[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21726-21729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10070]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Availability of Funds for Grants to Support New Senior Companion 
Projects

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter, the ``Corporation'') announces the availability of 
approximately $1,000,000 for grants to support five new Senior

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Companion Projects in geographic areas that do not fall within approved 
service areas of current Senior Companion Projects. Individual grant 
awards will be approximately $200,000 to cover the costs of 45 Senior 
Companions for twelve months. The purpose of the Senior Companion 
Program (SCP) is to provide opportunities for income eligible 
individuals 60 years of age and over to serve frail adults.

DATES: Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m (Eastern Daylight 
Time) July 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Five original signature copies of the application must be 
submitted to the following address: Corporation for National and 
Community Service, National Senior Service Corps, 1201 New York Avenue, 
NW, Washington, DC 20525 Attn: Mr. John Keller. The Corporation will 
not accept applications that are submitted via facsimile or e-mail 
transmission. Applications submitted via overnight mail that arrive 
after the closing date will be accepted if they are postmarked at least 
two days prior to the closing date. Otherwise, late applications will 
not be accepted.
    Applications: Applications can be obtained by contacting the 
appropriate Corporation State office listed below. A copy of the 
Federal Regulations that govern the SCP will be included with the 
application package.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact John Keller at 202-606-5000 
ext. 285. TDD (202) 565-2799. This notice may be requested in an 
alternative format for the visually impaired.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    The Corporation is a federal government corporation that encourages 
Americans of all ages and backgrounds to engage in community-based 
service. This service addresses the nation's educational, public 
safety, environmental, and other human needs to achieve direct and 
demonstrable results. In supporting service programs, the Corporation 
fosters civic responsibility, strengthens the ties that bind us 
together as a people, and provides educational opportunity for those 
who make a substantial commitment to service.
    The Senior Companion Program (SCP) is authorized by the Domestic 
Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended (Public Law 93-113, Title II, 
Part B, 42 U.S.C. 5013) and provides opportunities for income eligible 
individuals 60 years of age and over to serve adults with special 
needs. The SCP was launched in 1974 with its first 11 projects. Today 
there are over 14,000 Senior Companions serving 61,900 frail adults 
annually in 207 local SCP projects. These Senior Companions provide 
high quality and reliable personal support to adults, primarily frail 
elderly, experiencing difficulties with activities of daily living, 
allowing them to live independently in their own homes for as long as 
possible. The SCP focuses on those with moderate physical, mental or 
emotional impairments who are without adequate family support and who 
in the absence of non-medical support services would be at risk of 
institutionalization. Senior Companions also assist clients in patient 
discharge programs at acute care, mental health, and long-term care 
facilities to make the transition to living in less restrictive 
community settings. Some Senior Companions provide short-term respite 
for primary care givers of frail adults in times of special need.

B. Purpose

    The purpose of the new Senior Companion Projects is to expand the 
program to serve new geographic locations currently unserved by the 
program. It is expected that the new projects will create quality 
opportunities for seniors to provide in-home assistance to frail 
adults, enabling them to live independently.

C. Eligible Applicants

    Public agencies (including state and local agencies and other units 
of government), non-profit organizations, institutions of higher 
education and Indian Tribes are eligible to apply. Sponsors of Senior 
Companion Projects that receive no funds from the Corporation, other 
than funding for Programs of National Significance (PNS), are eligible 
to apply. Current sponsors of Senior Companion Projects funded by the 
Corporation are not eligible to apply. However, an organization 
described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
(26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4)) that engages in lobbying activities is not 
eligible to apply, serve as a host site for volunteers, or act in any 
type of supervisory role in the program.

D. Number of Awards

    The Corporation intends to fund five projects in approved service 
areas that do not currently have a local project of the Senior 
Companion Program.

E. Suggested Amounts of Awards

    The average amount of awards will be approximately $200,000.

F. Program Period of Performance

    The program period for all grants is twelve months. Future funding 
is contingent on performance and the availability of appropriations.

G. Submission Requirements

    To be considered for funding, applicants must submit five copies of 
the following:
    (1) An Application for Federal Assistance, Form 424-NSSC
    <bullet> Part I--Facesheet (Modified Standard Form 424-with 
original signature)
    <bullet> Part II--Budget (NSSC Form 424A-with accompanying Budget 
Narrative)
    <bullet> Part IV--Attachments
    <bullet> Part V--Assurances (Form 424B-with original signature)
    <bullet> Part VI--Certifications (Form 424C-with original 
signature)
    (2) A Project Narrative with completed Project Planning and 
Reporting Workplans
    (3) Verification of status as a non-profit organization as 
described in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (if a non-
profit organization)

H. Selection Criteria

    The Corporation will initially determine: (1) whether the 
organization is eligible; (2) whether the application contains the 
information required in the application materials, and (3) whether the 
geographic location of the proposed project is an approved geographic 
service area that does not currently have a federally funded SCP.
    After this initial screening, the Corporation will select and 
evaluate applications based on the following criteria:

(1) Program Design (60%):
(a) Getting Things Done: meeting community needs.
(b) Strengthening Communities.
(c) Fostering Participant Development.
(2) Organizational Capacity (25%)
(3) Budget/Cost-Effectiveness (15%)

    The Corporation will take into consideration the following factors 
after the proposals are assessed:
    Geographic location: The Corporation will assure a mix of urban and 
rural sites.
    Diversity: The Corporation will select organizations whose local 
projects have the capacity to recruit ethnic and racial minorities, 
males and persons with disabilities.

I. Applicable Regulations

    Regulations governing the SCP are located in 45 CFR Part 2551.

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J. Program Authority

    Corporation Authority to make these grants is codified in 42 U.S.C. 
4950 et seq.

                                                          Corporation State Office Information
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     State Office                   Address                       City                    State            Zip Code         Phone              FAX
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AK....................  Jackson Federal Building, 915   Seattle.................  WA...................   98174-1103    (206) 220-7736    (206) 553-4415
                         Second Avenue, Suite 3190.
AL....................  Medical Forum, 950 22nd St.,    Birmingham..............  AL...................        35203    (205) 731-0027    (205) 731-0031
                         N., Suite 428.
AR....................  Federal Building, Room 2506,    Little Rock.............  AR...................        72201    (501) 324-5234    (501) 324-6949
                         700 West Capitol Street.
AZ....................  522 North Central Room 205A...  Phoenix.................  AZ...................   80504-2190    (602) 379-4825    (602) 379-4030
CA....................  11150 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite   Los Angeles.............  CA...................        90064    (310) 235-7421    (310) 235-7422
                         670.
CO....................  999 Eighteenth Street, Suite    Denver..................  CO...................        80202    (303) 312-7952    (303) 312-7954
                         1440 South.
CT....................  1 Commercial Plaza, 21st Floor  Hartford................  CT...................   06103-3510    (860) 240-3237    (860) 240-3238
FL....................  3165 McCrory Street, Suite 115  Orlando.................  FL...................   32803-3750    (407) 648-6117    (407) 648-6116
GA....................  75 Piedmont Avenue, N.E., Room  Atlanta.................  GA...................   30303-2587    (404) 331-4646    (404) 331-2898
                         902.
HI....................  300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 6213  Honolulu................  HI...................   96850-0001    (808) 541-2832    (808) 541-3603
IA....................  Federal Building, Room 917,     Des Moines..............  IA...................   50309-2195    (515) 284-4816    (515) 284-6640
                         210 Walnut Street.
ID....................  304 North 8th Street, Room 344  Boise...................  ID...................   83702-5835    (208) 334-1707    (208) 334-1421
IL....................  77 West Jackson Boulevard,      Chicago.................  IL...................   60604-3511    (312) 353-3622    (312) 353-5343
                         Suite 442.
IN....................  46 East Ohio Street, Room 457.  Indianapolis............  IN...................   46204-1922    (317) 226-6724    (317) 226-5437
KS....................  444 S.E. Quincy, Room 260.....  Topeka..................  KS...................   66683-3572    (785) 295-2540    (785) 295-2596
KY....................  600 Martin L. King Place, Room  Louisville..............  KY...................   40202-2230    (502) 582-6384    (502) 582-6386
                         372-D.
LA....................  707 Florida Street, Suite 316.  Baton Rouge.............  LA...................        70801    (504) 389-0471    (504) 389-0510
MA/VT.................  10 Causeway Street, Room 473..  Boston..................  MA...................   02222-1038    (617) 565-7001    (617) 565-7011
MD/DE.................  Fallon Federal Bldg., 31        Baltimore...............  MD...................        21201    (410) 962-4443    (410) 962-3201
                         Hopkins Plaza, Suite 400-B.
MI....................  211 West Fort Street, Suite     Detroit.................  MI...................   48226-2799    (313) 226-7848    (313) 226-2557
                         1408.
MN....................  431 South 7th Street, Room      Minneapolis.............  MN...................   55415-1854    (612) 334-4083    (612) 334-4084
                         2480.
MO....................  801 Walnut Street, Suite 504..  Kansas City.............  MO...................   64106-2009    (816) 374-6300    (816) 374-6305
MS....................  100 West Capitol Street, Room   Jackson.................  MS...................   39269-1092    (601) 965-5664    (601) 965-4671
                         1005A.
MT....................  208 North Montana Avenue,       Helena..................  MT...................   59601-3837    (406) 449-5404    (406) 449-5412
                         Suite 206.
N/SD..................  225 S. Pierre Street, Room 225  Pierre..................  SD...................   57501-2452    (605) 224-5996    (605) 224-9201
NC....................  300 Fayetteville Street Mall,   Raleigh.................  NC...................   27601-1739    (919) 856-4731    (919) 856-4738
                         Room 131.
NE....................  Federal Building, Room 156,     Lincoln.................  NE...................   68508-3896    (402) 437-5493    (402) 437-5495
                         100 Centennial Mall North.
NH/ME.................  1 Pillsbury Street, Suite 201.  Concord.................  NH...................   03301-3556    (603) 225-1450    (603) 225-1459
NJ....................  44 South Clinton Ave., Room     Trenton.................  NJ...................   08609-1507    (609) 989-2243    (609) 989-2304
                         702.
NM....................  120 S. Federal Place, Room 315  Sante Fe................  NM...................   87501-2026    (505) 988-6577    (505) 988-6661
NV....................  4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite E-141  Reno....................  NV...................   89502-5033    (775) 784-5314    (775) 784-5026
NY....................  Clinton Ave. & Pearl St., Room  Albany..................  NY...................        12207    (518) 431-4150    (518) 431-4154
                         818.
OH....................  51 North High Street, Suite     Columbus................  OH...................        43215    (614) 469-7441    (614) 469-2125
                         451.
OK....................  215 Dean A. McGee, Suite 324..  Oklahoma City...........  OK...................        73102    (405) 231-5201    (405) 231-4329
OR....................  2010 Lloyd Center.............  Portland................  OR...................        97232    (503) 231-2103    (503) 231-2106
PA....................  Robert N.C. Nix Federal Bldg.,  Philadelphia............  PA...................        19107    (215) 597-2806    (215) 597-2807
                         900 Market St., Suite 229.
PR/VI.................  150 Carlos Chardon Ave., Suite  San Juan................  PR...................   00918-1737    (787) 766-5314    (787) 766-5189
                         662.
RI....................  400 Westminster Street, Room    Providence..............  RI...................         2903    (401) 528-5426    (401) 528-5220
                         203.
SC....................  1835 Assembly Street, Suite     Columbia................  SC...................   29201-2430    (803) 765-5771    (803) 765-5777
                         872.
TN....................  265 Cumberland Bend Drive.....  Nashville...............  TN...................        37228    (615) 736-5561    (615) 736-7937
TX....................  903 San Jacinto, Suite 130....  Austin..................  TX...................   78701-3747    (512) 916-5671    (512) 916-5806
UT....................  350 S. Main Street, Room 504..  Salt Lake City..........  UT...................   84101-2198    (801) 524-5411    (801) 524-3599
VA/DC.................  400 North 8th Street, Suite     Richmond................  VA...................   23240-1832    (804) 771-2197    (804) 771-2157
                         446 P.O. Box 10066.
WA....................  Jackson Federal Bldg., Suite    Seattle.................  WA...................   98174-1103    (206) 220-7745    (206) 553-4415
                         3190, 915 Second Ave.
WI....................  310 W. Wisconsin Ave., Room     Milwaukee...............  WI...................   53203-2211    (414) 297-1118    (414) 297-1863
                         1240.
WV....................  10 Hale Street, Suite 203.....  Charleston..............  WV...................   25301-1409    (304) 347-5246    (304) 347-5464
WY....................  Federal Building, Room 1110,    Cheyenne................  WY...................   82001-3649    (307) 772-2385    (307) 772-2389
                         2120 Capitol Avenue.
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    Dated: April 18, 2000.
Gary Kowalczyk,
Coordinator, National Service Programs, Corporation for National and 
Community Service.
[FR Doc. 00-10070 Filed 4-21-00; 8:45 am]
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