[Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 182)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4900-FA-13]
Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2004; Tribal
Colleges and Universities Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, 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 funding awards for Fiscal Year 2004 Tribal
Colleges and Universities Program. The purpose of this document is to
announce the names and addresses of the award winners and the amount of
the awards which are to be used to enable tribal colleges and
universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own
facilities, especially those that are available to and used by the
larger community.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University
Partnerships, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8106,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone (202)
708-3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or-
speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the
Federal Information Relay Service on 800-877-8339 or (202) 708-1455
(Telephone number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
was enacted under Section 107 of the CDBG appropriation for Fiscal Year
2004, as part of the ``Veterans Administration, HUD and Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act of 2004'' and is
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administered by the Office of University Partnerships under the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. In
addition to this program, the Office of University Partnerships
administers HUD's ongoing grant programs to institutions of higher
education as well as creates initiatives through which colleges and
universities can bring their traditional missions of teaching,
research, service, and outreach to bear on the pressing local problems
in their communities.
The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program assist tribal colleges
and universities to build, expand, renovate, and equip their own
facilities. On May 14, 2004 (69 FR 27077), HUD published a Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $2.9 million
in Fiscal Year 2004 funds for the Tribal Colleges and Universities
Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications
received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD funded
five applications.
The Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is
14.519.
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 details concerning the
recipients of funding awards, as follows.
List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2004 Tribal Colleges
and Universities Program Funding Competition, by Institution, Address,
and Grant Amount
Region Five
1. College of Menominee Nation, Holly Burr, P.O. Box 1179, Keshena,
WI 54135. Grant: $594,340.
2. Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College, Dan James Gretz,
13466 W. Trepania Road, Hayward WI 54843. Grant: $600,000.
Region Eight
3. Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Harold J. McCowan, P.O. Box
269, Fort Totten, ND 58335. Grant: $600,000.
4. Stone Child College, Steve Galbavy, RP1 P.O. Box 1082, Box Elder
MT 59521. Grant: $600,000.
5. Si Tanka University, Francine Hall, P.O. Box 220, Eagle Butte,
SD 57652.
Grant: $587,960.
Dated: September 14, 2004.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research.
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