[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 71077-71079] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-33930] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Housing Preservation Grants
Agency
Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. The HPG program is a grant program which provides qualified public agencies, private nonprofit organizations and other eligible entities grant funds to assist very low- and low-income homeowners repair and rehabilitate their homes in rural areas, and to assist rental property owners and cooperative housing complexes to repair and rehabilitate their units if they agree to make such units available to low- and very low-income persons. This action is taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, subpart N, which requires the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for receipt of preapplications for HPG funds from eligible applicants. The intended effect of this Notice is to provide eligible organizations notice of these dates.
Dates
RHS hereby announces that it will begin receiving preapplications on December 23, 1998. The closing date for acceptance by RHS of preapplications is March 23, 1999. This period will be the only time during the current fiscal year that RHS accepts preapplications. Preapplications must be received by or postmarked on or before the closing date.
Addresses
Submit preapplications to Rural Development servicing offices for the HPG program; applicants must contact their Rural Development State Office for this information. A listing of Rural Development State Offices, their addresses, and telephone numbers follows.
Rural Development State Offices
Note: Telephone numbers listed are not toll-free.
Alabama State Office
Sterling Center Office Building 4121 Carmichael Road, Suite 601 Montgomery, AL 36106-3683 (334) 279-3455
Alaska State Office
800 West Evergreen, Suite 201 Palmer, AK 99645 (907) 745-2176
Arizona State Office
Phoenix Corporate Center 3003 N. Central Ave., Suite 900 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2906 (602) 280-8755
Arkansas State Office
700 W. Capitol Ave., Rm. 3416 Little Rock, AR 72201-3225 (501) 301-3250
California State Office
194 West Main Street, Suite F Woodland, CA 95695-2915 (530) 668-2091
Colorado State Office
655 Parfet Street, Room E100 Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 236-2801 (ext. 101)
Connecticut
Served by Massachusetts State Office
Delaware/Maryland State Office
5201 South Dupont Highway PO Box 400 Camden, DE 19934-9998 (302) 697-4314
Florida State Office
4440 N.W. 25th Place PO Box 147010 Gainesville, FL 32614-7010 (352) 338-3435
Georgia State Office
Stephens Federal Building 335 E. Hancock Avenue Athens, GA 30601-2768 (706) 546-2164
Guam
Served by Hawaii State Office
Hawaii State Office
Room 311, Federal Building 154 Waianuenue Avenue Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 933-3000
Idaho State Office
9173 West Barnes Drive, Suite A1 Boise, ID 83709 (208) 378-5627
Illinois State Office
Illini Plaza, Suite 103 1817 South Neil Street Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 398-5412 (ext. 256)
Indiana State Office
5975 Lakeside Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46278 (317) 290-3117
Iowa State Office
873 Federal Building 210 Walnut Street Des Moines, IA 50309 (515) 284-4493
Kansas State Office
1200 SW Executive Drive PO Box 4653 Topeka, KS 66604 (785) 271-2720
Kentucky State Office
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200 Lexington, KY 40503 (606) 224-7416
Louisiana State Office
3727 Government Street Alexandria, LA 71302 (318) 473-7962
Maine State Office
444 Stillwater Ave., Suite 2 PO Box 405 Bangor, ME 04402-0405 (207) 990-9115
Maryland
Served by Delaware State Office
Massachusetts State Office
451 West Street Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 253-4333
Michigan State Office
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 200 East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 337-6635 (ext. 1609)
Minnesota State Office
410 AgriBank Building 375 Jackson Street St. Paul, MN 55101-1853 (651) 602-7823
Mississippi State Office
Federal Building, Suite 831 100 W. Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39269 (601) 965-4325
Missouri State Office
601 Business Loop 70 West Parkade Center, Suite 235 Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 876-0990
Montana State Office
Unit 1, Suite B 900 Technology Blvd. Bozeman, MT 59715 (406) 585-2515
Nebraska State Office
Federal Building, room 152 100 Centennial Mall N Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 437-5567
Nevada State Office
1390 South Curry Street Carson City, NV 89703-9910 (702) 887-1222, Ext. 13
New Hampshire
Served by Vermont State Office
New Jersey State Office
Tarnsfield Plaza, Suite 22 790 Woodland Road Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 (609) 265-3630
New Mexico State Office
6200 Jefferson St., NE, Room 255 Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 761-4944
New York State Office
The Galleries of Syracuse 441 S. Salina Street, Suite 357 Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 477-6419
North Carolina State Office
4405 Bland Road, Suite 260 Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 873-2061
North Dakota State Office
Federal Building, Room 208 220 East Rosser PO Box 1737 Bismark, ND 58502 (701) 250-4771
Ohio State Office
Federal Building, Room 507 200 North High Street Columbus, OH 43215-2477 (614) 469-5165
Oklahoma State Office
100 USDA, Suite 108 Stillwater, OK 74074-2654 (405) 742-1070
Oregon State Office
101 SW Main, Suite 1410 Portland, OR 97204-2333 (503) 414-3350
Pennsylvania State Office
One Credit Union Place, Suite 330 Harrisburg, PA 17110-2996 (717) 237-2187
Puerto Rico State Office
New San Juan Office Bldg., Room 501 159 Carlos E. Chardon Street Hato Rey, PR 00918-5481 (787) 766-5095
Rhode Island
Served by Massachusetts State Office
South Carolina State Office
Strom Thurmond Federal Building 1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 765-5690
South Dakota State Office
Federal Building, Room 210 200 Fourth Street, SW Huron, SD 57350 (605) 352-1132
Tennessee State Office
Suite 300 3322 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203-1084 (615) 783-1375
Texas State Office
Federal Building, Suite 102 101 South Main Temple, TX 76501 (254) 742-9760
Utah State Office
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building 125 S. State Street, Room 4311 P.O. Box 11350 Salt Lake City, UT 84147-0350 (801) 524-4323
Vermont State Office
City Center, 3rd Floor 89 Main Street Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 223-6045
Virgin Islands
Served by Vermont State Office
Virginia State Office
Culpeper Building, Suite 238 1606 Santa Rosa Road Richmond, VA 23229 (804) 287-1582
Washington State Office
1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW. Suite B Olympia, WA 98512-5715 (360) 704-7707
Western Pacific Territories
Served by Hawaii State Office
West Virginia State Office
Federal Building 75 High Street, Room 320 Morgantown, WV 26505-7500 (304) 291-4793
Wisconsin State Office
4949 Kirschiling Court Stevens Point, WI 54481 (715) 345-7620
Wyoming State Office
100 East B Federal Building, Room 1005 PO Box 820 Casper, WY 82602 (307) 261-6315
For Further Information Contact
Tracee Lilly, Loan Specialist, Multi-Family Housing Processing Division, RHS, USDA, Stop 0781, Room 1263, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, telephone (202) 720-9729. (This is not a toll free number.)
Supplementary Information
7 CFR part 1944, subpart N provides details on what information must be contained in the preapplication packages. Entities wishing to apply for assistance should contact the Rural Development State Office to receive further information and copies of the preapplication package. Eligible entities for these competitively awarded grants include State and local governments, nonprofit corporations, Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and consortia of eligible entities.
This program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.433, Rural Housing Preservation Grants. This program is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372 which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials (7 CFR part 3015, subpart V). Applicants are referred to 7 CFR Secs. 1944.674 and 1944.676 (d) and (e) for specific guidance on these requirements relative to the HPG program. The funding instrument for the HPG program will be a grant agreement. The term of the grant can vary from 1 to 2 years, depending on available funds and demand. No maximum or minimum grant levels have been established; although, based on fiscal year (FY) 1999 funding availability, the Agency anticipates that the average grant will be $59,000 for a 1-year proposal. For FY 99, $7,000,000 is available and has been distributed under a formula allocation
to States pursuant to 7 CFR part 1940, subpart L, ``Methodology and Formulas for Allocation of Loan and Grant Program Funds.'' Decisions on funding will be based on the preapplications.
Dated: December 4, 1998. Jan E. Shadburn, Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 98-33930 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-XV-M