Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 17, 2000 / Notices 31337

A–2000–60 (Iowa), A–2001–61 (North

Carolina).

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Olivia A. Golden,

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.

[FR Doc. 00–12374 Filed 5–16–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACF/ACYF/HS

2000–07]

Fiscal Year 2000 Discretionary

Announcement for Head Start—Higher

Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships Grants: Availability of

Funds and Request for Proposals

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

Statutory Authority: The Head Start Act, as

amended 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq. CFDA:

93.600.

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families, Administration

on Children, Youth and Families, Head

Start Bureau announces the availability

of $1,000,000 in funds for one Priority

Area: Head Start—Higher Education

Hispanic Service Partnerships (HS–

HEHSP). This priority area will support

efforts to improve the quality and longterm effectiveness of Head Start and

Early Head Start programs serving

Hispanic children and their families by

developing models of academic training

and forming partnerships between the

Higher Education Institutions and local

Head Start and Early Head Start

programs.

DATES: The closing date and time for

receipt of application is July 12, 2000 at

5 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone).

Note: Applications should be submitted to

the ACYF Operations Center at: HS–HEHSP,

1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300

Arlington, Virginia 22209. However, in order

to satisfactorily compete under this

announcement it will be necessary for

potential applicants to read the full

announcement with application guidelines,

which is available through the addresses

listed below.

ADDRESSES: Applications, including all

necessary forms can be downloaded

from the Head Start web site at

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb. The

web site also contains a listing of all

Head Start and Early Head Start

programs. Hard copies of the

application may be obtained by writing

or calling the Operations Center or

sending an e-mail to hsr@lcgnet.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ACYF Operations Center at: 1815 N.

Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington,

Virginia 22209 or (1–800) 351–2293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Priority Area: Head Start—Higher

Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships (HS–HEHSP).

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

Higher Education.

Project Duration: The Announcement

for this Priority Area is soliciting

applications for project periods of four

years and with one-year budget period.

Federal Share of Project Costs. The

maximum Federal share for each project

is not to exceed $150,000 per year and

is inclusive of indirect costs.

Matching Requirements: Although

there are no matching requirements,

applicants are encouraged to provide

non-Federal contributions to the project.

Anticipated Number of Projects To Be

Funded: It is anticipated that seven

projects will be funded.

Criteria for Priority Area: Head Start

Higher Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships (HS–HEHSP).

Reviewers will consider the following

factors when assigning points.

Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for

Assistance: (20 Points)

The extent to which the application

identifies relevant physical, economic,

social, financial, institutional or other

problems requiring a grant;

demonstrates the need for assistance;

and states the principal and subordinate

objectives of the project.

Criterion 2. Results or Benefits

Expected: (10 Points)

The extent to which the application

identifies the results and benefits to be

derived; describes the anticipated

contribution to policy, practice, theory

and/or research, specific benefits should

be described for both the Higher

Education Institution and Head Start/

Migrant Head Start/Early Head Start

partners.

Criterion 3. Approach: (40 Points)

The extent to which the application

outlines an acceptable plan of action

pertaining to the scope of the project

which details how the proposed work

will be accomplished, including a

timeline; list of each organization,

consultants, including the evaluator, or

other key individuals who will work on

the project along with a short

description of the nature of their effort

or contribution; and assures the

adequacy of time devoted to the project

by key staff. The key staff should be

knowledgeable of Head Start, Migrant

Head Start and Early Head Start. The

applicant must fully describe the

approach and/or methodology and

delineate the relationship of each task to

the accomplishment of the proposed

objectives. There should be evidence

that the planned approach reflects

sufficient input from and partnership

with Head Start/Migrant Head Start/

Early Head Start and the Higher

Education Institution.

Criterion 4. Staff and Position Data: (20

Points)

The extent of the demonstrated

capacity of the applicant organization,

key leaders, managers and project

personnel to:

(1) Provide high quality, relevant, and

responsive training to Head Start staff;

(2) Assure participating project staff

are competent to plan and deliver

appropriate course material to Head

Start trainees that is culturally relevant;

(3) Manage the implementation of the

training grant in an effective and timely

manner; and

(4) Manage successful partnership

that involve sharing resources, staffing,

and facilities.

Criterion 5. Budget and Budget

Justification (10 Points)

The extent to which the project’s costs

are reasonable and appropriate in view

of the activities to be carried out and the

anticipated outcomes. Provide a line

item detail for the costs of attendance of

two representatives of the project (one

from the Higher Education Institution

and one from the participating Head

Start partner) to attend a two-day

meeting in Washington, DC. It is the

expectation that applicants should limit

budget projections to those costs

necessary to build institutional capacity

for and execute training and career

development partnerships with

participating Head Start grantees.

Required Notification of the State

Single Point of Contact

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs, and 45 CFR part 100,

Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Program and Activities. Under

the Order, States may design their own

processes for reviewing and

commenting on proposal Federal

assistance under covered programs.

* All States and Territories except

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado,

Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas,

Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnestoa,

Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New

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York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, Washington,

American Samoa and Palau have elected

to participate in the Exchange Order

process and have established Single

Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applicants

from these twenty-four jurisdictions

need take no action regarding E.O.

12372. Applicants for projects to be

administered by Federally-recognized

Indian Tribes are also exempt from the

requirements of E.O. 12372. Otherwise,

applicants should contact their SPOCs

as soon as possible to alert them of the

prospective applications and receive

any necessary instructions. Applicants

must submit any required material to

the SPOCs 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

Standard Form 424, item 16a.

Under 45 CFR 100.8(a)(2), a SPOC has

60 days from the application deadline to

comment on proposed new or

competing continuation awards.

SPOCs are encouraged to eliminate

the submission of routine endorsements

as official recommendations.

Additonally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those official

State process recommendations which

may trigger the accommodation or

explain rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: William Wilson, Head

Start Bureau, 330 C Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20447, Attn: Head

Start-Higher Education Hispanic Service

Partnerships. A list of the Single Points

of Contact (SPOCs) for each State and

Territory can be found on the following

web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

omb/grants/spoc.html.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

James A. Harrell,

Deputy Commissioner, Administration on

Children, Youth and Families.

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Notice No. ACF/ACYF/RHYP

2000–01]

Notice of Availability of Financial

Assistance for the Runaway and

Homeless Youth Programs

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services

Bureau, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families, ACF, HHS.

ACTION: This notice announces the

availability of financial assistance for

FY 2000 Basic Center Program for

Runaway and Homeless Youth (BCP),

FY 2001 Transitional Living Program

(TLP), FY 2000 Street Outreach Program

(SOP), and the FY 2000 Youth

Development State Collaboration

Demonstration Projects (SCDP).

This Notice announces the

availability of the official FY 2000

Program Announcement. The official

announcement must be used to apply

for grant funding under the competitive

grant areas and is available by calling or

writing the ACYF Operations Center

(address below) or by downloading the

announcement from the FYSB website

at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/

FYSB under Policy and Funding

Announcements.

Legislative Authority: Grants for Runaway

and Homeless Youth programs are authorized

by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

(RHY Act) as amended by PL 106–71.

Deadlines

The deadlines for receipt of

applications for new grants under this

announcement are as follows:

CFDA# Programs Deadline dates Deadline times

93.623 .................... Basic Center Program .......................... July 3, 2000 .......................................... 4:30 p.m. (EDT).

93.557 .................... Street Outreach Program ..................... July 3, 2000 .......................................... 4:30 p.m. (EDT).

93.550 .................... Transitional Living Program .................. July 7, 2000 .......................................... 4:30 p.m. (EDT).

93.623 .................... State Collaboration.

Demonstration Projects ........................ August 3, 2000 ..................................... 4:30 p.m. (EDT).

Mailing and Delivery Instructions:

Applications must be in hard copy.

Mailed applications and applications

hand delivered by applicants, applicant

couriers, overnight/express mail

couriers or any other method of hand

delivery shall be considered as meeting

an announced deadline if they are

received on or before the deadline, at

the following address: ACYF Operations

Center, 1815 North Fort Myer Drive,

Suite 300, Arllington, VA 22209,

telephone: 1–800–351–2293, email:

FYSB@lcgnet.com.

Applications may be hand delivered

to the above address between the hours

of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EDT),

Monday through Friday (excluding

Federal Holidays).

Applicants are responsible for mailing

and delivering applications well in

advance of deadlines to ensure that the

applications are received on time.

Applications received after 4:30 p.m.

(EDT) on the deadline date will be

classified as late. Postmarks and other

similar documents do not establish

receipt of an application.

ACF will not accept applications

delivered by fax or e-mail regardless of

date or time of submission and receipt.

Late Applications: Applications

which do not meet the criteria stated

above and are not received by the

deadline date and time are considered

late applications. The Administration

for Children and Families (ACF) will

notify each late applicant that its

application will not be considered in

the current competition.

Extension of Deadline: ACF may

extend an application deadline for

applicants affected by acts of God such

as floods and hurricanes, or when there

is widespread disruption of the mails. A

determination to waive or extend

deadline requirements rests with the

Chief Grants Management Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Grant

awards for FY 2000 funds will be made

by September 30, 2000 for the Basic

Center and Street Outreach Program.

Transitional Living Program grant

awards for FY 2001 will be made after

September 30, 2000. Grant awards for

the Youth Development State

Collaboration Demonstration Projects

will be made by September 30, 2000,

based on the availability of funds. If

funds are not available for the State

Collaboration Projects on September 30,

2000, we anticipate that successful

applicants will be awarded funding

during the second quarter of FY 2001

(January, February, and March, 2001).