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R -- ESTABLISH A FAIR HOUSING SERVICES CENTER IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS SOL PIH-97-01 DUE 021098 POC Gerald J. Benoit (202) 708-0477 x4069 This is NOT a procurement action. See the related Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)in the Federal Register of 12-12-97. HUD will award a grant to a non-profit organization to establish a Fair Housing Services Center (FHSC) in Beaumont, Texas as required by the final judgment and decree in Young v. Cuomo, CA No. P-80-8-CA, (E.D. Tex.; Dated March 30, 1995). HUD has been ordered to provide $500,000 a year for at least five years to fund the FHSC, which must have branch offices within the 36 county area that constitutes East Texas and must have one mobile office unit to provide services to remote locations throughout East Texas. A related NOFA is published in the Federal Register of 12-12-97. Interested applicants MUST read the NOFA for instructions on obtaining the necessary materials to submit in order to be considered for the grant award. The compeitition is limited to non-profit organizations. (0349)

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