[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 97 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31557-31576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12373]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/HS 2000-08]


FY 2000 Announcement of Financial Assistance To Expand Head Start 
Enrollment

AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), ACF, 
DHHS.

ACTION: FY 2000 Announcement of financial assistance to expand Head 
Start enrollment.

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SUMMARY: The Head Start Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth 
and Families announces that competing applications will be accepted to 
fund Head Start programs to serve Federally-recognized Indian 
reservations and Alaska Native villages not currently served by Head 
Start and areas where Head Start services are not available for the 
children of migrant and seasonal farm workers. It is expected that a 
total of approximately $3,000,000 will be awarded to support these 
programs.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is July 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted to: Head Start Unserved 
Competition, ACYF Operations Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 
300, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone # 1-800-351-2293.
    Copies of the program announcement and necessary application forms 
can be downloaded from the Head Start Web site at: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACYF Operations Center at: 1815 N. 
Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209 or telephone: 1-800-
351-2293 or email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98fdf0ebd8f4fbfff6fdecb6fbf7f5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8e8398ab87888c858e9fc5888486">[email protected]</span></a>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I. General Information

A. Background

    Head Start is a national program providing comprehensive 
developmental services primarily to low-income preschool children and 
their families. To help enrolled children achieve their full potential, 
Head Start programs provide comprehensive health, nutritional, 
educational, social and other services. In addition, Head Start 
programs are required to provide for the direct participation of the 
parents of enrolled children in the development, conduct, and direction 
of local programs. Head Start currently serves approximately 835,000 
children

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through a network of 1520 grantees and more than 700 delegate agencies.
    While Head Start is targeted primarily towards children whose 
families have incomes at or below the poverty line, regulations permit 
up to ten percent of the Head Start children in local programs to be 
from families who do not meet these low-income criteria. The Head Start 
statute also requires that a minimum of ten percent of enrollment 
opportunities in each program be made available to children with 
disabilities. Such children are expected to be enrolled in the full 
range of Head Start services and activities in a mainstream setting 
with their non-disabled peers, and to receive needed special education 
and related services.
    Head Start programs are locally-designed to provide services 
through a variety of program options, based on the needs of local 
families that are not being met by existing early childhood and child 
care programs. Program options include part-day/part-year and full-day/
full year center-based programs, home-based programs, combinations of 
center and home-based options and locally designed options.
Head Start for Children of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
    For purposes of establishing eligibility for Migrant Head Start 
services, a migrant family is defined as follows:

    A family with one or more children under the age of compulsory 
school attendance who changed their residence by moving from one 
geographic location to another, either intrastate or interstate, 
within the past two years, for the purpose of engaging in 
agricultural work.

    A seasonal farmworker family is a family engaged primarily in 
seasonal agricultural labor who has not changed its residence to 
another geographic location in the preceding two years.
    In addition to providing the comprehensive child development 
services that all Head Start programs provide, Migrant/Seasonal Head 
Start programs typically operate for extended hours (8 to 12 hours per 
day), depending on the parents' work schedules, and may serve children 
five to seven days per week. Migrant/Seasonal programs also typically 
provide child development and child care services to infants, toddlers 
and preschool-aged children.

    Note: Recent changes to the Head Start Act allow migrant Head 
Start programs to serve seasonal farmworker families in addition to 
serving migrant families. However, seasonal farmworker families may 
be served only where there is an adequate level of services being 
provided to migrant families. This expansion is targeted on those 
states in which there are no migrant programs, despite the presence 
of significant numbers of migrant families. Any request for serving 
seasonal farmworker families must be fully explained by the 
applicant, including the reasons such a proposal is being made and 
why the applicant believes that an adequate level of services is 
being provided to migrant families.

Statutory and Regulatory Authority
    The Head Start program is authorized by the Head Start Act, 42 
U.S.C. 9831 et seq., as amended.
    The relevant regulations are:
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1301, Head Start Grants Administration.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1302, Policies and Procedures for Selection, 
Initial Funding and Refunding of Head Start Grantees, and for Selection 
of Replacement Grantees.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1303, Appeal procedures for Head Start 
grantees and current or prospective delegate agencies.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1304, Program performance standards for the 
operation of Head Start programs by grantees and delegate agencies.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1305, Eligibility, recruitment, selection, 
enrollment and attendance in Head Start.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1306, Head Start staffing requirements and 
program options.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1308, Head Start program performance standards 
on services for children with disabilities.
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 1309, Head Start Facilities Purchase
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 74, Uniform administrative requirements for 
awards and subawards to institutions of higher education, hospitals, 
other nonprofit organizations, and commercial organizations; and 
certain grants and agreements with States, local governments and Indian 
tribal governments
    <bullet> 45 CFR part 92, Uniform administrative requirements for 
grants and cooperative agreements to State and local governments.

B. Purpose of Announcement

    This announcement solicits applications from eligible applicants 
that wish to compete for Head Start grants to serve Federally-
recognized Indian reservations not currently served by Head Start and 
areas where Head Start services are not available for the children of 
migrant and seasonal farm workers.
    The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) is also 
providing funding to expand Head Start services through two other 
national competitions. Head Start Bureau Program Instruction ACYF-HS-
PI-00-02, issued on February 15, 2000, announced the availability of 
approximately $185,000,000 to increase enrollment in geographical areas 
currently served by Head Start grantees. In addition, an announcement 
published in the Federal Register on February 29, 2000 describes a 
competition for approximately $40,000,000 to expand services to 
children under age three and pregnant women in low-income families 
through funding additional Early Head Start programs.

C. Eligible Applicants

    Expansion applications under this announcement should be submitted 
under one of the following two categories:
    Category 1. Applicants that wish to serve Head Start-eligible 
children living on Federally-recognized Indian reservations or Alaskan 
Native villages where a Head Start program does not currently operate.
    Eligible applicants are the Tribal governments of unserved 
reservations that wish to initiate a Head Start program or agencies 
designated by these Tribal governments.
    Category 2. Applicants that wish to serve Head Start-eligible 
children of migrant or seasonal farm workers in the following states:
    Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, and Puerto Rico.
    Eligible applicants are local public or private non-profit or for 
profit agencies.

D. Available Funds

    Category 1. For applicants applying to serve preschool children on 
unserved Indian reservations under Category 1, up to approximately 
$1,000,000 will be made available. No minimum enrollment level has been 
established for new Indian Head Start projects. Applicants should 
propose to serve a sufficient number of children to ensure a viable and 
cost-efficient program.
    Category 2. For applicants applying to serve migrant and seasonal 
children (infants, toddlers and preschoolers) under Category 2, up to 
approximately $2,000,000 will be made available. While no minimum 
enrollment level has been established for Migrant Head Start projects, 
applicants should indicate a sufficient number of eligible children to 
ensure a viable and cost-efficient program. Factors to be addressed 
related to program viability should include the size of the service 
area proposed and a sufficient population to justify program services 
in ``off years'' when the population of

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migrant children might be low due to crop failure, variations in the 
migrant stream or natural disasters such as drought or flood.

E. Recipient Share of the Project

    Section 640(b) of the Head Start Act requires, with certain 
exceptions, that at least 20 percent of the total cost of a Head Start 
project come from sources other than the Federal government. Therefore, 
a project requesting $100,000 in Federal funds must include a match of 
at least $25,000 (20 percent of the total project costs). The non-
Federal share may be in cash or in-kind, fairly valued, and may include 
facilities, equipment or volunteer services. In certain instances, as 
described in Section 640(b) of the Head Start Act, the requirement for 
a 20 percent non-federal match may be waived in part or in whole.
    Expansion funds should not be used to support services that were 
previously provided without Federal assistance. However, expansion 
funds can be used to provide Head Start services, either directly or 
through a delegate agency, to eligible families who are enrolled in 
other program settings but not currently receiving comprehensive Head 
Start services.
    Applicants may use a variety of strategies for delivering services, 
including:
    <bullet> Combining child care, pre-kindergarten and other resources 
with Head Start funds and directly managing full-day, full-year 
services.
    <bullet> Funding new delegate agencies or other appropriate 
arrangements which will enable local child care agencies, preschool 
programs or family child care providers to provide Head Start services.

Part II. Application Requirements

A. Purpose of Project Description

    The project description provides a major means by which an 
application is evaluated and ranked to compete with other applications 
for available assistance. The project description should be concise and 
complete and should address the activity for which Federal funds are 
being requested. Supporting documents should be included where they can 
present information clearly and succinctly. Applicants are encouraged 
to provide information on their organizational structure, staff, 
related experience, and other information considered to be relevant. 
Awarding offices use this and other information to determine whether 
the applicant has the capability and resources necessary to carry out 
the proposed project. It is important, therefore, that this information 
be included in the application. However, in the narrative the applicant 
must distinguish between resources directly related to the proposed 
project from those that will not be used in support of the specified 
project for which funds are requested.

B. General Instructions

    Cross-referencing should be used rather than repetition. ACYF is 
particularly interested in specific factual information and statements 
of measurable goals in quantitative terms. Project descriptions are 
evaluated on the basis of substance, not length. Extensive exhibits are 
not required. (Supporting information concerning activities that will 
not be directly funded by the grant or information that does not 
directly pertain to an integral part of the grant funded activity 
should be placed in an appendix.) Pages should be numbered and a table 
of contents should be included for easy reference.
    The Head Start Bureau is also requesting that applicants provide a 
summary of the project description which includes:
    <bullet> The name and address of the applicant agency.
    <bullet> The category of application (Category 1 or 2).
    <bullet> The total number of children to be served when the program 
is fully operational. For applicants applying under Category 2, include 
the number of infant and toddlers and the number of preschoolers 
proposed to be served. Also include the number of children of migrant 
farmworkers and the number of children, if any, of seasonal 
farmworkers.
    <bullet> The total ongoing ACYF funds requested for a 12 month 
period when the project is fully operational. (Do not include one-time 
start-up funds here.)
    <bullet> The amount of any proposed one-time start-up funding 
requested from ACYF.
    <bullet> The amount and source of any additional funding that will 
help support the project (i.e., funds that are in addition to Federal 
Head Start funds and beyond the amounts required to meet non-federal-
share requirements).
    The community(ies) to be served (name of town(s), city (ies) and 
county(ies), or the Federally recognized Indian Reservation where 
children will be served.
    <bullet> The type of program option(s) proposed (part-day, full-
day, home-based, combination program option or locally-designed options 
such as family child care) and proposed hours per day and days per year 
that children will be served in each option.
    <bullet> The target date for beginning full services to new 
children.

C. Objectives and Need for Assistance

    Clearly identify the physical, economic, social, financial, 
institutional, and/or other problem(s) requiring a solution. The need 
for assistance must be demonstrated and the principal and subordinate 
objectives of the project must be clearly stated; supporting 
documentation, such as letters of support and testimonials from 
concerned interests other than the applicant, may be included. Any 
relevant data based on planning studies should be included or referred 
to. Incorporate demographic data and participant/beneficiary 
information, as needed.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. A description of the need for Head Start services within the 
agency's service area. Provide an analysis of changes in family needs, 
including the implications of welfare reform and employment patterns on 
family needs for child care and other support services. Include data on 
eligible, unserved children and families. Identify any special 
populations of low-income children and families that have been unserved 
or underserved by Head Start in the past.
    2. A description of the services, resources, and capacities of 
other local child care and early childhood programs and providers 
serving low-income families and how the proposed strategy for expansion 
of Head Start will complement and enhance the effectiveness of these 
other community agencies.
    3. Evidence of the involvement of community agencies that serve 
low-income families, such as child care, early childhood education, 
health, welfare and other programs, in the assessment of community and 
family needs and the development of proposed priorities and strategies.
    4. A description of the children and families to be served, the 
type of program option that will be operated and the geographic area in 
which program services will be expanded. Explain: (i) The rationale for 
the decisions made and how they are supported by the applicant's 
community assessment and consultations; (ii) how the proposed expansion 
will meet the needs of families for full-day, full-year services and 
(iii) how the proposal will help assure that all families within the 
service area, regardless of their cultural, linguistic or ethnic 
backgrounds, have

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an improved opportunity to be considered for Head Start enrollment. 
Describe any special efforts to reach previously unserved or 
underserved populations of low-income families.

D. Results or Benefits Expected

    Identify the results and benefits to be derived.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. Based on the stated program objectives, identify the specific 
results or benefits that could be expected for children and families 
participating in the program. Identify the specific community-wide 
results or benefits including those resulting from collaborative 
partnership with other child and family development staff working in a 
variety of community agencies.
    2. Identify both qualitative and quantitative data the program will 
collect to measure progress towards the stated results or benefits. 
Identify how the program will determine the extent to which it has 
achieved its stated objectives.

E. Approach

    Outline a plan of action that describes the scope and detail of how 
the proposed work will be accomplished. Account for all functions or 
activities identified in the application. Cite factors that might 
accelerate or decelerate the work and state your reason for taking the 
proposed approach rather than others. Describe any unusual features of 
the project such as design or technological innovations, reductions in 
cost or time, or extraordinary social and community involvement.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. A description of how children and families will be recruited and 
selected for the program. Describe procedures to ensure that services 
will be provided to individuals who have the most serious need for Head 
Start services, including children with disabilities and unserved and 
underserved populations.
    2. A description of strategies for delivering high quality services 
to children and family members, as defined by the Head Start 
Performance Standards, including the involvement of parents and other 
community members and organizations in the program strategy. Include, 
as appropriate, a discussion of all proposed collaborative 
relationships with other local organizations and the nature of the 
proposed collaboration(s). If applicable, describe any proposed 
modifications or improvements in current program practices, such as 
adaptations to encourage parent involvement by low-income working 
families.
    3. A staffing pattern that will enable services to be provided in 
accordance with the Head Start Program Performance Standards in all 
component areas. Identify all proposed staff or staff positions, their 
proposed salary rates and the length of time they will be employed each 
year. Discuss how proposed compensation levels will attract and retain 
well-qualified and effective staff members.
    4. A description of plans for staff training and development of 
newly-hired staff members and a discussion of how proposed staff will 
be supported by the grantee's organizational structure.
    5. A discussion of start-up plans and a timetable to implement the 
increased enrollment in a carefully planned but timely and efficient 
manner. Describe how the program will obtain or upgrade classroom space 
and other facilities to required licensing standards, recruit and train 
new staff or community-based providers, arrange for adequate 
transportation, and recruit, select and enroll eligible children and 
families.

F. Organizational Capacity and Experience

    Provide information on the applicant organization and cooperating 
partners.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. Evidence of the applicant's experience and ability to administer 
a Head Start program, to successfully meet the Head Start Program 
Performance Standards and to manage the proposed expansion strategy. 
Include a discussion of any proposed changes and improvements in 
program management and governance.
    2. From applicants who are establishing partnerships with other 
child care and early childhood agencies, providers or funding sources:
    Letters of commitment from the child care and early childhood 
agencies and providers, including documentation of the additional 
resources that will be combined with the requested Head Start funds to 
create a high quality, full-day, full-year program. Explain and itemize 
these resources or services, and whether or not these costs are 
included as part of the non-Federal share.
    A description of plans for managing, monitoring, and assisting the 
efforts of proposed new delegate agencies and other forms of 
collaborative arrangements to assure that the Head Start Program 
Performance Standards are met.
    A description of the experience of the applicant and the proposed 
partnering agencies in collaborating to deliver high quality early 
childhood program services and in managing multiple sources of funding.
    A description of how the applicant will track, manage and account 
for multiple funding streams, allocate costs to different funding 
sources, and make adjustments in the event of fluctuations in the 
availability of other funding sources.

G. Cost Effectiveness and Budget Appropriateness

    Provide a narrative budget justification that describes how the 
proposed costs are derived. Discuss the necessity, reasonableness and 
allocability of the proposed costs.
    The Head Start Bureau is particularly interested in the following:
    1. A description of two budgets, one for ongoing operating costs 
for a 12-month period, the other for one-time start-up costs such as 
the renovation of facilities, purchases of equipment and initial 
training of new staff members. Identification in the budget of the 
required non-Federal share of the cost of the project. Include a 
discussion of strategies for obtaining the required non-Federal share, 
as described in Section I.E. of this announcement.
    2. A description of how the proposed budget is reasonable, 
appropriate and cost-effective in view of the proposed services, 
strategies and anticipated outcomes.
    3. A description of the extent to which the proposal includes 
significant other resources to complement the requested Head Start 
expansion funds.

Part III. Evaluation Criteria

    Applications will be reviewed and evaluated on the following 
criteria:

1. Objectives and Need for Assistance (20 Points)

    <bullet> The extent to which the application provides current data 
on the needs of young children, families, and communities for expanded 
Head Start services, including analyses of changes in poverty and 
family mobility, employment opportunities and welfare reform, and any 
special unserved or underserved populations or groups.
    <bullet> The extent to which the application provides convincing 
evidence of the involvement and support of other organizations serving 
low-income families in assessing family and community needs and 
resources, developing proposed plans and strategies, and in active 
partnerships to implement the proposed expansion.
    Information provided in response to Section II.C. of this 
announcement will

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be used to evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

2. Results or Benefits Expected (10 Points)

    <bullet> The extent to which the applicant identifies the results 
and benefits to be derived from the project and links these to the 
stated objectives.
    <bullet> The extent to which the applicant describes the kinds of 
data to be collected and how they will be utilized to measure progress 
towards the stated results or benefits.
    Information provided in response to Section II.D. of this 
announcement will be used to evaluate applicants on this criterion.

3. Approach (25 Points)

    <bullet> The extent to which the application includes a detailed, 
well-organized, and credible plan of action to carry out the proposed 
expansion of Head Start services, including plans for recruitment and 
selection of children, arrangements for transportation and facilities 
and plans for start-up of the new services.
    <bullet> The extent to which the application includes clear plans 
and a demonstrated commitment to implement the Head Start Program 
Performance Standards, including involvement of parents and families in 
program design and decision making.
    <bullet> The extent to which the application proposes, where 
possible, to collaborate with other community providers to deliver a 
high quality, cost-effective Head Start program.
    <bullet> The extent to which the application provides sound, cost-
effective staffing, organizational and management strategies, including 
staff training and development to ensure that the expansion provides 
high quality and responsive services.
    <bullet> The extent to which the application demonstrates a sound 
strategy for facilitating the transition of Head Start children from 
the Head Start program to the local school system by coordinating with 
the local education agency and the local schools who will be enrolling 
Head Start children.
    Information provided in response to Section II.E. will be used to 
evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

4. Organizational Capacity & Experience (20 Points)

    The extent of the demonstrated capacity of the applicant 
organization, key leaders and managers and, where appropriate, proposed 
partnering organizations in:
    <bullet> Providing high quality, responsive services to young 
children and families, including evidence of the capability to meet the 
Head Start Program Performance Standards;
    <bullet> Managing expansion of program services in an effective and 
timely manner; and
    <bullet> Managing successful partnerships to serve young children 
and their families that involve sharing resources, staffing and 
facilities.
    Information provided in response to Section II.F. will be used to 
evaluate applicants on the above criterion.

5. Cost Effectiveness and Budget Appropriateness (25 Points)

    <bullet> The extent to which the proposed budget is reasonable, 
appropriate and cost effective in view of the proposed services, 
strategies and anticipated outcomes.
    <bullet> The extent to which the applicant has mobilized 
significant additional resources to complement Head Start expansion 
funds.
    Information provided in response to Section II.G. and the 
applicant's proposed budget will be used to evaluate applicants on the 
above criterion.

IV. The Application Process

A. Availability of Forms

    Eligible agencies interested in applying for funds must submit the 
required forms included at the end of this announcement in Appendix A.
    In order to be considered, an application must be submitted on 
Standard Form 424. Each application must be signed by an individual 
authorized to act for the applicant agency and to assume responsibility 
for the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of the grant 
award. As required by the Head Start Program Performance Standards, any 
current Head Start grantee's Head Start Policy Council must approve the 
application. Applications must be prepared in accordance with the 
guidance provided in this announcement.

B. Application Submission

    One signed original and two copies of the grant application, 
including all attachments, are required. Completed applications must be 
sent to: Head Start Expansion Unserved Competition, ACYF Operations 
Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive--Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22209.
    In order to make the review of proposals easier, applicants should 
include in their proposals a Table of Contents and page numbers. 
Although there is no specific limit on the number of pages that 
applications may contain, applicants are encouraged to be as concise as 
possible.

C. Application Consideration

    Applications will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria 
outlined above. The review will be conducted in the Washington, DC area 
by persons knowledgeable about the Head Start program and early 
childhood care, education and development, and may include staff of 
Head Start programs, parents of Head Start children, Federal staff from 
the ACF Regional Offices and the Head Start and Child Care Bureaus, and 
other experts, such as university faculty members and the staff of 
child care and pre-kindergarten programs and agencies.
    The results of the competitive reviews will be taken into 
consideration by the Associate Commissioner of the Head Start Bureau 
who, in consultation with the Indian and Migrant Programs Branches, 
will recommend projects to be funded. The Commissioner of ACYF will 
make the final selection of the applications to be funded.
    The Commissioner may elect not to fund applicants that have 
program, management, fiscal or other problems and situations that make 
it unlikely that they would be able to provide effective Head Start 
services. Also, the Commissioner may decide not to fund projects that 
would require unreasonably large initial start-up costs for facilities 
or equipment or which require unreasonably large on-going funding 
levels relative to the number of children and families proposed to be 
served.
    Applicants which do not meet the requirement found in Section 641 
of the Head Start Act of being a local agency, within the 
community(ies) it is proposing to serve, will not be selected for 
funding.
    Successful applicants will be notified through a Financial 
Assistance Award which sets forth the amount of funds awarded, the 
terms and conditions of the grant supplement, and other relevant 
information.

D. Amount of Funds Awarded to Successful Applicants

    In deciding the amount of funds to apply for, applicants should be 
guided by the need for services in their community, the amount needed 
to effectively and efficiently carry out the program of services 
proposed, the amount needed to provide high quality comprehensive 
services, and the availability of funds in the competitive area. There 
are no predetermined cost-per-child guidelines or limits to which 
applicants must conform.
    After applications are selected for funding, the Commissioner will

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determine if they will be funded for all or only part of the number of 
children proposed. In determining the amount of funds a selected 
applicant will receive, the Commissioner will consider:
    <bullet> The application's competitive review ranking;
    <bullet> The relative need for services in a proposed service area 
compared to other communities in the competitive area;
    <bullet> The proposed costs in Federal Head Start funds and;
    <bullet> The amount of funds available in the competitive area.
    For example, an applicant which is able to expand Head Start 
services at a relatively lower cost in Federal Head Start funds because 
it shares costs with a child care agency will likely be awarded funds 
to serve a larger portion of the children it proposed serving than 
another applicant. Through the determination of funding levels, we hope 
to achieve a distribution of funds that is equitable and which allows 
as many children and communities as is possible to receive the benefits 
of a high quality Head Start program.

E. Closing Date for Receipt of Applications

    Deadline: The closing date for the receipt of applications is July 
21, 2000. Applications shall be considered as meeting this deadline if 
they are either:
    1. Received on or before the deadline date at the address specified 
in the program announcement, or
    2. Sent on or before the deadline date and received by ACYF in time 
for the independent review. (Applicants are cautioned to request a 
legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or to obtain a legibly dated 
receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S. Postal Service. Private 
metered postmarks are not acceptable as proof of timely mailing.)
    Applications hand carried by applicants, applicant couriers, or by 
overnight/express mail couriers shall be considered as meeting an 
announced deadline if they are received on or before the deadline date, 
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the ACYF Operations 
Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington, VA. 22209, 
between Monday and Friday (excluding Federal Holidays). (Applicants are 
cautioned that express/overnight mail services may not always deliver 
as agreed.)
    ACYF cannot accommodate the transmission of applications by FAX or 
through other electronic media. Therefore, applications transmitted to 
ACYF electronically will not be accepted regardless of the date or time 
of submission and time of receipt.
    Late Applications: Applications that do not meet the criteria 
stated above are considered late applications. ACYF will notify each 
late applicant that its application will not be considered.
    Extension of deadlines. ACF may extend the deadline for all 
applicants because of acts of God such as floods, hurricanes, etc., or 
when there is a disruption of the mails. However, if the granting 
agency does not extend the deadline for all applicants, it may not 
waive or extend the deadline for any applicants.

F. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub.L. 104-13), the 
Department is required to submit to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval any reporting and record keeping 
requirements or program announcements. This Program Instruction meets 
all information collection requirements approved for ACF grant 
applications under OMB Control Number 0970-0139.

G. Executive Order 12372--Notification Process

    This program is covered under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,'' and 45 CFR part 100, 
``Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services 
Programs and Activities.'' Under the Order, States may design their own 
processes for reviewing and commenting on proposed Federal assistance 
under covered programs. All States and territories except Alabama, 
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, 
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, 
Virginia, Washington, American Samoa, and Palau have elected to 
participate in the Executive Order process and have established Single 
Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applications from federally-recognized 
Indian Tribes are exempt from E.O. 12372.
    Applicants from these thirteen jurisdictions and from federally 
recognized Indian tribes need take no action regarding E.O. 12372. All 
other applicants should contact their SPOC as soon as possible to alert 
them to the prospective application and to receive any necessary 
instructions. Applicants must submit material to the SPOC as soon as 
possible so that the program office can obtain and review SPOC comments 
as part of the award process. It is imperative that the applicant 
submit all required materials, if any, to the SPOC and indicate the 
date of this submittal (or the date of contact if no submittal is 
required) on the SF 424, item 16a.
    Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), SPOCs have 60 days from the application 
deadline date to comment on applications submitted under this 
announcement. Therefore, the comment period for State processes will 
end on September 22, 2000. SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate the 
submission of routine endorsements as official recommendations. 
Additionally, SPOCs are requested to clearly differentiate between mere 
advisory comments and those official State process recommendations 
which they intend to trigger the ``accommodate or explain'' rule.
    Comments submitted directly to ACF should be addressed to: Head 
Start Bureau, Grants Officer, Room 2210, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20201.
    ACF will notify the State of any application received which has no 
indication that the State process has had an opportunity for review.
    A list of Single Points of Contact for each State and territory is 
included at Appendix B.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 93.600, 
Project Head Start)

    Dated: May 11, 2000.
James Harrell,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
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Appendix A--Application Forms
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Instructions for the SF-424

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0043), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.
    This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
certification that States which have established a review and 
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have 
selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry

    1. Self-explanatory.
    2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
applicable) an applicant's control number (if applicable).
    3. State use only (if applicable).
    4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing 
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new 
project, leave blank.
    5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit 
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of 
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to 
contact on matters related to this application.
    6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the 
Internal Revenue Service.
    7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
    8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the 
space(s) provided:

    --``New'' means a new assistance award.
    --``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
    --``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's 
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing 
obligation.

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory.
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
District(s) affected by the program or project.
    15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of inkind 
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
15.
    16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
process.
    17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the 
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of 
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
    18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to 
sign this application as official representative must be on file in 
the applicant's office (Certain Federal agencies may require that 
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
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Instructions for the SF-424A

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 180 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0044), 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

General Instructions

    This form is designed so that application can be made for funds 
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to 
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how 
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for 
different functions or activities within the program. For some 
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately 
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies 
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C, 
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except 
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in 
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case, 
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first 
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need 
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All 
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class 
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary Lines 1-4 Columns (a) and (b)

    For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program 
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a 
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a) 
the Catalog program title and the Catalog number in Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget 
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each 
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the 
Catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to 
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by 
function or activity, enter the Catalog program title on each line 
in Column (a) and the respective Catalog number on each line in 
Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or 
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a 
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional 
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space 
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one 
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by 
programs.

Lines 1-4, Columns (c) Through (g)

    For new applications, leave Column (c) and (d) blank. For each 
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and 
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project 
for the first funding period (usually a year).
    For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms 
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor 
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds 
which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period 
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this. 
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f) 
the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s) 
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).
    For supplemental grants and changes to existing grants, do not 
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the 
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the 
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column 
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal) 
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus 
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f). 
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in 
Columns (e) and (f).
    Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.

Section B. Budget Categories

    In the columns headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the 
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Line 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all 
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount 
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown 
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and 
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as 
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of 
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
    Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected 
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program 
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated 
amount of program income may be considered by the Federal grantor 
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

    Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be 
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a 
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
    Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a), 
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
    Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
    Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind 
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency. 
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this 
column blank.
    Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions 
to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter the totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount 
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f), 
Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

    Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the 
grantor agency during the first year.
    Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed 
by quarter during the first year.
    Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of 
the Project

    Line 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year of existing grants.
    If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles, 
submit additional schedules as necessary.
    Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

    Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct 
object class cost categories that may appear to be out of the 
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal 
grantor agency.
    Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional, 
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the 
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate 
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
    Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed 
necessary.

Assurances--Non-Construction Programs

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing

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data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send 
comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this 
burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction 
Project (0348-0040), Washington, DC 20503.
    Please do not return your completed form to the Office of 
Management and Budget. Send it to the address provided by the 
sponsoring agency.

    Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your 
project or program. If you have questions, please contact the 
awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may 
require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is 
the case, you will be notified.

    As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I 
certify that the applicant:
    1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance and 
the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including 
funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project cost) to 
ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project 
described in this application.
    2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the 
United States and, if appropriate, the State, through any authorized 
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting standards or agency directives.
    3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
personal gain.
    4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency
    5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
(42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for 
merit systems for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or 
regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit 
System of Personnel Administration (5 CFR 900, Subpart F).
    6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination 
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 
1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and 
Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 
(P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
basis of alcohl abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the 
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 290 dd-3 and 290 
ee 3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug 
abuse patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to 
nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) 
any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) 
under which application for Federal assistance is being made; and, 
(j) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which 
apply to the application.
    7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements 
of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Polices Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide 
for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose 
property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally-assisted 
programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real property 
acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in 
purchases.
    8. Will comply, as applicable, with provisions of the Hatch Act 
(5 U.S.C. Secs. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political 
activities of employees whose principal employment activities are 
funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
    9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a.-7), the Copeland Act (40 
U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 874), and the Contract Work 
Hours and Safely Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 327-333) labor 
standards for federally-assisted construction subagreements.
    10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase 
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood 
hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood 
insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and 
acquisition is $10,000 or more.
    11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be 
prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of 
environmental quality control measures under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order 
(EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 
11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) 
evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 
11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State 
management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal 
actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans under Section 
176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
Secs. 7401 et seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of 
drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended 
(P.L. 93-523); and, (h) protection of endangered species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-205).
    12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.), related to protecting components or 
potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
    13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (16 U.S.C. Sec. 470), EO 11593 (identification and 
protection of historic properties), and the Archaeological and 
Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. Secs. 469a-1 et seq.).
    14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
activities supported by this award of assistance.
    15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
(P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. Secs. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to 
the care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for 
research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of 
assistance.
    16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention 
Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead-
based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence 
structures.
    17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and 
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments 
of 1996 and OMB Circular No. A-133, ``Audits of States, Local 
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.''
    18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations, and policies governing 
the program.
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Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS

    This certification is required by the regulations implementing 
the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, Subpart F. 
Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and 76.645(a)(1) and (b) provide that 
a Federal agency may designate a central receipt point for STATE-
WIDE AND STATE AGENCY-WIDE certifications, and for notification of 
criminal drug convictions. For the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the central point is: Division of Grants Management and 
Oversight, Office of Management and Acquisition, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Room 517-D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20201.

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Instructions 
for Certification)

    1. By signing and/or submitting this application or grant 
agreement, the grantee is providing the certification set out below.

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    2. The certification set out below is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance is placed when the agency awards the 
grant. If it is later determined that the grantee knowingly rendered 
a false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of the 
Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other 
remedies available to the Federal Government, may take action 
authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.
    3. For grantees other than individuals. Alternate I applies.
    4. For grantees who are individuals. Alternate II applies.
    5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees other than individuals, 
need not be identified on the certification. If known, they may be 
identified in the grant application. If the grantee does not 
identify the workplaces at the time of application, or upon award, 
if there is no application, the grantee must keep the identity of 
the workplace(s) on file in its office and make the information 
available for Federal inspection. Failure to identify all known 
workplaces constitutes a violation of the grantee's drug-free 
workplace requirements.
    6. Workplace identifications must include the actual address of 
buildings (or parts of buildings) or other sites where work under 
the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions may be used (e.g., 
all vehicles of a mass transit authority or State highway department 
while in operation. State employees in each local unemployment 
office, performers in concert halls or radio studios).
    7. If the workplace identified to the agency changes during the 
performance of the grant, the grantee shall inform the agency of the 
change(s), if it previously identified the workplaces in question 
(see paragraph five).
    8. Definitions of terms in the Nonprocurement Suspension and 
Debarment common rule and Drug-Free Workplace common rule apply to 
this certification. Grantees' attention is called, in particular, to 
the following definitions from these rules:
    Controlled substance means a controlled substance in Schedules I 
through V of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and as 
further defined by regulation (21 CFR 1308.11 through 1308.15);
    Conviction means a finding of guilt (including a plea of nolo 
contendere) or imposition of sentence, or both, by any judicial body 
charged with the responsibility to determine violations of the 
Federal or State criminal drug statutes;
    Criminal drug statute means a Federal or non-Federal criminal 
statute involving the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 
possession of any controlled substance;
    Employee means the employee of a grantee directly engaged in the 
performance of work under a grant including: (i) All direct charge 
employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees unless their impact or 
involvement is insignificant to the performance of the grant; and, 
(iii) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged 
in the performance of work under the grant and who are on the 
grantee's payroll. This definition does not include workers not on 
the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, even if used to meet a 
matching requirement, consultants or independent contractors not on 
the grantee's payroll; or employees of subrecipients or 
subcontractors in covered workplaces).

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate 1. (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

    The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a 
drug-free workplace by:
    (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and 
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 
violation of such prohibition;
    (b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to 
inform employees about--(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the 
workplace; (2) the grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free 
workplace; (3) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and 
employee assistance programs; and (4) the penalties that may be 
imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the 
workplace;
    (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in 
the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement 
required by paragraph (a);
    (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by 
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, 
the employee will--(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (2) 
Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a 
violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no 
later than five calendar days after such conviction;
    (e) Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days 
after receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or 
otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of 
convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, 
to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the 
convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has 
designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice 
shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
    (f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days 
of receiving notice under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any 
employee who is so convicted--(1) Taking appropriate personnel 
action against such an employee, up to and including termination, 
consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
as amended; or (2) requiring such employee to participate 
satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program 
approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law 
enforcement, or other appropriate agency;
    (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-
free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), 
(d), (e), and (f).
    (B) The grantee may insert in the space provided below the 
sites(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the 
specific grant:

Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip code)

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    Check if there are workplaces on file that are not identified 
here.

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals)

    (a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he 
or she will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, 
dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in 
conducting any activity with the grant.
    (b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a 
violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, he or 
she will report the conviction, in writing, within 10 calendar days 
of the conviction, to every grant officer or other designee, unless 
the Federal agency, designates a central point for the receipt of 
such notices. When notice is made to such a central point, it shall 
include the identification number(s) of each affected grant.

[55 FR 21690, 21702, May 25, 1990]

Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of 
health and Human Services

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY 
MATTERS

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility 
Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

    1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
primary participant is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The inability of a person to provide the certification 
required below will not necessarily result in denial of 
participation in this covered transaction. The prospective 
participant shall submit an explanation of why it cannot provide the 
certification set out below. The certification or explanation will 
be considered in connection with the department or agency's 
determination whether to enter into this transaction. However, 
failure of the prospective primary participant to furnish a 
certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person from 
participation in this transaction.
    3. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency 
determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined 
that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an 
erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to 
the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this 
transaction for cause or default.
    4. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate 
written notice to the department or agency to which this proposal is 
submitted if at any time the prospective primary participant learns 
that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become 
erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
    5. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
ineligible, lower tier covered

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transaction, participant, person, primary covered transaction, 
principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this 
clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage 
sections of the rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may 
contact the department or agency to which this proposal is being 
submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
    6. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this 
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered 
into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered 
transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR 
part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or 
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, 
unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this 
transaction.
    7. The prospective primary participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include the clause title 
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' provided by 
the department or agency entering into this covered transaction, 
without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in 
all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
    8. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 
9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily 
excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the 
certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and 
frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. 
Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of 
Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 
Programs.
    9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
course of business dealings.
    10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of 
these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction 
knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person 
who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, 
suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 
participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies 
available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may 
terminate this transaction for cause or default.
* * * * *

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility 
Matters--Primary Covered Transactions

    (1) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of 
its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:
    (a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for 
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded by any 
Federal department or agency;
    (b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal 
been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for 
commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with 
obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, 
State or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; 
violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of 
embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction 
of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
    (c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or 
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) 
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 
(1)(b) of this certification; and
    (d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, 
State or local) terminated for cause or default.
    (2) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to 
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

Instructions for Certification

    1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective 
lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
    2. The certification in this clause is a material representation 
of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was 
entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower 
tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in 
addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government the 
department or agency with which this transaction originated may 
pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
    3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide 
immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is 
submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant 
learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or had 
become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
    4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, 
ineligible, lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, 
primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily 
excluded, as used in this clause, have the meaning set out in the 
Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive 
Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is 
submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
    5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting 
this proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be 
entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier 
covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment 
under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared 
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this 
covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency 
with which this transaction originated.
    6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by 
submitting this proposal that it will include this clause titled 
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transaction,'' without 
modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all 
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
    7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a 
certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered 
transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 
9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily 
excluded from covered transactions, unless it knows that the 
certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and 
frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. 
Each participant may, but is not required to, check the List of 
Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 
Programs.
    8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to 
require establishment of a system of records in order to render in 
good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge 
and information of a participant is not required to exceed that 
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary 
course of business dealings.
    9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these 
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly 
enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is 
proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, 
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in 
this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the 
Federal Government, the department or agency with which this 
transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including 
suspension and/or debarment.
* * * * *

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

    (1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by 
submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is 
presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared 
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this 
transaction by any Federal department or agency.
    (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to 
certify to any of the statements in this certification, such 
prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this 
proposal.

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Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services

CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements

    The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge 
and belief, that:
    (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be 
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding 
of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making 
of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, 
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification 
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
    (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been 
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, 
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and 
submit Standard Form-LLL. ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
accordance with its instructions.
    (3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards 
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under 
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all 
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This 
certification is a material representation of fact upon which 
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. 
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or 
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, 
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification 
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not 
more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance

    The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and 
belief, that:
    If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this 
commitment providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a 
loan, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL. 
``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in accordance with its 
instructions. Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for 
making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, 
title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required 
statement shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than 
$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

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Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities

    This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, 
whether subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or 
receipt of a covered Federal action, or a material change to a 
previous filing, pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The 
filing of a form is required for each payment or agreement to make 
payment to any lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with a covered Federal action. 
Complete all items that apply for both the initial filing and 
material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance published 
by the Office of Management and Budget for additional information.
    1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which 
lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence the 
outcome of a covered Federal action.
    2. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.
    3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If 
this is a followup report caused by a material change to the 
information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which 
the change occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted 
report by this reporting entity for this covered Federal action.
    4. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the 
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check 
the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that 
designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime of subaward 
recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first 
subawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are 
not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under 
grants.
    5. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks 
``Subawardee,'' then enter the full name, address, city, State and 
zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional 
District, if known.
    6. Enter the name of the Federal agency making the award or loan 
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency 
name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United 
States Coast Guard.
    7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered 
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number

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for grants, cooperative agreements, loans, and loan commitments.
    8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number 
available for the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request 
for Proposal (RFP) number; Invitation for Bid (IFB) number; grant 
announcement; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the 
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency). 
Include prefixes, e.g., ``RFP-DE-90-001.''
    9. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or 
loan commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of 
the award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in items 4 
or 5.
    10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code 
of the lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence 
the covered Federal action.
    (b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing 
services, and include full address if different 10(a). Enter Last 
Name, First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).
    11. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print 
his/her name, title, and telephone number.
    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended, no persons 
are required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a valid OMB Control Number. The valid OMB control number 
for this information collection is OMB No. 0348-0046. Public 
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 10 minutes per response, including time for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046), 
Washington, DC 20503.
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Certification Regarding Environmental Tobacco Smoke

    Public Law 103227, Part C Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also 
known as the Pro Children Act of 1994, requires that smoking not be 
permitted in any portion of any indoor routinely owned or leased or 
contracted for by an entity and used routinely or regularly for 
provision of health, day care, education, or library services to 
children under the age of 18, if the services are funded by Federal 
programs either directly or through State or local governments, by 
Federal grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee. The law does not 
apply to children's services provided in private residences, 
facilities funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions 
of facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol treatment. Failure 
to comply with the provisions of the law may result in the 
imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000 per day and/
or the imposition of an administrative compliance order on the 
responsible entity. By signing and submitting this application the 
applicant/grantee certifies that it will comply with the 
requirements of the Act.
    The applicant/grantee further agrees that it will require the 
language of this certification be included in any subawards which 
contain provisions for the children's services and that all 
subgrantees shall certify accordingly.

Appendix B--SPOC Listing

State Single Point of Contact Listing Maintained by OMB

    In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs,'' Section 4, ``the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) shall maintain a list of official State entities 
designated by the States to review and coordinate proposed Federal 
financial assistance and direct Federal development.'' This attached 
listing is the OFFICIAL OMB LISTING. This listing is also published 
in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance biannually.

OMB State Single Point of Contact Listing*

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central Avenue, 
Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602) 280-1315, 
FAX: (602) 280-8144, e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fbfefff8e2d1f4e1bfe2e5f0e5f4bff0ebbfe4e2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ae0e5e4e3f9caeffaa4f9feebfeefa4ebf0a4fff9">[email protected]</span></a>

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas 
72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, FAX: (501) 682-5206

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning and Research/State 
Clearinghouse, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California 
95814, Telephone: (916) 323-7480, FAX: (916) 323-3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact, Executive Department, 
Office of the Budget, 540 S. duPont Hi., Suite 5, Dover, Delaware 
19901, Telephone: (302) 739-3326, FAX: (302) 739-5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of Contact, Office of Grants 
Management and Development, 717 14th Street, NW--Suite 1200, 
Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 727-6537, FAX: (202) 727-
1617, e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0b3b8b1a2bcb5a3beb9b390a9b1b8bfbffeb3bfbd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0a3a8a1b2aca5b3aea9a380b9a1a8afafeea3afad">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72111c1b111a1d1e015f1d151f16321611151d045c1d0015"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d1dcdbd1dadddec19fddd5dfd6f2d6d1d5ddc49cddc0d5">[email protected]</span></a>

Florida

Cherie L. Trainor, Coordinator, Florida State Clearinghouse, 
Department of Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard, 
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Telephone: (850) 922-5438 or (850) 
414-5495, FAX: (850) 414-0479, e-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b38333e29323e752f293a323534291b3f383a75282f3a2f3e753d37752e28"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e98a818c9b808cc79d9b888087869ba98d8a88c79a9d889d8cc78f85c79c9a">[email protected]</span></a>

Georgia

Debra S. Stephens, Coordinator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 270 
Washington Street, S.W.--8th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, 
Telephone: (404) 656-3855, FAX: (404) 656-7901, e-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0a3a3b4b190bdb1b9bcfebfa0b2fea3a4b1a4b5feb7b1fea5a3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4b7b7a0a584a9a5ada8eaabb4a6eab7b0a5b0a1eaa3a5eab1b7">[email protected]</span></a>

Illinois

Virginia Bova, State Single Point of Contact, Illinois Department of 
Commerce and Community Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100 West 
Randolph, Suite 3-400, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Telephone: (312) 
814-6028, FAX: (312) 814-1800

Indiana

Frances Williams, State Budget Agency, 212 State House, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2796, Telephone: (317) 232-5619, FAX: 
(317) 233-3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community Assistance, Iowa Department 
of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 
50309, Telephone: (515) 242-4719, FAX: (515) 242-4809

Kentucky

Kevin J. Goldsmith, Director, John-Mark Hack, Deputy Director, 
Sandra Brewer, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Affairs, 
Office of the Governor, 700 Capitol Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky 
40601, Telephone: (502) 564-2611, FAX: (502) 564-2849

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184 State Street, 38 State 
House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-3261, FAX: 
(207) 287-6489

Maryland

Linda C. Janey, JD, Manager, Clearinghouse and Plan Review Unit, 
Maryland Office of Planning, 301 W. Preston Street--Room 1104, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2305, Telephone: (410) 767-4491, FAX: 
(410) 767-4480, e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206c494e4441604d41494c0e4f500e53544154450e4d440e5553"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c78baea9a3a687aaa6aeabe9a8b7e9b4b3a6b3a2e9aaa3e9b2b4">[email protected]</span></a>

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 660 Plaza 
Drive--Suite 1900, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: (313) 961-
4266, FAX: (313) 961-4869

Mississippi

Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 455 North Lamar Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202-
3087, Telephone (601) 359-6762, FAX: (601) 359-6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl/Carol Meyer, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office Of 
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Room 915, Jefferson Building, 
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (573) 751-4834, FAX: 
(573) 522-4395

Nevada

Heather Elliott, Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, 
Capitol Complex, Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687-
6367, FAX: (702) 687-3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State Planning, 
Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike Blake, Office of State 
Planning, 2\1/2\ Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, 
Telephone: (603) 271-2155, FAX: (603) 271-1728

New Mexico

Nick Mandell, Local Government Division, Room 201, Bataan Memorial 
Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-4991, 
FAX: (505) 827-4948

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State Capitol, 
Marsha Roth, Albany, New York 12224, Telephone: (518)474-1605, FAX: 
(518) 486-5617

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, North Carolina State Clearinghouse, Office 
of the Secretary of Administration, 116 West Jones Street--Suite 
5106, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-8003, Telephone: (919) 733-7232, 
FAX: (919) 733-9571

North Dakota

Jim Boyd, North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of 
Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 
105, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone: (701) 328-2094, 
FAX: (701) 328-2308

Rhode Island

Kevin Nelson, Review Coordinator, Department of Administration, 
Division of Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor, Providence, Rhode 
Island 02908-5870, Telephone: (401) 222-2656, FAX: (401) 222-2083

South Carolina

Omegia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Budget and Control 
Board, Office of State Budget, 1122 Ladies Street--12th Floor, 
Columbia, South Carolina 29201,

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Telephone: (803) 734-0494, FAS: (803) 734-0645

Texas

Tom Adams, Single Point of Contact, State of Texas, Governor's 
Office of Budget and Planning, Director, Intergovernmental 
Coordination, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711-2428, Telephone: 
(512) 463-1771, FAX: (512) 936-2681, e-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#57233633363a2417303821322539382579242336233279232f792224"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11657075707c6251767e6774637f7e633f62657065743f65693f6462">[email protected]</span></a>

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and 
Budget, Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, 
Telephone: (801) 538-1535, FAX: (801) 538-1547

West Virginia

Judith Dryer, Chief Program Manager, West Virginia Development 
Office, Building #6, Room 645, State Capitol, Charleston, West 
Virginia 25305, Telephone: (304) 558-0350, FAX: (304) 558-0362

Wisconsin

Jeff Smith, Section Chief, State/Federal Relations, Wisconsin 
Department of Administration, 101 East Wilson Street--6th Floor, 
P.O. Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 266-0267, 
FAX: (608) 267-6931

Wyoming

Matthew Jones, State Single Point of Contact, Office of the 
Governor, 200 West 24th Street, State Capital, Room 124, Cheyenne, 
Wyoming 82002 FAX: (307) 632-3909

TERRITORIES

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director, Bureau of Budget and 
Management Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, 
Guam 96910, Telephone: 011-671-472-2285, FAX: 011-671-472-2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/Director, Puerto Rico Planning 
Board, Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas Government Center, 
P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119, Telephone: (809) 
727-4444 or (809) 723-6190, FAX: (809) 724-3270 or (809) 724-3103

Northern Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950, Telephone: (670) 
674-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272

    Please direct all questions and correspondence about 
intergovernmental review to: Ms. Jacoba T. Seman, Federal Programs 
Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 664-2289, FAX: (670) 664-2272.

Virgin Islands

Nellon Bowry, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, 
Virgin Islands 00802

    Please direct all questions and correspondence about 
intergovernmental review to: Daisey Millen, Telephone: (809) 774-
0750, FAX: (809) 776-0069.
    If you would like a copy of this list faxed to your office, 
please call our publications office at: (202) 395-9068.
    * In accordance with Executive Order #12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs,'' this listing represents the designated 
State Single Points of Contact. The jurisdictions not listed no 
longer participate in the process BUT GRANT APPLICANTS ARE STILL 
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT EVEN IF YOUR STATE, TERRITORY, 
COMMONWEALTH, ETC. DOES NOT HAVE A ``STATE SINGLE POINT OF 
CONTACT.'' JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT ``STATE SINGLE POINTS OF CONTACTS'' 
INCLUDE: Alabama; Alaska, American Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; 
Kansas; Hawaii; Idaho; Louisiana; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Montana; 
Nebraska; New Jersey; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Palau; Pennsylvania; 
South Dakota; Tennessee; Vermont; Virginia; and Washington.
    This list is based on the most current information provided by 
the States. Information on any changes or apparent errors should be 
provided to the Office of Management and Budget and the State in 
question. Changes to the list will only be made upon formal 
notification by the State. Also, this listing is published 
biannually in the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance.

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