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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Notices 29109 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Notices 29109 APPENDIX A.ÐFY 95 FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM AWARDS FUNDED OUT OF FY 96 FUNDS Amount requested Applicant name and address Contact name and phone Region Single or multi- (funded from FY number/fax number year funding 96 appropriation) Education and Outreach InitiativeÐNational Program Component Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, One Beacon Steven D. Pierce, Executive Direc- 1 S $368,138. Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 tor, 617±854±1000 National Puerto Rican Coalition, 1700 K Street, NW, Manuel Mirabal, President & CEO, 3 S 446,185 (approved Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006 202±223±3915 for $450,000 if additional funds become avail- able through neg. of other 8 grants) Private Enforcement InitiativeÐFour-Year Component Open Housing Center, 594 Broadway, Room 608, New Sylvia Kramer, Executive Director, 2 M 600,000. York, New York 10012 212±941±6101 Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington, 1212 New David Berenbaum, Executive Direc- 3 M 600,000. York Avenue, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005 tor, 202±289±5360 Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc., 604 Hogan Street, Michael G. Figgins, Executive Direc- 4 M 600,000. Jacksonville, Florida 32202 tor, 904±356±8371 Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, Aurie Pennick, President, 312±341± 5 M 597,675. 401 South State Street, Suite 860, Chicago, Illinois 5678 60605 Austin Tenant's Council, 1619 East Cesar Chavez, Aus- Katherine Stark, Executive Director, 6 M 591,803. tin, Texas 78702 512±474±0196 Project Sentinel, 430 Sherman Avenue, Suite 308, Palo Ann Marquart, Executive Director, 9 M 533,357. Alto, California 94306 415±321±6291 Arizona Fair Housing Center, 13201 N. 35th Ave., Suite Henry Cabirac, Jr., Executive Direc- 9 M 556,842. 19, Phoenix, Arizona 85029 tor, 602±548±1599 [FR Doc. 96±14426 Filed 6±06±96; 8:45 am] winners and the amount of the awards Independent Agencies Appropriations BILLING CODE 4210±28±P made available by HUD to provide Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102±139, approved rental assistance to very low-income October 28, 1991) (HUD Appropriations families. Act of 1992), and the VA, HUD- [Docket Nos. FR±3381±N±02; FR±3303±N± Independent Agencies Act of 1992 (Pub. 04; FR±3557±N±03; FR±3519±N±02; and FR± FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3571±N±04] Gerald J. Benoit, Director, Operations L. 102±389, approved October 6, 1992) Division, Office of Rental Assistance, (Appropriation Act of 1993). Office of the Assistant Secretary for Office of Public and Indian Housing, The FY 1993 Family Unification Public and Indian Housing; Room 4220, Department of Housing and NOFA was published in the Federal Announcement of Funding Awards for Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Register on July 6, 1993 (58 FR 36266), Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994 for the S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410±8000, and invited HAs to apply for funds Rental Voucher Program and Rental telephone (202) 708±0477 (this available under the Section 8 rental Certificate Program telephone number is not toll-free.) A certificate programs. The purpose of the Family Unification Program is to telecommunications device for hearing- AGENCY: Office of the Assistant provide housing assistance to families and speech-impaired individuals (TTY) Secretary for Public and Indian for whom the lack of adequate housing is available at 1±800±877±8339 (Federal Housing, HUD. is a primary factor in the separation, or Information Relay Service). ACTION: Announcement of funding imminent separation, of children from awards. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The their families. A total of $72,431,000 of purpose of the rental voucher and rental budget authority for rental vouchers and SUMMARY: In accordance with section certificate programs is to assist eligible rental certificates (1,651 units) was 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of families to pay the rent for decent, safe, awarded to recipients. Housing and Urban Development and sanitary housing. The FY 1993 The Moving to Opportunity (MTO) for Reform Act of 1989, this document awards announced in this notice were Fair Housing Demonstration program is notifies the public of funding awards for selected for funding consistent with the authorized under Title I, Subtitle C, Fiscal Year 1993 to housing agencies provisions in the Notices of Funding Section 152 of the Housing and (HAs) under the Section 8 rental Availability (NOFAs) published in the Community Development Act of 1992 voucher and rental certificate programs Federal Register. and the ``Annual Contributions for for the Family Unification, Moving to The Family Unification Assisted Housing'' heading of Title II of Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration Program is authorized by the VA, HUD-Independent Agencies Demonstration, Veterans Affairs section 8(x) of the U.S. Housing Act of Appropriations Act of 1992 (Pub. L. Supportive Housing and the HOPE for 1937, as added by section 553 of the 102±139, approved October 28, 1991). Elderly Independence Programs. The National Affordable Housing Act (Pub. The FY 1993 MTO Demonstration purpose of this Notice is to publish the L. 101±625, approved November 28, program NOFA was published in the names and addresses of the award 1990) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(x); the VA. HUD- Federal Register on August 16, 1993 (58 29110 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Notices FR 43458), and invited housing agencies requirements contained in the February consistent with, but not identical to, the in the largest 21 metropolitan areas 4, 1991 Guidelines were amended by Program Guidelines for the HOPE for nationwide to apply for funding. The notice published in the Federal Register Elderly Independence (Nationwide) MTO program provides rental assistance on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22816). Demonstration, published in the to families with children who reside in The FY 1993 HOPE for Elderly Federal Register on February 4, 1991 public housing and project-based Independence program NOFA was (56 FR 4506), and amended on May 29, Section 8 to move out of areas of high- published in the Federal Register on 1992 (57 FR 22816). poverty concentrations to areas of low- July 22, 1993 (58 FR 39372), and invited The FY 1994 HOPE for Elderly poverty concentration. A total of $49.5 housing agencies to apply for funding. Independence Multifamily Project million of rental voucher funding (940 The Elderly Independence program was Demonstration NOFA was published in units) and $18.9 million of rental designed to provide rental assistance the Federal Register on April 5, 1994 certificate funding (388 units) and and supportive services to the frail (59 FR 16050), and invited housing $499,999 of housing counseling funds elderly in order to prevent the agencies in HUD's Region I, which was awarded to housing agencies. placement of the frail elderly into included the States of Maine, New The Veterans Affairs Supportive nursing homes. A total of $32.1 million Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Housing (VASH) program is authorized of five-year Section 8 rental voucher Massachusetts and Rhode Island, to by the Departments of Veterans Affair budget authority (1,186 units) was apply for funding. The purpose of the and Housing and Urban Development, awarded to housing agencies. In Elderly Independence Multifamily and Independent Agencies addition, a total of $8.5 million in grant Project Demonstration was to determine Appropriations Act of 1993 (Pub. L. funds for supportive services for the the feasibility of using Section 8 project- 102±389, approved October 6, 1992). frail elderly was awarded to housing based rental certificate funding to assist The FY 1993 VASH program NOFA agencies. frail elderly persons to live was published in the Federal Register The HOPE for Elderly Independence independently in a single multifamily on September 30, 1993 (58 FR 51192), Multifamily Project Demonstration is housing project designed for elderly and invited housing agencies to apply authorized by section 803(h) of the persons and persons with disabilities. for funding. The VASH program is a National Affordable Housing Act (42 HUD awarded $5,440,500 in Section 8 joint effort of HUD and the Department U.S.C. 8012) (NAHA). Section 8 project- rental certificate funding and $990,805 of Veterans Affairs that provides rental based certificate (PBC) assistance is in supportive services grant funds to the assistance to homeless veterans who governed by section 8(d)(2)(B) of the Westbrook Housing Authority, P.O. Box qualify based on their participation in a U.S. Housing Act of 1937. The 349, Westbrook, Maine 04092±0000. VA medical center program. A total of Multifamily Project Demonstration In accordance with section $19.1 million of rental voucher funding differs from the HOPE for Elderly 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of (590 units) was awarded to housing Independence (Nationwide) Housing and Urban Development agencies. Demonstration, the NOFA for which The Elderly Independence was published on July 22, 1993 (58 FR Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101±235, demonstration is authorized by section 39372), in that the Multifamily Project approved December 15, 1989), the 803 of the National Affordable Housing Demonstration is limited to one Department is hereby publishing the Act (42 U.S.C. 8012) (NAHA). The multifamily housing project in one HUD names, addresses, and amounts of those HOPE for Elderly Independence Region and uses section 8 PBC awards as shown on the attachment. Program Guidelines were published in assistance instead of tenant-based Dated: June 3, 1996. the Federal Register on February 4, section 8 rental vouchers or certificates. Kevin E. Marchman, 1991 (56 FR 4506). The application The Project Guidelines governing the Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and submission and processing Multifamily Project Demonstration are Indian Housing. FY1993 SECTION 8 FAMILY UNIFICATION AWARDS; RENTAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Budget author- Housing agency name Housing agency address Units ity BEXAR COUNTY ................................................................
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