Federal Funding Report

Volume 14, Number 48 (Period of November 29, 2004 - December 03, 2004)

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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 14, NUMBER 48, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: November 29, 2004 -- December 03,
2004

**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}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.855 **AMOUNT:**
\$500,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants

**FR Date:** 12/03/04 **PAGE:** 70217 **DEADLINE:** 02/01/05

**CONTACT:** Orren E. Cameron, III **TELEPHONE:** 202 720-0413

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
announces its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program grant
application window for funding during Fiscal Year 2005 subject to the
availability funding.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Treasury **CFDA#:** 21.020 **AMOUNT:**
\$2,000,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Development Financial Institutions Program

**FR Date:** 12/03/04 **PAGE:** 70307 **DEADLINE:** 01/25/05

**CONTACT:** Information Technology Support (Technical Support)
**TELEPHONE:** 202 622-2455

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Treasury Department; Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund, for fiscal year 2005.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/02/04 **PAGE:** 70164 **DEADLINE:** 01/14/05

**CONTACT:** Disaster Area 4 Office

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #P077 for Bering Strait
Regional Education Attendance Area and Northwest Artic Borough in the
State of Alaska constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by a
severe winter storm, tidal surges and flooding occurring on October 18
through 20, 2004.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/02/04 **PAGE:** 70164 **DEADLINE:** 01/14/05

**CONTACT:** Disaster Area 1 Office

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #P078 for New Castle
County in the State of Delaware constitutes a disaster area due to
damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding from the
remnants of Hurricane Jeanne occurring on September 28, 2004 and
continuing through October 2, 2004.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** James M. Bryson, Region 1: **TELEPHONE:** 617 918-1524

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Lou Bevilacqua, Region 2: **TELEPHONE:** 732 321-6671

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Demian Ellis, Region 3: **TELEPHONE:** 215 814-2088

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia,
and the District of Columbia.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Liz Wilde, Region 4: **TELEPHONE:** 404 562-8998

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** David Turpin, Region 5: **TELEPHONE:** 312 886-7836

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
Wisconsin.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Eva Steele, Region 6: **TELEPHONE:** 214 665-7211

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Larry Stafford, Region 7: **TELEPHONE:** 913 551-7394

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Amanda Hasty, Region 8: **TELEPHONE:** 303 312-6966

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and
Wyoming.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Nancy Oien, Region 9: **TELEPHONE:** 415 972-3780

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, and
Guam.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69913 **DEADLINE:** 01/31/05

**CONTACT:** Barbara Ross, Region 10: **TELEPHONE:** 206 553-1985

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead Poisoning. For
applicants in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Environmental Protection Agency **CFDA#:**
66.716 **AMOUNT:** \$400,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training
Demonstrations and Educational Outreach

**FR Date:** 11/01/04 **PAGE:** 69919 **DEADLINE:** 01/18/05

**CONTACT:** Carol Parker **TELEPHONE:** 703 305-6458

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Environmental Protection
Agency; Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP); for National Agricultural
Workers Pesticide Safety Training and Education Program, for fiscal year
2005.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.031H **AMOUNT:**
Not Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Higher Education -- Institutional Aid

**FR Date:** 11/30/04 **PAGE:** 69589 **DEADLINE:** 01/13/05

**CONTACT:** Imogene Byers **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7672

**CONTACT:** Don Crews **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7574

**CONTACT:** Ellen M. Sealey **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7580

**CONTACT:** Kelley Harris **TELEPHONE:** 202 219-7083

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Postsecondary
Education; Strengthening Institutions (SIP), American Indian Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities (TUCCU), Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) and Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HIS) Programs; for Designation as Eligible Institutions
for Fiscal Year 2005.

II\. NOTICE OF RULES

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

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

**FR Date:** 12/03/04 **PAGE:** 70179

**CONTACT:** Dr. Adam Grow **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-3752

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, amending the swine health protection regulations by removing
Kentucky from the list of States that permit the feeding of treated
garbage to swine, and adding it to the list of States that prohibit
garbage feeding.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.171

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards

**FR Date:** 12/01/04 **PAGE:** 70015

**CONTACT:** William W. Matchneer III **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-6401

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Housing -- Federal Housing Commissioner; amended the Federal
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 12/01/04 **PAGE:** 69815

**CONTACT:** Ernest Huckaby, Office of Transportation Operations
**TELEPHONE:** 202 366-9064

**CONTACT:** Raymond Cuprill, Office of the Chief Counsel **TELEPHONE:**
202 366-0791

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Federal Highway Administration;
National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Specific Service and
General Service Signing for 24-Hour Pharmacies.

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

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

**FR Date:** 11/30/04 **PAGE:** 69536

**CONTACT:** Heath Westcott **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4515

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment
Systems and Fiscal Year 2005 Rates; Extension for the Hospital
Applications to Receive Increases in Full Time Equivalent Resident Caps
for Graduate Medical Education Payment is extended to December 15, 2004.

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

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

**FR Date:** 11/30/04 **PAGE:** 69685

**CONTACT:** Randy Throndset **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0131

**SUMMARY:** Correction of final rule regarding Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment
System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005.

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

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

**FR Date:** 11/30/04 **PAGE:** 69685

**CONTACT:** Randy Throndset **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0131

**SUMMARY:** Correction of final rule regarding Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment
System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/03/04 **PAGE:** 70192

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Final Flood Elevation Determinations
for various locations in St. Francis County, in the State of Arkansas;
Pottawattamie County, in the State of Iowa; Madison County in the State
of Nebraska; and Montgomery County in the State of Ohio.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/03/04 **PAGE:** 70185

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Interim rule regarding Changes in Flood Elevation
Determinations for various counties and locations in the States of
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Texas.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/03/04 **PAGE:** 70191

**CONTACT:** Doug Bellomo **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2903

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Final Flood Elevation Determinations
for various locations in White County in the State of Arkansas.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.904

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

**FR Date:** 12/02/04 **PAGE:** 70119

**CONTACT:** Michael Somerville **TELEPHONE:** 602 280-8810

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Natural Resources Conservation Service;
gives notice of the intent to deauthorize Federal funding for the White
Tank Mountains Watershed, Maricopa County, Arizona.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.322B

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Comprehensive School Reform -- Quality Initiatives

**FR Date:** 12/01/04 **PAGE:** 69898

**CONTACT:** Margaret McNeely **TELEPHONE:** 202 260-1335

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education proposes priorities for the competitions under the
Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Quality Initiatives program.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.307

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Minority Health and Health Disparities Research

**FR Date:** 11/30/04 **PAGE:** 69611

**CONTACT:** Jerry Moore **TELEPHONE:** 301 496-4607

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding National Institutes of Health and the
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
announced the 2005 Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities
Research (HDR-LRP or Program).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.308

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Extramural Loan Repayment for Individuals from
Disadvantaged Backgrounds Conducting Clinical Research

**FR Date:** 11/30/04 **PAGE:** 69608

**CONTACT:** Jerry Moore **TELEPHONE:** 301 496-4607

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding National Institutes of Health and the
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
announced the 2005 Extramural Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program
for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (ECR-LRP or Program).

**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

01/13/05 84.031H Higher Education -- Institutional Aid

01/18/05 66.716 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training (Pesticide
Program)

01/25/05 21.020 Community Development Financial Institutions Program

01/31/05 66.716 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Training (Regions 1
thru 10)

02/01/05 10.855 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants

> **DISASTER LOANS**

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

None.

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

Alaska -- Bering Strait Regional area & Northwest Artic borough 01/14/05

Delaware -- New Castle county 01/14/05