SILVER SPRING, Maryland. (February 1, 2006) – Danya International,
Inc. (Danya), a health communications and technology firm delivering
breakthrough solutions for public health and education, has been tapped
to continue its work on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of University Partnerships (OUP).
The OUP manages grant programs aimed at teaming the best and brightest
from higher education institutions with community development and social
services organizations to develop effective uses for HUD grants.
“HUD has initiated a tremendous effort to bring together academia
and local community leaders to brainstorm ways to enhance our neighborhoods,”
said Jeff Hoffman, Ph.D., President and CEO. “It has been a great
opportunity for Danya to be involved in building this major initiative,
and we are excited to play a role in growing this project during the
next 3 years. We are gratified that HUD was pleased with our work and
signed us up to continue our efforts.”
The University Partnership Clearinghouse (UPC) project was first awarded
to Danya as the result of a competitive procurement 3 years ago by HUD’s
Office of University Partnerships. The Danya Team has primary responsibility
for daily maintenance of the OUP Web site (www.oup.org)
for HUD; redesigning OUP’s traveling exhibits and accompanying
them to conferences; operating the call center helpline and providing
technical assistance; developing newsletters, monographs, and other
publications; representing the OUP at national, regional, and local
conferences and technical meetings; developing various informational
materials; and providing peer review support services for the competitive
grant reviews. Since inception, nearly 3,000 grantees have participated
in the UPC project. The more than $5 million multi-task contract will
run through 2009.
