Announcement of Funding Awards

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October 8, 2024

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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 funding decisions made by the Department in competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) and Notices for the following programs: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 NOFO Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD) Grant Program, FY23 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program, and FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81542-81544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23197]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6418-N-05]

Announcement of Funding Awards

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 funding decisions made by the Department in
competitions for funding under the Notices of Funding Opportunity
(NOFOs) and Notices for the following programs: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023
NOFO Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD)
Grant Program, FY23 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS)
Grant Program, and FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Brown, Acting Director,
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Systems), Grants Management and
Oversight at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1f0c2daf6fcfef1d9c4d59fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63221008242e2c230b16074d040c15">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>; telephone (202) 402-2440 or the contact
person listed in each appendix. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive
calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more
about how to make an

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accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD posted the FY23 NOFO Healthy Homes and
Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD) Grant Program on
<a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> September 15, 2023 (FR-6700-N-62). The competition closed on
November 6, 2023. HUD rated and selected applications for funding based
on selection criteria contained in the NOFO. This competition awarded
$1,000,000 to 1 recipient to fund a Healthy Homes and Weatherization
Cooperation Demonstration grant that provides housing interventions in
lower-income households that are served by both HUD's Healthy Homes
Production (HHP) program and the Department of Energy's (DOE's)
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to determine whether
coordination between the programs concerning the implementation of
healthy homes remediation activities and energy conservation measures
achieves cost-effectiveness and better outcomes in improving the safety
and quality of homes.
HUD posted the FY23 Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies
(LHHTS) Grant Program on <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> September 15, 2023 (FR-6700-N-15).
The competition closed on November 6, 2023. HUD rated and selected
applications for funding based on selection criteria contained in the
NOFO. This competition awarded $13,393,381 to 15 recipients to fund
studies to improve knowledge of housing-related health and safety
hazards and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and control
methods, with a focus on lead and other key residential health and
safety hazards. In addition, the funded studies will advance the
knowledge of priority healthy homes issues by addressing important gaps
in science related to the accurate and efficient identification of
hazards and the implementation of cost-effective hazard mitigation.
HUD posted the FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program
on <a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> October 31, 2023 (FR-6700-N-30). The competition closed
on November 30, 2023. HUD rated and selected applications for funding
based on selection criteria contained in the NOFO. This competition
awarded $2,750,000 to 7 recipients to provide professional development
and educational offerings to equip new and existing HUD-certified
housing counselors with the necessary tools to meet the evolving needs
of homeowners, homebuyers, and renters. Training funds can also be used
to prepare students for housing counseling careers and to attract a new
pipeline of professionals to the housing counseling industry.
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(a)(4)(C)), the Department is publishing the awardees and
the amounts of the awards in Appendices A-C of this document.

Christine Brown,
Acting Director, Grants Management and Oversight, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer.

Appendix A

Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation Demonstration (HHWCD)
Grant Program (FR-6700-N-62)

Contact: Emma Kaiser, 678-732-2214.

Appendix B

Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant Program (FR-
6700-N-15)

Contact: Larry Byrd, (202) 402-8078.

Lead Technical Studies (LTS) Program
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Organization Address City State ZIP+4 Amount
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Emory University...................... 1599 Clifton Road NE, 4th Atlanta........................... GA 30322-4250 $800,000.00
Floor.
The Trustees of Columbia University in 615 West 131st Street.... New York.......................... NY 10027-7922 799,837.00
the City of New York.
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LTS Total......................... ............... 1,599,837.00
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Healthy Homes Technical Studies (HHTS) Program
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Organization Address City State ZIP+4 Amount
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Louisiana State University............ 202 Himes Hall........... Baton Rouge....................... LA 70803-0001 $984,594.00
Berkeley Air Monitoring Group, Inc.... 1935 Addison Street, Berkeley.......................... CA 94704-1354 987,868.00
Suite A.
Illinois Institute of Technology...... 10 West 35th Street...... Chicago........................... IL 60616-3717 370,261.00
The Board of Trustees of the 809 S Marshfield Avenue.. Chicago........................... IL 60612-7227 998,734.00
University of Illinois.
Johns Hopkins University.............. 733 North Broadway, Suite Baltimore......................... MD 21205-1832 999,990.00
117.
The Ohio State University............. 1960 Kenny Road.......... Columbus.......................... OH 43210-1016 999,999.00
North Carolina State University....... 2601 Wolf Village Way-- Raleigh........................... NC 27695-7514 999,917.00
Admin Services III,
Suite 240.
Trustees Of Indiana University........ 509 E 3rd St............. Bloomington....................... IN 47401-3654 994,743.00
The Curators of the University of 5100 Rockhill Road....... Kansas City....................... MO 64110-2499 999,823.00
Missouri.
University of Pittsburgh.............. 300 Murdoch I Building... Pittsburgh........................ PA 15260-3203 999,878.00
BanfieldBio Inc....................... 17309 174th Ave. NE, P.O. Woodinville....................... WA 98072-9697 997,467.00
Box 2622.
University of North Dakota............ 4201 James Ray Drive, Grand Forks....................... ND 58202-8367 486,377.00
Suite 2050.
Rutgers University of New Jersey...... 33 Knightsbridge Road 2nd Piscataway........................ NJ 08854-3925 973,893.00
Floor, East Wing.
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HHTS Total........................ ............... .............. 11,793,544.00
LHHTS Total....................... ............... .............. 13,393,381.00
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Appendix C

FY23 NOFO Housing Counseling Training Grant Program (FR-6700-N-30)

Contact: Joel Ibanez, 714-955-0812.

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Grantee name Address City State Zip Total award
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National Association of Real Estate 7677 OakPort Street, Oakland........................... CA 94621 $82,500.00
Brokers-Investment Division, Inc. Suite 1030.
Rural Community Assistance Corporation 3120 Freeboard Drive, West Sacramento................... CA 95691 396,246.39
Suite 201.
National Community Reinvestment 740 15th St. NW, Suite Washington........................ DC 20005 578,416.92
Coalition. 400.
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., DBA 255 Union St. NE, Suite Washington........................ DC 20002 524,936.58
Neighbor Works America. 500.
UnidosUS.............................. 1126 16th Street NW, Washington........................ DC 20036 420,930.75
Suite 600.
Housing Action Illinois............... 67 E Madison Street, Chicago........................... IL 60603 391,035.89
Suite 1603.
Neighborhood Stabilization Corporation 225 Centre Street, Suite Boston............................ MA 02119 355,933.47
100.
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Total............................. ............... .............. 2,750,000.00
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[FR Doc. 2024-23197 Filed 10-7-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P

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