[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18469]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4377-FA-01]
Housing Counseling Program Announcement of Funding Award--FY 1998
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding award.
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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 announcement
notifies the public of a funding decision made by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. Noncompetitive funding was provided
under the Housing Counseling Program initiatives, for homebuyer
education and counseling, targeted to potential first-time homebuyers.
This announcement contains the name and address of the award winner and
the amount of the award.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty Woodley, Director of Marketing
and Outreach, Office of Single Family Housing, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410,
Telephone (202) 708-0614, ext. 2307. Hearing- or speech-impaired
individuals may access this number by calling the Federal Information
Relay Service TTY at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Housing Counseling Program is authorized
by section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12
U.S.C. 1701x).
The objective of this grant is to promote first-time homeownership
through homebuyer education and counseling to potential first-time
homebuyers. The Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. (CNBC) is a
coalition of eight major historically black denominations. Together,
these denominations represent 65,000 churches and a membership of more
than 19 million people. CNBC will facilitate delivery of homebuyer
education and counseling through affiliate organizations in major
cities throughout the country. Since 1996, HUD has been working in
partnership with CNBC through the HOME-NOW program to address the lack
of homeownership opportunities for families in underserved communities.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for the Housing
Counseling Program is 14.169.
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 name, address, and
amount of the award as follows:
Congress of National Black Churches, Inc., 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite
750, Washington, DC 20005.
Amount: $348,900.
Dated: July 1, 1998.
Ira G. Peppercorn,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-18469 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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