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[[image]] U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [[/image]]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT

IN REPLY REFER TO:
NPM

Mr. Joseph A. Foster
Vice President - Airport Facilities
Air Transport Association of America
1000 Connecticut Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20036

Dear Mr. Foster:

Thank you for your letter of January 2, inquiring about the 63 cities designated to receive Model Cities planning funds.  Enclosed is a list of recipients by State.

The Model Cities legislation provides assistance specially directed toward residential districts affected by severe social and economic problems.  Unless the applicant is a small community, the target area may not contain more than 10% of the city's population.  If the planning phase is completed satisfactorily, implementation money appropriated by Congress may be used for any projects and programs that would directly benefit the residents of Model Cities areas.  These funds will supplement moneys available through other programs of Federal assistance which the locality is expected to coordinate and bring to bear in solving its problems.  

The 63 cities recently awarded grants for the first phase of the Model Cities program will be able to use these planning funds only for studies specifically related to the target areas.  Any transportation studies will probably focus on facilitating the journey to work for residents.  

Although airport development and access studies are ineligible for Model Cities planning funds, you are probably aware that planning organizations in a number of large areas are undertaking studies of metropolitan airport systems within the context of an overall comprehensive planning program, some with financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  A partial list of these systems studies includes:  Boston, Baltimore, Detroit, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Norfolk-Portsmouth, Orlando, Oklahoma City, Kansas