CUOMO ANNOUNCES $3.6 MILLION IN AID FOR STUDENTS PREPARING FOR CAREERS IN COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo today announced $3.6 million in HUD grants under a work-study program to help pay college expenses of about 120 low-income students preparing for careers in community planning and development.

The grants will go to 31 colleges and universities and three metropolitan government organizations in: Alabama, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington State.

"HUD is investing to help train a new generation of professionals who will work to revitalize cities and towns in the 21st century," Cuomo said. "This investment will build better futures not just for the students involved, but for the communities around the nation where they will work."

Under HUD's Community Development Work Study Program, students will receive up to $14,000 per year for two years to help pay for their college expenses.

The Community Development Work Study Program grantees are:

• Alabama A&M, Normal -----------------------------------------$90,000
• University of Alabama at Birmingham-------------------------$89,967
• University of California at Berkeley----------------------------$90,000
• University of Colorado at Denver-------------------------------$90,000
• Georgia Southern University, Statesboro---------------------- $90,000
• Savannah State University, GA--------------------------------- $90,000
• University of Illinois at Chicago-------------------------------- $90,000
• Indiana University at South Bend------------------------------- $79,563
• University of Kansas, Lawrence--------------------------------- $60,000
• Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond------------------------$90,000
• Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA--------------------------$87,000
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge------------$90,000
• University of Southern Maine, Portland--------------------------$82,000
• Michigan State University, East Lansing-------------------------- $90,000
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor--------------------------------$90,000
• Mankato State University, Mankato, MN--------------------------$88,500
• University of Nebraska at Omaha-----------------------------------$84,028
• New Hampshire College, Manchester----------------------------- $90,000
• Columbia University, New York City----------------------------- $90,000
• Hunter College, New York City------------------------------------ $90,000
• New School, New York City-----------------------------------------$90,000
• Pratt Institute, New York City---------------------------------------$90,000
• State University of New York at Buffalo--------------------------$90,000
• Triangle J Council of Governments, NC---------------------------$262,658
• University of Cincinnati, OH---------------------------------------- $70,740
• Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA----------------------$90,000
• University of Pittsburgh, PA---------------------------------------- $77,400
• Clemson University, SC----------------------------------------------$61,365
• University of Memphis, TN------------------------------------------$89,988
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga----------------------------$90,000
• North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington, TX--$177,919
• Eastern Washington University, Cheney----------------------------$90,000
• University of Washington, Seattle------------------------------------$90,000
• Metro Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC- $450,000