified, in writing, by the Agency's State or designated field office.

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    Dated: March 28, 2002.

    James C. Alsop,

    Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

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    [FR Doc. 02-8181 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
04/04/2002
Department:
Rural Housing Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
02-8181
Dates:
Applications may be submitted at any time until funds are exhausted. (See Allocation of Funds and Selection Process.)
Pages:
16085-16087 (3 pages)
PDF File:
02-8181.Pdf