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Dated: February 25, 2015. 

Carolyn Baum, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05006 Filed 3–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

FDA Number: 93.671 

Funding Opportunity Announcement 

for 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 Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA) was originally 

published as Funding Opportunity 

Number HHS–2015–ACF–ACYF–FVPS– 

0135 on February 2, 2015 at http://www.

acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/index.cfm

?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2015-ACFACYF-FVPS-0135. FYSB is publishing 

this notice in the Federal Register to 

satisfy its regulatory requirements at 45 

CFR 1370.2. 

SUMMARY: This FOA 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: (1) 

Assist tribes in efforts to increase public 

awareness about, and primary and 

secondary prevention of, family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence; and (2) assist tribes in efforts 

to provide immediate shelter and 

supportive services for victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents (42 

U.S.C. 10401, et. seq.). This FOA 

announces formula awards and is not 

open for competition. 

DATES: The application due date is April 

6, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is the full, published FOA, 

available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/

grants/open/foa/

index.cfm?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2015- 

ACF-ACYF-FVPS-0135: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Description 

Background 

Awards under this FVPSA funding 

opportunity announcement are 

administered through the 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families (ACYF) Family and Youth 

Services Bureau (FYSB). They are 

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 (§ 10406(a) as 

applied pursuant to § 10409(c)). 

Funding under this announcement 

will assist Tribes in safeguarding lives 

of victims of intimate partner violence 

and in addressing the unique 

circumstances and obstacles that may 

affect responses to intimate partner 

violence in Tribal communities. 

In FY 2014, the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) agencies, 

including the Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), consulted 

with Tribal governments on all of the 

grant programs administered by ACF. 

FVPSA-related issues such as grant 

award dates, extending project periods, 

and the recent shift in award amounts 

were addressed during each of the 

consultations. 

During FY 2014, ACF awarded 

FVPSA formula grants to 120 Tribes or 

Tribal organizations in support of 243 

Tribes; 53 states and territories; and 56 

nonprofit State Domestic Violence 

Coalitions. In addition, ACF supplied 

additional funding for multi-year 

FVPSA discretionary grants to one 

National Indian Resource Center 

Addressing Domestic Violence and 

Safety for Indian Women; 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. 

Awards governed by this funding 

opportunity announcement and other 

current fiscal year expenditures 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. 

Experiencing trauma can have a 

profound effect on the overall 

functioning of individuals and families. 

Thus, efforts to address the impact of 

trauma are essential in cultivating social 

and emotional well-being. ACYF 

therefore promotes a trauma-informed 

approach, which involves 

understanding and responding to the 

symptoms of chronic interpersonal 

trauma and traumatic stress, as well as 

the behavioral and mental health 

consequences of trauma. 

ACYF expects to maintain a 

continued focus on social and emotional 

well-being as a critical component of its 

overall mission to ensure positive 

outcomes for all individuals and 

families. 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, Inc. 

(NIWRC). NIWRC is a Native nonprofit 

organization created specifically to 

serve as the National Indian Resource 

Center Addressing Domestic Violence 

and Safety for Indian Women (see 

http://www.niwrc.org/about-us/missionwork-and-philosophy for more 

information) and the National Center on 

Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental 

Health to infuse programs with best and 

promising practices on trauma-informed 

interventions as they seek to promote 

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 must be used for the purpose 

of providing supportive services and 

prevention services (§ 10408(b)(2) as 

applied pursuant to § 10409(e)). 

FVPSA funds awarded to grantees 

should be used for activities described 

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in § 10408(b)(1) (as applied pursuant to 

§ 10409(e)): 

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. (Note that Tribes and 

Tribal subpopulations are also 

considered underserved populations. 

See Section I. Definitions, for 

‘‘underserved’’ definition.) 

• 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 

One or more grantee representatives 

should plan to attend FVPSA’s Tribal 

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 grantees of the date, 

time, and location of their grantee 

meeting in 2015. 

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 

records pertaining to any individual 

provided family violence, domestic 

violence, and dating violence services. 

Consequently, when providing 

statistical data on program activities and 

program services, individual identifiers 

of client records will not be used 

(§ 10406(c)(5)) as applied per § 10409(c). 

In the annual 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 

§ 10406(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 (§ 10406(c)(5)(H)) and the 

confidentiality of records pertaining to 

any individual provided family 

violence, domestic violence, and dating 

violence services by any FVPSAsupported program will be strictly 

maintained. 

Coordinated and Accessible Services 

The impacts of intimate partner 

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 intimate partner 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 and remote 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 

funding opportunity 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 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 Tribal, 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 (§ 10407(a)(2)). 

Tribes and Tribal organizations are also 

encouraged to collaborate with Tribal 

Coalitions, which are funded by the 

Department of Justice, through the 

Office of Violence Against Women. For 

more information please visit http://

www.justice.gov/ovw/tribalcommunities#about-tribal-communities. 

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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, gender identity, or religion 

(§ 10406(c)(2)) as applied per § 10409(c). 

Additionally, Tribes must assist all 

individuals seeking services and may 

not restrict services to Tribal members. 

The HHS Office for Civil Rights 

provides guidance that may assist 

grantees in complying with civil rights 

laws that prohibit discrimination on 

these bases. Please see 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 

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. Access for immigrant victims 

of family violence or dating violence to 

HHS-funded services is similar to that 

for immigrant domestic violence 

victims. Please see 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 (§ 10408(d)). Please 

see Appendix B for guidance regarding 

access to HHS-funded services for 

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or 

questioning (LGBTQ) (also known as 

‘‘Two Spirited’’) survivors of intimate 

partner violence. 

Additionally, please see Appendix 

B—LGBTQ (also known as ‘‘TwoSpirit’’) Accessibility Policy; this Policy 

provides that the applicant must 

consider how its program will be 

inclusive of and non-stigmatizing 

toward LGBTQ/Two-Spirit participants 

in its application for funding. If not 

already in place, the applicant and, if 

applicable, subawardees must establish 

and publicize policies prohibiting 

harassment based on race, sexual 

orientation, gender, gender identity (or 

expression), religion, and national 

origin, as well as provide staff training 

and implement policies and procedures 

for documenting work reflecting these 

assurances. 

Definitions—For the Purposes of This 

Funding Opportunity 

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 or intimate partner 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 

or intimate partner, 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. 

Intimate Partner Violence: Term used 

in place of ‘‘family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence’’ for 

brevity’s sake. 

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. 

Native American Tribe: Alternative 

term for Indian Tribe. 

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, regardless of 

whether the information is encoded, 

encrypted, hashed, or otherwise 

protected, 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, driver’s license 

number, passport number, or student 

identification number; and any other 

information, including date of birth, 

racial or ethnic background, or religious 

affiliation, that, would serve to identify 

any individual. 

Shelter: The provision of temporary 

refuge and supportive services in 

compliance with applicable state law 

(including 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. 

State Domestic Violence Coalition: A 

statewide, nongovernmental nonprofit, 

private domestic violence service 

organization with a membership that 

includes a majority of the primarypurpose domestic violence service 

providers in the state and has board 

membership representative of primarypurpose domestic violence service 

providers and which may include 

representatives of the communities in 

which the services are being provided in 

the state; has as its purpose to provide 

education, support, and technical 

assistance to such service providers to 

enable the providers to establish and 

maintain shelter and supportive services 

for victims of domestic violence and 

their dependents; and serves as an 

information clearinghouse, primary 

point of contact, and resource center on 

domestic violence for the state and 

supports the development of policies, 

protocols, and procedures to enhance 

domestic violence intervention and 

prevention in the state. 

Supportive Services: Services for 

adult and youth victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence, and their dependents. Such 

services are designed to meet the needs 

of such victims 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. 

Tribe: Reference to Indian Tribe used 

for brevity’s sake. 

Tribal Consortium: A partnership 

between one or more Tribes or 

(including qualifying Alaska Native 

villages and entities) that authorizes a 

single Tribal organization or nonprofit 

to submit an application and administer 

the FVPSA grant funds on their behalf. 

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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 

awarded under § 10409. 

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 is 

democratically elected by the adult 

members of the Indian community to be 

served by such organization and which 

includes the maximum participation of 

Indians in all phases of its activities: 

Provided, that 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 who face barriers in 

accessing and using victim services, 

including populations underserved 

because of geographic location, religion, 

sexual orientation, gender identity, race 

and ethnicity, 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 2015, ACYF will allocate 10 

percent of the appropriation available 

under § 10403(a) to Tribes for the 

establishment and operation of shelters 

(including safe houses), and the 

provision of supportive services or 

prevention services to adults and youth 

victims of family violence, domestic 

violence, or dating violence, and their 

dependents. 

In addition to Tribal formula grants, 

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, special issue 

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. 

In computing Tribal allocations, ACF 

will use the latest available population 

figures available 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: 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. 

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 

populations 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 by 

interpreting greater demand for services 

as Tribes with larger populations. In FY 

2014, actual grant awards ranged from 

$16,386 to $1,474,785. 

Tribes with smaller populations are 

encouraged to apply for FVPSA funding 

as a consortium. 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 will 

be combined to determine the total grant 

for the consortium. 

Length of Project Periods 

FVPSA Tribal formula grant awards 

will be used to perform or to partially 

perform functions or activities that take 

place within a 2-year period. The 

project period for this award is from 

October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016. 

Expenditure Period 

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. 

Award year (Federal fiscal year (FY)) Project period (24 months) 

Application requirements 

& 

expenditure periods 

FY 2015 ................................................... 10/01/2014—9/30/2016 Regardless of the date the award is received, these funds may be 

expended by the grantee for obligations incurred since October 1, 

2014. The funds may be expended through September 30, 2016. 

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 2015 grant funds that are 

made available to Tribes and Tribal 

organizations through re-allotment must 

be expended by the grantee no later than 

September 30, 2016. 

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 

(§ 10409(b)). Tribes may apply 

singularly or as part of a Tribal 

consortium. 

Additional Information on Eligibility 

DUNS Number and System for Award 

Management (SAM) Requirement 

All applicants must have a DUNS 

Number (http://fedgov.dnb.com/ 

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webform) and an active registration with 

the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) on 

the System for Award Management 

(SAM.gov, www.sam.gov). 

Obtaining a DUNS Number may take 

1 to 2 days. 

All applicants are required to 

maintain an active SAM registration 

until the application process is 

complete. If a grant is awarded, 

registration at SAM.gov must be active 

throughout the life of the award. 

Plan ahead. Allow up to 10 business 

days after you submit your registration 

for it to become active in SAM and an 

additional 24 hours before that 

registration information is available in 

other government systems, i.e. 

Grants.gov. 

This action should allow you time to 

resolve any issues that may arise. 

Failure to comply with these 

requirements may result in your 

inability to submit your application 

through Grants.gov or prevent the award 

of a grant. Applicants should maintain 

documentation (with dates) of your 

efforts to register for, or renew a 

registration, at SAM. User Guides are 

available under the ‘‘Help’’ tab at 

https://www.sam.gov. 

HHS requires all entities that plan to 

apply for, and ultimately receive, 

federal grant funds from any HHS 

Agency, or receive subawards directly 

from recipients of those grant funds to: 

• Be registered in the SAM prior to 

submitting an application or plan; 

• Maintain an active SAM registration 

with current information at all times 

during which it has an active award or 

an application or plan under 

consideration by an OPDIV; and 

• Provide its active 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 the requirements as described in 

section V. of this FOA. 

IV. Application Requirements 

Forms, Assurances, Certifications, and 

Policy 

On October 1, 2013, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families implemented required 

electronic application submission of 

State and/or Tribal plans via the Online 

Data Collection System (OLDC) for all 

mandatory grant programs. (See 78 FR 

60285–60286, October 1, 2013.) 

Mandatory grant recipients are required 

to use the OLDC to submit the 

Application for Federal Assistance SF– 

424 Mandatory Form (SF–424M) and 

upload all required documents. The 

form is available to applicants and 

grantees within the OLDC system at 

https://extranet.acf.hhs.gov/oldcdocs/

materials.html. ACF will not accept 

paper applications, or those submitted 

via email or facsimile, without a waiver. 

Request an Exemption From Required 

Electronic Submission 

ACF recognizes that some of the 

recipient community may have limited 

or no Internet access, and/or limited 

computer capacity, which may prohibit 

uploading large files to the Internet 

through the OLDC system. To 

accommodate such recipients, ACF is 

instituting an exemption procedure, on 

a case-by-case basis, that will allow 

such recipients to submit hard copy, 

paper State and Tribal plans and 

reporting forms by the United States 

Postal Service, hand-delivery, recipient 

courier, overnight/express mail couriers, 

or other representatives of the recipient. 

Additionally, on a case-by-case basis, 

we will consider requests to accept hard 

copy, paper submissions of State and 

Tribal plans and reporting forms when 

circumstances such as natural disasters 

occur (floods, hurricanes, etc.); or when 

there are widespread disruptions of mail 

service; or in other rare cases that would 

prevent electronic submission of the 

documents. 

Recipients will be required to submit 

a written statement to ACF that the 

recipient qualifies for an exemption 

under one of these grounds: Lack of 

Internet access; or limited computer 

capacity that prevents the uploading of 

large files to the Internet; the occurrence 

of natural disasters (floods, hurricanes, 

etc.); or when there are widespread 

disruptions of mail service; or in other 

rare cases that would prevent electronic 

submission of the documents. 

Exemption requests will be reviewed 

and the recipient will be notified of a 

decision to approve or deny the request. 

Requests should state if the exemption 

is for submission of the SF–424M and 

State and/or Tribal plan, Performance 

Progress Reports (PPR), or Federal 

Financial Reports (FFR). The written 

statement must be sent to the Program 

Office (for SF–424M and State and/or 

Tribal plan, and PPR exemption 

requests) and/or ACF Grants 

Management Office (for FFR exemption 

requests) points of contact shown in 

Section VIII. Agency Contact of this 

funding opportunity announcement. 

Requests must be received on or before 

the due date for applications listed in 

this funding opportunity 

announcement. Exemption requests may 

be submitted by regular mail or by 

email. 

In all cases, the decision to allow an 

exemption to accept submission of hard 

copy, paper State/Tribal plans and 

reporting forms will rest with the 

Program Office listed in this 

announcement and/or ACF’s Office of 

Grants Management. Exemptions are 

applicable only to the Federal fiscal year 

in which they are received and 

approved. If an exemption is necessary 

for a future Federal fiscal year, a request 

must be submitted during each Federal 

fiscal year for which an exemption is 

necessary. 

Forms, Assurances, Certifications, and 

Policy 

Applicants seeking financial 

assistance under this announcement 

must submit the listed Standard Forms 

(SFs), assurances, certifications and 

policy. All required Standard Forms, 

assurances, and certifications are 

available at ACF Funding Opportunities 

Forms or at the Grants.gov Forms 

Repository unless specified otherwise. 

Forms/Certifications Description Where found 

SF–424M .............................................. This is a required Standard Form. Application for Federal Assistance—Mandatory.http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/

forms/sf-424-mandatory-family.html. 

Certification (Grants.gov) Regarding 

Lobbying.

Required of all applicants at the time of their application. If not 

available with the application, it must be submitted prior to 

the award of the grant.

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

web/grants/forms/sf-424-mandatoryfamily.html. 

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Forms/Certifications Description Where found 

SF–LLL—Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.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 applicant 

shall complete and submit the SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure Form to 

Report Lobbying,’’ in accordance with its instructions. Applicants must furnish an executed copy of the Certification Regarding Lobbying prior to award.

‘‘Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying’’ 

is available at http://www.grants.

gov/web/grants/forms/sf-424-mandatory-family.html. 

The needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and questioning youth 

are taken into consideration in applicant’s program design..

See Appendix B for submission requirements ............................ See Appendix B for the complete policy description. 

Assurances and Policy 

Each applicant must provide a signed 

copy of both the assurance and policy. 

(See Appendices A and B.) 

The Project Description 

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 and mailing address of 

each Tribe, Tribal organization, or 

nonprofit private organization applying 

for the FVPSA grant. 

(2) The name of the Tribally 

Designated Official authorized to 

administer this grant, along with the 

Official’s telephone number, fax 

number, and email address. 

(3) The name of a Program Contact 

designated to administer and coordinate 

programming, including the telephone 

number, fax number, and email address. 

(4) The Employee Identification 

Number (EIN) of the entity submitting 

the application. 

(5) The D–U–N–S number of the 

entity submitting the application (see 

Section III. Eligibility). 

(6) The signature of the Tribally 

Designated Official (see Section I. 

Definitions). 

For Consortium applications only: 

(7) The EIN of the consortium Tribes. 

(8) The D–U–N–S number of the 

consortium Tribes. 

B. Program Description 

An overview of the project including: 

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

and population(s) to be served. 

(2) A description of the services and 

activities to be provided with FVPSA 

funds. 

(3) A description of barriers that 

challenge the effective operation of 

program activities and/or services 

provided to victims of domestic 

violence, family violence, and dating 

violence, and their dependents. 

(4) A description of the technical 

assistance needed to address the 

described barriers. 

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 

(including a 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 for victims of 

family violence, domestic violence, and 

dating violence. 

(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 document and track 

services provided, as well as any 

outcomes that can be linked to the 

program’s logic model. 

(5) A description of how the funds are 

to be spent. For example, costs of 

employing a half-time Domestic 

Violence Advocate, costs for 

transportation to shelter, etc. 

E. Involvement of Individuals and 

Organizations 

A description of the procedures 

designed to involve knowledgeable 

individuals and interested organizations 

in providing services funded under 

FVPSA. For example, knowledgeable 

individuals and interested organizations 

may include Tribal officials or social 

services staff involved in 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 

needs of such populations. 

G. Current Signed Tribal Resolution 

A copy of a current Tribal resolution 

or an equivalent document that: 

(1) Covers the entirety of FY 2015, 

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 

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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. 

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 September 

30, 2017. 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. 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs 

The review and comment provisions 

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

45 CFR part 100 do not apply. Federally 

recognized Tribes are exempt from all 

provisions and requirements of E.O. 

12372. 

Funding Restrictions 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2014 (Pub. L. 113–76), enacted January 

17, 2014, limits the salary amount that 

may be awarded and charged to ACF 

grants and cooperative agreements. 

Award funds issued under this 

announcement may not be used to pay 

the salary, or any percentage of salary, 

to an individual at a rate in excess of 

Executive Level II. The Executive Level 

II salary of the Federal Executive Pay 

scale is $181,500 (http://www.opm.gov/ 

policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/

salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2014/

EX.pdf). This amount reflects an 

individual’s base salary exclusive of 

fringe benefits and any income that an 

individual may be permitted to earn 

outside of the duties to the applicant 

organization. This salary limitation also 

applies to subawards/subcontracts 

under an ACF mandatory and 

discretionary grant. 

Please see Appendix A ‘‘Assurances 

of Compliance with Grant 

Requirements’’ for additional programspecific funding restrictions. 

V. Award Administration Information 

Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

For the terms and conditions that 

apply to all mandatory grants, as well as 

ACF program-specific terms and 

conditions please go to: http://

www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/mandatoryformula-block-and-entitlement-grants. 

Approval/Disapproval of an Application 

The Secretary of HHS shall approve 

any application that meets the 

requirements of the 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 (See § 10407(b)(1) 

and (2) and § 10409(d)). 

VI. Reporting Requirements 

Performance Progress Reports (PPR) 

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 a plan to document 

and track services provided, as well as 

any outcomes that can be linked to the 

program’s logic model. Consortia 

grantees should compile the information 

from the individual report of each 

participating Tribe into a 

comprehensive PPR for submission. A 

copy of the PPR is available on the 

FYSB Web site at: www.acf.hhs.gov/

programs/fysb/resource/ppr-Tribalfvpsa. 

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. 

Grantees should submit their reports 

online through the Online Data 

Collection (OLDC) system at the 

following address: https://

extranet.acf.hhs.gov/ssi. 

Federal Financial Reports (FFR) 

Grantees must submit annual 

Financial Status Reports. The first SF– 

425A is due December 30, 2015. The 

final SF–425A is due December 30, 

2016. SF–425A can be found at: 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/

grants_forms.html, www.forms.gov. 

Grantees should submit their reports 

online through the Online Data 

Collection (OLDC) system at the 

following address: https://

extranet.acf.hhs.gov/ssi. Failure to 

submit reports on time may be a basis 

for withholding grant funds, or 

suspending or terminating the grant. All 

funds reported as unobligated after the 

obligation period will be recouped. 

VII. FFATA Subaward and Executive 

Compensation 

Awards issued as a result of this 

funding opportunity may be subject to 

the Transparency Act subaward and 

executive compensation reporting 

requirements of 2 CFR 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. 

ACF has implemented the use of the 

SF–428 Tangible Property Report and 

the SF–429 Real Property Status Report 

for all grantees. Both standard forms are 

available at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

grants_forms/. 

VIII. Agency Contact 

Program Office Contact 

Shena R. Williams, Senior Program 

Specialist at (202) 205–5932 or email at 

Shena.Williams@acf.hhs.gov. 

Grants Management Contact 

Yan Rong, Division of Mandatory 

Grants at (202) 401–5154 or email at 

Yan.Rong@acf.hhs.gov 

IX. Appendices 

A. Assurances of Compliance with Grant 

Requirements 

B. LGBTQ (also known as ‘‘Two-Spirited’’) 

Accessibility Policy 

Appendix A 

Assurances of Compliance With Grant 

Requirements 

By signing and returning the document, the 

applicant or grantee agrees to comply with all 

pertinent requirements of the Family 

Violence Prevention and Services Act 

(FVPSA) and specifically assures that it will 

fulfill the following conditions imposed by 

the FVPSA, 42 U.S.C. 10401–10414 (cited 

herein by the applicable section number 

only): 

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(1) Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act (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 (§ 10408(b)(1)). 

(2) Not less than 70 percent of the funds 

distributed shall be for the primary purpose 

of providing immediate shelter and 

supportive services as defined in § 10402(9) 

and (12) to adult and youth victims of family 

violence, domestic violence, or dating 

violence as defined in §§ 10402(2), (3), and 

(4), and their dependents (§ 10408(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 § 10408(b)(1)(B) 

through (H), to victims of family violence, 

domestic violence, or dating violence, and 

their dependents (§ 10408(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 (§ 10408(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 (§ 10406(c)(3)). 

(6) No fees will be levied for assistance or 

services provided with funds appropriated to 

carry out the FVPSA (§ 10406(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 

(§ 10406(c)(5)(H)). 

(8) Procedures are established to ensure 

compliance with the provisions of 

§ 10406(c)(5) regarding non-disclosure of 

confidential of private information 

(§ 10407(a)(2)(A)). 

(9) The applicant or grantee will comply 

with the conditions set forth in the FVPSA 

at § 10406(c)(5) and all other FVPSA 

obligations regarding non-disclosure of 

confidential or private information. These 

include, but are not limited to, the following 

requirements: (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 timelimited 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 

§ 10406(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 

§ 10406(c)(5)(C); (C) grantees may share nonpersonally identifying information in the 

aggregate for the purposes enunciated in 

§ 10406(c)(5)(D)(i) as well as for other 

purposes found in § 10406(c)(5)(D)(ii) and 

(iii). 

(10) As prescribed by § 10406(c)(2) of the 

FVPSA, the Tribe will use grant funds in a 

manner that avoids prohibited discrimination 

on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, color, 

national origin, or, as appropriate, religion. 

(11) Funds made available under the 

FVPSA will be used to supplement and not 

supplant other federal, state, Tribal and local 

public funds expended to provide services 

and activities that promote the objectives of 

the FVPSA (§ 10406(c)(6)). 

(12) Receipt of supportive services under 

the FVPSA will be voluntary. No condition 

will be applied for the receipt of emergency 

shelter (§ 10408(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, where 

appropriate (§ 10407(a)(2)(H)). 

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Tribally Designated Official 

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Tribe or Tribal Organization 

Appendix B 

LGBTQ (also known as ‘‘Two-Spirited’’) 

Accessibility Policy 

As the Authorized Organizational 

Representative (AOR) signing this 

application on behalf of [Insert full, formal 

name of applicant organization] 

I hereby attest and certify that: 

The needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and questioning (also known as 

‘‘Two-Spirited’’) program participants are 

taken into consideration in applicant’s 

program design. Applicant considered how 

its program will be inclusive of and nonstigmatizing toward such participants. If not 

already in place, awardee and, if applicable, 

subawardees must establish and publicize 

policies prohibiting harassment based on 

race, sexual orientation, gender, gender 

identity (or expression), religion, and 

national origin. The submission of an 

application for this funding opportunity 

constitutes an assurance that applicants have 

or will put such policies in place within 12 

months of the award. Awardees should 

ensure that all staff members are trained to 

prevent and respond to harassment or 

bullying in all forms during the award 

period. Programs should be prepared to 

monitor claims, address them seriously, and 

document their corrective action(s) so all 

participants are assured that programs are 

safe, inclusive, and non-stigmatizing by 

design and in operation. In addition, any 

subawardees or subcontractors: 

• Have in place or will put into place 

within 12 months of the award policies 

prohibiting harassment based on race, sexual 

orientation, gender, gender identity (or 

expression), religion, and national origin; 

• Will enforce these policies; 

• Will ensure that all staff will be trained 

during the award period on how to prevent 

and respond to harassment or bullying in all 

forms, and; 

• Have or will have within 12 months of 

the award, a plan to monitor claims, address 

them seriously, and document their 

corrective action(s). 

Insert Date of Signature: 

Print Name and Title of the AOR: 

Signature of AOR: 

[End of full FOA] 

Authority: The statutory authority for this 

program is 42 U.S.C. 10401–10414. 

Mary M. Wayland, 

Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Division of 

Grants Policy, Office of Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2010–N–0300] 

John D. Noonan; Denial of Hearing; 

Final Debarment Order 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is denying a 

request for a hearing submitted by Dr. 

John D. Noonan (Dr. Noonan), and is 

issuing an order under the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the 

FD&C Act) debarring Dr. Noonan for 2 

years from providing services in any 

capacity to a person that has an 

approved or pending drug product 

application. FDA bases this order on a 

finding that Dr. Noonan was convicted 

of a misdemeanor under Federal law for 

conduct relating to the regulation of a 

drug product under the FD&C Act and 

that the type of conduct underlying the 

conviction undermines the process for 

the regulation of drugs. In determining 

the appropriateness and period of Dr. 

Noonan’s debarment, FDA has 

considered the relevant factors listed in 

the FD&C Act. Dr. Noonan has failed to 

file with the Agency information and 

analyses sufficient to create a basis for 

a hearing concerning this action. 

DATES: The order is effective March 5, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications for 

termination of debarment to the 

Division of Dockets Management (HFA– 

305), Food and Drug Administration, 

5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, 

MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan Doty, Office of Scientific 

Integrity, Food and Drug 

Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 

Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301– 

796–8556. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On August 11, 2009, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Northern District 

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