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(1) Taking appropriate personnel action 

against such an employee, up to and 

including termination, consistent with the 

requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended; or 

(2) Requiring such employee to participate 

satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or 

rehabilitation program approved for such 

purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, 

law enforcement, or other appropriate 

agency; 

(g) Making a good faith effort to continue 

to maintain a drug-free workplace through 

implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), 

(e) and (f). 

(B) The grantee may insert in the space 

provided below the site(s) for the 

performance of work done in connection 

with the specific grant: 

Place of Performance (Street address, city, 

county, state, zip code) 

lllllllllllllllllllll

lllllllllllllllllllll

Check if there are workplaces on file that 

are not identified here. 

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals) 

(a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition 

of the grant, he or she will not engage in the 

unlawful manufacture, distribution, 

dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled 

substance in conducting any activity with the 

grant; 

(b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense 

resulting from a violation occurring during 

the conduct of any grant activity, he or she 

will report the conviction, in writing, within 

10 calendar days of the conviction, to every 

grant officer or other designee, unless the 

Federal agency designates a central point for 

the receipt of such notices. When notice is 

made to such a central point, it shall include 

the identification number(s) of each affected 

grant. 

[FR Doc. E7–372 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services/Grants for Battered Women’s 

Shelters/Grants to States 

Program Office: Administration on 

Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 

Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). 

Program Announcement Number: HHS–

2007–ACF–ACYF–FVPS–0123. 

Announcement Title: Family Violence 

Prevention and Services/Grants for Battered 

Women’s Shelters/Grants to States. 

CFDA Number: 93.671. 

Due Date for Applications: February 15, 

2007. 

Executive Summary: This 

announcement governs the proposed 

award of mandatory grants under the 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (FVPSA) to States 

(including Territories and Insular 

Areas). The purpose of these grants is to 

assist States in establishing, 

maintaining, and expanding programs 

and projects to prevent family violence 

and to provide immediate shelter and 

related assistance for victims of family 

violence and their dependents. 

This announcement sets forth the 

application requirements, the 

application process, and other 

administrative and fiscal requirements 

for grants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007. 

I. Description 

Legislative Authority: Title III of the 

Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 

(Public Law (Pub. L.) 98–457, 42 United 

States Code (U.S.C.) 10401 et seq.) is 

entitled the ‘‘Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act’’ (FVPSA). 

FVPSA was first implemented in FY 

1986. The statute was subsequently 

amended by Pub. L. 100–294, the ‘‘Child 

Abuse Prevention, Adoptions, and 

Family Services Act of 1988;’’ further 

amended in 1992 by Pub. L. 102–295; 

and then amended in 1994 by Pub. L. 

103–322, the ‘‘Violent Crime Control 

and Law Enforcement Act.’’ FVPSA was 

amended again in 1996 by Pub. L. 104–

235, the ‘‘Child Abuse Prevention and 

Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1996;’’ in 

2000 by Pub. L. 106–386, the ‘‘Victims 

of Trafficking and Violence Protection 

Act,’’ and amended further by Pub. L. 

108–36, the ‘‘Keeping Children and 

Families Safe Act of 2003.’’ FVPSA was 

most recently amended by Pub. L. 109–

162, the ‘‘Violence Against Women 

Reauthorization Act of 2005’’ and by 

Pub. L. 109–271, which was enacted on 

August 17, 2006.’’ FVPSA may be found 

at 42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq. 

Background 

The purpose of this legislation is to 

assist States and Indian Tribes, Tribal 

organizations, and non-profit private 

organizations approved by an Indian 

Tribe in supporting the establishment, 

maintenance, and expansion of 

programs and projects to prevent 

incidents of family violence and to 

provide immediate shelter and related 

assistance for victims of family violence 

and their dependents. 

During FY 2006, 241 grants were 

made to States and Indian Tribes, Tribal 

organizations, and non-profit private 

organizations approved by Indian 

Tribes. The U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) also made 

53 family violence prevention grant U.S. 

awards to non-profit State domestic 

violence coalitions. 

In addition, HHS supports the 

National Resource Center for Domestic 

Violence (NRC) and four Special Issue 

Resource Centers (SIRCs). The four 

SIRCs are the Battered Women’s Justice 

Project, the Resource Center on Child 

Custody and Protection, Sacred Circle 

Resource Center for the Elimination of 

Domestic Violence Against Native 

Women, and the Health Resource Center 

on Domestic Violence. The purpose of 

NRC and SIRCs is to provide resource 

information, training, and technical 

assistance to Federal, State, and Native 

American agencies, local domestic 

violence prevention programs, and other 

professionals who provide services to 

victims of domestic violence. In 

February 1996, HHS funded the 

National Domestic Violence Hotline 

(Hotline) to ensure that every woman 

and man has access to information and 

emergency assistance wherever and 

whenever it is needed. The Hotline is a 

24-hour, toll-free service that provides 

crisis assistance, counseling, and local 

shelter referrals to women across the 

country. Hotline counselors also are 

available for non-English speaking 

persons and for people who are hearingimpaired. The Hotline number is 1–

800–799–SAFE (7233); the TTY number 

for the hearing-impaired is 1–800–787–

3224. 

General Grant Program Requirements 

Applicable to States 

Definitions 

States should use the following 

definitions in carrying out their 

programs. The definitions are found in 

section 320 of FVPSA. 

Family Violence: Any act or 

threatened act of violence, including 

any forceful detention of an individual, 

which: (a) Results or threatens to result 

in physical injury; and (b) is committed 

by a person against another individual 

(including an elderly person) to whom 

such person is or was related by blood 

or marriage or otherwise legally related 

or with whom such person is or was 

lawfully residing. 

Shelter: The provision of temporary 

refuge and related assistance in 

compliance with applicable State law 

and regulation governing the provision, 

on a regular basis, of shelter, safe 

homes, meals, and related assistance to 

victims of family violence and their 

dependents. 

Related assistance: The provision of 

direct assistance to victims of family 

violence and their dependents for the 

purpose of preventing further violence, 

helping such victims to gain access to 

civil and criminal courts and other 

community services, facilitating the 

efforts of such victims to make decisions 

concerning their lives in the interest of 

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healing from the effects of the violence. 

Related assistance includes: 

(a) Prevention services such as 

outreach and prevention services for 

victims and their children, assistance 

for children who witness domestic 

violence, employment training, 

parenting and other educational services 

for victims and their children, 

preventive health services within 

domestic violence programs (including 

services promoting nutrition, disease 

prevention, exercise, and prevention of 

substance abuse), domestic violence 

prevention programs for school-age 

children, family violence public 

awareness campaigns, and violence 

prevention counseling services to 

abusers; 

(b) Counseling with respect to family 

violence, counseling or other supportive 

services provided by peers individually 

or in groups, and referral to community 

social services; 

(c) Transportation and technical 

assistance with respect to obtaining 

financial assistance under Federal and 

State programs, and referrals for 

appropriate health-care services 

(including alcohol and drug abuse 

treatment), but shall not include 

reimbursement for any health-care 

services; 

(d) Legal advocacy to provide victims 

with information and assistance through 

the civil and criminal courts, and legal 

assistance; or 

(e) Children’s counseling and support 

services, and child care services for 

children who are victims of family 

violence or the dependents of such 

victims, and children who witness 

domestic violence. 

Annual State Administrators Grantee 

Conference 

The annual grantee conference for the 

State FVPSA Administrators is a 

training and technical assistance 

activity. A subsequent Program 

Instruction and/or Information 

Memorandum will advise the State 

FVPSA Administrators of the date, time 

and location of their grantee conference. 

Client Confidentiality 

FVPSA programs must establish or 

implement policies and protocols for 

maintaining the safety and 

confidentiality of the adult victims and 

their children of domestic violence, 

sexual assault, and stalking. It is 

essential that the confidentiality of 

individuals receiving FVPSA services be 

protected. Consequently, when 

providing statistical data on program 

activities and program services, 

individual identifiers of client records 

will not be used (section 303(a)(2)(E)). 

The confidentiality provisions 

described at 42 U.S.C., section 13701, 

apply to programs funded under the 

Violence Against Women Act, as 

amended, including certain awards 

made under the Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act. These 

confidentiality requirements were 

strengthened and clarified with the 

passage of the Violence Against Women 

Reauthorization Act of 2005, Pub. L. 

109–162, as recently amended by Pub. 

L. 109–271. The revised confidentiality 

provisions impose conditions regarding 

the disclosure of personally identifying 

information, confidentiality, 

information sharing, and compulsory 

release of information. 

Stop Family Violence Postal Stamp 

The U.S. Postal Service was directed 

by the ‘‘Stamp Out Domestic Violence 

Act of 2001’’ (the Act), Pub. L. 107–62, 

to make available a ‘‘semipostal’’ stamp 

to provide funding for domestic 

violence programs. Funds raised in 

connection with sales of the stamp, less 

reasonable costs, have been transferred 

to HHS in accordance with the Act for 

support of services to children and 

youth affected by domestic violence. 

As of FY 2006, $2.3 million has been 

transferred and made available in 

support of grants for ‘‘Demonstration 

Programs for The Enhanced Services to 

Children and Youth Who Have Been 

Exposed to Domestic Violence.’’ Sixtyfive (65) applications were received and 

reviewed and nine (9) successful 

applicants are in the second year of 

their projects. The project sites are in 

Castle Rock, CO; Harrisburg, PA; 

Oklahoma City, OK; Eugene, OR; 

Oakland, CA; Albany, NY; Lansing, MI; 

Richmond, VA; and Washington, DC. 

ACF anticipates information on the 

progress and activities of the successful 

applicants and their programs in FY 

2007. 

The Importance of Coordination of 

Services 

The impacts of domestic violence 

include physical injury and death of 

primary or secondary victims, 

psychological trauma, isolation from 

family and friends, harm to children 

witnessing or experiencing violence in 

homes in which the violence occurs, 

increased fear, reduced mobility and 

employability, homelessness, substance 

abuse, and a host of other health and 

related mental health consequences. 

Coordination and collaboration 

among the police, prosecutors, the 

courts, victim services providers, child 

welfare and family preservation 

services, and medical and mental health 

service providers is needed to provide 

more responsive and effective services 

to victims of domestic violence and 

their families. It is essential that all 

interested parties are involved in the 

design and improvement of intervention 

and prevention activities. 

To help bring about a more effective 

response to the problem of domestic 

violence, HHS urges the designated 

State agencies receiving funds under 

this grant announcement to coordinate 

activities funded under this grant with 

other new and existing resources for the 

prevention of domestic violence and 

related issues. 

National Data Collection and Outcomes 

Measurement (DOW) 

The need to accurately communicate 

reliable and appropriate data that 

capture the impact of domestic violence 

prevention and intervention efforts, and 

to provide shelters, States and State 

domestic violence coalitions with tools 

for self-assessment, continues as the 

Documenting Our Work (DOW) 

Initiative. In collaboration with partners 

at the State FVPSA programs, State 

domestic violence coalitions, and 

experts on both data collection and 

domestic violence prevention issues, the 

effort to develop informative, succinct 

and non-burdensome reporting formats 

continues. During FY 2006 and in 

concert with State FVPSA 

administrators, State domestic violence 

coalitions, and local service providers, 

four (4) States have volunteered as pilot 

sites to assess proposed program 

reporting procedures and test the 

reliability of the outcome measures for 

FVPSA programs. Any recommended 

changes for information and reporting 

formats will be accompanied by 

specifically designated workshops or 

adjunctive discussions to regularly 

occurring meetings. 

II. Funds Available 

For FY 2007, HHS will make available 

for grants to designated State agencies 

70 percent of the amount appropriated 

under section 310(a)(1) of FVPSA, 

which is not reserved under section 

310(a)(2). In separate announcements, 

HHS will allocate 10 percent of the 

foregoing appropriation to Tribes and 

Tribal organizations for the 

establishment and operation of shelters, 

safe houses, and the provision of related 

services; and 10 percent to the State 

Domestic Violence Coalitions to 

continue their work within the domestic 

violence community by providing 

technical assistance and training, and 

advocacy services among other activities 

with local domestic violence programs 

and to encourage appropriate responses 

to domestic violence within the States. 


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Five percent of the amount 

appropriated under section 310(a)(1) of 

FVSPA, which is not reserved under 

section 310(a)(2), will be available in FY 

2007 to continue the support for the 

NRC and the four SIRCs. Additional 

funds appropriated under FVPSA will 

be used to support other activities, 

including training and technical 

assistance, collaborative projects with 

advocacy organizations and service 

providers, data collection efforts, public 

education activities, research and other 

demonstration projects, as well as the 

ongoing operation of the Hotline. 

State Allocation 

FVPSA grants to the States, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are based 

on a population formula. Each State 

grant shall be $600,000 with the 

remaining funds allotted to each State 

on the same ratio as the population of 

the State has to the population of all 

States (section 304(a)(2)). State 

populations are determined on the basis 

of the most recent census data available 

to the Secretary of HHS and, the 

Secretary shall use for such purpose, if 

available, the annual current interim 

census data produced by the Secretary 

of Commerce pursuant to section 181 of 

Title 13. 

For the purpose of computing 

allotments, the statute provides that 

Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 

Islands, and the Northern Mariana 

Islands will each receive grants of not 

less than one-eighth of one percent of 

the amounts appropriated (section 

304(a)(1)). 

Expenditure Period 

FVPSA funds may be used for 

expenditures on and after October 1 of 

each fiscal year for which they are 

granted, and will be available for 

expenditure through September 30 of 

the following fiscal year, i.e., FY 2007 

funds may be used for expenditures 

from October 1, 2006, through 

September 30, 2008. Funds are available 

for obligation through September 30, 

2008, and must be liquidated by 

September 30, 2009. 

Re-allotted funds, if any, are available 

for expenditure until the end of the 

fiscal year following the fiscal year that 

the funds became available for reallotment. FY 2007 grant funds that are 

made available to the States through reallotment, under section 304(d)(2), must 

be expended by the State no later than 

September 30, 2008. 

III. Eligibility 

‘‘States’’ as defined in section 320 of 

FVPSA are eligible to apply for funds. 

The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, 

and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands. In the past, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands, and 

American Samoa have applied for funds 

as a part of their consolidated grant 

under the Social Services Block grant. 

These jurisdictions need not submit an 

application under this program 

announcement if they choose to have 

their allotment included as part of a 

consolidated grant application. 

Additional Information on Eligibility 

D–U–N–S Requirement 

All applicants must have a D&B Data 

Universal Numbering System (D–U–N–

S) number. On June 27, 2003, the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

published in the Federal Register a new 

Federal policy applicable to all Federal 

grant applicants. The policy requires 

Federal grant applicants to provide a D–

U–N–S number when applying for 

Federal grants or cooperative 

agreements on or after October 1, 2003. 

The D–U–N–S number will be required 

whether an applicant is submitting a 

paper application or using the 

government-wide electronic portal, 

Grants.gov. A D–U–N–S number will be 

required for every application for a new 

award or renewal/continuation of an 

award, including applications or plans 

under formula, entitlement, and block 

grant programs, submitted on or after 

October 1, 2003. 

Please ensure that the applicant’s 

organization has a D–U–N–S number. 

To acquire a D–U–N–S number at no 

cost call the dedicated toll-free D–U–N–

S number request line at 1–866–705–

5711 or request a number online at 

http://www.dnb.com. 

IV. Application Requirements 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13) 

Public reporting burden for this 

collection of information is estimated to 

average six hours per response, 

including the time for reviewing 

instructions, gathering and maintaining 

the data needed and reviewing the 

collection information. 

The project description is approved 

under the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number 0970–

0280, which expires October 31, 2008. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Form and Content of Application 

Submission 

The State’s application must be 

submitted by the Chief Executive of the 

State and signed by the Chief Executive 

Officer or the Chief Program Official 

designated as responsible for the 

administration of FVPSA. 

Each application must contain the 

following information or 

documentation: 

(1) The name of the State agency, the 

name of the Chief Program Official 

designated as responsible for the 

administration of funds under FVPSA 

and coordination of related programs 

within the State, and the name of a 

contact person if different from the 

Chief Program Official (section 

303(a)(2)(D)). 

(2) A plan describing in detail how 

the needs of underserved populations 

will be met. ‘‘Underserved populations’’

include populations underserved 

because of geographic location (such as 

rural isolation), underserved racial and 

ethnic populations, populations 

underserved because of special needs 

(such as language barriers, disabilities, 

alienage status, or age), and any other 

population determined to be 

underserved by the State planning 

process in consultation with the 

Attorney General (section 303(a)(2)(C)). 

(a) Identify the underserved 

populations that are being targeted for 

outreach and services. 

(b) In meeting the needs of the 

underserved population, describe the 

domestic violence training that will be 

provided to the individuals who will do 

the outreach and intervention to these 

populations. Describe the specific 

service environment, e.g., new shelters; 

services for the battered, elderly, women 

of color, etc. 

(c) Describe the public information 

component of the State’s outreach 

program; the elements of the program 

that are used to explain domestic 

violence, the most effective and safe 

ways to seek help; tools to identify 

available resources, etc. 

(3) Provide a complete description of 

the process and procedures used to 

involve State domestic violence 

coalitions, knowledgeable individuals, 

and interested organizations, and assure 

whether a grantee is in compliance with 

section 303(a)(2) as required by sections 

303 (a)(2)(C) and 311(a)(5). 

(4) Provide a complete description of 

the process and procedures to be 

implemented that allow for the 

participation of the State domestic 

violence coalition in planning and 

monitoring the distribution of grant 

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grantee is in compliance with section 

303(a)(2) as required by sections 

303(a)(2)(C) and 311(a)(5). 

(5) Provide a copy of the procedures 

developed and implemented that assure 

the confidentiality of records pertaining 

to any individual who has been 

provided family violence prevention or 

treatment services by any program 

assisted under FVPSA (section 

303(a)(2)(E)). 

(6) Include a description of how the 

State plans to use the grant funds; a 

description of the target population; the 

number of shelters to be funded; the 

services the State will provide; and the 

expected results from the use of the 

grant funds (section 303(a)(2)). 

(7) Provide a copy of the law or 

procedures that the State has 

implemented for the eviction of an 

abusive spouse from a shared household 

(section 303 (a)(2)(F)). 

Assurances 

Each application must provide the 

following assurances: 

(1) That grant funds under FVPSA 

will be distributed to local public 

agencies and non-profit private 

organizations (including religious and 

charitable organizations and voluntary 

associations) for programs and projects 

within the State to prevent incidents of 

family violence and to provide 

immediate shelter and related assistance 

for victims of family violence and their 

dependents in order to prevent future 

violent incidents (section 303(a)(2)(A)). 

(2) That not less than 70 percent of 

the funds distributed shall be used for 

immediate shelter and related 

assistance, as defined in section 

320(5)(A), to the victims of family 

violence and their dependents and not 

less than 25 percent of the funds 

distributed shall be used to provide 

related assistance (section 303(g)). 

(3) That not more than five percent of 

the funds will be used for State 

administrative costs (section 

303(a)(2)(B)(i)). 

(4) That in distributing the funds, the 

States will give special emphasis to the 

support of community-based projects of 

demonstrated effectiveness carried out 

by non-profit, private organizations, 

particularly for those projects where the 

primary purpose is to operate shelters 

for victims of family violence and their 

dependents and those which provide 

counseling, advocacy, and self-help 

services to victims and their children 

(section 303(a)(2)(B)(ii)). 

(5) That grants funded by the States 

will meet the matching requirements in 

section 303(f), i.e., not less than 20 

percent of the total funds provided for 

a project under Chapter 110 of Title 42 

of the U.S.C. with respect to an existing 

program, and with respect to an entity 

intending to operate a new program 

under this Title, not less than 35 

percent. The local share will be cash or 

in-kind; and the local share will not 

include any Federal funds provided 

under any authority other than this 

chapter (section 303(f)). 

(6) That grant funds made available 

under this program by the State will not 

be used as direct payment to any victim 

or dependent of a victim of family 

violence (section 303(d)). 

(7) That no income eligibility 

standard will be imposed on individuals 

receiving assistance or services 

supported with funds appropriated to 

carry out FVPSA (section 303(e)). 

(8) That the address or location of any 

shelter-facility assisted under FVPSA 

will not be made public, except with the 

written authorization of the person or 

persons responsible for the operation of 

such shelter (section 303(a)(2)(E)). 

(9) That all grants, programs or other 

activities funded by the State in whole 

or in part with funds made available 

under FVPSA will prohibit 

discrimination on the basis of age, 

handicap, sex, race, color, national 

origin or religion (section 307). 

(10) That funds made available under 

the FVPSA will be used to supplement 

and not supplant other Federal, State 

and local public funds expended to 

provide services and activities that 

promote the purposes of the FVPSA 

(section 303(a)(4). 

Certifications 

All applications must submit or 

comply with the required certifications 

found in the Appendices as follows: 

Anti-Lobbying Certification and 

Disclosure Form (See Appendix A): 

Applicants who have used non-Federal 

funds for lobbying activities in 

connection with receiving assistance 

under this announcement shall 

complete a disclosure form, if 

applicable, with their applications 

(approved by OMB under control 

number 0348–0046). Applicants should 

sign and return the certification with 

their application. 

Certification Regarding 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (See 

Appendix B): Applicants must also 

understand they will be held 

accountable for the smoking prohibition 

included within Pub. L. 103–227, Title 

XII Environmental Tobacco Smoke (also 

known as the Pro Children Act of 1994). 

A copy of the Federal Register notice 

which implements the smoking 

prohibition is included with the forms. 

By signing and submitting the 

application, applicants are providing 

the certification and need not mail back 

the certification with the application. 

Certification Regarding Drug-Free 

Workplace Requirements (See Appendix 

C): The signature on the application by 

the chief program official attests to the 

applicant’s intent to comply with the 

Drug-Free Workplace requirements and 

compliance with the Debarment 

Certification. The Drug-Free Workplace 

certification does not have to be 

returned with the application. These 

certifications also may be found at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofs/ 

forms.htm. 

Notification Under Executive Order 

12372 

For States, this program is covered 

under Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ for State plan consolidation 

and implication only—45 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 100.12. The 

review and comment provisions of the 

Executive Order and Part 100 do not 

apply. 

Applications should be sent to: 

Family and Youth Services Bureau, 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families, Administration for Children 

and Families, Attention: Ms. Sunni 

Knight, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 8240, Washington, DC 20024. 

V. Approval/Disapproval of a State 

Application 

The Secretary of HHS will approve 

any application that meets the 

requirements of FVPSA and this 

announcement and will not disapprove 

any such application except after 

reasonable notice of the Secretary’s 

intention to disapprove has been 

provided to the applicant and after a 

six-month period providing an 

opportunity for the applicant to correct 

any deficiencies. The notice of intention 

to disapprove will be provided to the 

applicant within 45 days of the date of 

the application. 

VI. Reporting Requirements 

Performance Reports 

Section 303(a)(4) requires that States 

file a performance report with HHS 

describing the activities carried out, and 

inclusion of an assessment of the 

effectiveness of those activities in 

achieving the purposes of the grant. 

Section 303(a)(5) requires that the State 

file a report that contains a description 

of the activities carried out with funds 

expended for State administrative costs. 

A section of this performance report 

must be completed by each grantee or 

sub-grantee that performed the direct 

services contemplated in the State’s 


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application certifying performance of 

such services. State grantees should 

compile performance reports into a 

comprehensive report for submission. 

The Performance Report should 

include the following data elements as 

well as narrative examples of success 

stories about the services that were 

provided. The Performance Report 

should include the following data 

elements: 

Funding—The total amount of the 

FVPSA grant funds awarded. The 

percentage of FVPSA funds as a portion 

of total funding. The percentage of 

FVPSA funding used for shelters, and 

the percentage of funding used for 

related assistance and services. 

Shelters—The total number of shelters 

and shelter alternatives (safe homes/ 

motels, etc.) assisted by FVPSA program 

funding. Data elements should include: 

• The number of women sheltered. 

• The number of shelters in the State. 

• The number of safe houses and 

shelter alternatives in the State. 

• The number of non-residential 

programs assisted by FVPSA in the 

State. 

• The number of young children 

sheltered (birth-12 years of age). 

• The number of teenagers and young 

adults sheltered (13–18 years of age). 

• The number of men sheltered. 

• The number of elderly sheltered 

(greater than 55 years of age). 

• The number of elderly individuals 

provided non-residential services. 

• The average length of shelter stay. 

• The number of women, children, 

teens, and others who at were referred 

to other shelters due to a lack of space. 

Types of individuals served—Record 

information by numbers and 

percentages of the total population 

served. Individuals and special 

populations served should include: 

• Elderly; and 

• Individuals with physical 

challenges. 

Related assistance and services—List 

the types of related assistance and 

services provided to victims and their 

family members by indicating the 

number of women, children and men 

who have received services. Services 

and assistance may include, but are not 

limited to, the following: 

• Individual counseling; 

• Group counseling; 

• Crisis intervention hotline; 

• Information and referral; 

• Batterers’ support services; 

• Legal advocacy services; 

• Transportation; 

• Services to teenagers; 

• Emergency child care; 

• Training and technical assistance; 

and 

• Housing advocacy. 

Volunteers—List the total number of 

volunteers and hours worked. 

Service referrals—List the number of 

women, children and men referred for 

the following service reasons: 

• Physical abuse; 

• Alcohol abuse; 

• Drug abuse; 

• Batterer intervention services; 

• Emergency medical intervention; 

and 

• Law enforcement intervention. 

Narratives of success stories—Provide 

narratives of success stories of services 

provided and the positive impact on the 

lives of children and families. Examples 

may include the following: 

• An explanation of the activities 

carried out, including an assessment of 

the major activities supported by the 

family violence funds, what particular 

priorities within the State were 

addressed and what special emphases 

were placed on these activities; 

• A description of the specific 

services and facilities that the 

applicant’s agency funded, contracted 

with, or otherwise used in the 

implementation of its program (e.g., 

shelters, safe-houses, related assistance, 

programs for batterers); 

• An assessment of the effectiveness 

of the direct service activities 

contemplated in the application; 

• A description of how the needs of 

under-served populations, including 

populations under-served because of 

ethnic, racial, cultural, language 

diversity or geographic isolation were 

addressed; 

• A description and assessment of the 

prevention activities supported during 

the program year, e.g., community 

education events, and public awareness 

efforts; and 

• A discussion of exceptional issues 

or problems arising, but not addressed, 

in the application. 

Performance Reports for the States are 

due on an annual basis at the end of the 

calendar year (December 29). 

Performance Reports should be sent to: 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Program, Family and Youth 

Services Bureau, Administration on 

Children, Youth and Families, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Attention: William D. Riley, 

1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 

8402, Washington, DC 20024. 

Please note that section 303(a)(4) of 

FVPSA requires HHS to suspend 

funding for an approved application if 

any State applicant fails to submit an 

annual Performance Report or if the 

funds are expended for purposes other 

than those set forth under this 

announcement. 

Financial Status Reports 

Grantees must submit annual 

Financial Status Reports. The first SF–

269A is due December 29, 2007. It 

covers expenditures from date of award 

through September 30, 2007. The 

interim SF–269A is due December 29, 

2008. The final SF–269A is due 

December 29, 2009. SF–269A can be 

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

omb/grants/grants_forms.html. 

Completed reports may be mailed to: 

Rachel Hickson, Division of Mandatory 

Grants, Office of Grants Management, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447. 

Grantees have the option of 

submitting their reports online through 

the Online Data Collection (OLDC) 

system at the following address: 

https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/ssi. The 

Division of Mandatory Grants can assist 

grantees with access to OLDC. 

Failure to submit reports on time may 

be a basis for withholding grant funds, 

suspension or termination of the grant. 

All funds reported as unobligated after 

the obligation period will be recouped. 

VII. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

States will comply with the 

applicable HHS recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements and general 

requirements for the administration of 

grants under 45 CFR Part 92. 

Direct Federal grants, sub-award 

funds, or contracts under this ACF 

program shall not be used to support 

inherently religious activities such as 

religious instruction, worship, or 

proselytization. Therefore, organizations 

must take steps to separate, in time or 

location, their inherently religious 

activities from the services funded 

under this program. Regulations 

pertaining to Equal Treatment for FaithBased Organizations, which includes 

the prohibition against Federal funding 

of inherently religious activities, can be 

found at the HHS Web site at: http:// 

www.hhs.gov/fbci/regs.html. 

Faith-based and community 

organizations may reference the 

‘‘Guidance to Faith-Based and 

Community Organizations on Partnering 

with the Federal Government’’ at: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

government/fbci/guidance/index.html. 

VIII. Other Information 

For Further Information Contact: 

William D. Riley at (202) 401–5529 or email at WRiley@acf.hhs.gov, or Sunni 

Knight at (202) 401–5319 or e-mail at 

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Dated: January 4, 2007. 

Joan E. Ohl, 

Commissioner, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families. 

Appendices—Required Certifications 

A. Certification Regarding Lobbying 

B. Environmental Tobacco Smoke 

C. Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 

Appendix A—Certification Regarding 

Lobbying 

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, 

and Cooperative Agreements 

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his 

or her knowledge and belief, that: 

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have 

been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of 

the undersigned, to any person for 

influencing or attempting to influence an 

officer or employee of an agency, a Member 

of Congress, an officer or employee of 

Congress, or an employee of a Member of 

Congress in connection with the awarding of 

any Federal contract, the making of any 

Federal grant, the making of any Federal 

loan, the entering into of any cooperative 

agreement, and the extension, continuation, 

renewal, amendment, or modification of any 

Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative 

agreement. 

(2) If any funds other than Federal 

appropriated funds have been paid or will be 

paid to any person for influencing or 

attempting to influence an officer or 

employee of any agency, a Member of 

Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, 

or an employee of a Member of Congress in 

connection with this Federal contract, grant, 

loan, or cooperative agreement, the 

undersigned shall complete and submit 

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to 

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its 

instructions. 

(3) The undersigned shall require that the 

language of this certification be included in 

the award documents for all subawards at all 

tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and 

contracts under grants, loans, and 

cooperative agreements) and that all 

subrecipients shall certify and disclose 

accordingly. This certification is a material 

representation of fact upon which reliance 

was placed when this transaction was made 

or entered into. Submission of this 

certification is a prerequisite for making or 

entering into this transaction imposed by 

section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person 

who fails to file the required certification 

shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less 

than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for 

each such failure. 

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan 

Insurance 

The undersigned states, to the best of his 

or her knowledge and belief, that: 

If any funds have been paid or will be paid 

to any person for influencing or attempting 

to influence an officer or employee of any 

agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or 

employee of Congress, or an employee of a 

Member of Congress in connection with this 

commitment providing for the United States 

to insure or guarantee a loan, the 

undersigned shall complete and submit 

Standard Form-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to 

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its 

instructions. Submission of this statement is 

a prerequisite for making or entering into this 

transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, 

U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the 

required statement shall be subject to a civil 

penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more 

than $100,000 for each such failure. 

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Appendix B—Certification Regarding 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke 

Public Law 103227, Part C Environmental 

Tobacco Smoke, also known as the Pro 

Children Act of 1994 (Act), requires that 

smoking not be permitted in any portion of 

any indoor routinely owned or leased or 

contracted for by an entity and used 

routinely or regularly for provision of health, 

day care, education, or library services to 

children under the age of 18, if the services 

are funded by Federal programs either 

directly or through State or local 

governments, by Federal grant, contract, loan, 

or loan guarantee. The law does not apply to 

children’s services provided in private 

residences, facilities funded solely by 

Medicare or Medicaid funds, and portions of 

facilities used for inpatient drug or alcohol 

treatment. Failure to comply with the 

provisions of the law may result in the 

imposition of a civil monetary penalty of up 

to $1000 per day and/or the imposition of an 

administrative compliance order on the 

responsible entity. By signing and submitting 

this application the applicant/grantee 

certifies that it will comply with the 

requirements of the Act. 

The applicant/grantee further agrees that it 

will require the language of this certification 

be included in any subawards which contain 

provisions for the children’s services and that 

all subgrantees shall certify accordingly. 

Appendix C—Certification Regarding 

Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 

This certification is required by the 

regulations implementing the Drug-Free 

Workplace Act of 1988: 45 CFR Part 76, 

Subpart, F. Sections 76.630(c) and (d)(2) and 

76.645(a)(1) and (b) provide that a Federal 

agency may designate a central receipt point 

for STATE–WIDE AND STATE AGENCY–

WIDE certifications, and for notification of 

criminal drug convictions. For the 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

the central pint is: Division of Grants 

Management and Oversight, Office of 

Management and Acquisition, Department of 

Health and Human Services, Room 517–D, 

200 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20201. 

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements (Instructions for Certification) 

1. By signing and/or submitting this 

application or grant agreement, the grantee is 

providing the certification set out below. 

2. The certification set out below is a 

material representation of fact upon which 

reliance is placed when the agency awards 

the grant. If it is later determined that the 

grantee knowingly rendered a false 

certification, or otherwise violates the 

requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace 

Act, the agency, in addition to any other 

remedies available to the Federal 

Government, may take action authorized 

under the Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

3. For grantees other than individuals, 

Alternate I applies. 

4. For grantees who are individuals, 

Alternate II applies. 

5. Workplaces under grants, for grantees 

other than individuals, need not be identified 

on the certification. If known, they may be 

identified in the grant application. If the 

grantee does not identify the workplaces at 

the time of application, or upon award, if 

there is no application, the grantee must keep 

the identity of the workplace(s) on file in its 

office and make the information available for 

Federal inspection. Failure to identify all 

known workplaces constitutes a violation of 

the grantee’s drug-free workplace 

requirements. 

6. Workplace identifications must include 

the actual address of buildings (or parts of 

buildings) or other sites where work under 

the grant takes place. Categorical descriptions 

may be used (e.g., all vehicles of a mass 

transit authority or State highway department 

while in operation, State employees in each 

local unemployment office, performers in 

concert halls or radio studios). 

7. If the workplace identified to the agency 

changes during the performance of the grant, 

the grantee shall inform the agency of the 

change(s), if it previously identified the 

workplaces in question (see paragraph five). 

8. Definitions of terms in the 

Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment 

common rule and Drug-Free Workplace 

common rule apply to this certification. 

Grantees’ attention is called, in particular, to 

the following definitions from these rules: 

Controlled substance means a controlled 

substance in Schedules I through V of the 

Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) 

and as further defined by regulation (21 CFR 

1308.11 through 1308.15); 

Conviction means a finding of guilt 

(including a plea of nolo contendere) or 

imposition of sentence, or both, by any 

judicial body charged with the responsibility 

to determine violations of the Federal or 

State criminal drug statutes; 

Criminal drug statute means a Federal or 

non-Federal criminal statute involving the 

manufacture, distribution, dispensing, use, or 

possession of any controlled substance; 

Employee means the employee of a grantee 

directly engaged in the performance of work 

under a grant, including: (i) All direct charge 

employees; (ii) All indirect charge employees 

unless their impact or involvement is 

insignificant to the performance of the grant; 

and, (iii) Temporary personnel and 

consultants who are directly engaged in the 

performance of work under the grant and 

who are on the grantee’s payroll. This 

definition does not include workers not on 

the payroll of the grantee (e.g., volunteers, 

even if used to meet a matching requirement; 


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consultants or independent contractors not 

on the grantee’s payroll; or employees of 

subrecipients or subcontractors in covered 

workplaces). 

Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace 

Requirements 

Alternate I. (Grantees Other Than 

Individuals) 

The grantee certifies that it will or will 

continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: 

(a) Publishing a statement notifying 

employees that the unlawful manufacture, 

distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of 

a controlled substance is prohibited in the 

grantee’s workplace and specifying the 

actions that will be taken against employees 

for violation of such prohibition; 

(b) Establishing an ongoing drug-free 

awareness program to inform employees 

about—

(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the 

workplace; 

(2) The grantee’s policy of maintaining a 

drug-free workplace; 

(3) Any available drug counseling, 

rehabilitation, and employee assistance 

programs; and 

(4) The penalties that may be imposed 

upon employees for drug abuse violations 

occurring in the workplace; 

(c) Making it a requirement that each 

employee to be engaged in the performance 

of the grant be given a copy of the statement 

required by paragraph (a); 

(d) Notifying the employee in the statement 

required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition 

of employment under the grant, the employee 

will—

(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; 

and 

(2) Notify the employer in writing of his or 

her conviction for a violation of a criminal 

drug statute occurring in the workplace no 

later than five calendar days after such 

conviction; 

(e) Notifying the agency in writing, within 

10 calendar days after receiving notice under 

paragraph (d)(2) from an employee or 

otherwise receiving actual notice of such 

conviction. Employers of convicted 

employees must provide notice, including 

position title, to every grant officer or other 

designee on whose grant activity the 

convicted employee was working, unless the 

Federal agency has designated a central point 

for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall 

include the identification number(s) of each 

affected grant; 

(f) Taking one of the following actions, 

within 30 calendar days of receiving notice 

under paragraph (d)(2), with respect to any 

employee who is so convicted—

(1) Taking appropriate personnel action 

against such an employee, up to and 

including termination, consistent with the 

requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended; or 

(2) Requiring such employee to participate 

satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or 

rehabilitation program approved for such 

purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, 

law enforcement, or other appropriate 

agency; 

(g) Making a good faith effort to continue 

to maintain a drug-free workplace through 

implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), 

(e) and (f). 

(B) The grantee may insert in the space 

provided below the site(s) for the 

performance of work done in connection 

with the specific grant: 

Place of Performance (Street address, city, 

county, state, zip code) 

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Check if there are workplaces on file that 

are not identified here. 

Alternate II. (Grantees Who Are Individuals) 

(a) The grantee certifies that, as a condition 

of the grant, he or she will not engage in the 

unlawful manufacture, distribution, 

dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled 

substance in conducting any activity with the 

grant; 

(b) If convicted of a criminal drug offense 

resulting from a violation occurring during 

the conduct of any grant activity, he or she 

will report the conviction, in writing, within 

10 calendar days of the conviction, to every 

grant officer or other designee, unless the 

Federal agency designates a central point for 

the receipt of such notices. When notice is 

made to such a central point, it shall include 

the identification number(s) of each affected 

grant. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services/Grants to State Domestic 

Violence Coalitions 

Program Office: Administration on Children, 

Youth, and Families (ACYF), Family and 

Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) 

Program Announcement Number: HHS–

2007–ACF–ACYF–SDVC–0122 

Announcement Title: Family Violence 

Prevention and Services/Grants to State 

Domestic Violence Coalitions 

CFDA Number: 93.591 

Due Date for Applications: February 15, 

2007. 

Executive Summary: This 

announcement governs the proposed 

award of formula grants under the 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (FVPSA) to private, nonprofit State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions (Coalitions). The purpose of 

these grants is to assist in the conduct 

of activities to promote domestic 

violence intervention and prevention 

and to increase public awareness of 

domestic violence issues. 

This notice for family violence 

prevention and services grants to 

Coalitions serves two purposes. The first 

is to confirm a Federal commitment to 

reducing domestic violence; and the 

second purpose is to urge States, 

localities, cities, and the private sector 

to become involved in State and local 

planning towards an integrated service 

delivery approach. 

I. Description 

Legislative Authority: Title III of the 

Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 

(Pubic Law (Pub L.) 98–457, 42 United 

States Code (U.S.C.) 10401 et seq.) is 

entitled the ‘‘Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Act’’ (FVPSA). 

FVPSA was first implemented in Fiscal 

Year (FY) 1986. The statute was 

subsequently amended by Pub L. 100–

294, the ‘‘Child Abuse Prevention, 

Adoptions, and Family Services Act of 

1988;’’ further amended in 1992 by Pub 

L. 102–295; and then amended in 1994 

by Pub L. 103–322, the ‘‘Violent Crime 

Control and Law Enforcement Act.’’

FVPSA was amended again in 1996 by 

Pub L. 104–235, the ‘‘Child Abuse 

Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) 

of 1996;’’ in 2000 by Pub L. 106–386, 

the ‘‘Victims of Trafficking and Violence 

Protection Act,’’ and amended further 

by Pub L. 108–36, the ‘‘Keeping 

Children and Families Safe Act of 

2003.’’ FVPSA was most recently 

amended by Pub L. 109–162, the 

‘‘Violence Against Women 

Reauthorization Act of 2005’’ and by 

Pub L. 109–271, which was enacted on 

August 17, 2006.’’

Background 

Section 311 of FVPSA authorizes the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) Secretary to award 

grants to statewide, private, non-profit 

Coalitions to conduct activities to 

promote domestic violence intervention 

and prevention and to increase public 

awareness of domestic violence issues. 

Annual State Domestic Violence 

Coalition Grantee Conference 

Coalitions should plan to send one or 

more representatives to the annual 

grantee conference. A subsequent 

Program Instruction and/or Information 

Memorandum will advise Coalition 

administrators of the date, time, and 

location of their grantee conference. 

Client Confidentiality 

FVPSA programs must establish or 

implement policies and protocols for 

maintaining the safety and 

confidentiality of the adult victims and 

their children of domestic violence, 

sexual assault, and stalking. It is 

essential that the confidentiality of 

individuals receiving FVPSA services be 

protected. Consequently, when 

providing statistical data on program 

activities and program services, 

individual identifiers of client records 


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