# Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 the Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) Program
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
Through this notice, HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and other requirements for the FY2009 Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) Program NOFA. This NOFA makes approximately $3 million available to assist Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions (AN/NHI) of Higher Education expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income, consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 *et seq.* ) as amended. The notice providing information regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility requirements is available on the HUD Web site at *http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm.*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
For information concerning the Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) Program, contact Sherone Ivey, Office of University Partnerships, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4200 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access this telephone number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service during working hours at 800-877-8339.
Dated: June 9, 2009.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.