[Federal Register: November 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 215)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4723-FA-18]
Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2002 Doctoral
Dissertation Research Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding awards.
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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 document
notifies the public of funding awards for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) Program. The purpose of
this document is to announce the names and addresses of the award
winners and the amount of the awards to be used to help doctoral
candidates complete dissertations on topics that focus on housing and
urban development issues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, Office of University
Partnerships, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room
8106, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)
708-3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for persons who are hearing-or-
speech-impaired, this number may be reached via TTY by Dialing the
Federal Information Relay Service on 800-877-8339 or 202-708-1455.
(Telephone number, other than ``800'' TTY numbers are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DDRG is administered by the Office of
University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research (PD&R). This Office also administers PD&R's
other grant programs for academics. The DDRG Program was created as a
means of expanding the number of researchers conducting research on
subjects of interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates can receive grants of
up to $30,000 to complete work on their dissertations. Grants are for a
two-year period.
The Office of University Partnerships under the Assistant Secretary
for Policy Development and Research (PD&R) administers this program.
This Office also administers PD&R's other grant programs for academics.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this
program is 14.516.
March 26, 2002 (67 FR 14617), HUD published a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) announcing the availability of $150,000 in FY 2002
funds for the EDSRG Program. The Department reviewed, evaluated and
scored the applications received based on the criteria in the NOFA. As
a result, HUD has funded the applications announced below, and in
accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545), the
Department is publishing details concerning the recipients of funding
awards, as set forth below. More information about the winners can be
found at www.oup.org.
List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the FY 2001 Doctoral
Dissertation Research Grant Program Funding Competition, by Name,
Address, Grant Amount and Number of Students Funded
1. University of Louisville, Dr. Steven Bourassa, (502) 852-5720,
Department of Urban and Public Affairs, 426 West Bloom Street,
Louisville, KY 40208. Grant: $14,934 to Mark Wright.
2. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Dr. Robert Lake,
(732) 932-3133 ext. 521, Bloustein School of Planning & Policy
Development, 33 Livingston Avenue, 4th Floor, New Burnswick, NJ 08901.
Grant: $25,000 to Philip Ashton.
3. The Regents of the University of California, Professor Victoria
Basolo, (949) 824-3521, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 202
Social Ecology I, University Tower, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92697-7600.
Grant: $25,000 to Jennifer Gress.
4. University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Richard Schein,
(859) 257-2119, Department of Geography, 201 Kinkead Hall, Lexington KY
40506-0057. Grant: $19,220 to James Hanlon.
5. University of Southern California, Dr. Lloyd Armstrong, Jr.,
(213) 821-1147, School of Policy, Planning and
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Development, RGL 312, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626. Grant: $25,000 to
Todd Gish.
6. University of California, Irvine, Katherine Tate, (949) 824-
8762, 3151 Social Science Plaza, Irvine, CA 92697-5100. Grant: $10,080
to Kim DeFronzo.
7. University of Southern California, Dr. Lloyd Armstrong Jr.,
(213) 821-1147, School of Policy, Planning, and Development, VKC 363,
University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626. Grant: $25,000 to
Zhou Yu.
8. Tulane University, Dr. Jeanette Jennings, (504) 862-3473, School
of Social Work, Administrators of the Tulane Educational Funds, 6823
St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118. Grant: $24,512 to David
Mainor.
9. George Washington University, Dr. Anthony Yezer, (202) 994-6755,
Department of Economics, 2121 I Street, NW., Suite 601, Washington, DC
20052. Grant: $24,962 to Michael Hollar.
10. University at Albany, SUNY, Dr. John R. Logan, (518) 442-4656,
Sociology Department, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222. Grant:
$25,000 to Deirdre Oakeley.
11. University of Texas, Dr. Robert Wilson, (512) 471-8947, LBJ
School of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 7726, Austin, TX 78713-7726. Grant:
$25, 000 to Mona Koerner.
12. University of Louisville, Professor Hank V. Savitch, (502) 852-
7929, Department of Urban and Public Affairs, 426 West Bloom Street,
Louisville, KY 40208. Grant: $25,000 to Grigoriy Ardashev.
13. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Dr. Ann Ziebarth, (612)
625-8795, Design, Housing and Apparel, 240 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford
Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108. Grant: $17,902 to Eunju Hwang.
14. University of California, Los Angels, Dr. Jacqueline Leavitt,
(310) 825-4380, Office of Contract and Grant Administrator, 10920
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1406. Grant: $24,688
to Martha Matsuoka.
15. The Regents of the University of California, Professor Don
Zimmerman, (805) 893-3422, Department of Sociology, Santa Barbara, CA
93106. Grant: $24,713 to Michele Wakin
16. Brandis University, Professor Mark Sciegaj, (781) 736-3800,
Heller School for Social Policy and Management, P.O. Box 549110,
MS035, Waltham, MA 02454-9110. Grant $23,828 to William
Bartosch.
17. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Dr. Michael
Greenberg, (732) 932-0387, ext. 673, School of Public Health of the
University of Medicine & Dentistry, Bloustein School of Planning &
Public Policy, 33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 300, New Brunswick, NJ
08901. Grant: $25,000 to Fred Ellerbush.
Dated: October 23, 2002.
Harold Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
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