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The University of Ncbraia at Omsha fUKOl f i
advantage of the hi'sh uceirployinent rate ia Oauha to
qualify for $7.1 'm2Uoa ia federal farsdi to iMastre a
HesIiJi, Kiyrfed Edsiesta and Eecxestba (HTEH)
Kdg.ontfce UNOceingna. .
Title I of the Public Wcsks Enspbymcsst Act of 1976
estei&sbes a $2 billon nzticzzl fund to be dls&Sjcted to
all gavenasental areas raflaSag frcni moirjsby
ment rates. Hie purpose of the act is to lower the natba
al imenipfoytnest rate, which now stands st 7.8 per cent.
Nebraska is allocated V)9S EfZba under Tit!e I of
the act. OrJy Douas and Sajpy Counties, which rcdsde
the metrop4IItaa area of Chnaha, qualify for the Tie I
funds, accordiss to V.IIIani Kizzda, Onua Lliyor Ed
ward Zbrinaky's idntfaftfratfee aslant.
Eeceuee UNO is a sfs-purpese rpTcnsaest unit
withia aa area of ahove-CTerae vaexaaytseat, the est
fenity is ellgUie for icderd arrtarrce, Kranda said.
Omaha lisenipbyineEt is Ested at 8.7 for the three
mocth period from llzidi to i!ay cf this year.
At their monthly jneetrg Friday, the KU Board of
Regents approved UNO's, request to apply for the $7.1
imon needed to fcaasce the luER Kdj. UNO's app5
catioa Is essentially ready to D," said Charbs Ifcia, dir
ector of university relations at UNO.
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The IIPER EMg. has first prferity ia the NUbud-et re
quests for this year, Ifeia said. Haas for the buiMing have
been under way since July 1973, when S6J0OO was allo
cated for planning. An additional $226300 was used to
complete the building's design.
Ht!e I rubs Unit each Kebradca ap;IIcatba to $5
rninioa ia ar::fance. Although UNO's request exceeds
that amount by $2 J mUHoa, a provision Li the act albws
wafers to be granted, Kranda said. UNO wi3 apply to
the VS. Commerce Dept. for a waiver, he fail.
If the waiver is "denied, UNO wil toe to be ah Is to
assure the gomnment that the 'mosey weiJ ccrne from
state funds or some other source, IMa said. UNO has a
list of several alternatives if the waiver faHt, a!: hough lleia
did cot give any details.
Eare said Omaha, EeHevue, Doughs and Sarpy Coua
ties, and llZlaxd public schools are among Title I applicants.
The UNO request for Title I funds Is a one-time, one
shot hype into the economy of $7.1 mUSon," Ileia said.
The Title I program wO run until the $955 rmZIon is
allocated or until the &ptember 1977 deadline.
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King date for applications has cot yet been published,
Kranda sail. Notification of the amount cf Title I funds
awarded to each applicant will be received vsrithia 60 days
of the Cing date.
UNO is cot the only Nebraska government agency
bidding for a share ofthe $955 rniHioa of Title I funds.
Larry Eaxe, director ofthe division of community affairs
ia the State Economic Development OfBce, said he cant
determine how many applications wO come from Nebras
ka until all applications are received at the US. Economic
Development Administration's (EDA) regional office ia
Denver.
Some controversy arose among Omaha state legators
over UNO's a pp&atftra, Kranda sail. The EDA, which
sponsors the Fuhlie Works Employment Act, changed its
policy to rnahe general purpose government uaxis such as
city, county and state governments equal to single pur
pose units such as univenlties. Previously, the general
purpose units received higher priority ia federal funding
than the single purpose units. ,
Te're cot objecting to UNO (applying for Title I
funds), we're protesting the EDA for changing their plans
ia mil-ctream," Kranda said.
Kranda said there was co cornmunicatioa between
UNO and the mayor's office concerning applications for
Title I funds. Te all live ia the same community," he
sail. "If our goals are to be the same, I think our planning
should be too."
Ikin said he and UNO Prof. Rex Engcbretsoa, who
worked on filing the application, saw no need to contact
the mayor on UNO's application.
"Ice mere intent of the program is to put people to
work where they are unemployed," Bsia saM. If that goal
is kept ia mind, he said, the highest service will be performed.
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