51206 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.

167 / Tuesday, August 29, 2006 / Notices

FISCAL YEAR 2002 FUNDING AWARDS FOR SELF-HELP HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
Recipient State Amount

Habitat for Humanity International ............................................................................................................ GA ................ $10,809,000.00

Housing Assistance Council ..................................................................................................................... DC ................ 6,861,000.00
PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation ................................................................. AZ ................. 2,356,000.00
Community Frameworks ........................................................................................................................... WA ............... 1,623,000.00
ACORN Housing Corporation ................................................................................................................... IL .................. 351,000.00

Total ................................................................................................................................................... ...................... 22,000,000.00

[FR Doc. E6–14348 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am] free Federal Information Relay Service This notice announces that,
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P at (800) 877–8339. commencing with Fiscal Year 2007
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2003, (which begins October 1, 2006), state
HUD established America’s Affordable and local governments can be
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Communities Initiative (AACI) as a nominated for and receive a Woodson
URBAN DEVELOPMENT departmentwide effort designed to help Award at any point during the year. In
communities across America identify addition to the benefits that HUD sees
[Docket No. FR–5086–N–01] and overcome regulatory barriers that through this change in the award
impede the availability of affordable program, HUD also believes that it will
Robert L. Woodson, Jr., Award: housing, as well as help HUD identify reduce the burden on those who desire
Changes to the Award Program its own regulations that present barriers to nominate state and local governments
to the development of affordable by eliminating the time constraints
AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, housing. The Robert L. Woodson, Jr., imposed by a set application date. This
HUD. Award, named in memory and in honor change will enable jurisdictions to
ACTION: Notice. of HUD’s late Chief of Staff, is designed apply for an award when they are best
to recognize state and local governments prepared to do so.
SUMMARY: In 2004, HUD established the Additional information about the
that aggressively work toward and have
Robert L. Woodson, Jr., Award had success in the reduction of Robert L. Woodson, Jr., Award program,
(Woodson Award) as an annual award regulatory barriers to affordable and the recipients honored to date, and
program of America’s Affordable housing. America’s Affordable Communities
Communities Initiative. The award The award program currently Initiative can be found at http://
program was established to recognize provides for nominations of www.hud.gov/affordablecommunities.
state and local governments for jurisdictions to be submitted on an
excellence in providing affordable Dated: August 21, 2006.
annual basis in March, with A. Bryant Applegate,
housing through regulatory reduction. nominations reviewed and jurisdictions
Through this notice, HUD announces its Senior Counsel and Director of America’s
selected for awards generally by June of Affordable Communities Initiative.
intention to alter the award process in each year. In the first 2 years of the
order to provide more flexibility in the [FR Doc. E6–14249 Filed 8–28–06; 8:45 am]
award program, one state agency and 17
nomination and selection of award communities from across the country BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
recipients. HUD intends to eliminate received the Woodson Award.
time restrictions for submitting As HUD reaches out to communities
applications that nominate jurisdictions DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
throughout the year, through AACI or
for exhibiting outstanding leadership in URBAN DEVELOPMENT
other HUD initiatives, it strives to
reducing regulatory burden. This notice encourage efforts and activities to bring [Docket No. FR–4950–FA–33]
would eliminate the current time affordable housing within reach of all
restrictions for submitting applications Americans. HUD has decided that it Announcement of Funding Awards for
for the Woodson Award. This notice would be better to honor communities the Housing Opportunities for People
would allow applications to be for being successful in regulatory reform Who Are Homeless and Addicted to
submitted at any time during the at various times of the year, rather than Alcohol Program; Fiscal Year 2005
calendar year, and allow HUD to only annually. HUD believes that a more AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
announce Woodson Award winners at frequent focus on states and Secretary for Community Planning and
any time during the year. This added communities that have successfully Development, HUD.
flexibility should help encourage increased the supply of affordable ACTION: Notice of funding awards.
creativity in reducing regulatory barriers housing through regulatory reform will
to affordable housing. better promote awareness of the SUMMARY: In accordance with section
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: effectiveness of this policy priority in 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General creating affordable housing Housing and Urban Development
Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, opportunities. The change may also Reform Act of 1989, this announcement
Office of General Counsel, Department help maintain an active national notifies the public of funding decisions
of Housing and Urban Development, discussion of this important subject. In made by the Department in a
451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10282, addition, the more immediate competition for funding under the
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Washington, DC 20410–0500, telephone dissemination of the successful steps Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
(202) 708–1793 (this is not a toll-free taken by the honorees to expand for the Housing Opportunities for
number). Persons with hearing or affordable housing may also be of People who are Homeless and Addicted
speech impairments may access this immediate assistance to other to Alcohol Program. This announcement
number through TTY by calling the toll- communities exploring similar ideas. contains the names of the awardees and

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