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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of Availability of Funds 

for Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

Demonstration Projects 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Announcement of Availability of Funds 

for Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

Demonstration Projects. 

CFDA Number: 93.995. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Competitive Grant. 

DATES: To receive consideration, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Grants Management, Office of 

Public Health and Science (OPHS), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) c/o WilDon Solutions, 

Office of Grants Management 

Operations Center, 1515 Wilson Blvd., 

Third Floor Suite 310, Arlington, VA 

22209, Attention Office Population 

Affairs/Office of Adolescent Pregnancy 

Programs no later than 5 p.m. eastern 

time on June 1, 2007. The application 

due date requirement in this 

announcement supercedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1 form. 

Overview: The Office of Population 

Affairs (OPA), Office of Adolescent 

Pregnancy Programs (OAPP), requests 

applications for evaluation-intensive 

Adolescent Family Life (AFL) 

prevention demonstration grants, as 

authorized by Title XX of the Public 

Health Service (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. 

300z. et seq. These grants are for 

prevention demonstration projects to 

provide and evaluate innovative 

abstinence education activities and 

services targeting youth ages 9–18 and 

their parents. Under this announcement, 

the OAPP is expecting intensive 

evaluations of the demonstration 

projects it supports. To this end, the 

OAPP is requesting applications from 

projects that have dedicated 20–25% of 

the proposed budget to evaluation 

activities. Applicants that do not 

propose an intensive evaluation and/or 

20–25% of their budget for evaluations 

activities will receive a low score on the 

evaluation criterium when reviewed by 

the external review panel (see 

‘‘Application Review Information’’ 

section). 

In addition, successful applicants will 

plan on tracking program participants 

for at least two years, subject to the 

availability of funds. An appropriate 

randomized control design or rigorous 

quasi-experimental design should be 

proposed. 

All AFL prevention demonstration 

projects must provide ‘‘abstinence 

education’’ as defined in section 

510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Title V of the 

Social Security Act (‘‘the A–H criteria’’). 

Therefore, prevention demonstration 

projects must clearly and consistently 

promote premarital abstinence as the 

only 100% effective way of preventing 

adolescent pregnancy and sexually 

transmitted infections (STIs), including 

HIV/AIDS. Funds will be available for 

approximately 20 projects, which may 

be located in any State, the District of 

Columbia, and United States territories, 

commonwealths and possessions. Faithbased and community-based 

organizations are encouraged to apply. 

These grants are for community-based 

demonstration projects to find effective 

means, within the context of the family, 

to promote premarital abstinence. 

Abstinence education, delivered 

through a combination of curricula that 

conform to the A–H criteria, and 

supportive activities and services that 

are proven to motivate youth in healthy 

decision making, can be an effective 

way to deliver a clear message that 

abstinence is the best choice. 

Supporting parents in their role as the 

primary educators of their children on 

issues involving sexuality, particularly 

the health and social benefits of 

abstinence, is also an important 

component of AFL prevention 

demonstration projects. See headings 

‘‘Prevention Services’’ and ‘‘Supportive 

Activities and Services’’ for additional 

information. 

When explaining the rationale for the 

proposed demonstration model, 

successful applicants will describe their 

experience with other youth prevention 

programs, including experience with 

state, local or Federal abstinence 

education grant programs. In particular, 

successful program models will base 

their proposed AFL prevention 

demonstration project on experiences 

and ‘‘lessons learned’’ from previous 

youth oriented activities and services. 

In this funding announcement, the 

OAPP is placing strong emphasis on the 

evaluation of the demonstration projects 

it supports. Applications under this 

announcement are expected to include 

a clear and fully developed evaluation 

plan. The proposed evaluation team’s 

experience, specifically related to 

conducting program evaluation using 

randomized experimental or quasiexperimental design, should be stated. 

A strong evaluation plan should include 

a commitment and description of 

capacity to track program participants 

for at least two years; address both 

capacity and intent to use the AFL 

prevention core evaluation instrument; 

and address both capacity and intent to 

participate in the cross-site evaluation 

of the AFL program scheduled to begin 

in August 2008. Capacity to participate 

in the cross-site evaluation will entail a 

rigorous evaluation design, high quality 

data collection procedures, and the 

ability to deliver data to OAPP for 

inclusion in cross-site analyses. 

Please note, successful applicants will 

also ensure that program staff are 

prepared to address issues of sexual 

coercion and exploitation of young 

teens. In addition, areas of the country 

with high incidences of adolescent 

pregnancy, sexually transmitted 

infections, poverty rates, as well as 

existing gaps in services for youth, will 

receive special consideration. 

Populations and areas of the country not 

currently receiving Title XX funding for 

prevention programs will receive 

special consideration. If there are 

multiple applicants from one State, 

agency collaboration is encouraged. 

Please note, the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Population Affairs 

(DASPA) may elect to award one grant 

per State. Under this announcement, 

former AFL grantees and AFL 

prevention grantees currently in their 

fourth and fifth year of funding are 

eligible to apply; all other current AFL 

grantees are considered ineligible. See 

headings ‘‘Prevention Services’’ and 

‘‘Supportive Activities and Services’’ for 

additional information. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Prevention Services 

Under the Title XX statute, the 

primary purpose of AFL prevention 

demonstration programs is to find 

effective means, within the context of 

the family, of reaching pre-adolescent 

and adolescent children before they 

become sexually active to encourage 

them to abstain from premarital sexual 

activity. (The OAPP also encourages 

reaching out to those adolescents who 

may have already become sexually 

active to encourage them to return to 

abstinence and support them in doing 

so.) Early initiation of sexual activity 

brings not only the risk of adolescent 

pregnancy, but also substantial health 

risks, primarily STIs, including HIV/ 

AIDS. Adolescent sexual activity is also 

associated with a host of other 

problems, such as poor school 

performance, delinquency, substance 

use and depression. 

Prevention demonstration program 

activities and services must be 

consistent with the definition of 

‘‘abstinence education,’’ as set out in 

section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of Title V of the 

Social Security Act, as amended. 

Proposed program activities and 

services, whether educational or 


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supportive, should address at least one 

component of this definition. In 

addition, the program as a whole must 

adequately address all 8 of the A–H 

criteria. Please note, acceptable 

individual activities and services may 

address one or more of the A–H criteria. 

(See ‘‘A–H Compliance Strategies’’ chart 

in the application kit). Under this 

announcement, ‘‘abstinence education’’

means an educational or motivational 

program which: 

(A) Has as its exclusive purpose, 

teaching the social, psychological, and 

health gains to be realized by abstaining 

from sexual activity; 

(B) Teaches abstinence from sexual 

activity outside marriage as the 

expected standard for all school age 

children; 

(C) Teaches that abstinence from 

sexual activity is the only certain way 

to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, 

sexually transmitted diseases, and other 

associated health problems; 

(D) Teaches that a mutually faithful 

monogamous relationship in context of 

marriage is the expected standard of 

human sexual activity; 

(E) Teaches that sexual activity 

outside of the context of marriage is 

likely to have harmful psychological 

and physical effects; 

(F) Teaches that bearing children outof-wedlock is likely to have harmful 

consequences for the child, the child’s 

parents, and society; 

(G) Teaches young people how to 

reject sexual advances and how alcohol 

and drug use increases vulnerability to 

sexual advances; and 

(H) Teaches the importance of 

attaining self-sufficiency before 

engaging in sexual activity. 

Projects must provide services that 

help pre-adolescents and adolescents 

acquire knowledge and skills that will 

instill healthy attitudes, as well as 

provide services that encourage and 

support abstinence from premarital 

sexual activity. Under the statutory 

requirements of Title XX, applicants for 

prevention programs are not required to 

provide any specific array of services. 

However, OAPP encourages the 

submission of applications which focus 

on educational services relating to 

family life and which teach the social, 

psychological, and health gains to be 

realized by abstaining from sexual 

activity. The legislation also permits a 

proposal to include any one or more of 

the following services as appropriate: 

(1) Educational services relating to 

family life and problems associated with 

adolescent premarital sexual relations 

including: 

(a) Information about adoption, 

(b) Education on the responsibilities 

of sexuality and parenting, 

(c) The development of material to 

support the role of parents as the 

providers of sex education, and 

(d) Assistance to parents, schools, 

youth agencies and health providers to 

educate adolescents and pre-adolescents 

concerning self-discipline and 

responsibility in human sexuality; 

(2) Appropriate educational and 

vocational services; 

(3) Counseling for the immediate and 

extended family members of the eligible 

person; 

(4) Transportation; 

(5) Outreach services to families of 

adolescents to discourage sexual 

relations among unemancipated minors; 

and 

(6) Nutrition information and 

counseling. 

Supportive Activities and Services 

In order to remain abstinent until 

marriage, pre-adolescents and 

adolescents need to acquire capacity 

building, coping, and self-sufficiency 

skills that enable them to remain 

abstinent in the present and to continue 

making healthy decisions as they 

transition into adulthood. Therefore, 

effective programs take into account 

how youth physically and emotionally 

develop and how this translates into 

appropriate educational and supportive 

services. In addition to abstinence 

education, research shows that building 

upon positive factors (or assets) in the 

lives of young people protects youth 

from many risky behaviors, including 

sexual activity. Strengthening these 

factors will help motivate youth to 

remain abstinent from sexual activity. 

Therefore, successful applicants will 

propose approaches that will strengthen 

youth assets and implement activities 

and services that address the 

developmental needs of the target 

population. Such approaches place 

considerable emphasis on helping youth 

to develop their assets and to focus on 

where youth are going, helping them to 

develop belief in a positive future and 

belief in their ability to take actions that 

will achieve that future—and also to 

avoid actions that will jeopardize it. 

Some program components typically 

employed in this approach include 

mentoring, tutoring, sports, cultural 

activities, and community service. All 

aspects of the proposed prevention 

demonstration project must motivate 

youth to remain abstinent until 

marriage, must support and be 

consistent with the definition of 

‘‘abstinence education’’ as set out in the 

A–H criteria, and must be within the 

scope of Title XX prevention services. 

Sexual Exploitation 

Among young people ages 15 to 24 in 

2002, 13 percent of females and 5 

percent of males reported that their first 

sexual experience occurred at age 15 or 

younger with an individual who was 

three or more years older. More than 

one in four children born to mothers 

between the ages of 15 and 17 were 

fathered by someone five or more years 

older. Successful AFL prevention 

demonstration applicants should 

thoroughly describe current and 

proposed efforts to prevent sexual 

coercion and exploitation of teens by 

older partners, as well as management 

and reporting that comply with State 

reporting laws regarding child sexual 

abuse, sexual assault (including 

statutory rape), incest, or family 

violence. These efforts should include 

staff training on how to handle abuse/ 

coercion disclosures appropriately, the 

responsibilities as a mandatory reporter, 

as well as overall sensitivity to the issue 

(of nonconsensual sexual activity among 

youth who otherwise would be 

abstinent) in program activities, services 

and curricula. For more information, 

applicants may access the Child Welfare 

Information Gateway formerly the 

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse 

and Neglect Information at http:// 

www.childwelfare.gov. 

Parental Involvement 

Supporting parents in their role as the 

primary educators of their children on 

issues involving sexuality, particularly 

the importance of premarital abstinence, 

can be an effective way to strengthen a 

prevention intervention. Research has 

shown the importance of parental 

involvement and open communication 

between parent and child in the 

prevention of adolescent sexual activity. 

Parental involvement and 

communication include monitoring and 

boundary setting, as well as clearly 

transmitting values and beliefs. 

Targeted services and resources that 

strengthen parental capacity to help 

their child avoid sexual activity and 

other risk behaviors can take many 

forms: Parent workshops or training 

sessions; education newsletters; home 

based videos; or homework assignments 

for parents and children to complete 

together. Program content should reflect 

specific needs of the population to be 

served and might include information 

on parenting practices, communication 

skills, family life and problem solving 

strategies, or adolescent development. It 

is essential that programs effectively 

communicate to parents the benefits of 

abstinence to the health and well-being 

of their children. All programming for 


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parents must be consistent with the A–

H criteria. 

Helping young people successfully 

negotiate adolescence and avoid 

premarital sexual activity, as well as 

other health risk behaviors, requires not 

only educating and motivating them—it 

also requires ensuring that they have 

adequate support systems to put what 

they learn into practice. Stronger 

families, enhanced competencies and 

meaningful ties to the community can 

provide considerable assistance in 

achieving this. To that end, the OAPP 

strongly encourages applicants to 

incorporate activities and services that 

foster youth assets and motivate youth 

to remain abstinent, and to include 

components that emphasize strong and 

viable parental involvement. 

Curricula Review 

The grantee shall submit all curricula 

and educational materials for use in the 

AFL project, whether currently available 

or to be developed by the grantee, to the 

OAPP for review and approval prior to 

use in the project. The review shall 

ensure that all the information provided 

to the program participants is medically 

accurate; consistent with Title XX 

policies on religion; in compliance with 

the statutory prohibitions against 

advocating, promoting, encouraging, or 

providing abortions; and consistent with 

the definition of ‘‘abstinence 

education,’’ as set out in section 

510(b)(2) of Title V of the Social 

Security Act, as amended. 

Note: Curricula and educational materials 

should be identified for this application. 

Review and approval of curricula and other 

educational materials are not done until an 

application is approved for funding. 

Successful approval of a grant application 

does not indicate approval of curricula and 

educational materials for use in a funded 

project. 

Goals and Objectives 

The Office of Adolescent Pregnancy 

Programs (OAPP) has two cross-site 

performance measures for AFL 

prevention demonstration programs: (1) 

Increase the involvement of parents in 

the lives of their children; and (2) 

Increase adolescents’ understanding of 

the positive health and emotional 

benefits of abstaining from premarital 

sexual activity. All grantees will be 

responsible for reporting on these two 

performance measures by using the 

required AFL prevention core 

instrument. The applicant should 

include two program outcome objectives 

addressing these two performance 

measures. Please note, up to four 

additional programmatic outcome 

objectives can be proposed using 

additional data collection instruments. 

Applications that include measures of 

program effects at 2-year follow-up on 

sexual activity are preferred. All 

programmatic outcome objectives 

should be encompassed by an 

overarching program goal. 

A goal is a general statement of what 

the project hopes to accomplish. It 

should reflect the long-term desired 

impact of the project on the target 

group(s) as well as reflect the program 

goals contained in this program 

announcement. An outcome objective is 

a statement which defines a measurable 

result that the project expects to 

accomplish (e.g., decrease in sexual 

activity among the treatment group, 

increase in intent to remain abstinent 

among the treatment group). All 

outcome objectives, including the two 

outcome objectives addressing the above 

cross-site performance measures, should 

be described in terms that are specific, 

measurable, achievable, realistic, and 

time-framed (S.M.A.R.T.). 

Specific: An objective should specify 

one major result directly related to the 

program goal, state who is going to be 

doing what, to whom, by how much, 

and in what time-frame. It should 

specify what will be accomplished and 

how the accomplishment will be 

measured. 

Measurable: An objective should be 

able to describe in realistic terms the 

expected results and specify how such 

results will be measured. 

Achievable: The accomplishment 

specified in the objective should be 

achievable within the proposed time 

line and as a direct result of program 

activities and services. 

Realistic: The objective should be 

reasonable in nature. The specified 

outcomes, expected results, should be 

described in realistic terms. 

Time-framed: An outcome objective 

should specify a target date or time for 

its accomplishments. It should state 

who is going to be doing what, by when, 

etc. The Public Management Institute, 

How to Get Grants (1981). 

Intensive Evaluation Effort 

Section 2006(b)(1) of Title XX 

requires each grantee to expend at least 

one percent, but not more than five 

percent, of the Federal funds received 

under Title XX on evaluation of the 

project. In cases in which a more 

rigorous or comprehensive evaluation 

effort is proposed, waivers of the five 

percent limit on evaluation may be 

granted by OAPP (see sec. 2006(b)(1)). 

This is the fourth funding cycle in 

which the OAPP is placing strong 

emphasis on the evaluation of the 

demonstration projects it supports. To 

that end, it is continuing to request 

applications for evaluation-intensive 

projects, and will waive the five percent 

limit on grant funds for those projects. 

Under this announcement, the OAPP is 

requesting applications for evaluationintensive projects that have a strong 

evaluation design and evaluation plan 

utilizing 20–25% of total grant funds. In 

addition, OAPP strongly encourages 

applicants to be able to track program 

participants for at least two years and to 

propose a randomized control design in 

evaluating project outcomes. 

Commensurate with this increased 

funding for evaluation, the OAPP 

expects applications to include a clear 

and fully developed evaluation plan. 

Evaluation plans that are not evaluationintensive, according to the following 

criteria, will be scored accordingly 

during the grant review process. 

1. Evaluations will be directly tied to 

program objectives and displayed in a 

logic model. Research hypotheses will 

be clearly stated and reflect the 

outcomes the program intends to 

achieve. 

2. Evaluations will include a process 

or implementation evaluation. 

Evaluations in their first year will focus 

on determining that the intervention is 

in place, that it is adequately and 

appropriately staffed and that it is 

reaching its intended population. 

3. Evaluations will have a viable 

comparison strategy. Ideally, a true 

experimental design with random 

assignment will be proposed. For 

programs targeting schools, applicants 

are encouraged to select a pool of 

schools as potential program sites and 

include data, in the application, 

describing the characteristics of each 

school. Applicants are also encouraged 

to submit letters from each school 

principal committing to participate in 

the evaluation if their school is 

randomly assigned to either the 

treatment or control group. In cases 

where an experimental design is not 

possible, a rigorous quasi-experimental 

design with matched comparison 

group(s) would be acceptable. 

4. Evaluations will have sufficient 

sample size to ensure that any observed 

differences between groups are 

statistically significant. Inclusion of 

power analysis to support the sample 

size is recommended. 

5. Evaluations will measure dosage. 

Youth participation and use of various 

service components must be carefully 

tracked so that any differences can be 

corrected for, or at least taken into 

account in discussion of evaluation 

results. Treatment and comparison 

group respondents who complete 

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surveyed in order to allow for 2 or more 

years of follow-up (wherever possible). 

6. Evaluations will include evaluation 

training activities for program staff and 

specific data collection procedures for 

the research assistant. It is expected that 

a research assistant will be budgeted as 

part of the program staff to handle data 

collection procedures. 

7. Evaluations will employ adequate 

data collection procedures. They will 

include the assurance of confidentiality, 

obtaining active parental consent and 

client assent to participate in the survey, 

and planning for survey administration 

that minimizes bias. 

8. Evaluations will employ 

appropriate analytic methods. 

9. Evaluations will include a followup assessment of program participants 

at least six months after the intervention 

being tested ends. Including follow-up 

at 12 months and 24 months after 

baseline data collection will greatly 

strengthen an application. This followup assessment should be in the same 

format as the pre- and post-testing 

instrumentation. 

10. Evaluations will include a plan to 

disseminate and publish the evaluation 

findings by the end of the fifth year of 

funding. 

Section 2006(b)(2) of Title XX 

requires that evaluations of AFL 

demonstration projects be conducted by 

an organization or entity independent of 

the grantee providing services. To 

accomplish this, applicants should 

collaborate with an evaluator affiliated 

with a college or university located in 

their State. The OAPP expects each AFL 

demonstration project to establish a 

strong relationship with its evaluator 

and that this relationship be clearly 

established prior to funding. The 

successful applicant will work with the 

evaluator as the application is being 

prepared to ensure that the evaluation 

plan addresses the proposed project’s 

goals and objectives and meets the 

evaluation criteria specified above. A 

letter of commitment from the evaluator 

along with his or her curriculum vitae 

should be included in the appendix of 

the application. Successful applicants 

will select an evaluator with experience 

in tracking participants long-term and 

conducting random assignment. 

The AFL Prevention Core evaluation 

instruments have been developed for 

use in AFL prevention demonstration 

project evaluations. The prevention 

instruments were designed to reflect 

requirements in the Title XX statute, the 

A–H criteria for abstinence education, 

and the two OAPP cross-site 

performance measures. The Office of 

Management and Budget has approved 

these instruments and all AFL 

demonstration projects funded in fiscal 

year 2004 and beyond are required to 

include them in their evaluation design. 

Prevention demonstration projects 

funded under this announcement will 

be included in this requirement. The 

OAPP recognizes that additional 

instruments are necessary to measure 

additional outcome objectives proposed 

and encourages their use to supplement 

the core instrument. Copies of the AFL 

Prevention core instruments required 

for use in these projects can be found at: 

http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/titlexx/ 

coreinstruments/. Please note that these 

instruments may be revised by OAPP to 

incorporate future improvements. 

Another important component of 

OAPP’s focus on evaluation is the 

planning and preparation for a formal 

cross-site evaluation of AFL 

demonstration projects. It is anticipated 

that data collection for the cross-site 

evaluation, employing the core 

evaluation instruments discussed above, 

will begin in August 2008. Projects 

funded under this announcement will 

be part of the pool to be included in the 

cross-site evaluation. Successful 

applicants will address both capacity 

and intent to participate in this crosssite evaluation. 

All proposed prevention 

demonstration applicants should 

provide information regarding the 

evaluation outcomes of previous 

programs and should discuss how these 

findings relate to the currently proposed 

demonstration model. Previous 

applicant experience with youth 

services and ‘‘lessons learned’’ from 

these programs should be included. 

II. Award Information 

This notice announces the availability 

of $7.5 million to support an estimated 

20 new prevention demonstration 

grants, funded at $300,000 to $400,000 

per budget year (maximum five budget 

years per grant cycle). Any application 

that proposes funding over the 

maximum of $400,000 will not be 

considered. The OAPP expects that 20–

25% of the budget be allotted for 

evaluation activities. Funding for all 

approved budget periods beyond the 

first year of the grant is contingent upon 

the availability of funds, satisfactory 

progress of the project, and adequate 

stewardship of Federal funds. 

Please note, in fiscal year (FY) 2004, 

OAPP issued a similar Request for 

Applications (RFA) announcing 

approximately $3.5 million for new 

abstinence education prevention 

demonstration projects. In response to 

that RFA, OAPP received 161 grant 

applications and was able to fund only 

14 new projects. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Any public or private nonprofit 

organization or agency is eligible to 

apply for a grant. However, only those 

organizations or agencies that 

demonstrate the capability of providing 

and thoroughly evaluating the proposed 

services and which meet the statutory 

requirements will be considered for 

grant awards. Faith-based and 

community-based organizations are 

encouraged to apply for AFL grants. 

Please note, however, that AFL funds 

may not be used for inherently religious 

activities, such as worship, religious 

instruction, and proselytization. If an 

organization engages in such activities, 

they must be offered separately in time 

or location from the program funded 

under the AFL program and 

participation must be voluntary for 

program beneficiaries. An AFL program, 

in providing services and outreach 

related to program services, cannot 

discriminate against current or 

prospective program beneficiaries on 

the basis of religion, a religious belief, 

a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a 

refusal to actively participate in a 

religious practice. Please also note that 

all adolescents, regardless of race or 

religion, shall be eligible to participate 

in an AFL program. 

Applications will be accepted from 

organizations which are currently 

operating AFL prevention 

demonstration programs that are 

completing their funding cycle as of 

September 2007, or June 2008, if 

modifications are made to enhance 

services for a new demonstration project 

according to the guidelines specified in 

this announcement. Current AFL 

prevention demonstration grantees that 

are not ending their grant cycles by 

these dates are not eligible to apply for 

these funds. 

2. Cost Sharing 

Applicants funded under this 

announcement will be required to 

match Federal funding provided by the 

OAPP. Section 2005(c)(2) of Title XX 

states that an AFL grant award may not 

exceed 70% of the total costs of the 

project for the first and second years, 

60% of the total costs for the third year, 

50% for the fourth year and 40% for the 

fifth year. The AFL non-Federal share of 

the project costs may be provided in 

cash expenditures or fairly evaluated inkind contributions, including facilities, 

equipment and services. 

Note that the HHS Grants Policy 

Statement provides that: ‘‘Recipient 

contributions may be derived from any 

non-Federal source; from Federal 


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sources if received as fees, payments, or 

reimbursements for the provision of a 

specific service, such as patient care 

reimbursements received under 

Medicare or Medicaid; or from other 

program income, if authorized by 

[HHS]. Otherwise, unless there is 

specific statutory authority, Federal 

funds may not be used to match HHS 

grant funds.’’

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package 

Application kits may be obtained by 

accessing Grants.gov at http:// 

www.grants.gov or the Grant Solutions 

system at http:// 

www.GrantSolutions.gov. To obtain a 

hard copy of the application kit, contact 

WilDon Solutions at 1–888–203–6161. 

Applicants may fax a written request to 

WilDon Solutions at (240) 453–8823 or 

e-mail the request to 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com. 

Applications must be prepared using 

Form OPHS–1, which can be obtained at 

the Web sites noted above. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission 

In preparing the application, it is 

important to follow ALL instructions 

and public policy requirements 

provided in the application kit. 

Applications must be submitted on the 

forms supplied (OPHS–1, Revised 03/ 

2006) and in the manner prescribed in 

the application kits provided by the 

OAPP. Applicants are required to 

submit an application signed by an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency or organization and to 

assume for the organization the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. The 

program narrative must be printed on 

81⁄2 by 11 inch white paper, with oneinch margins, double-spaced with an 

easily readable 12-point font. All pages 

must be numbered sequentially not 

including appendices and required 

forms. The program narrative should not 

exceed 50 double-spaced pages, not 

including appendices and required 

forms. All pages, figures and tables must 

be numbered sequentially. Do not staple 

or bind the application package. Use 

rubber bands or clips. 

The narrative description of the 

project must contain the following using 

the specified page limits: 

One-page Summary: Briefly provide a 

statement of the proposed 

demonstration project indicating that it 

is a prevention demonstration project 

and whether it is for a local or statewide 

project; type of organization applying 

(school, state agency, voluntary agency, 

etc.); geographic area to be served 

(urban, rural, suburban); description of 

target population to be served; brief 

description of the proposed prevention 

demonstration project; and brief 

description of the evaluation-intensive 

design. 

Description of Applicant Organization 

(1–2 pages): Describe the decisionmaking authority and structure (e.g. 

relationship to the Board of Directors 

and organizational chart), its resources, 

experience, existing program units and/ 

or those to be established if funding is 

obtained. This description should cover 

personnel, time and facilities and 

contain evidence of the organization’s 

capacity to provide the rapid and 

effective use of resources needed to 

conduct the project, collect necessary 

data and evaluate it. It is recommended 

that applicants place an organizational 

chart in the Appendices. 

Need Statement (3 pages): Describe 

the need for prevention services in the 

proposed target area by describing the 

geographic area to be served. Document 

the incidence of adolescent pregnancy, 

sexually transmitted infections, a 

description of socio-economic 

conditions including income levels, 

existing services and unmet needs in the 

proposed service area. If the proposed 

population has unique challenges and 

barriers, these should be addressed as 

well. 

Rationale (2–4 pages): Describe the 

rationale for use of the proposed 

approach based upon previous practice 

and review of the literature and/or 

evaluation findings. This section should 

include discussion of previous youth 

service experience and how lessons 

learned from this experience helped 

develop the rationale for the proposed 

demonstration model. All previous AFL 

grantees should clearly describe their 

program and evaluation experience as it 

relates to past AFL funding. 

Program Outcome Objectives (4 

pages): Provide a goal and 4–6 outcome 

objectives that clearly state expected 

results or benefits of the demonstration 

project. Two of the outcome objectives 

must address the required OAPP crosssite performance measures. Objectives 

should be specific, measurable, 

achievable, realistic, and time-framed. 

Please see ‘‘Evaluation’’ section for more 

information. 

Prevention Services Demonstration 

Model (8–10 pages): Thoroughly 

describe proposed program intervention 

activities and services as they relate to 

the outcome objectives by describing the 

project logic model. This section should 

include a description of all proposed 

curricula, types of supportive asset 

building and youth development 

activities and services proposed as part 

of the model, and a description of the 

parental involvement component. It 

should also include a clear plan for 

recruitment and retention of program 

participants, including parents. This 

description should clearly relate to 

program objectives and should address 

intensity of services (dosage). All 

components of the intervention must be 

consistent with the A–H definition of 

abstinence education. How the project 

will address the issue of sexual 

exploitation and coercion should also be 

included. 

Workplan and Timetable (1 page): 

Provide a year long detailed work plan 

and timetable for the first year. Within 

this plan include each program activity 

associated with the project and the 

proposed time frame for the start and 

completion of each activity. A separate 

and more generalized work plan should 

be included in the appendices for the 

2nd and 3rd year of program 

implementation. 

Numbers and Types of Participants (2 

pages): Provide estimates of who the 

project will serve and how many will be 

participating in the proposed 

demonstration project. Please describe 

how many participants are expected to 

participate during the first year and 

break out the types of participants into 

categories (e.g. pre-adolescents, 

adolescents and parents), including the 

race and ethnicity of participants to be 

served. 

Documentation of Community 

Support and Commitment (1–2 pages): 

Provide documentation of the support 

from other community agencies. If a 

community agency is partnering with 

the applicant to implement the 

proposed prevention demonstration 

project, a letter of commitment detailing 

the level of effort and commitment to 

this effort must be included. 

Continuation Funding (1 page): 

Describe the plan regarding 

continuation of services at the 

termination of this Federal funding 

opportunity. The OAPP cannot 

guarantee that funding will be available 

annually or at the end of the five-year 

grant cycle. 

Evaluation Plan (15–20 pages): 

Provide a clear and fully developed 

evaluation plan in accordance with the 

criteria laid out under the ‘‘Evaluation’’ 

section of this announcement. Include a 

letter of commitment and curriculum 

vitae from the independent evaluator in 

the appendices, how the AFL 

prevention core instruments will be 

included in the evaluation plan, and the 

understanding of the proposed project, 


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if funded by OAPP, will participate in 

a formal cross site evaluation of the AFL 

program. Applicants are encouraged to 

identify anticipated problems with the 

evaluation and recommended solutions. 

Inclusion of a proposed 2-year followup based on randomized assignment 

will greatly strengthen an applicant’s 

evaluation plan. 

Appendices: Include: (1) Articles of 

incorporation and mission statement for 

private nonprofit organizations; (2) 

Resumes of key staff and detailed 

position descriptions; (3) A program 

logic model that ties project objectives 

and intervention activities and services 

to expected results; (4) A description of 

how the A–H criteria are addressed in 

the project curricula and supportive 

activities and services in chart format 

(see ‘‘A–H Compliance Strategies’’ chart 

in the application kit for a suggested 

format); (5) A description of how the 

project will obtain parental consent 

including a copy of the proposed 

parental consent form, if developed; (6) 

Letters of commitment from partnering 

agencies; (7) Letters of support from 

other community agencies; (8) A letter 

of commitment and/or a memorandum 

of understanding with the independent 

evaluator affiliated with a college or 

university located in the applicant’s 

State that includes willingness to 

participate and their role(s) described; 

(9) A copy of the curriculum vitae of the 

independent evaluator; (10) Copies of 

the table of contents of the proposed 

curricula, plus a list of any other 

instructional materials that will be an 

integral part of the proposed project; 

and (11) the workplan and timetable for 

years 2 and 3 of the proposed project. 

Please note, applicants must be familiar 

with Title XX in its entirety to ensure 

that they have complied with all 

applicable requirements. In addition, 

applicants must incorporate the 

definition of ‘‘abstinence education,’’ as 

set out in section 510(b)(2) of Title V of 

the Social Security Act, as amended, 

and ensure program activities and 

services are consistent and supportive of 

this language. A copy of both sets of 

legislation is included in the application 

kit. 

A Dun and Bradstreet Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number is 

required for all applications for Federal 

assistance. Organizations should verify 

that they have a DUNS number or take 

the steps necessary to obtain one. 

Instructions for obtaining a DUNS 

number are included in the application 

package, and may be downloaded from 

the OPA Web site 

(opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/duns.html). 

3. Submission Dates and Times 

To be considered for review, 

applications must be received by the 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Grants Management, c/o 

WilDon Solutions, by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on June 1, 2007. Applications will 

be considered as meeting the deadline if 

they are received on or before the 

deadline date. The application due date 

requirement in this announcement 

supercedes the instructions in the 

OPHS–1 form. 

Submission Mechanisms 

The Office of Public Health and 

Science (OPHS) provides multiple 

mechanisms for the submission of 

applications, as described in the 

following sections. Applicants will 

receive notification via mail from the 

OPHS Office of Grants Management 

confirming the receipt of applications 

submitted using any of these 

mechanisms. Applications submitted to 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management 

after the deadlines described below will 

not be accepted for review. Applications 

which do not conform to the 

requirements of the grant announcement 

will not be accepted for review and will 

be returned to the applicant. 

While applications are accepted in 

hard copy, the use of the electronic 

application submission capabilities 

provided by the Grants.gov and 

GrantSolutions.gov systems is 

encouraged. Applications may only be 

submitted electronically via the 

electronic submission mechanisms 

specified below. Any applications 

submitted via any other means of 

electronic communication, including 

facsimile or electronic mail, will not be 

accepted for review. 

In order to apply for new funding 

opportunities which are open to the 

public for competition, you may access 

the Grants.gov Web site portal. All 

OPHS funding opportunities and 

application kits are made available on 

Grants.gov. If your organization has/had 

a grantee business relationship with a 

grant program serviced by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management, and you 

are applying as part of ongoing grantee 

related activities, please access 

GrantSolutions.gov. 

Electronic grant application 

submissions must be submitted no later 

than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the 

deadline date specified in the DATES

section of the announcement using one 

of the electronic submission 

mechanisms specified below. All 

required hardcopy original signatures 

and mail-in items must be received by 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions (1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 

20852) no later than 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on the next business day after the 

deadline date specified in the DATES

section of the announcement. 

Applications will not be considered 

valid until all electronic application 

components, hardcopy original 

signatures, and mail-in items are 

received by the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management according to the deadlines 

specified above. Application 

submissions that do not adhere to the 

due date requirements will be 

considered late and will be deemed 

ineligible. 

Applicants are encouraged to initiate 

electronic applications early in the 

application development process, and to 

submit early on the due date or before. 

This will aid in addressing any 

problems with submissions prior to the 

application deadline. 

Electronic Submissions via the 

Grants.gov Web Site Portal 

The Grants.gov Web site Portal 

provides organizations with the ability 

to submit applications for OPHS grant 

opportunities. Organizations must 

successfully complete the necessary 

registration processes in order to submit 

an application. Information about this 

system is available on the Grants.gov 

Web site, http://www.grants.gov. 

In addition to electronically 

submitted materials, applicants may be 

required to submit hard copy signatures 

for certain Program related forms, or 

original materials as required by the 

announcement. It is imperative that the 

applicant review both the grant 

announcement, as well as the 

application guidance provided within 

the Grants.gov application package, to 

determine such requirements. Any 

required hard copy materials, or 

documents that require a signature, 

must be submitted separately via mail to 

the OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, and if required, 

must contain the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency and the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

the grant award. When submitting the 

required forms, do not send the entire 

application. Complete hard copy 

applications submitted after the 

electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Electronic applications submitted via 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal must 

contain all completed online forms 

required by the application kit, the 

Program Narrative, Budget Narrative 

and any appendices or exhibits. All 

required mail-in items must received by 


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the due date requirements specified 

above. Mail-in items may only include 

publications, resumes, or organizational 

documentation. When submitting the 

required forms, do not send the entire 

application. Complete hard copy 

applications submitted after the 

electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission via 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal, the 

applicant will be provided with a 

confirmation page from Grants.gov 

indicating the date and time (Eastern 

Time) of the electronic application 

submission, as well as the Grants.gov 

Receipt Number. It is critical that the 

applicant print and retain this 

confirmation for their records, as well as 

a copy of the entire application package. 

All applications submitted via the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal will be 

validated by Grants.gov. Any 

applications deemed ‘‘Invalid’’ by the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal will not be 

transferred to the GrantSolutions 

system, and OPHS has no responsibility 

for any application that is not validated 

and transferred to OPHS from the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. Grants.gov 

will notify the applicant regarding the 

application validation status. Once the 

application is successfully validated by 

the Grants.gov Web site Portal, 

applicants should immediately mail all 

required hard copy materials to the 

OPHS Office of Grants Management, 

c/o WilDon Solutions, to be received by 

the deadlines specified above. It is 

critical that the applicant clearly 

identify the Organization name and 

Grants.gov Application Receipt Number 

on all hard copy materials. 

Once the application is validated by 

Grants.gov, it will be electronically 

transferred to the GrantSolutions system 

for processing. Upon receipt of both the 

electronic application from the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal, and the 

required hardcopy mail-in items, 

applicants will receive notification via 

mail from the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management confirming the receipt of 

the application submitted using the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. 

Applicants should contact Grants.gov 

regarding any questions or concerns 

regarding the electronic application 

process conducted through the 

Grants.gov Web site Portal. 

Electronic Submissions via the 

GrantSolutions System 

OPHS is a managing partner of the 

GrantSolutions.gov system. 

GrantSolutions is a full life-cycle grants 

management system managed by the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), and is 

designated by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) as one of the three 

Government-wide grants management 

systems under the Grants Management 

Line of Business initiative (GMLoB). 

OPHS uses GrantSolutions for the 

electronic processing of all grant 

applications, as well as the electronic 

management of its entire Grant 

portfolio. 

When submitting applications via the 

GrantSolutions system, applicants are 

required to submit a hard copy of the 

application face page (Standard Form 

424) with the original signature of an 

individual authorized to act for the 

applicant agency and assume the 

obligations imposed by the terms and 

conditions of the grant award. If 

required, applicants will also need to 

submit a hard copy of the Standard 

Form LLL and/or certain Program 

related forms (e.g., Program 

Certifications) with the original 

signature of an individual authorized to 

act for the applicant agency. When 

submitting the required forms, do not 

send the entire application. Complete 

hard copy applications submitted after 

the electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Electronic applications submitted via 

the GrantSolutions system must contain 

all completed online forms required by 

the application kit, the Program 

Narrative, Budget Narrative and any 

appendices or exhibits. The applicant 

may identify specific mail-in items to be 

sent to the Office of Grants Management 

separate from the electronic submission; 

however these mail-in items must be 

entered on the GrantSolutions 

Application Checklist at the time of 

electronic submission, and must be 

received by the due date requirements 

specified above. Mail-in items may only 

include publications, resumes, or 

organizational documentation. When 

submitting the required forms, do not 

send the entire application. Complete 

hard copy applications submitted after 

the electronic submission will not be 

considered for review. 

Upon completion of a successful 

electronic application submission, the 

GrantSolutions system will provide the 

applicant with a confirmation page 

indicating the date and time (Eastern 

Time) of the electronic application 

submission. This confirmation page will 

also provide a listing of all items that 

constitute the final application 

submission including all electronic 

application components, required 

hardcopy original signatures, and mailin items, as well as the mailing address 

of the OPHS Office of Grants 

Management where all required hard 

copy materials must be submitted. 

As items are received by the OPHS 

Office of Grants Management, the 

electronic application status will be 

updated to reflect the receipt of mail-in 

items. It is recommended that the 

applicant monitor the status of their 

application in the GrantSolutions 

system to ensure that all signatures and 

mail-in items are received. 

Mailed or Hand-Delivered Hard Copy 

Applications 

Applicants who submit applications 

in hard copy (via mail or handdelivered) are required to submit an 

original and two copies of the 

application. The original application 

must be signed by an individual 

authorized to act for the applicant 

agency or organization and to assume 

for the organization the obligations 

imposed by the terms and conditions of 

the grant award. 

Mailed or hand-delivered applications 

will be considered as meeting the 

deadline if they are received by the 

OPHS Office of Grant Management, c/o 

WilDon Solutions, on or before 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the deadline date 

specified in the DATES section of the 

announcement. The application 

deadline date requirement specified in 

this announcement supersedes the 

instructions in the OPHS–1. 

Applications that do not meet the 

deadline will be returned to the 

applicant unread. 

4. Intergovernmental Review 

Applications for AFL grants must 

meet both of the following requirements 

(each year): 

(1) Requirements for Review of an 

Application by the Governor. Section 

2006(e) of Title XX requires that each 

applicant shall provide the Governor of 

the State in which the applicant is 

located a copy of each application 

submitted to OAPP for a grant for a 

demonstration project for services under 

this Title. The Governor has 60 days 

from the receipt date in which to 

provide comments to the applicant. An 

applicant may comply with this 

requirement by submitting a copy of the 

application to the Governor of the State 

in which the applicant is located at the 

same time the application is submitted 

to OAPP. To inform the Governor’s 

office of the reason for the submission, 

a copy of this notice should be attached 

to the application. 

(2) Requirements for Review of an 

Application Pursuant to Executive 

Order 12372 (SPOC Requirements). 

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E.O. 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review 

of Federal Programs,’’ as implemented 

by 45 CFR part 100, ‘‘Intergovernmental 

Review of Department of Health and 

Human Services Programs and 

Activities.’’ E.O. 12372 sets up a system 

for state and local government review of 

proposed Federal assistance 

applications. As soon as possible, the 

applicant (other than federallyrecognized Indian tribal governments) 

should contact the State Single Point of 

Contact (SPOC) for each state in the area 

to be served. The application kit 

contains the currently available listing 

of the SPOCs which have elected to be 

informed of the submission of 

applications. For those states not 

represented on the listing, further 

inquiries should be made by the 

applicant regarding submission to the 

relevant SPOC. Information about the 

SPOC is located on the OMB Web site 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc/html. The SPOC’s comment(s) 

should be forwarded to the OPHS Office 

of Grants Management, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 

20852. The SPOC has 60 days from the 

closing date of this announcement to 

submit any comments. 

5. Funding Restrictions 

Budget Request: If the total federal 

amount requested exceeds $400,000 

then the application will be considered 

non-responsive and will not be entered 

into the review process. The application 

will be returned with notification that it 

did not meet the submission 

requirements. 

Grant funds may be used to cover 

costs of: Personnel, consultants, 

equipment, supplies, grant-related 

travel, and other grant-related costs. 

Grant funds may not be used for: 

building alterations or renovations, 

construction, fund raising activities, and 

political education and lobbying. 

Guidance for completing the application 

can be found in the Program Guidelines, 

which are included with the complete 

application kits. 

Applicants for discretionary grants are 

expected to anticipate and justify their 

funding needs and the activities to be 

carried out with those funds in 

preparing the budget and accompanying 

narrative portions of their applications. 

The basis for determining the 

allowability and allocability of costs 

charged to Public Health Service (PHS) 

grants is set forth in 45 CFR parts 74 and 

92. If applicants are uncertain whether 

a particular cost is allowable, they 

should contact the OPHS Office of 

Grants Management at (240) 453–8822 

for further information. 

6. Other Submission Requirements 

Organizations applying for funds 

under the AFL Demonstration Projects 

Program must submit documentation of 

nonprofit status with their applications. 

If documentation is not provided, the 

applicant will be considered nonresponsive and will not be entered into 

the review process. The organization 

will be notified that the application did 

not meet the submission requirements. 

Any of the following serves as 

acceptable proof of nonprofit status: 

• A reference to the applicant 

organization’s listing in the Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS) most recent 

listing of tax-exempt organizations 

described in section 501(c)(3) of the IRS 

Code. 

• A copy of a currently valid IRS tax 

exemption certificate. 

• A statement from a State taking 

body, State Attorney General, or other 

appropriate State official certifying that 

the applicant organization has a 

nonprofit status and that none of the net 

earnings accrue to any private 

shareholders or individuals. 

• A certified copy of the 

organization’s certificate of 

incorporation or similar document that 

clearly establishes nonprofit status. 

• Any of the above proof for a State 

or national organization and a statement 

signed by the parent organization that 

the applicant organization is a local 

nonprofit affiliate. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

Eligible competing grant applications 

will be externally reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel of independent 

reviewers and subsequently reviewed by 

Federal staff. All competing grant 

applications will be assessed according 

to the following criteria: 

(1) Evaluation Plan. The applicant’s 

presentation of a detailed evaluation 

plan, as described in the ‘‘Evaluation’’

section of this announcement, that is 

directly tied to program objectives and 

includes: A process or implementation 

evaluation; a viable comparison 

strategy; sufficient sample size; 

measurement of dosage; appropriate 

data collection procedures; appropriate 

multivariate analytic methods; a plan to 

ensure adequate response rates among 

both treatment and comparison group 

respondents at all waves of data 

collection; and a plan for disseminating 

findings by the fifth year of funding, 

including submission to peer-reviewed 

journals. Additionally, discuss how the 

AFL core evaluation instruments will be 

included in the evaluation plan, and the 

applicant’s commitment to participate 

in a formal cross-site evaluation of the 

AFL program. Demonstrate the 

evaluator’s capacity to conduct the 

evaluation and disseminate the findings. 

(35 points) 

(2) Program Model. The applicant’s 

presentation of a theory-based rational 

for the proposed approach that includes 

current literature on how youth remain 

abstinent from sexual activity and are 

supported in this decision. Based on 

this rationale, the thorough description 

of the proposed program model (or 

approach) should include the 

applicant’s clear statement of mission, 

goals, measurable outcome objectives, 

and a thorough description of the 

reasonable methods for achieving the 

objectives (program activities), 

including a reasonable workplan and 

timetable. The program model should 

also include a clear description of the 

parent component, as well as how the 

program will address the issue of 

potential sexual exploitation of youth 

through insuring appropriate staff 

training and pertinent program 

materials. All educational and 

supportive activities and services 

proposed in this project should address 

and support the A–H abstinence 

education definition, and be consistent 

with the Title XX statute. A description 

in the narrative as well as a complete 

chart in the appendices (example 

included in application kit) of how the 

program model will incorporate A–H in 

the educational and supportive 

activities and services should be 

included. (25 points) 

(3) Need for Project. The applicant’s 

presentation of the need for the project, 

including incidence of adolescent 

pregnancy, sexually transmitted 

infections, a description of socioeconomic conditions, existing services 

and unmet needs in the proposed 

service area. If the proposed population 

has unique challenges and barriers, the 

applicant’s description of these 

challenges and barriers should be 

addressed here. (10 points) 

(4) Target Population. The applicant’s 

clear description of the target 

population to be served, including 

estimated number and types of 

participants to be served in the first 

year. In addition, the applicant must 

demonstrate the program staff’s 

responsiveness in effectively serving the 

target population, including staff 

training. The recruitment and retention 

plan of the target population should be 

detailed and realistic. Incentive 

strategies and tracking mechanisms for 

participants who may drop out of the 

project should also be adequately 

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(5) Program Capacity and Past 

Experience. The applicant’s clear 

description of the capacity to implement 

the program, including personnel and 

other resources. The applicant’s 

presentation of experience and expertise 

in providing programs for youth as 

related to capacity and how it is linked 

to the rationale behind the proposed 

demonstration model. (10 points) 

(6) Community Support. The 

applicant’s clear description of the 

community commitment to, and 

involvement in, planning and 

implementation of the project, as 

demonstrated by letters of commitment 

and willingness to participate in the 

project’s implementation, acceptance of 

referrals, etc. The applicant should 

clearly present commitment and/or 

memorandums of agreement from 

proposed project partners in the 

appendices. (10 points) 

Please note, the order of the above 

criteria is based on the score weight of 

each criteria and is not indicative of 

how the program narrative should be 

arranged. Please see the application kit 

for instructions on how to arrange the 

narrative. 

2. Review and Selection Process 

Final grant award decisions will be 

made by the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Population Affairs (DASPA). In 

making these decisions, the DASPA will 

take into account the extent to which 

applications recommended for approval 

will provide appropriate geographic 

distribution of resources, the priorities 

in sec. 2005(a), and other factors 

including: 

(1) Recommendations and scores 

submitted by the external review panel; 

(2) Internal review of application by 

Federal staff; 

(3) The geographic area to be served 

including the reasonableness of the 

estimated cost of the project based on 

factors such as the incidence of 

adolescent pregnancy and Sexually 

Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the 

geographic area to be served and the 

availability of services for adolescents in 

this geographic area; and 

(4) The adequacy of the evaluation 

plan as detailed in the evaluation 

criteria listed in the ‘‘Evaluation’’

section of this announcement and the 

demonstrated ability to participate 

successfully in the AFL cross-site 

evaluation. 

Special consideration may be granted 

to areas of the country with high need 

and lack of resources, as well as 

populations not currently receiving 

Title XX funding for prevention 

programs. The DASPA has the 

discretion not to fund applicants in 

States or areas of the country that are 

already funded under the Title XX 

program. If there are multiple applicants 

in one State, agency collaboration is 

encouraged. Please note, the DASPA 

may elect to award one grant per State. 

3. Anticipated Announcement and 

Award 

The OAPP anticipates announcing 

and awarding grantees under this 

announcement by September 1, 2007. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices 

The OAPP does not release 

information about individual 

applications during the review process 

until final funding decisions have been 

made. When these decisions have been 

made, the applicant’s authorized 

representative will be notified of the 

outcome of their application by postal 

mail. The official document notifying an 

applicant that the application has been 

approved for funding is the Notice of 

Grant Award, signed by the Grants 

Management Officer, which specifies to 

the grantee the amount of money 

awarded, the purposes of the grant, the 

length of the project period, terms and 

conditions of the grant award, and the 

amount of funding to be contributed by 

the grantee to project costs. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

The regulations set out at 45 CFR 

parts 74 and 92 are the Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) rules 

and requirements that govern the 

administration of grants. Part 74 is 

applicable to all recipients except those 

covered by Part 92, which governs 

awards to State and local governments. 

Applicants funded under this 

announcement must be aware of and 

comply with these regulations. The CFR 

volume that includes parts 74 and 92 

may be downloaded from http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ 

waisidx_03/45cfrv1_03.html. 

When issuing statements, press 

releases, requests for proposals, bid 

solicitations, and other documents 

describing projects or programs funded 

in whole or in part with Federal money, 

all grantees shall clearly state the 

percentage and dollar amount of the 

total costs of the program or project 

which will be financed with Federal 

money and the percentage and dollar 

amount of the total costs of the project 

or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources. 

3. Reporting Requirements 

Applicants funded under this grant 

announcement will be required to 

electronically submit an End-of-Year 

Program, Evaluation and Financial 

report 90 days after the grant budget 

period ends. Grantees will report 

annually on program and evaluation 

progress using the AFL Prevention 

Demonstration Project End-of-Year 

Report template approved by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB 0990–

300), available at http:// 

opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/titlexx/eoy/eoyprevention-report-template.pdf. 

Grantees are required to submit a 

continuation application to renew 

funding for the next budget period 

before the project period ends. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

Administrative and Budgetary Contacts 

Requirements 

For application kits, submission of 

applications, and information on budget 

and business aspects of the application, 

please contact: WilDon Solutions, Office 

of Grants Management Operations 

Center, 1515 Wilson Blvd., Third Floor 

Suite 310, Arlington, VA 22209 at 1–

888–203–6161, e-mail 

OPHSgrantinfo@teamwildon.com, or fax 

703–351–1138. 

Program Contacts Requirements 

For information related to the OAPP 

program requirements, the OAPP staff 

are available at 240–453–2828 to answer 

questions and provide technical 

assistance on the preparation of grant 

applications. Questions may also be 

directed to OAPP staff via e-mail at 

oapp@hhs.gov. If contacting OAPP by email, please include the phrase ‘‘AFL 

Prevention Question’’ in the subject 

heading. 

VIII. Other Information 

Protection of Human Subjects 

Regulations 

The applicant must comply with the 

HHS Protection of Human Subjects 

regulations (which require obtaining 

Institutional Review Board approval), 

set out at 45 CFR part 46, if applicable. 

General information about Human 

Subjects regulations can be obtained 

through the Office for Human Research 

Protections (OHRP) at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/ohrp, 

ohrp@osophs.dhhs.gov, or toll free at 

866–447–4777. 

Technical Assistance 

The OAPP is committed to providing 

technical assistance to assist prospective 

applicants at no cost. The OAPP 

anticipates offering in-person technical 

assistance workshops at several 

locations across the country and two 

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workshops to provide such assistance. 

These one-day workshops will assist the 

public in learning more about the 

purposes and requirements of the Title 

XX program, the application process, 

budgeting information, and 

considerations that might help to 

improve the quality of grant 

applications. The OAPP encourages 

applicants to have appropriate agency 

staff members and a financial 

representative participate in one of the 

workshops. In order to participate in the 

online/teleconferencing workshops, 

participants must have a computer with 

internet access and a telephone. 

Participants will be able to ask 

questions and receive pertinent 

feedback during one of these workshops 

via the computer. 

With respect to both the in-person 

and interactive online workshops, 

applicants should check the OPA Web 

site at http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov. All 

participants must pre-register for the 

workshops using the form at http://opa/ 

osophs.dhhs.gov. Participants that do 

not have access to the Internet may call 

the OAPP at 240–453–2828 to request a 

registration form. Written requests for 

registration forms may be faxed to 240–

453–2829. Completed registration forms 

should be faxed to ATTN: OAPP RFA 

Workshop at 240–453–2829, or you may 

insert OAPP RFA Workshop into the 

subject line and e-mail the form to 

oapp@hhs.gov. Upon receipt of the 

applicant’s request, the specific 

workshop information and logistical 

information will be faxed or emailed for 

the workshop specified by the 

participant. 

The OAPP anticipates conducting 

four in-person technical workshops as 

well as two live interactive online 

workshops in April, 2007. If a 

prospective applicant cannot attend the 

live or interactive online workshops, the 

transcripts of the online workshops will 

be available online at http:// 

opa.osophs.dhhs.gov until the closing of 

this announcement. Applicants should 

visit the OPA Web site http:// 

opa.osophs.dhhs.gov for further 

information on location, dates, and 

times or call 240–453–2828. 

Annual Conference and Regional 

Technical Assistance Training 

Each year, the OAPP hosts an annual 

grantee conference for prevention 

demonstration grantees. The Terms and 

Conditions of the Notice of Grant Award 

specifies that the Project Director and 

Evaluator are expected to attend the 

annual conference. In addition, the 

OAPP offers technical assistance and 

training to improve the caliber of 

professionalism of front-line staff. The 

Project Director, Evaluator and frontline staff are expected to participate in 

OAPP sponsored technical assistance 

workshops. 

Evaluation Dissemination and 

Publishing 

The OAPP anticipates that all 

Prevention demonstration grantees will 

disseminate and publish information 

about their projects, including in peerreviewed journals, by or shortly after the 

5th year. When selecting an evaluator, 

he/she should have experience 

publishing and presenting at 

professional conferences. The evaluator 

should also have the college/university 

support to disseminate such findings to 

the field. 

Dated: March 26, 2007. 

Evelyn M. Kappeler, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Population 

Affairs. 

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