[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-27749] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: November 9, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. N-94-3780; FR-3687-N-02] Announcement of Funding Awards for Technical Assistance and Training to Public Housing Authorities for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. ACTION: Announcement of Funding Awards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the funding award for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994 Technical Assistance and Training to Public Housing Authorities for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. The purpose of this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award winner and the amount of the award. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Drug-Free Neighborhoods Division, Office of Resident Initiatives, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 4116, 451 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone (202) 708- 1197. A telecommunications device for hearing or speech impaired persons (TDD) is available at (202) 708-0850. (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Authority This grant is authorized under Chapter 2, Subtitle C, Title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11901 et. seq.), as amended by Section 581 of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (NAHA), approved November 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101-625, and Section 161 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (HCDA 1992) (Pub. L. 102- 550, approved October 28, 1992). II. Federal Fiscal Year 1994 Funding The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 1993, (approved October 28, 1993, Pub. L. 103-124), (94 App. Act) appropriated $265 million for the Drug Elimination Program of which $5 million is to be used for funding technical assistance and training. The funding available under this program is a part of this $5 million. III. Grant Award On June 24, 1994 (59 FR 32818), HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $200,000 in FY 1994 funds for Technical Assistance and Training for Public and Indian Housing for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD has funded the application announced below, and in accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101-235, approved December 15, 1989), the Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding awards, as follows: Grant Recipient: SPARTA Consulting Corporation Recipient Contact Person: Severin Sorensen Address: P.O. Box 34469, Bethesda, Maryland, 20827 Telephone Number: (301) 656-6600 Amount Awarded: $200,000.00 General Objectives: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the SPARTA Consulting Corporation (grantee) have entered into a grant agreement for $200,000.00 of Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program Technical Assistance funds to: (1) develop a technical assistance (TA) and training program to improve the capacity of public housing staff and residents in their plans for physical changes to enhance security, and (2) to provide the TA and training in a seminar format in at least three venues. This is a cost-reimbursable grant for $200,000 for a 1-year base period, with possible optional years. Each additional fiscal year award will be for comparable amounts based upon an evaluation of grant performance and the availability of funds. Dated: November 3, 1994. Joseph Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. [FR Doc. 94-27749; Filed 11-8-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-33-P