1742 Emergency shelter grant program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Emergency Shelter Grant Program

[32 Pa.B. 4875]

   The Department of Community and Economic Development (Department), Center for Community Building, is anticipating applying for funding through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

   The Emergency Shelter Grant Program (program) is established under subtitle B of Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 11371--11378). The program authorizes grants for the rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelters for the homeless, for the payment of certain operating expenses and essential services in connection with emergency shelters for the homeless and for homeless prevention activities. The program is designed to be the first step in a continuum of assistance to enable homeless individuals and families to move toward independent living as well as to prevent homelessness.

   Local government entities must submit one copy of the application to the Customer Service Center, DCED, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, in accordance with the Department's Single Application requirements. A copy of the application must also be sent to the appropriate regional office. The application window will open on October 14, 2002, and close at 5 p.m. on December 20, 2002. Applications received prior to or after these dates may not be considered for funding.

   Application guidelines and instructions may be obtained by contacting the Center for Community Building in Harrisburg, [phone] or the Department's regional offices. Persons with a disability who wish to submit an application in accordance with the provisions stated herein and who require assistance with the application and persons who require copies of this notice in an alternate format (large type, Braille and the like) should contact Edward Geiger, 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, [phone] to discuss how the Department may best accommodate their needs.

   The following is the listing of the Department's regional offices and the counties they serve:

Department of Community and
Economic Development
Regional Offices

Southeast
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
908 State Office Building
Broad and Spring Garden Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19130
[phone]

Northeast
Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne and Wyoming Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
Suite 201, Samters Building
101 Penn Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-2025
[phone]

Central
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset and Union Counties.

Department of Community and Economic Development
4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
[phone]

Southwest
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties

Department of Community and Economic Development
1405 State Office Building
300 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
[phone]

Northwest
Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango and Warren Counties

Department of Community and Economic
   Development
1200 Lovell Place
Erie, PA 16503
[phone]

Main Office

Center for Community Building
Office of Community Development
4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
[phone]

SAMUEL A. MCCULLOUGH,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1742. Filed for public inspection October 4, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]