Funding Availabilities:

Federal Register: August 31, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 168)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Docket No. FR-5415-N-07

Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for

HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 HOPE VI Revitalization Grants Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability on its website of the applicant information, submission deadlines, funding criteria and other requirements for the FY2010 HOPE VI Revitalization Program NOFA.

Approximately $124 million is made available through this NOFA, by the

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, approved

December 16, 2009). In accordance with Section 24(a) of the United

States Housing Act of 1937, the purpose of HOPE VI Revitalization grants is to: (1) Assist PHAs to improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through the demolition, rehabilitation, reconfiguration, or replacement of obsolete public housing projects (or portions thereof); (2) revitalize sites (including remaining public housing dwelling units) on which such public housing projects are located and contribute to the improvement of the surrounding neighborhood; (3) provide housing that will avoid or decrease the concentration of very low-income families; and (4) build sustainable communities.

The notice providing information regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility requirements can be found using the

Department of Housing and Urban Development agency link on the

Grants.gov/Find Web site at http://www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A link to Grants.gov is also available on the HUD Web site at http:// www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of Federal

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for the HOPE VI Revitalization

Program is 14.866. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program requirements should be directed to the agency contact identified in the program NOFA. Questions regarding the 2010 General Section should be directed to the Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight at 202-708-0667 (this is not a toll-free number) or the NOFA

Information Center at 1-800-HUD-8929 (toll-free). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by calling the

Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

Dated: August 25, 2010.

Barbara S. Dorf,

Director, Office of Departmental Grants Management and Oversight,

Office of the Chief of the Human Capital Officer.

FR Doc. 2010-21733 Filed 8-30-10; 8:45 am

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