Federal Funding Report

Volume 16, Number 34 (Period of August 21, 2006 -- August 25, 2006)

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**FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS**

This Federal Funding Report is a weekly compilation of items published
in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance
programs. No attempt is made to include Federal Register notices not
directly related to Grants and Loans programs. The summary consists of
three parts: (1) Federal Register Summary, (2) Early Warning Grants
Report, and (3) Disaster Loan Applications.

Periodically, a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
will not be listed in the announcement. There are two (2) basic reasons
for this: 1) a CFDA number has been applied for and not yet received, or
2) the CFDA number has not been put in by the agency yet. Please call
the contact person listed in the Federal Register announcement for the
correct CFDA number. The new number should appear in the next edition of
the CFDA, which is published in June and December of each year.

PART 1. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

> (Each week, HIR summarizes information from Federal Register
> announcements that may significantly affect grants programs. The
> Federal Register is available online from GPO Access at
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.) The House of
> Representatives\' Federal Funding Report contains the following
> sections:

I.  Availability of Funds - An expansion of the highlights, including
    synopsis on

> Notice, CFDA, and Federal Register references

II\. Notice of Rules - Synopsis of rule-making notices affecting Grants
with CFDA and Federal Register References

> III\. Other Federal Register Notices - For items not falling into the
> Rules or Availability sections

PART 2. EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

(Listing of programs for which applications are being especially
solicited and which have been mentioned in the Federal Register in
recent weeks, listed in order of expiration date).

PART 3. DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS

> (Listing of areas for which Disaster Loan Programs are open, those
> with the most immediate closing dates listed first, those with the
> most recent disasters at the end. This part is divided into two
> sections, reflecting type of loan.)

I. Economic Injury Loans - For business losses

> II\. Physical Disaster Loans - For repair and replacement of real and
>
> personal property

VOLUME 16, NUMBER 34, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: August 21, 2006 -- August 25, 2006

**FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY**

This section contains summaries of those Federal Register entries
appearing during the last 2 weeks, which may significantly affect
Federal domestic assistance programs. For detailed information about a
specific assistance program, the program can be found in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by looking it up by its 5-digit
program number. Each summary represents H.I.R.\'s interpretation of the
major import of an entry and does not reflect the full content of the
Federal Register announcement. Consult the Federal Register for the full
text of items of interest.

I. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 08/22/06 **PAGE:** 48963 **DEADLINE:** 05/15/07

**CONTACT:** Disaster Area 3 Office (Ft. Worth, Texas)

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #10567 and #10568
for El Paso County in the State of Texas; and for the following
contiguous counties of Texas Hudspeth, New Mexico, and Dona Ana Otero
Counties in the State of Texas, constitute a disaster area due to damage
caused by flooding occurring on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 08/22/06 **PAGE:** 48963 **DEADLINE:** 10/16/06

**CONTACT:** Disaster Area 3 Office (Ft. Worth, Texas)

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #10567 and #10568 for El
Paso County in the State of Texas, constitute a disaster area due to
damage caused by flooding occurring on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.170A **AMOUNT:**
\$1,961,992

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Javits Fellowships

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50400 **DEADLINE:** 10/06/06

**CONTACT:** Carmen Gordon **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7542

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary
Education; Overview Information; Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program; for
New Awards, for fiscal year 2007. The purpose of the JKJ Fellowship
Program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior
ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievements, financial
need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in select
fields. Applications can only be accessed electronically on the JKJ
Fellowship Program Web site at
<http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html> . Applications for
grants under this program must be submitted in paper format by mail or
hand delivery on or before the October 6, 2006 deadline date.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.170A **AMOUNT:**
\$1,961,992

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Javits Fellowships

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50400 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/07

**CONTACT:** Carmen Gordon **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7542

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary
Education; Overview Information; Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program; for
New Awards, for fiscal year 2007. The purpose of the JKJ Fellowship
Program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior
ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievements, financial
need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in select
fields. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may be
obtained from the institution of higher education's financial aid office
or accessed at [http://www.fafsa.ed.gov](http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted in paper
format by mail or hand delivery on or before the January 31, 2007
deadline date.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773 **AMOUNT:** Not Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49460 **DEADLINE:** 11/21/06

**CONTACT:** Pauline Lapin **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6883

**CONTACT:** Sidney Trieger **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6613

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Senior Risk Reduction
Demonstration. This notice informs interested parties of an opportunity
to apply to participate in a risk reduction/health management
demonstration project. Interested parties can obtain complete
solicitation and supporting information on the CMS Web site at
<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts>. Applications are to be
sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore, Md.; for
more information, contact Pauline Lapin, at (410) 786-6883.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774 **AMOUNT:** Not Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49460 **DEADLINE:** 11/21/06

**CONTACT:** Pauline Lapin **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6883

**CONTACT:** Sidney Trieger **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6613

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Senior Risk Reduction
Demonstration. This notice informs interested parties of an opportunity
to apply to participate in a risk reduction/health management
demonstration project. Interested parties can obtain complete
solicitation and supporting information on the CMS Web site at
<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts>. Applications are to be
sent to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore, Md.; for
more information, contact Pauline Lapin, at (410) 786-6883.

II\. NOTICE OF RULES

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.025

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal
Care

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49309

**CONTACT:** Ms. Shannon Hamm **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-4957

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service; Interstate Movement of Garbage From Hawaii; Municipal Solid
Waste. We are amending the regulations pertaining to certain garbage to
provide for the interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii subject to
measures designed to protect against the dissemination of plant pests
into non-infested areas of the continental United States. Also making
other amendment to the garbage regulations to clarify their intent and
make them easier to understand.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.025

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal
Care

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49319

**CONTACT:** Dave Hanken **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-8295

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service; Untreated Oranges, Tangerines, and Grapefruit From Mexico
Transiting the United States to Foreign Countries. We are amending the
regulation to allow untreated oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit from
Mexico to be moved overland by truck or rail to Corpus Christi and
Houston, Texas; for export to another country by water, and be shipped
in sealed, refrigerated containers and insect-proof packaging and via
routes that avoid citrus production areas.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.550

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Food Donation

**FR Date:** 08/24/06 **PAGE:** 50250

**CONTACT:** Lillie F. Ragan **TELEPHONE:** 703 305-2662

**CONTACT:** Robert DeLorenzo **E-MAIL:** Robert.Delorenzo@fns.usda.gov

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Food and Nutrition Service;
Revisions and Clarifications in Requirements for the Processing of
Donated Foods; in order to incorporate processing options tested in
demonstration projects, to more effectively ensure accountability for
donated foods provided for processing, and to streamline current
reporting and review requirements. This rule would also rewrite
regulatory provisions in plain language, to make them easier to read and
understand for the general public.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Education **CFDA#:** 84.165A

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Magnet Schools Assistance

**FR Date:** 08/22/06 **PAGE:** 48866

**CONTACT:** Steven L. Brockhouse **TELEPHONE:** 202 260-2476

**SUMMARY:** Notice of Proposed rulemaking regarding the Office of
Innovation and Improvement; Magnet School Assistance Program. The
Secretary proposes to amend the regulations governing the Magnet School
Assistance Program (MSAP). These proposed amendments would allow the
MSAP to use an approach similar to that in for establishing selection
criteria in grant competitions.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Education **CFDA#:** 84.375

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Academic Competitiveness Grants

**FR Date:** 08/22/06 **PAGE:** 48799

**CONTACT:** Jacquelyn Butler **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7890

**CONTACT:** Sophia McArdle **TELEPHONE:** 202 219-7078

**SUMMARY:** Interim final regulations; Corrections, regarding Office of
Postsecondary Education; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal
Perkins Loan Program; Federal Work-Study Programs; Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity grant Program; Federal Pell Grant Program;
Academic Competitiveness Grant Program; and National Science and
Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants Program. Corrections:
In the Dates section of that notice, we inadvertently left two
regulations off the list of regulations that contain information
collection requirements with which affected parties need not comply
until we publish in the Federal Register the control numbers assigned to
these information collection requirements by the Office of Management
and Budget. Originally was published in the Federal Register on July 3,
2006.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Education **CFDA#:** 84.376

**PROGRAM TITLE:** National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain
Talent (SMART) Grants

**FR Date:** 08/22/06 **PAGE:** 48799

**CONTACT:** Jacquelyn Butler **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7890

**CONTACT:** Sophia McArdle **TELEPHONE:** 202 219-7078

**SUMMARY:** Interim final regulations; Corrections, regarding Office of
Postsecondary Education; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal
Perkins Loan Program; Federal Work-Study Programs; Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity grant Program; Federal Pell Grant Program;
Academic Competitiveness Grant Program; and National Science and
Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants Program. Corrections:
In the Dates section of that notice, we inadvertently left two
regulations off the list of regulations that contain information
collection requirements with which affected parties need not comply
until we publish in the Federal Register the control numbers assigned to
these information collection requirements by the Office of Management
and Budget. Originally was published in the Federal Register on July 3,
2006.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 08/22/06 **PAGE:** 48982

**CONTACT:** Diane Milstead **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-3355

**CONTACT:** Gaysha Brooks **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-9649

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the
Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2007 and Other Changes to
Payment Under Part B. We are proposing these changes to endure that our
payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and
the relative value of services.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49506

**CONTACT:** Alberta Dwivedi, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Paymt.
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**CONTACT:** Dana Burley, Ambulatory Surgery Center issues
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**CONTACT:** Sandra M. Clarke, Medicare Administrative Contractors
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6975

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment
System and CY 2007 Payment Rates; CY 2007 Update to the Ambulatory
Surgical Center Covered Procedures List; Ambulatory Surgical Center
Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates; Medicare Administrative
Contractors; and Reporting Hospital Quality Data for FY 2008 Inpatient
Prospective Payment System Annual Payment Update Program.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49506

**CONTACT:** Alberta Dwivedi, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Paymt.
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**CONTACT:** Dana Burley, Ambulatory Surgery Center issues
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**CONTACT:** Sandra M. Clarke, Medicare Administrative Contractors
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6975

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment
System and CY 2007 Payment Rates; CY 2007 Update to the Ambulatory
Surgical Center Covered Procedures List; Ambulatory Surgical Center
Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates; Medicare Administrative
Contractors; and Reporting Hospital Quality Data for FY 2008 Inpatient
Prospective Payment System Annual Payment Update Program.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.778

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medical Assistance Program

**FR Date:** 08/23/06 **PAGE:** 49506

**CONTACT:** Alberta Dwivedi, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Paymt.
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**CONTACT:** Dana Burley, Ambulatory Surgery Center issues
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0378

**CONTACT:** Sandra M. Clarke, Medicare Administrative Contractors
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6975

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment
System and CY 2007 Payment Rates; CY 2007 Update to the Ambulatory
Surgical Center Covered Procedures List; Ambulatory Surgical Center
Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates; Medicare Administrative
Contractors; and Reporting Hospital Quality Data for FY 2008 Inpatient
Prospective Payment System Annual Payment Update Program.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.030

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.031

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Cora Brown Fund

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.032

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Crisis Counseling

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.033

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Disaster Legal Services

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.034

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Disaster Unemployment Assistance

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.036

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Public Assistance Grants

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.039

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Hazard Mitigation Grant

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.046

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Fire Management Assistance Grant

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.048

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households -
Housing

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.049

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households --
Disaster Housing Operations

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.050

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households --
Other Needs

**FR Date:** 08/25/06 **PAGE:** 50439

**CONTACT:** Magda Ruiz **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Major Disaster and Related Determinations regarding the
damage in certain areas of the State of Texas, resulting from flooding
beginning on July 31, 2006, and continuing.

**EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT**

Below are deadlines for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Programs that have appeared in the Federal Register in the past
several weeks.

DEADLINE CFDA NUMBER PROGRAM TITLE

10/06/06 84.170A Javits Fellowships

11/21/06 93.773 Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

11/21/06 93.774 Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

01/31/07 84.170A Javits Fellowships (Free Application for Federal
Student Aid)

> **DISASTER LOANS**

**59.002 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS** **CLOSING DATE**:

Texas -- various counties 05/15/07

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

Texas -- El Paso county 10/16/06