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FTE after the end of the grant. There is 

no cost sharing or matching requirement 

for this funding. 

Award recipients will be required to 

submit annual progress reports in the 

form of a written summary on the 

number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) 

funded, type of public health 

professional(s) hired, and the activities 

they are engaged in to advance public 

health. To be eligible to receive this 

grant, the CIL must submit a Letter of 

Assurance to ACL containing all the 

assurances required, (see below, 

‘‘Section III. Eligibility Criteria and 

Other Requirements’’ and ‘‘Section IV. 

Submission Information’’). CILs that do 

not submit a Letter of Assurance or 

otherwise indicate no desire to receive 

funds, will be excluded from receiving 

funds. 

ACL may extend deadlines based on 

the need of the COVID–19 response, 

e.g., to meet unanticipated issues related 

to COVID–19 and/or to allow impacted 

CILs that missed the cut-off date to 

submit a letter of assurance for 

consideration. ACL intends to issue 

notices of award as soon as possible 

with an estimated start date of March 1, 

2022. However, the actual award may be 

released earlier or later than that date. 

Because the total amount awarded to 

each grantee is contingent upon the total 

number of grantees applying for 

funding, grant awards will be issued 

after ACL receives responses from all 

eligible CILs. Regardless of the date of 

award, the funding will be available 

until September 30, 2024. Grantees may 

use the funds over any period of time 

before this date but are encouraged to 

use the funding as soon as possible to 

have the greatest impact. 

II. Award Information 

1. Funding Instrument Type 

These awards will be made in the 

form of new grants, evenly distributed 

to eligible entities. 

2. Anticipated Total Funding per Budget 

Period 

Awards made under this 

announcement will have an estimated 

start date of March 1, 2022 and an end 

date of September 30, 2024. 

The total available funding for this 

opportunity is $38,297,600. 

Eligible entities who do not complete 

assurance requirements below, or 

otherwise indicate no desire to receive 

funds will be excluded from receiving 

funds. This will have the effect of 

increasing the amount of funds available 

for eventual recipients. 

ACL will distribute the $38,297,600 

evenly to all eligible entities to ensure 

a sufficient level of funding to provide 

substantive support for the public 

health workforce, which equates to a 

minimum award of $104,069. This 

figure is based on the current number of 

eligible entities and would rise if some 

eligible entities refuse or are deemed 

ineligible. 

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other 

Requirements 

1. Eligible Entities 

The eligible entity for these awards is 

designated by ACL as Centers for 

Independent Living under Part C of the 

Rehabilitation Act. 

2. Match 

Cost Sharing or Matching is not 

required. 

3. Other Requirements 

A. Letter of Assurance 

A Letter of Assurance is required to be 

submitted by CILs in order to receive an 

award. The Letter of Assurance must 

include the following: 

1. Assurance that the award recipient 

is an entity designated as a Part C 

funded CIL under the Rehab Act. 

2. Assurance that funds will be spent 

in ways consistent with the purpose of 

the funding to support the cost of wages 

and benefits for public health 

professionals, directly or through 

contract such as: 

• Case investigator, 

• Contact tracer, 

• Social support specialist, 

• Community health worker, 

• Public health nurse, 

• Disease intervention specialist, 

• Epidemiologist, 

• Program manager, 

• Laboratory personnel, 

• Informaticians, 

• Communication and policy experts, 

• Other positions as may be required 

to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 

COVID–19. 

3. Assurance to provide semi-annual 

federal financial reports and annual 

program reports that include the 

number and type of full-time 

equivalents hired, and activities 

performed to advance public health. 

B. DUNS Number 

All grant applicants must obtain and 

keep current a D–U–N–S number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit 

identification number, which provides 

unique identifiers of single business 

entities. The D–U–N–S number can be 

obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/ 

iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm. 

C. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these 

grant applications. 

IV. Submission Information 

1. Letter of Assurance 

To receive funding, eligible entities 

must provide a Letter of Assurance 

containing all the information outlined 

in Section III above. 

Letters of Assurance should be 

addressed to: Jennifer Johnson, Deputy 

Commissioner, Administration on 

Disabilities, Administration for 

Community Living. 

Letters of Assurance should be 

submitted electronically via email to 

PHWF@acl.hhs.gov. 

2. Submission Dates and Times 

To receive consideration, Letters of 

Assurance must be submitted by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time on February 11, 2022. 

Letters of Assurance should be 

submitted electronically via email and 

have an electronic time stamp 

indicating the date/time submitted. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

1. Programmatic and Submission Issues 

Direct programmatic and submission 

inquiries to PHWF@acl.hhs.gov. 

Dated: January 6, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Principal Deputy Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Availability of Program Application 

Instructions for Subtitle B of the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act, State Councils 

on Developmental Disabilities To 

Expand the Public Health Workforce 

Title: Expanding the Public Health 

Workforce within the Disability 

Networks: State Councils on 

Developmental Disabilities. 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Statutory Authority: The statutory 

authority for grants under this program 

announcement is Section 2501 of the 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. 

L. 117–2) and awards authorized under 

Subtitle B of the Developmental 

Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights 

Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C 15021 et seq.), 

State Councils, shall be provided 

funding under this opportunity. 


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1American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 

117–2, 135 Stat 4 (Mar. 11, 2021). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.620. 

DATES: The deadline date for the 

submission of the Expanding the Public 

Health Workforce within Disability 

Networks: State Councils on 

Developmental Disabilities is 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time February 11, 2022. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The Administration for Community 

Living (ACL) announced a new funding 

opportunity to expand the public health 

workforce within the disability 

networks. Public health promotes and 

protects the health of people and the 

communities where they live, learn, 

work, and play. The disability networks 

funded by the Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) play an 

essential role in that work. The 

disability networks consist of trusted 

organizations and programs that reach 

and provide services and supports to 

people with disabilities in every 

community throughout the nation, 

including those related to public health 

such as health and wellness education 

and information, counseling, case 

management and guidance related to 

health and social needs, as well as how 

to access those supports. These 

networks have over 50 years of 

community experience and possess 

intimate knowledge of the public health 

and other resources available and the 

needs of people with disabilities in their 

direct area. 

As part of its ongoing COVID–19 

response efforts, the Biden-Harris 

Administration is investing federal 

funds through the American Rescue 

Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) 1 to recruit, 

hire, and train public health workers to 

respond to the pandemic and prepare 

for future public health challenges. 

Specifically, the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) will ‘‘carry out activities 

related to establishing, expanding, and 

sustaining a public health 

workforce. . . ,’’ ARPA § 2501(a), and 

funds may be used to support costs, 

including wages and benefits, of a range 

of public health professionals including 

but not limited to social support 

professionals, community health 

workers, communication and policy 

experts and ‘‘. . . other positions as 

may be required to prevent, prepare for, 

and respond to COVID–19. . . ,’’ ARPA 

§ 2501(b)(1). 

To help advance these efforts, ACL 

has created the Expanding the Public 

Health Workforce within Disability 

Networks program. This program aims 

to increase through the support of wages 

and benefits the number of public 

health professionals within the 

disability networks to address the 

unique needs of individuals with 

disabilities. Public health professionals 

supported through this program may 

provide a wide range of public health 

services and supports, including 

provision of culturally affirmative and 

linguistically accessible information, 

access assistance for vaccines and 

boosters, transition and diversion from 

high-risk congregate settings to 

community living, provision and 

connections to health and wellness 

programs, activities that address social 

isolation and social determinants of 

health, and other activities that support 

the public health and wellbeing of 

people with disabilities. 

State Councils on Developmental 

Disabilities (Councils)—the eligible 

entities for this opportunity—under the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) shall be 

provided funding to support new staff 

or increase the full-time equivalent 

(FTE) of existing staff under this 

opportunity to carry out public health 

services and supports. Although not 

required for funding, grantees are 

encouraged to explore options for 

funding to sustain the new FTE after the 

end of the grant. There is no cost 

sharing or matching requirement for this 

funding. 

Award recipients will be required to 

submit annual progress reports in the 

form of a written summary on the 

number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) 

funded, type of public health 

professional(s) hired, and the activities 

they are engaged in to advance public 

health. To be eligible to receive this 

grant, the Councils must submit a Letter 

of Assurance to ACL containing all the 

assurances required, (see below, 

‘‘Section III. Eligibility Criteria and 

Other Requirements’’ and ‘‘Section IV. 

Submission Information’’). Councils that 

do not submit a Letter of Assurance or 

otherwise indicate no desire to receive 

funds, will be excluded from receiving 

funds. 

ACL may extend deadlines based on 

the need of the COVID–19 response, 

e.g., to meet unanticipated issues related 

to COVID–19 and/or to allow impacted 

Councils that missed the cut-off date to 

submit a letter of assurance for 

consideration. ACL intends to issue 

notices of award as soon as possible 

with an estimated start date of March 1, 

2022. However, the actual award may be 

released earlier or later than that date. 

Because the total amount awarded to 

each grantee is contingent upon the total 

number of grantees applying for 

funding, grant awards will be issued 

after ACL receives responses from all 

eligible DDCs. Regardless of the date of 

award, the funding will be available 

until September 30, 2024. Grantees may 

use the funds over any period of time 

before this date but are encouraged to 

use the funding as soon as possible to 

have the greatest impact. 

II. Award Information 

1. Funding Instrument Type 

These awards will be made in the 

form of new grants, evenly distributed 

to eligible entities. 

2. Anticipated Total Funding per Budget 

Period 

Awards made under this 

announcement will have an estimated 

start date of March 1, 2022 and an end 

date of September 30, 2024. 

The total available funding for this 

opportunity is $4,480,000. 

Eligible entities who do not complete 

assurance requirements below, or 

otherwise indicate no desire to receive 

funds will be excluded from receiving 

funds. This will have the effect of 

increasing the amount of funds available 

for eventual recipients. ACL will 

distribute the $4,480,000 evenly to all 

eligible entities to ensure a sufficient 

level of funding to provide substantive 

support for the public health workforce, 

which equates to a minimum award of 

$80,000. This figure is based on the 

current number of eligible entities and 

would rise if some eligible entities 

refuse or are deemed ineligible. 

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other 

Requirements 

1. Eligible Entities 

The eligible entity for these awards is 

designated by ACL as State 

Developmental Disabilities Councils 

authorized under Subtitle B of the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act. 

2. Match 

Cost Sharing or Matching is not 

required. 

3. Other Requirements 

A. Letter of Assurance 

A Letter of Assurance is required to be 

submitted by the eligible entity in order 

to receive an award. The Letter of 

Assurance must include the following: 

1. Assurance that the award recipient 

is the agency or entity designated as the 

State DD Council in the state or territory 

under section 125 of the DD Act (42 

U.S.C. 15025). 

2. Assurance that funds will be spent 

in ways consistent with the purpose of 


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the funding to support the cost of wages 

and benefits for public health 

professionals, directly or through 

contract such as: 

• Case investigator, 

• Contact tracer, 

• Social support specialist, 

• Community health worker, 

• Public health nurse, 

• Disease intervention specialist, 

• Epidemiologist, 

• Program manager, 

• Laboratory personnel, 

• Informaticians, 

• Communication and policy experts, 

• Other positions as may be required 

to prevent, prepare for, and respond to 

COVID–19. 

3. Assurance to provide semi-annual 

federal financial reports and annual 

program reports that include the 

number and type of full-time 

equivalents hired, and activities 

performed to advance public health. 

B. DUNS Number 

All grant applicants must obtain and 

keep current a D–U–N–S number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit 

identification number, which provides 

unique identifiers of single business 

entities. The D–U–N–S number can be 

obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/ 

iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm. 

C. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these 

grant applications. 

IV. Submission Information 

1. Letter of Assurance 

To receive funding, eligible entities 

must provide a Letter of Assurance 

containing all the information outlined 

in Section III above. 

Letters of Assurance should be 

addressed to: Jennifer Johnson, Deputy 

Commissioner, Administration on 

Disabilities, Administration for 

Community Living. 

Letters of Assurance should be 

submitted electronically via email to 

PHWF@acl.hhs.gov. 

2. Submission Dates and Times 

To receive consideration, Letters of 

Assurance must be submitted by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time on February 11, 2022 

Letters of Assurance should be 

submitted electronically via email and 

have an electronic time stamp 

indicating the date/time submitted. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

1. Programmatic and Submission Issues 

Direct programmatic and submission 

inquiries to PHWF@acl.hhs.gov. 

Dated: January 6, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Principal Deputy Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; Public 

Comment Request; of the No Wrong 

Door (NWD) System Management Tool 

OMB Control 0985–0062 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This IC Extension solicits 

comments on the information collection 

requirements relating to the Aging and 

Disability Resource Center/No Wrong 

Door System (ADRC/NWD). The 

statutory authority for ADRC/NWD is 

contained in Title IV of the Older 

Americans Act (OAA), as amended by 

the Older Americans Act Amendments 

of 2006. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by March 14, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: nowrongdoor@

acl.hhs.gov. Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Administration for Community Living, 

330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 

20201, Attention: Kristie Kulinski. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristie Kulinski, (202) 795–7379 or 

kristie.kulinski@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

The PRA requires Federal agencies to 

provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register concerning each proposed 

collection of information, including 

each proposed extension of an existing 

collection of information, before 

submitting the collection to OMB for 

approval. To comply with this 

requirement, ACL is publishing a notice 

of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, ACL invites 

comments on our burden estimates or 

any other aspect of this collection of 

information, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of ACL’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used 

to determine burden estimates; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

ACL, the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services (CMS), and the 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

have partnered to support states’ efforts 

in developing coordinated systems of 

access, or No Wrong Door (NWD) 

Systems, to make it easier for people to 

learn about and access long-term 

services and supports (LTSS). When 

seeking services and supports, 

individuals and caregivers often face 

multiple, fragmented processes that are 

complex and confusing. States’ access 

systems have been built over time as 

programs and funding streams have 

been added, creating duplicative 

eligibility and intake processes that are 

difficult for individuals and their 

caregivers to use. To address these 

issues, the NWD System model supports 

state efforts to streamline access to LTSS 

options for all populations and provides 

the infrastructure to promote the 

collaboration of local service 

organizations, making service delivery 

more efficient and person-centered. 

Examples of coordinated efforts include 

processes where individuals are 

assessed once via a common or 

standardized data collection method 


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