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J. Where To Obtain Additional

Information

To receive additional written

information and to request an

application kit, call 1–888–GRANTS4

(1–888–472–6874). You will be asked to

leave your name and address and will

be instructed to identify the

Announcement number of interest.

If you have questions after reviewing

the contents of all the documents,

business management technical

assistance may be obtained from:

Nealean Austin, Grants Management

Specialist, Grants Management Branch,

Procurement and Grants Office, Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention,

Room 3000, 2920 Brandywine Road,

Atlanta, GA 30341–4146, Telephone

number: (770) 488–2754, FAX: (770)

488–2777, Email address: nea1@cdc.gov

This and other CDC announcements

can be found on the CDC Homepage

Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov.

For program technical assistance,

please contact:

Michele Williams, Project Officer,

Program Services Branch, Office on

Smoking and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 4770

Buford Hwy., NE, Atlanta, GA 30341–

3717, Telephone number: (770) 488–

1207, Email address: muw0@cdc.gov

or

Victor Medrano, Project Officer,

Program Services Branch, Office on

Smoking and Health, Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, 4770

Buford Hwy., NE, Atlanta, GA 30341–

3717, Telephone number: (770) 488–

1125, Email address: vdm6@cdc.gov

Dated: May 26, 2000.

John L. Williams,

Director, Procurement and Grants Office,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

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BILLING CODE 4163–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

[Program Announcement No. OCS 2000–08]

Fiscal Year 2000 Training, Technical

Assistance and Capacity-Building

Program; Availability of Funds and

Request for Applications

AGENCY: Office of Community Services

(OCS), Administration for Children and

Families (ACF), Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Request for Applications under

the Office of Community Services’

Training, Technical Assistance and

Capacity-Building Program.

SUMMARY: The Office of Community

Services announces that competing

applications will be accepted for new

grants pursuant to the Secretary’s

authority under Section 674(b) of the

Community Services Block Grant

(CSBG) Act, as amended by the

Community Opportunities,

Accountability, and Training, and

Educational Services (Coats) Human

Services Reauthorization Act of 1998,

(Pub. L. 105–285). This program

announcement consists of seven parts.

Part A provides information on the

legislative authority and defines terms

used in the program announcement.

Part B describes the purposes of the

program, the priority areas that will be

considered for funding, and which

organizations are eligible to apply in

each priority area. Part C provides

details on application prerequisites,

anticipated amounts of funds available

in each priority area, estimated number

of grants to be awarded, and other grantrelated information. Part D provides

information on application procedures

including the availability of forms,

where to submit an application, criteria

for initial screening of applications, and

project evaluation criteria. Part E

provides guidance on the content of an

application package. Part F provides

instructions for completing an

application. Part G details post-award

requirements.

Closing Date: The closing date for

submission of applications is July 19,

2000. Applications postmarked after the

closing date will be classified as late.

Applications that are handcarried will

be classified as late if they are received

after 4:30 p.m., EST, on the deadline

date. 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 shall not be accepted as proof

of timely mailing. Detailed application

submission instructions, including

addresses where applications must be

sent are found in Part D of this program

announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margaret Washnitzer, Director, Division

of State Assistance, Office of

Community Services, Administration

for Children and Families, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447

(202) 401–9343. This program

announcement is accessible on the OCS

web site for reading or downloading at:

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

kits1.htm

Additional copies of this program

announcement can be obtained by

calling (202) 401–4787.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number is ‘‘93.570.’’ This

Program announcement title is

‘‘Training, Technical Assistance, and

Capacity-Building Program.’’

Part A—Preamble

1. Legislative Authority

Section 674(b)(2) of the Community

Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act of

1981, (Pub. L. 97–35) as amended by the

Coats Human Services Reauthorization

Act of 1998, (Public Law 105–285)

authorizes the Secretary of Health and

Human Services to utilize a percentage

of appropriated funds for training,

technical assistance, planning,

evaluation, performance measurement,

monitoring to correct programmatic

deficiencies of eligible entities,

reporting and data collection activities

related to programs or projects carried

out under the CSBG Act . The Secretary

may carry out these activities through

grants, contracts, or cooperative

agreements. For the purpose of

improving program quality (including

quality of financial management

practices), management information and

reporting systems, and measurement of

program results, and for the purpose of

ensuring responsiveness to identified

local needs, the Secretary is required to

distribute funds directly to eligible

entities, or statewide or local

organizations or associations with

demonstrated expertise in providing

training to individuals and

organizations on methods of effectively

addressing the needs of low-income

families and communities. The

Secretary may carry out the remaining

activities through appropriate entities.

The process for determining the

technical assistance, training and

capacity-building activities to be carried

out must (a) ensure that the needs of

Community Action Agencies and

programs relating to improving program

quality, including financial management

practices, are addressed to the

maximum extent feasible; and (b)

incorporate mechanisms to ensure

responsiveness to local needs, including

an on-going procedure for obtaining

input from State and national networks

of eligible entities. Thus, the CSBG

Monitoring and Assessment Task Force

(MATF) continues to focus on

implementation of the Results-Oriented

Management and Accountability

(ROMA) system to increase program

quality and management within the

Community Services Network. The Task

Force has taken a comprehensive

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approach to monitoring including

establishing national goals and outcome

measures; reviewing data needs relevant

to these outcome measures; and

assessing technical assistance and

training provided toward capacity

building within the Community

Services Network.

2. Definitions of Terms

For purposes of the FY 2000 CSBG

Training, Technical Assistance and

Capacity-Building Program, the

following definitions apply:

Eligible entity means any organization

that was officially designated as a

community action agency (CAA) or a

community action program under

Section 673(1) of the Community

Services Block Grant Act, as amended

by the Human Services Amendments of

1994 (Pub. L. 103–252), and meets all

the requirements under Section 676B of

the CSBG Act, as amended by the Coats

Human Services Reauthorization Act of

1998. All eligible entities are current

recipients of Community Services Block

Grant funds, including migrant and

seasonal farmworker organizations that

received CSBG funding in the previous

fiscal year. In cases where eligible entity

status is unclear, a final determination

will be made by OCS/ACF.

Performance Measure is a tool used to

objectively assess how a program is

accomplishing its mission through the

delivery of products, services, and

activities.

Outcome Measures are indicators,

which focus on the direct results one

wants to have on customers.

Results-Oriented Management and

Accountability System (ROMA) is a

partnership approach to the

administration of the Community

Services Block Grant program. It

involves setting goals and strategies for

developing plans and techniques that

focus on a results-oriented performance

based model for management.

Training is an educational activity or

event which is designed to impart

knowledge, understanding, or increase

the development of skills. Such training

activities may be in the form of

assembled events such as workshops,

seminars, or conferences or programs of

self-instructional activities.

Technical assistance is an activity,

generally utilizing the services of an

expert (often a peer), aimed at

enhancing capacity, improving

programs and systems, or solving

specific problems. Such services may be

provided proactively to improve

systems or as an intervention to solve

specific problems. Telephone or other

communications systems may provide

services on-site.

State means all of the States and the

District of Columbia. Except where

specifically noted, for purposes of this

program announcement, it also means

Territory.

Territory refers to the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin

Islands, Guam, and American Samoa,

and the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands.

Local service providers are local

public or private non-profit agencies

that receive Community Services Block

Grant funds from States to provide

services to, or undertake activities on

behalf of, low-income people.

Nationwide refers to the scope of the

technical assistance, training, data

collection, or other capacity-building

projects to be undertaken with grant

funds. Nationwide projects must

provide for the implementation of

technical assistance, training or data

collection for all or a significant number

of States, and the local service providers

who administer CSBG funds.

Statewide refers to training, technical

assistance and other capacity-building

activities undertaken with grant funds

and available to one or more

Community Action Agencies in a State,

as needed and appropriate.

Community Services Network refers to

the various organizations involved in

planning and implementing programs

funded through the Community

Services Block Grant or providing

training, technical assistance or support

to them. The network includes local

Community Action Agencies and other

eligible entities; State CSBG offices and

their national association; CAA State,

regional and national associations; and

related organizations which collaborate

and participate with Community Action

Agencies and other eligible entities in

their efforts on behalf of low-income

people.

Program technology exchange refers

to the process of sharing expert

technical and programmatic

information, models, strategies and

approaches among the various partners

in the Community Services Network.

This may be done through written case

studies, guides, seminars, technical

assistance, and other mechanisms.

Capacity-building refers to activities

that assist Community Action Agencies

and other eligible entities to improve or

enhance their overall or specific

capability to plan, deliver, manage and

evaluate programs efficiently and

effectively to produce results. This may

include upgrading internal financial

management or computer systems,

establishing new external linkages with

other organizations, improving board

functioning, adding or refining a

program component or replicating

techniques or programs piloted in

another local community, or other cost

effective improvements.

Regional Networks refers to CAA State

Associations within a region.

Part B—Purposes/Program Priority

Areas

The principal purpose of this T&TA

funding is to stimulate and support

planning, training, technical assistance

and data collection activities that

strengthen the Community Services

Network. New and revised techniques

and tools are needed to fundamentally

change the way the Network does

business on a daily basis.

In addition, there are specific changes

in the CSBG Act as amended in 1998

that mandate that OCS implement data

collection and performance

measurement systems by Fiscal Year

2001. The system developed under the

leadership of OCS is called the ResultsOriented Management and

Accountability system (ROMA).

Technical assistance and training

activities described in this program

announcement are also impacted by the

Government Performance and Results

Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–62), which

requires that Federal programs describe

expected program outcomes, and by the

National Monitoring and Assessment

Task Force (MATF) established by the

Director of the Office of Community

Services (OCS) to develop and

implement a process (ROMA) to assist

the Community Services Network to

manage for results. Thus, the

importance of strong technical

assistance, training, planning and data

collection is essential to ensure a

results-oriented strategy for the

management and delivery of services to

low-income people.

OCS is soliciting applications that

implement these legislative mandates in

a systematic manner on a nationwide,

statewide or local basis, as appropriate

to the priority area. OCS believes that

identifying training and technical

assistance needs requires substantial

involvement of eligible entities working

in partnership at local, State and

national levels. OCS also anticipates

that the recipients of awards under the

FY 2000 Training, Technical Assistance

and Capacity-Building Program can be

expected to implement the approved

project(s) without substantial Federal

agency involvement and direction.

Therefore, funds will be provided in the

form of grants.

Activities under Sub-Priority Areas

1.1, National Training and Technical

Assistance, and 2.4, Strengthening CAA

Capacity on Legal Issues Toward

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Problem Solving will be carried out

under a continuation grant in FY 2000

without further competition, and are

included in the Availability of Funds

section of this announcement. The

National Association of Community

Action Agencies is the grantee for SubPriority Area 1.1 and CAPLAW for SubPriority Area 2.4.

Priority areas of the Office of

Community Services’ Fiscal Year 2000

Training, Technical Assistance and

Capacity-Building Program are as

follows:

Priority Area 1.0: Training and

Technical Assistance for the

Community Services Network

Sub-Priority Areas

1.1 National Training and Technical

Assistance

1.2 Statewide Partnership Grants to

Implement ROMA

1.3 Technical Assistance for Special

Initiatives

1.4 Technical Assistance to Measure Civic/

Social Capital Development

1.5 Leadership Development

This priority area addresses the

development and implementation of

coordinated, comprehensive,

nationwide or, where appropriate,

statewide training and/or technical

assistance programs to assist State CSBG

staff, staff of State and regional

organizations representing eligible

entities, and staff of local service

providers which receive funding under

the CSBG Act, to acquire the skills and

knowledge needed to plan, administer,

implement, monitor, and evaluate

programs designed to ameliorate the

causes of poverty in local communities.

Proposals should include a description

of how the applicant will collaborate

with State CSBG staff and local service

providers.

Sub-Priority Area 1.1: National Training

and Technical Assistance

Training and technical assistance

under this sub-priority area are being

supported as a continuation grant in FY

2000 and, therefore, will not be

competed.

Sub-Priority Area 1.2: Statewide

Partnership Grants To Implement

ROMA

The purpose of this sub-priority area

is to provide training and technical

assistance to Community Action

Agencies in implementing ROMA State

CAA Associations, in partnership with

State CSBG Administrators, are eligible

to apply for grants under this subpriority area. An applicant will be

considered under this sub-priority area

only if 90 percent of the CAAs in the

State have begun implementing ROMA

at the time the applicant’s proposal is

written. All eligible entities must

provide evidence that there has been

coordination with the appropriate State

CSBG office in developing their

applications. OCS is particularly

interested in train-the-trainer curricula

and implementation strategies.

Consideration will be given to

partnerships, which have demonstrated

statewide train-the-trainer capacity and

wish to broaden their outreach to other

selected States. These statewide grants

will be awarded to one entity per State.

Eligible applicants: State CAA

Associations, in partnership with State

CSBG Administrators.

Sub-Priority Area 1.3: Technical

Assistance for Special Initiatives

Issues of crime, violence, drug abuse,

unemployment, poverty, family

breakdown, and inadequate education

and training of many young people to

attain productive employment in an

increasingly technological labor market,

threaten the safety and viability of many

urban communities. Grantees funded

under this sub-priority area will provide

technical assistance to CAAs to assist

them in developing and implementing

collaborative community-wide

strategies, effective organizational

working relationships, and special

initiatives among CAAs and other

organization(s) focusing on issues of

crime, violence, family breakdowns,

drug abuse and poverty in a culturally

sensitive way. Emphasis will be on

assisting CAAs to assist in developing

minority leadership and bring together

the various community, business, labor,

voluntary, educational, civil rights, and

governmental sectors required to

develop model local strategies to

improve conditions in low-income,

urban communities. Applicants are

encouraged to develop applications in

collaboration with at least one other

national private, non-profit

organization, which has a substantial

track record in formulating strategies to

improve conditions in low-income

urban communities. This nationwide

training and technical assistance

program should be designed as a 3 year

project. Funding for years 2 and 3 will

be contingent upon the availability of

funds and the agency’s priorities.

Eligible applicants: Private non-profit

organizations in collaboration with a

national organization.

Sub-Priority Area 1.4: Technical

Assistance to Measure Civic/Social

Capital Development

Civic capital refers to the

relationships and affiliations—social

networks, norms, obligations,

expectations, and information

channels—that enable community

stakeholders to coordinate their

resources to address mutual problems.

Empirical studies suggest that

improvements in community conditions

and the social, economic, and physical

well-being of residents are closely

associated with the extent of civic

capital in that community. Communities

experiencing socio-economic distress

typically lack strong neighborhood

institutions and associations that serve

as centers for civic activity; residents

suffer isolation, disengaged from the

broader society, supportive institutions,

and one another.

Elements of the ROMA Community

Goals and Community Scaling Tool

reflect the important role of CAAs in

developing civic capital. Historically,

CAAs provided a nexus for individuals

and community organizations to engage

in mutual problemsolving. In more

recent years, funding requirements and

scarce resources shifted CAA priorities

toward delivering direct services.

OCS seeks to promote community

action network efforts in conceiving and

implementing strategies that strengthen

civic capital within communities. OCS

will fund one or more projects that

address this issue in a pragmatic,

practitioner-oriented manner, providing

operational tools for CAAs. Proposals

may focus on: (1) Identifying lessons

from case studies of current communitybased efforts to enhance civic capital;

(2) preparing a manual on planning,

organizing, and undertaking various

approaches to civic capital development

in different community contexts; (3)

assessing the roles and relationships

among community organizations,

neighborhood governance systems, and

local government in developing civic

capital; (4) preparing and utilizing

measures of civic capital; (5)

undertaking demonstration projects to

increase participation of community

residents in civic activity; or (6) other

projects which help CAAs to advance

the field of civic capital development.

Applications from partnerships of

organizations with collective experience

in development, operation,

documentation, and evaluation of

comprehensive community-building

initiatives are encouraged. Such

collaborations may include: CAAs,

community groups and associations,

schools, religious institutions, service

providers, policy research institutes,

local foundations, or already formed

community partnerships which team

with national organizations, e.g., Free to

Grow Initiative which focuses on

building stronger communities as a way

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to battle a variety of substance abuses

with Head Start and Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation.

Applicant CAAs should have a

demonstrated ability to bring multiple

stakeholders together in order to address

common issues or problems and

experience in the use of scales to

measure community-level outcomes.

Applicants should include a plan that

describes how results will be shared

with the Community Services Network.

Eligible applicants: Community

Action Agencies or CAAs in partnership

with other organizations/institutions.

Sub-Priority Area 1.5: Leadership

Development

Periodically institutions and

organizations need to change if they are

to remain vital. The ability to recognize

this need and to facilitate the

development of new visions to bring

about change is called leadership. No

matter how large or small an

organization, it needs leadership to

survive. OCS is interested in funding

effective models of leadership training

specifically adapted to the needs of the

CAA network in the new millennium.

The proposed model needs to have the

capacity to serve a two or three region

area, meeting both rural and urban

needs. Applicants will be funded for

three years and must be able to provide

leadership training to all State and local

CAA Directors and State CAA Directors

and Board Chairpersons in the region

during that period. Training must be in

depth and focus on the changing face of

poverty in the new millennium. The

curriculum should cover effective new

interventions; strategic planning around

community needs, developing and

managing performance based systems

and outcome measurement, (ROMA);

staff training, organizing and managing

fiscal accountability systems, boards of

directors development and governance

and program specific modules to cover

large programs such as Head Start, WIC,

LIHEAP, etc.

Proposals should include: a

description of which multi-regional

setting is to be served; a plan for how

a third of the targeted audience will be

recruited and served; examples of the

various curriculum and faculty to be

used; commitments for partnerships

with institutions of higher learning, if

any. Commitments for innovative

matching funding up to 20%; a

description of an advisory panel

mechanism to guide the project; and

performance goals and measurement.

Eligible applicants: CAAs, private

non-profits organization, or CAA

Association/State partnerships.

Priority Area 2.0: CAA Capacity

Building

Sub-Priority Areas

2.1 Collection, Analysis and Dissemination

of Information on the CSBG Activities

Nationwide

2.2 Local Capacity Building

2.3 Peer-to-Peer Intervention

2.4 Strengthening CAA Capacity to Address

Legal Issues

This priority area addresses activities

to assist Community Action Agencies

(CAAs) to enhance their ability to plan,

manage, deliver and evaluate programs

to achieve results. This includes support

for the continuation and improvement

of: (a) CSBG voluntary data collection,

analysis, dissemination and utilization;

(b) program and management

techniques; (c) computer skills and

electronic networking; (d) peer-to-peer

intervention to avert CAA crisis

management; and (e) legal assistance to

assist Community Action Agencies to

further the understanding (i.e., special

initiatives) of legal frameworks.

Sub-Priority Area 2.1: Collection,

Analysis, and Dissemination of

Information on CSBG Activities

Nationwide

The purpose of this sub-priority area

is to fund a project to improve the

collection, analysis, dissemination and

utilization of data and information on

CSBG activities and effective

approaches to ameliorating poverty.

This includes the development of a

CSBG data collection instrument and a

plan for the collection, analysis and

dissemination of information on FY

1998, and FY 1999 programs on a

nationwide basis through a process that

relies on Voluntary State cooperation.

The information should be

comprehensive enough and

disseminated in such formats as to

enable State and local service providers

to improve their planning, management

and delivery of services and to assure

that the general public has a clear

understanding of those programs and

their outcomes. Of particular

importance is the continued knowledge

building and development of the

concepts and technologies of resultsoriented management in order to meet

the requirements of the CSBG Act as

amended in 1998 and the Government

Performance and Results Act of 1993.

This priority also includes computer

technology for Community Action

Agencies and other partners in the

Community Services Network for two

specific objectives: (1) Their ability to

participate in the information highway,

and (2) their ability to use and

disseminate data, research, and

information regarding poverty issues,

particularly activities and outcomes of

the Community Services Network.

The project developed under this subpriority area should be for a three-year

period.

Eligible applicants: Private non-profit

organizations with demonstrated

expertise in data collection on a

nationwide basis and knowledge of and

experience with the Community

Services Network.

Sub-Priority Area 2.2: Local Capacity

Building

The purpose of this sub-priority area

is to promote management efficiency

and program productivity. It is essential

that local CAAs and other partners in

the Community Services Network share

effective program/management

techniques and information systems

technology being used and/or developed

by eligible entities to address various

aspects of poverty and the

implementation of ROMA by the

Community Services Network. Grants

under this sub-priority area will be

made to Community Action Agencies to

promote local CAA capacity building.

Activities may include sharing of model

needs assessment tools; sharing of

effective data processing innovations;

development of effective community

organizing techniques; development of

effective self assessment tools;

demonstration of scaling techniques;

use of tracking systems; internal and

external communication networks;

effective integration of information

systems; and sharing successful

leveraging strategies. Applicants must

include a plan that describes how the

results will be shared with the larger

Community Services Network.

Eligible applicants: Community

Action Agencies

Sub-Priority Area 2.3: Peer-to-Peer Crisis

Intervention

The purpose of this sub-priority area

is to strengthen the fiscal and

management capacity of eligible

entities. OCS will fund several

organizations to develop and implement

strategies to provide coordinated, timely

peer-to-peer technical assistance and

crisis aversion intervention strategies for

CAAs which have identified themselves

as experiencing programmatic,

administrative, board, and/or fiscal

management problems. Such technical

assistance should be designed to

prevent fiscal and management

problems from deteriorating into crisis

situations that could threaten the

capacity of CAAs to provide quality

services to their communities or give

rise to possible termination. In a written

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agreement with selected CAAs, the

applicant will coordinate and deploy

the technical assistance resources of

experienced individuals within the

Community Services Network or other

agencies which administer similar

programs to assist low-income

individuals in the identification and

resolution of problems, through

necessary actions, including training, to

ensure that relevant and timely

assistance is provided. Such assistance

may be requested to assist the agency in

resolving adverse program monitoring

or audit findings, improve or upgrade

financial management systems, prevent

losses of funds, avert serious

deterioration of the board of directors,

or other immediate assistance to CAAs

as requested. To the extent feasible, the

applicant will be expected to develop an

expert technical assistance resource

bank of experienced individuals from

the Community Services Network who

may be deployed to provide peer

technical assistance.

Eligible applicants: Community

Action Agencies and other eligible

entities and statewide organizations or

associations of Community Action

Agencies.

Sub-Priority Area 2.4: Strengthening

CAA Capacity To Address Legal Issues

Technical assistance under this subpriority area is being supported as a

continuation grant in FY 2000 and,

therefore, will not be competed.

Priority Area 3.0: State CSBG Capacity

Building

This priority area addresses special

activities to State CSBG Administrators

to enhance their capacity to assist

eligible entities in strengthening their

administrative and programmatic

capabilities to resolve special structural,

financial and programmatic problems.

Sub-Priority Area 3.1: Special Technical

Assistance

States are required under the

Community Services Block Grant Act to

determine whether eligible entities meet

the performance goals, administrative

standards, financial management

requirements and other requirements of

the States and to conduct regular on-site

reviews of eligible entities. When a State

determines that an eligible entity has a

deficiency that must be corrected, the

CSBG legislation mandates that the

State offer an eligible entity training and

technical assistance, if appropriate, to

help correct such a deficiency. States

may support this T&TA with the CSBG

funds remaining after it has made grants

to eligible entities. However OCS

recognizes that in some instances the

problem to be addressed may be of such

a complex or pervasive nature that it

cannot be adequately addressed with

the resources available to the State

CSBG Administrator.

The purpose of this Sub-Priority Area

is to provide funding to States to

support interventions in cases where an

eligible entity is in a crisis situation.

The goal of this sub-priority area is to

stabilize eligible entities in crisis and to

correct programmatic deficiencies to

preclude the need for termination

hearings and proceedings. The CSBG

legislation mandates that States provide

training and technical assistance prior

to any termination procedures. It also

requires States to carry out corrective

activities and to monitor all eligible

entities at least every three years.

Applications for funding under this

sub-priority area may be submitted at

any time prior to August 31, 2000.

Application should include a

description of the major problems;

indication of who will provide the

technical assistance, i.e., peer, State,

consultant, other; an agreed upon

timetable with the ‘‘at risk’’ entity for

assistance; and an abstract which

summarizes the activities covered in

this priority area.

Since the CSBG Act mandates that the

Secretary assist States in carrying out

activities to address corrective actions,

States submitting applications under

this Sub-Priority Area will not be

competing with other States for funding.

Applicants who supplement the funding

provided under this Sub-Priority with

other State funds will be looked upon

favorably.

OCS will review each application

based on the Criteria for Review and

Evaluation of Applications Submitted

under Sub-Priority Area 3.1 found in

Part D of this Program Announcement.

Applications receiving a score of 80 or

more will be considered for funding.

Eligible Applicants: State CSBG

Administrators

Part C—Application Prerequisites

1. Eligible Applicants

See individual sub-priority areas in

Part B.

2. Availability of Funds

The total amount of funds available

for grant awards in FY 2000 is expected

to be $2,350,000 of which $700,000 is

committed for continuation grants.

Amounts expected to be available and

numbers of grants under each subpriority area stated in Part B are as

follows:

Sub-priority area Approx. funds

available Estimated number of grants

1.1 National Training and Technical Assistance (CB) 1 ................................................................... 500,000 1.

1.2 Statewide Partnership Grants to Implement ROMA Goals (RM) .............................................. 600,000 Approximately 8 grants.

1.3 TA for Special Initiatives (UI) ..................................................................................................... 100,000 1.

1.4 TA to Measure Civic/Social Capital Development (CS) ............................................................ 250,000 Approximately 2 grants.

1.5 Leadership Development (LD) ................................................................................................... 200,000 Approximately 2 grants.

2.1 Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of Information on CSBG Activities Nationwide (IS) ... 450,000 1.

2.2 Local Capacity-Building (CP) ..................................................................................................... 300,000 Approximately 10 grants.

2.3 Peer-to-Peer Crisis Intervention (PP) ........................................................................................ 500,000 Approximately 3 grants.

2.4 Strengthening CAA Capacity to Address Legal Issues (LF) 1 ................................................... 200,000 1.

3.1 Special Technical Assistance (ST) ............................................................................................ 400,000 Approximately 20 grants.

Total ............................................................................................................................................. 2,400,000 Approximately 49 grants.

1 Represent continuation grants in the amount of $700,000.

3. Project and Budget Periods

For projects included in the FY 2000

CSBG T&TA Program Announcement,

the project and budget periods are 12

months with the exception of grants

under Sub-Priority Area 1.3 Technical

Assistance for Special Initiatives, 1.5

Leadership Development and 2.1 which

will be made for a 12 month budget

period and a three year project period.

Continuation grants under Sub-Priority

Areas 1.1 and 2.4 will be made for 12-

month budget periods. Future funding

will be contingent upon the availability

of funds and the agency’s priorities.

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4. Project Beneficiaries

The overall intended beneficiaries of

the projects to be funded under the FY

2000 CSBG T&TA Program

Announcement are the various

‘‘partners’’ in the Community Services

Network. Specific beneficiaries are

indicated under each sub-priority area

in Part B. It is the intent of OCS, through

funding provided under this program

announcement, to significantly

strengthen the capacity of State and

regional CAA associations to provide

technical assistance and support to local

service providers; to strengthen the

capacity of State CSBG offices to collect

and disseminate accurate and reliable

data and to provide support for local

service providers; and to enhance the

capacities of local service providers

themselves. The ultimate beneficiaries

of improved program management, data

and information collection and

dissemination, and service quality of

local service providers are low-income

individuals, families, and communities.

5. Sub-Contracting or Delegating

Projects

OCS will not fund any project where

the role of the applicant is primarily to

serve as a conduit for funds to

organizations other than the applicant.

This prohibition does not bar the

making of subgrants or subcontracting

for specific services or activities needed

to conduct the project. However, the

applicant must have a substantive role

in the implementation of the project for

which funding is requested.

6. Number of Projects in Application

Separate applications must be made

for each sub-priority area. An applicant

will receive only one grant in a subpriority area and no more than two

grants under this FY 2000 CSBG T&TA

Program Announcement. Applicants

that receive more than one grant for a

common budget and project period must

be mindful that salaries and wages

claimed for the same persons cannot

collectively exceed 100% of total annual

salary. The sub-priority area must be

clearly identified by title and number.

7. Project Evaluations

Each application must include an

assessment or self evaluation to

determine the degree to which the goals

and objectives of the project are met,

such as client satisfaction surveys,

administration of simple before/after

tests of knowledge with comparison of

scores to show grasp of teaching points,

simple measures of the results of service

delivery, and others as appropriate. Goal

setting and goal measurement should be

the framework for evaluation. Goals, to

the extent suitable, should be impactoriented.

Part D—Application Procedures

1. Availability of Forms

Applications for awards under the FY

2000 CSBG T&TA Program must be

submitted on Standard Forms (SF) 424,

424A, and 424B. Part F and the

attachments to this program

announcement contain all the

instructions and forms required for

submission of an application. These

forms may be photocopied for use in

developing the application.

Part F also contains instructions for

the project narrative. The project

narrative must be submitted on plain

bond paper along with the SF–424 and

related forms.

A copy of this program announcement

is available on the Internet through the

OCS web site at: http://

www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs/

kits1.htm.

If the kit cannot be accessed through

the OCS web site, it can be obtained by

writing or telephoning the office listed

under the section entitled FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION at the beginning of this

program announcement.

2. Deadlines

Refer to the section entitled ‘‘Closing

Date’’ at the beginning of this program

announcement for the last day on which

applications should be submitted.

Mailed applications shall be

considered as meeting the announced

deadline if they are received on or

before deadline date or postmarked on

or before the deadline date and received

by ACF in time for the independent

review. Mailed applications must be

sent to: U.S. Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Office of Grants

Management/OCSE, Aerospace

Building, 4th Floor, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447.

Attention: CSBG Training, Technical

Assistance and Capacity-Building

Program

Applicants must ensure that a legibly

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a

legibly dated, machine produced

postmark of a commercial mail service

is affixed to the envelope/package

containing the application(s). To be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing, a

postmark from a commercial mail

service must include the logo/emblem

of the commercial mail service company

and must reflect the date the package

was received by the commercial mail

service company from the applicant.

Private metered postmarks shall be

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

(Applicants are cautioned that express/

overnight mail services do not always

deliver as agreed.)

Applications hand-carried by

applicants, applicant couriers, or by

other representatives of the applicant

shall be considered meeting an

announced deadline if they are received

on or before the deadline date, between

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

EST, at the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Office of Grants

Management/OCSE, ACF Mailroom, 2nd

Floor Loading Dock, Aerospace Center,

901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC

20024, between Monday and Friday

(excluding Federal holidays). The

address must appear on the envelope/

package containing the application with

a note: Attention: CSBG Training,

Technical Assistance, and CapacityBuilding Program.

ACF cannot accommodate

transmission of applications by fax or

through other electronic media.

Therefore, applications transmitted to

ACF electronically will not be accepted

regardless of date or time or submission

and time of receipt. Applications, once

submitted, are considered final and no

additional materials will be accepted.

Late applications. Applications that

do not meet the criteria above are

considered late applications. ACF shall

notify each late applicant that its

application will not be considered in

the current competition.

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

widespread disruption of the mail

service. Determinations to extend or

waive deadline requirements rest with

ACF’s Chief Grants Management Officer.

3. Number of Copies Required

One signed original application and

four copies should be submitted.

4. Designation of Sub-Priority Area

The first page of the SF–424 must

contain in the lower right-hand corner

a designation indicating under which

sub-priority funds are being requested.

For example, if you are applying for

Sub-Priority Area 2.2—Local Capacity

Building, you must have a designation

of 2.2 in the lower right-hand corner.

Without this clear designation, your

proposal may not be reviewed correctly.

5. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980, Public Law 96–511, the

Department is required to submit to

OMB for review and approval any

reporting and record keeping

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requirements in regulations, including

program announcements. This program

announcement does not contain

information collection requirements

beyond those approved for ACF grant

applications under OMB Control

Number 0970–0062, which expires

October 31, 2001.

6. Intergovernmental Review

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 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, American Samoa,

Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho,

Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,

Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New

Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon,

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,

Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the

Republic of Palau have elected to

participate in the Executive Order

process and have established Single

Points of Contact (SPOCs). Applicants

from these twenty-three 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

OCS can obtain and review SPOC

comments as a 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 424A, item 16a.

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

60 days from the application deadline

date 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 Official

State process recommendations which

they intend to trigger the ‘‘accommodate

or explain’’ rule.

When comments are submitted

directly to ACF, they should be

addressed to: Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Office of Grants

Management/OCSE, 4th Floor

Aerospace Center, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447.

A list of the Single Points of Contact

for each State and Territory is included

as Attachment I to this program

announcement.

7. Application Consideration

Applications that meet the screening

requirements in Sections 8.a. and 8.b.

below will be reviewed competitively.

Such applications will be referred to

reviewers for a numerical score and

explanatory comments based solely on

responsiveness to program guidelines

and evaluation criteria published in this

announcement.

Persons outside of the OCS unit that

would be directly responsible for

programmatic management of the grant

will review applications. The results of

these reviews will assist OCS in

considering competing applications.

Reviewers’ scores will weigh heavily in

funding decisions but will not be the

only factors considered. Applications

will be ranked and generally considered

in order of the average scores assigned

by reviewers. However, highly ranked

applications are not guaranteed funding

since other factors deemed relevant may

be considered including, but not limited

to, the timely and proper completion of

projects funded with OCS funds granted

in the past five years; comments of

reviewers and government officials; staff

evaluation and input; geographic

distribution; previous program

performance of applicants; compliance

with grant terms under previous DHHS

grants; audit reports; investigative

reports; and applicant’s progress in

resolving any final audit disallowance’s

on OCS or other Federal agency grants.

OCS reserves the right to discuss

applications with other Federal or nonFederal funding sources to ascertain the

applicant’s performance record.

8. Criteria for Screening Applications

a. Initial Screening

All applicants will receive a written

acknowledgment with an assigned

identification number. This number,

along with any other identifying codes,

must be referenced in all subsequent

communications concerning the

application. If an acknowledgment is

not received within three weeks after

the deadline date, please notify ACF by

telephone at (202) 401–5103.

All applications that meet the

published deadline for submission will

be screened to determine completeness

and conformity to the requirements of

this Announcement. Only those

applications meeting the following

requirements will be reviewed and

evaluated competitively. Others will be

returned to the applicants with a

notation that they were unacceptable.

(1) The application must contain a

Standard Form 424 ‘‘Application for

Federal Assistance’’ (SF–424), a budget

(SF–424A), and signed ‘‘Assurances’’

(SF–424B) completed according to

instructions published in Part F and

Attachments A, B, and C of this program

announcement.

(2) A project narrative must also

accompany the standard forms.

(3) The SF–424 and the SF–424B must

be signed by an official of the

organization applying for the grant that

has authority to obligate the

organization legally.

b. Pre-Rating Review

Applications, which pass the initial

screening, will be forwarded to

reviewers and/or OCS staff to verify,

prior to the programmatic review, that

the applications comply with this

program announcement in the following

areas:

(1) Eligibility: Applicant meets the

eligibility requirements found in Part B.

Applicant also must be aware that the

applicant’s legal name as required on

the SF 424 (item 5) must match that

listed as corresponding to the Employer

Identification Number (Item 6).

(2) Duration of Project: The

application contains a project that can

be successfully implemented in the

project period.

(3) Target Populations: The

application clearly targets the specific

outcomes and benefits of the project to

State staff administering CSBG funds,

CAA State or regional associations, and/

or local providers of CSBG-funded

services and activities. Benefits to lowincome consumers of CSBG services

also must be identified.

(4) Program Focus: The application

must address the purpose of the subpriority area under which funding is

being requested.

An application may be disqualified

from the competition and returned to

the applicant if it does not conform to

one or more of the above requirements.

c. Evaluation Criteria

Applications that pass the pre-rating

review will be assessed and scored by

reviewers. Each reviewer will give a

numerical score to each application

reviewed. These numerical scores will

be supported by explanatory statements

on a formal rating form describing major

strengths and weaknesses under each

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applicable criterion published in this

announcement.

The in-depth evaluation and review

process will use the following criteria

coupled with the specific requirements

contained in Part B.

Criteria for Review and Evaluation of

Applications Submitted Under This

Program Announcement

(1) Criterion I: Need for Assistance:

(Maximum 20 Points)

(a) The application documents that

the project addresses vital needs related

to the purposes stated under the

appropriate sub-priority area discussed

in this program announcement (Part B)

and provides statistics and other data

and information in support of its

contention. (0–10 points).

(b) The application provides current

supporting documentation or other

testimonies regarding needs from State

CSBG Directors, local service providers

and/or State and Regional organizations

of local service providers. (0–10 points)

(2) Criterion II: Work Program:

(Maximum: 30 Points)

The work program is results-oriented,

appropriately related to the legislative

mandate and specifically related to the

sub-priority area under which funds are

being requested.

Applicant addresses the following:

Specific outcomes to be achieved;

performance targets that the project is

committed to achieving, including

reasons for not setting lower or higher

target levels and how the project will

verify the achievement of these targets;

critical milestones which must be

achieved if results are to be gained;

organizational support including

priority this project has for the agency;

past performance in similar work; and

specific resources contributed to the

project that are critical to success.

Applicant defines the comprehensive

nature of the project and methods that

will be used to ensure that the results

can be used to address a statewide or

nationwide project as defined by the

priority area.

(3) Criterion III: Significant and

Beneficial Impact: (Maximum 15 Points)

Applicant adequately describes how

the project will assure long-term

program and management

improvements and have advantages over

other products offered to achieve the

same outcomes for State CSBG offices,

CAA State and/or regional associations,

and/or local providers of CSBG services

and activities.

The applicant indicates the types and

amounts of public and/or private

resources it will mobilize, how those

resources will directly benefit the

project, and how the project will

ultimately benefit low-income

individuals and families.

If proposing a project with a training

and technical assistance focus,

applicant indicates the number of

organizations and/or staff it will impact.

If proposing a project with a data

collection focus, applicant provides a

description of the mechanism it will use

to collect data, how it can assure

collections from a significant number of

States, and the number of States willing

to submit data to the applicant.

If proposing to develop a symposium

series or other policy-related project(s),

the applicant identifies the number and

types of beneficiaries.

Methods of securing participant

feedback and evaluations of activities

are described in the application.

(4) Criterion IV: Evidence of Significant

Collaborations: (Maximum 10 Points)

Applicant describes how it will

involve partners in the Community

Services Network in its activities. Where

appropriate, applicant describes how it

will interface with other related

organizations.

If subcontracts are proposed,

documentation of the willingness and

capacity for the subcontracting

organization(s) to participate is

described.

(5) Criterion V: Ability of Applicant to

Perform: (Maximum 20 Points)

(a) The applicant demonstrates that it

has experience and a successful track

record relevant to the specific activities

and program area that it proposes to

undertake.

If applicant is proposing to provide

training and technical assistance, it

details its competence in the specific

program priority area and as a deliverer

with expertise in the specific fields of

training and technical assistance on a

nationwide basis.

If applicable, information provided by

these applicants also addresses related

achievements and competence of each

cooperating or sponsoring organization.

(0–10 points)

(b) Applicant fully describes, for

example in a resume, the experience

and skills of the proposed project

director and primary staff showing

specific qualifications and professional

experiences relevant to the successful

implementation of the proposed project.

(0–10 points)

(6) Criterion VI: Adequacy of Budget:

(Maximum 5 Points)

(a) The resources requested are

reasonable and adequate to accomplish

the project. (0–3 points)

(b) Total costs are reasonable and

consistent with anticipated results. (0–

2 points)

Part E—Contents of Application and

Receipt Process

1. Contents of Application

A cover letter containing an e-mail

address and a facsimile (FAX) number,

if available, should accompany the

application. This will facilitate receipt

of an acknowledgment from ACF that

the application has been received. (See

Part D., 8.a.)

Each application should include one

original and three additional copies of

the following:

a. A completed Standard Form 424

which has been signed by an official of

the organization applying for the grant

who has authority to obligate the

organization legally. The applicant must

be aware that, in signing and submitting

the application for this award, it is

certifying that it will comply with the

Federal requirements concerning the

drug-free workplace and debarment

regulations set forth in Attachments D

and E.

b. ‘‘Budget Information-NonConstruction Programs’’ (SF–424A).

(Attachment B)

c. A completed, signed and dated

‘‘Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs’’ (SF–424B). (Attachment C)

d. Drug-free Certification. (The

applicant is certifying that it will

comply with this requirement by

signing and submitting the SF–424.)

(Attachment D)

e. Debarment Certification.

(Attachment E)

f. Certification Regarding

Environmental Tobacco Smoke. (The

applicant is certifying that it will

comply with this requirement by

signing and submitting the SF–424.)

(Attachment F)

g. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,

SF–LLL. Complete, sign and date form,

as appropriate. (Attachment G)

h. A Project Abstract of 500 words or

less. The abstract should provide a

succinct description of the project need,

goals, and a summary of work plan and

the proposed impact.

i. A Project Narrative consisting of the

following elements preceded by a

consecutively numbered table of

contents that will describe the project in

the following order:

(i) Need for Assistance

(ii) Work Program

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(iii) Significant and Beneficial Impact

(iv) Evidence of Significant

Collaborations

(v) Ability of Applicant to Perform

(vi) Appendices including proof of

non-profit status, such as IRS

determination of non-profit status,

where applicable; relevant sections of

by-laws, articles of incorporation, and/

or statement from appropriate State

CSBG office which confirms eligibility;

resumes; Single Point of Contact

comments, where applicable; any

partnership/collaboration agreements;

etc.

The original must bear the signature

of the authorizing official representing

the applicant organization.

The total number of pages for the

entire application package should not

exceed 35 pages, including appendices.

Pages should be numbered sequentially

throughout.

If appendices include photocopied

materials, they must be legible.

Applications should be two-hole

punched at the top center and fastened

separately with a compressor slide

paper fastener or a binder clip. The

submission of bound applications or

applications enclosed in a binder are

specifically discouraged.

Applications must be submitted on

white 81⁄2 × 11-inch paper only since

OCS may find it necessary to duplicate

them for review purposes. They must

not include colored, oversized or folded

materials; organizational brochures or

other promotional materials; slides;

films; clips; etc. They will be discarded

if included.

Part F—Instructions for Completing

Application Package

(Approved by the OMB under Control

Number 0970–0062, expiration date 10/

31/2001.)

The standard forms attached to this

program announcement shall be used

when submitting applications for all

funds under this announcement.

It is recommended that the applicant

reproduce the SF–424 (Attachment A),

SF–424A (Attachment B), SF–424B

(Attachment C) and that the application

be typed on the copies. If an item on the

SF–424 cannot be answered or does not

appear to be related or relevant to the

assistance requested, the applicant

should write ‘‘NA’’ for ‘‘Not

applicable.’’

The application should be prepared in

accordance with the standard

instructions in Attachments A and B

corresponding to the forms, as well as

the specific instructions set forth below:

1. SF–424 ‘‘Application for Federal

Assistance’’

Item

1. For the purposes of this program

announcement, all projects are

considered ‘‘Applications’’; there are no

‘‘Pre-Applications.’’

5 and 6. The legal name of the

applicant must match that listed as

corresponding to the Employer

Identification Number. Where the

applicant is a previous Department of

Health and Human Services grantee,

enter the Central Registry System

Employee Identification Number (CRS/

EIN) and the Payment Identifying

Number, if one has been assigned, in the

Block entitled ‘‘Federal Identifier’’

located at the top right hand corner of

the form.

7. If the applicant is a non-profit

corporation, enter ‘‘N’’ in the box and

specify ‘‘non-profit corporation’’ in the

space marked ‘‘Other.’’ Proof of nonprofit status such as IRS determination,

articles of incorporation, or by-laws,

must be included as an appendix to the

project narrative.

8. For the purposes of this

announcement, all applications are

‘‘New’’.

9. Enter ‘‘DHHS–ACF/OCS’’.

10. The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number for the OCS program

covered under this announcement is

‘‘93.570’’.

11. In addition to a brief descriptive

title of the project, the following priority

area designations must be used to

indicate the priority and sub-priority

areas for which funds are being

requested:

RM—Sub-Priority Area 1.2—Statewide

Partnership Grants to Implement

ROMA Goals

UI—Sub-Priority Area 1.3—TA to

Develop Special Initiatives Between

CAAs and Organizations Addressing

Urban Problems of Low-Income

People

CS—Sub-Priority Area 1.4—TA to

Measure Civic/Social Capital

Development

LD—Sub-Priority Area 1.5—Leadership

Development

IS—Sub-Priority Area 2.1—Collection,

Analysis, and Dissemination of

Information on CSBG Activities

Nationwide

CP—Sub-Priority Area 2.2—Local

Capacity Building

PP—Sub-Priority Area 2.3—Peer-to-Peer

Crisis Intervention

ST —Sub-Priority Area 3.1—Special

Technical Assistance

The title is ‘‘Office of Community

Services’’ Discretionary CSBG Awards—

Fiscal Year 2000 Training, Technical

Assistance, and Capacity-Building

Programs.’’

15a. For purposes of this

announcement, this amount should

reflect the amount requested for the

entire project period.

15b–e. These items should reflect

both cash and third party in-kind

contributions for the total project

period.

2. SF–424A—‘‘Budget Information-NonConstruction Programs’’

See instructions accompanying the

form as well as the instructions set forth

below:

In completing these sections, the

Federal budget entries will relate to the

requested OCS Training and Technical

Assistance Program funds only, and

Non-Federal will include mobilized

funds from all other sources—applicant,

State, and other. Federal funds, other

than those requested from the Training

and Technical Assistance Program,

should be included in Non-Federal

entries.

Sections A and D must contain entries

for both Federal (OCS) and non-Federal

(mobilized).

Section A—Budget Summary

Col. (a): Line 1—Enter ‘‘OCS Training

and Technical Assistance Program’’.

Col. (b): Line 1—Enter ‘‘93.570’’.

Col. (c) and (d): Not Applicable.

Col. (e)–(g): For lines 1 enter in

column (e), (f) and (g) the appropriate

amounts needed to support the project

for the entire project period.

Line 5—Enter the figures from Line 1

for all columns completed under (e), (f),

and (g).

Section B—Budget Categories

This section should contain entries

for OCS funds only. For all projects, the

first budget period of 12 months will be

entered in Column #1. Allowability of

costs is governed by applicable cost

principles set forth in 45 CFR Parts 74

and 92.

A separate itemized budget

justification should be included to

explain fully and justify major items, as

indicated below. The budget

justification should immediately follow

the Table of Contents.

Column 5: Enter total requirements

for Federal funds by the Object Class

Categories of this section.

Line 6a-Personnel: Enter the total

costs of salaries and wages.

Justification: Identify the project

director. Specify by title or name the

percentage of time allocated to the

project, the individual annual salaries

and the cost to the project (both Federal

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and Non-Federal) of the organization’s

staff who will be working on the project.

Line 6b-Fringe Benefits: Enter the total

costs of fringe benefits, unless treated as

part of an approved indirect cost rate

which is entered on line 6j.

Justification: Enter the total costs of

fringe benefits, unless treated as part of

an approved indirect cost rate.

Line 6c-Travel: Enter total cost of all

travel by employees of the project. Do

not enter costs for consultant’s travel.

Justification: Include the name(s) of

traveler(s), total number of trips,

destinations, length of stay, mileage

rate, transportation costs and

subsistence allowances.

Line 6d-Equipment: Enter the total

costs of all non-expendable personal

property to be acquired by the project.

Equipment means tangible nonexpendable personal property having a

useful life of more than one year and an

acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per

unit.

Justification: Equipment to be

purchased with Federal funds must be

required to conduct the project, and the

applicant organization or its subgrantees

must not already have the equipment or

a reasonable facsimile available to the

project. The justification also must

contain plans for future use or disposal

of the equipment after the project ends.

Line 6e-Supplies: Enter the total costs

of all tangible personal property

(surplus) other than that included on

line 6d.

Line 6h-Other: Enter the total of all

other costs. Such costs, where

applicable, may include, but are not

limited to, insurance, food, medical and

dental costs (noncontractual), fees and

travel paid directly to individual

consultants, local transportation (all

travel which does not require per diem

is considered local Travel), space and

equipment rentals, printing and

publication, computer use training costs

including tuition and stipends, training

service costs including wage payments

to individuals and supportive service

payments, and staff development costs.

Line 6-Indirect Charges: Enter the

total amount of indirect costs. This line

should be used only when the applicant

currently has an indirect cost rate

approved by the Department of Health

and Human Services or other Federal

agencies. With the exception of States

and local governments, applicants

should enclose a copy of the current

approved rate agreement if it was

negotiated with a Federal agency other

than the Department of Health and

Human Services. For an educational

institution, the indirect costs on training

grants will be allowed at the lesser of

the institution’s actual indirect costs or

8 percent of the total direct costs.

If the applicant organization is in the

process of initially developing or

renegotiating a rate, it should

immediately upon notification that an

award will be made, develop a tentative

indirect cost rate proposal based on its

most recently completed fiscal year in

accordance with the principles set forth

in the pertinent DHHS Guide for

Establishing Indirect Cost Rates, and

submit it to the appropriate DHHS

Regional Office.

It should be noted that when an

indirect cost rate is requested, those

costs included in the indirect cost pool

cannot be budgeted or charged as direct

costs to the grant.

Line 6-Totals: The total amount

shown in Section B, Column (5), should

be the same as the amount shown in

Section A, line 5, column (e).

Line 7-Program Income: Enter the

estimated amount of income, if any is

expected to be generated from this

project. Separately show expected

program income generated from OCS

support and income generated from

other mobilized funds. Do not add or

subtract this amount from the budget

total. Show the nature and source of

income in the program narrative

statement.

Column 5: Carry totals from column 1

to column 5 for all line items.

Justification: Describe the nature,

source and anticipated use of program

income in the Program Narrative

Statement.

Section C—Non-Federal Resources

This section is to record the amounts

of Non-Federal resources that will be

used to support the project. Non-Federal

resources refer to other than OCS funds

for which the applicant has received a

commitment. Provide a brief

explanation, on a separate sheet,

showing the type of contribution,

broken out by Object Class Categories,

section B.6) and whether it is cash or

third party in-kind. The firm

commitment of these required funds

must be documented and submitted

with the application.

Except in unusual situations, this

documentation must be in the form of

letters of commitment or letters of intent

from the organization(s)/individuals

from which funds will be received.

Line 8—

Col. (a): Enter the project title.

Col. (b): Enter the amount of cash or

donations to be made by the applicant.

Col. (c): Enter the State contribution.

Col. (d): Enter the amount of cash and

third party in-kind contributions to be

made from all other sources.

Col. (e): Enter the total of column (b),

(c), and (d). Lines 9, 10, and 11 should

be left blank.

Line 12—Carry the total of each

column of line 8, (b) through (e). The

amount in column (e) should be equal

to the amount on section A, Line 5, and

column (f).

Justification: Describe third party inkind contributions, if included.

Section D—Forecasted Cash Needs

Line 13—Enter the amount of Federal

(OCS) cash needed for this grant for first

year and by quarter, during the first 12-

month budget period.

Line 14—Enter the amount of cash

from all other sources needed by quarter

during the first year.

Line 15—Enter the total of Lines 13

and 14 for all columns.

Section E—Budget Estimates of Federal

Funds Needed for Balance of the Project

To be completed by applicants

applying for funds for a three year

project period.

Section F—Other Budget Information

Line 21—Include narrative

justification required under Section B

for each object class category for the

total project period.

Line 22—Enter the type of HHS or

other Federal agency approved indirect

cost 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.

Also, enter the date the rate was

approved, where applicable. Attach a

copy of the approved rate agreement if

it was negotiated with a Federal agency

other than the Department of Health and

Human Services.

Line 23—Provide any other

explanations and continuation sheets

required or deemed necessary to justify

or explain the budget information.

3. SF–424B ‘‘Assurances NonConstruction’’

Applicant must sign and return the

‘‘Assurances’’ found at Attachment C

with its application.

4. Project Narrative

Each narrative section of the

application must address one or more of

the focus areas described in Part B and

follow the format outlined below:

a. Need for Assistance

b. Work Program

c. Significant and Beneficial Impact

d. Evidence of Significant

Collaborations

e. Ability of the Applicant to Perform

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Part G—Post Award Information and

Reporting Requirements

Following approval of the

applications selected for funding, notice

of project approval and authority to

draw down project funds will be made

in writing. The official award document

is the Financial Assistance Award,

which indicates, the amount of Federal

funds approved for use in the project,

the project and budget periods for

which support is provided, the terms

and conditions of the award, and the

total project period for which support is

contemplated.

In addition to the standard terms and

conditions which will be applicable to

grants, grantee will be subject to the

provisions of 45 CFR parts 74 (nongovernmental) and 92 (governmental)

and OMB Circulars A–122 and A–87.

Grantees will be required to submit

quarterly progress and financial reports

(SF–269) as well as a final progress and

financial report.

Grantees are subject to the audit

requirements in 45 CFR parts 74 (nongovernmental) and 92 (governmental)

and OMB Circulars A–128 and A–133.

Section 319 of Public Law 101–121,

signed into law on October 23, 1989

imposes prohibitions and requirements

for disclosure and certification related

to lobbying on recipients of Federal

contracts, grants, cooperative

agreements, and loans. It provides

exemptions for Indian tribes and tribal

organizations. Current and prospective

recipients (and their subtier contractors

and/or grantees) are prohibited from

using Federal funds, other than profits

from a Federal contract, for lobbying

Congress or any Federal agency in

connection with the award of a contract,

grant, cooperative agreement, or loan. In

addition, for each award action in

excess of $100,000 (or $150,000 for

loans) the law requires recipients and

their subtier contractors and/or

subgrantees (1) to certify that they have

neither used nor will use any

appropriated funds for payment to

lobbyists, (2) to disclose the name,

address, payment details, and purpose

of any agreements with lobbyists whom

recipients or their subtier Contractors or

subgrantee will pay with profits or nonappropriated funds on or after

December 22, 1989, and (3) to file

quarterly up-dates about the use of

lobbyists if material changes occur in

their use. The law establishes civil

penalties for noncompliance. See

Attachment F for certification and

disclosure forms to be submitted with

the applications for this program.

Public Law 103–227, Part C.

Environmental Tobacco Smoke, also

known as the Pro-Children Act of 1994

(Act), requires that smoking not be

permitted in any portion of any indoor

facility owned or leased or contracted

for by an entity and used routinely or

regularly for the 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 States or local

governmental by Federal grant, contract,

loan or loan guarantee. The law does not

apply to facilities funded solely by

Medicare of Medicaid funds, and

portions of facilities used for in-patient

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

requirement of the Act. The applicant/

grantee further agrees that it will require

the language of this certification be

included in any sub-awards, which

contain provisions for children’s

services and that all subgrantees shall

certify accordingly.

Attachment H indicates the

regulations that apply to all applicants/

grantees under this program.

Dated: May 25, 2000.

Donald Sykes,

Director, Office of Community Services.

CSBG Training, Technical Assistance

and Capacity-Building Program; List of

Attachments

A—Application for Federal Assistance, SF

424

B—Budget Information—Non-Construction

Programs, SF 424A

C—Assurances—Non-Construction Programs,

SF 424B

D—Certification Regarding Drug-Free Work

Place

E—Debarment Certification

F—Certification Regarding Environmental

Tobacco Smoke

G—Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, SF–

LLL

H—Listing of Regulations Applicable to All

Grantees

I—Listing of State Single Points of Contact

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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 you 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 preapplication 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 and

opportunity to review the applicant’s

submission.

Item: and Entry

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Date application submitted to Federal

agency (or State if applicable) and 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 this 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 in-kind

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 (0348/004), Washington,

DC.

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 column headings (1) through (4),

enter the lines 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 totals of Columns (b),

(c), and (d).

Line 12—Enter the total for each 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 Estimate of Federal Funds

Needed for Balance of the Project

Lines 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 are

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.

Attachment C

Assurance—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 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 not 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 nonFederal share or 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 project

of approval of the awarding agency.

5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental

Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. §§ 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. §§ 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. § 794),

which prohibits discrimination on the basis

of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act

of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 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 alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g)

§§ 523 and 527 of the Public Health Service

Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§ 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. §§ 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 may apply to the

application.

7. Will comply, or has already complied,

with the requirements of Title II and III of the

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real

Property Acquisition Policies 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.

§§ 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

provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C.

§§ 276a to 276a–7), the Copeland Act (40

U.S.C. § 276c and 18 U.S.C. § 874), and the

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

Act (40 U.S.C. §§ 327–333), regarding 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. §§ 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. §§ 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. §§ 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. § 470), EO 11593

(identification and protection of historic

properties), and the Archaeological and

Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.

§§ 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. §§ 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. §§ 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 this program.

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Signature of Authorized Certifying Official

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Title

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Applicant Organization

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Date Submitted

Attachment D

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 AGENCYWIDE certifications, and for notification of

criminal drug convictions. For the

Department of Health and Human Services,

the central pint 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.

2. The certification set out below is a

material representation of fact upon which

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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 Substancese 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 I. (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 site(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]

Attachment E

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.

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5. 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 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 titled

‘‘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 a

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 indicated 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 transactions,

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,

[[Page 33043]] 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 Transaction,’’

without modification, in all lower tier

covered transactions and in all solicitations

for lower tier covered transactions.

7. A participation 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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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 $1000 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.

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–C

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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 data 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 or 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

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 number;

the contract, grant, or loan award number;

the application/proposed 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 item 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 from 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.

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 loan, the entering into 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 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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Title

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Organization

Attachment H—DHHS Regulations

Applicable to Grants

The following DHHS regulations apply to

all applicants/grantees under the CSBG

Training, Technical Assistance and CapacityBuilding Program.

Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations

Part 16—Procedures of the Departmental

Grant Appeals Board

Part 74—Administration of grants (nongovernmental)

Part 74—Administration of Grants (State and

local Governments and Indian Tribal

affiliates):

Sections

74.26 Non-Federal Audits

74.27 Allowable Costs for Hospitals and

Other Non-profit Organizations

74.90 Final Decisions in Disputes

74.32 Real Property

74.34 Equipment and

74.35 Supplies

74.24 General Program Income

Part 74—20–28 Fiscal Management

Part 74—40–48 Procedure Standards

Part 74—50–53 Reports and Records

Part 75—Informal Grant Appeal Procedures

Part 76—Debarment and Suspension from

Eligibility for Financial Assistance,

Subpart—Drug Free Workplace

Requirements

Part 80—Non-discrimination Under Programs

Receiving Federal Assistance through the

Department of Health and Human

Services, Effectuation of Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Part 81—Practice and Procedures for

Hearings Under Part 80 of this Title

Part 84—Non-discrimination on the Basis of

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Handicap in Programs

Part 86—Nondiscrimination on the basis of

sex in the admission of individuals to

training programs

Part 91—Non-discrimination on the Basis of

Age in Health and Human Services

Programs or Activities Receiving Federal

Financial Assistance

Part 92—Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and Cooperative

Agreements to States and Local

Governments (Federal Register, March

11, 1988)

Part 93—New Restrictions on Lobbying

Part 100—Intergovernmental Review of

Department of Health and Human

Services Programs and Activities

Attachment I—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.

August 23, 1999 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

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 515 W. 7th St., Room 412,

Little Rock, Arkansas 72203, Telephone:

(501) 682–1074, Fax: (501) 682–5206

California

Grants Coordination, State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning & Research, 1400 Tenth

Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California

95814, Telephone: (916) 445–0613, Fax:

(916) 323–3018

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact,

Executive Department, Office of the

Budget, 540 S. Dupont Highway, 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 Mgmt. & Dev., 717

14th Street, N.W. Suite 1200, Washington,

D.C. 20005, Telephone: (202) 727–1700

(direct), (202) 727–6537 (secretary), Fax:

(202) 727–1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2555 Shumard Oak

Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone: (850) 922–5438, Fax: (850)

414–0479, Contact: Cherie Trainor, (850)

414–5495

Georgia

Deborah Stephens, Coordinator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 270 Washington Street,

S.W.—8th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30334,

Telephone: (404) 656–3855, Fax: (404)

656–7901

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

Renee Miller, State Budget Agency, 212 State

House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204–2796,

Telephone: (317) 232–2971 (directline),

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, Sandra Brewer,

Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental

Affairs, Office of the Governor, 700 Capitol

Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,

Telephone: (502) 564–2611, Fax: (502)

564–0437

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 Janey, Manager, Plan & Project Review,

Maryland Office of Planning, 301 W.

Preston Street—Room 1104, Baltimore,

Maryland 21201–2365, Staff Contact: Linda

Janey, Telephone: (410) 767–4490, Fax:

(410) 767–4480

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, 550 High Street, 303

Walters Sillers Building, Jackson,

Mississippi 39201–3087, Telephone: (601)

359–6762, Fax: (601) 359–6758

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, P.O. Box 809,

Jefferson Building, 9th Floor, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314)

4834, Fax: (314) 751–7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, 209 E. Musser Street, Room

220, Carson City, Nevada 89710,

Telephone: (702) 687–4065, Fax: (702)

687–3983, Contact: Heather Elliot, (702)

687–6367

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire

Office of State Planning, Attn:

Intergovernmental Review Process, Mike

Blake, 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) 827–3640, Fax: (505) 827–4984

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474–1605,

Fax: (518) 486–5617

North Carolina

Jeanette Furney, North Carolina Department

of Administration, 116 West Jones Street—

Suite 5106, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603–

8003 Telephone: (919) 733–7232, Fax:

(919) 733–9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office

of Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58505–0170, Telephone: (701) 224–

2094, Fax: (701) 224–2308

Rhode Island

Kevin Nelson, Review Coordinator,

Department of Administration, Division of

Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor,

Providence, Rhode Island 02908–5870,

Telephone: (401) 277–2656, Fax: (401)

277–2083

South Carolina

Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of

Contact, Budget and Control Board, Office

of State Budget, 1122 Ladies Street—12th

Floor, Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Telephone: (803) 734–0494, Fax: (803)

734–0645

Texas

Tom Adams, Governors Office, Director,

Intergovernmental Coordination, P.O. Box

12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone:

(512) 463–1771, Fax: (512) 936–2681

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning and Budget, Room 116,

State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

Telephone: (801) 538–1027, Fax: (801)

538–1547

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community,

Development Division, W. Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, Room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone: (304) 558–4010, Fax: (304)

558–3248

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Wisconsin

Jeff Smith, Section Chief, Federal/State

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

Sandy Ross, State Single Point of Contact,

Department of Administration and

Information, 2001 Capitol Avenue, Room

214, Cheyenne, WY 82002, Telephone:

(307) 777–5492, Fax: (307) 777–3696

Territories

Guam

Joseph Rivera, Acting Director, Bureau of

Budget and Management Research, Office

of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana,

Guam 96932, Telephone: (671) 475–9411

or 9412, Fax: (671) 472–2825

Puerto Rico

Jose Caballero-Mercado, Chairman, Puerto

Rico Planning Board, Federal Proposals

Review Office, Minillas Government

Center, P.O. Box 41119, San Juan, Puerto

Rico 00940–1119, Telephone: (787) 727–

4444, (787) 723–6190, Fax: (787) 724–3270

North Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer,

Office of Management and Budget, Office

of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950,

Telephone: (670) 664–2256, Fax: (670)

664–2272, Contact person: 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: Linda Clarke, 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.’’ STATES WITHOUT

‘‘STATE SINGLE POINTS OF CONTACT’’

INCLUDE: Alabama, Alaska; American

Samoa; Colorado; Connecticut; Hawaii;

Idaho; Kansas; 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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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 00D–1309]

Draft Guidance for Industry: Channels

of Trade Policy for Commodities With

Methyl Parathion Residues; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) is announcing the

availability of a proposed guidance

document entitled ‘‘Guidance for

Industry: Channels of Trade Policy for

Commodities With Methyl Parathion

Residues’’ (the proposed guidance). The

proposed guidance presents FDA’s

policy for implementing the channels of

trade provision for the pesticide

chemical methyl parathion in of the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(FFDCA) as amended by the Food

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.

The proposed guidance is intended to

assist firms in understanding FDA’s

planned approach to the enforcement of

this provision of the FQPA with regard

to residues of methyl parathion in food.

DATES: Submit written comments

concerning this guidance and the

information collection by August 1,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

concerning the proposed guidance and

the collection of information provisions

to the Dockets Management Branch

(HFA–305), Food and Drug

Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit

written requests for single copies of the

proposed guidance entitled ‘‘Guidance

for Industry: Channels of Trade Policy

for Commodities With Methyl Parathion

Residues’’ to Donna L. Myers, Center for

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

(HFS–306), Food and Drug

Administration, 200 C St. SW.,

Washington, DC 20204, 202–205–4681.

Send one self-adhesive address label to

assist that office in processing your

request. Comments and requests for

copies should be identified with the

docket number found in brackets in the

heading of this document. A copy of the

proposed guidance and received

comments are available for public

examination in the Dockets

Management Branch between 9 a.m. and

4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael E. Kashtock, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS–

306), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204,

202–205–4681, FAX 202–205–4422, email: mkashtoc@bangate.fda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On August 3, 1996, the FQPA was

signed into law. This law, which

amends the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

and the FFDCA, established a new

safety standard for pesticide residues in

food, with an emphasis on protecting

the health of infants and children. In

accordance with the FQPA, the

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), the agency responsible for

regulating the use of pesticides (under

FIFRA) and establishing tolerances for

residues of pesticide chemicals in food

commodities (under the FFDCA), is in

the process of reassessing the pesticide

tolerances and exemptions that were in

effect when the law was signed. When

the determination is made that a

pesticide’s tolerance level does not meet

the safety standard set forth by the

FQPA, the registration for the pesticide

may be canceled for all or certain uses.

In addition, the tolerances for that

pesticide may be lowered or revoked for

the corresponding food commodities.

Under section 408(l)(2) of the FFDCA

(21 U.S.C. 346a(l)(2)), when the

registration for a pesticide is canceled or

modified due in whole or in part to

dietary risks to humans posed by

residues of that pesticide chemical on

food, the effective date for the

revocation of such tolerance (or

exemption in some cases) must be no

later than 180 days after the date such

cancellation becomes effective or 180

days after the date on which the use of

the canceled pesticide becomes

unlawful under the terms of the

cancellation, whichever is later.

When EPA takes such actions, food

derived from a commodity that was

lawfully treated with the pesticide may

not have cleared the channels of trade

by the time the revocation or new

tolerance level takes effect. The food

could be found by FDA, the agency that

is responsible for monitoring pesticide

residue levels and enforcing the

pesticide tolerances in most foods (the

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

has responsibility for meat, poultry, and