[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29108-29109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14426]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket Nos. FR-3878-N-05 and FR-4047-N-02]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity; Announcement of Funding Awards Fair Housing Initiatives
Program FY 1995 and FY 1996
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, 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 additional FY 1995 funding awards made under the
Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The purpose of this document
is to announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the
amount of the awards to be used to strengthen the Department's
enforcement of the Fair Housing Act and to further fair housing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maxine B. Cunningham, Director, Office
of Fair Housing Initiatives and Voluntary Programs, Room 5234, 451
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410-2000. Telephone number
(202) 708-0800 (this is not a toll-free number). A telecommunications
device for hearing- and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) is available
at 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Information Relay Service).
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 note, established the 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 FHIP has four funding categories: the Administrative
Enforcement Initiative, the Education and Outreach Initiative, the
Private Enforcement Initiative, and the Fair Housing Organizations
Initiative. This notice announces awards made under the Education and
Outreach Initiative and the Private Enforcement Initiative.
The Department announced in the Federal Register on May 24, 1996
(61 FR 26362) the availability of $4,894,000 to be utilized from the FY
1996 NOFA for funding of FY 1995 awards. This Notice announces awards
to nine organizations that submitted applications under the FY 1995
FHIP NOFA published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1995 (60 FR
18444). These recipients received scores that made them the next
eligible applicants for funding but they did not receive FY 1995
funding.
The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications
received based on the criteria in the FY 1995 FHIP NOFA. 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 (Pub. L. 101-235, approved
December 15, 1989), the Department is hereby publishing details
concerning the recipients of funding awards in Appendix A of this
document.
Dated: May 28, 1996.
Elizabeth K. Julian,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
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Appendix A.--FY 95 Fair Housing Initiatives Program Awards Funded Out of FY 96 Funds
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Contact name and
Applicant name and address phone number/fax Region Single or multi-year Amount requested (funded
number funding from FY 96 appropriation)
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Education and Outreach Initiative--National Program Component
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Massachusetts Housing Finance Steven D. Pierce, 1 S $368,138.
Agency, One Beacon Street, Executive
Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Director, 617-854-
1000
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Manuel Mirabal, 3 S 446,185 (approved for
1700 K Street, NW, Suite 500, President & CEO, $450,000 if additional
Washington, DC 20006 202-223-3915 funds become available
through neg. of other 8
grants)
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Private Enforcement Initiative--Four-Year Component
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Open Housing Center, 594 Sylvia Kramer, 2 M 600,000.
Broadway, Room 608, New York, Executive
New York 10012 Director, 212-941-
6101
Fair Housing Council of Greater David Berenbaum, 3 M 600,000.
Washington, 1212 New York Executive
Avenue, Suite 500, Washington, Director, 202-289-
DC 20005 5360
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Michael G. 4 M 600,000.
Inc., 604 Hogan Street, Figgins,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Executive
Director, 904-356-
8371
Leadership Council for Aurie Pennick, 5 M 597,675.
Metropolitan Open Communities, President, 312-
401 South State Street, Suite 341-5678
860, Chicago, Illinois 60605
Austin Tenant's Council, 1619 Katherine Stark, 6 M 591,803.
East Cesar Chavez, Austin, Executive
Texas 78702 Director, 512-474-
0196
Project Sentinel, 430 Sherman Ann Marquart, 9 M 533,357.
Avenue, Suite 308, Palo Alto, Executive
California 94306 Director, 415-321-
6291
Arizona Fair Housing Center, Henry Cabirac, 9 M 556,842.
13201 N. 35th Ave., Suite 19, Jr., Executive
Phoenix, Arizona 85029 Director, 602-548-
1599
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[FR Doc. 96-14426 Filed 6-06-96; 8:45 am]
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