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this Notice of Funding Availability, the 

governing statute, 38 U.S.C. 2108, and 

the governing regulation, 38 CFR 

36.4412. VA Financial Policy, Volume X 

Grants Management, Chapter 4 Grants 

Application and Award Process, section 

040202.06, https://www.va.gov/finance/ 

docs/VA-FinancialPolicyVolumeX

Chapter04.pdf. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Although subject to change, the 

SAHAT Grant Program Office expects to 

announce grant recipients by April 1, 

2021. Prior to executing any funding 

agreement, VA will contact successful 

applicants; make known the amount of 

proposed funding; and verify the 

applicant’s desire to receive the 

funding. Any communication between 

the SAHAT Grant Program Office and 

successful applicants prior to the 

issuance of an award notice is not 

authorization to begin project activities. 

Once VA verifies that the grant 

applicant is still seeking funding, VA 

will issue a signed and dated award 

notice. The award notice will be sent by 

U.S. mail to the organization listed on 

the SF–424. All applicants will be 

notified by letter, sent by United States 

mail to the address listed on the SF– 

424. 

A. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

This section is not applicable to the 

SAHAT Grant Program. 

W. Reporting 

VA places great emphasis on the 

responsibility and accountability of 

grantees. Grantees must agree to 

cooperate with any Federal evaluation 

of the program and provide the 

following: 

1. Quarterly Progress Reports: These 

reports will be submitted electronically 

and outline how grant funds were used, 

describe program progress, and describe 

any barriers and measurable outcomes. 

The format for quarterly reporting will 

be provided to grantees upon grant 

award. 

2. Quarterly Financial Reports: These 

reports will be submitted electronically 

using the SF–425–Federal Financial 

Report. 

3. Grantee Closeout Report: This final 

report will be submitted electronically 

and will detail the assistive technology 

developed. The Closeout Report must be 

submitted to the SAHAT Grant Program 

Office not later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time, September 30, 2022. 

VI. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional general information 

about this announcement contact Mr. 

Oscar Hines, Program Manager, 

Specially Adapted Housing Program, at 

Oscar.Hines@va.gov or 202–632–8862 

(This is not a toll-free number.) 

Mailed correspondence, which should 

not include application material, should 

be sent to: Loan Guaranty Service, VA 

Central Office, Attention: Mr. Oscar 

Hines (262), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420 

All correspondence with VA 

concerning this announcement should 

reference the funding opportunity title 

and funding opportunity number listed 

at the top of this solicitation. Once the 

announcement deadline has passed, VA 

staff may not discuss this competition 

with applicants until the application 

review process has been completed. 

VII. Other Information 

Section 2108 authorizes VA to 

provide grants for the development of 

new assistive technologies through 

September 30, 2022. Additional 

information related to the SAHAT Grant 

Program administered by LGY is 

available at http://www.benefits.va.gov/ 

homeloans/adaptedhousing.asp. 

The SAHAT Grant is not a Veterans’ 

benefit. As such, the decisions of the 

Secretary are final and not subject to the 

same appeal rights as decisions related 

to Veterans’ benefits. The Secretary does 

not have a duty to assist technology 

grant applicants in obtaining a grant. 

Grantees will receive payments 

electronically through the Department 

of Health and Human Services Payment 

Management System (PMS). All grant 

recipients should adhere to PMS user 

policies. 

VIII. Notices of Funding Opportunity 

In accordance with Office of 

Management and Budget guidance 

located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable 

Federal laws and relevant Executive 

guidance, the Federal awarding agency 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice of 

funding opportunity in accordance with 

the: 

• President’s September 2, 2020, 

memorandum, entitled Memorandum 

on Reviewing Funding to State and 

Local Government Recipients of Federal 

Funds that Are Permitting Anarchy, 

Violence, and Destruction in American 

Cities; 

• Executive Order (E.O.) on 

Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping 

(E.O. 13950); 

• Executive Order on Protecting 

American Monuments, Memorials, and 

Statues and Combating Recent Criminal 

Violence (E.O. 13933); and 

• Guidance for Grants and 

Agreements in Title 2 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations), as updated in the 

Federal Register’s 85 FR 49506 on 

August 13, 2020, particularly on: 

Æ Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR part 

200.205), 

Æ Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. No. 115–232) (2 CFR part 

200.216), 

Æ Promoting the freedom of speech 

and religious liberty in alignment with 

Promoting Free Speech and Religious 

Liberty (E.O. 13798) and Improving Free 

Inquiry, Transparency, and 

Accountability at Colleges and 

Universities (E.O. 13864) (§§ 200.300, 

200.303, 200.339, and 200.341), 

Æ Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

part 200.322), and 

Æ Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law, if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR part 200.340). 

Signing Authority 

Dat P. Tran, Acting Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs approved this 

document on February 2, 2021, and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of the Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0075] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Statement in Support of Claim 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before April 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0075’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0075’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: 

38 U.S.C. 501. 

Title: Statement in Support of Claim 

(VA Form 21–4138). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0075. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–4138 is used to 

provide self-certified statements in 

support of various types of claims 

processed by VA. Statements submitted 

by or on behalf of a claimant should 

contain certification by the respondent 

that the information provided is true 

and correct. This form facilitates claims 

processing by providing a uniform 

format for the certification statement. 

No substantive changes were added 

and/or removed from this form. This 

request is only to extend the viability of 

the form. Due to a reduction in 

respondent totals over the past year, the 

respondent burden has decreased. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 121,544 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

486,174. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Danny S. Green, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, 

Performance and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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