[CPEO-BIF] HUD BEDI Application Extension

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

From the FEDERAL REGISTER.


DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5142-N-02]


Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFA) for the Brownfields Economic
Development Initiative for Fiscal Year 2007 Extension of Application
Deadline

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA); notice of extension of
application deadline.

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SUMMARY: On September 24, 2007, HUD published its NOFA for the
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative. Because the initial
deadline falls on December 24, 2007, a day on or near a holiday, HUD
has determined to extend the deadline.

DATES: The application deadline date for the BEDI NOFA competition is
December 28, 2007 at 11:59:59 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kaminsky, Office of Economic
Development, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7212,
Washington, DC 20410-7000; telephone 202-402-4612 (this is not a toll-
free number). Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access
this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Income Relay
Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 24, 2007, HUD published its
NOFA for the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) for
Fiscal Year 2007 (72 FR 54324). The competition was stated to close on
December 24, 2007. In order to avoid any problems or added difficulties
that might arise from the close date falling on or near a holiday, HUD
has determined to extend the deadline date by three days, to December
28, 2007, in order to facilitate the application process. Extending the
deadline date will also permit applicants to have an additional three
days to obtain assistance from the Grants.gov desk help at 800-518-
GRANTS (this is a toll free number).

Potential applicants are advised that the provisions of the BEDI
NOFA that discuss timely receipt of applications continue to apply.
Specifically, section IV.F. of the BEDI NOFA (72 FR 54330) provides
that all applications must be received and validated by Grants.gov; or
received no later than 11:59:59 on the deadline date. In order to
ensure timely receipt, HUD strongly recommends applicants submit their
electronic applications 48-72 hours prior to the deadline to ensure the
application validation is processed prior to the deadline.

Dated: October 23, 2007.
Nelson R. Breg
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-21558 Filed 11-1-07; 8:45 am]



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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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