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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, 

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Room 10–33 Parklawn Building, 5600 

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Dated: August 10, 2006. 

Cheryl R. Dammons, 

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Coordination. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Mental Health and Community Safety 

Initiative for American Indian and 

Alaska Native Children, Youth and 

Families 

Announcement Type: Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS–

2006–IHS–MHC–001. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 93.228. 

Key Dates: Application Deadline Date: 

September 11, 2006. 

Review Date: September 14, 2006. 

Award Announcement Date: 

September 26, 2006. 

Earliest Anticipated Start Date: 

September 29, 2006. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The Indian Health Service (IHS) has 

developed the Mental Health and 

Community Safety Initiative (MHCSI) 

for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/ 

AN) Children, Youth and Families. The 

IHS announces the availability of Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2006 funds for limited 

competition for MHCSI Grants to 

implement innovative strategies that 

focus on mental health, behavioral, 

substance abuse, and community safety 

needs of AI/AN young people and their 

families who are involved or at risk of 

involvement with the juvenile justice 

system. This effort was first initiated 

through the White House Domestic 

Policy Council to provide federally 

recognized Tribes and eligible Tribal 

organizations with assistance to plan, 

design and assess the feasibility of 

implementing a culturally appropriate 

system of care for AI/ANs. The planning 

phase which was under a cooperative 

agreement focused on integrating 

traditional healing methods indigenous 

to the communities with conventional 

treatment methodologies. This grant 

announcement will focus on 

implementation of services utilizing the 

planning phase accomplishments as a 

foundation. Applicants should have 

completed a four-year planning process 

in the development of the 

implementation plan which has been 

developed collaboratively with 

participation of the service population 

and the various resource provider 

agencies in the community to be served. 

This program is authorized under the 

Snyder Act, 1921 and under authority 

25 U.S.C. 1621h(m), Indian Health Care 

Improvement Act (IHCIA). This program 

is described at 93.228 in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance. This grant 

will be awarded and administered in 

accordance with: 

1. This announcement. 

2. 42 CFR Part 136.101, et seq. 

3. 45 CFR Part 92, ‘‘Department of 

Health and Human Services, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements to State 

and Local Governments,’’ or 45 CFR, 

Part 74, ‘‘Administration of Grants to 

Non-Profit Recipients’’. 

4. The Public Health Service (PHS) 

Grants Policy Statement, Revised April, 

1994. 

5. Applicable Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circulars. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Awards: Grant. 

Estimated Funds Available: The total 

amount of funds available for FY 2006 

is $350,000. The award is for 12 months 

in duration with a maximum award 

amount of $125,000 for two grantees 

and $100,000 for one grantee. 

Competitive awards depend on the 

availability of funds and successful 

completion of the planning phase. 

Anticipated Number of Awards: Three 

awards will be issued under the 

Program. 

Project Period: September 29, 2006 

through September 29, 2007. 

Award Amount: $100,000–$125,000 

per year. Maximum award will be 

$125,000. Funds exceeding $125,000 

will not be considered. 

Note: This announcement applies to 

existing grantees who have successfully 

completed the planning process. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligibility will be limited to American 

Indian/Alaska Native grantees who have 

successfully completed the planning 

phase under the Mental Health and 

Community Safety Initiative Grants. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching 

The Mental Health and Community 

Safety Initiative Program does not 

require matching funds or cost sharing. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Applicant package may be found at 

http://www.grants.gov 

Information regarding the electronic 

process may be directed to Michelle 

Bulls, Grants Policy Officer, at (301) 

443–6528. Information regarding the 

general grant information may be 

directed to: 

Program Contact: Ramona Williams, 

Office of Clinical and Preventive 

Services, Division of Behavioral Health, 

Indian Health Service, 801 Thompson 

Ave, Suite 300, Rockville, Maryland 

20852; (301) 433–2038. Grants 

Specialist Contact: Martha Redhouse, 

Division of Grants Operations, Indian 

Health Service, 801 Thompson Ave, 

TMP, Suite 360, Rockville, Maryland 

20852; (301) 433–5204. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

• Be single-spaced. 

• Be typewritten. 

• Have consecutively numbered 

pages. 

• Use black type not smaller than 12 

characters per one inch. 

• Contain a narrative that does not 

exceed 7 typed pages and that includes: 

• program goals and objectives, and 

background need for assistance and 

capacity. Key personnel; budget 

justification; evaluation; table of 

contents and appendices should not be 

included in the narrative section. 

Public Policy Requirements: All 

Federal-wide public policies apply to 

IHS grants with the exception of 

Lobbying and Discrimination. 

A pre-application or Letter of Intent is 

not required. 

For applicants previously funded 

under the planning phase grant, proof of 

non-profit status will not be required. 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov by 5 

p.m. ET on September 11, 2006. If 

technical issues arise and the applicant 

is unable to successfully complete the 

electronic application process, the 

applicant must contact Grants Policy 

Staff fifteen days prior to the application 

deadline. The Grants Policy Staff will 

determine whether you may submit a 

paper application (original and 2 

copies). The grantee must obtain prior 

approval, in writing, from the Grants 

Policy Staff allowing the paper 

submission. As appropriate, paper 

applications are due by the date 

referenced above. Paper applications 

(original and 2 copies) shall be 

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received by the due date or postmarked 

on or before the deadline date. 

Applicants should request a legibly 

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or 

obtain a legibly dated receipt from a 

commercial carrier or U.S. Postal 

Service. Private metered postmarks will 

not be acceptable as proof of timely 

mailing. 

Late applications will not be 

accepted. All late applications will be 

returned to the applicant without 

review. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372 requiring 

intergovernmental review is not 

applicable to this program. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

A. Obtain prior approval from 

Program Official for pre-award costs. 

B. The available funds are inclusive of 

direct and indirect costs. 

C. Only one grant will be awarded per 

applicant. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

Electronic Submission—The preferred 

method for receipt of applications is 

electronic submission through 

Grants.gov. However, should any 

technical problems arise regarding the 

submission, please contact Grants.gov 

Customer Support at 1-800-518-4726 or 

support&grants.gov. The Contact Center 

hours of operations are Monday-Friday 

from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time (EST). If you require additional 

assistance please contact IHS Grants 

Policy Staff at (301) 443-6528 at least 

fifteen days prior to the application 

deadline. To submit an application 

electronically, please use the http:// 

www.Grants.gov Web site. Download a 

copy of the application package, on the 

Grants.gov Web site, complete it off-line 

and then upload and submit the 

application via the Grants.gov Web site. 

You may not E-mail an electronic copy 

of a grant application to us. 

Please be reminded of the following: 

• Under the new IHS requirements, 

paper applications are not the preferred 

method. However, if you have technical 

problems submitting your application 

on-line, please contact Grants.gov 

Customer Support at: http:// 

www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport. If 

you are still unable to successfully 

submit your application on-line, please 

contact Grants Policy Staff fifteen days 

prior to the application deadline and 

advise them of the difficulties you have 

having submitting your application online. At that time, it will be determined 

whether you may submit a paper 

application. At that point you are to 

download the application package from 

Grants.gov, and send it directly to the 

Division of Grants Operations, 801 

Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 300, 

Rockville, MD 20852 by September 11, 

2006, 5 p.m. ET. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov Web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the Web site, as well as the 

hours of operation. We strongly 

recommend that you do not wait until 

the deadline date to begin the 

application process through Grants.gov. 

• To use Grants.gov, you, as the 

applicant, must have a DUNS Number 

and register in the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR). You should allow a 

minimum of ten days to complete CCR 

registration. See below on how to apply. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

typically included on the SF–424 and 

all necessary assurances and 

certifications. 

• Your application must comply with 

any page limitation requirements 

described in the program 

announcement. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgement from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. The IHS will retire 

your application from Grants.gov. 

• You may access the electronic 

application for this program on http:// 

www.Grants.gov. 

• You must search for the 

downloadable application package by 

CFDA number. 

• To receive an application package, 

the applicant must provide the Funding 

Opportunity Number: HHS–2006–IHS–

MHC–0001. 

E-mail applications will not be 

accepted under this announcement. 

DUNS Number: Applicants are 

required to have a Dun and Bradstreet 

(DUNS) number to apply for a grant or 

cooperative agreement from the Federal 

Government. The DUNS number is a 

nine-digit identification number, which 

uniquely identifies business entities. 

Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and 

there is no charge. To obtain a DUNS 

number, access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1–

866–705–5711. Interested parties may 

wish to obtain their DUNS number by 

phone to expedite the process. 

Central Contractor Registry: 

Applications submitted electronically 

must also be registered with the Central 

Contractor Registry (CCR). A DUNS 

number is required before CCR 

registration can be completed. Many 

organizations may already have a DUNS 

number. Please use the number listed 

above t investigate whether or not your 

organization has a DUNS number. 

Registration with the CCR is free of 

charge. 

Applicants may register by calling 1–

888–227–2423. Please review and 

complete the CCR ‘‘Registration 

Worksheet’’ located on http:// 

www.grants.gov/CCRRegister. 

More detailed information regarding 

these registration processes can be 

found at http://www.grants.gov. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

A. Program Goals and Objectives (30 

Points) 

The application will be evaluated on 

the extent to which the applicant: 

(1) Includes a clear description of the 

goals and objectives of the program in 

measurable terms; 

(2) Describes how the 

accomplishment of the objectives will 

be measured, including whether or not 

the program is replicable; 

(3) Describes tasks and resources 

needed to implement and complete the 

project as well as who will perform the 

tasks; 

(4) Provides milestones or a time chart 

that indicates the time that the project 

will begin to accept clients; 

(5) Defines the data collection 

mechanism for the project, how it will 

be obtained, analyzed, and maintained; 

(6) Includes information in the data 

system that reflects the number and 

types of people served, services 

provided, client outcomes, client 

satisfaction, and associated costs; 

(7) Describes how the data collection 

will support the stated objectives for the 

program and how it will support the 

evaluation of the program; 

(8) Describes the evaluation 

methodology and related activities, 

describes how the effectiveness of the 

employed interventions will be 

monitored as well as the acceptance of 

the program within the community; and 

(9) Develops a knowledge base of 

reliable and valid service system models 

that define the best outcomes for AI/AN 

children and their families, respecting 

the unique features of the culture of the 

target community (e.g. Northern Plains, 

Pueblo, Alaska Native village). 

Further evaluation will be made of 

how well the applicant: 

(1) Discusses the manner that allows 

the program services to continue after 

the grant expires; 

(2) Expresses willingness to share 

models of success with other 

communities and programs; 

(3) Develops a cohesive and effective 

mental health service system that draws 

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private resources, including traditional 

healers as determined by the 

community. The system of care must 

involve education, primary care, justice, 

child welfare, as well as behavioral 

health prevention and treatment; and 

(4) Describes how data derived from 

the program will be used for improving 

the service system, increasing the 

quality of service delivery, developing 

system of care policies in the local 

community, and sustaining the system 

of care beyond the additional one-year 

period of Federal funding. 

B. Background, Need for Assistance, and 

capacity (25 points) 

The application will be evaluated 

based on the extent to which the 

applicant: (1) Describes and defines the 

target population at the project location 

(e.g., Tribal population, number of cases 

of child abuse and neglect (CAN) and/ 

or seriously mentally ill (SMI) cases 

reported, number of juvenile cases 

prosecuted, number of children/families 

currently receiving treatment, number of 

children/families determined to be at 

risk), and identifies the information 

sources; 

(2) Lists the number of CAN cases 

and/or SMI children and youth who are 

involved or at risk for becoming 

involved with the juvenile justice 

system and specifies the source of 

information for all data that supports 

the need for program; 

(3) Describes the existing resources 

and available resources, including the 

availability of AI/AN healing resources 

that will provide services to the target 

population and their families; 

(4) Describes the needs of the target 

population and what efforts have been 

made in the past to meet the need, as 

applicable (e.g., number of treatment 

providers, collaborative efforts and 

agreements with other treatment 

programs, availability of program 

funding from other sources); 

(5) Summarizes the applicable 

standards, laws, regulations, and codes; 

and 

(6) Shows Tribal or organizational 

support for the proposed program. 

C. Management Controls (15 points) 

The application will be evaluated on 

the extent to which the applicant: 

(1) Describes the project location, 

facilities, and available equipment; 

(2) Describes the management 

controls of the recipient over the 

direction and acceptability of work to be 

performed; 

(3) Describes the personnel and 

financial mechanisms to be utilized; 

(4) Demonstrates that the organization 

has adequate systems and expertise to 

manage Federal funds; and 

(5) Includes a letter from the 

accounting firm with the results of the 

most recent financial audit for the 

organization. 

D. Key Personnel (10 points) 

The application will be evaluated 

based on the extent to which the 

applicant: 

(1) Provides a resume, qualifications, 

and position description for the program 

director and key personnel as described 

on page 22 of the PHS 5161; 

(2) Identifies existing personnel and 

new program staff to be hired; 

(3) Lists the qualifications and 

experience of consultants or contractors 

where their use is anticipated; and 

(4) Identifies who will determine if 

the contracted work is acceptable and 

how the determination will be made. 

E. Budget (10 points) 

The application will be evaluated 

based on the extent to which the 

applicant: 

(1) Provides an itemized estimate of 

costs and a justification for the proposed 

program on SF 424A, Budget 

Information Non-Construction 

Programs; 

(2) Allows for a narrative justification 

that describes the expenditures and the 

justification for the expenditures; 

(3) Indicates special start-up costs; 

(4) Includes a brief program narrative 

and budget for the additional year of 

funding requested; and 

(5) Provides a statement that grant 

funding may not be used to supplant 

existing public and private resources. 

F. Evaluation (10 points) 

The application will be critiqued to 

the extent to which the applicant 

implements an evaluation protocol. 

Collaboration and coordination with 

outside institutions and/or consultant 

expertise may be used. The application 

will be evaluated on the extent to 

which, the applicant: 

(1) Describes how the evaluation plan 

will measure the accomplishments of 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

(2) Describes how outcomes will be 

measured and analyzed; and 

(3) Describes the data collection 

methods and types of data to be used in 

measuring outcomes of the goals and 

objectives. 

2. Reviewed and Selection Process 

Applications meeting eligibility 

requirements that are complete, 

responsive, and conform to this program 

announcement will be reviewed for 

merit by an Ad Hoc Objective Review 

Committee (ORD) appointed by the IHS 

to review and make recommendations 

on the applications. The review will be 

conducted in accordance with the PHS 

Objective Review Guidelines. The 

technical review process ensures 

selection of quality projects in a limited 

competition for limited funding. 

Applications will be evaluated and 

rated on the basis of the six evaluation 

criteria listed above for the type of 

project submitted. These criteria are 

used to evaluate the quality of a 

proposed project, to assign a numerical 

score to each application, and to 

determine the likelihood of success. 

Applications scoring below 60 points 

will be disapproved. The scoring of 

approved applications will assist the 

IHS in determining which proposals 

will be funded. 

3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award Dates 

Applications received by the closing 

date of September 11, 2006 or verified 

by the postmark will undergo a review 

to determine that the: 

A. Applicant is eligible in accordance 

with the Eligibility and Documentation 

section of this announcement; 

B. Application narrative, forms, and 

materials submitted meet the 

requirements of the announcement and 

allow the review panel to undertake an 

in-depth evaluation; the application is 

not a duplication of a previously funded 

project and the application complies 

with this announcement; otherwise, the 

application will be returned to the 

applicant. The Award Date is September 

26, 2006. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

The program officer will notify the 

contact person identified on each 

proposal of the results in writing via 

postal mail. Applicants whose 

applications are declared ineligible will 

receive written notification of the 

ineligibility determination and their 

original grant application will be 

returned via postal mail. The ineligible 

notification will include information 

regarding the rationale for the ineligible 

decision citing specific information 

from the original grant application. 

Applicants who are approved and 

funded will be notified through the 

Financial Assistance Award (FAA) 

document signed by the Grants 

Management Officer. The FAA will 

serve as the official notification of a 

grant award and will state the amount 

of Federal funds awarded, the purpose 

of the grant, the terms and conditions of 


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the grant award, the effective date of the 

award, the project period, and the 

budget period. Any other 

correspondence announcing to the 

Applicant’s Project Director that an 

application was recommended for 

approval is not an authorization to begin 

performance. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Grants are administered in accordance 

with the following documents: A. 45 

CFR Part 92, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements to State, Local, 

and Tribal Governments’’, or 45 CFR 

Part 74, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Awards and 

Subawards to Institutions of Higher 

Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit 

Organizations, and Commercial 

Organizations’’. 

B. Public Health Service Grants Policy 

Statement, Revised April 1994. 

C. Appropriate Cost Principles: OMB 

Circular A–87, ‘‘State, Local, and Indian 

Tribal Governments,’’ or OMB Circular 

A–122, ‘‘Non-Profit Organizations’’. 

D. OMB Circular A–133, ‘‘Audits of 

States, Local Governments, and NonProfit Organizations’’. 

E. Other Applicable OMB Circulars. 

3. Reporting 

A. Progress Report: Program progress 

reports are required quarterly. These 

reports will include a brief comparison 

of actual accomplishment to the goals 

established for the period, reasons for 

slippage (if applicable), and other 

pertinent information as required. A 

final report must be submitted within 90 

days of expiration of the budget/project 

period. 

Financial Status Report: Semi-annual 

financial status reports (FSR) must be 

submitted within 30 days of the end of 

the half year. Final FSR are due within 

90 days of expiration of the budget/ 

project period. Standard Form 269 can 

be downloaded from http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

sf269.pdf for financial reporting. 

Grantees are responsible and 

accountable for accurate reporting of the 

Progress Reports and Financial Status 

Reports which must be verified by the 

grantee. Failure to submit required 

reports within the time allowed may 

result in suspension or termination of 

an active grant, withholding of 

additional awards for the project, or 

other enforcement actions such as 

withholding of payments or converting 

to the reimbursement method of 

payment. Continued failure to submit 

required reports may result in one or 

both of the following: (1) The 

imposition of special award provisions; 

and (2) the non-funding or non-award of 

other eligible projects or activities. This 

applies whether the delinquency is 

attributable to the failure of the grantee 

organization of the individual 

responsible for preparation of reports. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

Interested parties may obtain MHCSI 

programmatic information from Ms. 

Ramona Williams, Program Officer, 

through the information listed under 

Section IV of this program 

announcement. Grant-related and 

business management information may 

be obtained from Ms. Martha Redhouse, 

Grants Management Specialist through 

the information listed under Section IV 

of this program announcement. Please 

note that the telephone numbers 

provided are not toll-free. 

VIII. Other Information 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is committed to 

achieving the health promotion and 

disease prevention objectives Healthy 

People 2010, and HHS-led activity for 

setting priority areas. Potential 

applicants may obtain a printed copy of 

Healthy People 2010, (Summary Report 

No, 017–001–00549–5) or CD–ROM, 

Stock No. 017–001–00549–5, through 

the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 

371954, Pittsburgh, PA, 15250–7945, 

(202) 512–1800. You may also access 

this information at the following Web 

site: http://www.healthypeople.gov/ 

Publications. 

The U.S. Census Bureau website 

contains AI/AN specific data at the 

Tribal census tract level. Data is 

provided at http://factfinder.census.gov/ 

home/aian/index.html by Tribe and 

language; reservations and other AI/AN 

areas; county and Tribal census tract 

level; and economic category. 

The HHS strongly encourages all grant 

and contract recipients to provide a 

smoke-free workplace and promote the 

non-use of all tobacco products. In 

addition, Public Law 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking 

in certain facilities (or in some cases, 

any portion of the facility) in which 

regular or routine education, library, 

day care, health care or early childhood 

development services are provided to 

children. This is consistent with the 

HHS mission to protect and advance the 

physical and mental health of the 

American people. 

Dated: August 10, 2006. 

Mary Lou Stanton, 

Deputy Director for Indian Health Policy, 

Indian Health Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Disaster Recovery Survey of 

Businesses 

AGENCY: Office of Policy, Private Sector 

Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security, Office of the Secretary, Private 

Sector Office has submitted the 

following information collection request 

(ICR) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this 

ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained by 

calling Gary Becker, 202–282–9013 (this 

is not a toll free number). 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until October 16, 2006. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10 

ADDRESSES: Comments and questions 

about this Information Collection 

Request should be forwarded to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 


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