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or entered into. Submission of this 

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fails to file the required certification shall be 

subject to a civil penalty of not less than 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services/Grants for Domestic Violence 

Shelters/Grants to Native American 

Tribes (Including Alaska Native 

Villages) and Tribal Organizations 

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services 

Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 

Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), 

ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: This notice was originally 

published as Funding Opportunity 

Number HHS–2012–ACF–ACYF–FVPS– 

0310 on February 17, 2012 at http:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/ 

HHS–2012–ACF–ACYF–FVPS–0310. 

This announcement governs the 

proposed award of formula grants under 

the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (FVPSA) to Native 

American Tribes (including Alaska 

Native Villages) and Tribal 

organizations. The purpose of these 

grants is to assist Tribes in efforts to 

increase public awareness about, and 

primary and secondary prevention of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence and to provide 

immediate shelter and supportive 

services for victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating 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 

2012. Grantees are to be mindful that 

although the expenditure period for 

grants is a two-year period, an 

application is required each year to 

provide continuity in the provision of 

services. 

C.F.D.A. Number: 93.671. 

Statutory Authority: Sections 301–313 of 

FVPSA, as amended by Section 201 of the 

Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act 

Reauthorization of 2010, Pub. L. 111–320, 

hereinafter cited by Section numbers only. 

SUMMARY: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Description 

Background 

The Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families (ACYF) is 

committed to facilitating healing and 

recovery and promoting the social and 

emotional well-being of victims, 

children, youth, and families who have 

experienced domestic violence, 

maltreatment, exposure to violence, and 

trauma. This FVPSA funding 

opportunity announcement, 

administered through ACYF’s Family 

and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is 

designed to assist Tribes in their efforts 

to support the establishment, 

maintenance, and expansion of 

programs and projects: (1) To prevent 

incidents of family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence; (2) to 

provide immediate shelter, supportive 

services, and access to communitybased programs for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents; and (3) 

to provide specialized services for 

children exposed to family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

underserved populations, and victims 

who are members of racial and ethnic 

minority populations (Section 306(a)). 

Tribes face unique circumstances and 

obstacles when responding to family 

violence. The particular legal 

relationship of the United States to 

Indian Tribes creates a Federal trust 

responsibility to assist Tribal 

governments in safeguarding the lives of 

Indian victims of family violence. 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) consulted with Tribal 

governments regarding this grant and 

the issue of violence against women. In 

FY 2011, the Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) consulted 

with Tribal governments on all of the 

grant programs administered by ACF. In 

addition, ACYF representatives 

consulted during the Inter-Departmental 

Tribal Justice Safety and Wellness 

Consultation on FVPSA issues. 

Throughout FY 2012, ACF is scheduling 

multiple opportunities for consultation 

with Tribal leaders. 

During FY 2011, HHS awarded 

FVPSA grants to 148 Tribes or Tribal 

organizations in support of 227 Tribes; 

52 States and Territories; and 55 nonprofit State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions. In addition, HHS awarded 

FVPSA grants to one National Indian 

Resource Center addressing Domestic 

Violence and Safety for Indian Women, 

and other national, special issue and 

culturally specific resource centers, and 

the National Domestic Violence Hotline. 

Ensuring the Well-Being of Vulnerable 

Children and Families/Adults 

ACYF is committed to facilitating 

healing and recovery and promoting the 

social and emotional well-being of 

children, youth, and families/adults 

who have experienced maltreatment, 

exposure to violence, and/or trauma. 

This funding opportunity 

announcement and other spending this 

fiscal year are designed to ensure that 

effective interventions are in place to 

build skills and capacities that 

contribute to the healthy, positive, and 

productive functioning of families. 

Children, youth, and families/adults 

who have experienced maltreatment, 

exposure to violence, and/or trauma are 

impacted along several domains, each of 

which must be addressed in order to 

foster social and emotional well-being 

and promote healthy, positive 

functioning: 

• Understanding Experiences: A 

fundamental aspect of the human 

experience is the development of a 

world view through which one’s 

experiences are understood. Whether 

that perspective is generally positive or 

negative impacts how experiences are 

interpreted and integrated. For example, 

one is more likely to approach a 

challenge as a surmountable, temporary 

obstacle if his or her frame includes a 

sense that ‘‘things will turn out alright.’’ 

On the contrary, negative experiences 

can color how future experiences are 

understood. Ongoing exposure to family 

violence might lead children, youth, 

and families/adults to believe that 

relationships are generally hostile in 

nature and affect their ability to enter 

into and stay engaged in safe and 

healthy relationships. Interventions 

should seek to address how children, 

youth, and families/adults frame what 

has happened to them in the past and 

shape their beliefs about the future. 

• Developmental Tasks: People grow 

physically and psychosocially along a 

fairly predictable course, encountering 

normal challenges and establishing 

competencies as they pass from one 

developmental stage to another. 

However, adverse events have a marked 

effect on the trajectory of normal social 

and emotional development, delaying 

the growth of certain capacities, and, in 

many cases, accelerating the maturation 

of others. Intervention strategies must be 

attuned to the developmental impact of 

negative experiences and address 


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related strengths and deficits to ensure 

children, youth, and families/adults 

develop along a healthy trajectory. 

• Coping Strategies: The methods that 

children, youth, and families/adults 

develop to manage challenges both large 

and small are learned in childhood, 

honed in adolescence, and practiced in 

adulthood. Those who have been 

presented with healthy stressors and 

opportunities to overcome them with 

appropriate encouragement and support 

are more likely to have an array of 

positive, productive coping strategies 

available to them as they go through life. 

For children, youth, and families/adults 

who grow up in or currently live in 

unsafe, unpredictable environments, the 

coping strategies that may have been 

protective in that context may not be 

appropriate for safer, more regulated 

situations. Interventions should help 

children, youth, and families/adults 

transform maladaptive coping methods 

into healthier, more productive 

strategies. 

• Protective Factors: A wealth of 

research has demonstrated that the 

presence of certain contextual factors 

(e.g., supportive relatives, involvement 

in after-school activities) and 

characteristics (e.g., self-esteem, 

relationship skills) can moderate the 

impacts of past and future negative 

experiences. These protective factors are 

fundamental to resilience; building 

them is integral to successful 

intervention with children, youth, and 

families/adults. 

The skills and capacities in these 

areas support children, youth, and 

families/adults as challenges, risks, and 

opportunities arise. In particular, each 

domain impacts the capacity of 

children, youth, and families/adults to 

establish and maintain positive 

relationships with caring adults and 

supportive peers. The necessity of these 

relationships to social and emotional 

well-being and lifelong success in 

school, community, and at home cannot 

be overstated and should be central to 

all interventions with vulnerable 

children, youth, and families/adults. 

An important component of 

promoting social and emotional wellbeing includes addressing the impact of 

trauma, which can have a profound 

effect on the overall functioning of 

children, youth, and families/adults. 

ACYF promotes a trauma-informed 

approach, which involves 

understanding and responding to the 

symptoms of chronic interpersonal 

trauma and traumatic stress across the 

domains outlined above, as well as the 

behavioral and mental health 

consistency of trauma. 

ACYF anticipates a continued focus 

on social and emotional well-being as a 

critical component of its overall mission 

to ensure positive outcomes for all 

children, youth, and families/adults. 

Tribal grantees have a critical role in 

incorporating ACYF priorities by 

helping to ensure trauma-informed 

interventions are embedded within the 

service provision framework of all 

services funded by FVPSA. Tribes and 

Tribal organizations are strongly 

encouraged to leverage the expertise of 

the FVPSA-funded National Indigenous 

Women’s Resource Center on Domestic 

Violence and the National Center on 

Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental 

Health to infuse programs with best and 

promising practices on trauma-informed 

interventions to support the social and 

emotional well-being of families seeking 

shelter and supportive services. 

Use of Funds 

Grantees should ensure that not less 

than 70 percent of the funds distributed 

are used for the primary purpose of 

providing immediate shelter and 

supportive services to adult and youth 

victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence and their 

dependents; not less than 25 percent of 

the funds will be used for the purpose 

of providing supportive services and 

prevention services (Section 308 (b)). 

FVPSA funds awarded to grantees 

should be used for activities described 

in (Section 308 (b)): 

Shelter 

• Provision of immediate shelter and 

related supportive services to adult and 

youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents, including paying 

for the operating and administrative 

expenses of the facilities for such 

shelter. 

Supportive Services 

• Provision of individual and group 

counseling, peer support groups, and 

referral to community-based services to 

assist family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence victims, 

and their dependents, in recovering 

from the effects of the violence. 

• Provision of services, training, 

technical assistance, and outreach to 

increase awareness of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence, 

and increase the accessibility of family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence services. 

• Provision of culturally and 

linguistically appropriate services. 

• Provision of services for children 

exposed to family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, including 

age-appropriate counseling, supportive 

services, and services for the 

nonabusing parent that support that 

parent’s role as a caregiver, which may, 

as appropriate, include services that 

work with the non-abusing parent and 

child together. 

• Provision of advocacy, case 

management services, and information 

and referral services, concerning issues 

related to family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence intervention 

and prevention, including: (1) 

Assistance in accessing related Federal 

and State financial assistance programs; 

(2) legal advocacy to assist victims and 

their dependents; (3) medical advocacy, 

including provision of referrals for 

appropriate health care services 

(including mental health, alcohol, and 

drug abuse treatment), but which shall 

not include reimbursement for any 

health care services; (4) assistance 

locating and securing safe and 

affordable permanent housing and 

homelessness prevention services; (5) 

transportation, child care, respite care, 

job training and employment services, 

financial literacy services and 

education, financial planning and 

related economic empowerment 

services; and (6) parenting and other 

educational services for victims and 

their dependents. 

• Provision of prevention services, 

including outreach to underserved 

populations. 

• Assistance in developing safety 

plans, and supporting efforts of victims 

of family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence to make decisions 

related to their ongoing safety and wellbeing. 

Annual FVPSA Tribal Grantee Meeting 

FVPSA Tribal grantees should plan to 

attend the annual grantee meeting and 

may use grant funding to support the 

travel of up to two participants. The 

meeting is a training and technical 

assistance activity focusing on FVPSA 

administrative issues as well as the 

promotion of evidence informed and 

promising practices to address family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence. Subsequent correspondence 

will advise the FVPSA Tribal grantees of 

the date, time, and location of their 

grantee meeting. 

Client Confidentiality 

In order to ensure the safety of adult, 

youth, and child victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their families, FVPSAfunded programs must establish and 

implement policies and protocols for 

maintaining the confidentiality of 

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provided domestic violence services. 

Consequently, when providing 

statistical data on program activities and 

program services, individual identifiers 

of client records will not be used 

(Section 306 (c)(5)). 

In the annual grantee Performance 

Progress Report (PPR) grantees must 

collect unduplicated data from each 

program. No client level data should be 

shared with a third party, regardless of 

encryption, hashing, or other data 

security measures, without a written, 

time-limited release as described in 

section 306(c)(5). The address or 

location of any FVPSA-supported 

shelter facility shall, except with written 

authorization of the person or persons 

responsible for the operation of such 

shelter, not be made public (Section 

306(c)(5)(H)) and the confidentiality of 

records pertaining to any individual 

provided domestic violence services by 

any FVPSA-supported program will be 

strictly maintained. 

Coordinated and Accessible Services 

The impacts of family violence may 

include physical injury and death of 

primary or secondary victims, 

psychological trauma, isolation from 

family and friends, harm to children 

living with a parent or caretaker who is 

either experiencing or perpetrating 

family violence, increased fear, reduced 

mobility, damaged credit, employment 

and financial instability, homelessness, 

substance abuse, chronic illnesses, and 

a host of other health and related mental 

health consequences. In Tribal 

communities, these dynamics may be 

compounded by barriers such as the 

isolation of vast rural areas, the concern 

for safety in isolated settings, lack of 

housing and shelter options, and the 

transportation requirements over long 

distances. These factors heighten the 

need for the coordination of the services 

through an often limited delivery 

system. To help bring about a more 

effective response to the problem of 

family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence, HHS urges Tribes and 

Tribal organizations receiving funds 

under this grant announcement to 

coordinate activities and related issues 

and to consider joining a consortium of 

Tribes to coordinate service delivery 

where appropriate. 

It is essential that community service 

providers, including those serving or 

representing underserved communities, 

are involved in the design and 

improvement of intervention and 

prevention activities. Coordination and 

collaboration among victim services 

providers, community-based, culturally 

specific, and faith-based services 

providers, housing and homeless 

services providers, and Federal, State, 

and local public officials and agencies 

are needed to provide more responsive 

and effective services to victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence, and their families. 

To promote a more effective response 

to family violence, domestic violence, 

and dating violence, HHS requires 

States receiving FVPSA funds to 

collaborate with State Domestic 

Violence Coalitions, Tribes, Tribal 

organizations, service providers, and 

community-based organizations to 

address the needs of family violence, 

domestic violence, and dating violence 

victims, particularly for those who are 

members of racial and ethnic minority 

populations and underserved 

populations (Section 307(a)(2)). 

To serve victims most in need and to 

comply with Federal law, services must 

be widely accessible. Services must not 

discriminate on the basis of age, 

disability, sex, race, color, national 

origin, or religion (Section 306(c)(2)). 

The HHS Office for Civil Rights 

provides guidance to grantees in 

complying with civil rights laws that 

prohibit discrimination on these bases. 

Please see http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/ 

civilrights/understanding/index.html. 

HHS also provides guidance to 

recipients of Federal financial assistance 

on meeting the legal obligation to take 

reasonable steps to provide meaningful 

access to federally assisted programs by 

persons with limited English 

proficiency. Please see http:// 

www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/resources/ 

laws/revisedlep.html. Additionally, 

HHS provides guidance regarding access 

to HHS-funded services for immigrant 

survivors of domestic violence. Please 

see http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/ 

resources/specialtopics/origin/ 

domesticviolencefactsheet.html. 

Services must also be provided on a 

voluntary basis; receipt of emergency 

shelter or housing must not be 

conditioned on participation in 

supportive services (Section 308(d)). 

Definitions 

Tribes and Tribal organizations 

should use the following definitions in 

carrying out their programs. 

Dating Violence: Violence committed 

by a person who is or has been in a 

social relationship of a romantic or 

intimate nature with the victim and 

where the existence of such a 

relationship shall be determined based 

on a consideration of the length of the 

relationship, the type of relationship, 

and the frequency of interaction 

between the persons involved in the 

relationship. 

Domestic Violence: Felony or 

misdemeanor crimes of violence 

committed by a current or former 

spouse of the victim, by a person with 

whom the victim shares a child in 

common, by a person who is 

cohabitating with or has cohabitated 

with the victim as a spouse, by a person 

similarly situated to a spouse of the 

victim under the domestic or family 

violence laws of the jurisdiction 

receiving grant monies, or by any other 

person against an adult or youth victim 

who is protected from that person’s acts 

under the domestic or family violence 

laws of the jurisdiction. 

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. 

Indian Tribe: Any Indian Tribe, band, 

nation, or other organized group or 

community, including any Alaska 

Native village or regional or village 

corporation as defined in or established 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 

which is recognized as eligible for the 

special programs and services provided 

by the United States to Indians because 

of their status as Indians. 

Personally Identifying Information or 

Personal Information: Any individually 

identifying information for or about an 

individual, including information likely 

to disclose the location of a victim of 

domestic violence, dating violence, 

sexual assault, or stalking, including: a 

first and last name, a home or other 

physical address, contact information 

(including a postal, email or Internet 

protocol address, or telephone or 

facsimile number), a social security 

number and any other information, 

including date of birth, racial or ethnic 

background, or religious affiliation, that, 

in combination with any of the above 

identifiers, would serve to identify any 

individual. 

Shelter: The provision of temporary 

refuge and supportive services in 

compliance with applicable State law 

and regulation governing the provision, 

on a regular basis, of shelter, safe 

homes, meals, and supportive services 

to victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, and their 

dependents. 

Supportive Services: Services for 

adult and youth victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and dependents exposed to 


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family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence, that are designed to 

meet the needs of such victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents, for 

short-term, transitional, or long-term 

safety and provide counseling, 

advocacy, or assistance for victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, or 

dating violence, and their dependents. 

Tribal Consortium: Groups of Tribes 

who agree to apply for and administer 

a single FVPSA grant with one Tribe or 

Tribal organization responsible for grant 

administration. In a Tribal consortium, 

the population of all of the Tribes 

involved is used to calculate the award 

amount. The allocations for each of the 

Tribes included in the consortium are 

combined to determine the total grant 

for the consortium. 

Tribally Designated Official: An 

individual designated by an Indian 

Tribe, Tribal organization, or nonprofit 

private organization authorized by an 

Indian Tribe to administer a grant. 

Tribal Organization: The recognized 

governing body of any Indian Tribe; any 

legally established organization of 

Indians that is controlled, sanctioned, or 

chartered by such governing body or 

which is democratically elected by the 

adult members of the Indian community 

to be served by such organization, and 

that includes the maximum 

participation of Indians in all phases of 

its activities. In any case where a 

contract is let or grant made to an 

organization to perform services 

benefiting more than one Indian Tribe, 

the approval of each such Indian Tribe 

shall be a prerequisite to the letting or 

making of such contract or grant. 

Underserved Populations: 

Populations underserved because of 

geographic location, 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 Attorney General or 

by the Secretary of HHS, as appropriate. 

II. Award Information 

Subject to the availability of Federal 

appropriations and as authorized by 

law, in FY 2012, ACYF will allocate 10 

percent of the appropriation available 

under Section 303(a) to Tribes and 

Tribal organizations for the 

establishment and operation of shelters, 

safe houses, and the provision of 

supportive services for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents. 

HHS will also make available funds to 

States to support local domestic 

violence programs to provide immediate 

shelter and supportive services for adult 

and youth victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, 

and their dependents; State Domestic 

Violence Coalitions to provide technical 

assistance and training, advocacy 

services, among other activities with 

local domestic violence programs; the 

national resource centers and culturally 

specific resource centers; the National 

Domestic Violence Hotline; and to 

support discretionary projects including 

training and technical assistance, 

collaborative projects with advocacy 

organizations and service providers, 

data collection efforts, public education 

activities, research, and other 

demonstration projects. 

Tribal Allocations 

In computing tribal allocations, ACF 

will use the latest available population 

figures from the Census Bureau. The 

latest Census population counts may be 

viewed at: www.census.gov. Where 

Census Bureau data are unavailable, 

ACF will use figures from the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs’ (BIA’s) Indian 

Population and Labor Force Report, 

which is available at: http:// 

www.bia.gov/WhatWeDo/Knowledge/ 

Reports/index.htm. 

The funding formula for the allocation 

of family violence funds is based upon 

the Tribe’s population. The formula has 

two parts, the Tribal population base 

allocation and a population category 

allocation. 

The base allocations are determined 

by a Tribe’s population and a funds 

allocation schedule. Tribes with 

populations between 1 and 50,000 

people receive a $2,500 base allocation 

for the first 1,500 people. For each 

additional 1,000 people above the 1,500 

person minimum, a Tribe’s base 

allocation is increased $1,000. Tribes 

with populations between 50,001 to 

100,000 people receive base allocations 

of $125,000, and Tribes with a 

population of 100,001 to 150,000 

receive a base allocation of $175,000. 

Once the base allocations have been 

distributed to the Tribes that have 

applied for FVPSA funding, the ratio of 

the Tribal population category 

allocation to the total of all base 

allocations is then considered in 

allocating the remainder of the funds. 

By establishing base amounts with 

distribution of proportional amounts for 

larger Tribes, FYSB is balancing the 

need for basic services for all Tribes 

with the greater demand for services 

among Tribes with larger populations. 

In FY 2011, actual grant awards ranged 

from $23,598 to $2,064,871. 

Tribes are encouraged to apply for 

FVPSA funding as a consortium (see 

Section I. Definitions). The allocations 

for each of the Tribes included in the 

consortium will be combined to 

determine the total grant for the 

consortium. 

Expenditure Periods 

The project period under this program 

announcement is 24 months. The 

FVPSA funds may be used for 

expenditures starting 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 2011 funds may be 

used for expenditures from October 1, 

2010, through September 30, 2012. For 

example: 

Award year (federal fiscal year 

(FY)) 

Project period (24 

months) Application requirements & expenditure periods 

FY 2012 ............ 10/01/2011–9/30/2013 Regardless of the date the award is received, these funds may be expended by the grantee for obligations incurred since October 1, 2011. The funds may be expended through September 30, 

2013. 

FY 2013 ............ 10/01/2012–9/30/2014 Regardless of the date the award is received, these funds may be expended by the grantee for obligations incurred since October 1, 2012. The funds may be expended through September 30, 

2014. 

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 2012 grant funds that are 

made available to Tribes and Tribal 

organizations through re-allotment must 

be expended by the grantee no later than 

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III. Eligibility Information 

Tribes, Tribal organizations and 

nonprofit private organizations 

authorized by a Tribe, as defined in 

Section I of this announcement, are 

eligible for funding under this program. 

A Tribe has the option to authorize a 

Tribal organization or a nonprofit 

private organization to submit an 

application and administer the grant 

funds awarded under this grant (Section 

309 (b)). Tribes may apply singularly or 

as a consortium with other Tribes. 

DUNS Number Requirement 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) Number is the nine-digit, or 

thirteen-digit (DUNS + 4), number 

established and assigned by Dun and 

Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to uniquely 

identify business entities. 

All applicants and sub-recipients 

must have a DUNS number at the time 

of application in order to be considered 

for a grant or cooperative agreement. A 

DUNS number is required whether an 

applicant is submitting a paper 

application or using the Governmentwide electronic portal, www.Grants.gov. 

A DUNS number is 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. 

A DUNS number may be acquired at no 

cost online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/ 

webform. To acquire a DUNS number by 

phone, contact the D&B Government 

Customer Response Center: 

U.S. and U.S. Virgin Islands: 1–866– 

705–5711. 

Alaska and Puerto Rico: 1–800–234– 

3867 (Select Option 2, then Option 1). 

Monday–Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., CST. 

The process to request a D–U–N–S 

Number by telephone will take between 

5 and 10 minutes. 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

Registration Requirement 

The Federal registrant database and 

repository into which an entity must 

provide information required for the 

conduct of business as a recipient. CCR, 

managed by the General Services 

Administration, collects, validates, 

stores, and disseminates data in support 

of agency financial assistance missions. 

Effective October 1, 2010, HHS 

requires all grantees that plan to apply 

for and ultimately receive Federal grant 

funds from any HHS Operating/Staff 

Division (OPDIV) or receive subawards 

directly from recipients of those grant 

funds to: 

• Be registered in the CCR prior to 

submitting an application; 

• Maintain an active CCR registration 

with current information at all times 

during which it has an active award or 

an application or plan under 

consideration by an OPDIV; 

• Provide its DUNS number in each 

application or plan it submits to the 

OPDIV. 

ACF is prohibited from making an 

award until an applicant has complied 

with these requirements. At the time an 

award is ready to be made, if the 

intended recipient has not complied 

with these requirements, ACF: 

• May determine that the applicant is 

not qualified to receive an award; and 

• May use that determination as a 

basis for making an award to another 

applicant. 

Additionally, all first-tier subaward 

recipients (i.e., direct subrecipient) must 

have a DUNS number at the time the 

subaward is made. 

CCR registration may be made online 

at www.ccr.gov or by phone at 1–866– 

606–8220. CCR registration must be 

updated annually. CCR registration 

must be active and maintained with 

current information at all times during 

which an organization has an active 

award or an application under 

consideration. Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to register at the CCR well 

in advance of the application due date. 

IV. Application Requirements 

Content of Application Submission 

The content of the application should 

include the following in this order: 

A. Cover Letter 

The cover letter of the application 

should include the following 

information: 

(1) The name of the Tribe, Tribal 

organization, or nonprofit private 

organization applying for the FVPSA 

grant and the mailing address. 

(2) The name of the Tribally 

Designated Official authorized to 

administer this grant, along with the 

telephone number, fax number, and 

email address. 

(3) The name of a Program Contact 

designated to administer coordination of 

the programming, including the 

telephone number, fax number, and 

email address. 

(4) The Employee Identification 

Number (EIN) of the applicant 

organization submitting the application. 

(5) The D–U–N–S number of the 

applicant organization submitting the 

application (see Section III. Eligibility). 

(6) The signature of the Tribally 

Designated Official (see Section I. 

Definitions). 

B. Program and Project Description 

(1) A description of the service area(s) 

and population(s) to be served. 

(2) A description of the services to be 

provided with FVPSA funds. 

C. Capacity 

A description of the applicant’s 

operation of and/or capacity to carry out 

a FVPSA program. This might be 

demonstrated in ways such as the 

following: 

(1) The current operation of a shelter, 

safe house, or domestic and dating 

violence prevention program; 

(2) The establishment of joint or 

collaborative service agreements with a 

local public agency or a private nonprofit agency for the operation of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence activities or services; or 

(3) The operation of other social 

services programs. 

D. Services To Be Provided 

A description of the activities and 

services to be provided, including: 

(1) How the grant funds will be used 

to provide shelter, supportive services, 

and prevention services. 

(2) How the services are designed to 

reduce family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence. 

(3) A plan describing how the 

organization will provide specialized 

services for children exposed to family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence. 

(4) An explanation of how the 

program plans to evaluate the services 

to determine effectiveness. 

(5) A description of how the funds are 

to be spent. For example, a half-time 

Domestic Violence Advocate and costs 

for transportation to shelter. 

E. Involvement of Individuals and 

Organizations 

A description of the procedures 

designed to involve knowledgeable 

individuals and interested organizations 

in providing services under FVPSA. For 

example, knowledgeable individuals 

and interested organizations may 

include Tribal officials or social services 

staff involved in child abuse or family 

violence prevention, Tribal law 

enforcement officials, representatives of 

State or Tribal Domestic Violence 

Coalitions, and operators of domestic 

violence shelters and service programs. 

F. Involvement of Community-Based 

Organizations 

(1) A description of how the applicant 

will involve community-based 

organizations, whose primary purpose is 

to provide culturally appropriate 

services to underserved populations. 

(2) A description of how these 

community-based organizations can 

assist the Tribe in addressing the unmet 

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G. Current Signed Tribal Resolution 

A copy of a current Tribal resolution 

or an equivalent document that: 

(1) Covers the entirety of FY 2012, 

including a date when the resolution or 

equivalent document expires, which can 

be no more than 5 years. 

(2) States that the Tribe or Tribal 

organization has the authority to submit 

an application on behalf of the 

individuals in the Tribe(s) and to 

administer programs and activities 

funded. 

Note: An applicant that received no 

funding in the immediately preceding fiscal 

year must submit a new Tribal resolution or 

its equivalent. An applicant funded as part of 

a consortium in the immediately preceding 

year that is now seeking funds as a single 

Tribe must also submit a new resolution or 

its equivalent. Likewise, an applicant funded 

as a single Tribe in the immediately 

preceding fiscal year that is now seeking 

funding as a part of a consortium must 

submit a new resolution or its equivalent. 

H. Policies and Procedures 

Written documentation of the policies 

and procedures developed and 

implemented, including copies of the 

policies and procedures, to ensure that 

the safety and confidentiality of clients 

and their dependents served is 

maintained as described in Section I. 

I. Assurances 

Each applicant must sign and include 

in the application as an attachment the 

assurances in Attachment A. 

J. Certifications 

All applications must submit or 

comply with the required certifications 

found in Attachments B, C, and D, or 

online at: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ 

ofs/forms.htm as follows: 

(1) Certification Regarding Lobbying 

(See Attachment B): Applicants must 

sign and return the certification with 

their application. 

(2) Standard Form (SF)–LLL 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities: The 

filing of this form is required for each 

payment or agreement to make payment 

to any lobbying entity for influencing or 

attempting to influence an officer or 

employee of an agency, a Member of 

Congress, an officer or employee of 

Congress, or an employee of a Member 

of Congress in connection with a 

covered Federal action. This disclosure 

form must be completed and filed by the 

reporting entity, whether subawardees 

or prime Federal recipient, at the 

initiation or receipt of a covered Federal 

action, or a material change to a 

previous filing, pursuant to Title 31 

U.S.C. 1352. The SF–LLL is available at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/ 

grants_resources.html. 

Formatting Requirements 

All application materials must be 

submitted on 81⁄2′′ x 11′′ white paper 

with 1-inch margins. All pages of the 

paper application submission should be 

sequentially numbered. 

All elements of the application 

submission, with the exception of the 

Budget Justification, should be in 

double-spaced format in 12-point font. 

The Budget Justification should be 

single-spaced page in 12-point font. 

All copies of a mailed or hand 

delivered paper application should be 

submitted in a single package. The 

package should be clearly labeled for 

the specific funding opportunity it is 

addressing. 

Because each application will be 

duplicated, do not use or include 

separate covers, binders, clips, tabs, 

plastic inserts, maps, brochures, or any 

other items that cannot be processed 

easily on a photocopy machine with an 

automatic feed. Do not bind, clip, staple, 

or fasten in any way separate 

subsections of the application, 

including supporting documentation. 

Use a clip (not a staple) to securely bind 

the application together. Applicants are 

advised that the copies of the 

application submitted, not the original, 

will be reproduced by the Federal 

government for review. Application 

materials must be one-sided for 

duplication purposes. 

Paperwork Reduction Disclaimer 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, 

the public reporting burden for the 

project description is estimated to 

average 10 hours per response, 

including the time for reviewing 

instructions, gathering and maintaining 

the data needed, and reviewing the 

collection of information. The Project 

Description information collection is 

approved under OMB control number 

0970–0280, which expires November 

30, 2014. 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. 

Intergovermental Review of Federal 

Programs 

The review and comment provisions 

of the Executive Order (E.O.) 12372 and 

Part 100 do not apply. Federally 

recognized Tribes are exempt from all 

provisions and requirements of E.O. 

12372. 

Application Submission 

Applications should be sent or 

delivered to: Family Violence 

Prevention and Services Program, 

Family and Youth Services Bureau, 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families, Administration for Children 

and Families, Attention: Shena R. 

Williams, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Suite 8213, Washington, DC 20024. 

V. Approval/Disapproval of an 

Application 

The Secretary of HHS shall approve 

any application that meets the 

requirements of FVPSA and this 

announcement. The Secretary shall not 

disapprove an application unless the 

Secretary gives the applicant reasonable 

notice of the Secretary’s intention to 

disapprove and a 6-month period 

providing an opportunity for correction 

of any deficiencies. The Secretary shall 

give such notice within 45 days after the 

date of submission of the application if 

any of the provisions of the application 

have not been satisfied. If the Tribe does 

not correct the deficiencies in such 

application within the 6-month period 

following the receipt of the Secretary’s 

notice, the Secretary shall withhold 

payment of any grant funds to such 

Tribe until such date as the Tribe 

provides documentation that the 

deficiencies have been corrected. 

VI. Reporting Requirements 

Performance Progress Reports 

ACF grantees must submit a PPR 

using the standardized format provided 

by FVPSA and approved by OMB 

(0970–0280). This report will describe 

the grant activities carried out during 

the year, report the number of people 

served, and contain an evaluation of the 

effectiveness of such activities. 

Consortia grantees should compile the 

information into a comprehensive PPR 

for submission. A copy of the PPR is 

available on the FYSB Web site at: 

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

content/forms/reportforms/fv/ 

ACF_FYSB_FVPSA_Tribal_

SF_PPR_v1_0.pdf. 

PPRs for Tribes and Tribal 

organizations are due on an annual basis 

at the end of the calendar year 

(December 30) and will cover from 

October 1 through September 30. PPRs 

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: Shena R. 

Williams, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 8213, Washington, DC 20024, 


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Phone: (202) 205–5932, Email: 

Shena.Williams@acf.hhs.gov. 

Federal Financial Reports (FFR) 

Final program performance and 

financial reports are due 90 days after 

the close of the project period. Final 

reports may be mailed to: Nathanial 

(Morris) West, Division of Mandatory 

Grants, Office of Grants Management, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., 

6th Floor, Washington, DC 20447, 

Phone: (202) 401–1230, Email: 

Nathaniel.West@acf.hhs.gov. 

Further instructions will be provided, 

as necessary, with award terms and 

conditions that will address specific 

reporting periods and due dates on an 

award-by-award basis. Additional 

information on frequency of reporting is 

available on the ACF Funding 

Opportunities Web site at: http:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/ 

msg_sf425.html. 

Awards issued as a result of this 

funding opportunity announcement 

may be subject to the Transparency Act 

subaward and executive compensation 

reporting requirements of 2 CFR Part 

170. See ACF’s Award Term for Federal 

Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA) Subaward 

and Executive Compensation Reporting 

Requirement implementing this 

requirement and additional award 

applicability information. 

Failure to submit reports on time may 

be a basis for withholding grant funds, 

suspension, or termination of the grant. 

In addition, all funds reported after the 

obligation period will be recouped. 

Also note that a separate, quarterly 

financial report is required by the 

Division of Payment Management using 

the SF–425. The Division of Payment 

Management’s online Payment 

Management System (PMS) is required 

for filing quarterly reports and is found 

at the following address: https:// 

www.dpm.psc.gov. For further 

assistance, please call the DHHS 

helpline at 877–614–5533. 

Federal Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA) 

HHS now requires program awards to 

adhere to the Subaward and Executive 

Compensation reporting requirements of 

‘‘the Transparency Act’’ (as defined in 2 

CFR Part 170). Under the Transparency 

Act, all subawards (as defined in 2 CFR 

Part 170) over $25,000 must be reported, 

unless exempted. Please see the newly 

applicable Award Term for Federal 

Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA) at the 

following URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ 

grants/award_term_ffata.html.’’ 

VII. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Awards issued under this 

announcement are subject to the 

uniform administrative requirements 

and cost principles of 45 CFR part 74 

(Awards and Subawards to Institutions 

of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other 

Nonprofit Organizations, and 

Commercial Organizations) or 45 CFR 

part 92 (Grants and Cooperative 

Agreements to State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments). The Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) is available at 

http://www.gpo.gov. 

An application funded with the 

release of Federal funds through a grant 

award, does not constitute, or imply, 

compliance with Federal regulations. 

Funded organizations are responsible 

for ensuring that their activities comply 

with all applicable Federal regulations. 

Equal Treatment for Faith-Based 

Organizations 

Grantees are also subject to the 

requirements of 45 CFR part 87.1(c), 

Equal Treatment for Faith-Based 

Organizations, which says, 

‘‘Organizations that receive direct 

financial assistance from the [Health 

and Human Services] Department under 

any Department program may not 

engage in inherently religious activities 

such as religious instruction, worship, 

or proselytization as part of the 

programs or services funded with direct 

financial assistance from the 

Department.’’ Therefore, organizations 

must take steps to completely separate 

the presentation of any program with 

religious content from the presentation 

of the Federally funded program by time 

or location in such a way that it is clear 

that the two programs are separate and 

distinct. If separating the two programs 

by time but presenting them in the same 

location, one program must completely 

end before the other program begins. 

A faith-based organization receiving 

HHS funds retains its independence 

from Federal, State, and local 

governments, and may continue to carry 

out its mission, including the definition, 

practice, and expression of its religious 

beliefs. For example, a faith-based 

organization may use space in its 

facilities to provide secular programs or 

services funded with Federal funds 

without removing religious art, icons, 

scriptures, or other religious symbols. In 

addition, a faith-based organization that 

receives Federal funds retains its 

authority over its internal governance, 

and it may retain religious terms in its 

organization’s name, select its board 

members on a religious basis, and 

include religious references in its 

organization’s mission statements and 

other governing documents in 

accordance with all program 

requirements, statutes, and other 

applicable requirements governing the 

conduct of HHS funded activities. 

Regulations pertaining to the Equal 

Treatment for Faith-Based 

Organizations, which includes the 

prohibition against Federal funding of 

inherently religious activities, 

Understanding the Regulations Related 

to the Faith-Based and Neighborhood 

Partnerships Initiative’’ are available at 

http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/about/ 

regulations/. Additional information, 

resources, and tools for faith-based 

organizations is available through The 

Center for Faith-based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships Web site at 

http://www.hhs.gov/partnerships/ 

index.html and at the Administration 

for Children & Families: Toolkit for 

Faith-based and Community 

Organizations. 

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 

(41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) requires that all 

organizations receiving grants from any 

Federal agency agree to maintain a drugfree workplace. By signing the 

application, the Authorizing Official 

agrees that the grantee will provide a 

drug-free workplace and will comply 

with the requirement to notify ACF if an 

employee is convicted of violating a 

criminal drug statute. Failure to comply 

with these requirements may be cause 

for debarment. Government wide 

requirements for Drug-Free Workplace 

for Financial Assistance are found in 2 

CFR part 182; HHS implementing 

regulations are set forth in 2 CFR part 

382.400. All recipients of ACF grant 

funds must comply with the 

requirements in Subpart B— 

Requirements for Recipients Other Than 

Individuals, 2 CFR part 382.225. The 

rule is available at http://ecfr.gpoaccess.

gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=

ecfr;sid=18b5801410be6af416dc

258873ffb7ec;rgn=div2;view=text;node=

20091112%3A1.1;idno=49;cc=ecfr. 

Debarment and Suspension 

HHS regulations published in 2 CFR 

part 376 implement the governmentwide debarment and suspension system 

guidance (2 CFR part 180) for HHS’ nonprocurement programs and activities. 

‘‘Non-procurement transactions’’ 

include, among other things, grants, 

cooperative agreements, scholarships, 

fellowships, and loans. ACF implements 

the HHS Debarment and Suspension 

regulations as a term and condition of 

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Grantees may decide the method and 

frequency by which this determination 

is made and may check the Excluded 

Parties List System (EPLS) located at 

https://www.epls.gov/, although 

checking the EPLS is not required. More 

information is available at http:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/ 

grants_resources.html. 

Pro-Children Act 

The Pro-Children Act of 2001, 42 

U.S.C. 7181 through 7184, imposes 

restrictions on smoking in facilities 

where federally funded children’s 

services are provided. HHS grants are 

subject to these requirements only if 

they meet the Act’s specified coverage. 

The Act specifies that smoking is 

prohibited in any indoor facility 

(owned, leased, or contracted for) used 

for the routine or regular provision of 

kindergarten, elementary, or secondary 

education or library services to children 

under the age of 18. In addition, 

smoking is prohibited in any indoor 

facility or portion of a facility (owned, 

leased, or contracted for) used for the 

routine or regular provision of federally 

funded health care, day care, or early 

childhood development, including Head 

Start services to children under the age 

of 18. The statutory prohibition also 

applies if such facilities are constructed, 

operated, or maintained with Federal 

funds. The statute does not apply to 

children’s services provided in private 

residences, facilities funded solely by 

Medicare or Medicaid funds, portions of 

facilities used for inpatient drug or 

alcohol treatment, or facilities where 

WIC coupons are redeemed. Failure to 

comply with the provisions of the law 

may result in the imposition of a civil 

monetary penalty of up to $1,000 per 

violation and/or the imposition of an 

administrative compliance order on the 

responsible entity. 

VIII. Funding Restrictions 

Costs of organized fund raising, 

including financial campaigns, 

endowment drives, solicitation of gifts 

and bequests, and similar expenses 

incurred solely to raise capital or obtain 

contributions, are considered 

unallowable costs under grants awarded 

under this announcement. 

Construction is not an allowable 

activity or expenditure under this grant 

award. 

Purchase of real property is not an 

allowable activity or expenditure under 

this grant award. 

IX. Other Information 

Appendices: 

A. Assurances of Compliance with Grant 

Requirements 

B. Certification Regarding Lobbying 

C. Certification Regarding Environmental 

Tobacco Smoke 

DATES: The application due date is April 

20, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shena R. Williams at (202) 205–5932 or 

email at Shena.Williams@acf.hhs.gov. 

Bryan Samuels, 

Commissioner, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families. 

Appendix A 

Assurances of Compliance With Grant 

Requirements 

The grantee certifies that it will comply 

with the following assurances under Section 

301 of the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (FVPSA), as amended by 

Section 201 of the CAPTA Reauthorization 

Act of 2010, Public Law 111–320, et seq. 

(cited herein by the applicable Section 

number only): 

(1) FVPSA grant funds will be used to 

provide shelter, supportive services, or 

prevention services to adult and youth 

victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, and their 

dependents (Section 308(b)(1)). 

(2) Not less than 70 percent of the funds 

distributed shall be for the primary purpose 

of providing immediate shelter and related 

supportive services as described in Section 

308(b)(1)(A) to adults and youth victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence as defined in Section 302(2), (3), (4), 

and their dependents (Section 308(b)(2)). 

(3) Not less than 25 percent of the funds 

distributed shall be for the purpose of 

providing supportive services and prevention 

services as described in Section 308(b)(1)(B) 

through (H), to victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, and 

their dependents (Section 308(b)(2)). 

(4) Grant funds will not be used as direct 

payment to any victim of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, or to 

any dependent of such victim (Section 

308(d)(1)). 

(5) No income eligibility standard will be 

imposed on individuals with respect to 

eligibility for assistance or services supported 

with funds appropriated to carry out the 

FVPSA (Section 306(c)(3)). 

(6) No fees will be levied for assistance or 

services provided with funds appropriated to 

carry out the FVPSA (Section 306(c)(3)). 

(7) The address or location of any shelter 

or facility assisted under the FVPSA that 

otherwise maintains a confidential location 

will, except with written authorization of the 

person or persons responsible for the 

operation of such shelter, not be made public 

(Section 306(c)(5)(H)). 

(8) Procedures are established to ensure 

compliance with the provisions of Section 

306(c)(5) regarding non-disclosure of 

confidential or private information (Section 

307(a)(2)(A)). 

(9) Pursuant to Section 306(c)(5), comply 

with the new FVPSA provisions regarding 

non-disclosure of confidential or private 

information. As such, the applicant will 

comply with additional requirements 

imposed by that section, which include, but 

are not limited to: (A) Grantees shall not 

disclose any personally identifying 

information collected in connection with 

services requested (including services 

utilized or denied), through grantee’s funded 

activities, or reveal personally identifying 

information without informed, written, 

reasonably time-limited consent by the 

person about whom information is sought, 

whether for the FVPSA-funded activities or 

any other Federal or State program 

(additional consent requirements have been 

omitted, but see Section 306(c)(5)(B)(ii)(I) for 

further requirements); (B) grantees may not 

release information compelled by statutory or 

court order unless adhering to the 

requirements of Section 306(c)(5)(C); (C) 

grantees may share non-personally 

identifying information in the aggregate for 

the purposes enunciated in Section 

306(c)(5)(D)(i) as well as for other purposes 

found in Section 306(c)(5)(D)(ii) and (iii). 

(10) Grant funds awarded to the Tribe 

under the FVPSA will be used in accordance 

with Section 306(c)(2) that prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of age, disability, 

sex, race, color, national origin, or religion. 

(11) 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 objectives of 

FVPSA (Section 306(c)(6)). 

(12) Receipt of supportive services under 

FVPSA will be voluntary. No condition will 

be applied for the receipt of emergency 

shelter (Section 308 (d)(2)). 

(13) The Tribe has a law or procedure to 

bar an abuser from a shared household or a 

household of the abused person, which may 

include eviction laws or procedures (Section 

307(a)(2)(H)). 

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Tribe or Tribal Organization 

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Title 

Appendix B 

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 


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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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Organization 

Appendix C 

Certification Regarding Environmental 

Tobacco Smoke 

The Pro-Children Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. 

7181—7184, imposes restrictions on smoking 

in facilities where Federally funded 

children’s services are provided. HHS grants 

are subject to these requirements only if they 

meet the Act’s specified coverage. The Act 

specifies that smoking is prohibited in any 

indoor facility (owned, leased, or contracted 

for) used for the routine or regular provision 

of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary 

education or library services to children 

under the age of 18. In addition, smoking is 

prohibited in any indoor facility or portion 

of a facility (owned, leased, or contracted for) 

used for the routine or regular provision of 

Federally funded health care, day care, or 

early childhood development, including 

Head Start services to children under the age 

of 18. The statutory prohibition also applies 

if such facilities are constructed, operated, or 

maintained with Federal funds. The statute 

does not apply to children’s services 

provided in private residences, facilities 

funded solely by Medicare or Medicaid 

funds, portions of facilities used for inpatient 

drug or alcohol treatment, or facilities where 

WIC coupons are redeemed. Failure to 

comply with the provisions of the law may 

result in the imposition of a civil monetary 

penalty of up to $1,000 per violation and/or 

the imposition of an administrative 

compliance order on the responsible entity. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5824 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4183–2U–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Family Violence Prevention and 

Services/Grants to State Domestic 

Violence Coalitions 

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services 

Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 

Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), 

ACF, HHS. 

ACTION: This notice was originally 

published as Funding Opportunity 

Number HHH–2012–ACF–ACYF– 

SDVC–0275 on February 17, 2012 at 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/ 

foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-SDVC0275. 

The notice for family violence 

prevention and services grants to 

Coalitions serves four purposes: to 

confirm a Federal commitment to 

reducing family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence; to 

provide for Coalitions to collaborate and 

coordinate with States, tribes, localities, 

cities, and the private sector to be 

involved in State and local planning 

towards an integrated service delivery 

approach that meets the needs of all 

victims, including those in underserved 

communities and racial and ethnic 

minorities; to provide training and 

technical assistance to domestic 

violence programs and providers of 

direct services; and to increase public 

awareness about and prevention of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence, and increase the quality 

and availability of immediate shelter 

and supportive services for victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence, and their dependents. 

C.F.D.A. Number: 93.591 

Statutory Authority: 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 

further the intervention and prevention of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence (Section 311 of the FVPSA, 

as amended by Section 201 of the Child 

Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 

(CAPTA) Reauthorization Act of 2010, Pub. 

L. 111–320). 

SUMMARY: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Description 

Background 

The FVPSA authorizes the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) Secretary to award 

grants to statewide, private, nongovernmental, 501(c)(3) non-profit 

Coalitions to conduct activities to 

promote domestic violence intervention 

and prevention. 

Ensuring the Well-Being of Vulnerable 

Children and Families 

The Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families (ACYF) is 

committed to facilitating healing and 

recovery and promoting the social and 

emotional well-being of children, youth, 

and families who have experienced 

maltreatment, exposure to violence, 

and/or trauma. This funding 

opportunity announcement (FOA) and 

other discretionary spending this fiscal 

year are designed to ensure that 

effective interventions are in place to 

build skills and capacities that 

contribute to the healthy, positive, and 

productive functioning of families. 

Children, youth, and families who 

have experienced maltreatment, 

exposure to violence, and/or trauma are 

impacted along several domains, each of 

which must be addressed in order to 

foster social and emotional well-being 

and promote healthy, positive 

functioning: 

• Understanding Experiences: A 

fundamental aspect of the human 

experience is the development of a 

world view through which one’s 

experiences are understood. Whether 

that perspective is generally positive or 

negative impacts how experiences are 

interpreted and integrated. For example, 

one is more likely to approach a 

challenge as a surmountable, temporary 

obstacle if his or her frame includes a 

sense that ‘‘things will turn out alright.’’ 

On the contrary, negative experiences 

can color how future experiences are 

understood. Ongoing exposure to family 

violence might lead children, youth, 

and adults to believe that relationships 


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