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(1) recipient’s name; (2) amount of

award; (3) project period; (4) reason for

no competition; and (5) the name and

address of the official to be contacted for

more information on this award.

The complete corrected current

availability of funds announcement

package is posted on the Children’s

Bureau website: http://

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/policy/

cb200001.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

ACYF Operations Center at 1–800–351–

2293 or send an email to cb@lcgnet.com

or call Sally Flanzer, Children’s Bureau,

at 202–215–8914.

Dated: May 12, 2000.

Patricia Montoya,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. ACYF–PA–

HS–2000–09]

Fiscal Year 2000 Discretionary

Announcement for the Head Start and

Early Head Starts—Higher Education

Faculty Initiative; Availability of Funds

and Request for Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Children,

Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION: Fiscal Year 2000 Discretionary

Announcement for the Early Childhood

Higher Education Faculty Initiative and

Request for Application.

Statutory Authority 42 U.S. 9801, et.

seq., The Head Start Act, as amended.

Catalog of Federal Deomestic

Assistance (CFDA): 93.600 Head Start

Act as amended.

SUMMARY: The Administration for

Children and Families, Administration

on Children, Youth and Families

announces the availability of $1 million

in funds to support one early childhood

faculty initiative through a cooperative

agreement. The cooperative agreement

will be funded to provide opportunities

for faculty in higher education to

enhance their skills, knowledge and

effectiveness as they teach teachers in

Head Start and Early Head Start

programs in order to insure better

outcomes for children. A cooperative

agreement is a form of Federal financial

assistance that allows substantial

Federal involvement in the activities for

which funds are awarded.

Note: In order to satisfactorily compete

under this announcement, it will be

necessary for potential applicants to read the

full announcement which is available

through the Head Start Bureau’s website:

www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/announce/

index.htm. Hard copies of the application

may be obtained by writing or calling the

ACYF Operations Center or sending an Email to: hs@lcgnet.com.

DATES: The closing date and time for the

receipt of applications is 5:00 p.m.

(Eastern Time Zone) on July 11, 2000.

Applications received after the closing

date will be classified as late.

ADDRESSES: Mail applications to: ACYF

Operations Center, Attention: Early

Childhood Higher Education Faculty

Development Initiative Application,

1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300,

Arlington, VA 22209 (1–800–351–2293).

Prior to preparing and submitting an

application, in order to satisfactorily

compete under this announcement, it

will be necessary for potential

applicants to read the full

announcement which is available

through the Head Start Bureau’s

website:www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/

hsb/announce/index.htm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ACYF Operations Center at: 1815 North

Fort Myer Drive, Suite 300, Arlington,

VA 22209 (1–800–351–2292) or

telephone: 1–800–351–2293– or Email:hs@lcgnet.com.

Eligible Applicants: Universities,

colleges, foundations, national

organizations, public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies and

organizations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this announcement is to

request applications for the design,

implementation and management

oversight for conducting Early

Childhood Higher Education Faculty

Initiative. The result of this initiative

will be to improve the quality and

effectiveness of child outcomes in Head

Start and Early Head Start and other

early childhood development programs

nationwide. This cooperative agreement

will be for a five year project period.

Federal Share of Project Costs: The

maximum Federal share is not to exceed

$1 million for the first 12-month budget

period and $1 million for each

succeeding 12-month period.

Matching Requirements: Non-Federal

match is not required.

Anticipated Number of Projects to be

funded: It is anticipated that one project

will be funded.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications received by the due date

will be reviewed and scored

competitively. Experts in the field,

generally persons from outside the

Federal government, will use the

evaluation criteria listed below.

Criterion 1. Objectives and Need for

Assistance: (25 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;

states the principal and subordinate

objectives of the project; provides

supporting documentation or other

testimonies from concerned interests

other than the applicant.

Criterion 2. Results or Benefits

Expected: (15 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 faculty preparing Head

Start and Early Head Start teachers,

home visitors, and their supervisors and

the whole early childhood community

working with children birth through

five.

Criterion 3. Approach: (50 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 evaluation

process, or other key individuals who

will work on the project along with a

short description of the nature of their

effort or contribution; assures the

adequacy of time devoted to the project

by key staff, the key staff should be

knowledgeable of 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 collaborating

partners.

Criterion 4. Budget Appropriateness: (10

Points)

The extent to which the project’s costs

are reasonable in view of the activities

to be carried out and the anticipated

outcomes. The annual budget should

include the cost for staff members to

attend required conferences in the

Washington, DC area.

State Single Point of Contact (SPOC)

This program is covered under

Executive Order 12372,

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‘‘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 proposed Federal

assistance under covered programs.

Note: State/territory participation in the

intergovernmental review process does not

signify applicant eligibility for financial

assistance under a program. A potential

applicant must meet the eligibility

requirements of the program for which it is

applying prior to submitting an application

to its SPOC, if applicable, or to ACF.

The following jurisdictions have

elected not to participate in the

Executive Order process: Alabama,

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii,

Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota,

Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New

York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, Washington,

American Samoa and Palau. Applicants

from these jurisdictions or for projects

administered by federally-recognized

Indian Tribes need take no action in

regard to E.O. 12372. Although the

jurisidictions listed above no longer

participate in the process, entities

which have met the eligibility

requirements of the program are still

eligible to apply for a grant even if a

State, Territory, Commonwealth, etc.

does not have a SPOC. All remaining

jurisdictions participate in the

Executive Order process and have

established SPOCs. Applicants from

participating jurisdictions should

contact their SPOC as soon as possible

to alert them of the prospective

applications and receive 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. The applicant

must 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.

Additionally, SPOCs are requested to

clearly differentiate between mere

advisory comments and those offical

State process recommendations which

may trigger the ‘‘accommodate or

explain’’ rule. A list of the Single State

Point of Contacts for each State and

Territory can be found on the following

website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

omb/grants/spoc.html.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: William Wilson, Head

Start Bureau, Office of Grants

Management, 330 C. Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20447. ATTN: Early

Childhood Higher Education Faculty

Initiative

Reminder: In order to satisfactorily

compete under this announcement, it

will be necessary for potential

applicants to read the full

announcement which is available

through the Head Start Bureau’s

website: www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/

hsb/announce/index.html. Mail

applications to: ACYF Operations

Center, Attention: Early Childhood

Higher Education Faculty Initiative,

1815 North Fort Myers Drive, Suite 300,

Arlington, VA 22209 (1–800–351–2293).

Dated: May 15, 2000.

Patricia Montoya,

Commissioner, Administration on Children,

Youth and Families.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Medical Child Support Working Group

AGENCY: Administration for Children

and Families, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(FACA), notice is given of the date for

the ninth meeting of the Medical Child

Support Working Group (MCSWG). The

Medical Child Support Working Group

was jointly established by the

Secretaries of the Department of Labor

(DOL) and the Department of Health and

Human Services (DHHS) under section

401(a) of the Child Support Performance

and Incentive Act of 1998. The purpose

of the MCSWG is to identify the

impediments to the effective

enforcement of medical support by State

child support enforcement agencies, and

to submit to the Secretaries of DOL and

DHHS a report containing

recommendations for appropriate

measures to address those impediments.

DATES: The ninth meeting of the

MCSWG will be held on Thursday, June

8, 2000, from 10:30 pm to

approximately 12:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the sixth floor conference room of the

Aerospace Building, 901 D Street, SW,

Washington, DC. All interested parties

are invited to attend this public

meeting. Seating may be limited and

will be available on a first-come, firstserve basis. Persons needing special

assistance, such as sign language

interpretation or other special

accommodation, should contact the

Executive Director of the Medical Child

Support Working Group, Office of Child

Support Enforcement, at the address

listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Samara Weinstein, Executive Director,

Medical Child Support Working Group,

Office of Child Support Enforcement,

Fourth Floor East, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447

(telephone (202) 401–6953; fax (202)

401–5559; e-mail:

sweinstein@acf.dhhs.fov). These are not

toll-free numbers. The date, location

and time for subsequent MCSWG

meetings will be announced in advance

in the Federal Register. However, it is

expected this will be the last meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5

U.S.C. Appendix 2) (FACA), notice is

given of meetings of the Medical Child

Support Working Group (MCSWG). The

Medical Child Support Working Group

was jointly established by the

Secretaries of the Department of Labor

(DOL) and the Department of Health and

Human Services (DHHS) under section

401(a) of the Child Support Performance

and Incentive Act of 1998 (P.L. 105–

200).

The purpose of the MCSWG is to

identify the impediments to the

effective enforcement of medical

support by State child support

enforcement agencies, and to submit to

the Secretaries of DOL and DHHS a

report containing recommendations for

appropriate measures to address those

impediments. This report will include:

(1) Recommendations based on

assessments of the form and content of

the National Medical Support Notice, as

issued under proposed regulation; (2)

appropriate measures that establish the

priority of withholding of child support

obligations, medical support

obligations, arrearages in such

obligations, and in the case of a medical

support obligation, the employee’s

portion of any health care coverage

premium, by such State agencies in light

of the restrictions on garnishment

provided under title III of the Consumer

Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1671–

1677); (3) appropriate procedures for