Public Notice Rural Housing Preservation Grant Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (H.C.E.O.C.) is submitting an application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service for Section 533 Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 HPG funding to assist and/or improve the handicapped accessibility of their homes in rural Hawaii County (all areas except Hilo). Since 1989 HCEOC has used HPG federal and county funding to provide loans that have enable 125 homeowners to repair their rural homes. The proposed HPG program is described in the 2020 Housing Preservation Grant Statement of Activities which will be available online at www.hceoc.org and at our Hilo office from July 8 July 19, 2021. Locations for review of 2021 HPG Statement of Activities at the following locations: Online www.hceoc.org HCEOC Hilo Office 47 Rainbow Drive Hilo, Hawai’i 96720 Phone: (808) 961-2681 Ext 410 Parties desiring to review and comment on the proposal are invited to submit written comments by mail (HCEOC 47 Rainbow Drive, Hilo, HI. 96720). Email (hceocwriter@hceoc.net) or fax (961-2812). Please address comments “2021 HPG Proposal Attn: HCEOC Grant Writer on the subject line. All written comments must be received by HCEOC Hilo by 4:00pm July 19, 2020. HCEOC is an equal opportunity provider and employer. If you wish to file a Civil Rights HPG program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf or at any USDA Office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requesting in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail to USDA Director, Center for Civil Rights Enforcement 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250-9410 or email program.intake@usda.gov (HTH1333448 7/8/21)